Player: IMHO what's gonna happen is that [Pub 38] is gonna hit the production shards without any kind of gain tweaking done, just the removal of 8x8. And it's gonna be a long, cold, tough haul after that to gain any skills that used to be 8x8able.

Wilki: Pub38 won't have any of the RNG/8x8 changes in it. It was just a preliminary test to see what changing that system did across the board.

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When they eventually remove 8x8, which personally I think is better for the game, I think they should bring back power hour.

That would work. I think if we had Power Hour and/or a change in the GGS to where we could gain say .1 every 15 mins of gametime there would be no reason to have the 8 x 8 anyway. That could also be very helpful in the reduction of use of things like golem training. I really missed PH when it was taken out and have chaffed ever since I found how slow the gains are in GGS.

Powerhour wasn't good for UO. It dictated people's playtime waaaay too much.

Yes, skillgaining will need to be adjusted (even if 8x8 stays it needs to be adjusted... but there is no reason 8x8 should stay in the game if skillgain is reasonable through normal gameplay), but powerhour isn't the answer. ROT isn't the answer either. And adjusting GGS is only part of the solution if it is part of the solution.

I don't know what the solution is... I just know it isn't any of those

Not familiar with the powerhour... think that was before I started playing...

but the max of .1 gain I get within a 24 hour period in my higher skills.... good grief, give me a break...

I feel lucky if I can get .2 in taming in a day and she's not quite gm yet, not worth mentioning how my elder smith gains, or doesn't gain.... (but I did anyway, lol)

I really think they should bring back power hour also, I still find it hard understanding this 8x8 stuff.

I found 8 x 8 to be more trouble than worth it really. I actually gained more when I went out on the boat with my daughter who was working up her fishing skills and helping her defend herself. I practiced my spells and she fished, now and then we got a serpent or something that paid for the trip.

I don't play anymore, but I loved powerhour!

It definately increased my playtime, and ability to want to play my other characters, without wanting to just play a select few, which I know happened when Mondain's Legacy hit, for me anyways.

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