Ever wonder what DAoC's developers base the changes they introduce to the game on? Then you might want to check out this conversation on the Vaults Developer's Round Table where Sanya took a moment to share a bit of insight on this question:

We look at (among many other things): - TL reports - Feedback from people who have established themselves as people who understand how to run a test with controlled variables - Feedback that doesn't use profanity - How many people are playing a class - The level spread of people playing a class - How a class is doing in the realm point scale - Damage logs taken under controlled circumstances and in varying situations Anything currently on Pendragon is by its very nature "unfinished," BTW.