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|a=DR-DARTENIAN
|t=Combat Update: Multi Opponent and Defense Exp Adjustments
|d=12/3/2008 3:19:59 PM
|n=156
|f=Combat - Weapons and Armor (11) - Game Master and Official Announcements
|c=m
|p=Heyo!

We've made two very minor changes to the way experience is handled for {{PRel|Multiple Opponent skill|MO}} and defenses ({{PRel|Evasion skill|evasion}}, {{PRel|Parry Ability skill|parry}}, {{PRel|Shield Usage skill|shield}}, and {{PRel|Category:Armor Skillset|armor}}). While in the grand scheme of things these changes are extremely small, they should make some noticeable differences for many players. These changes are now live in [[Platinum]] and [[Prime]], and [[The Fallen]] will probably see them this evening assuming nothing major goes wrong in Prime.

IMPORTANT: These changes are very subject to tweaking as the results are observed. Only the experience award mechs were changed; in no way, shape, or form are the actual contests impacted by this.

* The cutoff that determines where MO and defenses can no longer be learned from a given challenge has been extended a small amount. This means that some players may see an improvement in experience, especially if they are close to or past the old cutoff.

* MO itself has been given a very small base increase in experience across the board, provided that the player is eligible for experience in the first place.

The net effect is that MO learning should be somehwat easier for most players, and extend a bit longer than it did before. Other defenses may see a very slight experience increase, but for many of you this probably won't be noticeable unless you were near or past the old cutoff.

Big thanks to GM [[Oolan]] for walking me through the nightmare that is Core Combat and helping with these changes.

Please understand that this is just a short-term fix to help make MO training more viable for now. This fix is not perfect, and will never be perfect due to the way current combat mechs work. We are looking at a much more comprehensive overhaul to combat, but until we can get that done, there's only so much we can do with what we have now.

- GM [[Dartenian]]
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