Not that being "in-era" had anything to do with this change, but the changes in retail that you're all comparing this to happened in late 2006, something that is well within the "era" nas is simulating.
Nabutso wrote:
I know you arent do 50% less because that isn't the value nas told me. If you're doing 50% less ranged damage, report it as a bug. That should -never, ever, ever- happen.
Unless, of course, you're just misremembering your previous, maximum damage, and are instead using your new, highest, maximum damage, which, as I keep saying, is higher.
I consistently would hit for 118-120 on 60 cap OWNMs with Dia 2 on them and pot au feu. I've done a billion of these, so I am very aware of the damage I do.
When it would walk through me today, I was hitting for 60-65. When near max range, I was hitting for 80-90. Even in optimal range (9.5ish) I was barely hitting for more than I used to.
Report this as an issue. It shouldn't be happening.