ArcheAge has updated it's skills page with a full list of skill definitions in English. In total you can have over 100 combinations.. http://www.archeage.com/en/contents/gameinfos/ability/11 Possible ArcheAge Class Combinations COM+FORT+DTH = Dark Knight COM+FORT+MAG = Wizard Knight COM+FORT+ART = Romantic Knight COM+FORT+CONJ = Tai Chi Master COM+FORT+WILL = Warrior COM+FORT+WILD = Wandering Knight COM+FORT+CALL = Champion COM+FORT+DEVO = White Knight COM+DTH+MAG = Envoy COM+DTH+ART = Martial Artist COM+DTH+CONJ = Master Combatant COM+DTH+WILL = Combat Envoy COM+DTH+WILD = Outlaw COM+DTH+CALL = Berserker COM+DTH+DEVO = Dancer COM+MAG+ART = Wizard Warrior COM+MAG+CONJ = Feng Shui Master COM+MAG+WILL = Tactician COM+MAG+WILD = Arcane Warrior COM+MAG+CALL = Shaman Bandit COM+MAG+DEVO = Honored Knight COM+ART+CONJ = Battle Music Conductor COM+ART+WILL = Pleasure Seeker COM+ART+WILD = Skald COM+ART+CALL = Romantic Bandit COM+ART+DEVO = Apostate Monk COM+CONJ+WILL = Seeker COM+CONJ+WILD = Mythical Beast Master COM+CONJ+CALL = Bandit COM+CONJ+DEVO = Mirage Master COM+WILL+WILD = Contriver COM+WILL+CALL = Politician COM+WILL+DEVO = Wandering Hermit COM+WILD+CALL = Spy COM+WILD+DEVO = Martial Arts Master COM+CALL+DEVO = Brawler FORT+DTH+MAG = Royal Mage Guard FORT+DTH+ART = Security Officer FORT+DTH+CONJ = Observer FORT+DTH+WILL = Protector FORT+DTH+WILD = Spirit Warrior FORT+DTH+CALL = Guardsman FORT+DTH+DEVO = Death Priest FORT+MAG+ART = Playwright FORT+MAG+CONJ = Holy Knight FORT+MAG+WILL = Guardian Wizard FORT+MAG+WILD = Engineer FORT+MAG+CALL = Scholar FORT+MAG+DEVO = Writer FORT+ART+CONJ = Schemer FORT+ART+WILL = Conservative Poet FORT+ART+WILD = Hunter FORT+ART+CALL = Fighter FORT+ART+DEVO = Guardian Warrior FORT+CONJ+WILL = Illusionist FORT+CONJ+WILD = Guardian of the Forest FORT+CONJ+CALL = Tai Chi Scholar FORT+CONJ+DEVO = Army Surgeon FORT+WILL+WILD = Watcher FORT+WILL+CALL = Hermit FORT+WILL+DEVO = Bodyguard FORT+WILD+CALL = Strategist FORT+WILD+DEVO = Guardian Knight FORT+CALL+DEVO = Monk DTH+MAG+ART = Ascetic DTH+MAG+CONJ = Wizard DTH+MAG+WILL = Dark Wizard DTH+MAG+WILD = Fortune Teller DTH+MAG+CALL = Grim Reaper DTH+MAG+DEVO = Sage DTH+ART+CONJ = Scout DTH+ART+WILL = Tragic Poet DTH+ART+WILD = Dark Musician DTH+ART+CALL = Political Activist DTH+ART+DEVO = Hierophant DTH+CONJ+WILL = Shaman DTH+CONJ+WILD = Feng Shui Scholar DTH+CONJ+CALL = Artificer DTH+CONJ+DEVO = Spirit Master DTH+WILL+WILD = Mythical Beast Hunter DTH+WILL+CALL = Interrogator DTH+WILL+DEVO = Apostle DTH+WILD+CALL = Assassin DTH+WILD+DEVO = Merrymaker DTH+CALL+DEVO = Author MAG+ART+CONJ = Elementalist MAG+ART+WILL = Vagabond MAG+ART+WILD = Adventurer MAG+ART+CALL = Buffoon MAG+ART+DEVO = Meditator MAG+CONJ+WILL = Dark Sorcerer MAG+CONJ+WILD = Naturalist MAG+CONJ+CALL = Dark Ascetic MAG+CONJ+DEVO = White Sorcerer MAG+WILL+WILD = Mythical Beast Expert MAG+WILL+CALL = Shadow Mercenary MAG+WILL+DEVO = White Wizard MAG+WILD+CALL = Sniper MAG+WILD+DEVO = Wandering Priest MAG+CAL+DEVO = Cleric ART+CONJ+WILL = Guru ART+CONJ+WILD = Archeologist ART+CONJ+CALL = Bounty Hunter