Star Wars: TOR Unveils "Advanced Class System"
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Have they said what kind of payment systems the game's going to use yet? I won't pay a subscription.
DO WANT!!
Gosh, I don't want this to be a WoW killer (Because I want Blizzard to keep gaining a lot of money for their other projects) but I sure as hell don't want to see it go the way of Tabula Rasa or many others like it.
Gosh, I don't want this to be a WoW killer (Because I want Blizzard to keep gaining a lot of money for their other projects) but I sure as hell don't want to see it go the way of Tabula Rasa or many others like it.
I am HUUUUUUUUGELY looking forward to this game but it did worry me with the seeming lack of customization as far as your characters skills/class go. But this is great news! It just keeps getting better and better.
Now I have to decide what kind of Sith warrior I want to be... A double bladed DPSer or an armored tanky single blader... I just finished KOTOR again and played as a heavily armored single blade user, was pretty fun
Gonna be some hard decisions on launch day!
Now I have to decide what kind of Sith warrior I want to be... A double bladed DPSer or an armored tanky single blader... I just finished KOTOR again and played as a heavily armored single blade user, was pretty fun
Gonna be some hard decisions on launch day!
On an ancient MUD I played in the BBS days there was a pretty sweet class system. You started as an Adventurer class with one of 4 archetypes with typical D&D derived functional powers; Warrior, Rogue, Wizard, and Cleric. Wizard had damage spells, Warrior had heavy armor and big weapons, Rogue had stealth and Cleric had healing and buffs. The advantage of the Adventurer was that they leveled the fastest.
Then after a few levels you could join a faction and gain the more advanced and "flashier" powers of the faction in addition to your Adventurer powers. For instance the Death Temple would grant Undead Control and debuff spells while the City Guard would grant armor buffs and morale abilities. So you would have a Wizard City Guard who could cast basic spells and was hard to damage or you have a Rogue City Guard who attacked from stealth but could defend himself if he got caught out. I think there was a third tier of specialization but I never got there.
This made for interesting hybrid possibilities focused on different aspects of the gameplay. Titan Quest had the same idea with its dual class system but in my opinion TQ didn't implement it elegantly enough.
Then after a few levels you could join a faction and gain the more advanced and "flashier" powers of the faction in addition to your Adventurer powers. For instance the Death Temple would grant Undead Control and debuff spells while the City Guard would grant armor buffs and morale abilities. So you would have a Wizard City Guard who could cast basic spells and was hard to damage or you have a Rogue City Guard who attacked from stealth but could defend himself if he got caught out. I think there was a third tier of specialization but I never got there.
This made for interesting hybrid possibilities focused on different aspects of the gameplay. Titan Quest had the same idea with its dual class system but in my opinion TQ didn't implement it elegantly enough.
I'll probably go for a more Maul like warrior, I'm not that great at strategy and I love the idea of being quick and agile.
When I first heard of this game and saw the art style I was worried. I only felt worse when I saw the combat, the lack of many classes, and knowing that "Story Driven" MMORPGs had utterly failed. However, when I heard the whole "the sith might be right" angle intriged me, and the sub classes have renuied interest to the game for me.
