Suggestions for future versions of IA Options

[rbeverjr]

I'll be making several suggestions (or at least bringing ideas) to the appreciated, great IA game developers. Even if you don't like my idea, maybe it will spark one of your own. Critto can let me know when he's no longer interested in hearing these ideas from me.

My first idea has to do with weapon proficiencies. Simply put you get more proficiency slots as you spend more time with weapons. Dual classes would get slots according to whatever class they are currently.
Maximum weapon proficiency slots per weapon type:
1 for wizards and sorcerers;
2 for clerics, druids, thieves, ranger-cleric mc, thief-cleric mc, and bards;
3 for caster-melee types (rangers, paladins, multi-class caster-fighters);
5 for straight melee classes (all fighters and barbarians).
Wizards/sorcerers can’t have combat styles, but all others can. APR increases are not limited to warriors. Kits can’t increase the number of proficiency slots, except in very rare cases. For instance, rangers in more modern DnD versions can specialize in the use of 2 weapons or in archery. Consequently, it makes sense to me that a ranger specialized in archery can have 5 slots in bows.

This post has been edited by rbeverjr: Feb 22 2019, 12:20 AM

[chaser]

Maybe Chaser or c4_angel could help out here with the numbers?

Chinese players generally discuss IA in the next two BBS's:

https://tieba.baidu.com/f?ie=utf-8&kw=%...8&fr=search
https://trow.cc/board/showforum=8

The first BBS is more commonly used, and the theme is the BG game. Many game threads about IA can be found there. However, the language, the login and the verification are big problems for foreign players. We have also considered sending our previous posts to other websites for long-term preservation, but it is unlikely to translating them into English.
It takes time and effort to write technical posts and game reports about IA, and not many people do. Most of the time, our IA players are using some chat software (like Tencent QQ) to discuss the game, so it is not public. We have a chat group of 100-200 people, but most people there are not only playing IA but also playing other games, and the number of active IA players is only about a dozen.