Is there any classes you'd like PA to take another look at, story-wise? Any class lore/story you feel they should overhaul or redo? Personally I think they should redo Corsair, Mystic, and Striker. I really wish PA would delve deeper into the fantasy aspect of the game and take it further than what they do. Especially with the classes. With classes such as Nova, Drakania, and Guardian; they're good just really complicated. I think Drakania and Guardian should be better implemented. I think for Corsair they really need to explore her mermaid aspect of her class. She's considered a mermaid in her story due to her mother being one. Her 'mermaid form' is lazy. I think it should be customizable so we can finally give her a tail. Maybe have mermaid customization options like fin type ears, maybe glowy hair and eyes. For Drakania and Guardian they should better implement their dragon aspect and maybe add draconic customization options to make them stand out more (horns, tail, wings, scale tattoos, maybe fangs). Drakania is considered a dragon in lore. Her father/creator is Markthanan (a black dragon). She looks too human...

Corsair: Should look and feel like a badass capable pirate captain along with a mystical mysterious vibe of the mermaid. Mermaids are mystical creatures. Yet she doesn't feel like one. Playing her is no different than playing any other class. Nothing really stands out. On top of that her 'mermaid form' if you can even call it that, is really lackluster. Her 'mermaid form' needs a good overhaul. We wanted and were promised a mermaid...NOT Aquawoman. In folklore a mermaid is a mythical aquatic creature that has the head and torso of a human female with the tail of a fish. Does that sound like Corsair to you? Even her outfits have mermaid motifs. Yet her form looks nothing like that. And to further add insult to injury her 'form' only lasts for a few seconds underwater at a time, which also eats up a good chunk of stamina (which still replenishes incredibly slowly). Her breath meter is a little bigger but it doesn't make much difference. All of that is rather sad for a mythical aquatic creature. Most people aren't even aware of the fact that she's an actual mermaid (her mother was a mermaid). In her story she's treated as a full mermaid as well. I think that needs to be redressed and better implemented. It'd be neat too if there were mermaid npcs. Like maybe she could discover them hiding in a deep underwater kingdom. And she could learn more about her mother as well as explore her mermaid side. She should also be able to use some of her skills underwater as well; Mareca: Jet Stream & Flow Dreamswirl, Mareca: Whale Song, Mareca: Sea Stroll, and Mareca: Spiral Soak. Corsair (and possibly Mystic) should be the only class(es) able to do underwater combat. Being able to use her dream whale as an underwater mount would be neat as well. It'd be really cool to expand upon and explore the lore regarding mermaids (since there aren't any). Maybe learn if there's a connection between Maretta (siren boss) and mermaids. Since pirates, mermaids, and sirens go hand-in-hand. I think a pirate and mermaid themed expansion would be awesome! It'd be a really neat summertime expansion. It would be an opportunity to really delve into the Corsair's lore and expand on it! And maybe since PA likes rivalry or enemy classes (Woosa vs Maegu & Drakania vs Guardian) maybe a siren class in the future? Also since Corsair's a MERMAID she should have unlimited breath/stamina (in the water only). If Hashashin can travel freely in the desert (unlimited stamina while in the desert) Corsair should be given same treatment in the water! Shouldn't she travel better in the sea than on land being that she's both pirate and mermaid? Corsair seems to travel better on land (via; 'Smooth Sailing' and 'Riding Waves.') which doesn't make sense! She should feel more at ease at sea. She should be able to traverse the sea easily, no matter if it's by boat/ship or swimming, as that's her home! There's nothing more lore-breaking than having a mermaid (or pirate captain for that matter) get stranded in the ocean! She should have a headstart on her sailing xp (pirate captain). Her 'form' should be permenant and automatic when in the water and should look like an actual mermaid (tail/fins) at the very least allow us to customize her form, accessories, outfit, while transformed. They could sell various accessories and fin options in the Pearl Shop. Give us more freedom. I was hoping that with the release of the Siren boss (Maretta) that they'd update Corsair's 'Mermaid Form' and abilities. But she was neglected yet again...

