The barbarian seems fundamentally similar to the one from D 2, certainly the basic concept of the character is the same. Also, they've already shown that it shares some powers with it's D 2 predecessor.
Diablo III Character classes: What do you think?
- Thread starter Emperor Inferno
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Each class comes in both genders now. And there's nothing wrong with being a female wizard. The term is usually associated only with men, but there's no reason a woman can't be a wizard. Oh, and a witch is different from a wizard in more ways than gender anyway.Emperor Inferno said:
I really loved the monsters climbing up the building to get to you, that's new.
I was really impressed by the Wizard's time bubble. I'll be using that one a lot, I can already tell.
I was really impressed by the Wizard's time bubble. I'll be using that one a lot, I can already tell.
To paraphrase Yahtzee: It doesn't matter who you are, the moment you're compared to a magical hand that shoots bees, you're going to fucking lose.Emperor Inferno said:
The zombie wall is the same kettle of fish. The game has a zombie wall. It is above reproach.
Wizard class looks really spectacular, like the Sorcerer in Diablo2 but with less care of what society thinks and one that disregards rules like flys. I believe that I also saw an avatar for a Rouge class like in D2 and something else but couldn't grab a clear picture of what it was. Make us proud Blizzard!
I would LOVE to see the possibility of playing something FAR less heroic! Yeah sure laugh but if you want dark atmosphere and to introduce really new stuff then try the other side of the tracks! An evil monster bound by powerful magic to serve the cause of good against it's own evil nature would be something cool and unique to play with.
Also to have really unique abilities for each character class would be sensational!
Imagine if the only character that can cast town portal is the sorceress, the only one that can manufacture new potions is an Alchemist class, a smith was able to forge new weapons or repair existing ones, a Druid could identify magic weapons, a ranger was able to disarm trapped chests whilst a Priest could prevent the dead from ressurecting! This would obviously make D3 into practically a mandatory multiplayer game in order to get anywhere with it but the specialisation would make for a FAR more unique playing experience.
Alternatively how about a really novel concept? NO CHARACTER CLASSES!
Develop your character from one of several templates, spellcaster warrior or ranger, but then the choices you make as to stats and skills determines what further abilities open up to you as you progress.
Starting with a spellcaster template but putting points into strength and life would eventually produce a character with the ability to cast close range combat-based spells which assist with physical attacks.
Start with a ranger template but invest heavily in energy and dexterity to create a character with long-range nature-based spells and abilities.
In this way dozens of different character builds can be made that can cross over the usual class borders to create hybrids that despite not looking good on paper might produce some unexpected combos that work really well. It would certainly improve the replayability factor limitlessly and make it practically impossible to recreate another identical character.
Also to have really unique abilities for each character class would be sensational!
Imagine if the only character that can cast town portal is the sorceress, the only one that can manufacture new potions is an Alchemist class, a smith was able to forge new weapons or repair existing ones, a Druid could identify magic weapons, a ranger was able to disarm trapped chests whilst a Priest could prevent the dead from ressurecting! This would obviously make D3 into practically a mandatory multiplayer game in order to get anywhere with it but the specialisation would make for a FAR more unique playing experience.
Alternatively how about a really novel concept? NO CHARACTER CLASSES!
Develop your character from one of several templates, spellcaster warrior or ranger, but then the choices you make as to stats and skills determines what further abilities open up to you as you progress.
Starting with a spellcaster template but putting points into strength and life would eventually produce a character with the ability to cast close range combat-based spells which assist with physical attacks.
Start with a ranger template but invest heavily in energy and dexterity to create a character with long-range nature-based spells and abilities.
In this way dozens of different character builds can be made that can cross over the usual class borders to create hybrids that despite not looking good on paper might produce some unexpected combos that work really well. It would certainly improve the replayability factor limitlessly and make it practically impossible to recreate another identical character.
First point: Totally agree.Pyronox said:
3rd point: Subscription?? Really blizzard? Really? I'm surprised I had not heard of the subscription until now. For shame. I guess its just starcraft 2 for me then.
