Hidden nerf to evocation boots since last update?

Joenic2

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Did anyone else notice the minor artifact boots- Fraz-Urb'luu's Reign are now +16 to evocation dc. It used to be +18 before the update. Is that WAI? What the heck? I don't see that anywhere mentioned in the release notes.
 
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rabidfox

The People's Champion
All the new artifacts got effected. They looked overscaled before so it's not surprising to me, but should probably be added to the patch notes.
artifacts had DC changed, they seemed outside the curve before and looks like they were dialed back.
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edit: other stats on artifacts dropped to like lore from 26% to 25%. I haven't compared them all.
 

Tyrande

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Here it's what in the patch notes:

Known Issue:

  • Some random loot above level 30 has lost its item power and is showing level 1 values for its effects.

Nothing mentioned about named items?

BTW, why are all caster items being scaled back?
 

Joenic2

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Hopefully this is a bug. If not, they should have at least let us know. The outcome would not have changed but if it was intentional, then why put the shiny objects out in the first place...sigh...
 

Sarlona Raiding

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The change makes sense since Artifacts are supposed to have +1 level behind the scenes and it seemed more like +3.

But this is why publishing known issues early is so helpful. If players knew this as soon as SSG realized it - the communication may have changed how players used jeweler toolkits, farmed gear, etc. I am sure some players (maybe not many) will need to make a gear swap or two due to the change.

I am always behind the curve on new gear so it won't impact me personally.
 

Epicsoul

Lava Divers Assistant to the Regional Manager
This is a change that missed the release notes. These items had too high of an item level prior to today, and their values have been set to their correct item level benefit.
Players caught this and reported it on Lam. Please take note that these types of changes after release are a crappy thing to do. It's similar to when Lamordia armor had too many effects, but at least SSG made the right decision to leave it alone after launch.

Anyway. At minimum it should've been in the notes.
 

Kimbere

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Players caught this and reported it on Lam. Please take note that these types of changes after release are a crappy thing to do. It's similar to when Lamordia armor had too many effects, but at least SSG made the right decision to leave it alone after launch.

Anyway. At minimum it should've been in the notes.
How else are they going to con people into burning mass shards to reroll chests?

I'm guessing a lot less people would reroll chests for a standard power item vs one with a noticeable step up.
 

Jack Jarvis Esquire

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This is a change that missed the release notes. These items had too high of an item level prior to today, and their values have been set to their correct item level benefit.
Be good to correct them so folks know Cordo. 👍

Same thing happened with the fix to the Facet of Coalesced Impacts. I had three of them slotted in weapons and only found out about then becoming useless by chance.

No problem with the fixes themselves, those are fair enough, but it would be good to formally confirm them, even if a little late if they happen to get missed for any reason.

Wee errors can happen, it's part of being human, and we've all made mistakes, so the important thing is to correct them in an appropriate manner. 👍
 

Synalon

Choose another soldier
Orcus' Reign got updated too:

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-1 insightful necro DC, but it got its 4th effect, and not a bad one.

I had wondered why it was +9 insight bonus when the standard items were +6. So I'm not surprised.
 

Jaspar

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How else are they going to con people into burning mass shards to reroll chests?

I'm guessing a lot less people would reroll chests for a standard power item vs one with a noticeable step up.

Im sure they are working on a plan to return the AS to the people who went hard after those items which got stealth nerfed.
 

Hakoist

Well-known member
Be good to correct them so folks know Cordo. 👍

Same thing happened with the fix to the Facet of Coalesced Impacts. I had three of them slotted in weapons and only found out about then becoming useless by chance.

No problem with the fixes themselves, those are fair enough, but it would be good to formally confirm them, even if a little late if they happen to get missed for any reason.

Wee errors can happen, it's part of being human, and we've all made mistakes, so the important thing is to correct them in an appropriate manner. 👍
The augment no longer work on all centered weapon?
Haven’t played monk for a while
 
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