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Updated ability page and complete custom class list
I posted this also on one of the archeage fansites, but I thought I'd post it here too anyways. The Archeage official site has updated their ability combination section. Every single three ability combination now has a custom class name that reflects to the best of the definition to reflect what that set of three abilities will or could possibly do. You can mess around with it here: (In the advanced tab)
http://www.archeage.com/en/contents/gameinfos/ability/11
OR if you're too lazy, I did this entire list by hand for you, so you don't have to guess every combination:
I'll abbreviate it since it's real long: (This list is subject to change, if Archeage changes their info)
COM: combat >> MELEE SKILLS
"You can use destructive attack skills in a rage to various surrounding enemies at the same time and your attack speed can be temporarily increased to a great extent through haste."
FORT: fortification >> TANK SKILLS
"You can use skills to increase your health and defense or to temporarily become invincible, and sometimes protect your mates by switching the surrounding enemy’s aggro to yourself."
DTH: death >> DEATH SKILLS
"You can use the power of the dead to give powerful magic damage to enemies and make them tremble for fear.
You can also freely go to death and come back to life by making your soul leave and come back to the body."
MAG: magic >> DIRECT MAGICAL ATTACK SKILLS
"You can use powerful and traditional magic spells such as flare, meteor, and shield. You will have very balanced skills."
ART: artistry >> DEFENSIVE GROUP BUFF/STATUS-EFFECT SKILLS
"You can support your mates by singing and playing instruments. You will be needed in combats to increase moving and recovering speeds."
CONJ: conjury >> OFFENSIVE INDIRECT STATUS EFFECT/SUMMON SKILLS
"Instead of giving direct magic damage to enemies, you can disturb or block their attack with
weakening skills such as fear, sleep, float, and tie. You can also summon evil spirits."
WILL: >> MAGICAL DMG/DEFENSIVE- SUPPORT SKILLS
You can use vitality to give powerful magic damage to surrounding enemies or protect mates
from magic damage. You can also seal the opponent’s skills or create portals to teleport.
WILD: >> RANGE/CAPTURE-MOB SKILLS
"You can chase and kill your target through range attacks. You can also tame wild beasts."
CALL: calling >> ROGUE/ASSASSIN-LIKE SKILLS
"You can quietly approach enemies and give them fatal damage through raid assassination. You can also dash
in a breath and attack enemies at long distance. The skills will be very effective in player versus player combats."
DEV: devotion >> HIGH-HEALING SKILLS
"You can resurrect your surrounding mates or allies, and restore their health by healing. You have the ability to increase the viability of your mates through healing and resurrection."
Possible Combinations:
COM+FORT+DTH = Dark Knight
COM+FORT+MAG = Wizard Knight
COM+FORT+ART = Romantic Knight
COM+FORT+CONJ = Tai Chi Master
COM+FORT+WILL = Warrior
COM+FORT+WILD = Wandering Knight
COM+FORT+CALL = Champion
COM+FORT+DEVO = White Knight
COM+DTH+MAG = Envoy
COM+DTH+ART = Martial Artist
COM+DTH+CONJ = Master Combatant
COM+DTH+WILL = Combat Envoy
COM+DTH+WILD = Outlaw
COM+DTH+CALL = Berserker
COM+DTH+DEVO = Dancer
COM+MAG+ART = Wizard Warrior
COM+MAG+CONJ = Feng Shui Master
COM+MAG+WILL = Tactician
COM+MAG+WILD = Arcane Warrior
COM+MAG+CALL = Shaman Bandit
COM+MAG+DEVO = Honored Knight
COM+ART+CONJ = Battle Music Conductor
COM+ART+WILL = Pleasure Seeker
COM+ART+WILD = Skald
COM+ART+CALL = Romantic Bandit
COM+ART+DEVO = Apostate Monk
COM+CONJ+WILL = Seeker
COM+CONJ+WILD = Mythical Beast Master
COM+CONJ+CALL = Bandit
COM+CONJ+DEVO = Mirage Master
COM+WILL+WILD = Contriver
COM+WILL+CALL = Politician
COM+WILL+DEVO = Wandering Hermit
COM+WILD+CALL = Spy
COM+WILD+DEVO = Martial Arts Master
COM+CALL+DEVO = Brawler
FORT+DTH+MAG = Royal Mage Guard
FORT+DTH+ART = Security Officer
FORT+DTH+CONJ = Observer
FORT+DTH+WILL = Protector
FORT+DTH+WILD = Spirit Warrior
FORT+DTH+CALL = Guardsman
FORT+DTH+DEVO = Death Priest
FORT+MAG+ART = Playwright
FORT+MAG+CONJ = Holy Knight
FORT+MAG+WILL = Guardian Wizard
FORT+MAG+WILD = Engineer
FORT+MAG+CALL = Scholar
FORT+MAG+DEVO = Writer
FORT+ART+CONJ = Schemer
FORT+ART+WILL = Conservative Poet
FORT+ART+WILD = Hunter
FORT+ART+CALL = Fighter
FORT+ART+DEVO = Guardian Warrior
FORT+CONJ+WILL = Illusionist
FORT+CONJ+WILD = Guardian of the Forest
FORT+CONJ+CALL = Tai Chi Scholar
FORT+CONJ+DEVO = Army Surgeon
FORT+WILL+WILD = Watcher
FORT+WILL+CALL = Hermit
FORT+WILL+DEVO = Bodyguard
FORT+WILD+CALL = Strategist
FORT+WILD+DEVO = Guardian Knight
FORT+CALL+DEVO = Monk
DTH+MAG+ART = Ascetic
DTH+MAG+CONJ = Wizard
DTH+MAG+WILL = Dark Wizard
DTH+MAG+WILD = Fortune Teller
DTH+MAG+CALL = Grim Reaper
DTH+MAG+DEVO = Sage
DTH+ART+CONJ = Scout
DTH+ART+WILL = Tragic Poet
DTH+ART+WILD = Dark Musician
DTH+ART+CALL = Political Activist
DTH+ART+DEVO = Hierophant
DTH+CONJ+WILL = Shaman
