Overall magic downtweak? on 01/31/2003 10:22 AM CST
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Was there some kind of tweak maybe 3 weeks ago or so? I run scripts to cast a number of my defensive spells and I have gotten 21 minutes on SUF for months now, every time I cast. No exceptions. I noticed starting about 3 weeks or so ago that a couple of my spells that I cast alot seemed to be weaker but I waited and did testing and sure enough, I'm getting shorter times on a number of spells. I now get 19 minutes, no exceptions on SUF. Using logs to verify, it seems to be around 3 weeks ago or so. I've done all the normal checks, no wounds, not leaking mana, casting at the cap, various prep times, casting with and without harnessing, with and without cambrinth, so on and so forth. I may be nuts, but the times speak for themselves, I think.

Krantos
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Re: Overall magic downtweak? on 01/31/2003 12:19 PM CST
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I actually noticed a similiar thing with shadows, PG and CV. I had carefully noted in my spellbook their max casts, and durations... The caps haven't changed but I was casting them all capped the other day (something I am capable of doing without wasting mana just to clarify) and all of them were from 1-3 roisaen short of what I had for the cap... I figured I COULD have mad an error recording it... but in all three cases? I haven't noticed a reduction in non capped spells... but yes, capped spells do seem to suddenly be a bit shorter... and I'd say three weeks ago is about right for when I tested this... I could double check the date from when I posted it on the MM boards.

-Mozzik
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Re: Overall magic downtweak? on 01/31/2003 03:51 PM CST
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I noticed the same thing. I get a consistent 25-minute duration with a 60-mana cast of YS, now. Before, I got durations ranging between 25 and 28 minutes.




- Altaire

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Re: Overall magic downtweak? on 01/31/2003 09:08 PM CST
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Actually, I noticed this also.

I used to cast Righteous Wrath at 60 (the cap) and get 21 minutes. Now I think I get 18 or 19.

I knew I wasn't imagining that I used to get 21 as the max duration.
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Re: Overall magic downtweak? on 01/31/2003 09:24 PM CST
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Hmm, now I'm intrigued. I haven't noticed it, but I haven't been playing much at all, so I wouldn't.
I'm curious about what other players have noticed, or a GM response confirming or denying a change.

Eldrad
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Re: Overall magic downtweak? on 02/01/2003 09:14 AM CST
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Well, upon further testing there has definitely been some change. I used a couple of capped boosters and got the same times. One mage with hundreds of ranks more PM than me is capping SUF at 19 raisens also. What's up folks? It's affecting other spells too but SUF is a nice measuring tool as far as I can tell.

Krantos
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Re: Overall magic downtweak? on 02/02/2003 01:48 AM CST
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Yeah, I've noticed it. At first I thought it was nerve damage; so I had an Empath character make sure I was clean. There is something off for sure. If its a tweak, it sort of stinks nobody would mention anything.

-P
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Re: Overall magic downtweak? on 02/03/2003 12:39 AM CST
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>If its a tweak, it sort of stinks nobody would mention anything.

Why hasn't anyone? It's not like these things are supposed to be secret...
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Re: Overall magic downtweak? on 02/03/2003 11:47 AM CST
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Okay. I have it down to happening somewhere between Jan. 15 and Jan. 21. Just trying to be helpful here. After all, a little grit can become a pearl under the right circumstances, eh?

Krantos
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Re: Overall magic downtweak? on 02/03/2003 04:39 PM CST
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Hmmm a suggustion? (I'd do it myself is I was more coherant at the moment and not bogged down with classes and sleep debt) Someone compile everything that has been brought up here and anything else they can find, post it in the main magic feedback board (since it seems to be effecting all magics... perhaps get some holy and life demonstrations as well) and perhaps throw a bug IG basically referencing the post.

-Mozzik
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