Oduda
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Now I am going to start off by stating that I am against nerfs FOR THE MOST PART as they often have major effects on more than just the one gameplay stay that is asking for them, and more often than not the item they are requesting to be nerfed is not even the real issue. However, this is not exactly the case here with Baal-pteor’s Lodestone, and here are the reasons why:
So if we look at the item itself this is what we see.

Now the first thing I am going to point out is look at the WEIGHT of this TWO HANDED MACE. For comparison, here is a list of the three lightest two handed maces:
Sure, the Abyssal Maul has the same weight, but that is something that you summon via sorcery, does not last forever and technically speaking isn’t “real”. Where as Knock weight 2.45 (opposed to 0.1) and is essentially a broken oar… that does 1 damage… Just put that into perspective for a moment.
So the Loadestone has sunder, which reduces the targets armor, and it has a 47.25% armor pen on top, and it weighs NOTHING on top of that. BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE! It also drains your target of stamina, an ability which they did not even bother to list on the item at all.
So, even without that last little bit this beast of a weapon is already pretty damned nice. But the real reason it is used in PvP, it weighs nothing and saps the stamina from people trying to run (if I am not mistaken). So, how will this effect PvE? Short and simple of it, it won’t. NPC’s are not effected by stamina and neither are your thralls. So a reductions of this ability, or even it’s removal, would have no effect on PvE at all, but it WOULD have an effect on PvP.
So, I will have to ask the PvP players. Would this weapon still be viable if the stamina drain was reduced to 50%? 25% Removed completely? Exactly how do you want this item to be adjusted?
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