FIX RESISTS

[Wolfgang]

word, you sound calm, cool and collected now. i guess i misread your text as anger. sorry for the slight troll, enjoy your stay. oh and twink my druid. thanks.

[Lazortag]

Originally Posted by Dullah [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hardly.

In classic EQ, there was a random factor in nukes. It wasn't static, like I stated earlier.

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Here is almost entirely static with 50-100 dmg variance. That variance variable needs to be increased.

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This isn't how it works at all on red. I think before you act rude and ridicule others for not knowing what they're talking about, you should check your own facts.

edit: Re: conflag wands. My point wasn't that you need to rely on them, but that with them wizards become ridiculously OP. It doesn't take any time at all to farm conflag wands, you'll probably get at least a couple every time you farm hate.

[Seaweedpimp]

They arent too common lazor. Id say they drop of 1/20 liches

[goalie]

wat

[Jabber]

Originally Posted by Dullah [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There are a handful of people on this server that played more classic EQ than me

oh so we got one of these tools here.
try solo pvp on rog or monk LIFE AINT FAIR EQ AINT FAIR
stop the QQ

[jdklaw]

Just find evidence instead of saying your right because you remember playing classic Pre Kunark 11 years ago

[Jirr]

Originally Posted by Null [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This shows the total damage for Wizard with 2000 mana casting Ice Comet / Conflag / Rend until they run out, this doesn't factor in mana regen or leftover mana (I assume whatever is left is for utility spells). Used 1000 casts per resist level

Ice Comet (this would be about 1/5 less for anything less than 2000 mana just fyi)
3690 @ 50 CR
2845 @ 100 CR
2005 @ 150 CR
1505 @ 200 CR

Conflagration
3256 @ 50
2488 @ 100
1688 @ 150
1344 @ 200

Rend
3605 @ 50
2744 @ 100
1925 @ 150
1477 @ 200

Does this seem unreasonable?

Have you considered tweaking your examples to show the chance of killing say another wizard who just sits there and casts diamond skin? A wizard with 2000 mana and 50 to all saves could stand still casting diamond skin and live through anything his/her opponent cared to cast. Average resists for a buffed wizard with middling gear and two clickies is going to be around 200fr/cr/mr during kunark and north of 300 during velious. Even with 4000 mana you couldn't kill another wizard who sat still casting skin. There is little to no chance of killing most classes if they stand still and cast defensive spells. A monk with great gear and buffs could hit mend and run a wizard oom.

I do not mean to say that you could kill these classes reliably on live, but you had a decent chance. Although I am not sure that the comparison to live applies with your method of balancing pvp.

[Dullah]

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On live with good resists, you couldn't stand toe to toe with casters like you can here. Its just sad when people know they can throw 1 or 2 heals and take my nukes to the face.

Again, lazor talking out your ass. Last thing I did a few weeks ago before logging was testing nukes at different resists between 100-150cr/fr. Once you get up to around 150, the difference in damage was very close to the same each time. On live it was way more random, just like hits and misses, crits etc on a melee. Formula just wasn't as "reliable" as r99. Go ahead and keep flatulating out your face though, you're obviously pro.

[Lazortag]

Originally Posted by Dullah [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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On live with good resists, you couldn't stand toe to toe with casters like you can here. Its just sad when people know they can throw 1 or 2 heals and take my nukes to the face.

Again, lazor talking out your ass. Last thing I did a few weeks ago before logging was testing nukes at different resists between 100-150cr/fr. Once you get up to around 150, the difference in damage was very close to the same each time. On live it was way more random, just like hits and misses, crits etc on a melee. Formula just wasn't as "reliable" as r99. Go ahead and keep flatulating out your face though, you're obviously pro.

I have no idea why you're being so aggressive over something so minor. It makes it impossible to reason with you. I offered my experiences with the resist system which many people share. You're just making assertions and being rude to everyone who disagrees with you. What's most ridiculous about all this is that you're playing a wizard and complaining about being underpowered. On a red server. Seriously?

[Null]

Originally Posted by Dullah [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And if you think because Null said it, its somehow fact, you sir are dumb. No offense to Null intended. There are a handful of people on this server that played more classic EQ than me, and of those in this thread, neither you nor Null are among them.

The parses are actually facts. All that I listed where parses to aid discussion and a question, is this unreasonable?