Vernacademia Season 1: Episode 34: Build Systems via Guild Wars (Pt.1)

Part 1 of a 3 part series investigating concepts relating the development and design of good character build systems. Here we examine the intricacies of Guild Wars 1's build system as an example of a custom character building system.

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Cliff Notes

00:06 Statement of Subject
00:51 Overview of Builds in Guild Wars 1
04:09 Guild Wars' Team Roles
06:31 Professions (Classes) in Detail
07:06 Warrior, Monk, Mesmer
08:09 Elementalist, Necromancer
09:29 Ranger, Assassin,
10:34 Ritualist,
11:15 Dervish, Paragon
12:08 Profession Combinations
16:39 Profession Combinations effect on build creativity
18:18 Flaws of the Guild Wars 1 Build System
18:20 Very Complex System
18:50 Easy to make "Bad Builds" but not understand why.
19:54 Build Elitism
21:16 Preview of Next Week's Cast