Shadowraith
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Registered: 12/03/07
Posts: 106
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Ok...
First up, this is nothing more than thinking out loud. Gathering thoughts and feelings of those who currently play. So do not think this is coming or dread it or eagerly anticipate it. It is merely us having a nice discussion about a possibility.
That being said, there is a poll attached to this message, so please vote about how you feel about this as a whole.
So...
One of the main problems with any online game (graphical or mud) where there are classes is the forever rallying cry, "They are stronger than me, nerf them". Balance becomes a nightmare and everyone always gets that "grass is greener" symptom sooner or later. It's even worse in a world like Darke where each person is only allowed one character.
So what do we think if Darke became a classless world?
There would have to be things worked out of course, but some of the pro's and con's are:
PROS
1. You can choose to be what you want to be. A mage can swing a sword if he wants, and do it really well. Just takes time and dev investment.
2. Balance becomes MUCH easier, because modifying a skill or spell balances it for everyone at once.
3. You can allow for "respecs", at some penalty of course, where you can restart your life or redo your skills without having to start over or go on haitus.
4. Similiar skills can be easier to learn, making people who choose to focus on magic better at it than those who want to be a jack of all trades. Of course the Jack, with enough time and effort, can become just as good, just would take longer.
CONS
1. Some people like having their class laid out for them.
2. Everyone would reset. Noone wants a PWipe, which would be ideal, so there would need to be a conversion process.
3. Some people will try to min/max the system, but with balance easier, might be easier to make more skills/spells valid.
It was the Summon spell debate that got me thinking about this. If everyone had access to it, its problematic nature drops sharply.
Anyway, give me your thoughts. Lets have a nice discussion. And don't panic  This is just us thinking of ways of livening up the mud and getting a bigger player base for all to have fun with. We have a great foundation and we can do a lot of things with it.
SW
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