I was under the impression they said that, once a class is obtained, you'd have to go out in the world to find some of their other abilities. My assumption was that each class comes with 4 abilities, and the there's are earned as you progress through tiered content. Increase power through abilities = higher capability in upper tier content. Makes sense to me.
With at least 40 classes, the hope that one class is unique and different from another is probably misplaced.
This shouldn't happen since the game world will not be complete when the game launches.
Not the classes, just the ability's. I don't want recycled animations or particle effects.
I got the opposite. You get your weapon skills but class abilities you may only start with 1 or 2. Not all 4. However, I can't point to anything so - that's mostly speculation.
That would make the most sense for advancement. 4 ability's, start with 1 or 2, gain 3,4 through the tiers.
That would mean 8x40 = 320 weapon abilities (ignoring probable duplicates like Assassin/Rogue both having backstab) and 4x40=160 character abilities (ignoring probable duplicates like Necro/SK skeleton pet or wtf) and 12 total abilities per class. I can't decide if that's lowball or not.
This is what's confusing. So you can multiclass by picking abilities of that class to use instead of abilities of your main class currently? So that means when I switch classes, will the switch remember my favorite abilities from a subclass of the main class to which I'm switching? When I switch to my SK, will it remember I want my druid SoW as a favorite ability?
Classes use of ability's will be restricted by your chosen classes resources as they relate to the ability's used. Chances are a warrior wouldn't be able to use Lightning Bolt because he doesn't have enough energy to channel or whatever.
You're limited by the base class (Rogue is either 2O,2U or 2O,1U,1M - so you can never slot a defensive skill). You can save loadouts and switch them easily out of combat.
Also per Grumpus' point - you'll need massive itemization to be able to use multiple abilities in sequence.
So instead of talent switching, we'll have class load out switching, which is really just the same thing.
Do you mean buffs/debuffs/non-combat (tracking) will be mainly character abilities while weapon skills will be mainly in-combat abilities?
Class abilities are tied to classes. You get 4.
So you would rather be a rogue spamming an evade macro every CD and back stab while auto attack is on?
I know he worded to sou d like your buffs/tracking would be based on weapon abilities. I would think it would be the opposite. Like a ranger wielding 2 swords or a bow could still have track opposed to only being g able to use it with a bow.
I used to think that since it made more sense. But if character abilities are mostly non-combat skills then it makes slotting less useful. More likely: weapon skills are a mix of non-combat/combat skills and character abilities are more combat focused.
