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Support Class Idea

SweatycupSweatycup Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
in General Discussion
I'll keep it simple. Why can't we get support class that usually have active area buffs and convert that to be able to sell your skills ingame for trade? IE add a crafting like system without the crafting and magic instead to allow support classes more versatility outside combat. Incentivize support classes as a non-combat opportunity. You could use the crafting item like gathering system to make it needed to cast buffs that last for however long in-town to would be combatants before they go out for the extra buff. You can do it for food crafting, so why not?

Comments

  • McShaveMcShave Member, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Why do support classes need the extra advantage over other classes? If we are talking about classes like summoner or bard, I think there is enough interest that people will play them without the added bonus.

    Intrepid has said they dont want support classes to be boring in combat, and we will have to wait and see if they deliver. However, if you give a bonus feature to a couple classes, you should give bonus features to all classes IMO.
  • SirChancelotSirChancelot Member, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    McShave wrote: »
    Why do support classes need the extra advantage over other classes? If we are talking about classes like summoner or bard, I think there is enough interest that people will play them without the added bonus.

    Intrepid has said they dont want support classes to be boring in combat, and we will have to wait and see if they deliver. However, if you give a bonus feature to a couple classes, you should give bonus features to all classes IMO.

    I agree
    I feel like I see more interest in bard or summoner then I see for cleric or tank... I still have a feeling this game will have a tank shortage for groups
  • KarthosKarthos Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    edited December 2021
    Haven't people sold buffs in games already for like the last 20 years? And they do that without making a special system for it.

    Crafting "buffs" are already going to be in the game in the form of gear.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD5WKztW0S4&t=4010s

    There would be no reason to make a redundant and more complicated system for things that already exist.
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  • SweatycupSweatycup Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Karthos wrote: »
    Haven't people sold buffs in games already for like the last 20 years? And they do that without making a special system for it.

    There would be no reason to make a redundant and more complicated system for things that already exist.

    Yeah and no, but mostly yeah. I was under the understanding that this game would only have area of effect buffs, so basically you can only buff people that are within 5, 10, 15 meters and once they step out they lose the buff. Am i wrong?

    And to the last part that does make total sense and i am looking forward to seeing how they make it so complex to create unique recipes with probably special or better effect. However does not take the function away, if the class can already do it why not allow it to be non-area of effect and over-time buff? And if so i still stand by crafting materials to use magical spells and if buffs will exist it'd be nice to get a intricate not-crafting but magical system to create spells too. But i know that last bit is a far stretch from what i should expect, it's more a wish..
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