If Hybrid Melees exist, so should Hybrid Casters for EQFollow

The 75/25 theory of hybrids got thrown out around Velious or so. During one of the rebalancing adventures, they said that Paladins were not 75/25 warrior/clerics but they're just paladins. This opened them up to creating paladin specific spells, abilities, class defining AAs in Luclin, etc. Back in the original game and Kunark, paladins only had an abbreviated list of cleric spells with only one or two exceptions (Pals/SKs had a quest spell around lvl 46 in the Old World). This also meant that they could forget the 75/25 thing entirely when they created beastlords and berserkers.

Not that I'm against new class concepts but you're basing the rationale for it off an idea that was abandoned seven or eight years ago.

The idea for the Hybrid Casters in the near future for EverQuest as follows since you been wanting to hear the ideas.

Crusader = 75% Cleric + 25% Warrior

Torturer = 75% Necromancer + 25% Warrior

Warden = 75% Druid + 25% Warrior

As for the idea of the Mor Drone (or Melodist) Class, it was something that was meant to serve as a missing link to the Bard Class because if Bards are a Generalist in doing Song Buffs by Musical Means, then Melodist serve as Specialist to doing Song Buffs by Musical Means.

the classes are fine as is, theres already enough of them. if ANYTHINg, allow us to multiclass at least a little

and for heavens sake, we need shaman and zerker mercs.. at LEAST, those 2 would be easy to code

It can still happen even now because I know one way on how it needs to happen so here is what I will propose.

I do see the whole picture of things, in fact the "real" picture of things, one side wants Clerics to be wearing Robes instead of Plate, another side wants Clerics to be Hybrid Casting Battle Priest instead, because of these conflicts, I have a solution to solve that once and for all so you better listen up.

1: Propose the idea of changing the old Cleric's Class Name to Crusader (meaning Battle Priest) and give it a minor Double/Triple Attack skill (at least close to 100 at 85th level) and most importantly give it a 2h Bash AA ability (since the old Cleric Class already has Bash skill to begin with) but in turn make it so they learn Specialization skills of the 5 schools of Spell Casting at a more later level (say 40th level instead of 20th level), that way the old Cleric Class will have it's name changed to Crusader and be seen as a Hybrid Casting Battle Priest from there on (if Paladins are 75% Warrior + 25% Cleric and Crusaders are the other way around, 75% Cleric + 25% Warrior).

2: In turn also propose the idea of getting the devs themselves to reintroduce a "NEW" Cleric Class, one that still fictions as a Primary Healer along with the Crusader (Old Cleric Class) but wears Robes instead of Plate (because the old Cleric Class should of years ago but because it's been years now a new class must be created instead), has a more wider range of Single/Group Target Spells and buffs and most importantly have it's "Deathless" Hammer Wielding Pet function as an actual Pet Warder, that way the "New" Cleric Class will be seen as a Pure Casting Healing Priest while the "Old" Cleric Class (name changed to Crusader) will be seen as a Hybrid Casting Battle Priest . . . . . The Way It Was Meant To Be!

Time to start proposing these ideas to the devs because somethings just need to happen, this is one of those things. . . . . whatever you admit it or not.

I can understand that one but at the same time as well, EverQuest and D&D are not the same thing and somethings between the two have to differ from one-another. That is why even rules have to undergo a change from time to time whenever needed.

As for the Cleric Class within EverQuest, people always tell me they should be wearing robes instead of plate while people of the other side tells me they should be more towards Hybrid Casting Battle Priest instead of Pure Casting Healers, because of that the "old" Cleric Class might as well have it's name changed to Crusader (the Battle Priest) but in turn a "new" Cleric Class must be reintroduced.

To further explain it, Left wing of people within EQ say Clerics should wear Robes instead of Plate on EverQuest while the Right Wing of people within EQ say that Clerics should be more towards (Hybrid Casting) Battle Priest instead of Pure Casting Healers wearing Plate, because of the conflicts then the people who serve as the "Body of the Wings" say "why not reintroduce a new Cleric Class but in turn make the old Cleric Class into a Hybrid Casting Battle Priest with it's name changed to Crusader?"

To put it simple, if there is a "Left wing side of people" and a "Right wing side of people" then there needs to be a "body side of people serving as the support for both wings" because when two ideas from opposing sides come into conflict then there needs to be a body of the wings to figure out how to put an end to the conflict itself.

Edited, Feb 19th 2010 3:35am by RelytEverknight

Your solutions sound as great on paper as the idea of designing the unsinkable ship. Does the name Titanic ring a bell?