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Message ID: 2483
Date: Mon Jun 21 15:41:46 BST 1999
Author: Jay Hollums
Subject: Re: Make research fun
----- Original Message -----
From: Vincent Archer <Vincent.Archer@...>
To: <eq_wizards@onelist.com>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 1999 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [eq_wizards] Make research fun
> From: Vincent Archer <Vincent.Archer@...>
>
> According to shypht:
> > (B) Make all of the "Main Spells" buyable. So for
> >
> > - Wizards : Direct damage, Gates
>
> All (almost) can be purchased in Felwithe. Including all evacuate, gates
> and so on, right up to level 49. I suspect Erudin has also a large
selection,
> if you can find the right merchant. The only one I haven't found are the
> extra planar spells.
>
> I do have to disagree with you. So far, research is mostly a way of
avoiding
> the necessity to buy your spells. In other words, a way of role-playing a
> tiny smidgeon more ("The wizard Ultannis had to spend long time to find
out
> how to cast force"). Not good, of course, since only you knows that you
> really did find the spell on your own, when you could simply buy it at the
> store next door.
>
> There are very very few spells that cannot be found somewhere.
>
> > Wizard (A) May have a fast casting inferno shock that is less manna
> > efficent, but he can pop them off faster then wizard (B), whos inferno
shock
> > does more damage but takes alot longer to cast.
>
> Now *THAT* would be nice. But I suspect it would require a very very large
> reworking of the core system (read "too much code change") to make it.
>
> But I can see it being a part of the EQ expansion. So far, the only thing
> you really need to get the expansion for is a few more areas to explore,
> which is nice, but may not tempt everyone.
>
> Now, with this, you suddendly have things to strive for *and* incentive to
> purcahse the expansion. What more could Verant dream of? :)
>
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