Class Preview: Earthguard Seeker!

frankieraye wrote: »

Earthguard Seeker

A dominant warrior who deftly manipulates a colossal blade; his sword skills are a sight to behold.

Seekers have a long, vicious history with Wraithkind, so much so that their abilities have been honed not for self-improvement, but out of necessity. The burden of their race's survival falls squarely on their broad shoulders, for these are the warriors who occupy the brutal front lines in battle.

Though disciplined and methodical on the battlefield, a restless power-mongering nature often compels these earthen champions away from wherever they currently are, and into the world of the unknown.



Abilities:

*names and descriptions are currently in development, and may change before official release



Weapon Upgrade: Blade Engravings

By tapping into the wrath of nature, Seekers can infuse their weapons with elements as a short-term but powerful boost.



Attack Stances

By changing combat stances, Seekers can open up powerful special moves with varying attack effects.



Vicious Afflictions

Seekers can cast afflictions on enemies, causing various forms of nature-based damage.



Ranged Attack: Blade Blastwave

By swinging their massive claymores in sync with the natural vibrations of the Earth, Seekers can send forth mighty kinetic waves to knock down and incapacitate their adversaries.




Hope you're as excited about the new expansion as we are, and make sure to continue checking our site for all official PWI: Genesis updates!

-PWE Staff

Original news post here.

Knownase - Heavens Tear wrote: »

5.0 aps range too!

...I wish....rofl.

akatsuchi wrote: »

As much as I'd like to try the new classes...my cleric will always be more helpful to a squad. That's the one class that can never be replaced b:cute

Dyskrasia - Heavens Tear wrote: »

Is there any word yet on whether or not the 8 char limit per server will be expanded?

SilverCleric - Lost City wrote: »

Ok, you guys are jumping to conclusions about the Seeker automatically being able to be some 5 aps guy. I think they won't be able to get 5aps and here's simple reason why.

They use a claymore, witch is a big ,long, and heavy two-handed sword. That should be enough to tell you that they won't be able to get 5aps

Comparing this weapon with the other melee weapons is another reason

~ Axes and Hammers have a slow attack speed because they are large, heavy but powerful weapons and will most likely kill you in one hit in real life.

~ Pole-arms and Clubs are the second slowest melee weapon in the game is because it would take a bit in real life for someone to hit a target with it but its a little faster than the Axe or hammers because its a little lighter than the axes.

~ Sword are faster because they are lighter than the 2 previous weapons but it won't one-shot someone in real life because it little weaker that the other 2 but its still deadly.

~ Daggers and Claws/Fists are the lightest weapons to use in real life, so they will be easy to handle, but they won't do as much damage because of their low damage output. So, they rely more on speed with multiple quick weaker hitting attacks than just swinging a Giant claymore around until it one-hits someone in real life.


So comparing the weapons in real life terms and just by what weapons they are using can tell you if they are going to get 5aps or not. In this case I most likely would think they won't be able to get 5aps just because of how hard it would be to do 5aps with such a large and heavy sword than just using daggers or fists.

Krisnda - Lost City wrote: »

They could be 5att/sec, any class can, just a matter of how much you need to buy. I wouldn't be surprised to see them be the next sins. Jumping to conclusions, no just stating the truth.

SilverCleric - Lost City wrote: »

You can't really say that unless you know what build they have.

Like they might need more str than you need for Axe BM's and might be unable to get 5aps but we all just have to wait and see when they come out. b:pleased