By differentiating the financial gains
of different conservation strategies — large but distant preserves versus small, local
stands of trees — Karp thinks the study could provide a framework for introducing
similar efforts in agricultural zones around the world.
- the 18 returning classes were chosen by seeing which popular classes would fit with the game - they also wanted to include classes to cover roles that the roster was lacked - the Pugilist class was added because the first group
of classes selected did not include any with bashing and binding attacks - War Magus was added because the Medic was the only healer class in the roster at that point - they couldn't simply include all popular classes as that would have skewed the balance
of the game - as for the Hero class, they with balanced offensive and defensive capabilities, but this made things to
similar to other classes - this was rectified by adding after - images and other skills with good synergy - when an after - image appears, it does the same skills as the Hero, except on the following turn - it becomes possible for skills that usually can not be used multiple times in a row to be activated multiple turns in a row - it also means skills that only have an effect for one turn can be extended to two - after - images use not only the Hero's own class skills, but also their subclass skills - if the subclass is an Imperial, the Drive skill can be used multiple times in a row - when using Hero as a subclass to Nightseeker, the character can cover the Nightseeker's weaknesses
of having low defense - after - images can also help increase the chances
of inflicting status ailments - subclasses can be used to make up for weakness - Swordsman, a class that can learn speed and accuracy boosting skills, would be a good subclass for the Gunner - Reaper as a subclass for War Magus would allow that character to use the scythe's skills to inflict status ailments - the skill
tree is slowly unlocked as a character grows - there are more skills that make jobs» individual styles
stand out more, or expand the player's choices - the skill
tree is also made so that there are less requirements to learn specific skills as compared to 5 - this makes it easier for players to get the skill they want without spending large numbers
of skill points on lower skills - it's now easier to put points into skills, which makes re-specing easier - the team faced difficulty in balancing classes that were never meant to be alongside each other - they are doing their best to ensure that they keep the individual classes» identities intact
The scientists write that the new ecosystem
of tree thickets, with
stands over two meters high, may be
similar to an ecosystem that once existed along the Bering land bridge 12,000 years ago; the very same land bridge that early humans used to cross from Asia and into the Americas for the first time.
The forest
stands exhibited
similar aboveground structures (closed canopies), had a
similar tree age
of 100 — 130 years and were stocking on
similar soil substrates [Pleistocene fluvioglacial sands from the penultimate Ice Age (Saalian), up to 30 % sand fraction, moderate - to - intense podzolic umbrisols].