So, we are going to get access to 8 spell slots. that means we are going to have to cut corners and remove spells to make room for new ones. (we are going to assume mage)
right now there are 6 base spells and 3 rare spells
Swaps and keeps
Leap is a must have on at least one magic so that leaves 7 slots left (8 if you put on second but either way you have to cut corners there too)
Beam and Blast are both good but might need to get swapped if something better appears (perhaps blast swaps for javelin as they have similar cooldowns, beam is likely going to stay unless some really good option is better than it) (5 slots remain)
Aura is a unique spell that buffs you or your magic which most people would want (4 slots remain)
Snare is a powerful tool and good of you are approached and the only magic grab (3 slots remain)
Pulsar and surge are both just good spells (1 slot remains)
Now you have to pick explosion or javelin, or swap another slot. I would pick explosion since it is better off in more situations (and you have second magic)
Already we have to pick what to lose out on just imagine more spells at your disposal
remember that the goal is to make it so that everyone is running a different spell loadout eventually, so the fact that you’re already making decisions is a good thing
The good thing about being a mage is that all the less cool lower level abilities that aren’t pretty much essential can simply be sent over to the 2nd and 3rd magic. That way I can still have a wide variety of spells while also having the best ones with my main magic.
What we want is enough spells so that we need to cut corners, which as long as most of them are balanced would lead to a giant variety in abilities which is what AO should be known for. There’s already realistically thousands upon thousands of ways to customise your build despite some of them being less noticeable, and just giving more spell options will make the variety more noticeable.
it’s now actually somewhat reliable compared to when the game first entered early access
probably because vetex made it scale with size affinities and stuff
When more spells come out, specifically lost spells- I plan to replace my entire kit (Maybe except leap) with lost and rare spells… Basic spells wont be needed no more… (Maybe beam is needed too…)
i have to keep my ultimate art mini micro blast in case the enemy glitches out or i manage to escape their aggro range. then i can charge it up and hit them with the