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<blockquote data-quote="Taren Seeker" data-source="post: 400298" data-attributes="member: 615">Re: Two problemsSo are you now conceding the point that +3 is too cheap for the power but you're &quot;living with it like it is&quot;?You're right in one thing. MIC is a complex system, which is why the price breakdowns are only a guideline. When creating items, you need to use judgement when pricing powers. Check out Monte Cook's site for a FAQ on creating items. What he (and IIRC, the DMG) suggest is that you compare the power of the item to others that exist so as to preserve some level of proportion. Common sense is built into the &quot;system&quot;.The author of the Speed enhancement admits that he made an error. (One of many in DotF IMO) What he did was blindly follow the formula tables without considering the relative power of the item to others that exist. He didn't follow the system, and thereby created a broken item. Don't use his example to prove that the system is broken and that balance is a myth.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Taren Seeker, post: 400298, member: 615"] [b]Re: Two problems[/b] So are you now conceding the point that +3 is too cheap for the power but you're "living with it like it is"? You're right in one thing. MIC is a complex system, which is why the price breakdowns are only a guideline. When creating items, you need to use judgement when pricing powers. Check out Monte Cook's site for a FAQ on creating items. What he (and IIRC, the DMG) suggest is that you compare the power of the item to others that exist so as to preserve some level of proportion. Common sense is built into the "system". The author of the Speed enhancement admits that he made an error. (One of many in DotF IMO) What he did was blindly follow the formula tables without considering the relative power of the item to others that exist. He didn't follow the system, and thereby created a broken item. Don't use his example to prove that the system is broken and that balance is a myth. [/QUOTE]

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