I'm still somewhat sympathetic to the idea you put a ton of time into a game and then end up quitting or being highly discouraged because you really just aren't having fun with your class. I don't want instant hot-swapping. But some kind of way. Like a quest where your level 40 ends up level 30 by the end, but a new class. Makes decisions matter without making it the 'should I keep playing at all' sort of decision.
Yes VG Offensive/Defensive Targeting is the right thing to do (tm). But I'd still play the game if it was old-school EQ combat instead.
Yes, Pantheon will have ot/dt and likely some other more sophisticated means by which you can group certain players or mobs together for whatever reason you come up with.
Yes, so like class specific clickies that give you some power from another class (or highly specialized/augmented powers of your own)--except they are true skill "slots" so you don't have to design an item around it. I think everyone gets it, and given how much everyone enjoyed clickies, it sounds cool.
Agreed. If we do something like this, it has to be done carefully and *meaningfully*. We want the feedback of players who are already drawn to the game. We don't need feedback from people who don't like the game and just want to change it into something else (WoW, etc.) Gathering that kind of data doesn't help anyone. Nor should any of you worry that suddenly a big group of people pop up on our message boards, demanding we fundamentally change the game, and we listen to them. That's simply not going to happen.
Ok are you really Aradune? You sure are giving us a lot of info lol. I keep waiting on you to say something like "gotcha.. I'm not really Brad lol!"
That's basically what I wanted to hear. I'm all for diversity within a class and setting people apart, but the ranger should be the ranger at the end of the day. The more seasoned one may have honed his skills in a way that a second one hasn't, which earned him an ability that acknowledges that effort. I'm just tiring of the everyone can be everything at any time mindset. I mean, if everyone in EQN can obtain the Wizard spell to port to the spires, doesn't that suck the life out of the uniqueness of both the wizard class and the spires?
Hahaha. Pay to vote. $1 per vote or more ;-) Make them show you the money. Interesting way to monetize development.
VICTORY IS OURS!
Yes, and it's even possible that in order to achieve your next level, that you'll have to go through a dungeon, perhaps one that wouldn't let you in before, and complete some 'Achievements' in order to advance. Like I've hinted in the past, our Achievement system will be integrated into how you reach your next level, unlike other games where they're just 'cool' to unlock. Unlocking them in Pantheon will have meaning.
I hate flagged zones. I think the 'keeping out' should be done by mobs kicking your butt.
