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> I played this for a while as a mage. I enjoyed it enough to play it for more than an hour.
Nice.

> ui needs some work (especially the skills menu is confusing) and the style doesn't really fit the fantasy theme
UI is intentional, I don't want it to take to much attention off your character and what's happening around it. My levels look like pool tables, nothing fits atm haha

> I'd like to be able to carry more weight

Nah, just take stacks off an item and drop it on the ground, no inventory tetris but we still have inventory management.

> spells need some variety
let me cook

> "energy orb" skill that you can combine with elemental support skills like "poison", "fire", "cold"
I didn't like that idea for spells, but I have that for Physical(Melee/Range) Skills. You can find those in the Arbiter skill branch converts Melee/Range to Elemental.

> make the projectiles different enough for a separation to make sense (like for lightning)
Visual variety, noted.

> Flat vs Multiplier Values
They compliment each other, if you don't have a good balance in both you're gonna have a long time with stronger levels.
Attributes gives flat and multiplier values. It also behaves in increasing returns that's why it's effective with high values. 

> combining a 2 mana bolt with a 2 mana "chain shot" support and the resulting cost is 6 mana+1 stamina. How? Why?

(base skill base cost + base skill cost per level + support skill cost per level) * (projectile count * (1+ pierce + chain))
+ support cost (1 mana per physical skill & 1 stamina per spell skill as support skill)
+ 1 stamina * additional projectile
=
(Lightning Bolt base cost + Lightning Bolt cost per level + Chain Shot cost per level) * (projectile count * (1 + pierce + chain))
+ support cost + additional projectile cost
=
(1mp + 1mp + 0) * (1 * (1+ 0 + 2) + 1sp + 0sp
=
2mp * 3 + 1sp
=
6mp + 1sp

note: in the first line of the formula [pierce + chain] multiplier only applies to mana
note: [Piercing Shot & Chain Shot] don't have base or cost per level, but when used as a base will default to 1mp cost per pierce/chain

> confused by having a central menu showing all the classes and then each class leading back to that screen. You also have an "inquisitor" tab with no skills
I wanted to have the secondary classes hidden/lock until some prerequisites are fulfilled, but I skipped that and just made it so you have to dig a little in the menu. Inquisitor is WIP.

> Coins are a bit difficult to pick up. Sometimes I click them and they don't get picked up.
Loot does have a larger hit box. Clicking on the loot's hitbox should select it but that is not the case, game wants you to click on the non-transparent part of the sprite, this is a bug, and I'm working on it.
We have Auto Loot, you can find it at the bottom of the inventory menu.

> running in a circle around an enemy confuses him so much he doesn't do anything but spin around, he doesn't shoot or move
You and enemies use the same system. The enemy has less speed than you affecting it's 'turn rate'.
And a character can perform an action it has to face it's target with a 12 degrees angle allowance.

> Enemies sometimes miss when casting the clouds of poison smoke
The actual hitbox large but visual is just larger, it is intentional.

> it doesn't really make sense to give enemies spells with multiple shots since I'm just one player anyway
So when you try to dodge the other might have a chance hitting you.
Enemy skill variety.
Players might also get curious if it's possible for them to use those since players and mobs use the same systems (except for inputs)

Thanks for trying out my WIP game!