More EQN:Rumors

Another list of stuff announced at SOELive source from reddit:

• Holy trinity is dead. No dedicated healers or focused tanks based on combat mechanics.
• Combat model: visceral, active movement orientated gameplay.
• Everyone is responsible for their own safety, and part of the action.
• There is no threat meter/agro/taunting.
• Utility classes will be rewarded for their efforts
• NPC's will figure out your tactics and react. You're gonna want some friends to play with you.
• There is no artificial limitation to the number of classes/abilities you can collect.
• 8 combined abilities. Kind of like choosing your 8 spells in EQ1
• The ownage we saw in the gameplay footage isn't going to be the norm. Those were highly advanced characters.
• There will be a variety of pets. Some permanent and some temporary. Pet AI much smarter in this game
• Newly added weapons also give the game more abilities.
• Lots of abilities don't require a target. Swing a long sword, hit anything in its way
• 4 weapon abilities and 4 character abilities.
• highly customizable. i.e want to kill casters? Multiclass a rogue with a wizard and use Invisibility, backstab, manaburn, spell reflect
• Every time a new class is added to the game we get new abilities that change the strategies used. Keep things fresh.
• Name your custom classes.
• Character abilities are pick and choose. Not weapon abilities
• Customize your class. Choose abilities from any of the classes you possess.
• Play one class, advance another. Don't have to be playing the class you want to work on.
• Collect multiple classes, advance each one. Swap classes outside of combat
• Character abilities: movement, offensive, defensive & utilities. Abilities based on class
  Blademaster: 4 offensive abilities
  Rogue: 2 offensive 2 utility
  Wizard: 2 movement 1 defense 1 offense
  Tempest: 2 movement 1 offense 1 utility
• Classes that use the same weapons have different animations so you can tell what class somebody is by watching them move
• Your weapons determine your 4 abilities.
• No weapon swapping during combat
• Class determines your armor/weapon options
• Warrior animations inspired by the Incredible Hulk.
• Warrior destructive and strong. Leap, whirlwind, shield bash.