Razah's Variable Profession

PanGammon

PanGammon

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2006

The Underworld

Leader of Grenth Gaming Inc [GG]

Mo/Me

Since Razah hasn't been released yet I was wondering about her so-called "Variable Proffession". Maybe its like the Apocrypha you fight who changes his proffession in battle............

Geckoo

Geckoo

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

Spain

The Keeper Of The Seven Keys [KSK]

Me/

i always thought was a hero you unlocked when passed the game and in that moment you had to choose the profession... but obiusly is not that way... so what i think is that you can change his primary prof. when you want (just in outposts of course) or finally you have to choose his prof. when you get it for first time, dunno.

Priest Of Sin

Priest Of Sin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Sitting upon Kerrigan's Throne.

Live For The Swarm [ZERG]

Me/N

He'll be a leet hero. He'll use Cyclone Axe with a sword. (PvP refernce)

Tarus From Taros

Tarus From Taros

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

For balancing issues you can rest assured if he can change his primary profession it will only be in an outpost. If they allowed him to have multiple profession skills on his bar it would create a huge issue. What would make this hero nice is if he can change to Ritualist. I assume if he can there will be a lot of people hunting for him for that very reason.

Wil Finlock

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

R/

I imagine we will be picking his primary when we get him. I don't think he'll be able to change it because of issues with runes and profession specific insignia. But, I certainly don't know as he doesn't appear to be in the game as of yet. I guess we'll find out at some point.

lightblade

lightblade

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

The Etereal Guard

Me/Mo

He's the "young monk" or "young ranger" that follow you around when your first hero is doing something else.

Tarus From Taros

Tarus From Taros

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by lightblade
He's the "young monk" or "young ranger" that follow you around when your first hero is doing something else. Um, What? Care to explain?

Savio

Savio

Teenager with attitude

Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Quote:
Originally Posted by lightblade
He's the "young monk" or "young ranger" that follow you around when your first hero is doing something else.
That's not Razah; as from the update notes:

Quote:
If you and another player both invite the same Hero, one of them will be the “real” Hero who will interact with NPCs in cinematics and other scripted sequences, and the other will be an “imposter” who will use a generic name for the duration of the mission.

Avarre

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarus From Taros
Um, What? Care to explain? When you enter an area where a grouped hero is an NPC (such as the command post), or when you have two of the same hero, in some areas your version of the hero is replaced with <young X>.

Edit : beat by savio.

godbaal

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2006

GOT - Gathering of Tweakers

W/

how the hell will runes work on this hero, I still wonder

I mean if you can change his pri profession will all runes work on his armor?

Mo with superiour absorb rune

PanGammon

PanGammon

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2006

The Underworld

Leader of Grenth Gaming Inc [GG]

Mo/Me

Hehe can't wait for this hero. I'm really hoping Razah is an Apocrypha........

Tarus From Taros

Tarus From Taros

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by godbaal
how the hell will runes work on this hero, I still wonder

I mean if you can change his pri profession will all runes work on his armor?

Mo with superiour absorb rune
Hmm, I never really thought about insignia's or runes on him. But I guess there's two ways they can do this if indeed he can change his primary.

The Expensive way:

Runes and Insignias will work for his current particular profession, once he switches to a different profession the runes and Insignias will remain on his armor but will lose their bonuses. Thus making it quite expensive if you plan on using him for multiple professions.

The Affordable way:

He will have base bonuses on his armor that can be benefited from any profession that can not be applied to anyone else OR he can only be costumized with insignias and runes that are not class specific. If the 2nd holds true then he will obviously not be as useful as a primary specific hero.

Either way you look at it I think he will mostly be useful as a Ritualist hero since we don't have one yet. Other then that unlocking him will most likely be a vanity / Status symbol thing.

darkdawn

darkdawn

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

Canada

[QUE]

Or youll be able to switch runes you applied to him when changing profession. a lil bit like when you press "j" in PVP.

Arawan

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2006

I Godz I [gOdz]

R/Mo

Quoted from the info on Razah in the NF Instruction Manual:

Quote:
When the Mists come into contact with a suitable human template, for example, it can copy that form, creating a sentient entity with a humaniod appearance and almost human mind. My belief is that he will be a clone, of sorts, of your character, based off the info in this quote.

Shaq_gw

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2006

Lowlands Strike Force

Mo/Me

If you read the description on Razah in the manual couldn't Razah really be YOU?

And therefore any profession?

Sophitia Leafblade

Sophitia Leafblade

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Dragon Slayer Guild [DSG]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaq_gw
If you read the description on Razah in the manual couldn't Razah really be YOU?

And therefore any profession? Could he be infact a clone of any of your other chars like say u can turn him into my ele char (copys build and runes and insigs and perhaps skin too) while im playing as a Ranger ro vica versa etc. etc. Now that would be an amazingly cool feature

Clord

Clord

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Finland

Victory Via Valour

What if he got skill to mimic others skill bar and profession in party. Let's say eg he temporally copy your character's skill bar and set even stats etc.

ramma77

ramma77

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

South Shields, England

The Psycho Titans

R/

I think it's going to be pick a primary and that is it. no changing it.

you could make a 4 man barrage team with your heroes.

Gordon Ecker

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Vancouver, BC, Canada

N/

Another possibility is that Razah has a separate armour set with its own runes and inscriptions for each profession.

=HT=Ingram

=HT=Ingram

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2005

Anchorage Alaska

Haz Team [HT]

R/W

The way I interpreted Razah it seems to me he will be a PURE Hero. meaning he will be level 20 with 200 attrib, but instead of changing 2ndaries (he will have none) you just choose what profession he will be.

So he will be a PURE profession. Pure monk, Pure Rit, Pure Ele, whatever... 1 for each. No secondary...

I was upset that heroes can not be reverted back to pure mode once you add a secondary to them, so I am guessing Razah will incorporate this concept.

and yes if this concept is true his armor set would be like the hero head gear Dependant on Profession attrib of rune. So maybe it will be Dependant on Main profession in his case instead. Or he may not be able to use attrib Dependant runes at all... maybe only the new runes that are not Dependant on attribs... who knows? we will see I guess.