Runes of Magic US / AU

Quoted from "Rossbot;599732"

I got the idea from looking at what used to be the most sought out set in the game. The Vahtos' Magic Set used to be the most popular set in the game for ALL casters because of the % based boost to magic damage. I then thought about implementing this for other sets to increase want and need to run different instances to match certain classes with their sets.

Set Bonus for a Cloth, Magic Set:
2 piece bonus: + XYZ hp
3 piece bonus: + ABC magic crit rate
5 piece bonus: + % Fire, Dark and Light Element Damage

While this would make certain sets better for certain classes/combos, it would also provide more character specialization based on set bonuses.

Set Bonus for a Cloth, Physical Set: (P/W)
2 piece bonus: + XYZ hp
3 piece bonus: + ABC physical crit rate
5 piece bonus: + % Physical attack and % physical accuracy

Set Bonus for a Chain, Physical Set: (C/? and W/?)
2 piece bonus: + XYZ hp
3 piece bonus: + ABC physical crit rate
5 piece bonus: + % Physical attack and % Bleed Damage

Set Bonus for a Plate, Physical Set:
2 piece bonus: + XYZ hp
3 piece bonus: + ABC physical crit rate
5 piece bonus: + % Defense increase and % 1-H Weapon Physical Damage increase

Etc.

Quoted from "Rossbot;599839"

Yeah, I was thinking it's just a gear treadmill, why not make the bonuses more specific? This will force players to want to run specific instances for specific bonuses from the gear, instead of getting General Mage Set A from Top Instance A.

Here's another Couple of Ideas:

Set Bonus for Chain, Magic Set (W/M):
2 piece bonus: + XYZ hp
3 piece bonus: + XYZ Magical Critical Hit Rate Bonus
5 piece bonus: Converts 50% Patk into Matk


Set Bonus for Cloth, Magic Set: (D/R, WL/?, M/D, M/C)
2 piece bonus: + XYZ Intelligence
4 piece Bonus: + % Wind, Earth, Dark Elemental Damage
6 piece bonus: - % Aggro Generated by Wind, Earth, Dark Damage

Set Bonus for Cloth, Healer Set:
2 piece bonus: + XYZ Physical Defense
4 piece bonus: + % Healing Power
6 piece bonus: + XYZ Parry Rate and Dodge Rate

Set Bonus for Leather, Physical Set: (R/?, S/?)
2 piece bonus: + XYZ Physical Attack
4 piece bonus: + XYZ Critical Hit Rate
6 piece bonus: + % Physical Attack Speed and Ranged Attack Speed

Gotta love the old Clops bonuses, they were beyond good at their time. Making these % based bonuses gives them more longevity in the game and helps make up for the fact that you constantly have to be running the level cap stuff for the best gear.