Post: #8

Hey there UltimaAku, thanks for reviewing the server and giving some feedback. It's always great getting input from players/testers that we can use.

A bit of a response here for potential issues.



sorry about all the dialogs havent found a better way to equip players with essential knowledge than shoving it in their face right away

The sparring partners will only take you to 100.0 , the skill max is 150.0. So players are forced to progress their last 33% of the skill on monsters in the open world or a more traditional method.

the class system is really just a race system, which depicts what race you have. it has special abilities like faster xp gain, bonus with axes, etc. there is also race items taht only certain races can use. the races are basically just to split the factions up , and allow some personalization of your character. if your a pretty basic guy who just wants to go in and have simple choices and an easy start human is pretty straight forward. if players like archers they can pick from basically any of the elves. and the melee classes split you up between mace fighting, swordsmanship, axes, etc. or there is a few races that are good with spells. the different races just adds an extra to it isntead of just having 3 factions, you can pick your preferred race. (coming up there is going to be perks you can select that allow you to truly customize your character (much like diablo 2) with perks and new abilities. )

The spellbook received is only half full, you can purchase a full spellbook for a chunk of change on the supply vendor.

on darkshire we attempt to balance the melee vrs magery. Running while casting has always been a huge advantage for any spellcaster in sphere, and most players who play sphere desire to move while they cast, which often times creates a huge disadvantage for melee players. armor affects spell speeds, so heavy armor can really only be used by melee players. heavy armor also effects the spell strength, and will give you additional protection from spells. but as we go, this is work in progress.

hope to hear more from you soon, and really appreciate your feedback! Glad to hear your getting some new players into UO, it's a great game taht people should experience atleast once!