To be honest I was quite pissed off at the time due to that attack bug, but the patch did screw over a lot of my gameplay. GLD being the worst.
I'm not sure the new skill gain system is any better. Solo is way better, but it seems it's now more efficient to solo than party? That's what I don't like. Either that or people who have been whining about party SP since patch are doing something wrong.
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