Maybe just a test?

[Wildnig]

<DIV>Has anyone considered that the Haze change may just be a "large-scale test" rather than a "stealth nerf"?  That would explain why it wasn't in the change notes (it's not really 'changed' ..yet..).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Just a thought.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Seraphina</DIV> <DIV>Antonia Bayle</DIV>

[Kalam]

No I think it was an accident.  My guess is they were tweaking the Haze line as part of the Priest balancing effort and somehow it accidentally got added as a patch to the live clients.  If they wanted a test they would've simply patched the Test server, although I'll admit there's a much smaller sample size on Test. <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hopefully we'll have an official answer today or tomorrow.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[FelixDomesticus]

If it is test, they better just forget that test as a failure and return to point one. <div></div>

[Chanliang]

If the change was intended I hardly believe it's test. They're reducing buffs/debuffs, defences from player side to balance combat. So this is most propably part of it but very stupid to implement now before any other priest or combat changes are made. <div></div>

[Wildnig]

<P>I guess the jury's in on this one.  We'll have to find other strategies for the mystic, I guess.</P> <P>*After* the balancing. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></P> <P> </P> <P>Seraphina</P> <P>Antonia Bayle</P>

[Banditman]

This was an intentional change, per notes for Test.  It shipped early to Live, but welcome to complete gimpness everyone! <div></div>