what about the future?

[Graeme Dice]

Originally Posted by Lizardo

What they did (in D1) was contribute research points individually to the types of casting method rather than pool the points.

And? The result is the same, and the micromanagement is less.

Having the mages have to learn to cast and having reasons not to multi-train will mean more complexity, and choices. But this isn't an RTS. And yes, it means not having 'do everything/anything' mages. It makes finding those special mages really valuable.

This isn't a feasible game design decision (ie the resulting mess would be unplayable) unless you are going to limit players to about ten or twenty mages per game.