How many new skills...and new crossbar...?

[AzraelX]

I didn't see the entire live stream. so I wanted to know if they mentioned how many new skills and traits are the existing jobs getting? I;m assuming 5 new skills and 5 new traits.

2.) Did they say anything about new cross bar or cross bar switching to make it easier with the new skills coming.

[Cutie_McSnuggles]

They didn't specify a number for new skills or traits and they didn't show the new cross bar switching, or at least didn't talk about it.

[Gamer3427]

I'm a little it confused by the wording of your post, and while I didn't watch the stream, I will reply as best I can....

1) If you mean 5 new skills and traits for each existing class, then I sincerely doubt that is going to happen. You would be unlocking a trait or skill every level, which is not how things are done in game. If it was, then you'd have 25 base skills and 25 base traits for each class as is. I suspect it'll be closer to 2-3 traits and 2-3 skills per class if that many....

2) From what I understand from past discussion on the matter, there is no plan to change the way the hotbars work. One of the ideas behind adding new abilities to the game is that people will have to choose which skills, items, and general abilities they have on their hotbars more carefully, rather than simply having everything at easy access as it currently is. That being said, there's also no need for a new hotbar system, since you already have eight separate ones to choose from that you can easily switch to and from, particularly if you're on the PS4/PS3 (which given that you said cross bar makes me believe you are), as you simply have to hold one button and press another to instantly switch between all your hot bars, or simply press said button repeatedly to cycle through them if you're playing as anything outside of the Arcanist family.....

[AzraelX]

In Hw You won't get skills and traits at every even or number anymore. Thats why I was asking for the amount of new skills/ traits.

[aerolol]

I'm a little it confused by the wording of your post, and while I didn't watch the stream, I will reply as best I can....

1) If you mean 5 new skills and traits for each existing class, then I sincerely doubt that is going to happen. You would be unlocking a trait or skill every level, which is not how things are done in game. If it was, then you'd have 25 base skills and 25 base traits for each class as is. I suspect it'll be closer to 2-3 traits and 2-3 skills per class if that many....

Well they already showed that BLM will get 5 new skills (Fire IV, BlizzIV, and 3 new cooldowns)
WAR is probably getting another 5 skills with the new DPS stance skill, the 100% parry skill, and most likely at least 2-3 skills to consume the new Abadon stacks.
It's very reasonable to think that each job will get 3-5 new skills.
And just as many new traits.

[AzraelX]

Well they already showed that BLM will get 5 new skills (Fire IV, BlizzIV, and 3 new cooldowns)
WAR is probably getting another 5 skills with the new DPS stance skill, the 100% parry skill, and most likely at least 2-3 skills to consume the new Abadon stacks.
It's very reasonable to think that each job will get 3-5 new skills.
And just as many new traits.

So im guessing each job will get 5 skills and 5 traits which is better than i expected with only 3 new skills/ 3 traits

[Drako]

Also I don't think you will automatically get all your skills. I think you'll get some from doing more job related quests, kinda like we had to before.

[Marxam]

For the BLM he managed to fit everything in to two crossbars, but doesn't include cc skills like raging strikes, etc. so it looks like maybe 3-4 new skills and the rest traits? All just speculation btw since he only really went into detail with his main BLM. Also how does he have 10 mil? sketchy much lmao

[Whocareswhatmynameis]

Whm has at least 4 new abilities, so ~5 for each class doesn't seem unreasonable at all.

[BlueThunder]

Well they already showed that BLM will get 5 new skills (Fire IV, BlizzIV, and 3 new cooldowns)
WAR is probably getting another 5 skills with the new DPS stance skill, the 100% parry skill, and most likely at least 2-3 skills to consume the new Abadon stacks.
It's very reasonable to think that each job will get 3-5 new skills.
And just as many new traits.

Either that, or Abadon stacks can be used on the current Wrath skills from Warrior and they simply change the bonus/effects of them.