Allow us the oppertunity to customize her to look like the mythical creature of legends! 2024 and we still don't have a proper 'mermaid form' for Corsair! Come on PA!

Her succession should embrace her mermaid side. Whilst her awakening should embrace her pirate side. With pre-awakened and pre-succession being somewhere in the middle. If you agree, please support my thread discussing this topic in detail: Overhaul Corsair's 'Mermaid Form!'

Mystic:  Her story sounds too much like Twilight for my liking. I'd like it if they'd instead re-examine her bond with Banha. Focus on that and expand on it. Flesh out her story a bit. Why did Banha choose her? What exactly is Banha? How does the bond effect her? It'd be really cool if it affected her physically (like being more connected to the sea similar to Corsair. Seeing as how Banha is a mythical sea dragon. He's considered the very essence of the sea). Which would make sense if he really is one of the 'Dragons of Creation.' The one who created the very waters. It'd be neat if she could transform in the water and have unlimited breath and stamina (again, only while in the water) due to her connection with Banha. Maybe transform into Banha or have a serpentine tail (simliar to a Lamia, or Siren from the Witcher series). Her torso would remain the same, but she'd have the tail of a serpent rather than a fishtail like mermaid. Again, it would be customizable and optional. Or have her use Banha as a mount in the water. Either have her ride him, or grab ahold of him while he traverses through the water.  Having sea dragon customization options for her would be cool. She's called a Mystic after all. Maybe have her look and feel a little more mystical. Maybe reveal that Banha really is one of the 'Dragons of Creation' and Mystic is his daughter. That would make more sense on why he protects her and acts as her guardian. I also wish Banha would manifest or appear more often. Also, have him appear while idle (like Maegu's fox). You hardly ever see him, which is a shame as he looks really cool! For a class called Mystic, she fails to live up to that name...If you agree please support my thread on this topic: Overhaul Mystic & Banha Lore!

Sriker:  From what I understand, his story is basically he trains really hard and meditates...a lot! He trained and pushed himself beyond his limits and sought out challenges in order to get even stronger. When he ran out of challenges, he meditated for a long time. So long in fact, the process aged him. Then he reached enlightenment and...de-aged? Grew new teeth and hair as well as the ability to force his own spirit from his body and give it physical form (which is how he's able to duplicate himself after awakened). Could they maybe instead have him connected to one of the other two 'Dragons of Creation?' After all there's no male dragon themed class. Seems like wasted potential. Or a missed opportunity. Mystic and Striker as they are now are just generic martial artist classes.

Drakania/Gaurdian: For these two, their story overall is good just poorly implemented. It'd be nice if their connection to dragons would be more clear. I also feel since Drakania is a Dragon by lore, she should look more the part. Less human. Maybe include some draconic options in character creation. Like maybe have options for scale tattoos, horns, wings, tails, and possibly fangs? Maybe have glowy effects for her eyes? Again that would all be optional in character creation. That way for those who wish for her to remain looking human can do so. It's also very immersion breaking when the Black Spirit considers her a human. She is not, also she more than likely despises humans considering past events and is working to bring about the 'Paradise of Dragons.' I would also like it if her 'dragon flight' ability could be used in place of a mount. Similar to 'travel form' for druid in WoW. It would only be able to be used outside of combat. I just think it's silly to use a mount when you're a DRAGON equipped with WINGS! I would also think that, being a dragon, your presence would make the mounts nervous in general. Which would also make it harder to tame horses on Drakania. Lore-wise it just makes more sense. It'd also be nice if she could glide over water and off of high places. I mean, she has wings lol. It'd only make sense. Her 'dragon flight' ability makes it so you take no fall damage but you don't actually glide. The Lahn glides more than the Drakania and she doesn't even have wings, lol. It'd be neat if Guardian had those character customization options and skills too. She's considered an incarnation of Labreska (the golden dragon). Labreska created her, just like Markthanan created Drakania. So I would think that would make Guardian a dragon as much as Drakania. Drakania considers Markthanan her father and he recognizes her as his daughter. Guardian considers Labreska her mother. If you agree please support my thread on this topic: Drakania/Guardian Draconic Appearance.

