Heroes

As I said, the heroes feature is now present. They allow you to create a party as you see fit or as the situation requires. If you would need brute power, Koss (warrior) or Melonni (dervish) are the ones for you. If you require healing, Dunkoro or Talkhora (monks) can be taken in your party. However, remember that you can have only 3 heroes in your party, so choose wisely. Their skills can also be changed, to increase the aid the heroes give you. You can also change their attributes and items. A different staff, sword, or scythe can be given to them to change to the tactic required. This new addition to the game gives you a better experience, because you can balance yourself or the team that you are part of.

In combat, you can also issue commands to your heroes. Through a small interface on your minimap you can order their movements, and through an expandable element in your party bar, you can issue commands and access their skill bars. The problem with this, however, is that in most situations, you're probably going to be too busy issuing commands to your own character, to control effectively your heroes. Depending on what classes you have, you might or might not have time to micromanage you and your heroes. This interaction with your heroes is more viable if you have a support class like a Paragon or a Ritualist (they have some time on their hands to take care of the heroes too), but if other people can micromanage effectively they will have no problems using the other Heroes.

Ultimately, though, Heroes are a welcome addition to players who want to quest without partying up with other players. They are better than regular henchmen in terms of power, which really helps when it comes to the more challenging quests. They will help you when you want to do a mission solo, because you can micromanage them, unlike the normal henchmen. Later in the game, you will be forced to team up with human players, because when the situation is hot nothing beats a real human. You will need people, because sometimes the coordination and reaction are vital, especially in the master mission or later in the game when you won't be able to get through with only your heroes and henchmen.

New classes

Paragon

The paragon class is close to the paladin found in World of Warcraft. It is very effective as a support class, which can help both tanks and support classes. It uses a spear, which makes him perfect as a buff between the tanks (the ones in the front - warrior and dervish) and the support. With chants and echoes, the Paragon can heal and do energy management to help his team but at the same time, it can do a decent level of damage to the enemies.