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Forum: Public Discussion 05/10/07, 11:32 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 11,802
Posted By Lionys
From what I remember the most popular MUDs were...

From what I remember the most popular MUDs were of two breeds: DikuMUDs, the crowning achievement of which was Sojourn, the inspiration for EQ, and large-scale PvP MUDs. Oh, and there were large...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/08/07, 11:40 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 11,802
Posted By Lionys
There is some room for thinking, but anything...

There is some room for thinking, but anything beyond the obvious is usually discouraged, both by game mechanics and the constant pressure towards conformity. For example, if you came up with a truly...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/08/07, 10:07 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 11,802
Posted By Lionys
Complexity and depth are not necessarily the same...

Complexity and depth are not necessarily the same thing. WoW has complexity, and its raids are getting more complicated by the day. But depth is something different, and has more to do with the...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/21/07, 9:19 AM
Replies: 1,036
Views: 138,917
Posted By Lionys
Yeah, though at that point the shadow priests and...

Yeah, though at that point the shadow priests and warlocks will take up all the DPS spots in a raid and it won't matter ;)
Forum: Public Discussion 04/20/07, 2:23 PM
Replies: 1,036
Views: 138,917
Posted By Lionys
In the age of powerful DPS hybrids (I find it...

In the age of powerful DPS hybrids (I find it funny that people nowadays take shadow priests for granted), pure dps classes have to pull much heavier weights to justify what's coming to'em. Why...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/09/07, 3:46 PM
Replies: 255
Views: 86,943
Posted By Lionys
The original design of hunters was, I believe,...

The original design of hunters was, I believe, based on something other than mana. Focus, perhaps, like the pet, which actually would've made alot of sense and given alot of room for innovative...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/09/07, 3:32 PM
Replies: 255
Views: 86,943
Posted By Lionys
Are you kidding me? There are people on the...

Are you kidding me? There are people on the "official" hunter forums whining about hunter pets every single freaking day. "OMG hunter pets are so OP'd you can send them from 50 yrds away and I can't...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/09/07, 3:25 PM
Replies: 870
Views: 138,609
Posted By Lionys
The elixir change is only a bandaid on a very...

The elixir change is only a bandaid on a very large wound. So you save the equivalent of 2-3 elixirs per death, but you die more because you have less elixirs... Sigh.

Consequently, so is the...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/03/07, 6:31 AM
Replies: 255
Views: 86,943
Posted By Lionys
What was used as shot rotation in the BM test on...

What was used as shot rotation in the BM test on Dr. Boom? Steady & Auto only?
Forum: Public Discussion 04/02/07, 7:32 PM
Replies: 255
Views: 86,943
Posted By Lionys
Traps being hard to use, I can understand. But I...

Traps being hard to use, I can understand. But I don't get the mentality wherein hunters and rogues have to spec out of pure DPS in order to do good CC, whereas mages and warlocks can do good CC...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/31/07, 3:52 PM
Replies: 445
Views: 89,188
Posted By Lionys
It's easy to see why people are excited about...

It's easy to see why people are excited about WAR. Their ad campaign is like 300, except instead of Spartans we have Paul Barnett:

Paul Barnett: DWARVES ARE BADASS!
Players: YEAH!
Paul Barnett:...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/30/07, 6:05 AM
Replies: 445
Views: 89,188
Posted By Lionys
Sometimes I really wonder what's going on at...

Sometimes I really wonder what's going on at Blizzard. Are the itemization issues we're seeing across the board *really* the result of a broken item generator (in which case, how could ANYONE...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/27/07, 1:58 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 20,369
Posted By Lionys
One obvious problem with requiring everyone to be...

One obvious problem with requiring everyone to be a good player is that there just aren't that many good players to go around. Regardless of how unfair it might have been for twenty aces to drag...
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/26/07, 7:30 PM
Replies: 2,334
Views: 282,264
Posted By Lionys
Ah. Okay, misunderstood ya based on your...

Ah. Okay, misunderstood ya based on your concluding comments :)
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/26/07, 7:20 PM
Replies: 2,334
Views: 282,264
Posted By Lionys
The fact that you are posting on EJ does not make...

The fact that you are posting on EJ does not make the point any less salient, Eej. Perhaps you are satisfied with being sub-optimal, but from a class balance stand point, there is no real...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/26/07, 4:15 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 20,369
Posted By Lionys
This will depend heavily on your raid...

