06-24-2020, 08:03 AM
I 100% agree with the argument for a return of -10% per year from 18 for children. There's nothing more painful and immersion breaking than being a highly trained adult magi and getting the shit kicked out of you by a twelve year old who's either a) a significantly better verber or b) started at age 10 and ground ap while you started at 16 and haven't quite caught up yet.
On the other hand, I think the idea of age nerfs for OLD age being pushed earlier is ridiculous. If you're the sort of character who's throwing their weight around at 40, you've probably caught a few perms along the way, and its much more reasonable to be a younger character defeated by a magi with greater experience. Say what you will about people not knowing when to 'move on' -which, if they're pre-fifty and still pursuing goals, I don't think is a fair ask- but its less of a hit to the immersion and ego to be demolished by a Dun Task figure than your typically battlecuck preteen.
On the other hand, I think the idea of age nerfs for OLD age being pushed earlier is ridiculous. If you're the sort of character who's throwing their weight around at 40, you've probably caught a few perms along the way, and its much more reasonable to be a younger character defeated by a magi with greater experience. Say what you will about people not knowing when to 'move on' -which, if they're pre-fifty and still pursuing goals, I don't think is a fair ask- but its less of a hit to the immersion and ego to be demolished by a Dun Task figure than your typically battlecuck preteen.