Five New Character Classes
Five new character classes with individual special abilities have been integrated into the historic world of discovery with the current expansion. Each of the five classes, Royal Military Officer, Imperial Guardian, Caribbean Pirate, Treasure Hunter, and Armed Businessman, have their own skills tree. Using talent points which players can obtain by putting their abilities to good use, players can further expand their special skills in three areas: Land Battle, Sea Battle and Production.
Active skills such as certain special attacks can be dragged and dropped onto the skills bar and then deployed as required. Passive skills of the new classes act as long-lasting buffs or bonuses.
New players will be invited to choose one of the five new classes in the expansion, ‘Beyond the Horizon’, right from the outset by the first NPC who they will meet in Athens at the start of the tutorial quest. A class trainer in the city will explain the new class system in more depth in the course of the quest series. More advanced players can also add to their already mastered skills with new special functions by opting for one of the five new character classes. All five classes can be played as either female or male.
The choice of class has no influence on the character’s appearance but every class can obtain an individual and very impressive armor set which awaits you as booty in high-level instances or after winning an Imperial Battle (PvP tournament).
The Five New Character Classes
The Royal Military Officer is a high-ranking member of the military who is especially talented with rifles and swords. Alongside their strengths in land battle they are also rather deft with cannons in sea battles.
The Imperial Guardian is also a high-ranking member of the army. On land they know how to handle sabers, axes, and swords. At sea, this class receives special grappling hook abilities.
The Caribbean Pirate’s true passion is plundering and pillaging which means they gladly launch themselves into melee battles preferably with a saber or axe in hand. In battle at sea short-range cannon fighting is at their disposal. They can also put the fear of god into other captains with their skills for ramming and boarding ships.
The Treasure Hunter’s aim is to discover every corner of the world and to return with a hold full of booty. The Treasure Hunter’s battle strengths lie in long-distance cannon warfare. In addition, this adventurer is talented at sea mines and special ramming abilities. In battle on dry land they prove to be good marksmen using pistols and can provide valuable support in group battle.
As a safety conscious Merchant, the strengths of the Armed Businessman lie in defense. This businessman also proves very helpful at sea with their aptitude for ship repair and improvements as well as healing shipmates. On land their talents also lie in healing but also support in group battles. However, if attacked, they know how to handle a pistol.
