2010-11-07, 11:38 PM
Not *EVERY* endgame player is going to put in that level of farming for their equipment, especially if they enjoy alts often. If a 200 mil investment results in a godlier axe than a sword at that point, where as breaking 1bil + makes investing in scrolling a sword the best option then i can see some strategic choices being made.
Just because the change doesn't replace the optimal equipment setups does not make it pointless. Pointless to the richest of endgame players, yes, but it may have a point to everyone else. One group does not a whole MMO community make. However, if one feels doing everything possible to optimize damage with the maximum funding is the only thing worth doing, then it certaintly is pointless in their situation. Overall though, BWs and Axes did get a very nice buff out of this change.
It is practically impossible to properly differientiate them and balance them without making them basically the same, people would eventually figure out which of the two offers better DPS and bandwagon onto that one anyway leaving us back at square one. As the combat system currently is I don't see much else they can do that won't result in players doing maple science and figuring out the overall best choice is.
Weapon properties such as Slash or Blunt affecting different mobs differently is an option... but then we'll have the same problem archmages did which caused them to need a Elemental Reset ability too. So it really doesn't seem like much else can be done.
In the end though, this is the Q & A section as opposed to the debate section, I'd say your main question of what's the point has pretty much been answered though i understand many don't find the change satisfying.
Just because the change doesn't replace the optimal equipment setups does not make it pointless. Pointless to the richest of endgame players, yes, but it may have a point to everyone else. One group does not a whole MMO community make. However, if one feels doing everything possible to optimize damage with the maximum funding is the only thing worth doing, then it certaintly is pointless in their situation. Overall though, BWs and Axes did get a very nice buff out of this change.
It is practically impossible to properly differientiate them and balance them without making them basically the same, people would eventually figure out which of the two offers better DPS and bandwagon onto that one anyway leaving us back at square one. As the combat system currently is I don't see much else they can do that won't result in players doing maple science and figuring out the overall best choice is.
Weapon properties such as Slash or Blunt affecting different mobs differently is an option... but then we'll have the same problem archmages did which caused them to need a Elemental Reset ability too. So it really doesn't seem like much else can be done.
In the end though, this is the Q & A section as opposed to the debate section, I'd say your main question of what's the point has pretty much been answered though i understand many don't find the change satisfying.