I\'m for totally removing the numbers out of the game too. This goes for weapon properties, damage dealt, as well as for stats, skill ranks and progression points. As long as you see figures, people will do nothing else then maxing them.
All you need is a health bar (without numbers or percentages). People will find out which weapon is better by using them and by viewing the item name and description. People will notice training makes them wield their weapons better, even if they don\'t know exactly which skill rank they have.
Besides, every MMORPG out has public fansites with detailed lists covering all the rules and monster / weapon characteristics. You can\'t stop it in the long run. So far, simply saying \"it\'s not allowed\" has stopped people from posting such lists on separate public sites. But as PS develops, the community will grow and the distance between the devs and the players will grow too. In the end you can\'t stops lists like these...
Unless you hide all the numbers in the game.
Here\'s an excellent read about it, stolen from someone\'s sig on these forums.