ART+CONJ+DEVO = Healer ART+WILL+WILD = Savage ART+WILL+CALL = Bard ART+WILL+DEVO = Priest ART+WILD+CALL = Plainsrunner ART+WILD+DEVO = Playboy ART+CALL+DEVO = Musician CONJ+WILL+WILD = Wanderer CONJ+WILL+CALL = Executioner CONJ+WILL+DEVO = Soothsayer CONJ+WILD+CALL = Chaser CONJ+WILD+DEVO = Summoner CONJ+CALL+DEVO = Jester WILL+WILD+CALL = Treasure Hunter WILL+WILD+DEVO = Tamer WILL+CALL+DEVO = Prophet WILD+CALL+DEVO = Missionary The class combinations were taken from AAportal.net
Holy crap that are many classes / professions or whatever they call it. Theorycrafters are in for a nightmare hehe
Hopefully they aren't, just find some OP combo, abuse it and enjoy while you can. They nerf it, find another super Combo called fotm, rince repeat.
It's easy to balance, there are only 10 classes, balance them and any combination should be balanced.
In the honor of that comment, I present to thee: Riftblade/Voidknight. Perfectly balanced trees on their own. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDL0MH-2gM8 (and yes, before zod pops in and explains how VK was bugged on its' own, it was far more bugged with the RB selfheal)
As i said in my review of the CBT, i found most premade were really more balanced and powerfull compared to "advanced" one. Obviously i havent tested them all and there surely some deadly combination in the list.
This: http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/21/pvp-balance-and-the-mmo-meta-game/ This: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PVPBalanced This: http://www.mmorpg.com/blogs/staffblog/062011/21745_Community-Spotlight-Is-PvP-Balance-Really-Needed And This: http://notadiary.typepad.com/mysticworlds/2008/12/lets-remove-classes-from-pvpfocused-mmos.html To save you the time of reading, the point i'm making is balance in pvp MMO's atm is a joke, Cookie Cutter bollocks imo. Games like GW2, Archeage and yes even Rift have tried to address the WoW kids idea of PvE Vs PvP Balance, and I hail them for doing it. Allstar said this is not how balance works. how do you know, how do you balance PvP and PvE. Do you follow old models that bring in a nerf or a buff with every patch??. True Balance is a myth in MMO's and trying to achieve it is dumbing down MMO's imo. And in Honour of your Video Pre Cookie Cutter PvP DAoC L2
"True Balance is a myth in MMO's and trying to achieve it is dumbing down MMO's imo." While true balance in itself is extremely hard to achieve (not even chess is truly balanced) it is still something worth striving for. You want as many combinations/strategies/tactics to be viable as possible. My only point was that you cannot claim that all individual classes/trees/buffs/debuffs being balanced means overall balance: It's all down to how they are combined, even in party setups. Metagame implies that there are counters to certain builds, which is absolutely fantastic -- it's when there are no counters that you have issues. On the topic of PvP and PvE balancing, I generally think that balancing them separately is the way to go, as they are completely separate game-modes.