12-17-2004, 11:55 PM
First, and most important, I'd want the game to have a singleplayer component. (Not all of us enjoy multiplayer gaming with the general public.) I'd also want patch decisions for singleplayer to be made based on actual singleplayer issues, not on multiplayer issues where people abuse loopholes and oversights.
The skill system needs redone. Instead of having Firebolt, Fireball and Meteor as three different skills, I'd combine them into one skill that gains abilities as the character grows. Then, prior to casting, the character could select the delivery method for the skill: focused bolt, explosive ball, or flaming meteor from the sky. That way you'd only have to spend skill points on one skill, instead of on three skills. No obsolete, prerequisite-only, skills, and fewer worries about not having enough skill points for your character build. (Try making a Hydra/Blizzard/T-Storm sorceress in 1.10 that is viable in players 8 Act 5 Hell.)
Synergies lend to this idea, but not enough.
The skill system needs redone. Instead of having Firebolt, Fireball and Meteor as three different skills, I'd combine them into one skill that gains abilities as the character grows. Then, prior to casting, the character could select the delivery method for the skill: focused bolt, explosive ball, or flaming meteor from the sky. That way you'd only have to spend skill points on one skill, instead of on three skills. No obsolete, prerequisite-only, skills, and fewer worries about not having enough skill points for your character build. (Try making a Hydra/Blizzard/T-Storm sorceress in 1.10 that is viable in players 8 Act 5 Hell.)
Synergies lend to this idea, but not enough.