The God MMO Skyforge now presents in an infographic how one thinks about values.
The value system today is actually just a “relic” from earlier Dungeons and Dragons days in many games. In World of Warcraft, it has been simplified to the point that only two “primary values” are needed: the class-relevant value of strength, agility, or intelligence, and the all-purpose value of stamina. The rest is found in secondary values.
Skyforge takes a relatively similar approach. In the world of Aelion, there are no “unnecessary” values that are important only for the warrior and irrelevant for the mage.
That would also be quite silly, as in Skyforge you will switch classes at the push of a button, so every stat must remain relevant for each class, or one would enter (as some games do) a gear-switching nightmare. Although the gear aspect seems not to be strongly pronounced in Skyforge, it only mentions different weapons that grant class-specific bonuses and rings. Both item types are supposed to be exclusively earned through adventures.
The values in Skyforge and what they mean
- Stamina (Stamina): Stamina determines life energy, the health pool
- Might (Might): Determines base damage
- Strength (Strength): Increases maximum base damage, likely raising the damage variant, making it random instead of 1-8, then 1-12
- Valor (Valor): Increases bonus damage; the healthier an opponent is, the more significant the bonus damage becomes
- Luck (Luck): The more luck a hero has, the higher their crits are
- Spirit (Spirit): The value determines the penetration power of charge attacks
Depending on the class, certain properties may be more attractive than others. For example, the Berserker (an advanced DPS class) will be able to give themselves a strong crit buff, making luck an appealing value to increase the damage of these crits.
The hero’s values can be enhanced not just through equipment, but also through the Ascension Atlas (the far-reaching skill tree of the game). There, specific passive abilities can be unlocked. Additional bonuses are available through the browser game-like mini-game with the Adepts and the Cult, which the god is gradually building. A bonus can then be activated for each region.
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