A recent check on this item reveals that it is now used in the creation of an "Extravagant Infused Crystalline Long Hammer" or an "Extravagant Uninfused Crystalline Long Hammer" - Required Level =86, Recommended Level = 90...
The game-devs took a fun little item and nerfed it for no good reason...didn't do anything but make you look like a scarecrow...no stats...just the look...so now what good is the item for? Just another piece of garbage...
It was a game code programming error. You can't nerf a code error, you can just fix it.
The Guise of Horror has a Scarecrow Illusion and an item from Haloween events. If clicking the Qeynos stone takes you to Plane of Time and they fix it, it's not a nerf.
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After 16 years, I'm not listing every friggin character.
Sure you can. If a "mistake" has a positive effect and is then taken away, it certainly can be perceived as a "nerf". Your analogy isn't comparable because it clearly provides a negative as opposed to a positive effect.