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kiviaho
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I know it's extremely unlikely a non-core class like the Swordmage will be available at launch, but am I the only one who thinks it could make for some really fun and interesting defender/control mechanics in an MMO? It was my favorite 4e class - teleporting itself, allies, and enemies around and dishing out elemental damage while being surprisingly hard to kill.
It's native to the Forgotten Realms setting, so it wouldn't be out of place. I could definitely see it as something players would need to pay for to make available of course, assuming Neverwinter's FTP model works as such.
It's native to the Forgotten Realms setting, so it wouldn't be out of place. I could definitely see it as something players would need to pay for to make available of course, assuming Neverwinter's FTP model works as such.
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Hopefully they make the classes then make subclasses you can unlock to pick something a little different if you like
All this written, porting a book game content to n MMO is trickier than you would think, but if there were a class after wizard and bard, I'd love it to be Bladesinger!
Ah well, here's to hoping!!
Does it stack?
(does that count as +5 instead of +1?)
You may be one of my favorite people! I've been in love with the playing Elven Fighter/Mages since the first time I played one. The Bladesinger became my all time favorite character concept after reading it in 2nd Edition. If either made it into this game, I can say without a doubt, "I am a lifetime sub."
I couldn't agree more.
Other swordmages are quite rare - as swordmages like to worship gods who give them arcana(magic).
p.s. Shar does not give magic but she made shadoweave - apart from the fact of Sseth who does have aracan domain is her underling.
The Bladesinger is a "would be" controller, based on Wizard class... but it's actually much more a striker, even if a very controller-ish striker (similar to the Warlock)
The Swordmage is a class by itself, and is a defender. One of the best, actually. The only issue of this class, in 4th edition, is that it has basically one viable build. The other 2 have serious problems at their defender job.
St. Augustinus
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Assault, shielding and ensnaring. Third one is in Arcane Power book.
The Ensnaring Swordmage in Arcane Power, which (consensus-wise) is considered the worst defender with the Cavalier. (edit: ninja'ed
The hybrid version of the Swordmage, instead, works wonderfully... basically with everything, but especially Int primary or secondary arcane classes (Wizard, Artificer and Warlock). I suggest you to look for this build, which is a staple in 4e optimization.
St. Augustinus
Yes, they are very different in theme too. Swordmage is melding of melee and magic while bladesinger is half magic, half melee.
http://nw-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?9681-Paragon-of-the-Day&p=165301&viewfull=1#post165301
No problem, i was just saying ^^
The bladesinger, in 4e, unfortunately came out too late. It suffers more than other classes from "essentialization", and it's kinda boring to play. It's not really bad, but it's very vanilla.
St. Augustinus
*Agreed* I wanted more customization without a multiclass
Any bladesinger or bladedancer type class will always be a favorite of mine. It takes a special kind of skilled psycho to sing or dance while they take on multiple foes in armed combat!
That said, my response atm is.......meh. I REALLY hope Swordmage gets included.
I read your response from I to h.
That said, my response to your response atm is ... meh.
Then the feeling is mutual.
Swordmages > Fighters
That's all I'm saying.
I could see how a sword/board tank would benefit from some Control powers, self-heals, or even a nice aoe damage spell.