Dreamingfurther
Baron
Hey, I wanted to say a general comment which is that #1 I REALLY apreceate all the work the head people go to. I'm not going to critisize them in public like what happened. #2 I was also really enjoying the discusion about magic items. Can I re-open a topic on that subject matter?
In any case the most sensible comment about magic items that I think I've heard is that of slowly phasing out magic items in general. In my mind this could really even extend I'll admit slowly to cloaks and banes. To be honest those magic abilities seem to take away the point of buying racial abilities since you can just pay IG cash instead of precious bp to buy them.
I just mentioned adding fighter skills to the magic items to point out that its not really fair for only scholars to have their skills duplicated. Yes I agree that what’s the point of fighters when you can have an "activate eviscerate" but at this point with regards to life, prison, and all the other powerful spells basically what’s the point of scholars since those items do exist.
And there is just one other brief thing that has always been a little bit sad to me when it comes to regards with magic items. 9th level scrolls and potions don't exist specifically I thought so that there was a point for scholars to get those spells in spell columns and trees. Since those items can and do show up as activate magic item that whole point seems subverted.
As for the difference between "I grant you the power of a Magic Armor" and "Activate Magic Armor" just time how fast you can say those. Especially when you consider that fighters in general can swing pretty darn fast. Also for spell duals I can barely get off "I grant you the power of a Spell Shield" before someone can finish another web or confine incant but "Activate Spell Shield" whole different story. Its a matter of numbers that Activates are allot faster, not really debate or practice at using spells well. =\
Hey everyone, please lets keep the discusion to magic items? =)
In any case the most sensible comment about magic items that I think I've heard is that of slowly phasing out magic items in general. In my mind this could really even extend I'll admit slowly to cloaks and banes. To be honest those magic abilities seem to take away the point of buying racial abilities since you can just pay IG cash instead of precious bp to buy them.
I just mentioned adding fighter skills to the magic items to point out that its not really fair for only scholars to have their skills duplicated. Yes I agree that what’s the point of fighters when you can have an "activate eviscerate" but at this point with regards to life, prison, and all the other powerful spells basically what’s the point of scholars since those items do exist.
And there is just one other brief thing that has always been a little bit sad to me when it comes to regards with magic items. 9th level scrolls and potions don't exist specifically I thought so that there was a point for scholars to get those spells in spell columns and trees. Since those items can and do show up as activate magic item that whole point seems subverted.
As for the difference between "I grant you the power of a Magic Armor" and "Activate Magic Armor" just time how fast you can say those. Especially when you consider that fighters in general can swing pretty darn fast. Also for spell duals I can barely get off "I grant you the power of a Spell Shield" before someone can finish another web or confine incant but "Activate Spell Shield" whole different story. Its a matter of numbers that Activates are allot faster, not really debate or practice at using spells well. =\
Hey everyone, please lets keep the discusion to magic items? =)