Rory's Skill Design Presentation!

I think one thing that is really missed from this game's design of skills is how practical the skill is.

You can have all this conceptual ideas behind a skill but at the end of the day, when it's in the players hands... Does the skill feel good to use? If the skill doesn't feel good to use by the player, everything else about it is pointless.

Very nice process

Ha! I knew you guys are all magic the gathering players! Epic game

Kind of interesting. I agree with the person that hearing the whole talk would have been even better.

Also, congratulations Rory, and congrats also to the other GGG developers who gave talks at the conference.

Is it end game?

You know face tanking 79+ level maps with that skill where the mobs tickle you to death if you get too close becomes a highly likely scenario.

No doubt the streamers will beta test it asap.

But the methodology insight is definitely welcome so thank you for sharing.

Shouldn't you make sure there's an ecosystem to start with?

I mean..

There's no choice there, you get fire trap. No one uses lightning tendrils since you killed it. And magma orb? Come on GGG

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Lucid_ wrote:

Shouldn't you make sure there's an ecosystem to start with?

I mean..

There's no choice there, you get fire trap. No one uses lightning tendrils since you killed it. And magma orb? Come on GGG

Lightning tendrils is still an amazing levelling gem

all i wanna do is make a hurricane druid huehue

What GGG should consider in their next support skill gem is the ability to have "some" projectile skills bounce/ricochet against walls or monsters based on the geometry of the monster or wall that is being bounced off. Keep in mind, that Spark and tornado shot are the only skills that almost already fills this role.

Very interesting procedure!
That makes a ton of sense, thanks for sharing. :)

Shrapnel shot looks amazing!
Thanks for sharing the design process.


If you want to add something to your player psychology book:

I get addicted to sounds.
Hard-hitting, crunching, visceral sound effects.

I can play an ice-shattering character all day.

Fire skills - I could never like. They just sound wimpy.
"Poof, poof."

You enhance the appeal of many of the skills in the game - just by re-doing annoying or weak sounds.
(Lightning strike, leap slam, fireball, etc.)

Keep up the good work.