They could've used yellow or purple for WD resource, Or maybe a different shade of blue! I feel like the WD's use of mana is a cheap shot to the class, it was the second to be announced and they stuck with mana. The other classes get different and special resources. The Witch Doctor gets the resource that game characters have been using for years! WD = bastard step child regarding resource.
It probably fits the lore in a good way, but for the majority of people, mana isn't something south pacific tribal concept, but rather something we associate with wizards and holy casters. So I feel it doesn't really matter what it actually means or where it originated from, because for the majority, it has gotten a brand new meaning. Now I'm sure they won't change the mana or the colour, and I think it will grow on us. But right now, it just seems kind of like the easy way out, and I'd like for a blue to answer why they chose the tried and true mana, instead of something new for the WD (which is a brand new concept and pretty far from standard classes).
Right, but what I was also saying was that not only does it fit the original definition of mana, but it also fits really well with the WD's class. The WD page on the official D3 site describes how it makes it so that the WD has to watch what he/she is casting in order to not run out of mana, but the amount of mana available to them makes it so that they can whip out a bunch of skills if they're in a bad situation. So clearly that is the play style they were trying to promote with the WD, and obviously that fits in well with the Mana we know from previous games.
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