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Mirror Mirror, who can divine the future?
Tiur
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A Mirror Class is closer than you might think. I won't say who is working on it, or when, because those are secrets. Really, it's two because we can't unbalance things. Also, they'll be like the Illuminai/Zealot, the classes are added to an existing guild.
BUT WHICH CLASSES? WHERE?! WHAT WILL THEY BE?!
This is where you get to have some fun. Add your guesses here!
I've got two minipets, themed on the new classes. If you can accurately guess what class is being mirrored, and which guild is getting it, you get that class's minipet! If you can guess BOTH you get BOTH. (For example, I might guess: Monk mirror for the Indorani guild, and be very wrong)
I know this sounds random, but c'mon, it's been YEARS, you guys know me by this point. There will be a logical reason the classes were picked, where they're going, etc. I'm interested in hearing your reasoning because it might adjust what we do when you have a better idea than I did.
We'll use the most recent post by you as your guess. Two guild/class pairs per person only!
(The pets will go in the milestone shop after the release to give other ways of getting them. But true awesome players will gloat about using their deductive powers to earn them. Also I might give consolation minipets to people with eerily accurate details, while missing the actual win)
BUT WHICH CLASSES? WHERE?! WHAT WILL THEY BE?!
This is where you get to have some fun. Add your guesses here!
I've got two minipets, themed on the new classes. If you can accurately guess what class is being mirrored, and which guild is getting it, you get that class's minipet! If you can guess BOTH you get BOTH. (For example, I might guess: Monk mirror for the Indorani guild, and be very wrong)
I know this sounds random, but c'mon, it's been YEARS, you guys know me by this point. There will be a logical reason the classes were picked, where they're going, etc. I'm interested in hearing your reasoning because it might adjust what we do when you have a better idea than I did.
We'll use the most recent post by you as your guess. Two guild/class pairs per person only!
(The pets will go in the milestone shop after the release to give other ways of getting them. But true awesome players will gloat about using their deductive powers to earn them. Also I might give consolation minipets to people with eerily accurate details, while missing the actual win)
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Zealot in the Syssin.
Carnifex mirror in the Sentinels - that way, Spirit gets erode access.
Sentinel mirror in the Syssin - that way, Shadow gets access to trap disarmament.
I'm also pretty sure there will be a teradrim-esque class based around another element. So, if not sciomancer, I'm gonna bet there will be a teradrim mirror in the Shamans guild.
For Shadow side, while Syssin getting a Templar mirror sounds awesome, I'm actually gonna say Syssin would get a mirror of Sentinel. Why? Resins, traps, and a lot of Sentinel skills seem very assassin-like. It allow Syssin to have more of an urban ranger aesthetic. As for the explanation for why they'd be able to call on the aid of animal companions or whatever their equivalent is? Allows you to have eyes and ears everywhere. What does it matter if they're animals?
...also, I realize that statpack synergy doesn't really matter since if you look at how the Illuminai guild is, Luminary is a magic class, and Zealot is a physical one. Something to keep in mind!
Mirror Praenomen for the Templars
(I'm hoping for Mirror Zealot for the Sciomancers. ONWARD SHADOW-THEMED MONK)
My logic is this: Luminary and Praenomen have historically, for the opposing tether, long had the finger pointed at them in terms of capabilities. The Teradrim are already a priesthood, and imbuing earth shenanigans into the Earth itself to achieve a desired effect is very Rites-ish and fitting for them. Not to mention, the guild could probably use a booster shot of activity. Maces are right up their alley in terms of weaponry too. It seems the easy choice. Beckon no longer gets complained about either.
Praenomen is the one I'm a little bit hesitant on, but I suspect that they'd give the "opposite" class at the same time to avoid any potential issues. I think it will be Duamvi-themed in nature, but not go to the Illuminai since they already have 2 classes for right now. The Templars have a relationship with the Duamvi as well, and I feel like this sort of class would deal with allowing the Duamvi inside a greater "hold" during the symbiosis at the expense of needing to either banish the Shadow in others or "feed off of" others in some shape or form to sustain the fact that the Duamvi is taking a greater role inside of the character than they normally would.
MirrorLuminary to Teradrim - Because I have been saying since Uthegen was a Luminary and the Teradrim were invented that they are darkie lumies.
Mirror Luminaries for Dominion!
As for the actual classes? There have been some good arguments here already (carni/sent to fix perceived problems seems smart) but frankly I hope it's Sentaari Sciomancers and Syssin Ascendril.
Edit: Also, I sincerely hope (and doubt) it doesn't turn into a case of simple stuff like Sciomancers get Mirror Ascendril or Shamans get Mirror Teradrim. That'd be really boring and not thematically make sense for some of them. Sciomancers, after all, completely abandoned all of the other elements. While it makes sense for the Ascendril to get Mirror Sciomancer that reflects around wielding Spirit, it doesn't for Sciomancer in terms of wielding the other elements again re: Elemancy. I would see us having Shadow Zealot to have greater control over the Shadow element via Mirror Purification.
The Syssin are doing OK activity-wise, but as @Church said, these Guilds' identities are based around classes that are already widely available on both ends of the fence. I think the Sentaari aren't doing so well on activity, but I could be wrong.
As for what class I'd like to see in the Syssin?
I'm going to guess Zealot for the Syssin, branded as dirty-fighting brawlers.
My second guess would be Sentinel, as I do not really see any other class being fluffed to fit the Guild's aesthetic.
#1. MirrorIndorani to Sentaari. That Chak/Omei divided realm thing just feels like such an obvious RP thing, and Sentaari are currently a neutral class guild. Omei's stuff doesn't make as much sense in Enorian, and Shamans/Sentinels already have stuff with loyal mobs.
#2. MirrorZealot to Teradrim. Undead and Duamvi subraces both have skills/sanction stuff that goes along with their current class skills, and IMO, it makes sense to try and keep the RP of Ivoln undeath/Duamvi in their current guilds since players have already mostly accepted that. Mapping the vampire race to the Spirit side feels like it's something that will take a LOT more work than Ivoln undead.
I don't know any other classes so uh. The Gullseyes will also get praenomen, because of a vampire squid attack gone wrong.
Shadelings could be the Dendara spirit-beast equivalent. Having Shamans control the elements also tracks, being that elements and nature are tied together naturally.
Some of the more out-there elements of the Gravitation skillsets could tie into opening up direct portals to Dendara and projecting astral visions onto their victims, which would be HELLA COOL.
Vampire to the Templar Guild.
Idk i'm literally just making it up as I go.
Luminary for Carnifex
and
Teradrim for Shaman? (Assuming the Teradrim guild folds)
edit: And the Shaman mirror to Spinesreach.
Ascendril in fex
Edit: I forgot to guess what spirit is getting. It's praenomen in templars