Neversummer 4 Forum Archive

It seems clear from the way the PCs have been depowered in NS4 that it is the goal of the developers to get away from the uber twink fest that NS3 is some respects has become. Fine. However, there is one area of unbalance that has been overlooked. The area of which I speak is the granting of exclusi...

The problem is that seveal ideas I had required more than one prestige class - which is not allowed.

I built these prototypes outside of NS, and without regard to it. My only NS-specific consideration was my belief that PvP will be more common in NS4. I chose the classes based on the purpose of the character. I assigned attributes, skills, and feats in a manner which will maximize the potential of ...

My point is that some factions will have exclusive use of some Prestige classes. For example, Pale Master is available only to Mystral Ascendancy. This gives fighters from MA a clear advantage over everyone else, all other things being equal.

In anticipation of more PvP activity in NS4, I have spent much time and effort developing several characters who I feel would do well in a PvP setting. To date, I have three. After reading the faction and prestige class restrictions that will be in place for NS4, here is the fate of my three prototy...

PVP has concluded - Mystral Acendancy is the winner. Given the exclusive use of prestige classes based on faction, there is no way any of the other factions will be able to complete with Mystral Ascendancy. Mystral Ascendancy has exclusive use of the Pale Master class, and the combination of mages a...