re:An "easy" MU/Fighter balance fix?

["tuan (t.) doan" <tdoan@bnr.ca>]

In message "An "easy" MU/Fighter balance fix?", 
'woodruff@cadence.com' writes:

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>Currently Weapon Class (wc), used to calculate chance to hit (anything
>else?) improves (by decreasing) with each level.  Would it be possible
>to change this so it's dependant on class, i.e. for fighter classes it
>still decreases with each level, but for magic users it doesn't?  This
>might go a long way towards improving MU/fighter balance without drastically
>changing the game or the code.   If you wanted to get sophisticated you
>could introduce a multiplier based on class, e.g. barbarians improve 1.5 wc
>per level,  warriors 2.0 wc per level, thieves 1.0 wc per level and wizards
>0.1 wc per level.

   I like the idea of multiplier.  Whatever the implementation, please do
not restrict any particular skill to a particular class (ie: only fighters
can wear armours or wield weapons)

>Comments?  I'd have to say overall this is one of the more conservative 
>ideas in fixing this problem.
>
>--Ken
>
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