Some things I hope are being worked towards

[sgtkwol]

I've been playing a commercial mmo for quite a few months, now.  And before I get all the  emotes over and over, I will tell you that I understand that.  I just want to voice concern that the game will go in a direction that I think will be a success.  That out of the way, comment away.

Balancing of abilities-There needs to be a way to limit abilities in the game.  I can be super strong and kill everything, get strong armor and learn to wear it and take a hit, and I can heal myself.  What do I need well coordinated team for?  We could take down things faster, but we would just take care of ourselves in that team and not each other.

There needs to be a limit on the number of abilities that can be at high levels, depending on what balances the most.  There should be options to change back to where you were before with some sort of penalty, whether you need to wait a specified time, paying money, a certain quest chain, etc.

I would also like to see combat and out of combat stats separated somehow.  I should not need to max out my physical stats, just to be able to carry gear and not have to stop every other minute if I plan to be a magic user.  I'm sure that my character would be able to run for a longer period of time if they are running all over hydlaa all the time.  Same for lugging all of my gear.

[Oomi]

The beta emotes do have a purpose - there are many people who join PS who have either a) always played for-pay games or b) are not big gamers at all and are not familiar with the concept of a playable game that is still in development. That being said, I can assure you that training & skills balance is a topic discussed almost daily amongst the team members, and there is usually at least one post a week on these forums where the community gives its input as well. It is not a dearth of ideas but dev availability & careful planning & testing that are the limiting factors in tweaking the balance in PS. With time & patience, we'll get there.

[sgtkwol]

That's all I ask, just trying to get some ideas out there.  I played PS and enjoyed it a lot, just bringing a perspective from the commercial game here, where the basic idea is there without blatantly copying it.  I just didn't want everyone to flag beta and get ignored, since these are general ideas.  The freedom of the game could be the biggest help or a big deterant, depending on how it is balanced, but I'm sure it will get there.

[Xillix Queen of Fools]

Several devs and gms are long time gamers.

I assure you we know the difference between commercial games and PS in its current state.

We just plug away doing what we can.

In case anyone you didn't know, making a game is HARD work, but very rewarding.

[Bamko]

heh, just got to add to xillix's last comment...

and anyone who thinks it is NOT hard, please let me know how you are doing it, esp links, registration and download page so i can see it, and if open, the "recipe" so we can see how you managed this to be easy.....

If I get such proof, I would be happy to give credit on my glompzilla site and we can set it up so everyone can make their own campaign/world/realm in a weekend or whatever.

Um, do not think that will happen anytime soon.... It is well neigh impossible for an individual to make a world that even moderately would pass for a finished game. (Esp if doing it as a hobby)

Prove me wrong.. PLEASE! 

ps. someday i hope to have it easier, and have recipes on that site... but for now, it seems you need to be a coder to make a game world.... and an artist...

[Zjok]

I believe the developers are doing a fantastic job. Compared to commercial games PS is hands down the best out there. This game satisfies. . . (fill in here). I played RuneScape (don't kill me) more than 2 years as heavily as playing PlaneShift and that game seems hollow compared to this one. Even in its current (unbalanced) condition PlaneShift is rich with diversity and the scenery is breathtaking. PlaneShift has Character.

[Illysia]

http://www.hydlaaplaza.com/

For all the stuff that is set to be implemented(in above link), Planeshift will eventually blow away other games.