I'm going to ressurect this thread a bit. (After all, I picked the name Amhazair from an old and memorable necromancer roleplay character, so it's an appropiate thing for me to do.
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It's been a while now since this patch got released, but in that time I have yet to play with or against the slightly revamped Hinnom and the severly affected R'lyeh. I would be grateful if people who do have first hand experience could fill me in on what they feel were the balance effects of the changes. (I especially fear for R'lyeh, since I do have a soft spot for them. Not many people have argued that they shouldn't be taken a notch or two, but I'm afraid about how hard this patch in question hit them.)