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Many have speculated on class specific gear that will be in Diablo 3 and i have noticed that the wizard uses magic orb shields. One of my favorite additions from LoD was the addon for the Necromancers Shrunken Head shields which i honestly always thought had more of a witch doctor vibe.

Is this possibly where they got their inspiration for the new class? and if so will they return?

First off, the Wizard orbs aren't shields, they're just off-hand equippables; you can't block with them afaik. Something like a shrunken head would probably be in the same boat. Second, shrunken heads were definitely cool and I agree that they fit the WD vibe. Last, nice name.

Good'ol Shrunken Heads, one of my favorite Necro items. They would indeed fit perfectly with the Witch Doctor though too. I wouldn't mind if they weren't in (Even in future expansions), though I'd enjoy them in the game at some point. With the dramatically improved graphics I'm sure we could see some awesome looking Shrunken Heads bobbing around as we run. Also seeing as the same item looks different on each class maybe certain shields on the other classes could look like a Shruken Head on the Witch Doctor, or a future Necro-like class.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEieBRTu2sc

Funny you should mention that. Check out what he is holding in his hand. I couldn't find the hires version of the vid but it's some type of head in his hand.

edit: it wont let you max it here so maybe open it in a new window.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWJhV31TY8U

Funny you should mention that. Check out what he is holding in his hand. I couldn't find the hires version of the vid but it's some type of head in his hand.

edit: it wont let you max it here so maybe open it in a new window.

thanks man i think your right makes me excited

also are all the barbarians gloves going to look the same, kind of like spiked fist bracers?
i had links up here but sixen must have edited it out not sure why....
If you look at every screenshot there always the same. Not even full gloves.

Great eye Uldyssian +1! I didn't notice that, I guess I was to fixated on the skill animations.

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Awesome find you got there For sure is a great thing to know that there are Class specific items once again and that most like the heads will be for the WD. However, even tho they're a cool addition to the game, i wouldn't cry if they weren't there.

It certainly is one of the most suitable things for a WD to use in terms of flavor. Probably even more than a Necro. I mean shrunken heads are very much voodoo sounding.