Although, 2 alts in my opinion would balance the classes, and more so than 3+.
With 3+, clickers obviously become OP due to speed being a necessity with more alts, and everyone would have a cleric + 2 hitters. Look at main.
With 2 alts, you get one super crit with healing, or 2 regular hitters. It mostly seems to balance out zerks/thieves and makes other classes better since they can be paired with a cleric. The same issues eventually will show as with 1a though, 2 fighters/pallies would be useless, and 2 thieves/zerks would be very strong. A possible fix for that would be you can't log 2 of the same classes.
After reading alex's post and thinking a lot about 2a over the last couple weeks, I have came to the conclusion that not only would 2a make the current server more balanced but it would also make things more interesting. Here are my thoughts on 2a.
First lets start off with what is "wrong" with the current 1a server.
Dagger of the Winds - This makes one class the easiest and safest class to train on 1a. Not only does this class exceed well in pvm due to this but they are also very strong pvp characters at high levels.
High Tier Bosses/Player base - A lot of the high tier bosses are difficult to complete. Not just because it takes a certian number of people (who live in different time zones) but also because it takes a long time to even get to the bosses. Not only do you have to get enough people on at one time but then you have to hope they have an hour or two to spare.
Leveling 30+ - With the new system leveling to 35 is accomplished solo easily, just time consuming. However, 35+ takes a ridiculous amount of gold to achieve and I don't think that anyone besides cole has level'd to 37 without a sharer (basically 2alt).
Class Balance - As we will never know how the classes will balance out until every class achieves 40, balance isn't just about pvp. Balance leads into what a class can do solo, in a party, pvm and pvp. Right now Thieves are the dominate class due to being able to excel pvp and pvm (also because of dotw). Some classes that are really strong such as Berserker's seem to be OP. On the other hand zerks are the hardest class to solo train (pre cobalt) so do they deserve it?
Dominate Clans - Right now if you ever want to progress far into the game you either have to be in one of the two dominate clans. If you choose to be a "loner" then you are likely to get chain pk'd and never going to get past 35.
These are the "major problems" with the current server. How would 2a change these?
Dagger of the Winds - Would no longer make one class the bread and butter pvm class. Would allow any class to be trained "solo" if the player decided to take that route.
High Tier Bosses/Player base - Would be a lot easier to get a group together strong enough to take on such bosses. Instead of needing 12-13 different people it would only take 6-7.
Leveling 30+ - Would make token runs easier and would make farming gold/items more realistic.
Class balance - Would lead to more diversity due to being able to train all classes in more locations. Would change the DoTW thief game to more diversity. Also would balance pvp a little better.
Dominate Clans - Being able to due things with less people would allow a group of friends to start up their own clan and be able to accomplish things that used to only be accomplish by the dominate clans.
Anyways, this is just my thoughts on how 2a would benefit the 1a server. Yes I understand that if you want to play with alts then go play the multi server but then your just "gimping" yourself. Playing multi with 2a would be like playing a pally on 1a. Why play a pally when you could play a thief? I don't see 2a becoming a problem unlike 3a where you would see cookie cutter combos. Also I think it would change the way the current game is played. The thief and 2 dominate clan game would be more likely to change if this was implemented. I also liked Alex's idea about maybe only being able to log one of each class on but at the same time that could go either way. As in everyone running a thief/mage or everyone running two thieves.
That about sums it up.. Looking for post with a lot insight and clearly stating if you support or not and why. Also, if you do not play 1a and have no intentions on playing 2a keep it to yourself.
Edited by Freek, 15 November 2010 - 11:54 PM.