It's already been done by GW2 - you have levels there but they are a breeze to play through for the first run, and since you get enough xp from crafting to 1-80 (i.e. level cap) you can max your alts that way in an hour or two if you dont feel like replaying.
Completely true. But I've never seen AI advanced enough to allow for fluid, dynamic, roles like those "wanted" in GW2. And typically, front line/rear support is a pretty standard tactical system in most fights in the real world--I mean, there is a reason why the trinity abstraction was developed in the first place. If someone is saying the trinity is dead, then I have to ask, how? By nuking dedicated healers? Because then they aren'treallygiving control to players are they?
That is perfectly said. The Gw2 combat system actually works really well and is fun. The problem with it is you need a full group of good players that actually understand the system. We know how fucking impossible that is to find.The whole joy of being an Argo management, crowd control, or healing class is being directly responsible for the success of a group and to be able to manage the shortcomings of others.
Please, let us help inexperienced players succeed with our own skills.
Hint: It doesn't work. Anyone who has endured "end-game" GW2 will tell you that. What a bunch of dumb fucks.
There would have to be some physics mechanics like the original EQ where you can't ghost through other players or NPCs, so if you have a fat ass ogre/troll wall the raid boss won't just run over to a wizard and gain another cloth cap.
Trinity and Good Combat AI(TM) are equally exclusive. Otherwise explain why mobs spend their fucking time hitting one dude when instead everyone they should go always for the healers.
Well that's your opinion. In my opnion that sucked and I found it very boring and would've prefered to experience the content at a power level that made it interesting. Let's agree to disagree here and I hope EQN swings my way in this regard.
This sounds like a whole bunch of bullshit. Ok, so they suddenly figured out adaptive AI? Or is it just going to be some scripted non-sense?
The main problem with GW2's pve is that it is just too easy. The mobs are tuned for mindless button mashing, skill is not required to accomplish anything in their PvE game. Even the dungeons are pretty much faceroll. They can get more challenging if you rise up the tiers but being forced to run endless dungeon runs over and over just to get a challenge is a pathetic design.
If I was the wizard chick, I would push that Kerran off the cliff now and send the species to extinction.
That sounds wonderful the way you put it, but I am skeptical of the execution. Aggro is a boring concept, and so is taking massive hits to the face and being healed to 100% 1.5 seconds later. I've opined on preventative support rather than restorative more than once, but unfortunately we've yet to be graced with a fun alternative to that system despite its flaws.
Why would it be? This game is a long ways out from even being in beta. This is a first look at a game most of us won't even get our hands on this year. Probably most of next year too. If we were a couple months from launch I'd be concerned too, but we aren't.
