Quote Originally Posted by Mhak View Post
Personally I'd like to see faction-only souls, that one faction can't have access to over the other.

Most MMOs with warring factions *don't* have all the classes open to all the factions. DAoC and WAR are great examples of games that have faction-only classes. It makes things interesting because you have to be prepared to battle classes which you can't possibly prepare for by having on your side, and same goes for the enemy. It also ads in large part to the depth of the lore - how many different warring armies in the past have used identical soldiers with identical gear and training? Naturally different fighting styles and systems are going to emerge in different armies and cultures - that diversity is what makes humanity great.

Taking it away makes things bland.
One variant though is you can religate your points differently, so they may not be all alike. Plus there are 8 souls to choose from to make a 3 soul build. Not everyone will make exactly the same build, at least for several months if not longer, before the min/max ers start demanding them.