Guildwars (the game) style class switching

[trevius]

Dual classing wouldn't really be possible without simulating a lot of stuff due to client limitations. Also, you would still need to relog your character after switching classes as it will boot you out when you do a class change so it can take effect.

I think the rest of it could probably be done with some creative scripting using the existing code, but I don't see much of a point to it. As you said, this isn't much different than just starting another character. Yes, you are limited to 10 characters per account, but that is more than enough for most people, especially when it is free to make as many accounts as you wish.

If anything like this was going to be implemented in the official source, it would be shrouding. I think Derision had done a little work on it a ways back, but never committed anything since it wasn't complete. It is pretty complex since it requires managing multiple inventories and other information that would be a ton of work to make it all work as it should.

[Speedz]

Yea I suspected it would take much change in the db for inventory/spell storage etc. I was thinking something like an advanced shroud type thing. Which doesn't log you out, just a matter of figuring out how to implement it.

That does offer some promise to the idea that it has been attempted at one point. Maybe if I can get good enough I will play around with it and see what I can break....er make.

This is mostly a personal preference of avoiding the cumbersome log in and outs to switch toons/accounts, but other ideas could come of this I would think. Tis why I thought it up

Thanks for the reply, any feedback is good to see, even if its a "Heck no are you nuts!" lol

[trevius]

Well, Derision is one of the best EQEmu coders this project has ever had. If shrouding was too difficult or too much work for even him, then I think it is pretty unlikely any newer member would ever get it implemented (at least not properly). Actually, I am sure he could have completed it if he had wanted, but I think the need was not great enough to justify the amount of his time it would have taken to do right. I wish the best of luck to anyone who tries, but just trying to let you know that it is not a simple task.

[Speedz]

Thats a "Heck no are you nuts!" :-P lol yea I am not looking to make some grand patch or anything anytime soon if ever really. But that is a good heads up. Probably saved a few headaches lol.