Sword of Runes - broken/overpowered?

[Scrooge]

All I did was give a comparison of the proc as it is now, to the spell it's based off of.

Like say, the Staff of Writhing proc is the lvl 8 Enchanter DD; Chaotic Feedback and maxes out at the proper number.

[Scrooge]

I like EQ cause its a difficult game, regardless of how much a change like those swords no longer procin for example, would slow my own progress down.

Most contemporary PVP games lack true difficulty and challenge, its all about who can out spam the next person instead of using their minds.

[Slave]

I think that the Sword of Runes, and anything else that is questionably overpowered, needs to be left in. If there's a question at all about something being too cool for school, it's just not overpowered enough to worry about, and you could end up harming the unique and original gameplay that is all we have left of the original EverQuest.

Seriously, most changes you have been doing these days are taking us farther and farther away from EverQuest and more and more into P99Custom. That is not how you started, and not why most of us are on this server. Get back to your ROOTS, guys!

[Nirgon]

Originally Posted by Nirgon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What *should* be fixed is animals being able to use swords (shaman pets, charmed elephants/griffs/dogs). If you can't visibly wield a weapon you shouldn't proc it. I don't remember too many animal type npcs that drop'd proc weapons off the top of my head but I'm very certain I never saw people doing this with shaman pets, only ENC/NEC/MAG.

[Szeth]

Seriously? Quoting yourself?

[Scrooge]

For those who might not know about it, the Sword of Runes proc WAS fixed on EqLive to work as intended (procin only on summoned mobs), during the Velious expansion. It IS bugged the way it is now, and the only reason it hasn't been automatically fixed by the Devs is because of the classic progression timeline. It doesn't mean it's not broken the way it is now...

The way it is right now is basically like having a legit duping machine for non-lore proc weapons like SSOY, it's absurd. Instead of it taking effort to obtain strong weapons, all you have to do is cast a lvl 29 spell and you're all done! It's way too easy..

[Daefuin]

Holy shit. You're STILL bitching about sword of runes? Please, do us all a favor and go drink a quart of motor oil.

[Scrooge]

Originally Posted by Nirgon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

...some people don't like EQ classic without broken shit.

Well said.

[Szeth]

Originally Posted by Scrooge [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The way it is right now is basically like having a legit duping machine for non-lore proc weapons like SSOY, it's absurd.

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

[Knuckle]

Originally Posted by conFIGured [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hmmm at one point, if i remember correctly, I thought the swords procced on anything as long as it was in a pets hand and not a PC. Then they changed that so it only procced on what the spell required it to. I have no evidence to back this up, only 10 year old resinated memories...

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