This will depend heavily on your raid composition, but I'd generally take a 95% ret paladin any day of the week over a destro lock, and vice versa, if there are no other paladins/warlocks in the...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/26/07, 4:00 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 20,369
Posted By Lionys
Interesting. Have you tried compensating for...

Interesting. Have you tried compensating for lower DPS by simply outlasting the mob, as GoG's guild is doing?
Forum: Public Discussion 03/26/07, 3:38 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 20,369
Posted By Lionys
The moonkin was an example of raiding offspec. ...

The moonkin was an example of raiding offspec. I'm sure the real extrapolation is probably more on the lines of having alot of subtlelty/assassin rogues, arms/fury warriors, and hunters.

And I...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/26/07, 3:00 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 20,369
Posted By Lionys
Karazhan is definitely not about gear as the gear...

Karazhan is definitely not about gear as the gear you get leveling up in TBC and doing a few instances is about as good as anything you'd have going into Karazhan. What you should take into account,...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/26/07, 2:29 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 20,369
Posted By Lionys
Songster: Excellent conclusion, though your...

Songster:

Excellent conclusion, though your classifications are more confusing than they have to be due to naming issues ("fixed" usually means constant, not something you can improve, etc.) I hope...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/23/07, 3:19 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 33,791
Posted By Lionys
It's always been there - that's the natural...

It's always been there - that's the natural habitat of Zangarmarsh. Vashj and her Naga went down there, cleared out large parts of it, and built their forts - much like Kael'thas did in Netherstorm...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/22/07, 6:19 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 33,791
Posted By Lionys
What's this sudden fascination with non-linearity...

What's this sudden fascination with non-linearity all about?

Strat was essentially two dungeons: live Strat and undead Strat. People treated it that way and therefore you had "LFG Live Strat" or...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/22/07, 5:58 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 33,791
Posted By Lionys
I don't get this, at all. I felt Underbog was...

I don't get this, at all. I felt Underbog was very immersive as an instance, partly due to the beautiful scenery and partly due to the fact that everything made sense from a "nature's den" point of...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/22/07, 4:57 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 76,590
Posted By Lionys
Heroic effort vs. reward is generally not there,...

Heroic effort vs. reward is generally not there, and therefore there is no demand for them among the general populace (not that you would want to PUG heroics at the moment, but even the future option...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/22/07, 4:21 AM
Replies: 497
Views: 74,350
Posted By Lionys
Guys, guys... Before you complain about how...

Guys, guys... Before you complain about how Gruul has become too easy, realize what is meant by "average."

The "average" raiding guild is, as of this moment, stuck on Moroes. Yes, Moroes. And...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/21/07, 10:29 PM
Replies: 236
Views: 21,183
Posted By Lionys
People have already beat you up on this but let...

People have already beat you up on this but let me just emphasize how wrong this is. WoW raiding was/is successful, even when the game stagnated for a year or so on other fronts. Now, you might...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/21/07, 6:40 PM
Replies: 236
Views: 21,183
Posted By Lionys
Right, but my point isn't that I want to know why...

Right, but my point isn't that I want to know why they did this, it's that this is actually a problem from a design point of view. You can't expect a couple of dungeon instances and badly itemized...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/21/07, 5:04 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 33,791
Posted By Lionys
Anias, I think one thing you have to take into...

Anias, I think one thing you have to take into account for why people think that DM was awesome is also that it's the first instance most people ever did. We tend to remember our first experiences -...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/21/07, 4:23 PM
Replies: 236
Views: 21,183
Posted By Lionys
That's hardly surprising, because raiders are on...

That's hardly surprising, because raiders are on the defensive, whereas people of other play styles have always been on the offensive.

You don't hear "if people could get better gear outside of...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/21/07, 3:48 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 33,791
Posted By Lionys
It's odd that you say this, since pretty much...

It's odd that you say this, since pretty much every tbc instance was designed under the DM mold. Let's see:



Every tbc instance is marked by a huge landmark that literally screams out "yeah, I'm a...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/21/07, 3:25 PM
Replies: 236
Views: 21,183
Posted By Lionys
Encouraging people to gear up in old instances is...

Encouraging people to gear up in old instances is not an entirely bad idea. If the player has never visited Naxx prior to TBC, then for all intents and purposes it is new content - made possible by...
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