One other thing about missing songs. Assuming Verant is having a hard time
trying to figure out what our missing songs should be, what does that say
about the 50-75 level songs once the expansion comes out? Who wants to bet
that we will have the same problem then as we do now?
Galtin of E'ci
> Throughout the history of this list, we have had several discussions on
> our
> missing songs. Verant is unlikely to give us a new song that "unbalances"
> our class, i.e. a binding song. Several people have come up with
> ideas/suggestions for our missing songs. For the sake of discussion, what
> type of songs can they give us that will not upset the class balance.
> Lets
> classify our songs into categories. The categories I can come up with
> are:
>
> 1) Stat buffing i.e. Anthem, Warsong, Chant of Battle, etc.
> that raise a primary stat/attack bonuses
> 2) Resistance buffing i.e. rhythm and psalm series
> 3) Regeneration i.e. Hymm, Jig, Mana song
> 4) Direct damage i.e. Bellow and Desperate Dirge
> 5) Damage over time i.e DDD and CoD
> 6) Movement i.e. Selos and teleport song
> 7) Target negative effect i.e. Chains, Lullaby, Pixie Strike, Charm,
> Largos
> 8) General i.e invisibility, underwater breathing and
> levitation song
>
> I'm only 26th level so I don't have much knowledge of the songs higher
> than
> 30th level. As a result, there are probably a couple more categories to
> add. These categories are enough though for the sake of discussion. I
> would guess that Verant thinks they have pretty much covered all the bases
> in regards to our songs. We have a wide variety of choices to select
> from.
> Assuming that Verant thinks our current songs provide everything we need,
> I
> would imagine they are having a tough time deciding on what our missing
> songs should do. Assuming that they don't want to give us any new
> abilities, the only option I see is to give us better versions or
> combinations of songs we already have. For example, a better version of
> Hymn that heals more damage per tick. Another possibility is a
> combination
> of Hymn and Jig to provide both health and stamina recovery.
>
> So to sum it all up, I think it is more likely that our missing songs will
> be better versions/combos of our current songs versus songs that give us a
> new ability such as bind or gate. What does everyone else think?
>
> Galtin of E'ci
>
> > Verant once replied to this - saying "The new songs will be added once
> > something else is added".. As far as a bind song - if the info from JMC
> > (a
> > former member of this list who allegedly had close contacts within the
> > development group) It ain't ever gonna happen.
> >
> >
>
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