Haven't read that thread yet... but if you want anecdotal evidence...
I played during the classic-velious era as both an enchanter and wizard. It was very rare for me to ever have shock of lightning or chaotic feedback off my hotbar. I remember killing a lot of casters, even in my 50s, by shock of lightning spam in 1v1 scenarios. I don't ever remember either being fully resisted, though partials did occur frequently. For all intents and purposes the effects were unresistable.
As for credentials, I was in Darkenbane on both RZ and SZ (as were a few others around here). I won the Caster FFA PvP tournament as an unguilded wizard (Stanexx the Devastator) beating Tsnumaii's bard in the end. Though I can't remember the bard's name now... I got over 40 killshots one time solo in PoFear against a MiM raid. I know my way around PvP pretty well... and there are a lot of people more well-known than I that would vouch for my abilities. So, anecdotally, that's what I recall.
HOWEVER. This server is not classic. It is far, far from it despite the name being "Project 1999." The biggest difference is the knowledge of the playerbase and, due to duration of release, how widespread items and resists are that were never prevalent on live during this era. Think about this: there are literally THOUSANDS of blue diamonds being saved for Velious BD gear... Mechanically, there are a number of changes as well including item recharging, melee PvP damage, etc.
I guess I find it silly to use the "shit's classic" argument as a response to suggestions that would help balance PvP -- such as upping the required resistance levels to become immune to elemental nukes.
The game is different today - and some things need to be compensated for. Like... (drumroll) widespread usage of Hoops, Hats, and etc! That was changed because it created a better environment for PvP, or so they say, as there was not widespread usage of those items during this era. This is the entire point behind making suggestions to benefit some classes that are struggling in the current environment. And shits not gonna get better with velious rolling in...
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