Okay, to cut to the chase, over the next few weeks, I'm going to be looking over individual areas of 1-alt to see if monsters could use a reduction in Wisdom so Mages can do a bit more in the PvM front, especially with bossing. I feel that will give a far more balanced and stable result than giving flat power buffs to classes. I can't say how long it will take, but I'll help address the issue behind slow Mage training.
I might not always realise if something is too strong until something blatant or drastic happens, and some items are made overpowered due to some shortsightedness or trying to make it outperform a quest item (something that, while it should be considered, should not be the basis of new item design). +2 Int is just too much of a power buff from a single boss drop. One could argue the same about the Perfect Amethyst Ring, but the base item is incredibly rare itself and requires a fair bit of investment to finally upgrade, and the item is legendary, restricting its pairing with some other quest items (more future ones may be Legendary). On the surface it could be seen to be a knee-jerk response to PKing, but it is this action that is blatant and drastic that brings to light a potential issue. I want to avoid 'power creep' that comes with trying to buff everyone, so sometimes a nerf is required, but I rather do small decrements rather than something painfully drastic. I'm not always going to get it right the first time and will try to compensate in some way, but threatening me and accusing me is not the way to go about it.
And that brings me to the last point... seriously, stop with the childish comments in profiles, AFK messages and clan tags, and don't be so stupid to try to outright threaten me outside of the game when I order you to clean it up. Sure, a corrupt authority figure is easy to believe in and gives you a conspiracy to rally against, but it just makes you look stupid and wins you no friends. If you truly believe I've done something corrupt, take it up with JLH and let him deal with it... don't try to use it as leverage on me in response to me warning you or punishing you.
Honestly, with what's happened lately, part of me just wants to throw my hands up and walk away, or at least go radio silent for a few weeks. There's little more I can do anyway.
