...for removing +melee and +magic gems.

Does somebody want to buy a almost done bm template which I can't finish now since I can't sc the weapons?

mp armor pieces included...all worthless now....thx again for that Nayeh

Why thank me?

The day will come when the Uthgard Staff will rid everything not livelike 1.69.

You should actually thank Abydos, for being such a stickler for the 1.69 rule.

ah nvm^^

Spam trade or look in housing for those missing stone. There will be some big winners from this patch. Prices on alb side already are sky high.

yep thanks abydos for making me a rich man over one night xD

THANKS OBAMA

this is livelike as horses and the horse armors xD

I never whined about unpopular changes as I never thought they were game-breaking. Yeah, barrels removal was quite unexpected as they were not a threat, but one can manage by filling 2-3 inventory pages with single potions. Cleansing and Acennan stones removal, not a big deal - just pay attention at what you do and you'll be fine. But this, ladies and gentlemen, is a sincere kick-into-the-guts to the whole spellcrafting world. This is just an annoyance, a thing made by GMs out of spite. 95% of the templates posted in this forum are now to be thrown away since they are not viable anymore. All the TP archives around the internet are to be done again. Casters will basically be forced to use dropped staves, as they cannot have +50 focus on crafted staves anymore. Making TPs will be even harder now, as those gems were extremely helpful. Also, those who are desperate about them will be forced to buy them in the housing zone (a quick check in the hib zone, 10p each gem minimum).
I honestly don't know what to think anymore. I was gathering items for my animist's TP but I have to do it all over again. This change is actually making me feeling uncomfortable on this server right now.

Can't even put into words how absolutely stupid this change is.

You can still make focus stones for one specific line (I think). Not that I can see a reason for removing it though. If they want to be live like, they should focus their time on SI, server load, the sound that comes with bleeding styles, grammar, etc. Instead of removing aspects of a game which isnt complete in the first place. If you want to remove not live like features, start with Tajendi and all of its horrors.

The new quests are already on my hit list.

Not that I truly care about the spellcrafting change but my experience on this server has become this:

When I do finally have time to login the server it is dead and I spend 90% of my time shouting for xp / rvr / bgs with no success. Or it is filled with elitests who only invite guildies.

It truly has become more amusing to me to monitor the bug report forum for people to initiate an a "non-live-like" thread and rush to buy what ever will be removed ( and it doesn't take long as its easier, and seemingly more desirable, to nerf a server then to fix it ). Then it is to play on uthgard

With that said, I have been off and on uthgard for years and can only say I can't wait for an MMORPG to come out to take me away. Free or not, I'd gladly pay to play on a server not dictated by ones false attempt of a vision or patch level.

It's a nerf for all new players or new chars...
like: play the chars you've got and do some RvR, than level....

or it should be a caster CC nerf....

anyway i don't get it.

...maybe a GM wants the players to leave, but doesn't have the courage to say so, or wants the server to die slow and silent...

whats the problem? just use jewlery // weapons // shields // staffs with + all magic/meele or 50 Focus?
its not like you cant build templates anymore