There is still a long way ahead for the magic crafting system.

I've recapped the same concept several times. A step by step design of a supernatural blueprint through combining material components and runes (syllables into words and words into phrases) to trigger predetermined effects. The more elaborated the formula, the more complex the effect.

Once discovered, you get to inscribe, carve and etch the runes which combined with the right components and the trigger phrase, set off the spell.

Drawn with chalk

Drawn with blood

Hey there, just wanted to clear up some stuff about magic in CoE! So, magic in this game is going to be very, very rare, and not just lore wise, but in the actual game itself. In fact, it's so rare that, for all intents and purposes, magic doesn't exists. However, a select few players (5%), may have a character with a special ability called a talent. Talents are magical in nature, and are a element of the game meant to drive the overall story. There are many different kinds of talents, from water breathing to shapeshifting, but some will be more "traditional" magic (i.e. that sorcerer raining down fire that you see on the log-in page). As for magical rituals, I believe it was said, or it was at least hypothesized, that someone with a magical talent may have to perform a ritual (and perhaps a long ritual) to actually cast magic. Now, we probably won't know exactly until the game actually comes out, and it will be a such a rare occurrence that it may be a while before we do find out. But when we do, it's going to be a major event.

Yeah, personally hope we have a Full Metal Alchemist style system. Magic is a tangible science. I'm not afraid of an Arcanepunk world but it comes with a lot of restrictions for anything non-magical. I hope magic is very rare and is relegated to Merlin style people. It shouldn't be even remotely common, especially early/mid game.

In every MMO Ive played I always play a magic user with the Exception of Star Wars Galaxies. In SWG you had to "Unlock" your Jedi character by mastering other skills. I mastered close to 20 professions and never unlocked my special character. I really enjoyed the rarity of it but unlocking was always my goal. I hope that gaining magic isnt that difficult in CoE, but time will tell.

I really enjoy this idea of spoken magic. I really believe it should be looked into when the magic system is brought to the table.

Posted By ShubiMaja at 7:22 PM - Tue Aug 02 2016

I think spoken magic is a great idea, kind of like the mechanic in Project Gorgon where certain powerful words can be discovered and then when they are said in chat they are activated.

In Project Gorgon these words once activated can never be used again. But instead I think that they should be syllables that refer to elements, as suggested by CorvusSolus.

Then players could sit at home chanting random combinations, attempting to discover spells. Some combinations would be harmful to the player and could potentially kill the chanter. So discovering spells would be at the potential cost of life or limb. Once discovered though, spells could be inscribed and sold or taught to players of a particular order.

In order to offset the danger in researching spells. Perhaps chanting spells successfully could make the player more resistant to failed spells in the future. Meaning, that it would almost never be worth it to study magic without scrolls (finding runes with inscribed spells in world) or an older player guide. Though players could always attempt to explore magic if they were willing to take great risks.

In order to prevent spells from simply all being uploaded to a wiki. Perhaps spells could expire over a certain number of uses or period of time. Or perhaps any spell could backfire, making magic dangerous in general unless wearing certain items or being in the presence of a magical guide or experienced magic player.

Definitely!

I think the more general concept, of there being an action-reaction relationship between a caster and the magic being cast, that is consistent throughout larger parts of magic than just a single spell, is a great one. I don't really think we have the hardware or software to implement it in a satisfying manner yet, tho. Wait 5 years with spoken magic or for full VR for the complete experience ;)

Something like this would be amazing, plus I love it when Science and Magic get mixed together.