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Theme Park MMOs and H&Ss have functional game systems for the kind of gameplay they provide, a gameplay heavily based on itemization and grinding. Thank god, this is not the case of Original Sin. I hope it will be a commercial success too, of course, but for the same reasons Ultima VII was.

Have a try with games such Knights of the Chalice, Frayed Knights and the Age of Decadence beta if you want to see a deep RPG system.



Again, this is first and foremost a game about exploration and quest-solving. Any game mechanic that encourages one or both is welcome. So ability books are welcome.



Ultima VII had no dropping skill books simply because it had no active skills . In both Black Gate and Serpent's Island spells and reagents cold be either purchased or found through exploration. In both games the most powerful spell had to be found. So, in both games you had a mechanic that actively encourage exploration.



Again, this could be true for your average MMO/H&S. In this case it's hardly a problem.
1)Because Wizards DON't need to depend on weapons, as long as they have their own money sink (spells) and interesting stuff to find (again spells, robes, whatever). There is no balancing issue here.
2) Because this is not a class based game. In OS it's extremely unlikely (and probably detrimental) to have pure wizards, pure rangers and pure warriors.
3) Because this is a party based game. "All classes should work in the same way" is typical MMO crap. No, they shouldn't. They just need to have a unique role in the party and not to be overpowered. Actually it's a good thing if they work in different ways, depend on different stuff, etc.