It ruins the uniqueness of certain class. I mean, its fine if warriors can tank and be a damage dealer. mage can be support and damage dealer. cleric can be damage dealer and a healer. rogue damage dealer and support. but expanding it where it doesnt matter what class you choose at all and allow mages to tank expert dungeons (makes no sense) does it make you feel unease with this kind of implement?
I would prefer it.
I personally hate it. I would much rather have the game more alt friendly ( shared grinds, currency ect ect) then blend everyone together
Doesnt bother me at all.
Particularly since the "Mage/Cleric y u no heal" garbage in warfronts will be a thing of the past.
warriors are getting an aoe soul so it won't be totally gone. can't wait for 8 healer wfs though when rogues get a st heal soulQuote:
Originally Posted by Pett
I would wait until it gets released before thinking that. I've seen the rumours and the other threads but i doubt they would introduce a pure aoe healing soul.Quote:
Originally Posted by dday
I've seen mages and clerics both get mad about lack of heals :haha:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pett
That nonsense will never go away
Thanks for destroying my dream :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Credo
but yeah, know what you mean
I think it is the best thing they could possibly do for the game, and I disagree that identity is lost because of this as they manage to retain the style of the class. The key is separating the job being done and the style in which it is done. If your mmo experience is wide enough I'm sure you've seen examples of classes pulling off roles other then what they were intended for when **** hits the fan (usually tank), especially any game where they are lacking a tank specific stat like rift has in toughness to bar the other classes out. Take our current examples:
Cleric Tank: Just as you would expect it generates massive threat via healing and has the perk of being able to use said heal aggro to pick up treat from range with ease. In other mmo's I have seen cleric's become the effective tank should the real one go down due to said aggro and by focus healing themselves truly tank the mobs till the dps can down it. Flavor holds true!
Rogue Tank: In other games usually survives by using powerful evasive cooldowns (especially guaranteed evades) to hold up by effectively dodging the skills that would one shot or break the rogue. Effective use of los etc to reduce damage etc. While the way the rogue has threat is like a true tank in rift not by damage they retain the rogue feel by being ungodly mobile and having the most cooldowns of any tank. Flavor maintained!
Having played all current tanks I can honestly say that they all maintain the feel of their respective classes.
Mage Healer: Heals while doing damage! pew pew hard tank gets heals, While examples of this from other games are much harder to find the class style is preserved. It feels nothing like a cleric healer while getting the same end result.
Mage Tank: (as you mention this one specifically) In many games including old school rift I have tanked with a mage. It's all about the right tool for the job and as a mage that has always been by using a pet to do the tanking and using shielding for myself and pet heals to get the job done. Of all the other examples from other games this is the one that usually can pull off a true 100% replacement best as they tend to get pets actually intended to take a beating. Trion used this as a starting line for creating their mage tank, and while I believe comments from testers indicate that the new mage tank has steered away from this for technical reasons I have no doubt they will be able to make a tank with a distinct mage feel.
The point is to not associate the job being done with a class, its to keep the feel of the class while doing the job. The cleric heals by calling on the favor of the gods, the mage heals by stealing life essence from the enemy to give to his party, the rogue heals by science n scalpel! The war tanks by "taking it like a man" shrugging off blows with thick armor, The rogue tanks by being quick and evasive, The cleric tanks by healing out the *** (true tanks of pvp since forever).
It really doesn't, because the playstyles are unique regardless. For instance, DPS souls feel very different in spite of the fact that every class has at least three of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hotlipz
It's not about what you do, it's about how you do it.
I think that as it is, it's a bad idea. But, I don't think that the idea that any character can fit any roll it'self is a bad idea. My thought on the matter, would be resources could be better spent rebalancing the existing souls, and removing the callings. The callings are something I've always had issues with.
The problem is the hybrid system IMO ...every class(or soul /wtvr we call it) should be equal with a 61 point , hybridation (if that word even exist) should be there just for fun :jumpclap:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hotlipz
Except playstyles aren't even unique. Everyone is forced to melee since according to Trion, it is 101% necessary for melee to be superior to ranged. Just because the casting animation is slightly different from a warrior and a mage, doesn't mean they are doing anything differently.Quote:
Originally Posted by Muspel
I am very eager for any of the new MMO's to come out. I picked a mage because I love the theme of playing a pyromancer style of gameplay. However pyrochon is about as close to a pyro as you can get in the current environment.
Like Warden? Great AOE, bad ST (yes, ST exists, but.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pett
What game have you been playing? Play a melee warrior and let me know if your statement holds true. Melee should hit harder than ranged, but over the span of an encounter the overall dps should (note I didn't say "does", rather "should" in both cases) balance out to due to more frequent melee disconnects.Quote:
Originally Posted by vexare
As it stands now, warriors are almost forced to go ranged, or at least use Tempest as a sub-soul in almost every build.