Running speed Nerfed!!

[Mega]

I thought I was running a bit slow today when an Exo old wasnt disappearing behind me as it should easily do.

So I conducted my personal Atrox Mature test:

Running speed

I am now at 59 agility and now Atrox matures can catch me again.


I am very disappointed by this.


Anyone else noticed this? - if not, try one of the above tests with an Exo, Atrox or animal of your own choosing.

[NevadaJake]

I will try the Exo test in a few hours when I get home from work.

I hope it is just a temporary glitch.

[Rich]

I definitely noticed speed drop recently, can't outrun mobs I used to be able to

[onyx oZ Zombie]

big question is whether ava's speeds are lower, or mobs speeds are higher ... if anyone has done a true speed test (distance/time) beforehand, that would be helpful im sure ... i didn't, unfortunately

[Phil Surtees]

Originally Posted by onyx oZ Zombie

big question is whether ava's speeds are lower, or mobs speeds are higher ... if anyone has done a true speed test (distance/time) beforehand, that would be helpful im sure ... i didn't, unfortunately

Solaris did.
170-221 kg: The secret of speed

[Redfrog]

I can't say definitely that we're slower - but it seemed to take longer between 2 bits of cover in PVP4 this morning.

[The Nightbird]

Run speed has not changed, make sure you're not overweight >170kg, or carrying too many items >50.

[Mega]

Originally Posted by The Nightbird

Run speed has not changed, make sure you're not overweight >170kg, or carrying too many items >50.

I did check that.

41 kg 24 items. I would estimate around I'm around 3-5% slower or everything is 3-5% faster.

[Traf Rellik]

Inflation.

Okay, after you stop laughing, I'm (semi-) serious.

Ways MA has to adjust profits are nearly unlimited. The ones we notice, we complain about. So they tend to hide some items. Nerfing skills is a fact of life in EU. I've posted about player styles and such on other threads recently, so here is just an "on topic" piece.

By making the mob faster or us slower, they reduce our play style ever so much, but deceptively so people won't complain (read: won't know what exactly to point at to complain). Now, instead of going for that OA (because the Alpha is too easy), we'll keep playing against the alpha longer. I'm fairly certain they also increased the attack speed of many mobs, but in miniscule amounts that cannot be measured accurately. Net effect of these tweaks (in aggregate) is to make our existing skills less effective than before.

Yes, it's a nerf. Like all the other tiny little bites they take out of you. But it's part of the inflation that is inherent in the game's design right now.

[Oleg]

Originally Posted by Traf Rellik

Inflation.

Okay, after you stop laughing, I'm (semi-) serious.

Ways MA has to adjust profits are nearly unlimited. The ones we notice, we complain about. So they tend to hide some items. Nerfing skills is a fact of life in EU. I've posted about player styles and such on other threads recently, so here is just an "on topic" piece.

By making the mob faster or us slower, they reduce our play style ever so much, but deceptively so people won't complain (read: won't know what exactly to point at to complain). Now, instead of going for that OA (because the Alpha is too easy), we'll keep playing against the alpha longer. I'm fairly certain they also increased the attack speed of many mobs, but in miniscule amounts that cannot be measured accurately. Net effect of these tweaks (in aggregate) is to make our existing skills less effective than before.

Yes, it's a nerf. Like all the other tiny little bites they take out of you. But it's part of the inflation that is inherent in the game's design right now.

That doesn't make any sense to me. MA are much more likely to gain financially if we hunt Old Alphas that we aren't really ready for than if we hunt Alphas that we're relatively comfortable on, surely.

I haven't noticed any change in running speed, but I haven't been watching for it.