After only a week form the unveiling of the female Barbarian, we were shown a close-up 3-D model of the male Wizard. While he have seen a few concept pictures of him and some low resolution screen shots of gameplay, it is nice to see him up close and personal.
Official Blizzard Quote:
Diablo: Visit Diablo3.com for a close up view of the male wizard's in-game model, then check out two screenshots also added. http://cot.ag/Tzp4F
In this post by Bashiok, he states that the difference in gender has no effect on your character other than looks. He says that your strength and dexterity and other stats will be the exact same. In line with this, it appears that the background story of each character stays the same regardless of gender as well. Many have speculated that each gender would have a different story yet the story given on each page remains the same regardless of which gender you are looking at. However, Blizzard may not have gotten to these yet considering that the pronouns remains constant as well.
With the Barbarian, Wizard, and Monk now shown on the site, the Witch Doctor remains the only class left with only one gender. There is an impressive representation of what she might look like by Odonthe1st, here.
So with no real difference between the genders, which do you plan on playing and why?
Special thanks to Captain_VanGore, snillum101, enkeria and the many other devoted fans for catching this news and lorenzo von matterhorn for creating a thread on the male Wizard.
I have always had a hard time playing a female character but my brother always prefers to play one. I will definitely be playing a male character, either or the fifth class.
Same here, I've always had some sort of discomfort playing as a female in games such as Final Fantasy X-2 and Tomb Raider. I'm going for the male wizard because he looks friggin' awesome in the gameplays and I've always had some interest in playing as a spellcaster but never got to it.
I am so playing him, both monks, and maybe the barb. I want the fifth class to be revealed...
Wait, could it be revealed in July? That's... four months from now!
They have just yet to update the site with it
He will have a special ability whereby he charges at monsters bull-style and gores them to death.
Here's the melee wizard for you.
He could easily pass for the female wizard though(or a hotter one). He must be lacking something.
Interesting,
-we got the female barb who looks like Conan the barb with boobs.
-then we have the male wizard who looks like a girl without boobs.
My anticipation for the 5th char has climbed pretty high now. I know it's all about boobs now.
Who knows...she could be a possible candidate
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Can't see your spoiler nekrodrac :/
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6d/Cabal_Online_Game_Characters_%28Left_to_Right%29_Force_Shielder,_Warrior,_Wizard,_Blader,_Force_Blader,_Force_Archer.jpg/800px-Cabal_Online_Game_Characters_%28Left_to_Right%29_Force_Shielder,_Warrior,_Wizard,_Blader,_Force_Blader,_Force_Archer.jpg
*Sigh* I've had no complaints about the art direction, until now.