Classic mechanic discussion: fast weapon/white damage aggro

[Splorf22]

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

Jesus. It is sad that I get attacked by the enchanter guild farming stuff forever on because I insist something (that ends up getting patched for the better) like you shouldn't be able to charm/dictate Sirran [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I am criticizing you because for the millionth time your logic is somewhere between bad and nonexistent. The exact mathematics of aggro are well known. They give the effect you want: fast weapons generate substantially more melee aggro. Back in the day, Kunark lasted for 9 months. People would give the warrior a few seconds to build aggro. Not every rogue had a ragebringer. Not every monk had epic/sos/cof. The outcomes will be different. If it seems like I am ranting here, it's because I don't know how to deal with people who insist on relying on vague memories over known mathematics. And I am about as anti-intellectual a person as you will ever find.

P.S. I have always been for nerfing Sirran. And I wish our guild had more Enchanters.

[Nirgon]

We get fixes. Kanras did very big things in my opinion with opening the possibility for NPCs to add nearby players to their hatelist by proximity. That is mighty fine in my book.

Hopefully the new PvP dev can get through our list of lil fixes and join the rest of the team. Some of the PvP fixes (like dispel mechanics, buff stacking) have PvE ramifications as well [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.].

There's a post where I mention I'm not primarily concerned with the gear levels here, but moreso that I feel bad for warriors who buy a pair of lammies and feel pathetic in the threat department. That does not feel classic at all.

I would highly doubt anything gets changed as a result of this thread other than NPC hitting sitting players for max damage, if even that.

You disagree, thank you for your opinion. Those who do not disagree can continue down vague memory lane!

[Nirgon]

I'll give you that much. But still, I'd like to see someone with a moss covered twig and efreeti standard (pre nerf) give dual RMOYs a run for their money here.

[Nirgon]

Good ole extinguish fatigue / acumen

[pasi]

The exact mathematics of aggro are well known. They give the effect you want: fast weapons generate substantially more melee aggro.

Yep.

[Vayder]

^^