Class/Charackter Diversity, New linkable item slot

"

Gregoriel wrote:

I wouldn't cry if each class had 3 nodes of an exclusive mini-path, unconnected to the rest of the tree; however, at some point you risk making a particularly class nearly required for a build... particularly, when you take it too far.

As others have said, it is the flexibility, and the endless combination possibilities that really make this game so different from classes in most other games. Trying to shoe-horn in class conformity would just be bad...

"

Natharias wrote:

"

Gregoriel wrote:

I wouldn't cry if each class had 3 nodes of an exclusive mini-path, unconnected to the rest of the tree; however, at some point you risk making a particularly class nearly required for a build... particularly, when you take it too far.

As others have said, it is the flexibility, and the endless combination possibilities that really make this game so different from classes in most other games. Trying to shoe-horn in class conformity would just be bad...

That's exactly why classes are only important in their starting position in the skill tree.

For instance, if the Scion had a bonus to auras in some way, just about every build would have to be a Scion if it was oriented towards auras. Be it an advantage in reservation or effect.

Another good example would be if the Marauder got more life from strength than other classes. It would provide much more incentive to make a high strength Marauder for a Mjolnir build or Cybil's max block build since you would get more life from each point in that skill tree.

Even the slightest bonus and a class would be required for a certain build, and that limits diversity a lot.