majmalphunktion wrote on Jul 1
st, 2013 at 3:43pm:
Enhancements are 99% sure to be in the xpack. Data shows for the most part people are happy. The ones that are obviously mentioned...clerics, sorcs exc...are all being examined again. I don't think a redesign of the whole thing is needed at this point. The biggest reason to do the system is so we can add on easily later.
For Cleric, FVS : just kill the Protection tree, put in a real melee tree ( with stuff that helps hitting and killing undeads, for example ) in it's place for Clerics. ( and if you do it right you can reuse it for Paladin. Put the Healing tree for FvS ( sans Radiant Servant Aura )
And you'll get everybody happy.
For Sorcerors ( and Divine ) scrap the Spellcraft skill, that's partially why they all whine ( because sorcs and divine are shafted, Int being a dump stat they will have to waste at least 4 build points to get 1 more point to buy the skill... or 6 points for the divines ( to get 2 skill points for both spellcraft and heal ).
Well just scrap the idea of spell power enhancement through skill, or rework it considering that skill points is usually is really really scarce ressource
And don't tell me what Vargouille told us Saturday, he managed to get everybody angry with just that phrase on the subject : Tough Choices, I love tough choices...
It's a choice between being a second rank character without the skill and being a gimped character with the skill... It's a no brainer. Nobody is going to waste between 4 and 6 build points to have the skills... and everybody is going to gripe and whine because they are shafted compared to the wizards that have Int as primary stat and have skill points to waste.
You can go look at Flavilandile stats, I posted them when I dissected the Cleric Enhancement
effect on her... Where do I find 6 Build points to get her to 14 INT so that I can buy both Spellcraft and Heal ? ( and no TR IS NOT an option, I don't want to TR my characters )
In CON ? When I get one shot in raids ?
In STR ? When I can't hit the broadside of a barn at end game, but I could at low level ?
in CHA ? When it barely gives me enough oumph that I can actually turn stuff in EH FoT with all the enhancements and items I could find on the subject ?
In DEX ? When it's already dumped ?
Obviously I won't touch WIS, as it's critical for a Cleric.
Find a way to remove as many clickies as possible, there's just too many... no more than 2/3 per tree should be your rule.
Last change the Points Spent Per Tree to a Points Spent Overall, ( and you can raise back the values to what they were originally, so that the top tier is at 40 points Spent Overall )
Side Note :
It is well known that the Forum Crawlers are about 5% of the players.
It is also well known that the L-Space crowd is less than 5% of the Forum Crawlers.
Is that sample representative of the whole ?
Right now a lot of people are worried because they hear and see bits here and there. Some of them are worried enough that they have stopped playing and are exploring NWO, because between the Enhancement Crash and the Epic TR Fail they think it's going to end up in NGE big time.