So.. should we all wait to see if its just a rumor? or should we all petition today stating that it would ruin the game for us? Opinions please.

Drev

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> From: John Cuyle[SMTP:johncuyle@...]
> Reply To: eq_wizards@onelist.com
> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:04 AM
> To: eq_wizards@onelist.com
> Subject: [eq_wizards] Re: Hideous rumor...
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> From: "John Cuyle" <johncuyle@...>
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> This is nuts. Wizards have it tough already getting to high levels. Until
> lvl 12 or so you are effectively a magician with no pet (and therefore a
> pretty weak magician.) If they hurt wizards offensively there would have to
> be some change defensively to offset it. I mean, wizards only real way to
> survive is nuke the critter into oblivion fast enough that it can't take
> down your paltry hit point pool through your nearly nonexistant AC. I
> seriously think this is just a rumor, though. EQ is balanced to be PvE, and
> a Wizard is, in general, not better off than any other classes. I mean, at
> high levels you may be the only one who can solo a Hill Giant, but after you
> do that a young lion could maul you because it takes all your mana to kill
> the giant. I think the drill here is remain calm and then if they gimp the
> wizards flood them with polite feedbacks on why this was bad. Heck, Wizards
> were gimped right near the end of beta, too, and feedbacks seem to have
> improved that situation.
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