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was there ever a reason given for this? I mean I dont mind that I could sell my tankers 14/13 shield for some crazy amount of money but why did they change it?
[/ QUOTE ]We wish we knew. Nobody asked for the change; EA just changed it without announcing change.
I believe one of the Dev's once said it didn't make any sense to have an offensive property on a purely defensive item. We pointed out that jewelry isn't offensive or defensive yet they have many fighting properties and skills on them. That point didn't seem to waiver EA one way or the other, so we are stuck with the change.