Let's guess D3 classes!

I want the assassin back too. There's nothing that speaks badass as much as wielding claws against bloodthirsty demons.

 

Well, without duplicating certain archetypes, I can tell which ones are missing.

Holy Damage Dealer, signature for any Diablo game. (Paladin)

Range and Stealth (Archer/Assassin) are missing also. These archetypes could be combined into a pretty awesome class. Could also be prominent with laying traps.

[That already covers the five, but if the Range and Stealth archetypes are combined not separate...]

It leaves room for;

A spellcaster or a Druid type. I like the idea of the Barbarian with Druid abilities, maybe combining archetypes will be the next big thing, I hope it doesn't turn out like crap though.

In the end it's up to Blizzard. Setting back 2 classes from their previous game is an awkward choice, but at least that means they're going to find ways to spice up the 5. And maybe there will be an expansion introducing two other characters like LoD.

That said, I wonder if there will be actual character customization this time around.?

 

The only character customization is in choosing their gender. There's no other customization options available.

 

I knew that, that's why I said 'wonder' and 'will be' - Still time for a change.

 

Character customization is really unnecessary. Not only characters are much smaller than in MMOs (where the feature is used most often), but also all individual features will be quickly covered by helmets and armor

 

My money's on a Mage, Marksman and Shapeshifter, though obviously not with those names. That would fill all the cliche roles and also leave room to add hybrids in an expansion. First and foremost, they've got to cover all bases and the Barbarian, being pure melee, Witch Doctor, being pure summoner and poison, Mage, being pure magic, Marksman, being pure ranged, and a Shapeshifter, being pure... well... shapeshifter, give the greatest range and are all completely distinct and separate.

 

Hex I think you're going to be spot on with those guesses. If a Shapeshifter isn't in this one, it'll be included again in the future.

 

It seems like everyone is bashing the Witch Doctor, I see no problem with him. He looks a lot like the necro, summoner, zombie wall, curse etc. The only thing I dont like is that the same name is used for a unit in Warcraft 3.

 

If Shapeshifter isn't one, I'd probably have to go Paladin or Sage. The Assassin is far too melee focused to be included in the original five with the Barbarian in my opinion, so a melee/caster hybrid would most likely be next in line. I certainly hope that the Assassin's traps don't get much of a say in Diablo3.

About the Witch Doctor, I don't see what's wrong with it. It's just like the Necromancer... Only successful. I didn't even make the connection between it and the Troll Witch Doctor, and I doubt that would be much of an issue. The name 'Sorceress' was in Diablo2 and WarCraft3, 'Druid' was in Diablo2, WarCraft3 and World of WarCraft, as was 'Paladin'. Name crossovers shouldn't be an issue at all. Not unless it's a character name or something.

My main concern with the Witch Doctor is why he's even there. He looks way too distant to be involved in such events. Then again, he definitely looks like he belongs to Act III of Diablo2, so I guess that throws my whole concern out the window.

The thing I love about the Barbarian is that they didn't make it look like the Diablo2 Barbarian. I was a bit disappointed at first, as the Diablo2 Barbarian was so iconic, but the new one suits the Barbarians from Mount Arreat so well and it keeps the distinction between the hero from Diablo2 and the heroes of Diablo3. Got to remember they're not the same heroes.

By the way, love your sig Major Willy. Those quotes after entering each dungeon really made Diablo what it is today!

 

Yeah, IHG its just the feeling you get when they present a new unit, and you just stopped playing Warcraft 3 (because its filled up with damn noobs), and then they say: WITCH DOCTOR!

 

Not that he isn't first one to make that summary or anything... >.>

 

what? you saying the necro wasn'tsucessful? I beat hell with the necro tyvm.

 

Haha, the Necromancer was still good, but its Summons were useless. You can't deny that. I, too, liked the Necromancer, especially for the Bone spells, but the Witch Doctor looks so much more capable that the Necromancer ever will be.

 

Its also because of spells like confuse that werent possible back in those days. Such cool spells that the Witch Doctor has are fantastic!

 

I like the Witch Doctor's pet + spell system. Like adding Locust to a Mongrel. Very unique and free system. I wonder what other spells he will be able to add to his pets, and what other pets he will have.

 

the summons were not useless. revives were the most usefu summon if used right. i couldn't get my skeleton army ever good enough, but eon did. he was a zoonecro alla way.

 

I like how they made a lot of the skills based on the pet too. Locus + Exsplosion
i jsut saw the live brodcast, and one of the guys that is developing D3 said:
Ok, the humans best friend is a dog, so the witch doctors should be some kind of Zombie Dog..... .... And as exsplosions are so cool, we made a spell so that you could let you own Mongrels explode, killing the enemy.

 

Yeah it was something along the lines of dog is man's best friend, and so the witchdoctor's should be a zombie dog, and since explosions are cool, we blew it up.

 

Yeah, you remember those things good
Im also not so good in writing
Also
Mossters + Explosion = something/coolness
Can you remember what they compared the coolness to? (didnt really catch the word)

 

Necro summons kicked ass. Once you got all the synergy skills and the summons maxed out there's nothing they couldn't do. I had a lvl 99 Summoner and it tore through Hell difficulty like nothing.