When I first learned that the way you change classes in this game was through equipping different weapons, I was hopeful that they were going to implement a skill acquisition system such as the one used in Final Fantasy IX. For those of you not familiar with the skill acquisition system that I am referencing, in several Final Fantasy games, Final Fantasy IX is the first that comes to mind, the way that you learned skills, abilities, and spells was through finding and equipping different pieces of armor and weapons. For instance, if you were a White Mage and wanted to learn the Cure spell, you would need to locate and equip a Cure Rod. While the Cure Rod was equipped, you would have the ability to use the Cure Spell. In order to use the Cure spell permanently and without the need to equip the Cure Rod, you would have to earn a certain amount of SP while the Cure Rod was equipped. Once you obtained say 200 SP while the Cure Rod was equipped, Cure would be permanently added to your White Mage repertoire. Furthermore, once you learn Cure from the Cure Rod, you would normally still retain a benefit from keeping the Cure Rod equipped because it would add some further benefit (i.e. as long as the Cure Rod was equipped, your Cure Spell costs a few less MP). I believe this would be perfectly implemented in an MMO because it would give the player a reason to find and equip every piece of armor and weapons in the game. As long as they kept in place level restrictions for when a player can equip different armors and weapons, this would make sure characters advance in skills and spells at a controlled rate. Furthermore, they could reward players who complete extra difficult quests by giving them a piece of armor or a weapon that allows a character the ability to use a spell or skill a few levels earlier than normal (i.e. After completing an exceptionally difficult quest, a player is awarded a Rod of Wonder which allows their White Mage to learn Cure 2 several levels before they would find the normal Cure 2 Rod). I personally would love this system to be implemented, but I want to here what you have to say. Please let me know what your opinion is.