- Archery speed reduction. I am seriously thinking about going back to xbow because it is the one class that remains practically untouched in some aspects. It is also frustrating to me at least trying to relearn archery in a sense of tracking moving targets, cav, and the drop rate and as someone who has played archery for some time, it is like i never knew anything about it before.
- Cavalry nerf. I have not played cav in a while, but even I can tell when I manage to hit a horse with my bow twice and it goes down, that just isnt right. They pay a lot in upkeep for those only to have it burn out from throwers and whatnot.
- Xbow buff / bolt nerf. What was even the point in this? The combined damage of bolts and crossbow is still the same.
+ Thrower buff. I am glad to see those chucking-happy guys back. It adds more spice to the ranged field after the way it was neglected.
+ Lancer nerf. Lance cav was getting downright annoying in every way.
+ Due to the lance range nerf, I just might reroll a 2 hand cav knowing that some lance happy guy wont hit me from impossible angles.
+/- upkeep inflation. Yeah, it keeps some people in line, but people who have been playing a long time are unphased. New players will have a hard time getting anything at this rate. I thought the whole point of upkeep was to be friendly to new players due to the vets not being able to run around in their plate and expensive gear 24/7. It never changed. All the old players have a nice chunk of gold and it never once stopped them from using the gear they loved from back in the day, and it makes it easier for them to slaughter new people in garbage gear because they can barely pay for what they struggled for. Upkeep is not going to make people use their stuff more or less. Why not just get rid of it? It was a nice concept at the start, but all I see is new players having to peasant for weeks to get enough gold to get anything decent, then by the time they get it they can barely maintain it due to upkeep, especially now. I personally am not affected by upkeep, but it is really ruining the fun for newer players trying to get into the game and it is ruining the fun and challenge for vets due to not having much of a challenge fighting people with low grade gear. Most people see good gear as a crutch but for most it is the way they use it. You can run around in plate and the most expensive things all day, but it is not going to change the fact that someone with enough skill in lighter armour will still tear through your metal walls and crush you.
Just my 2 cents.
