Jumbers you knew how broken this item was well over a year ago, yet you continued to abuse it on Fuwok sitting AFK in (KOS) Remnants to gain who knows how many tomes..
Why change it now? Did you finish your last tome?
It takes a lot to get me annoyed, but this will do it.
The insinuation, joking or otherwise, that such a thing was done to benefit staff is both ludicrous and insulting. Most people never get to see just how much effort goes into ensuring we do NOT benefit from being on staff, but as the relative new guy here, let me tell you - it's a lot.
Timing of changes is not some nefarious thing where we see how best to hurt people or help ourselves. Sometimes it's hard to see the longview - we need to look at the game in a much broader sense than most players do, and balance is at the forefront of that. No one likes nerfs. We especially don't. But sometimes they are necessary.
Someone REALLY wants to tell me that pulling an entire zone and just standing there is balanced?
So why now? Because we saw the problem, got around to it, and agreed on a solution. Is it perfect? Probably not, but it's a heck of a lot better than what it was. You WILL kill a game allowing things like that to happen.
We're working hard to add new features and improve content, while allowing as many people to enjoy themselves as possible. Like I said, no one likes nerfs, but trust me, you wouldn't like unbalanced content and items either.
I'm sorry it had to happen, but it did have to happen. Feel free to disagree or provide suggestions on additional tuning - despite many people's beliefs, we actually do discuss those and sometimes alter things based on it. What I *will* not stand for, however, is for people to make this into a "staff did this to benefit themselves or screw someone else" thing. It's not how decisions get made.
Feedback welcome, but I warn you, tread carefully and respectfully, because I'm already WAY bent out of shape about this. If you don't have anything *constructive* to say, perhaps it's best you just say nothing.