Question about classes

[Luke192]

As you know, if you pledge for the Lieutenant Colonel tier, you receive the ability to play as the 79th New York Infantry. I was curious, as one of the leaders of 2 79thNY companies, whether or not there would still be a set of maybe more basic classes for us as we would like to play as our regiment when in game. I do not currently have access to the game so I am not aware of how the regiment/class selection works but I would like to see the basic infantry (Officers, NCOs, Enlisted) classes available as well as basic specialists (Musicians, flag bearer, etc). If anyone has info on this and could fill me in that would be great!

[Hinkel]

Here you have a basic overview about the classes :)

https://warofrights.com/Pages_FieldReports/FieldReport34/RegimentMenu.jpg

https://warofrights.com/Pages_FieldReports/FieldReport34/RegimentMenu-DeployMenu.jpg

[Tyler28256]

Here you have a basic overview about the classes :)

https://warofrights.com/Pages_FieldReports/FieldReport34/RegimentMenu.jpg

https://warofrights.com/Pages_FieldReports/FieldReport34/RegimentMenu-DeployMenu.jpg

Cant wait till that's actually in game unless it is already and I just haven't seen it yet!

[Hinkel]

Cant wait till that's actually in game unless it is already and I just haven't seen it yet!

Hehe yeah, its still the goal we are aiming for :)

[Tyler28256]

Hehe yeah, its still the goal we are aiming for :)

That's honestly the best thing I've seen all day. With that new system will rank limits be disabled at the drill camps? This way our officers dont have to spawn as another unit's officer class.

[Luke192]

Here you have a basic overview about the classes :)

https://warofrights.com/Pages_FieldReports/FieldReport34/RegimentMenu.jpg

https://warofrights.com/Pages_FieldReports/FieldReport34/RegimentMenu-DeployMenu.jpg

So does that mean that there would eventually be a 79thNY class that everyone can play as and not just backers? It would suck if my regiment has to play as another. :)

[Saris]

So does that mean that there would eventually be a 79thNY class that everyone can play as and not just backers? It would suck if my regiment has to play as another. :)

There will be a class for everybody to play but you will get the special backer skin of what I remember from the last conversation on this topic.

[TrustyJam]

So does that mean that there would eventually be a 79thNY class that everyone can play as and not just backers? It would suck if my regiment has to play as another. :)


Hi there.

This is an old post of mine from this thread: https://www.warofrightsforum.com/showthread.php?4535-23-08-2017-Thirty-Seventh-Field-Report-Pledge-Reward-Uniforms-amp-Harper-s-Ferry/page2

Will the pledge reward uniforms just be privates or will we have NCO and officer class versions to go along with them?



That is the plan.


https://www.warofrightsforum.com/images/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by Saris https://www.warofrightsforum.com/images/buttons/viewpost-right.png (https://www.warofrightsforum.com/showthread.php?p=67360#post67360)
and will we be able to use the regular uniforms if we wanted to?



Probably a good time to give you all an update as to the availability of the backer reward uniforms.

When first conceived, before the Kickstarter, the plan was indeed to have generic uniforms available for non backers in the regiments that are featured as reward uniforms and then only to have the backers wear the "correct" uniform.

While in theory sound, the sheer number of regiments we wish to feature will mean very little to no chance of a backer ever being able to wear his reward uniform (he'd had to hope the correct skirmish area featuring the regiment of his reward is being played or (at a later stage, such as in historical battle mode possibly, his regiment would be voted in as one of the active ones of the match).

This all ends up giving extremely little value to the reward and is why (at the very least for skirmishes) we're going to allow you to use your reward uniforms whenever you wish. Faction locks are obviously still in place (can't use a 11th Mississippi uniform while fighting for the Union) but the uniform rewards won't be tied to regiments as was first planned.

This might seem like a step away from authenticity and perhabs it is a bit. Please, however keep in mind the relatively small amount of people with these rewards - never obtainable again once the crowdfunding campaign ends.

We want to make the reward feel like It's worth something (it ought to be considering the asking prices) and we can only do that by making it useable far more often than whenever the correct regiment just happens to be featured.

Lastly, we are still very open to change this stuff, especially the availability of the uniforms in the historical battle mode when that launches in the future. Please don't hesitate to let us know your thoughts! :)

- Trusty

[Saris]

That's right lol, its been a long time since the conversation

[Luke192]

Lastly, we are still very open to change this stuff, especially the availability of the uniforms in the historical battle mode when that launches in the future. Please don't hesitate to let us know your thoughts! :)

- Trusty
I really appreciate the response! The main concern from our regiment stems from the apparent possibility that we may not be able to properly play as the 79thNY as we have not payed for that particular pledge tier. We just don't want to be the 7th Ohio for example if we are the 79th New York. Personally I think, rather than a specific regiment be restricted by pledge tiers, there should be a specialist class that only those backers can have. That way it doesn't restrict regiments from their classes and limits immersion.