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iamtruthseeker
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Of course, at the time of this thread, we don't know what we're limited as to the type of wizard we can make, even if "builds" are mandatory or not, but if you could make a 4E wizard in an MMO game here, what would you do and why?
As for me, I think I'd create a force-specialized magic missile mastery Staff implement wielding with plenty of forced movement and impeding control conditional backup spells.
As for me, I think I'd create a force-specialized magic missile mastery Staff implement wielding with plenty of forced movement and impeding control conditional backup spells.
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More specifically, I like the old abjurer mage that had a bucket full of defensive spells. I'd probably roll one of those.
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Oh! Thats a cleric. Wrong thread I guess
EDIT: I see the elvish word worked
I like Aavarius's idea of an adjuration wizard. I like a wizard concept that focus more on debuffs/buffs/control, then on damage.
I definitely missed that video. Can you post a link to it if possible, or an idea where I can find it?
No problem. I've seen all the PAX videos about 80 times each.
Check out the mmorpgitalia video at 2:45. The text is almost unreadable. But I think you can tell the three builds present are "trickster rogue," "guardian fighter," and control wizard." We've also seen the character pane open in other videos like the mmorpg pokket video here at 3:43, labeling the class "Trickster Rogue."
Taken together, along the devs continuous usage of "trickster rogue" and "control wizard" language, we have good reason to think that classes are tied to builds.
Thanks, I hadn't watched this one carefully. That was indeed blurred even at highest resolution. Kudos to you for deciphering them.
Here's hoping that it is more of a NWN type character customization and not typical MMO's where there really is no variety of builds but makes every wizard the same or rogue, ect.
I'm hoping for a real DnD experience and fully player customized builds.
Only a guess on my part, mind you.
But a Wizard/Sorcerer who can keep himself with life-taps, steal mana, has a pet fighting by his side, and can spread dread all throughout the battle-field via AoE DoT's is pretty <font color="orange">HAMSTER</font> in my book. Also would want to have a bread/butter DD attack, and preferably some sort of mass raise dead on a fairly large cooldown.
BTW, I sincerely hope they will follow PWE's way of doing things instead of basing their f2p model around gameplay limitations, especially restricted class customisation (like in the other D&D game, DDO) because that's when I will unfortunatly have to part ways with NW
There are PWE games where classes are paid. e.g. Rusty Hearts.
Well, I meant the games that are actually made by PWE's mother-company. Rusty Hearts is made by some Korean company.
BTW, Rusty Hearts is not the same as NW or DDO in that it has no classes - it has characters. And though it is indeed true that some are locked unless you buy them, they generally function as slightly different versions of the free characters (ie Edgar being more or less the same scythe+demonsword warmage as Angela etc)
Also, you can still buy the character unlock from other players with in-game money, which overall makes me ok with the whole thing.
As long as the f2p restrictions are not hard-locked there, and in-game gold can still buy everything, it's usually fine by me. A feature like the leaf trading system, present in Forsaken World, where you can trade your in-game money for premium currency and vice-versa whenever you want would be ideal.
That would be there imo. The other cryptic game, CO, also used to have locked classes - but they introduced Questionite which can be used to but 'Zen' like currency points in that game. STO another game by cryptic also has Dilithium.
In NWO, i think (anyone correct me please if I am wrong), it would be called Astral Diamond(?).
EDIT: But you never know
I'm also not sure if we can select from several wizard builds and must do so as builds being mandatory (they did mention the classes had multiple options for builds somewhere but it's too difficult for me to remember the wording and am unable to search a developer's post when all posts are listed as an archived user and there's no dev tracker,) or if builds (like PnP DnD) are optional. I'm curious between the MMO Control Wizard and War Wizard Build differences for example.
an N.Evil wiz would buff self and blast the hell out of everyone and everything just to snag a precieved item of power.
While the C.Good wiz would use his spells for the greater good and more focused attack spells to cause minimum damage to the surroundings(in turn blasting the hell out of said evil wiz)
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why ? i like dragons
Or a frenzied berserker with some leech type spells sort of a cross between a berserker and everquests shadowknight they more blood they spill the more powerful they are.. i think the blood would create a area of effect like everqyuests auras and fade after a time
Now, considering that I'm playing one in my current campaign... I would love for sorcerers to be in the game later on. I love the utility sorcs get to dip in and out of combat while dealing massive damage.
Extra points if non-movement control utility powers such as illusory wall and illusory terrain were avaible.
As an implement i would favor tome (if implemented... no pun intended) or staff.
You would definitely like the tiefling class for its Int and Cha stats then. It's racial fire resist and encounter fire smackdown are decent boosts too.
Alas, I'm not expecting Essential PC's anytime soon for any class type. I'd love those though if they did. I'm playing a Sha'ir in my Dark Sun campaign and loving it.
First you had to be an Elf
Second it was the equal in 2nd ed as a prest. class ( you had to get really luck with stat rolls or have a really nice DM)
and 3rd your only goal in life was to track, hunt and kill drow... following them to the underdark if need be....
basically they've been wussafied
The idea of a bladesinger as a PC class didn't really age well. It was good for a certain part of the story (way back when), but would probably have been better kept as an NPC sort of thing.
The ideas behind the bladesinger as a class, outside of Drow hunters, is pretty cool though. They could redesign the build to keep the mechanics and attach a more viable lore to it.