Just like to say a big thanks to 'Lockeye' today

[TwistedFaith]

Thanks for taking the time to reply to the posts on the various class forums about LU16.This kind of feedback goes a LONG way to keep the playerbase informed. I only play a Ranger and a Necro alt but it was quite interesting reading about changes to other classes as well.

[Chrysostom]

<div></div>Let me second this. Even though there has been only silence on the Illusionist boards I am grateful that there is at least some communication.   Deep down I know that the devs DO care about this game and it players, but it sure is nice to see some confirmation of that. <grin> <div></div><p>Message Edited by Chrysostom on <span class=date_text>11-04-2005</span> <span class=time_text>06:18 PM</span>

[Sanju]

Lockeye rocks. =) <div></div>

[Lockeye]

Thanks guys <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Handleba]

Yes, this has been good feedback, I'd just like to see a post on the Necro forums regarding the nerf to lich.  Other than that, great job <span>:smileytongue:</span><div></div>

[Naggyba]

Thanks Lockeye

[aislynn00]

<DIV>Personally, I'd like to see Lockeye post in the guardian forum, explaining to all of us how he intends to fix our ridiculously ineffective hate generation.  How, exactly, are we guardians supposed to do our job protecting our party when our primary means of hate generation, our taunts, are resisted all too often, and against orange cons, frequently in streaks?  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And no, claiming that we are supposed to do our job by letting the wizard tank while we protect him and take damage on his behalf is, I'm sorry to say, not an acceptable response.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I think it is unreasonable that an issue that is recognized by so many players of different classes has yet to be even acknowledged by an SOE designer.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[KBern]

<DIV>Please visit the necro forums Lockeye and explain us about Lich.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks.</DIV>

[Korpo]

<DIV><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> aislynn00 wrote:<BR> <DIV>Personally, I'd like to see Lockeye post in the guardian forum, explaining to all of us how he intends to fix our ridiculously ineffective hate generation.  How, exactly, are we guardians supposed to do our job protecting our party when our primary means of hate generation, our taunts, are resisted all too often, and against orange cons, frequently in streaks?  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <HR> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>All "spells", taunts included, have a chance to be resisted now. They are resisted more often against higher-con opponents and less often against lower-con opponents.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>How, exactly, are we warlocks supposed to do our job blowing up the group when our primary means of blowing things up, our nukes, are resisted all too often, and against orange cons, frequenty in streaks? Um, by trying again.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Heck, get rid of resists period. Make everything hit for 50000000000000000 damage 100% of the time, make mobs hit for 10 hp every five minutes or so, and give me free tacos. It'll be great.<BR></DIV>

[pera]

<font color="#ff0000"><font size="7">TACOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 </font></font><div></div>

[MilkToa]

<P>Yes, thanks.</P> <P> </P>

[XBr]

<P>/agree. </P> <P>My biggest wish for Sony's community relations was to see more feedback from the coombat and spells team about what they're doing, why, and future possibilities. </P> <P>Lockeye is giving us exactly that feedback, and it's awesome to see it <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></P> <P>I think he should get a raise of 65% minus the percentage nerf in Lich when it goes live :smileyvery-happy: </P>

[Ironmeow]

<DIV>yes please go in the guardian forum and explain why we hold aggro as well or as worst as the other tank classes, have no heals, take damage the same, the worst dps, and a tower shield that has absolutely no advantage over a kite shield or makes a difference compared to a monks avoidence/ mitigation. Oh and why we spend all our power taunting when a monk would spend it on dps, or a paladin warding / healing. And why our hate over time selfroot spell doesnt resist knockback, bieng rooted and able to be thrown across the zone is rediculous. If our main goal is to keep the hate on us using taunts shouldnt that be compensated for BETTER tanking across the board compared to the other tanks since we in no way contribute to self healing nor dps in a battle, yet we have to protect group members also, which any tank can do btw. Paladins make battle easier by healing, monks faster with dps, guardians nothing, and our hp goes down as fast as any of them.</DIV>

[Kordran]

<DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> korpo53 wrote:<BR> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Heck, get rid of resists period. Make everything hit for 50000000000000000 damage 100% of the time, make mobs hit for 10 hp every five minutes or so, and give me free tacos. It'll be great.<BR></DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Well, I agree about the tacos part. Free tacos for all!</DIV>

[ebm7]

I agree.  Thanks Lockeye.  I hope to see more dev feedback in these forums. <div></div>

[Sonic X]

Yea woopdeedoo no one is paying attention to the other classes with valid complaints only the popular ones, i havent seen any posts for: guardian, coercer, necromancer(isn't it great when almost all other classes get bug fixes and all we get is a nerf?). Sure is fun being ignored...<div></div>

[ForgottenFoundling]

