Greeting Angelus. Welcome to EL. I want to apologize for the totally inappropriate responses in this thread. I am embarassed that you received such a cold welcome, especially since some of the most inane comments are coming from moderators. I'll itemize my response.
1) OBVIOUSLY radu asked angelus for his opinion and OBVIOUSLY he was told to place those opinions in the forum. Read the OP if anyone still can't figure that out. To ask why ... well ... really?
2) The skill system is indeed unbalanced for an RPG. You cannot be a pure Mage or Ranger like you can in ALMOST EVERY OTHER RPG IN EXISTENCE. This is by game design. It's just a bit misleading since the game is labeled as a MMORPG ... when it should be called "an open world game that allows you to fight and cast some magic spells." How can it be a Role Playing Game when the only combat role you play is warrior. You can max out Will, Reasoning and Magic level and a simple magic immunity spells negates all of your combat spells.
2) To ask why this topic keeps coming up is like saying, "this rusty hinge has been squeeking for years. Why is it still squeeking?" These are real features that are expected of any RPG. Especially one that exists in 2015. This and other suggestions will continue to be offered by new players until they are addressed. But that will not be a problem much longer because ...
3) The hostility towards new players in game and in the forum pushes a lot of new players away. I go to LAN parties 4 times a year and advocate for EL. Of the 20+ players that I have brought into EL, only 3 remain. One actually said that reading the comments in the invasion channel was like reading a 4chan thread.
I know this response is a bit agressive, but frankly, I am becoming a bit worried concerning the future of EL. Radu has made it clear that an influx of capitol is necessary to allow him to continue to focus on EL development. This does not seem like it is going to happen unless some changes are made to attract and maintain new players. Maybe it is time to consider a character overhaul for the game ... or is everyone happy interacting with the same 40 players and their 15 alts?? I've enjoyed playing EL since about 2003. The thought of it stagnating is depressing.
BTW, this quote from Wizzy below is apropos.
