There will be no more nerfs EVER!!!

[BSbon]

<DIV>Hi everyone. There's a very special Bongotezz comic posted today with a special guest appearance by Blackguard himself. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.bscomics.com/Bongotezz_Comics/BC0017/bc0017.html" target=_blank>http://www.bscomics.com/Bongotezz_Comics/BC0017/bc0017.html</A><A href="http://www.bscomics.com/Bongotezz_Comics/bongotezz_comics.html" target=_blank></A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Find out why there will be no more nerfs ever. and just so everyone knows, Blackguard cannot be killed by a 24 person raid. It takes like 18 or 19 raid groups to kill him. think of him like the sleeper from EQ1 and don't mess with him. Also the nerfbat is mythical even though Bongo says it's legendary.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>enjoy <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Edited to update the link. The new one is out!!!! <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.bscomics.com/Bongotezz_Comics/bongotezz_comics.html" target=_blank>http://www.bscomics.com/Bongotezz_Comics/bongotezz_comics.html</A></DIV><p>Message Edited by bongotez on <span class=date_text>08-26-2006</span> <span class=time_text>08:44 PM</span>

[Bahann]

LOL good one!

[Zabjade]

<font color="#66ff00"><font size="2"><font face="Comic Sans MS">LOL yay Bongo! You know, why is it when we get those chest we always avoid all of those jewels, gold, silver, platnium and even copper coins for a book, scroll, or armor piece? Not that the latter list is bad, But Spammit I want the shinies too!!! </font></font></font><div></div>

[BSbon]

<DIV>thanks guys. you like the new look of the site?</DIV>

[Oakum]

<DIV>Very funny. I liked it. Especially the respawn part.</DIV>

[Saihung23]

<P>Great Comic Bongo!</P> <P>Loved it, the site looks good too <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></P> <P>Pretty easy to navigate and nothing broken lol.</P> <P> </P> <P>Good Job</P>

[Delameko Stone]

I was thinking that if I made an MMO I'd nerf the hell out of it just before release - reduce damage, mit, health all by about 30%.   Then rather than reducing things when we need to balance, we can just raise everything else <span>:smileyhappy:</span>

[carlspackler]

Great comic Bongo. But I bet Blackguard locks this thread! :smileyvery-happy:

[BSbon]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> carlspackler wrote:<BR> Great comic Bongo. But I bet Blackguard locks this thread! :smileyvery-happy:<BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>i bet he wont lock the thread since i sent it to him a month ago to get permission first. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> lol. i wasn't gunna put BG in a comic without permission.

[FlintAH]

<div><blockquote><hr>Delameko Stone wrote:I was thinking that if I made an MMO I'd nerf the hell out of it just before release - reduce damage, mit, health all by about 30%.   Then rather than reducing things when we need to balance, we can just raise everything else <span>:smileyhappy:</span><hr></blockquote>That doesnt work.</div>

[Delameko Stone]

<div><blockquote><hr>FlintAH wrote:<div><blockquote><hr>Delameko Stone wrote:I was thinking that if I made an MMO I'd nerf the hell out of it just before release - reduce damage, mit, health all by about 30%.   Then rather than reducing things when we need to balance, we can just raise everything else <span>:smileyhappy:</span><hr></blockquote>That doesnt work.</div><hr></blockquote>Oh naive young Padawan, in time you will see...</div>

[Oakum]

<DIV>The next one shoul have him respawn looking for his nerf bat.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Finding out it was broke. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Then him taking it and one hit killing both player and pet with the a very large AOE from the biggest section of the bat.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The player and the toon then revive and he is there to kill them again with a another huge AOE that is slightly smaller from the small part of the broken bat. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And of course other suitably funny commentary to where appropriate. </DIV>

[BSbon]

<DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Oakum wrote:<BR> <DIV>The next one shoul have him respawn looking for his nerf bat.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Finding out it was broke. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Then him taking it and one hit killing both player and pet with the a very large AOE from the biggest section of the bat.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The player and the toon then revive and he is there to kill them again with a another huge AOE that is slightly smaller from the small part of the broken bat. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And of course other suitably funny commentary to where appropriate. </DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>i think i've harrased poor BG enough lol. besides the comics for the first part of the HQ story line are already done and waiting to be posted. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> working on part 2 now.</DIV>

[Oakum]

<DIV>Looking forward to the next one then. I enjoy your comic. Your pet reminds me of the EQ1 druid wolf pet I had. Wasn't good for anything in a fight pretty much but it looked good. lol</DIV>

[FlintAH]

<div><blockquote><hr>Delameko Stone wrote:<div><blockquote><hr>FlintAH wrote:<div><blockquote><hr>Delameko Stone wrote:I was thinking that if I made an MMO I'd nerf the hell out of it just before release - reduce damage, mit, health all by about 30%.   Then rather than reducing things when we need to balance, we can just raise everything else <span>:smileyhappy:</span><hr></blockquote>That doesnt work.</div><hr></blockquote>Oh naive young Padawan, in time you will see...</div><hr></blockquote>Its been tried.  Instead of nerfing one class, you have to make all the others better as well as the mobs.  Then there will be something else off balance.  You quickly get in upward spiral.  Population fails.  Game goes under.  Its been tried.  Game balance is incredibly complex.  Nerfs are necessary.  Even if you make everyone else better it will be a perceived nerf to the ones you didnt, which is the same thing.</div>

[Delameko Stone]

<div><blockquote><hr>FlintAH wrote:<div><blockquote><hr>Delameko Stone wrote:<div><blockquote><hr>FlintAH wrote:<div><blockquote><hr>Delameko Stone wrote:I was thinking that if I made an MMO I'd nerf the hell out of it just before release - reduce damage, mit, health all by about 30%.   Then rather than reducing things when we need to balance, we can just raise everything else <span>:smileyhappy:</span><hr></blockquote>That doesnt work.</div><hr></blockquote>Oh naive young Padawan, in time you will see...</div><hr></blockquote>Its been tried.  Instead of nerfing one class, you have to make all the others better as well as the mobs.  Then there will be something else off balance.  You quickly get in upward spiral.  Population fails.  Game goes under.  Its been tried.  Game balance is incredibly complex.  Nerfs are necessary.  Even if you make everyone else better it will be a perceived nerf to the ones you didnt, which is the same thing.</div><hr></blockquote>Methinks you're taking it a little more seriously than I was <span>:smileywink:</span></div>

[Zabjade]

<font color="#66ff00"><font size="2"><font face="Comic Sans MS">*Windwalks in snags the Nerfbat and takes it to the Mender...* "Here Dragon Dragon Dragon!" </font></font></font><div></div>