Turbine Games Q&A/Balance/Q-01

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What was the problem ... ?

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Asked:	2000.10.26
Name:	Droff on Thistledown
Question Title:	What was the problem ... ?
Category:	Balance
Question:	that made you decide to do away with new Mattie Robes? I understand it was a balance issue, but wonder how you as the designers/overseers saw the problem. The same question applies to what happened to Shadow Armor as well.

Answered:	2000.10.30
Name:	devilmouse
Answer:	The hoary mattekar was an event monster. We knew from the before we even propped "Sudden Season" that they were only going to be around for a single month, its removal had nothing to do with balance.