Diablo, featuring Leopard Print
... Maybe.
This actually isn't the first we've heard of animal themed armors: a suspiciously druidic looking female was shown in the artwork trailer.
We all know that animal themed armors were present back in Diablo II, with the druid pelts (Griffin Headress, Wolf Head, ect). With these new animal themed armors, it's starting to sound like the next class will be the druid, right?
Wrong.
Not only has Blizzard stated that the Barbarian will be the only returning playable class, but if Blizzard is just beginning to explore animal themed armors, then this would suggest two things...
In the event that the next class is the druid, then this would suggest that the fifth class is nowhere near being done, and concepts are just starting to be drawn out. I say this, because if the fifth class was a druid, it would be a safe bet that animal themed armors would be explored immediately, or very soon after the druid was settled upon.
In the event that the next class is not the druid, then this ends up just being an aesthetic thing. However, this may also be hinting at a more naturalistic fifth class. Ranger, Beastmaster, Hunter (cue WoW rage): all could be associated with such animal themed armor.
As for the armor itself, we have to ask just how animalistic they will be. We don't know if this armor will turn out to be the hides of animals draped over the character, metal armor fashioned to resemble animals, exotic hide armors (think tiger leather), or even tattoos to resemble animals, like a tigers stripes, or a leopards spots. Of course, tattoos for armor probably wouldn't provide much physical defense, but it would be safe to assume that such armor would carry many magical enhancements with it.
So, while this may not be the holy grail that druid fans have been searching for, it does hint towards an equally naturalistic fifth class. Hopefully though, all classes will be able to wear these new types of armor. I know I want my wizard decked out in leopard print.
Favorite class right there, btw.
Fury druids were the shit.
Please be a ranger class, please me a ranger class... someone who can deal damage with a sword and a bow, please...
I thought the Archavist was an interesting idea, prefectly viable... original
what would drive me mad is if they implement one of those "Ranger/hunter" classes, that would not be original
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!
naw hate that, just like the hunter in WoW, underpowered in ranged AND melee dps lol
Whatever is your cup of tea, I guess. I just hope that it's something balanced in either melee or ranged, it really doesn't matter what it has to be. I just want a warrior of some sort, not the hulking brute that is the barbarian. It's just personal preference.
You know what's koo...? Barbecue chefs. Barbecue chefs is koo...
Like Spider/snake set could be more oriented towards poison damage and pushing the boundaries your poison skills.
Lion could be for greatly enhancing melee damage...etc...etc... The name of the set itself would without doubt be made fancier with prefixes or suffixes but that's not really relevant.
Anyway ya, I can't help but think this will go way further than mere aesthetics.