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@PeachMcD said in Fractured = SAO:

ooooh! a dangerous path! or... a road less traveled?

It is not less traveled, distance is still the same, but direction is different.

People will need goals to achieve or they can bore pretty fast. Now if the gear system won't have any tiers, it won't just affect to gear progression, but also to crafting. If I can craft the best gear I need from day one, where is my goals? In mass production?

I understand low tier differencies between gear, but totally tierless system sounds kind of dangerous path. In MMORPGs the character progression is the main thing. Horizontal progression is nice to have, but it just not feel as satisfied as vertical progression. That is one of the biggest challenges of the knowledge system. However, even knowledge system has 3 tiers so maybe gear has at least the same number..

@LilCassiopeia said in WoW Classic is coming:

I would like to play a mage on horde fraction. Any advice regarding races?

Here is one opinnion:

@LilCassiopeia said in WoW Classic is coming:

How long did it take to reach level 60? I heard from old players back in BC it took them half a year. You guys think the level scale will be the same?
I would like to play a mage on horde fraction. Any advice regarding races?

It depends ofc how much time you are going to invest, but it will easily take few months. In Classic the leveling was a journey and more part of the game. However, now people have a lot of base knowledge, and there is huge amount of guides and even addons to help with the leveling. So I guess it will be much smoother this time.

Undead and Troll are both viable options and quite even. Undead maybe considered a lil bit better in PvP and Troll in PvE if you look the racials. Still I would say the differencies are quite marginal.

@Xzait Something like this could work nicely. I like the idea how high and low reputation will move slowly towards neutral. It can be just one point / week or one point / three days or anything well balanced. Rep system can be something simple like in your suggestion and it does not need to be mega complex. With reputation system something like this, I would say yes (referring to original poll).

@Xzait You have a point there. Even demons are usually powerfull what it come for pure strength, but they are also generally quite stupid and does not have own opinions or will.

@LilCassiopeia What I have understood, that there will be minor graphic changes, but the general feel is the same. I think at least they have made some improvements for character models. Some of those were almost unplayable back then..

I am not so worry about the current retail playerbase, sure they will be crying a lot, but in other hand those people will also quit quite fast.

@Gothix said in WoW Classic is coming:

@Tuoni said in WoW Classic is coming:

@Gothix Btw, have you already decide your race and class combo?

Yeah, my main will be Orc Hunter and I will play Undead Mage as my primary alt.

Orc Hunters are great too, especially in leveling, solo content and PvP. Undead Mage is actually one of my options for alt if I have time for one. Few months ago I played one in private server to test out AoE grinding. Shadow priest or druid are possible alts too..

@Gothix said in WoW Classic is coming:

@Tuoni said in WoW Classic is coming:

orc warlock

Orc Warlock is basically the best combo you can be in vanilla.

Lots of folks go for an Undead Warlock, but (being a warlock) other casters aren't your main enemy, it's rogues. So having 25% stun resist as an Orc is imho more useful than having undeads WoTF.

Warlocks are also good for all content: PvP, dungeons, raiding and solo play... so you can't go wrong with a warlock choice. And being a horde, you don't have to deal with other undead (WoTF), so you will have as smooth experience as you can.

I can not agree more..

@Gothix Btw, have you already decide your race and class combo?

@Gothix I am, like I have mentioned before in this thread. However, I have changed my mind about the class and I am going to play orc warlock. I have played more at alliance side why I wanted now go with horde.

@Psymantis No worries, there is this Addon called Questie to help leveling.

@Belligero said in [Poll] City Reputation System:

@Xzoviac said in [Poll] City Reputation System:

Why are you against rewards?

Tends to become a system that benefits a very small fraction of top players and not meaningfully utilized by the majority of the playerbase.

Even in WoW those reputations were not just for small fraction of players. Rewards also vary between gear, recipes, mounts, pets and such. Sometimes you got something useful (from progression pov) and sometimes such cosmetics. Few reputations were behind a huge grind, but Fractured does not need to take that path. I am not sure what is my opinion related for town reputations in Fractured, but I do not personally see nothing wrong with rewards, as long those are more like cosmetics and/or goes well with systems in use, like player-driven economy.

