Kilsin said:So, now that the beans have been spilt, what class and race combo will you help us test pre-alpha with before the holidays? #PRF #communitymatters
Would love to answer this ... any way we can get a list of the race/class combos that will be available during pre-alpha? I'm hoping ogre warrior/ogre shaman will be available but there are a few other combos I would like to try as well, such as Archai Monk, Skar Rogue, Dark Myr Summoner, Dwarf Enchanter, Gnome Wizard.
Nephretiti said:You would need to define Crowd Control...
That is a very good point. In terms of how the game works as I understand it I would define Crowd Control as the ability to prevent multiple mobs who have already been agroed and are within the engagment envelope from dealing damage.
Well as someone who plays a different style in each MMO he tries. I have been the puller, the tank, the healer, the ranged DPS, the melee DPS, the crowd control and the buffer or mana battery. I will be trying each and every Race and Class until I find what feels right. Most likely since this team has a background in EQ and VG I will be concentrating on Dire Lord, Shaman, and Ranger. I played those classes in EQ and VG and Bard of course but wasn't sure if that will be ready yet.
Now, as far as a race a lot goes into that decision. I prefer to be an evil race for the challenges but do and have played good races. It comes down to Looks, the Stats for the class I have chosen, abilities that are racial, and to me most important city layout. If I can navigate the city fairly easily and it has all I want in it then THAT is my race. But as someone who has been following the game, has been pledged and waiting for a long time I have an excel spreadsheet with all my possible race/class combos with first/last names chosen and then alternates in the off change my names are taken or rejected. Let's just say I am ready.
oneADseven said:Kilsin said:So, now that the beans have been spilt, what class and race combo will you help us test pre-alpha with before the holidays? #PRF #communitymatters
Would love to answer this ... any way we can get a list of the race/class combos that will be available during pre-alpha? I'm hoping ogre warrior/ogre shaman will be available but there are a few other combos I would like to try as well, such as Archai Monk, Skar Rogue, Dark Myr Summoner, Dwarf Enchanter, Gnome Wizard.
Not yet man, but you can safely pick from the classes/races that we have already revealed to start off with :)
I'm guessing we'll see a limited level cap for pre alpha, with that in mind I'll be playing all available classes to whatever that cap is, provided it's possible within the time constraints of PA1. More than just a race/class combo though we'll be working to test our group compositions across the available level ranges.
I originally started playing High Elf Paladin on Povar in EQ, and was hoping to get back into the paladin role. Unfortunately, being limited to Dwarf or Human, I am not a huge fan of either so I may go Halfling Rogue/Ranger instead. If there's consideration of adding other race/role combinations, I would definitely consider going Elf Paladin.
For a brief while, I did play catfacedmeowmers Rogue in EQ1, and part of the appeal of the class was the the class locked illusion masks, making it one of the most enjoyable things to farm.
Alternatively, with pre-alpha testing comes class testing, so maybe testing something new isn't a bad idea.
Will PA have a character creation limit?
I usually roll as a human or elven paladin in most games (tanking - it's what I do), so just to make things easy I will probably start off that way for testing :)
I also tend towards healers, so entirely possible I'll set up a healer of some sort as well, but will wait to see how things are going first.