Alternate Advancement: Good or Bad?

[Mleh]

Originally Posted by Sirbanmelotz [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think AA's will be awesome! As so-and-so said, there must be a max. Like X amount in X tree, so you are able to spec your toon in a certain way. IE a tank is a tank, a tank can be DPS, etc.

Go P1999!!!

Neg. If there should be any AA should be limited to the innate (non-class) AAs only. All this mumbo jumbo about "specs" is WoW. Every single class would end up cookie cutter to maximize their dps or healing power. = stupid.

[Acillatem]

AA's and the Bazaar were the ONLY things I liked about Luclin. Luclin turned the game from Everquest to EverTrek IMO. Went from fantasy to mixed Sci-Fi and I didn't like that.

I'd like to see custom content (whether that's picking and choosing from existing or brand new) and AAs as for post-Velious.

SOME things post-Velious were good. It just seemed as time wore on those things were fewer and farther apart.

[Dersk]

Originally Posted by Acillatem [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

SOME things post-Velious were good. It just seemed as time wore on those things were fewer and farther apart.

I loved the bandolier. Everything else can burn in hell.

[Arclanz]

AA were introduced in Luclin to let players advance their characters less dramatically than character level.

If you want AAs in now, I'd say make them stat increases, resists, and run speed only; and make these hella expensive.

Or if the server gets big enough to split, you could have AA on one and not the other.

Or, if players are just bored at 50 then you could create some new pvp zone and they can duke it out!! Perhaps even to earn points to buy special items from vendors.

Devs are we keeping you busy enough? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Overcast]

Originally Posted by Arclanz [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

AA were introduced in Luclin to let players advance their characters less dramatically than character level.

If you want AAs in now, I'd say make them stat increases, resists, and run speed only; and make these hella expensive.

Or if the server gets big enough to split, you could have AA on one and not the other.

Or, if players are just bored at 50 then you could create some new pvp zone and they can duke it out!! Perhaps even to earn points to buy special items from vendors.

Devs are we keeping you busy enough? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Same thing I was thinking. Basic Stats, maybe tradeskills, run speed... Just that same across the board for everyone. Normal 'level' of experience worth. That kinda makes them truly an 'extra' and not something people would give up normal XP for.

Once Velious runs it's course, it would be neat to see something like that added. Maybe a revamped 'luclin' in tune with original EQ, of course with any luck - that's a few years off... [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'd like to see LDoN in eventually too - with better 'tuned' gear to keep with the world. That one was the closest I seen to the 'original vision' - except for the mass inflated gear, but at the time it was only 'catching casuals' up to raiders.

[Malrubius]

Originally Posted by Ethanblack [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Now, apologies for playing another dumbass card so soon, but I was wondering about AAs.
I'm pretty sure that AAs didn't appear till Luclin or PoP, but I'm wondering what the community stance is on them.

I like to think that AA's can be very useful for helping to define a character's role (They help an SK make a more defined choice between tanking or DPS, for example).

On the flip-side, they can do a lot of damage to classes and really imbalance things (see the state of AAs on EQ live).

What do you think about AAs, and woudl you like to see some basic ones appear?

And, to any Devs that pass by; Would you ever consider adding some AAs?
If no, why not? (other than 'It's not in Classic/Kunark/Vellious' ;P)

Fun to talk about, but this is exactly the wrong server. Every other server has AAs. This one won't, no matter how many different ways it's asked. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Lill-Leif]

On Live now it is either your first 700 or 1000 AA are on a curve with an XP multiplier.

Where at first they come super fast and by the time you hit 700 or 1000 (whatever it is), the modifier scales down to 1.0

Another kick in the nuts for those devoted players who did those first AAs without any xp multiplier. I never did more than 200 or so but felt ashamed to be given an advantage without any hard work to it. Another reason why I stopped playing live.

[Alcandre]

i enjoyed the AA's that came with luclin, after that it got pretty retarded. I really dont understand how anyone could think they were a bad thing

[Malrubius]

Originally Posted by Alcandre [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

i enjoyed the AA's that came with luclin, after that it got pretty retarded. I really dont understand how anyone could think they were a bad thing

Sure, they were great. So is pizza. But neither will be on this server so it's kind of irrelevant. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[odizzido]

What I like about AAs is that, for me at least, I can level forever with them.

I like leveling my necro, but right now he is capped in 50 and so unless I raid there is nothing I can really do on him even though I want to play him. And raiding isn't really the same thing as xping for me.

The main reason I am looking forward to kunark so much is because it will allow me to level my necro again.