DAoC New Class Idea

[Blodsteinn]

New Level 1 Class Type for Midgard: "Wayfarer"
Base Class Description: open-ended leather magic/staff class
Level 1 abilities:
1 Cloth
1 Leather
1 Staff
1 Parry


New Midgard Advanced Class Idea: "Vigil" -- working title
Base Class: "Wayfarer"

"Vigil" Role/Function: Rogue/Caster hybrid (class will have a "spec"able form of stealth lore with Heimdall's insight, but will not be able to stealth)

Patron God: Heimdall the Vigilant

Description:
"Vigil" will be a leather-wearing, staff-wielding combat/casting class with a blend of 2h (staff) weapon-skill and magic instants + self absorb & melee buffs.

RvR Role: Solo assassin/archer fighters, and RvR siege group melee + keep sweeper class.


Class Skills:
-- Staff - melee attacks
-- Parry - parry
-- Heimdall's Attunement - passive detect hidden ability skill and personal physical buffs: (absorb buff, haste, damage)
-- Heimdall's Rage - offensive spellcasting, ranged & group utility abilities: (endo-regen chant, melee absorb chant)


Class Abilities:
5 Evade 1
5 Heimdall's Attunement
5 Heimdall's Rage
15 Evade 2
20 Tireless
30 Evade 3
40 Evade 4
50 Evade 5

For staves - I figured Mythic could hash out the staff skills, so it's vague.

Staff: (ideas)
2 : Anytime high fatigue, medium damage, no to hit
4 s : side, high fat, med dmg, med to hit, attack speed decrease
6 r : behind, med fat, med dmg, low to hit, bleed
8 p : parry, med fat, med dmg, high to hit
r 10 : pre-req (6 style (behind)), med fat, med dmg, med to hit, hinder
12 : anytime, taunt, low fatigue, medium damage, high to-hit
s 15 : pre-req (4 style (side)), med fat, med dmg, low to hit, attack speed decrease
18 e : evade, med fat, low dmg, high to hit, stun
p 21 : pre-req (8 style (parry)), low fat, med dmg, med to hit
25 : anytime, detaunt, low fatigue, low damage, low to hit
e 29 : pre-req (18 style (evade)), med fat, high dmg, high to hit
34 ^ : anytime, high fatigue, medium damage, high to hit, stun
p 39 : pre-req (21 style (chain #3)), low fat, high dmg, high to hit, bleed
^ 44 : pre-req (34 anytime), high fat, med dmg., med to hit, attack speed decrease
50 : behind, med fat, high dmg, med to hit, hinder



Parry:
(as parry skill)


Heimdall's Attunement:
(spec points in Heimdall's Attunement increase the passive detect hidden ability, similar to adding points to stealth)

Self Haste Buff: 2 7 16 24 32 40 48
Self Damage Shield Buff: 5 12 26 38 50
Self Damage Add Buff: 3 14 23 35 47
Self Str/Con Buff: 4 9 17 25 34 43
Self Dex/Qui Buff: 6 11 19 27 36 45
Self Absorb Buff: 22 33 46
Instant 4s Timer, 600 Range, Single Target Attack Speed Debuff: 15 28 37 42
Instant 600s Timer, 400' Radius PBAE Root: 41
Group Heat/Cold/Energy Absorb Chant: 21 39 49
Group Body/Matter/Spirit Absorb Chant: 20 30 44


Heimdall's Rage:
1500 Range, Single Target DD Nuke: 2 5 13 24 32 40 50
1500 Range, AE Target DD Nuke: 11 17 27 35 42
1500 Range, Single Target Root: 3 9 21 33 45
1000 Range, 250'Radius GTAE Focus Root: 15 26 36 47
Instant 20s Timer, 1500 Range, Single Target DD Nuke: 7 19 29 39 49
Instant 180s Timer, 600 Range, Damage Shield/Damage Add Buff Shear+Dmg: 6 12 23 30 43
Group Endurance Regen Chant: 18 28 38 48
Group Melee Absorb Chant: 20 34 44

[Lager]

I like it

[Blodsteinn]

I think it's a "complex" class on the surface, but has some nice symmetry to it in that you've got your staff line, and your stealth lore/self-buff line, you could spec, or the offensive casting line.

I would think in terms of either spec points, give the class 2.0 points and spec something like:

39 Staff
17 Parry
41 Attunement
48 Rage

On another site (VN - Midgard realm discussion), it was suggested the class should be studded instead of leather.

