User talk:Gearlock

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Requesting Player Input...

I am very interested to know about a few things from a player's point of view and would like this to be an open discussion. Let me start things off by saying that different developers have different opinions on how a game should work. The one thing that remains a constant is that whatever gets coded should adhere to strong best practices from a code standpoint, and that it should have thematic relevance within our world. One of the views on which I have found I differ from some of our other developers however is the subject of guild balance. Now this is really an umbrella topic, the tip of the iceberg, but a decent place to start. Under this umbrella falls a lot of other things that I feel make for a good discussion.

Personally, I really enjoy when a game has a good balance between its guilds/classes. Now I'm not saying that all guilds should be good at everything by any means. However, I often find it frustrating when I am playing and struggling to do a lot of things in one guild, when other guilds seem to have an easy time with everything. Disclaimer: All of this is simply opinion, and from my eyes as a player. This is not meant to be taken as ripping on other guilds, other playstyles, and is not necessarily even 100% correct. I am far from the LS Expert.

What I care about however, is your opinion on guild balance. Sure in the right hands, with the right amount of research, and the right gear, and proper alignment of the planets, etc, etc, ad nauseum, all guilds can be viable and effective. What I'm talking about is natural versatility. I don't wanna know if a cleric happens to be a big-gulp sized slurpie combo of whoop-ass and rape when you get these 4 artifacts and buff yourself in your microcosm after drinking potions of heroism, invigoration, and perception. What do you guys strive for in your characters? Why is <insert guild name here> your favourite guild? Why do you focus on leveling or farming loot or whatever it is that keeps you going? What do you wish you we saw more of? Do you have any particular frustrations?

opinion mongering ftl? Msb 11:20, 10 December 2008 (EST)