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Mabus · 05-14-2009, 10:32 PM

If you state that a "skill or spell" is "overpowered", doesn't that mean that it should have less power to be of a proper level of power?

No matter how some players may view a modification of a skill it is hardly ever as easy as "nerf or buff".

And (most) coders (at least the ones I know) do not modify down a skill in a game that has players without considering the impact on all the players (in a general sense), not just the ones that may have the particular skill. And believe it or not, we do not like to negatively impact a player's game-play as much as some players would like you to believe.

I know I have spreadsheets of damage per time, risk factors and usage costs for each set of combat skills. Utility skills and combat-assistance skills also need to be considered.

If only it was as easy as "nerf or buff". But it may seem like that from the outside.

05-14-2009, 10:32 PM	#2
Mabus Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 213	Re: Nerf, or buff something else If you state that a "skill or spell" is "overpowered", doesn't that mean that it should have less power to be of a proper level of power? No matter how some players may view a modification of a skill it is hardly ever as easy as "nerf or buff". And (most) coders (at least the ones I know) do not modify down a skill in a game that has players without considering the impact on all the players (in a general sense), not just the ones that may have the particular skill. And believe it or not, we do not like to negatively impact a player's game-play as much as some players would like you to believe. I know I have spreadsheets of damage per time, risk factors and usage costs for each set of combat skills. Utility skills and combat-assistance skills also need to be considered. If only it was as easy as "nerf or buff". But it may seem like that from the outside.