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Funsquad
02-18-2005, 03:23 AM
<DIV>This latest patch is at risk of quashing the fun out of what had been a great game.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Background: 5 years in EQ1, Beta for EQ2, Currently Level 28 Warden Main.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Notice all armour must be attuned - hmm doesnt sound like a great new build, oh well attune and AC at or around 2950.</DIV> <DIV>Set off today to polish off a guild writ in COB - everything is grey, Im accompanied by a 31 Lv Monk.</DIV> <DIV>Pull a single level 24 bug to spawn the crypt tempest as none are up</DIV> <DIV>Monk in defensive stance attacks, after alowing a good period for agro cast a single HO chain.</DIV> <DIV>I get agro..nice touch agro on a Waden HO, oh well I will ride it out.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>400+ Damage</DIV> <DIV>350+ Damage</DIV> <DIV>wow strange..ok cast subterfuge (lose agro spell) - no effect</DIV> <DIV>250+ Damage</DIV> <DIV>eek nearly dead..cast Wisp (orange lose agro AE spell) - no effect</DIV> <DIV>450+ Damage</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dead</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>OK lets try that again..Grey Lv 24 Bug</DIV> <DIV>Wait half the fight..bug down in low yellow, no damage from me</DIV> <DIV>Cast Heal, cast single DoT</DIV> <DIV>...same story 4 big hits Im dead</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Scroll back over guild chat, same thing happening all around - and people are logging off in disgust</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Merchants are describing plumeting prices for their wares...players saying that food is not regenerating as it should</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>OK one more try...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Attack grey bug. Wait Loooong time for agro</DIV> <DIV>Cast single HO..</DIV> <DIV>Now we have 3 bugs attacking me, neither Monk nor Warden has an AE effect, bugs are grey, not grouped and not social.</DIV> <DIV>Dead</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Im very sad about this, Ive camped and am off to purchase WoW...this is a majorly bad adjustment in a series of creepingly bad adjustments</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Where is the fun, where is the joy. Fix it please, I cant see people continuing the game if it is going to be like this.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>