So, no Character Customization within 6 months, and No Spellcrafting period

dodgehopper_ESO · January 2016

I_killed_Vivec wrote: »

PBpsy wrote: »

"No Spell Crafting period" is not news . It was obvious for almost a year .

Unfortunately that's true - ever since it was "put onto the back burner" because they didn't fancy "re-balancing" the game again following the introduction of CP.

Jewellery crafting has probably been quietly dropped for the same reason.

Though a cynic might say that both of these would require an update to the base game, and so represent considerable outlay in terms of development without any tangible revenue.

I personally think they should make Crafting more important than raiding, and raid gear should require a crafter. SWG did it right, to accomplish a certain goal you needed to bring your crafter for that mandalorian armor, or you were out of luck. I think that is how this game should run it. Crafted gear should always be the best gear, and I personally think all Undaunted equipment should be crafted, albeit with strange drops. The hangup with the gear hamster-wheel that mmo's have these days really drives me nuts.

dodgehopper_ESO · January 2016

Ponyboy9569 wrote: »

How true is this statement? is it for sure going to be that long before they release the character customization? I have a vet 8 dark elf i would like to change to high helf, due tot he fact that i did not have the all race all alliance perk when i made him and i have 8 character slots in use, and do not want to delete any of them, because i have every class in both stamina and magika.. i think it is fun to switch around even though it is less productive.. however if it is going to be 6 months to a year before i can change him, i will delete him.. might as well i can re level him in that time for sure..

You're better off just building that character as-is and waiting the six months. Besides, they have already said they'll be selling character slots soon. If you have an overwhelming itch to make another character at that point, at the least your efforts on the V8 would not be wasted.

Function · January 2016

Johngo0036 wrote: »

I would rather that they focus on all the other issues and arena's than spellcrafting anyway...

this decision suits me...

Nifty2g wrote: »

Good I don't want the bugs and huge imbalance spell crafting brings
Unpopular opinion but it's a want rather than a need and people have to let it go

These two posts sum up my opinion. I would rather them focus on bug fixes and balancing the current spells before adding many more in.

MornaBaine · January 2016

TheShadowScout wrote: »

I won#t miss spellcrafting, that one sounded like a huge can of worms to do right. Maybe someday they'll revisit the idea, rework it completely and bring it to us in some new way, but that one never got me all worked up in the first place.

The character recustomization features pushed back on the other hand...
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I really, really want this! I really, really want to be able to fiddle with my characters, correct small imperfections, make adjustments, make them better!

I don't need a better group finder to make it easier to find PUG jer...uhm... "people" I wouldn't wanna group with anyhow, I want to improve my characters to their optimal form! Adjust some names I did not spend enough thought on because I considered them mere crafting alts, not expecting them to grow on me. Change that one voice which simply doesn#t fit the character. That sort of thing!

Rather dissapointed about this one, I had such high hopes they might at least add it with the Brotherhood DLC... I mean, they have been promising it about as long as IC...

I am so seriously ticked off about this. There is ZERO excuse for character customization NOT to be in 2nd quarter. ZERO ZOS! And if it's taking them this darn long just to get something THIS SIMPLE THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE THE CODING FOR implemented then tell me exactly WHEN we are seeing player housing? Guild halls or cities? Somewhere around 2018???