The next Worms game should lean in to RPG mechanics

[Zarquon]

The classes from Revolutions were cool but they could do soo much more with it.

Imagine if you had distinct classes, worms have backstories, traits, get xp, level up, skill trees, perks, equipment (clothing), weapon specialisation etc etc.

Add to that a system of weapon and equipment crafting and modification done outside of combat at your base using resources collected in combat. Think of X-Com.

Then throw in a tournament gameplay mode (pve & pvp versions) which isn't as scripted as the campaign but isn't just one-and-done like the single player mode. Better rewards the higher your end rank, let the AI fight each other either automatically or with an optional 8x speed spectator mode. A whole tournament could take an hour or two. Something like Bloodbowl. Or even make it a bigger tournament and throw in some roguelite mechanics.

I think that game would be incredible and a whole lot of fun.

[```skunk3```]

I postulated the same thing years ago when Revolution / Clan Wars were still new and I realized that as cool as it may sound, it would be very imbalanced for online multiplayer because:

1. There's always going to be a meta and people will invariably find the most broken build they can and use only that because lots of gamers are lame as hell and will use any advantage they can to win

2. Matches would potentially be a lot less about skill + strategy and more to do with match-ups. If two players of equal skill faced each other and one player had a better meta selection of classes + abilities, that player is very likely to win despite not being better at the game.


I am not opposed to the idea of classes returning as a feature, but they would have to be very finely balanced and playtested by veterans. They aren't balanced in Clan Wars and even less so in Revolution. Personally, I think that worm classes are not nearly as important to a future Worms title as many other issues present with WMD; chiefly lack of MANY classic weapons and utilities, lack of customization options in general, and environmental / map features.