[Lager]

I would think in terms of either spec points, give the class 2.0 points


2.0 Specs? Who the hell you think we are Albion?!

[Blodsteinn]

2.0 Specs? Who the hell you think we are Albion?!
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Hehe. I was talking to a guy last night. At one point it came up that we wondered what Mythic was smoking when they "balanced" the realms.

At one point Midgard was supposed to have more HP and have higher melee tables, to offset our lack of 34% ABS plate or range as the "melee" realm.

However, in practical application, our general lack of true long-range capabilities, and generally being the shortest range realm for several choices just doesn't work out in a game where that critical first shot usually counts for a lot.

Albion isn't (as) bad these days IMO on a lot of fronts, but Hibernia will just chew through a melee group like crazy if they have a couple banshees.

[Blodsteinn]

Midgard Class Idea -- Current Incarnation:

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Patron God: Heimdall the Vigilant

Description:
"Vigil" will be a leather-wearing, staff-wielding combat/casting class with a blend of 2h (staff) weapon-skill and magic instants + self absorb & melee buffs.

RvR Role: Solo assassin/archer fighters, and RvR siege group melee + keep sweeper class.


Class Skills:
-- Staff - melee attacks
-- Parry - parry
-- Heimdall's Attunement - passive detect hidden ability skill and personal physical buffs: (absorb buff, haste, damage)
-- Heimdall's Rage - offensive spellcasting, ranged & group utility abilities: (endo-regen chant, melee absorb chant)


Class Abilities:
5 Evade 1
5 Heimdall's Attunement
5 Heimdall's Rage
15 Studded
15 Evade 2
15 Tireless
30 Evade 3
40 Evade 4
50 Evade 5

For staves - I figured Mythic could hash out the staff skills, so it's vague.

Staff: (ideas)
2 : Anytime high fatigue, medium damage, no to hit
4 s : side, high fat, med dmg, med to hit, attack speed decrease
6 r : behind, med fat, med dmg, low to hit, bleed
8 p : parry, med fat, med dmg, high to hit
r 10 : pre-req (6 style (behind)), med fat, med dmg, med to hit, hinder
12 : anytime, taunt, low fatigue, medium damage, high to-hit
s 15 : pre-req (4 style (side)), med fat, med dmg, low to hit, attack speed decrease
18 e : evade, med fat, low dmg, high to hit, stun
p 21 : pre-req (8 style (parry)), low fat, med dmg, med to hit
25 : anytime, detaunt, low fatigue, low damage, low to hit
e 29 : pre-req (18 style (evade)), med fat, high dmg, high to hit
34 ^ : anytime, high fatigue, medium damage, high to hit, stun
p 39 : pre-req (21 style (chain #3)), low fat, high dmg, high to hit, bleed
^ 44 : pre-req (34 anytime), high fat, med dmg., med to hit, attack speed decrease
50 : behind, med fat, high dmg, med to hit, hinder



Parry:
(as parry skill)


Heimdall's Attunement:
(spec points in Heimdall's Attunement increase the passive detect hidden ability, similar to adding points to stealth)

Self Haste Buff: 2 7 16 24 32 40 48
Self Damage Shield Buff: 5 12 26 38 50
Self Damage Add Buff: 3 14 23 35 47
Self Str/Con Buff: 4 9 17 25 34 43
Self Dex/Qui Buff: 6 11 19 27 36 45
Self HP Regen Buff (300s duration): 22 33 46
Instant 4s Timer, 600 Range, Single Target Attack Speed Debuff: 15 28 37 42
Instant 600s Timer, 400' Radius PBAE Root: 41
Group Heat/Cold/Energy Absorb Chant: 21 39 49
Group Body/Matter/Spirit Absorb Chant: 20 30 44


Heimdall's Rage:
1500 Range, Single Target DD Nuke: 2 5 13 24 32 40 50
1500 Range, AE Target DD Nuke: 11 17 27 35 42
1500 Range, Single Target Root: 3 9 21 33 45
1000 Range, 250'Radius GTAE Focus Root: 15 26 36 47
Instant 20s Timer, 1500 Range, Single Target DD Nuke: 7 19 29 39 49
Instant 180s Timer, 600 Range, Damage Shield/Damage Add Buff Shear+Dmg: 6 12 23 30 43
Group Endurance Regen Chant: 8 18 28 38 48
Group Melee Absorb Chant: 20 34 44