Originally Posted by Ranik Ortega
If you do not have hard limits to character development then you will have uber characters. Look up the history of darkfall for an example of how NOT to do MMO character development.
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As long as there is a hardcap on the simultaneous use of progression, than balance is entirely possible; as soon as you max out one class, with a single weapon set and one vehicle, any further progression is theoretically only horizontal, rather than vertical. Darkfall fails because, like in Runescape and most other skill based rpg system (live action or PnP), all your progression is available at all times; this is not the case in Planetside, and, although your versatility increases (or rather, the relative power of your versatility), you don't become actually better at any one specialization, so even if you have all the certs, someone who has only maxed out the trees he needs for his playstyle will be on equal footings with you.
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