Originally Posted by
Energizeric
I'm against adding the 5th skill. I don't think it's a good idea. I like the idea of having to make tough decisions. A 5th skill will basically make everyone a jack of all trades. Nobody will have any weaknesses and I think everyone will spec the same exact way.
I can't speak intelligently about what rogues will do, but I know what sorcerers will do. Everyone will use Fire, Lightning, Curse, Shield and Heal for PvP. And for PvE they will use Fire, Ice, Lightning, Time and Shield.
When we only have 4 skills, then we have to make some tough decisions. So in PvP we have to decide if we want to be a curse mage or a damage mage. Or if we want both then we can't have heal so we are vulnerable in that way. For PvE we have to decide if we want to go after mobs more and use Time and/or Ice, or do we want Lightning to be able to hit the boss hard.
Without forcing people to make compromises, everyone will end up having the same skills like we all did in PL, and that's the main reason that game became so boring. I like it how everyone has a different build in AL. If they add another skill, some of that will go away. Obviously it won't be to the point of PL and there will still be some variety, but not as much as there currently is.
Instead, I suggest they add more upgrades to existing skills. Then it will even increase the diversity of builds as not everyone with the same skills will have the same upgrades. I think that is definitely the way to go.
The only reason why everyone wants a 5th skill is so that they don't have to spend plat to respec. That in itself proves my point about making everyone a jack of all trades.
I really hope they make changes to increase diversity instead of decreasing it. It makes the game much more interesting. I can't speak for everyone else, but a big part of the challenge of this game for me is to experiment with different builds in order to find the one that works best for me. When that no longer is interesting, the game becomes more boring, and it has definitely now reached that point with having so many skill points to spend and not very many options to spend them on. What we need is more options to spend the skill points on, not an extra skill slot.
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