  So those are the classes I feel should be re-examined or overhauled. Corsair needs to look and feel like a mermaid/pirate. Her 'form' and underwater abilities need overhauled so she actually looks like a mermaid. They also need to dive deeper into her lore. Let her fully embrace her mermaid heritage. Let us customize her form and allow her to have unlimited breath and stamina in the water. If you can give Hashashin unlimited stamina in the desert, surely you can do so with Corsair in the water! She should be able to travel with no trouble in the water being a mermaid. There is nothing more lore-breaking than a MERMAID getting stranded in the ocean!

  Mystic needs to have her bond with Banha re-examined. As well as give her a mystic vibe. She fails to live up to the name. I think her whole story needs redone. Have her instead be Banha's daughter (like Drakania is considered Markthanan's daughter) so we can have an Eastern Dragon character along with a Western Dragon character (Drakania).

  Which brings me to the last two classes; Drakania and Guardian. They need to explore and go further with their dragon heritage. Expand on it. Possibly give us draconic character creation options for them (horns, wings, and tails). Drakania should also be able to have 'Dragon Flight' work in place of a mount. It would only be useable outside of combat (like 'travel form' for Druid in WoW). It seems silly having to rely on a mount when you're a DRAGON! I would think Drakania would make mounts uneasy anyway for obvious reasons. She should also be able to glide, she has wings! Her 'dragon flight' just makes it so she takes no fall damage. Nothing fancy.

They need to redo everything.

They need to hire professional writers, and quest designers to really flesh out who our people were.

Sure, who they are and where they will go is completely up to us.

But still, it would be cool if they could give us class-specific questlines to give us some direction and increased love for our characters.

The copy/paste of most of the awakening quests was lame.  Yeah, go piddle around Mediah for a bit, even though it has nothing to do with your character.

Musa and Maewha should go to LoML, etc, etc,

Exactly. It's stupid, what does killing manes, skeletons, and ancient relics have to do with anything? I'd like if there was an actual story about rediscovering who you are. It'd also be kind of neat if there was a cinematic at the beginning (that you can skip of course) that was unique to each class. So we can actually see who our character is and learn the story behind our character and class in an organic way. Musa and Maewha should abosoutely go to LoML considering that's where they're from and that's where they trained (I believe, I could be wrong). It would help us actually connect with our characters as well as the world and story on a deeper level. Which would honestly make the game much more enjoyable. I think people would stick with this game longer if they'd do that. Because it'd actually give people a reason to play the game and play those classes other than playing them because they're FOTM and OP. People would also be more willing to spend money on those characters. Instead they copy and paste everything for each quest, maybe with minor differences. They come out with 'new' classes that aren't really new, they're a mashup of what we already have!

At the end of the day I feel immersion, story, and gameplay (gameplay alone isn't enough reason to stick around however) trump everything else. It's what keeps players long term. The pretty graphics, effects, and gameplay might draw people in at first. But it doesn't take long to discover it has no real substance. 

I think that if they'd actually take the time to re-examine the current classes, explore their lore, expand on it, overhaul the lore and story, delve more deeply into the fantasy side of things it would possibly renew interest in this game. Make the classes truly unique. Special. Not generic copy & paste from earlier classes or other games. For better or worse, people LOVE this game and just want to see it improved. So it can THRIVE for several years to come. Not coasting while waiting for something better to come along. They really need to get creative...

Pearl Abyss Really Needs To Dive Into The Fantasy Aspect Of The Game:

Ideas for Mystic:

Possible 'Sea Form' for Mystic. (Without wings).

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Corsair Ideas for 'Mermaid Form'

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Drakania/Guardian Ideas:

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