Class Design Contest - Final Voting

[Murasaki]

It's time for final votes as to which class you would like us to implement. In order for us to determine a class that is favored by everyone while still narrowing down our votes, you may now vote for up to two entries. You are encouraged to vote for two so that we have a good idea of how popular the entries will be in the end. Included is what was listed on the original post and know that voting on multiple accounts will result in loss of rewards and possible bans from future contests. Remember, the winning entry will be added as a class. Pick because you want your choice as a class.

Entries can be found here: log-horizon.proboards.com/thread/2834/class-design-contest-voting

Deadline is the end of the Labor Day weekend. September 1st, 11:59 PM PST.

Thank you to all the players who spent their time creating new classes. Here is the voting for the new player-submitted classes. Because of the large amount of classes submitted, you are allowed to vote for up to three entries.



Please know that all your entries are appreciated and even for entries that do not win, we will try our best to integrate their skills toward the general list or a specific class as it best fits. Knowing this, we ask that you keep the following variables in mind when voting for the class:



- Vote wisely and realistically. Some of our entries have rather fancy formatting. But remember, this is a class entry so please try not to let fancy formatting win your vote! When you decide to vote for an entry, take a moment to ask yourself if it is actually good enough that you're willing to see it in the RP. Pick the entries that genuinely seem interesting to you, not because it's your friend's entry or because its formatting looks nice.

- This is a new class, discovered several months after release. Entries that can explain how a new class suddenly appeared in the Unfounded Kingdom are best appreciated.

- Context. The Unfounded Kingdom is a rather unusual server that its initial classes were the original 12 of the Japanese server. Still, does this new class make enough sense according to the setting of the RP?

- Uniqueness of design and playstyle. The new class should feel like an entirely new experience. We don't want a concept that could be mistaken for an existing class. The skills should not be something that can easily be submitted for an existing class, nor should they be generic enough that we can turn them all into Adventurer skills.

- Balance. Final balancing will be the task of the GMs, but we would like for the class to be inherently balanced in concept. Think of this RP as an actual MMO. How would you honestly feel if a new class is released? Overpowered new classes would get complaints from existing veterans who have already dedicated enough time on their characters. Underpowered classes would be easily forgotten, preventing people from really playing them to their true potential.



Know that all your votes are crucial. Please make sure to tell everyone to vote. However, we expect a fair competition. If you have more than one character account, please vote on only one account. Please also refrain from doing such things like bribing or pestering others to vote for your entry.

[Murasaki]

This thread may also be used as a discussion thread on your opinions of the classes remaining in the contest. Feel free to do things such as commenting on the skills, suggesting ways to improve entries' lore, design preliminary icons, etc. Please try to refrain from revealing which entries you voted for and to keep all discussions civil.

[Haneroze]

Since one of these classes is going to be within our universe, we need to make sure it fits as best as possible. We all know the mods will do changes, and changes that would have been done to a class might make you love it more than a class that seems closer to perfection in its current state. So, let's discuss what we actually would like changed in these classes! (and of course, I start!)


Animist

A few people have said that they would prefer this to be a subclass. Obviously it's too complex to be one, but at the same time, it does not feel complete. The main problem I see with the class is the limitations. Being limited to only one category is a big limitation, and in fact splits the class into 4 smaller ones. The Log Horizon classes, however, have only one limitation: Tiers. If I were to redesign the class, here's what I'd change:
-Remove categories and allow usage of any transformation.
-Make transformations give drastic changes to gameplay. Having a character like that class in my head (but with monsters instead of animals), I always think of final fantasy's Tonberry, where if she would take its properties, she'd lose huge speed, but inflict much pain should she reach her opponent.
-Make many skills generic to all transformation, with additionnal synergy on certain transformations. For example, a Scratch attack that, if the transformation has an elemental property, boosts the power of this attack with said element.
-Skills unique to each transformation. I would see it like LoL's Udyr: transforming into a new form also uses that skill, and reusing this transformation skill also reuses this attack.
-Remove that Castor transformation. Seriously, having your teeth grow huge and being required to fight with them... Gives me goose bumps trying to imagine that happening to me.



Slinger

There's one thing I didn't like with Slinger: the lack of diversity this allows. Having to use chained weapons doesn't really help, so I'd like to see some skills that can also be used with regular weapons, as well as some skills that creates a magic chain to allow temporary use of any skill with any weapon.

Finally, while this may be because of the low amount of skills, I felt no choice of style particularly rose within the class. I'd see the skills being split into three categories:
-Movement skills (moving as you please around the battlefield)
-Placement skills (moving enemies and allies wherever you want them to be)
-Damage skills (dealing damage, his own way)



Marksman

We do lack a Ranged weapon specialist. The problem with this class is that it lacks flavor. Log Horizon has really fancy skills, each of them feel very special and appear to be useful for particular situations other skills aren't. But the Marksman's skills, in its current state, really is just "deal elemental damage + inflict debuff), and have more the feel of most skills from WoW-like MMORPGs.

If anything, I'd say this class needs to fetch some inspiration from action games with archers that really got different skills. Quick ideas, I can think of a few titles: A few of the Tales of, the Cra from Dofus and/or Wakfu, Rena from Elsword, and Arien from Lunia.



Rune Enchanter

Well, that's my class. I didn't put much effort on the visual side of skills, as I've focused on the effects of each skill. Of course, I view the class differently than others since I created them, so I'm the worst to try to judge and suggest changes. I may have exaggerated on the cooldowns, however.



Oracle

I personally didn't like it because its base is pretty much the same as the Fortune Teller subclass. Not only that, but it uses a skill that sees in the future, which is a big no (the Fortune Teller does not even do that, it just looks at the current countdown that is hidden within the system).

I'd like instead to see it twist toward different bases:
-Tarot cards (Wakfu's Ecaflip got a skill line based on them, you could get inspired from it)
-Skills with delayed effects (like Pokemon's Future Sight)



(Also, we could try to beg the mods on getting the two most popular classes! :] )