Valens: Getting started isn't supposed to be extremely easy. Things can be done to make it easier if that's the consensus, 'tho. However, as a new enchanter striving to increase in power, is hiatusing to yet another new character something that really interests you? Your path to better equipment will likely come far faster by sticking to your guns, and achieving a high enough enchanter level that you can trade for other things you need. I have already seen you working on this, so it's just a matter of time.
The key to using alternatives (whether NPC or alternate class skills/spells) is to always have them handicapped/limited in some way to make the primary's much more highly desired. You are indeed right in saying that having duplicates would have the same negative effects as the multi-hiatusing. The main point is that there are alternatives to this, if things truly get that bad on darke (which imho, it isn't right now).

There has also historically been a problem with making "temporary" fixes. They tend to become permanent no matter what the original intent, especially if it's something that makes a player's life easier, as this would. (btw, make a game too easy and it will ultimately no longer be fun to play and lose players despite the initial rush of interest - there are many examples of this)

Edited by Byakko (09/11/08 03:48 PM)