DW:SoE's fate.

[CanCan]

For those that do not know. DW:SoE is now out of production. The game's core system is too flawed to continue. SoE2's original core along with DWHD's system is being used to bring SoE2 back from the graveyard of ideas. This will replace SoE1. When the time comes we will post SoE1's fate.

[ruesen]

I'd rather it remain hosted as it is now, if Soda does not mind. It still is unique with its one-class system.

As it is, "SoE2" is hardly a sequel to SoE1. It's more like another addition to HD, with virtually none of SoE1's elements. They should be considered separate entities. Not saying SoE2 is a bad game, just a bad sequel. If it were presented as a dragon warrior game with a different title, i"m sure it would be fine. Even if it were called HD3/4 (unsure where you left off), it would still be a pretty good game, it has several interesting features and ideas, but is far from being a sequel to SoE1.

SoE1 is a game based on being ONE class. No matter how you slice it, SoE2's end game will have everyone being all classes or at least the important ones. Everyone will have healall and revive and the powerful attack skill/spell. Stats might be different, but still the same thing being spouted out.

In SoE1, at least you can have a party of different classes so each brings something different to the table. The only upgrade to this sort of system I can think of is if you took a part from DQ8 and made classes that can branch but not be everything. Example: Pilgrim class could have a choice of Beat spells or wind spells as their attack, healusall but only vivify type of scenario. Same with magician perhaps specializing in group spells or single target or jack of all trade but master of none. or be a battle mage.

Sorry this turned into a bit more of a rant, but if I had to choose between SoE1 or SoE2, I would prefer SoE1 based on class system preference. While I have no doubt SoE2 will be a good game, a dharma class system still makes for a better 1 player game.

[CanCan]

Well here is some funny trivia for ya. DWHD original was SoE2. The project was dropped by Team SoE since SoE1 was being coded again by Lute. In a way to avoid losing our work we did for SoE2, I created DWHD. It was ment to be a side project of SoE2, but since SoE2 never lifted off, so DWHD did.
As for the class system. It may be likely far into the game everyone has these skills. But it will take a very long time as classes lvl very slowly after the basic classes. Those dont teach anything past healmore and blazemore. The game system is alot more challenging then SoE1 and possibly any version of DWHD.
This post was originaly ment to keep the idea of SoE1 in peoples minds. We seen it die out before and there is a chance that if there is no updates to it, it could die again.