@d3Sync
You're once again making assumptions. How can you possibly disagree when you don't even know what the different levels between spells will be. Incase you're confused here is a quote from Prometheus.
Hold on - what we meant in the Spotlight is that each ability should be as unique as possible within Fractured - for instance, there shouldn't be a "fireball" and a "major fireball" that is just better than the lesser version. Of course many abilities will resemble those you can find in other RPGs or MOBAs - buffs, debuffs, shields, beams, rays, projectiles, summons, mobility, status effects - they're some of the elements we're working with, and they're all well-tested concepts. It's the Knowledge System (character creation / progression / re-building) and the interactions with the environment that make Fractured different in this case - other than the fact that there's no real sandbox MMO with ARPG combat out there yet :slight_smile:
I also can't see why you think removing the need to go to other planets doesn't affect exploration. "You're insinuating that there won't be a reason to explore if we give players the option to purchase a base spell." You shouldn't be looking at it like a base spell. The level 1 form might be better than the level 3 form as I said before. For example a level 1 might be a high damage single target while the level 3 could be a lower damage but AoE ability to make an example.
"Paper? Ink? A deep cost in crafting perks? Enchanting resources? Of course this initial cost will be reached at some point."
Yes the issue of price can be changed if the crafting materials aren't easy to acquire, but there is also no crafting professions in the game. Correct me if I'm wrong but i'm pretty sure any one can craft anything as long as they have the recipe and materials. There isn't going to be a crafter or enchanter skill tree that provides anything other than titles.
When it comes down to it, I don't think having skills as a commodity will be healthy for the game. And making it out to be that adding short cuts to progression lowers the barrier for entry into this game when RPG's are all about progression is kinda silly to me. If it came down to vote I would keep the current system rather than what you're suggesting.
