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Old 06-10-2020, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Heh, some of the absolute worst decisions made in EQ design were made by people using their play experience to justify things (without realizing how limited that perspective was).

It was a major factor (for instance) in why classes were so out of balance: certain devs played certain classes, and as a result were blind to how overly powerful they'd made those classes.
He gave an answer to things being poorly thought out. Basically, "We had no reason to believe the game was going to be around in 6-9 months. It's why the best pre-Kunark secondary item dropped from a level 13 in Qeynos Hills. We didn't think it would ever matter."