Darielle
Chef, Scroll-Keeper, and Buddy Fan Club Member
It was definitely changed after voting started; I'm quite clear on that because I didn't vote when I first started viewing this thread. I wasn't sure what I wanted, since I had so recently started playing the spire and didn't have a lot of sfs. But a couple of weeks later, I saw that the spire was going to work out for me, so I read it very carefully and decided to vote for it. I never, ever would have done that if I had seen the huge problem with the first line. Yes, I think the devs may very well think that reduction of spire rewards is a good idea. Think about it this way ... when has Inno decided that it's been too generous and nerfed things? What about the opposite ... when has Inno decided that it was being stingy and decided to increase rewards? If you think the former happens more often than the latter, then I could see them wanting an excuse to lower rewards overall ... including fragments, yes, but other things too. And then claim that we ASKED for it. Because of this, I had to change my vote, and I'm not at all happy about that. As an editor, I know how important wording is when people are looking for a reason to view it one way as opposed to another. If it was the way it originally was, I'd switch my vote back in a heartbeat. But as it is, no, I can't in good conscience vote for this.I don't think it was changed after voting started. That violates the rules. I didn't notice the wording until I reread the post earlier today. Since I hadn't looked at this thread for several days, it was a fresh read and I saw the words as they are, not as I knew they meant. The only problem would be a bit of confusion for someone reading it without having read the thread, but that would quickly pass since both the title and the second paragraph talk about spell fragments. As @Ashrem pointed out, the devs aren't going to think we want few rewards. The wording can't be corrected per the rules, but I don't think it's a big problem. I'm really beginning to wish I hadn't pointed that out if it's making people change their votes based on that sentence.
Don't feel badly that you pointed it out. You aren't the one who changed the wording (AFTER we started voting, which YES, should be a violation of rules!)