Curse

unknown1 · Oct 10, 2007, 07:50 PM // 19:50

damn i finished that quest =/ (The Path to Revelations)
- didnt think of rep points just wanted the asura skill =/

anyone have it ? that wouldn't mind a tag along =) I'll help kill of course

Crom The Pale · Oct 11, 2007, 02:58 AM // 02:58

Why do I have this sinking feeling they are about to nerf all the PvE skills this weekend................................

AlienFromBeyond · Oct 11, 2007, 03:34 AM // 03:34

I have heard that a skill balance is coming soon, so it is possible. Only Ursan Blessing is overpowered though.

Worthington · Oct 11, 2007, 12:46 PM // 12:46

Nerfing PvE skills at the same time as double rep weekend would be sorta redundant. At least half the people hate the EOTN armors so the only reason to grind rep would be improved skill efficiency. Take that away and what’s the point of grinding at all (besides trying to max a title I guess)?

Hyper.nl · Oct 11, 2007, 01:33 PM // 13:33

Nice. I needed that. Some more speed in the grinding work. 80k here I come.

BlackSephir · Oct 11, 2007, 01:46 PM // 13:46

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Originally Posted by AlienFromBeyond

I have heard that a skill balance is coming soon, so it is possible. Only Ursan Blessing is overpowered though.

The majority of pve skills is overpowered- that's why they are pve only.
As long as mobs don't come here whining, who cares?

Karia Mirniman · Oct 11, 2007, 01:47 PM // 13:47

Mindlessly the players (me included) will grind away. Anything challenging will be forgotten. Long live 'the game that ate my brain'.

Linksys · Oct 11, 2007, 02:21 PM // 14:21

It would be nice if the next two weekends were grinding events. Then a Halloween festival relax at. I loved wandering around the Halloween version of Lions Arch and gathering around the Mad King with everyone. It was like being at a Halloween festival at a school as a kid.

Abnaxus · Oct 11, 2007, 03:19 PM // 15:19

I need to decide what's the most efficient use of this weekend.

So far I've played EOTN only with my ranger, and on this I have level 6 for most titles. So I could grind this weekend to reach level 8.

Neverheless, I think that with HM we're going to have double (or nearly double) points for kills. So that will be a permanent double reputation, not just a weekend.

I have also other 3 maybe 4 characters I'd like to play in EOTN, and some armors or components I like.
So this could be the occasion to do the required grind for my other chars halving the time.

Which one would be the best option?

Linksys · Oct 11, 2007, 03:23 PM // 15:23

I'm not sure which would be best. I'll use the weekend to do some rep farming but I probably won't reach level 8 on any titles. But some progress will be made.

Drop of Fear · Oct 12, 2007, 09:37 AM // 09:37

what if -for this weekend only- a.net allows us to earn points after rank8? even without hard mode?

Hengis · Oct 12, 2007, 10:37 AM // 10:37

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Originally Posted by Crom The Pale

Why do I have this sinking feeling they are about to nerf all the PvE skills this weekend................................

I am not sure that this will happen. The entire point of skill balancing (or nerfing if you wish to see it that way) is to balance PVP.

As these skills by their very nature cannot be used in PVP, there should be no need to change them.

Very very few skills have ever been changed as a direct result of them being overpowered in PVE. Protective Spirit is perhaps the only skill I can think of that was nerfed for PVE reasons. This was meant to prevent farming bots.

With the other changes that have been made to PVE, especially loot scaling, I can't see that they will do much to change the PVE only skills.

I could be wrong, but to be honest, with the exception of Pain Inverter and Light of Deldrimor, I never use them.

Hmmm.. I suppose that Pain Inverter could be considered to be over-powered though but it is definitely fun :-)

cyberjanet · Oct 12, 2007, 10:49 AM // 10:49

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Originally Posted by Abedeus

Maybe I will get that r5 for glasses for my Mesmerine. Anyone knows a good place to grind Asuran points?

Magus Stones I think it's called. Just outside Rata Sum.

bungusmaximus · Oct 12, 2007, 11:02 AM // 11:02

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Originally Posted by Hengis Stone

I am not sure that this will happen. The entire point of skill balancing (or nerfing if you wish to see it that way) is to balance PVP.

People farm DoA with it, besides, it really dumbens down the gameplay if you simply HAVE to take a bear form because you are to baed to own some without it.

Chris Blackstar · Oct 12, 2007, 11:03 AM // 11:03

PvE only skills were by design to be overpowered, then again they need to be, ever face one of those dinosours in Asura territory, even with the PvE only skills, I was killed in two or three hits. The only thing they changed was how many you could use at one time, used to be 4, now it's 3.

As for skill balance, by definition all skill balance is, is the down grading (Nerf) of over used skills, and the up grading (Buff) of under used skills to force build deversity in PvP, namely HA, but is not limited to only HA, some TA, RA, HB, and GvG. AB doesn't matter, any build will work in AB.

bungusmaximus · Oct 12, 2007, 11:08 AM // 11:08

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Originally Posted by Chris Blackstar

PvE only skills were by design to be overpowered, then again they need to be, ever face one of those dinosours in Asura territory, even with the PvE only skills, I was killed in two or three hits. The only thing they changed was how many you could use at one time, used to be 4, now it's 3.

Yeah but problems will arise if people go farm expensive goodies with them, it could hurt the economy. Ursan blessing is just insane really. If people get killed by dinosaurs in Asura territory they are bad, but that's another discussion.

kradens · Oct 12, 2007, 11:18 AM // 11:18

i hope they leave ursan blessing alone.

i love that skill. its so much fun.

Chris Blackstar · Oct 12, 2007, 11:27 AM // 11:27

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Originally Posted by bungusmaximus

Yeah but problems will arise if people go farm expensive goodies with them, it could hurt the economy. Ursan blessing is just insane really.

I doubt it with the farming code in place, I also doubt the economy will even be effected, same bullshit arguments were made everytime some skill or ability was labled Overpowered. And every time it never came true.

Ursan blessing is best with a maxed out Norm title, because then it will funtion like the missions blessing. Yes it is a powerful skill, but it is also an elete, so I would expect it to be. Still tho, I don't even use it, I can cause more damage with my sin then with that ability.

Ferret · Oct 12, 2007, 04:20 PM // 16:20

What happened to the weekend!!!

It doesnt seem to have come up?