Control Wizard Class Preview Video

By TrailTurtle @ October 31, 2012 at 1:18pm

34 Comments »

• friarwoody @ Mar 9th, 2013 8:27AM

  Well, after a few trial runs (Alphas and Betas), I can say I like so many things in this game - but - I now have 3 concerns for it's success. 1) The movememtn style is a first person shooter. Different audience than the Fantasy Role Playing crowd. Personally, I'm not a fan of the mouse moving camera. Know your audience. Look at games like Guild Wars II, and World of Warcraft - successful games - and model the basics after those. 2) Starting Points. At the moment (in Beta), there are many classes and many races, yet they all seem to start at the same point, with the same quests. I've started 3 characters and each one is a shipwreck survivor. Please have plans to give some originalisty and specific consideration to the individual conversations, starting point, quests, etc. for each race and each class. 3) Having played the Wizard now for a day (again, in Beta), I'll admit, I'm pretty disappointed. My spells are all frost mage. Magic Missle - standard fare. Ray of Frost - standard fare. Frost Nova - missing. Fire and lighting spells are missing entirely. A frost mage (given the Forgotten Realms base) should have something like frost nova, cone of cold and eventually a devistating spell like Blizzard. The graphics and damage of the starting spells are beautiful and awesome; I'm just saying that I'm having a difficult time buying into such a limited charater. Last point for frost expectations; 'Historically' Frost = crowd control. Not so with this class. :-(

• drtee

  Their point has always been to emulate Action-RPG combat, and that's where they've taken their cues from. I'd say it's likely that there would be an even stronger outcry now, given that they've built the game around this style of combat, if they suddenly change it into standard MMO-fare. The Control Wizard is based on the Control Wizard in 4e, so I think that's where they looked the most, rather than on the Frost Mage (which is in 3.5e I believe?), but I earnestly hope for more Wizardly Wizards with Epic Beards, and maybe a staff or two... or a spellbook, in all honesty I just hope we get a Wizard with the amount of spells to use that a D

• mikebeng67 @ Mar 8th, 2013 7:55PM

  man this is nothing at all like d

• pyliathebreeze @ Mar 8th, 2013 10:19AM

  It seems everyone's waiting for the Sorcerer -- Who in 4E holds the role of Striker. I'm personally looking forward to the Swordmage if they think to add it, a Mage Tank class. Remember, this isn't DDO nor 3.0 or 3.5 Edition, its not really even 4th Edition, which is the most recent to my knowledge. The game however, is -inspired- by the Fourth Edition Forgotten Realms, where the classes from this game are inspired by name from Build Options within the Character Classes. Wizard in 4E is classified as a controller, its only fitting he is here. You may get a fireball, or Otto's Irresistable Dance (since this is a control effect). But you'll only know once you have played at release.

• abcdefg2234 @ Mar 7th, 2013 9:41PM

  ok where's the wizard rocking the fireballs and fire shields? I want Otto's Irresistable Dance!! Maybe a summon monsters? Power Word Stun!

• phoenix970 @ Feb 8th, 2013 11:47AM

  i am waiting for them to bring out a wizard focusing on damage/ destruction i prefer it than a wizard who controls

• phoenix970 @ Jan 13th, 2013 2:46PM

  the wizard should have more spells, not a few spells like Dungeon and dragons eberron's wizard

• comenplay @ Jan 9th, 2013 4:10PM

  ok...for all you haters!!! I have played D

• forktounge179 @ Dec 15th, 2012 1:25AM

  i hope you guys pay homeage to the D

• forktounge179 @ Dec 15th, 2012 1:23AM

  you have a chance to make or break the game .the base should be the hard core d

• linainversel @ Dec 9th, 2012 3:40PM

  I am the Only 1 who dont Understand What the hell is the conection betwn DnD end this pice of shitt ok the lore bat what about the basic Principle of DnD Round base game not a clicking hent game this is anthinig but not DnD I ply Newer winter Night I and 2 that game is DnD on thet gamieyou reali see the 24 D 6 whan caste a meteor swarm in the masage box an need coun dayli spells whit caster I fell like when i Play origginal D 20 when I whach this trailer Its mor like diabblo then a DnD game

• forktounge179

  your not me either

• forktounge179

  i agree with you 100% i was looking forward to the game now i see its gonna be a genric mmo . gusse well have to stickto ddo

• mok33

  Put down the crack pipe.

• bighalsy @ Dec 4th, 2012 11:50PM

  So spammy, so twitchy, nothing like D

• tentonfist @ Nov 29th, 2012 3:49AM

  I cant wait to see more class previews. this game looks promising.

• mok33

  It would be nice to see the cleric class preview.

• ctstew @ Nov 28th, 2012 3:25PM

  It would be nice if we could get SOME KIND OF UPDATE NOTICE ONCE IN A WHILE OR IS THIS SECTION DEAD?

• acebailey @ Nov 24th, 2012 10:59PM

  Sigh me up ! I wanna be the first to try soon as it comes out,Inv. me :)

• zynathar @ Nov 7th, 2012 10:54AM

  Control Wizard? There are gonna be classes like battle mage that are iincinerating your enemies away with damage? Are those the only spells that wizards get?

• keanexl21 @ Nov 6th, 2012 4:50PM

  darn freaking awesome

• gillrmn @ Nov 5th, 2012 3:07PM

  Checking if I can post here:- If there are some issues due to which some/many or most users cannot post on forus, you should probably put a post in sticky to let them know you are working/not working on it.

• strykertex @ Nov 4th, 2012 12:19AM

  Wait a second... we can't choose the normal D

• piero1972 @ Nov 2nd, 2012 1:57PM

  this game is a masterpiece!...i lv it!

• illuminarii @ Nov 1st, 2012 3:10PM

  Excellent video! I was glad to see longer cut scenes and the demo of a few spells against a range of different enemies. It looks like it will be a really fun class to play.

• foodle @ Nov 1st, 2012 10:13AM

  Looks like a wicked fun class to play. Cant wait to see how customization works in with the classes.

• daemonsthere @ Nov 1st, 2012 3:10AM

  I am curious why do the show us only the specific types like defender warrior and cotronl wizard in spite of the general and a few words about the advancments. still it looks cool

• jadescimitar @ Oct 31st, 2012 9:58PM

  You don't know the POWER of the icy side!

• draelin1978 @ Oct 31st, 2012 8:45PM

  I hope when mobs get thrown around they bounce off of walls and such instead of just being stopped by them. It looked like it might at the end of Ice Storm but it was hard to tell.

• xxbpdxx @ Oct 31st, 2012 6:59PM

  Have to say, I'm impressed, not my favorite selection of spells, but they say he has a large repretoir of spells, so hopefully you can change it up a good bit. Lookin good so far, can't wait for BETA!!!