Generally thinking, the game needs different kind of things players to achieve, and reputation system is one option at least to be considered.

I am not sure about this and how this would suit in Fractured.. Discounts from NPC vensors and grinding reputation are kind of against the concept like already mentioned.. However, maybe decreased taxes could work, and if the reputation system can be implemented somehow reasoanable and less painful way than WoW ( exalted, exalted, exalted.. ). Anyway, town rep could increase with trading activities, construct and repairing buildings, catching thiefs and murderers for example.

@NellyGNB said in How is everyone liking the game?:

Hey all, I'd love to know your thoughts on how you are enjoying the game so far!

Like others already mentioned, it is kind of hard to say atm. However, I like the core ideas what are planned and where the game goals. I guess when Fractured gets to beta phase, then the game is more at overall playable state and then it is easier to make reasonable previews.

@kellewic said in Requisite for casting magic:

@Tuoni said in Requisite for casting magic:

@kellewic said in Requisite for casting magic:

@Tuoni said in Requisite for casting magic:

@Gynz said in Requisite for casting magic:

I don't like the idea of spells being restricted to armor / weapon choices.

I would keep that with minimum too. However, I understand if some weapons have unique abilities and spells, maybe related to weapon categories.

One class of weapon where I noticed this is "Assassin Weapon" on most Assassination abilities that get restricted to Dagger and Handaxe.

Yeah, there were a lot of assassin weapon only abilities, but only few or none for others. For club there was one stun ability for example.

Was that handaxe really an assassin weapon too, like dagger..? I did not notice that.

Yeah, I found handaxe kind of odd for an assassin weapon, but the Strike skills all had Dagger and Handaxe as required weapons and their descriptions had:

Your next strike with an Assassin Weapon is a guaranteed hit that deals increased damage.

It sounds imo a little bit odd too.

@Gothix said in Becoming an angel:

Good characters can attack all flagged characters (murderers, thieves) at will. Not sure about unflagged evil characters, perhaps even them.

I have understood it like this as well. Good alignment character can always attack other characters, which status are thief, murderer or evil without any karma losses or consuequences.

@kellewic said in Requisite for casting magic:

@Tuoni said in Requisite for casting magic:

@Gynz said in Requisite for casting magic:

I don't like the idea of spells being restricted to armor / weapon choices.

I would keep that with minimum too. However, I understand if some weapons have unique abilities and spells, maybe related to weapon categories.

One class of weapon where I noticed this is "Assassin Weapon" on most Assassination abilities that get restricted to Dagger and Handaxe.

Yeah, there were a lot of assassin weapon only abilities, but only few or none for others. For club there was one stun ability for example.

Was that handaxe really an assassin weapon too, like dagger..? I did not notice that.

@Gynz said in Requisite for casting magic:

I don't like the idea of spells being restricted to armor / weapon choices.

I would keep that with minimum too. However, I understand if some weapons have unique abilities and spells, maybe related to weapon categories. One option is allow characters to use freely armors and weapons, and still use magic abilities at the same time. Abilities and spells effectivenes should ofc vary by gear in this kind of situation. Fireball spell (for example) does more damage and costs less energy when wielding staff or wand, and is less effective when using spears, swords, maces and such.

Current ability system was less user friendly tbh. I suggest, that those abilities you can not use with current gear you wear, would be marked somehow in your ability bar. Making those buttons dark could be easy way to give player that information.

@Gothix said in Requisite for casting magic:

I can see devs implementing "small cooldown" on weapon switching, so players could just use keybinding to switch weapon all the time and cast everything in succession and hit the target as well.

Realistically, having certain spells "require certain weapon equipped" makes no sense if weapons can be switches in combat and without a CD.

You are right, weapon swapping can be pointless if abilities won't change as well. There could be profile system where players can save pre-made builds inclueding gear and abilities. Changing profile should have cooldown or happen only when out combat. I personally see pre-made profiles almost mandatory or at least as a huge QoL thing. Swapping between builds and abilities without any assistance from system behalf will be slow and can be a nightmare especially in situations when you are at hurry.