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dakeyras
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Saw this posted on another board and it made me laugh at just how accurate it is:
1. Someone who dies to your class gets angry. They have no real data only that they were slain by your class at least once and are tired of it. (Note that the underlying logic here is that any class which I die to is overpowered. So what is inferred is that in their minds the ideal state is for their class to win every time.)
2. That person posts that your class is overpowered anywhere on forums.
3. People from his/her realm agree and people in the third realm also agree. Clearly its in everyone's favor to nerf that class since its not in their realm.
4. People start to post on that classes board. They reply to threads like "I am glad I am a XXX (class)" with comments like:
"You are overpowered. The nerf bat is coming. Prepare to cry more noob."
5. Now people start posting on the dev round table. Many people whine. Lots of people from other realms start to come to your board to post more (See #4).
6. Your own class members start to post "We wont become nerfed because...." threads. And even more people reply from another realm.
7. People start posting links to screenshots where someone in your class lands a stellar critical (or quad in the savage's case). Others do the same thing. Forget that this happens 1% of the time. Forget that they don't post what level, gear, or type of resists they are wearing. Forget that they may have been sitting, naked, on drugs, or god knows what else. Forget that 99% of the time you DONT do this kind of damage. Forget that you can provide screenshots of other classes doing this kind of damage (spear heros, mercs critting with a DW, armsmen, etc.) All that counts is the sheer volume of whines about your class.
8. Begin to see people in your OWN realm post this kind of post:
"I admit class XXX is slightly overpowered. Perhaps a 5% damage reduction is in line. But in my opinion they are balanced."
9. Get ready to see rabid posts from other realmers with completely non factual data.
"I am sick and tired of your class hitting me for 600 damage EVERY SINGLE ROUND."
"Your just upset because your class can one shot a tank"
"You deserve to be nerfed because your class can solo my entire group unbuffed!"
It gets hard to have ANY thread in your board without someone from another realm posting there.
10. Now finally you will see people in YOUR OWN CLASS post things like:
"I hope we dont get nerfed too hard. I am pretty sure we will be nefed though. Perhaps a 5% damage adjustment."
11. A person with an agenda will create a web site with data from a class they know nothing about from "volunteer data" They will use this information to develop mathematical models of the damage your class does (supposedly) then compare them to other classes.
People will accept this website as 100% accurate and no one will bother to answer any questions from your class at this website, its data, or conclusions. Everyone in the other two realms will use this link as an explanation as to why your class should be nerfed.
12. Mythic will have a grab bag or designer note with a very oblique comment about how they are examining your class. If you aren't already, now you should be worried.
13. Now the posts to your boards become frantic. Get ready for there to be MORE posts in your own board from other realms then from people playing your class. People start to make new IGN IDs with names like <insertclass>Sux or NerfTeh<insertclass> then posting even more mindless blather.
14. Even more posts like #10
15. Judgement Day... Mythic announces a new patch. Everyone in your realm is floored at the huge changes to your class.
16. Spiteful jerks from other realms come to your boards and post sharp remarks about how happy they are.
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1. Someone who dies to your class gets angry. They have no real data only that they were slain by your class at least once and are tired of it. (Note that the underlying logic here is that any class which I die to is overpowered. So what is inferred is that in their minds the ideal state is for their class to win every time.)
2. That person posts that your class is overpowered anywhere on forums.
3. People from his/her realm agree and people in the third realm also agree. Clearly its in everyone's favor to nerf that class since its not in their realm.
4. People start to post on that classes board. They reply to threads like "I am glad I am a XXX (class)" with comments like:
"You are overpowered. The nerf bat is coming. Prepare to cry more noob."
5. Now people start posting on the dev round table. Many people whine. Lots of people from other realms start to come to your board to post more (See #4).
6. Your own class members start to post "We wont become nerfed because...." threads. And even more people reply from another realm.
7. People start posting links to screenshots where someone in your class lands a stellar critical (or quad in the savage's case). Others do the same thing. Forget that this happens 1% of the time. Forget that they don't post what level, gear, or type of resists they are wearing. Forget that they may have been sitting, naked, on drugs, or god knows what else. Forget that 99% of the time you DONT do this kind of damage. Forget that you can provide screenshots of other classes doing this kind of damage (spear heros, mercs critting with a DW, armsmen, etc.) All that counts is the sheer volume of whines about your class.
8. Begin to see people in your OWN realm post this kind of post:
"I admit class XXX is slightly overpowered. Perhaps a 5% damage reduction is in line. But in my opinion they are balanced."
9. Get ready to see rabid posts from other realmers with completely non factual data.
"I am sick and tired of your class hitting me for 600 damage EVERY SINGLE ROUND."
"Your just upset because your class can one shot a tank"
"You deserve to be nerfed because your class can solo my entire group unbuffed!"
It gets hard to have ANY thread in your board without someone from another realm posting there.
10. Now finally you will see people in YOUR OWN CLASS post things like:
"I hope we dont get nerfed too hard. I am pretty sure we will be nefed though. Perhaps a 5% damage adjustment."
11. A person with an agenda will create a web site with data from a class they know nothing about from "volunteer data" They will use this information to develop mathematical models of the damage your class does (supposedly) then compare them to other classes.
People will accept this website as 100% accurate and no one will bother to answer any questions from your class at this website, its data, or conclusions. Everyone in the other two realms will use this link as an explanation as to why your class should be nerfed.
12. Mythic will have a grab bag or designer note with a very oblique comment about how they are examining your class. If you aren't already, now you should be worried.
13. Now the posts to your boards become frantic. Get ready for there to be MORE posts in your own board from other realms then from people playing your class. People start to make new IGN IDs with names like <insertclass>Sux or NerfTeh<insertclass> then posting even more mindless blather.
14. Even more posts like #10
15. Judgement Day... Mythic announces a new patch. Everyone in your realm is floored at the huge changes to your class.
16. Spiteful jerks from other realms come to your boards and post sharp remarks about how happy they are.
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Fails to mention the all too classic class comparisons that take extremely little regard to the actual classes, as well as the people who have played the class to lvl30 RR2 and thus can firmly establish how overpowered they are.