2 questions. I just found this page while looking for skill mods. What was nerfed? And how does the swimming mod work, does it allow you to swim faster or gain skill quicker while swimming?
Hehe, well they techibally didn't "nerf" them... these items still exist and they still have the same good stats. They didn't mess with the stats on the items or remove them from the game.
What they did, however, was to remove the mobs that drop them! Making the items that already dropped a lot more rare. You can't get this item (or the nice little EB item that can be worn in neck or waist, or the FRSS) from the source anymore; if you want them, you have to buy them from a player that got them beofre the mobs that dropped them were removed.