Prestige Beta

Generic stuff

This is a copy of my write up, from the beta period, to keep DS up to date on what was going on. I leave it to others to merge this info into the Prestige page and then feel free to delete it.

Goes without saying, but everything is in a state of flux still, just because it was in the beta it may or may not be here. Things can change without notice. Bla bla bla...

Experience/Leveling

• Ip leveling was made mudwide for remorts, no longer just room based.
• 1.5x the experience needed of the sub-class to av
  • Thief/Warrior needed 202,950,776 xp.
  • Warrior/Thief needed 132,383,639 xp.
  • Vampire/Vampire needed 264,722,739 xp.
• About 1/7th the rate of experience gained per hit.

The goal seems to be around 2 weeks for a standard remort.

Class/Race info

Multi-Class Only: Mage, Cleric, Thief, Warrior, Druid.

• No Mage/Mage, just Mage/Cleric or Mage/Thief and so on.
• Only primary class will get access to path/cleric stuff.

Prestige class: Everything else. Vamp/Vamp only, for example.

For multi chars, race is relevant to the sub class. My half-orc thief, was only able to take a sub class of warrior because of race restrictions.

Stat Changes

The sub class increases a max stat by one, based on their primary stat.

• Thief/Warrior will have 21 str, everything else will remain the same.
• Warrior/Thief will have 23 dex.
• Mage/Druid will have 23wis.
• Vampire/Vampire will have 26 dex.

So on, and so forth.

Skill Options

Four options for skills.

• Multi
  • In game, from sub class.
  • New, Multi only.
• Prestige
  • Improve Existing
  • New, Prestige only

Skills

When a skill is flagged multi-class a few things happen.

• The sub class gives new skills, at 80% adept values.
• If both classes have a skill, at different levels, and different %'s, it should be lowest level, highest adept percent.
• Every combination that includes that secondary class will get it. So if virtue was made multi class. All cleric sub class chars would get it. Mage/Cleric, Warrior/Cleric, and so on.
• Sub classes will get a degraded version of skills. Slightly slower attacks(20% i seem to recall), and possibly reduced damage(Circle was mentioned)
• Warrior attack skills were given a prestige bonus on the test server.
  • Primary class warriors get enhanced punt, shoulder, lunge, blitz, and smash.
  • Sub classes will get the degraded versions.

EQ

Zist was playing around with this stuff. Big things to note are

• Eq can be prestige restricted.
• Eq can have additional stats If prestiged.

Examples. (From RoD)

Object 'fingerless silk gloves'...
It is a level 50 armor, weight 1.
Locations it can be worn:  hands
Special properties:  none
Prestige allowed: Thief
This armor is layerable.
This armor has a gold value of 0.
Armor class is 2 of 10.
Affects hit roll by 4.
Affects luck by -1.
Affects armor class by -10.
Affects hp by 25.
Affects damage roll by 7.

Object 'Neptune's Prestigious Trident'...
It is a level 18 enchanted blasting weapon, weight 12.
Locations it can be worn:  wield
Special properties:  multiclass metal
Multiclass allowed: Mage Cleric Thief Warrior Druid
This weapon has a gold value of 125000.
Damage is 6 to 19 (average 12).
Affects intelligence by 2.
Affects wisdom by 1.
Affects dexterity by 1.
Affects mana by 30.
Affects hp by 20.
Affects hit roll by 4.
Affects damage roll by 3.
Affects hit roll by 6.
Affects damage roll by 6. 

(From Beta)

Object 'the arcane band of balances'...
It is a level 50 armor, weight 1.
Locations it can be worn:  finger
Special properties:  magic metal unique
Classes allowed:  Mage
This armor has a gold value of 2000000.
Armor class is 20 of 20.
Affects damage roll by 2.
Affects hit roll by 2.
Affects hp by 50.
Affects mana by 70.
Affects intelligence by 2.
Affects save vs spell by -4.
Affects cost of immobilize by -5.
Affects cost of fortify by -20 if prestige is cleric.

Object 'the druid's druidic prestigitation'...
It is a level 59 armor, weight 5.
Locations it can be worn:  head
Special properties:  organic
Classes allowed:  Druid
Genres allowed:  shaman
This armor has a gold value of 5000.
Armor class is 20 of 20.
Affects hp by 120 if prestige is druid.
Affects mana by 120.
Affects wisdom by 2.
Affects constitution by 1.
Affects damage roll by 7.