>is that even immortals who do play morts are not a panacea
>for balance and they need to be careful because they take for
>granted the insider knowledge which the players don't have.
>Certain things will seem easier to them than they are to most
>of the playerbase.
>
>We can't plan as efficiently because we barely know how edges
>interact with builds, and even if we did, there's still a
>zillion things we don't know about the workings of the game.

Just remember that we DO listen and take seriously player feedback.

Regarding your point, I think you dramatically overestimate the "insider knowledge" the average immortal has. It really is basically nothing.

EDIT: Obviously coders (can) have a significant edge, but that's a fraction of the staff. So historically we've had a pretty good blend of experience level and knowledge-of-code level amongst the staff providing feedback (again, in addition to player feedback).

Also, just because *I* have lost my tolerance for our players doesn't mean every immortal or coder has/had.