pacov

Just wanted to get some thoughts down quick.

What about the ability to choose an affinity for various dgs at the start of the game.  It would perhaps be a static choice that you couldn't change (eg not tb changing form).  Take rook, for instance.  You could choose an affinity that would give your towers additional hp (but you'd have a little less hp) or splash dmg, but you'd take some other trade off.  I know we already have this to some degree with the dg's that can alter their builds SUCCESSFULLY between hybrid and assassin, but I'm thinking of a new feature altogether.  In short, you could play dg the same way you always do (with all of those strategies that you've developed.  But this would add a new angle.  You choose an affinity, you get extra power for however you want to play at the cost of something.  Or like a sedna that gets an extra 500 hp tacked onto her heal, but she's down 1k hp and very squishy as a result.  Anyway, lots of potential.

So... I'm thinking there would be a no affinity option - so your dg works exactly like it does today.  Then 2-3 additional options that each have trade offs.  And you could pick them the same way you do a favor item.  At any time during the game.  This way folks that like strategy would try to figure out what affinity you chose the same way we think about what favor you picked if we don't immediately notice you chosing blood.

Anything - just some quick ideas.

pac