OK.... if you really want to hear...My comments were short and sweet. This was a pure reject all the way:
"Ah, the random power item! Always a classic! But not a hallmark of superstar design, which we commented on multiple times last year as well. And as a result, a reject from me."
It was agreed and nuked right away.
While I didnt say this in the judges forum, I will say now:
Giving out random buffs is just not a hallmark of good design. One of the few real holdovers is the wand of wonder and it is a bit anachronistic and maybe survives because it is the sort of throw back item that represents...
The funny thing is I am not an old school player I didn’t start until 3.0. I just really love random things. I was shooting for an Item that would almost always give you a damage buff but you didn’t really know what kind. I did see though that random was not a fav of the judges but alas it was too late. It’s a shame to because I really think I did my homework on the villain.
Anyway Clark thank you for taking your time you are a monster on the forums and put in so much time and effort really driving this community just from what I have seen in the past few weeks. I hope this gets you some form of monetary incentive… LOL