Preview: Agent

[dayrinni]

Hello!

As you know, we're working on new classes. The next one to be implemented will be the Agent. We will do a preview of each so you can all have an idea of what is to come.

(NOTE: The below is currently in development and is subject to change at any time, without notice)
Agent
The Agent is a trained fighter from Evonia. They are the shadow assassins that the houses use in their covert political warfare. They are also equipped with the art of poison craft and clockwork gadgetry.
Even though all Agents were from Evonia, the RP for them leaving and traveling the world, being employed by other groups, etc, is still present. It simply means they were trained in Evonia at some point in their career.

Agents will require steam to power their clockwork gadgets. Gadgets that are equipped will drain steam every so often, while others will expend steam whenever they are used. If the equipped gear the Agent is wearing runs out of steam, it will automatically be deequipped (or be unable to use in combat).


Role
The role of the Agent in A Tempest Season will be a shadow based DPS coupled with utility class. They will have comparable damage as a fighter in combat, but the majority of it will come from the shadows. They will be able to hold their own, however, in open combat.

Focus
The Agent will have two focii: Loanman and Evonia .

Loanman Agents are Agents that ended up in the elite cadre of assassins of the legendary Loanman Cashking - the greatest rogue the world has ever seen! Agents trained under Loanman have excelled in the art of networking, walking the streets invisible, and can reach the pinnacle form: Art of Loanman: a brutal attack that backstabs every target in the area in quick succession.
Role: More Utility based Agent.


Evonia Agents decided to stay as in Evonia and complete their training and employment contract. They learn the secrets of striking from the shadows and master gruesome clockwork contraptions that rend their foes a mutilated husk of flesh. Evonia Agents also received enhanced physical training in the offensive and defensive schools of combat.
Role: More combat based Agent.

Specializations
The basic specializations for Agents will focus on enhancing their shadow attacks, gadgets, and a shadow attack based spec.

[dayrinni]

Hello!

We are aiming to release the Agent for initial testing by the players on or around December 1st. There will still be some work to be done even after their release, mainly, the writing of help file and ability descriptions, and some naming/descriptions of items. Finally, a few shop and poison items will need to be done in the future (ie: when the new merchant district is released). Regardless of these missing pieces, the class will be quite playable and ready to go for testing.

Thanks!

[dayrinni]

Hello!

Due to the business of the holidays, I was unable to make much progress on the Agent. So the release is being pushed back to next weekend: around December 5th.

Thanks!