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After 887 words that had nothing to do with anything I realized I had once again drifted too far off course! As tempted as I was to send in a bunch of unrelated short rants about blenders and Cthulhu just to test the fine editors of MMORPG.com, I clicked the trash icon and started over.
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Nanulak
The decision to spread out a class a bit more, with less paths, and give more distinction to them resulted in the Devout archetype; which is a healer-hybrid. You don't see a lot of healer hybrids in gaming usually because hybridization usually happens for the healer's spec/path line. Here they've taken some of their ideas for healers, make them their own archetype and then bring back the Pure healer. Can't wait to see those.
As I always say. Don't give me a Tank that can tank, DPS and/or cast based on spec line, but give me a Tank that can tank in a multitude of different ways (control, bodyguarding, or survivalability.) Tired of every class trying to be some sort of F-22-like all purpose class. I prefer to be able to identify with what role that class is designed to do, and have the majority of it's toolkit support that role.
So imagine my excitement to see a line of classes "devoted" (see what I did there) to being healer hybrids.
Playing: TESO (great!)
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Most looking forward for: Everquest Next
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Have Played: World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XI, Guild Wars, Lord of the Rings Online, Vanguard, Everquest Online Adventures, Everquest 1, EverQuest 2, Dungeons & Dragons Online, The Chronical of Spellborn, Warhammer Online, Age of Conan, Aion, CoH, Loong, Dragon nest, LoL, Alods, Diablo 3, NWN, Tera, Poe, Guild Wars 2, Rift
Most favorite; Everquest online Adventures (EQOA, 2003, PS2)
Nanulak
I wouldn't be surprised if hybrids turn out to be small scale & solo friendly (or even, god forbid, OP). What I don't want to see is them being forced to min/max in the large scale, becoming some kind of second rate pure healers thus losing class identity. Wouldn't be the first time that happens.
As MJ said during KS, "Balancing will be the ongoing nightmare" and maybe I'm expecting too much from zergy spammy mess (AKA large scale). Anyway, I know I'll be playing my Blessed Crow no matter what.
SoW and Invis please!
Here is the Reveal No2 broadcast recording (fast forward to 6:00).
Edited for bugged twitch link
Edit 2 @Llars: Waaagh!