Multiplayer Support Build Theorycrafting

[rittchard]

I wanted to include this quote from the recent Q&A so it doesn’t get lost in the shuffle. It’s interesting to hear the perspective since it seemed to me like there was plenty of support stuff available already. I played a Paladin build that works pretty well solo too, I just never got around to posting the details.

@AndrewTilley

Q: Do you think there is space in this game for support/buff/heal type Mastery with the addition of multiplayer?

A: Yes, I do. I don’t think we’d have a Mastery dedicated exclusively to it. There’s different Masteries that have options already and options that’ll be expanding to make that sort of playstyle more possible. For example, Druid in Spriggan Form can have Healing Totem – there’s some changes coming to that which will be cool, I think you’ll like that – for support players. Eterra’s Blessing has a lot of support stuff in there as well. The Paladin has Healing Hand – which will be getting a skill tree that’ll have some cool stuff in there – there’s lots of cool stuff already in Paladin for support play. Those are the best ones. There’s other things that will be possible to make into support-esque things, but those will be the most useful support classes I think – Druid and Paladin. The problem with making a pure support class is that then you’ll have difficulty playing solo. We want every Mastery to have options to play DPS and be solo as well, and having pure support solo doesn’t work…because you’d be supporting yourself, I guess.
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