DTH+CONJ+WILD = Feng Shui Scholar
DTH+CONJ+CALL = Artificer
DTH+CONJ+DEVO = Spirit Master
DTH+WILL+WILD = Mythical Beast Hunter
DTH+WILL+CALL = Interrogator
DTH+WILL+DEVO = Apostle
DTH+WILD+CALL = Assassin
DTH+WILD+DEVO = Merrymaker
DTH+CALL+DEVO = Author
MAG+ART+CONJ = Elementalist
MAG+ART+WILL = Vagabond
MAG+ART+WILD = Adventurer
MAG+ART+CALL = Buffoon
MAG+ART+DEVO = Meditator
MAG+CONJ+WILL = Dark Sorcerer
MAG+CONJ+WILD = Naturalist
MAG+CONJ+CALL = Dark Ascetic
MAG+CONJ+DEVO = White Sorcerer
MAG+WILL+WILD = Mythical Beast Expert
MAG+WILL+CALL = Shadow Mercenary
MAG+WILL+DEVO = White Wizard
MAG+WILD+CALL = Sniper
MAG+WILD+DEVO = Wandering Priest
MAG+CAL+DEVO = Cleric
ART+CONJ+WILL = Guru
ART+CONJ+WILD = Archeologist
ART+CONJ+CALL = Bounty Hunter
ART+CONJ+DEVO = Healer
ART+WILL+WILD = Savage
ART+WILL+CALL = Bard
ART+WILL+DEVO = Priest
ART+WILD+CALL = Plainsrunner
ART+WILD+DEVO = Playboy
ART+CALL+DEVO = Musician
CONJ+WILL+WILD = Wanderer
CONJ+WILL+CALL = Executioner
CONJ+WILL+DEVO = Soothsayer
CONJ+WILD+CALL = Chaser
CONJ+WILD+DEVO = Summoner
CONJ+CALL+DEVO = Jester
WILL+WILD+CALL = Treasure Hunter
WILL+WILD+DEVO = Tamer
WILL+CALL+DEVO = Prophet
WILD+CALL+DEVO = Missionary
It'd be nice each specific class has a special skill. But since they haven't mentioned it, I'm just going to assume for now it's just a name title.
Comments
I don't quite get it. For example, what would a "jester" do in the game to warrant that name?
Dont realy matter does it?, its just a name for a combined skill set , if you want to bind a "role" to it I supose one could say..Jester's pester enemy's and distract them so that other "role's"can do their strange name stuff.
Don't forget that this is a sandbox game. A person, if they desired, could be a stand up comedian, specially if they devise a way to make money from it.
Currently Play: ?
Occasionally Play: Champions, Pirates of the Burning Sea, WOW, EVE ONLINE
And, I would be interested in exploration, farming, or something non-combat personally
Currently Play: ?
Occasionally Play: Champions, Pirates of the Burning Sea, WOW, EVE ONLINE
I just wish I knew what "reinforcement" really means on that little web chart.
I know I want to play a Wandering Knight and my wife wants to play a Tamer or Playboy (wtf??)
I can't wait till we get to see what the actual abilities are for each profession. I know I want to play a melee guy with a pet. I might drop the fortification for artistry or will....I might try the Contriver too.
This is nice, but I want a lot more information about what each ability brings to the table.
For example this http://archeagewiki.com/Ability gives a list of skills associated with each ability, but alas I think it is now outdated.
Yeah, I like their wiki a lot too. But you're correct, the ability names are outdated.
EDIT: I updated their wiki page.
It is probably support type skills.Did you watch any of the videos that sample some skills for each of the 10 abilities yet?
http://www.archeage.com/en/contents/gameinfos/ability/28
I dont think each profession is going to have certain special skills attached to it just able to pick skills from the 3 abilities the chose.But it would be nice it they did.
Thanks for updating the wiki! The lady who runs it has been really busy with RIFT lately. Same person who did the really good Telarapedia.
ArcheAgeSource.com
ART+CONJ+WILD = Archeologist for me.
A necromancer hunter bard? Hell yes!
DTH+CONJ+CALL = Artificer
Woop woop
FORT+WILD+CALLING = STRATEGIST
NEW IDEAS that can refresh the STALE state of MMORPGs
I'm thinking either Apostle or Illusionist, so many choices not sure yet.
FORT + CALL + DEV = Monk
FORT + CALL + WILL = Hermit
Hmm, I'll most likely be one of these. I hope this game gets a publisher soon.
"For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast,
And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed:
And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill,
And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still!"
~Lord George Gordon Byron
a Hermit?
a Romantic Bandit?
a Security officer??
a Pleasure Seeker?!?!
these are interesting build names..
Hmm I've been somewhat following this game sense it popped up on the hype list, but this really surprised me. I had no idea that it was using a combination class system kind of like Rift.
Is there any more details on how this is going to work? Do you get a set of skills from each of your three abilities that are shared with all others who have that ability as one of their three? Or are there specific skills that will be unique per combination?
Do you choose all three abilities/characteristics at character creation and that becomes your class? Or can you possibly swap out abilities later? I really hope you can't swap, I like the idea of there being such a variety of classes based on what people want to play instead of people swapping to what other people tell them is better later on.
so far i like :
shaman
monk
spiritmaster
dark wizard
will have to play around with it a bit more.