I would agree that a barbarian and Wizard are very iconic and there names have become descriptions in themselves. However, I disagree that the Witch doctor and the Monk are self explanatory with their skills in Diablo. Outside of Sanctuary, most people think of Witch doctors as ritualistic people with voodoo. That does not really describe his zombie summons, fire control or poison use. A monk is typically seen as a non-fighter.
Mercenary may not explain his specific skills but it does describe a person who kills and that is what Diablo is about.
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while other names would fit (I like bandit and raider), the class is based off of the "mercenary" from D2. I don't see why they would change the name just to find something more suiting. We know them as mercenaries and that is why I think they should stay the mercenary. Or merc for short.
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I ma not set on it. My original name for the class was desert raider and I think it sounds better and is more descriptive. I just don't see a viable reason why Blizzard would choose to change the name if they used the Act 2 merc for the inspiration.
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You think that they would change it given the pre-existing lore of the mercenary in Sanctuary?
Maybe if they changed the lore of the character like a band of mercenaries moved to live in the desert and form their own group of bandits or raiders, then we can change the name. I like the idea of someone who is possibly morally bad but still fights evil for their own cause is a great story. Murderers who fight for their existence against a greater evil.
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I agree, with bows needed, I also hope they come up with something completely different than the rogue and amazon. I would feel that if the class is too similar to the previous classes, why not just bring it back. They want to do something different.
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Finally a person who uses logic and common sense to make decisions. I like and agree with your reasoning. I just don't like the name "Mercenary". Also the usage of the character smileys was GFG.
Although im pretty sure the 5th class will be a Rogue, this mercenary idea is totally legit. I even thought of something similar once. There's a high probability that the 5th class will be something close to what you are portraying scyber.
I would love to play this class if it was the fifth class. There is just something about the tone of the character that I like so much more than a rogue.
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I always thought it was going to be a bandit since the monk was announced. I was however thinking it would be a Bow/Dual Wield/Traps trees instead of your Bow/Auras/Traps. I just see auras being a monk thing(seeing as he most resembles the paladin[at least in holiness]). I like your idea, but I'm going with the Bandit for the name!
Mercenary may not explain his specific skills but it does describe a person who kills and that is what Diablo is about.
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Nomad is short, fits the character and has a monosyllabic abbreviation: 'mad. Or Nom'. Meh, both are a bit silly.
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Maybe if they changed the lore of the character like a band of mercenaries moved to live in the desert and form their own group of bandits or raiders, then we can change the name. I like the idea of someone who is possibly morally bad but still fights evil for their own cause is a great story. Murderers who fight for their existence against a greater evil.
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Yeah, first time I saw a WD was in Mission: Impossible series on TV in the 80s, they used VooDoo and blood of animals.
I never thought a WD could have elixirs, fire-exploding potions etc. So thats spot on! WD is almost an slim version of alchemist.
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I would love to play this class if it was the fifth class. There is just something about the tone of the character that I like so much more than a rogue.
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Beware of camel spiders if that sand came from the desert and crabs if it came from the beach.
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