[Adolphus]

Game Changes

• Hell level death penalty reduced to normal xp loss
• Simplify UI with improvements such as raw AC, damage per second
• In depth tutorial for each class at the beginning of the game
• Significant improvements to crafting - increased viability and use of trash loot
• Repair damaged quests, add more quests and make quest rewards more significant
• Night time is much darker, with no ability to artificially circumvent via gamma or other graphics effects (distance should be fogged, even when gamma is turned up)

Stat changes:

• Simplify stat equations significantly
• All stats should be significant in their value to the appropriate class
• Monsters should be adjusted relative to the new mechanics for stats

AC

Significant increase in damage mitigation

AGI

Significant increase in damage avoidance

DEX

Affects weapon hit % significantly
Increases the rate of procing more than classic

STA

Gives 50% more HP than classic

STR

Increased damage bonus by 50%

Other

All Soft Caps eliminated
All Hard Caps raised to 300



Class Changes

All class xp penalties eliminated


Paladin/Shadowknight

• +25% AC bonus on worn AC

Ranger

• Bows damage increased significantly
• Special bow abilities for rapid firing and precise shot
• Added AGI and DEX bonus in character creation
• SOW granted at lvl 30
• Quests for better ranger bows added to the game
• Arrows can be crafted and be augmented by other classes with special affects

Warrior

• Knockdown ability that procs with Bash (knocks mobs on the ground briefly, allowing temporary increased damage and chance to hit)
• Taunt is 50% more powerful

Rogue

• Significant improvement on poison crafting - poison arrows, weapons
• Able to sneak attack for a huge damage bonus

Enchanter

• Charm scales based on a mobs intelligence or wisdom - the higher these stats, the easier to remain charmed - low INT/WIS mobs will break very fast
• Eliminate the ability to cast resist spells on others
• Able to enchant arrows and weapons with minor mesmerize affects

Magician

• Able to charm pets, but scales based on a mobs intelligence or wisdom - the lower these stats, the easier to remain charmed - high INT/WIS mobs will break very fast
• Significantly better damage shields with more variety
• Able to enchant arrows and weapons with Cold or Fire affects
• Granted the best Cold and Fire resist spells in the game

Wizard

• Granted unresistable nukes
• Granted the ability to teleport any player back to the players bind point
• Best Magic resist spell in the game
• Able to enchant arrows and weapons with Magic affects
• Granted Clarity 1 (only) at level 30

Necromancer

• Able to enchant arrows and weapons with Disease affects
• Able to lifetap mobs and evenly distribute drained HP to group members
• Group animal form such as Bat form, Snake form - each granting stat changes
  

Shaman

• Reduce power of Slow spells
• Able to enchant arrows and weapons with Slow affects

Bard

• No significant changes - stats should be much improves by new mechanics

Druid

• Additional group animal forms such as: Bear form, Dolphin/Seal form, Hawk form (flying), Tiger form, each with stat and ability alterations
• Outdoor heal similar to torpor
• Able to enchant arrows and weapons with Root and Snare affects

Cleric

• Granted the ability the resurrect for 20% at level 20, 30% at 30
• Granted a very strong RUNE spell that works exclusively against Undead

Monk

• Class eliminated from the game

Races

All starting race abilities remain the same



There's probably more I could think of, but don't want to spend too much time dreaming of an ideal EQ. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]