Added (2009-04-09, 6:52 Pm)
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What will come with the Spring Update?
Welcome to the second details of the vocation balancing and to the Beta Test of the new spell system and actually also quite a lot of what is going to come and change with the spring update. Wow - that's going to be a lot of new thing actually So let's start:
1) Really rare items
Now this is not really a balancing measure But it is rumored that some weapons, or pieces of armour are really rare in the lands of TibiaME. Some of them might only exist a few times at all...
2) Difficulty of weapons
The difficulty of weapons will play a stronger role. That means that your character can handle the weapon better the nearer your level is to the difficulty of the weapon. But it also means that if you level is much lower than this value, it will be hard to use the weapon. With every level you advance though you will notice that it becomes easier to fight, until you truly master the weapon. This will be added in the course of the Beta Test!
3) Adjustments of weapons
Due to the greater impact of the weapon's difficulty some weapons will be changed to fit the new stats. You will surely notice that some of them have become weaker, others though have become stronger. This is important to establish a balance between the weapons themselves and also between the two vocations.
4) Minimal and maximal damages of weapons
When looking at a weapon you will surely notice a little change. The damage the weapon deals is now shown as *Fire* 1-80 (this is an example, not the value of weapon in the game , which means that when
you hit a monster you will deal 1 damage at minimum and 80 damage of fire at maximum. As you already know some creatures are sensitive to certain types of damage, so you can of course deal more than the
80 damage to an evil monster.
5)Spell System
Now this is going to be a bigger block actually... where to start? Ah ok, how do you learn spells? Well magic can only be taught in some way or another. There are many powerful magicians and skillful warriors
scatterd over the islands that can teach you many different spells (well not in the Beta Test actually). Next thing to do? Buy yourself a magic book. You can get them in different colors and looks, which might just come in handy when you want to find the right spell in the heat of battle. This book is empty though to start with... so how do you get a spell into a book? First of all: every book can only contain one spell at a time. To write the spell into a book you will need to visit one of the new shops - here you will see all the spells that you have learned and can copy them onto books in you inventory.
So you are ready for battle now? Actually yes But how can you cast a spell? Simply use the book in your inventory and the spell imprinted will be casted. But beware - after every spell you speak you cannot cast another spell for a certain time. You will notice that your mana turns from blue to grey in this time.. so you can only cast spells when your mana has it's healthy blue color.
There are many different spells - some of them deal damage, some can even heal you, some will make you and your friends stronger and some will make monsters weaker. Try out the different facets of magic in the
Beta Test!
