"Purist" Mode

Lutz

I'd like to suggest this as a toggleable mode for both PvP and PvE.

1. No flashing lights (or timing-arrows on the stamina bar) during combos or special strikes. [This could perhaps be a simple customization option across the board, as well.]
2. No powers or shards. [Makes 'Will' a redundant ability, however.]
3. Healing only available at altars.

Reynerth

not bad, that might be good for a second part of the story like "your training has finished" and throw the players to a new map with this conditions might be interesting