QUOTE(DemonEyesBob @ Jan 10 2011, 19:20)

Don't squash my hopes.
That implies to me that there are going to be some changes to snowflake.
Well, I suspect the next patch is likely "the Chaos Update" that will activate (and explain) the Chaos Tokens, and require radically new equipment to best exploit the change. Possibilities include Earth-walker Plate or Longswords or Poisonous daggers that process Poison instead of Bleed. Or merely one of the below...
QUOTE(cmdct @ Jan 10 2011, 19:33)

Battletoads.You know what I fear? What this really mean:
QUOTE(Tenboro @ Nov 5 2010, 06:29)

There will indeed be a number of balancing changes in the next patch, but they will only affect equipment generated after the patch. As it looks now, there will be 34 changes to 12 different gear classes.
Sounds a lot like 4.0., and since the monsters got nerfed...
So the possible improvement to snowflake can mean nothing, if the ranges are going to be nerfed again (IMG:[
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Hmm. There are 12 types of weapons, excluding Staves, and 12 types of armor/shields. I doubt he would suggest holding onto the 2 unique trophies if there was to be a negative effect on equipment upcoming.
QUOTE(cmal @ Jan 10 2011, 19:41)

Great Nerf I and Great Nerf II?
At least we know he can't mess up heavy, its already shit.
The opposite may be possible. Perhaps the balancing is to make certain weapons/armor suck much less.
QUOTE(cmal @ Jan 10 2011, 22:56)

Not only does it have shit Evade, it also has shit Dex. *puts the Exquishit stamp on it*
Or the balancing could be preventing the above from happening. Perhaps by having a quality grade roll that sets a minimum valve for each stat roll that follows based on the quality roll, instead of the current assigning a quality based on a simple stat addition formula.
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