[dev1033] Ideas for a Two-Tier Class System: Jobs on Top of Weapon Specializations

[Cairdeas]

The fact still stands though that they have 2 different weapon types each. Conj = Wand/Cane, Thaum = Staff/Scepter, hell if you look at the guns in the game we have Pistols and Rifles for Musketeer. Going with that train of thought you could add 2-handed swords to Gladiator easily. Even further than that you could just add more weapon types to a given class considering some already have more than one.

I'd rather Great Sword be implemented under a new Weapon Class. Single Handed Blades that are all slashing makes sense to be shared.

Two handed swords should be seperated because they act differently. So should Rapiers.

[Arcell]

I'd rather Great Sword be implemented under a new Weapon Class. Single Handed Blades that are all slashing makes sense to be shared.

Two handed swords should be seperated because they act differently. So should Rapiers.

Well that old Alpha data-mine had Fencer as a class which I would honestly love to see. You're right that greatswords act different, the only problem I foresee is us having like 50 classes by the end of a couple expansions.

[Cairdeas]

Well that old Alpha data-mine had Fencer as a class which I would honestly love to see. You're right that greatswords act different, the only problem I foresee is us having like 50 classes by the end of a couple expansions.

Not really.
I can forsee them using atleast these all by the first expansions which would cover most of the ones already present in XI.


Axes

Great Swords

Hand-to-Hand

Oriental Weapons

Polearms

Clubs and Hammer

Magical Focus Weapons (Staff, Wand Etc.)

Short Swords and Daggers

Rapiers

Bow

Cross Bow, Guns, Rifles

Entertainment Instruments

[northernsky]

Well that old Alpha data-mine had Fencer as a class which I would honestly love to see. You're right that greatswords act different, the only problem I foresee is us having like 50 classes by the end of a couple expansions.

I can see that but right now they have 7 classes. Bringing that number to 10-12 in a future expansion then gradually to, say, 15-18 within a few years would not be out of mind IMO. I think Cairdeas came up with a good list of realistic groups of weapons that could be associated to a basic class.