Passive synergy

Video game concept

Non-passive skills improve the effectiveness of related skills passively, such as a firebolt spell improves the effectiveness of higher tier fireball spell.

games

platforms

Hellgate

WIN 2009-12-08

Diablo II

WIN 2000-06-29

Diablo II: Resurrected

SWTC 2021-09-23

Grim Dawn

WIN 2016-02-25

Diablo II: Lord of Destruction

WIN 2001-06-29

Diablo II

MAC 2000-06-29

Dawn of Magic

WIN 2005-12-16

Diablo II: Lord of Destruction

PAND 2015

Diablo II: Resurrected

WIN 2021-09-23

Diablo II: Resurrected

PS5 2021-09-23

Diablo II: Resurrected

XBOX1 2021-09-23

Diablo II

OSX 2000

This is a way to make players not feel like they had wasted skill/xp points early on on something they no longer have any use for later.

For example, fire bolt spell could enhance the effectiveness of fire ball spell. Jump ability could enhance your dodge ability. And so forth.

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Parent group

Synergy

Games by year

The first Passive synergy video game was released in 2000.

Blizzard published all these games.

Platforms

Windows		6
Mac OS Classic		2
Pandora		2
Linux		1
Mac OS X		1
Switch		1
PS4		1
PS5		1
Xbox One		1
Xbox Series X		1