tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post5538473167548012239..comments2024-01-04T06:27:01.723-06:00Comments on Troll Racials are Overpowered: Bring the Profession, not the ClassKlepsacovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915576683657376929noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-55898569478853231222009-08-09T18:55:55.167-05:002009-08-09T18:55:55.167-05:00We could argue pointlessly about what it means to ...We could argue pointlessly about what it means to break the game and how this might or might not apply, but that would be pointless.<br /><br />I wasn't aware the SWG still existed. I kept wishing I ha d time machine to go back and try it, since it sounds very cool.Klepsacovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915576683657376929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-33872173949758858062009-08-09T18:46:08.717-05:002009-08-09T18:46:08.717-05:00It's not even that it would break the game.
I...It's not even that it would break the game.<br /><br />If they radically changed the mechanics people will nerdrage and quit. Cf Star Wars: Galaxies.<br /><br />I recently went back to SWG and it's actually quite a good level-based system in many ways but changing the system after everyone has found their comfort zone will kill your game.Stabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716211705647213383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-91626678441057979192009-08-09T07:46:52.595-05:002009-08-09T07:46:52.595-05:00@Kiryn: That's one of the risks with this: eng...@Kiryn: That's one of the risks with this: engineering is practically unlimited in its potential, so balance could be pretty tricky. Alchemy has problems because its products are usable pretty much by anyone. I thought it would be cool to make class-specific alchemy advantages. Rogues are the easy one, they could either make stronger poisons or something which they can combine with vendor poisons to make them stronger. Hunters could poison their arrows. Casters might bottle spells; think of the usefulness of a second frost nova on a separate cooldown or maybe a psychic scream. They might also bottle their spells for others (with a cooldown, since this would be a very draining process), so mages could make invis pots for nothing but a vial and mana.<br /><br />@Stabs: Yep, just like my quest-based gear idea, not going to happen in WoW. And balance would be pretty hard since while a mage with an extra frost nova might not be OP, imagine a warrior with a frost nova and bladestorm.Klepsacovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915576683657376929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-86735343666708979582009-08-07T23:17:56.852-05:002009-08-07T23:17:56.852-05:00It sounds great but I can see why they might not b...It sounds great but I can see why they might not balance things that way.<br /><br />I think WoW has got fairly set in its ways. They've worked out where they want professions and that's where I think they'll stay.<br /><br />There are even lists at EJ and other places of how many hit points you get for each profession and they're generally pretty comparable. And will probably get closer over time, not more distinct.Stabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716211705647213383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-553097028822041062009-08-07T19:40:30.058-05:002009-08-07T19:40:30.058-05:00That's a really neat idea. I wish professions ...That's a really neat idea. I wish professions worked more like that. One thing I really like about Engineering is how much it does fill in gaps with things your class might be missing, albeit not as good as the real version.<br /><br />Don't have slowfall? Get a parachute! Sure it doesn't last as long, but it'll still save you if you time it right.<br /><br />Can't rez? Get some jumper cables! Sure they don't work most of the time, but it can be quite nice when they do.<br /><br />Alchemy can also fill some nice gaps (tracking of certain monster types, invisibility, sprint, cleanse) but the problem here is that anybody can use them once they've been crafted.Kirynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868901474885427449noreply@blogger.com