Possibility to change class system due to feedback

Is there a plan B if the system receives negative feedback once all classes and their combinations are accessible for testing AND have been tested thoroughly?

Obviously we wont know until we test all the class combinations and weapon playstyles, but we may find that it fails the developers and players expectations.

One idea might be to move away from class combinations and establish 15 or do stand-alone, defined classes, with unique theme*.

Another might be a more strict course with 20 classes, locked weapon selection and shared theme for a few of them.

I guess my main question is, if it doesnt work, is there time to develop a new class system?

*theme has nothing to do with function.
A holy knight is different than a dark knight, but both are tanks.

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BlackBrony

For me there are 8 classes, but when you mix Cleric with something else and call it a different thing, people will think it's another class.
It should always be Cleric + something else, not Necromancer.

Plateau

Atama

leonerdo wrote: »

BlackBrony wrote: »

For me there are 8 classes, but when you mix Cleric with something else and call it a different thing, people will think it's another class.
It should always be Cleric + something else, not Necromancer.

Yeah I kinda agree with that. But Intrepid has already chosen to give each sub-class a unique name. And also they call them "Classes", while the base 8 classes are called "Archetypes". None of the nomenclature is good, in my opinion. I wish they would change it, but it's not that important.

If they DO want to change it though, now would be the best time to do so, before people get used to it.

I don’t like the nomenclature either.

The way I look at it, what IS calls an “archetype” is a class. What they call a “class” is a specialization.

There’s still plenty of variety and customization options, which is great, but it’s not as insane as having 64 actual “classes”. They have a very reasonable 8 classes.

insomnia

It's 8 classes. The secondary class augments your abilites. Adding some "flavor" to the class. I think the 64 names is just so you have a better idea of what you are, instead of x/y. Or to make it sound cooler

Noaani

insomnia wrote: »

It's 8 classes. The secondary class augments your abilites. Adding some "flavor" to the class. I think the 64 names is just so you have a better idea of what you are, instead of x/y. Or to make it sound cooler

I agree.

To me, the 64 named classes are there to tell you the theme of the class, but your class X/Y will tell players exactly what to expect you to be able to do.

If I were a summoner/cleric, it is fairly obvious that I summon stuff, and that stuff is to do with life and death. The fact that this makes me a necromancer is kind of a given - you could make a very easy inference as to what a summon/cleric would be like in terms of flavor without needing to know it was a necromancer

However, if we look at a tank/fighter, other than knowing this is someone that can take a beating and can dish one out as well, we have no specific flavor that this class would need to take. As soon as we label that class as a Knight though, we all kind of get the same image as to the theme of the class, rather than just the function.

George_Black

This is my only concern regarding AoC.
Due to many new people I want to necro this thread.
Obviously we haven't seen the AoC class system yet, but when it comes to "play as you want" models the meta becomes very narrow and very few options being viable.

So yeah, I hope people can read about my concern, see if they can relate and discuss.

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