Hey team! I've noticed that it's been a while since it was suggested before. I’d like to suggest adding the Aran class to Royals. Aran is a powerful and fun warrior-based class from the Heroes lineup, with a unique combo-based attack system that really sets it apart from other classes. Why Aran? Unique Combat Style: Aran uses a combo mechanic that rewards skillful and fast-paced play, making it really satisfying to master. Lore-Rich Character: As one of the five Heroes, Aran adds more depth and lore to the game world. Nostalgia Factor: Many players have fond memories of Aran and would love to relive that experience. ️ Technical Notes If development resources allow, it could be phased in with basic functionality first (skills/combo system), with polish and bug fixes over time to balance this class to other class we have. Would love to hear what the rest of the community thinks, and whether the dev team sees this as a good fit!
I think OP's reasons are pretty thin. We all know what Aran is so there's no point listing the more general features. A strong justification for adding it isn't really there. I resonate with the nostalgia point, but tbh you could say that for any job as long as someone has nostalgia for it. I think a passable justification would be, for example: shaking up the economy and giving new value to polearms/polearm scrolls. Aran's skills adding unique value to/helping to fill a niche in a stagnant meta (bossing or leeching) If we're adding content only for the sake of adding content, we'll repeat the past
The game being balanced around the vanilla adventurer classes affords the server its foundational nostalgic charm. Content like Von Leon can be added whilst retaining that classic Maple quality. The prospect of tackling bosses such as Pink Bean (dare I pray, one day Golux) with only the original five classes at your disposal is exciting and part of what makes this server what it is. Issues regarding the absurd power-creep brought with the new classes alone, I think introducing new classes is incongruent with both the health and identity of the server.
I'm against adding even rebalanced versions of newer classes - it's already hard enough to balance the current classes and give every one a niche identity. Adding more would just make this problem even worse.
On this note, I'm not in the know on the current class balance in Royals... Which classes/branches are having the most trouble in terms of balance rn, with having no niche to fill? I can only think of F/P and Hero
Making this statement as a player, not as a Staff: Putting the game balance aside, I am not into Aran as I don't wanna break my fingers + keyboard The original Aran playstyle is very different from the modern ones
There was a time when both Aran and DB were used for evil purposes as they had abilities where the mob would fly to a considerable height and cause many people who were afk in a safe place to die and lose exp, I could confirm this if my memories are well encapsulated because I was 13/14 at the time.
