Greetings DDO Players,
I am a member of the Player's Council 2014, acting completely independently from the Developers in this thread which a continuation of the a thread found inside the Player's Council forums.
Up front I want to make several things clear, I have no idea when a new "third" Sorcerer tree will be made if ever. New Sorcerer trees are not on the current NDA list.
This tree is result my brainstorming for new ideas for a possible new class for 2015 onward. The Warmage tree was a suggestion for possible new classes, yet as I looked it over, I found it would fit much better into a Sorcerer tree which is needed than its own class.
A new class needs have its own distinctive traits, and Warmage is simply a more powerful arcane that is limited in focus. Hence I chose to convert it to an enhancement tree rather than directly compete with the Wizard and the Sorcerer. The design of this tree is expected to compliment the existing Savant trees and provide cherry picking as well as be a stand alone tree.
I have received PC feedback and improvements on this already.
Hopefully we can continue sorting thru and create one or more new sample trees, sticking close if possible to 3rd edition roots.
As a member of the Player's Council, I am allowed to present my own personal projects and vision for the future of DDO.
When we are done here, there will be a permanent placement of our theories and ideas into the Player's Council Forums, and I will encourage and press the Developer to work towards adding a "third" Sorcerer tree. Even if these don't not take place until after I leave the Player's Council at the end of the year, those ideas will still remain behind to inspire the Developers.
Thank you for your help and feedback, it is appreciated and a link to this thread will be included in that final report to the developers.