Yes, thank you Lockeye for your comments regarding issues with some of the balances that are going into effect with LU16.  Explainations for why things get changed/balanced etc, help us to accept everything a little easier.  We (the community in general) appreciate what you do for us.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Belaythien]

<span><blockquote><hr>Sonic X wrote:Yea woopdeedoo no one is paying attention to the other classes with valid complaints only the popular ones, i havent seen any posts for: guardian, coercer, necromancer(isn't it great when almost all other classes get bug fixes and all we get is a nerf?). Sure is fun being ignored...<div></div><hr></blockquote>There has been a reply in the Coercer forum. The player replies to his post are still undecided between that it has been "an outright insult" or "a blatant lie" <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> I don't know about other class forums but in my experience those SOE representative mass posts are a onetime occurence with everything promised turning to dust ... or leaving players even more frustrated. The essence of his post was: he watched a coercer do something so they nerfed all of them ... Maybe the posts for the important classes are better *G*</span><div></div>

[Brocc]

We're still looking for a Dev to explain what SoE's vision for coercers and enchanters is.  Mostly because we're pretty sure they'd have to come up with one first. <i>*smiles*</i> <div></div>

[SkySava]

here here!

[Zhonata]

<DIV>Grreat job lockeye i have been very impressed with constan feedback you have given. Even though none of it pretains to me at least we have a perception of envolvment. That is great and something has been lacking in the days past. Again great job.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Im not sure if their are any High lvl beserker in the test server cause despite constant asking we never get a reply for beserker relate question from players and not that often from dev either. I generally ask if their are any cause the question was ask is not about as skill but about game play. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"Are these Offensive stance downgrades in procs amount and damage goign to effect our aggro control."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>While there are those that dont seem bothered by it their are a great many people who think it will seriously mess up our aggro seeing how a majority of our aggro control is in our procs and offensive damage. Can we get a comment on this from a player on test or from a someone else that has actually played with these changes. You can see our concerns in these threads:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=4&message.id=16682" target=_blank>http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=4&message.id=16682</A></DIV> <DIV><A href="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=4&message.id=16634" target=_blank>http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=4&message.id=16634</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Granted their is some offtopic in their, but the concern is just the same. Perhaps we will jsut have to wait till later this week to test the changes out our selves.</DIV>

[aislynn00]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> korpo53 wrote:<BR> <DIV><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> aislynn00 wrote:<BR> <DIV>Personally, I'd like to see Lockeye post in the guardian forum, explaining to all of us how he intends to fix our ridiculously ineffective hate generation.  How, exactly, are we guardians supposed to do our job protecting our party when our primary means of hate generation, our taunts, are resisted all too often, and against orange cons, frequently in streaks?  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <HR> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>All "spells", taunts included, have a chance to be resisted now. They are resisted more often against higher-con opponents and less often against lower-con opponents.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>How, exactly, are we warlocks supposed to do our job blowing up the group when our primary means of blowing things up, our nukes, are resisted all too often, and against orange cons, frequenty in streaks? Um, by trying again.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Heck, get rid of resists period. Make everything hit for 50000000000000000 damage 100% of the time, make mobs hit for 10 hp every five minutes or so, and give me free tacos. It'll be great.<BR></DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Spare me your nonsense, please.  No matter which con mobs you nuke and whether you get resists, you are still doing first tier DPS, which is as it should be, considering DPS is your primary class purpose.  </P> <P>Me, I am a guardian, and my primary class purpose is tanking, in particular holding aggro.  Unfortunately, that isn't how things play out in the actual game, where every single other fighter holds aggro better while enjoying other advantages.  That means my class is broken.  QED.<BR></P>

[Tamat]

<span><blockquote><hr>Sanju wrote:Lockeye rocks. =) <div></div><hr></blockquote></span>I concur! <div></div>

[ebm7]

<span><blockquote><hr>Sonic X wrote:Yea woopdeedoo no one is paying attention to the other classes with valid complaints only the popular ones, i havent seen any posts for: guardian, coercer, necromancer(isn't it great when almost all other classes get bug fixes and all we get is a nerf?). Sure is fun being ignored...<div></div><hr></blockquote></span><span> Lockeye was in Coercer.   I didn't agree with his assessment, but he posted and  took the heat.  I appreciate that he did. </span><div></div>

[Bloodtoo]

I also am thinkful for lockeye's feedback, was nice to see him post in Coercer forum.  I partially agreed with his observation but I think the change made to root completely destroyed the spells usefulness rather than reduce it. <div></div>

[pedigr]

<div></div><div></div>This is a good thing Lockeye, it doesnt take long to respond with a simple "we are looking at it" and you could avoid a lot of agro and trouble by simply keeping up the posts instead of dispearing into the background. Well done. <div></div><p>Message Edited by pedigree on <span class=date_text>11-09-2005</span> <span class=time_text>06:18 AM</span>