Who wants to give suggestions to Wrobel about implementing spellcrafting?

Vanthras79

I know I have been waiting ever so patiently for this system to come about. They announced it 2.5 years ago. So I thought I would create a thread to give Wrobel some imput as to what kind of things we want from spellcrafting. I'll start this one out. (Please keep this civil!)

Vanthras79

(I) I want to see some necromancy spells. Bring on the Summon Flesh Atronoch!

(II) I want to see a Summon Frost Atronoch spell. Bring on the cold!

(III) I want to see an Invisibility spell. Bring on the quick escape w/o the potions!

(IV) I want to see a Fireball and a Frost Storm spell. Some single target, ranged AOE kind of deal.

(V) I want to see portal spells like what the NPC mages can do. I know we have the whole wayshrine mechanic, but something that goes to a specific place for others in the party would be nice. It could even backfire and send us to a remote location.

That's a start I may add some more to this list If I can think of anything else.

Vanthras79

(VI) I want to see a Paralysis spell.

(VII) Perhaps a Silence spell for those pesky healers.

(VIII) Water Walking (S/E)

(IX) Perhaps Summon Daedroth spell, for when you want to have some company over.

lucky_Sage

I want to be a frost mage

kewl

If ZO$ is having this much trouble balancing our current, limited set of skills and armor...

Vanthras79

lucky_Sage wrote: »

I want to be a frost mage

I do as well. But they better do it via spellcrafting as well as any classes they may introduce in the future.

kewl wrote: »

If ZO$ is having this much trouble balancing our current, limited set of skills and armor...

ZOS needs to invest more in the balancing of their game than the short-sighted cash grab shop. If money is an issue to balancing the classes maybe Wrobel should hire some interns to assist him.

ArgonianAustin

Spell crafting will be too crazy fun to figure out everything at once. Being able to summon pets and use new healing spells and escape spells, this is too much, let's just pretend it will never happen.

f047ys3v3n

Suggestion, don't do it. It will end only 1 of 2 ways.

1) The spells are all weak. Some RP'rs do them and nobody else bothers. In this case it basically just ends up a waste of developer resources which, at all times, have already seemed a little insufficient for the task.

2) The spells, or a few spells, are good. Class balance is thrown into more complexity as class deficiencies that are balanced against strengths now are made up for but only in crafted builds. Maybe DK's get powerful heals to go with huge mitigation and high dps and ouch wouldn't that be fun. How about mNB's adding some good dps or even burst dps to those great utilities. I don't have much faith in the balance abilities of ZOS to handle another level of complexity. I suggest they go the other way adding back in for instance soft caps to help themselves out.

LegacyDM

I'm sorry to burst your bubble but spell crafting is dead... It's as dead as the justice system. It died when konkle "the konk" left for greener pastures. ZOS hasn't mentioned spell crafting in a year and a half.

kyle.wilson

The team that was working on spellcrafting is long gone. and the team that was left said it was on the "backburner"
Which is a programmer term for not gonna happen.

lucky_Sage

I made my sorc for spell crafting cause there passive fit it best.
if it is canceled all new classes should be free.
if they add skill lines should be free as well. since it would effect combat ive been wanted to be a frost mage since game came out.
new skill lines would be easier and better chance for balance. new class would be my least favorite option. new lines need to be added cause lost of play styles should have been in game are not.
frost mage
necromancer
a real deadric conjuror
I think shouts could be really cool line
and other I cant think of

Birdovic

frost mage
necromancer
a real deadric conjuror
I think shouts could be really cool line
and other I cant think of

Agree with Frostmage and Necromancer, but please no Shouts x.x

idk

@Vanthras79

Unfortunately Wrobel isn't working on it.

Zos essentially tabled it and no work has or is being done in this. My guess is we shouldn't hold our breath on this.

cschwingeb14_ESO

As for the "when", spell crafting is the perfect filler for a no-DLC quarterly update. Like housing, or the 1T sets. It won't need a new zone, just some changes to existing doorways, items and skills

So not for the next 2 patches after housing

For the"what", I'd expect some skills that are weaker versions of iconic class skills, a full set of frost spells, more summons, and more.

I actually do think that we will get spell crafting. The devs have said that they do have plans to fit more frost spells. Spellcasting just fits with that, especially if they reuse the data mined spellcasting stuff that was already worked on

Metemsycosis

Echo the coolness of summoning (nature based and necro)
...

Spells that require specific weapon types. I.e., "<elemental> arrow" requires a bow

"Solar flare" requires two handed sword.

...

Weapon summoning (overload mode)
Levitation/Flying/Leaps
Waterbreathing.
Smoke dust ash bombs.
Nondamaging traveling light.
Pacify or control monsters
Sleep (to be used on guards inside rivenspire fighters guild)
Hexes (dots that count their own ticks and have a big bang after so many ticks)
Debuff reflects

DHale

You will never see spell crafting ever so move on.

Cheveyo

I don't think spellcrafting would work.

Instead, I think simply adding new skill trees would be best.