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[Attributes: The case for turning Might into Strength, and improving the whole system in the process.]

I think it's really a bad decision to try and mask Str into Might and call it a spellpower attribute as well.. when you think about someone MIGHTY, do you think about Stephen Hawking? Because he's certainly mighty mentally but I wouldn't classify him with that attribute, ever.

 

So instead of trying to sugar-coat strenght just make it a physical attribute like it's supposed to be and, like OP suggested, give mages some other stat to pump in order to maximize spell damage, it's only natural. I think it's stupid to max physical attributes and get spell power in return.

 

Yes, you shouldn't be able to screw up characters like you could in D&D. No, you shouldn't backtrack all the way and make the system retard-proof. You're supposed to plan ahead and make a character into something that can utilize their attributes to achieve specific goals (i.e. battle mage shoud definitely put points into might.. pure mage - NEVER), instead of being able to put a blindfold on, pump random stats and end up with a perfect character anyway.

 

Stats are there to make a difference. If you want everything to work no matter what you pump, just f***ing remove them then.

 

 

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[Attributes: The case for turning Might into Strength, and improving the whole system in the process.]

OP You have my sword in this one. I like your system much better than the one currently in the game.

[Class and Race of your main toon. Poll.]

Godlike Monk. None of the other races appeal to me, they're all ugly as sin. Aumau seem cool on paper, but their character models are hideous. Maybe in the full release we'll get some better/more diverse options but for now Female Nature Godlike Monk it is.