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<blockquote data-quote="TwoSix" data-source="post: 9579465" data-attributes="member: 205">I agree with a lot of what you're saying; if the designers designed to make a more generic &quot;Arcanist/Mage&quot; class and put both Wizards and Sorcerers in it, I would have no problem with that.And I definitely think making a class to fulfill a mechanical niche, and then adding new backstory/lore or just reskinning, is totally valid.&nbsp; This is probably my gamist side talking, but I'd love to see classes with even more heterogeneous mechanical expressions than we already have.&nbsp; I'm not sold on dumping all forms of &quot;predestined magic&quot; into Bard; Bard has a very specific and well-known &quot;face&quot; to what the class represents.&nbsp; You'd essentially be lumping Rand al'Thor in with Jaskier/Dandelion, which I think is too much trope divergence to work.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Bard is rarely the Hero, his role is to support and enable the actual Chosen one.&nbsp; He's Mat Cauthon to Rand, or Jaskier to Geralt, or Xander to Buffy (and Lorne to Angel), or Sokka to Aang.&nbsp; &nbsp; If the classes were Planeteers, than the Warrior types are Earth, the mage types are Fire, and the Bard is Heart.If anything, I think the game needs a class to really capture the classic &quot;Hero&quot; archetype, the destined swordsman with limited magic.&nbsp; The Paladin and Ranger probably come closest, but I would appreciate a class than can hold the Dragon Quest Heros, Crono from Chrono Trigger, Rand al'Thor and Belgarion, and Geralt.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TwoSix, post: 9579465, member: 205"] I agree with a lot of what you're saying; if the designers designed to make a more generic "Arcanist/Mage" class and put both Wizards and Sorcerers in it, I would have no problem with that. And I definitely think making a class to fulfill a mechanical niche, and then adding new backstory/lore or just reskinning, is totally valid. This is probably my gamist side talking, but I'd love to see classes with even more heterogeneous mechanical expressions than we already have. I'm not sold on dumping all forms of "predestined magic" into Bard; Bard has a very specific and well-known "face" to what the class represents. You'd essentially be lumping Rand al'Thor in with Jaskier/Dandelion, which I think is too much trope divergence to work. The Bard is rarely the Hero, his role is to support and enable the actual Chosen one. He's Mat Cauthon to Rand, or Jaskier to Geralt, or Xander to Buffy (and Lorne to Angel), or Sokka to Aang. If the classes were Planeteers, than the Warrior types are Earth, the mage types are Fire, and the Bard is Heart. If anything, I think the game needs a class to really capture the classic "Hero" archetype, the destined swordsman with limited magic. The Paladin and Ranger probably come closest, but I would appreciate a class than can hold the Dragon Quest Heros, Crono from Chrono Trigger, Rand al'Thor and Belgarion, and Geralt. [/QUOTE]

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