10-09-2005, 03:09 PM
In looking at the way things are set up right now, it seems that no point values were changed from what the BRP currently uses. Did this ever get discussed? It has always seemed to me that the point values were assigned rather arbitrarily and, in some cases, the point values do not reflect changes to the game.
As a quick example, let's look at the weapons. Overall, many weapon point values were set to be very, very high. In the past, this made some sense since a weapon is very important to most classes and high-end weapons were not easily available. However, with the release of Zul Gurub, there are now other weapons that are as good or better than the Molten Core weapons. The Molten Core/Onyxia no longer have a death grip on epic, end-game weaponry.
I'm sure I will have some more to say on this front since a point system will live and die by its point values and I want to make sure that we aren't blindly accepting arbitrary point values without looking closely at them.
As a quick example, let's look at the weapons. Overall, many weapon point values were set to be very, very high. In the past, this made some sense since a weapon is very important to most classes and high-end weapons were not easily available. However, with the release of Zul Gurub, there are now other weapons that are as good or better than the Molten Core weapons. The Molten Core/Onyxia no longer have a death grip on epic, end-game weaponry.
I'm sure I will have some more to say on this front since a point system will live and die by its point values and I want to make sure that we aren't blindly accepting arbitrary point values without looking closely at them.
-TheDragoon