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Hero's Journey News - Developer Journal & Images
Posted by Dana Massey on Apr 18, 2006 | 13 comments in our forums
Stephanie Shaver, Hero's Journey Designer, is nothing if not colorful. Today, she brings us another delightful developer journal and under the guise of telling us about Necromancers, Wizards and Rangers, she rants about everything under the sun. Hero's Journey developer journals normally appear every other Tuesday exclusively on MMORPG.com.
;) The wild-eyed finger-waggler in scorched robes. The wandering mystic who smells faintly of salted fish, cloves, and... mystery. The guy who wears robes with more pride than a Scotsman at the Highland Games. Wizards and fantasy go together like peanut butter and chocolate, like angsty hipsters and coffee shops, like otaku and bad hygiene.
Gearknights are to Gearsmiths as Wizards are to the Arcanum. Before the Ilvari showed up and made things complicated, there weren't Wizards in Elanthia -- just a bunch of Human empires that knew magic was out there, but didn't know how to harness it. The Ilvari bridged the gap between mystery and understanding, and things haven't been the same ever since. Would the world of Elanthia be in the state it is now without Wizards? Probably not. Are we better for it? No, but it sure makes the world history writing easier! |
You can read the rantings of a Simutronics designer here.
So im always wizard class but hey lets see other 6 classes and the abilities and the dual abilities ufffffff my brain hurt.So much choices.I like it.
ROFLMAO!!! That was one of the funniest descriptions of character classes i have seen in years, well done! Especially loved the Necromancers. hehehehheh
I can not wait to dive into a world created by someone with a great sense of humor and finely twisted perspective. :)
*salute
Cant wait for the next journals!
(Burian Wizard/Gearknight for the win!)
Hero's Journey Rangers get a wide variety of bow-shootin' styles. Their abilities include things like arrow flurries, weapon disarms, tracking, and immobilizations.
This pleases me greatly.
Rangers may also choose to summon a forest buddy to follow them around and gnaw on the bones of their victims.
This... not so much.
Well, if we get enough freedom I'm sure I can just opt out of that pet and still be effective. Hmm, Ranger/Rogue or Ranger/Wizard. I think I'm leaning toward Ranger/Rogue. Wizards sound more like nuke, nuke, nuke than any utility other than ports.
(Ooh, they fixed the preview button.)
hmm I wonder if you take two pet classes if it'd be possible to make a hybrid pet from the two?
Robot skeletons, Zombie bears, Cy-dogs ?
Might be interesting.
<ponders till the next journal