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Splatterpunk28 · 08-16-2005, 06:32 AM

I'm confused as to what the point in that write up is, as well. The numbers are meaningless if taken out of the context of:

-Resists. We can't debuff as much and from what I'm hearing we're hitting towards the minimum number.

-Power. Like everyone else, spells cost more power. And if everyone else is going out of power at the same time, this isn't going to affect that comparison.

-Cast times. Umm, they've increased -- this is especially noticeable on AoE spells when the longer the cast times, the less effective the spell will become (and may never even get to land.)

Honestly, theoretical dps calculations mean absolutely nothing when comparing two different games and that's basically what this is. The question is NOT what our dps is compared to now, it is what our dps compares to other classes, which will decide whether we are a desired class or not.

08-16-2005, 06:32 AM	#22
Splatterpunk28 Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 447	I'm confused as to what the point in that write up is, as well. The numbers are meaningless if taken out of the context of: -Resists. We can't debuff as much and from what I'm hearing we're hitting towards the minimum number. -Power. Like everyone else, spells cost more power. And if everyone else is going out of power at the same time, this isn't going to affect that comparison. -Cast times. Umm, they've increased -- this is especially noticeable on AoE spells when the longer the cast times, the less effective the spell will become (and may never even get to land.) Honestly, theoretical dps calculations mean absolutely nothing when comparing two different games and that's basically what this is. The question is NOT what our dps is compared to now, it is what our dps compares to other classes, which will decide whether we are a desired class or not.