I can see the new re-work to nerf buffs so everyone does not go through the process of buff botting all key bonuses and making the classes actually worth taking along...
My question is, why? Am I misunderstanding the changes? Buff bots have been a thing since 2001. There has been permanency -> soulbound, then changes to make all buffs longer and a static length to make buff botting easier. Some thing recently to grant new players buffs even without the buff bots since they had the biggest disadvantage for not being around for years with 20 different cleric's info. You have people who maxed every tome and every AA using super buffs. It sounds like all major buffs will be brought down to 10 mins?
My point is... new players get the shaft here. Sure it impacts old players too, but new to intermediate players are going to be the ones to really suffer. Will there be anything to close the gap between new and old players? It seems to me like that gap between T0 and T11 really should be made smaller in terms of XP needed since XP will undoubtedly be harder to get without all those buffs. Will there be any catch-up mechanics added with these nerfs?
My question is, why? Am I misunderstanding the changes? Buff bots have been a thing since 2001. There has been permanency -> soulbound, then changes to make all buffs longer and a static length to make buff botting easier. Some thing recently to grant new players buffs even without the buff bots since they had the biggest disadvantage for not being around for years with 20 different cleric's info. You have people who maxed every tome and every AA using super buffs. It sounds like all major buffs will be brought down to 10 mins?
My point is... new players get the shaft here. Sure it impacts old players too, but new to intermediate players are going to be the ones to really suffer. Will there be anything to close the gap between new and old players? It seems to me like that gap between T0 and T11 really should be made smaller in terms of XP needed since XP will undoubtedly be harder to get without all those buffs. Will there be any catch-up mechanics added with these nerfs?