ok this is probably a retarded idea, just came up with it and i dont have any skill ideas or anything, aside from the fact that it would be a caster...
the horadric child! (or horadric apprentice)
time of lore explanations! yay!
ok, we all know that deckard cain is the last of the horadrim and whatnot, but in the gameplay trailer, as deckard cain is rescued and leaves back to town in a TP, the barb mentions that "Leah worries after you."
now, we can tell from the name that Leah is a girl. perhaps after the events of D2, cain got busy "continuing the horadrim race."
nastyness aside, its been 20 years. suffice it to say im sure cain has had children by now and has apprenticed them in the ways of the horadrim. we know that he is worried about the destruction of the worldstone and its logical that he would start the horadrim back up in case hell tried to assault sanctuary again, so Leah becomes his wife and there we go. Plus we would get to play as a kid, and whats better than a 9 year old in horadric robes getting its head bitten off by a seigebreaker assault beast?
this would replace the sorc in that it would be the pure spell caster class of diablo 3, but it also has auras and curses, making it more of a sorc-pally hybrid.
its spell trees would be light spells (strong against demons and undead, called from the high heavens) dark spells (strong against minions and beasts, created from the studies of hell itself) and seals (mostly auras, curses, and "lore", which i will explain.)
the lore section of the seal tree is like the barb specializations, but instead of specializing in a weapon, the lore specializes in damaging types of monsters.
so there would be beast lore, undead lore, minion lore, and demon lore. putting points in these would increase the damage done to each type. the idea is that the horadric child would research that specific type of monster to learn its weak points and whatnot.
Also, a point about the history of the horadric child/apprentice.
storywise, there would only be one or two horadric children. remember, cains and old guy, and hes only one man. However, there were hundreds of players as barbs in D2, but lorewise there was only one. the same goes for the horadric child. only one exists in the diablo universe storywise, no matter how many people are playing it. (sorry if this part doesnt make much sense.)
another thing, pvpwise, minion lore would also increase damage to players, as well as dark spells being good vs humans.
if they dont reintroduce the necromancer, i will probably play the witch docter, with a heavy emphasis on fire skills.
to be honest though, i think it would be better if instead of tuganzi, the witch docter came from kurast... i know we never saw a witch docter down there, but i loved kurast and it would be a nice little shout-out to diablo 2.
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the horadric child! (or horadric apprentice)
time of lore explanations! yay!
ok, we all know that deckard cain is the last of the horadrim and whatnot, but in the gameplay trailer, as deckard cain is rescued and leaves back to town in a TP, the barb mentions that "Leah worries after you."
now, we can tell from the name that Leah is a girl. perhaps after the events of D2, cain got busy "continuing the horadrim race."
nastyness aside, its been 20 years. suffice it to say im sure cain has had children by now and has apprenticed them in the ways of the horadrim. we know that he is worried about the destruction of the worldstone and its logical that he would start the horadrim back up in case hell tried to assault sanctuary again, so Leah becomes his wife and there we go. Plus we would get to play as a kid, and whats better than a 9 year old in horadric robes getting its head bitten off by a seigebreaker assault beast?
this would replace the sorc in that it would be the pure spell caster class of diablo 3, but it also has auras and curses, making it more of a sorc-pally hybrid.
its spell trees would be light spells (strong against demons and undead, called from the high heavens) dark spells (strong against minions and beasts, created from the studies of hell itself) and seals (mostly auras, curses, and "lore", which i will explain.)
the lore section of the seal tree is like the barb specializations, but instead of specializing in a weapon, the lore specializes in damaging types of monsters.
so there would be beast lore, undead lore, minion lore, and demon lore. putting points in these would increase the damage done to each type. the idea is that the horadric child would research that specific type of monster to learn its weak points and whatnot.
Also, a point about the history of the horadric child/apprentice.
storywise, there would only be one or two horadric children. remember, cains and old guy, and hes only one man. However, there were hundreds of players as barbs in D2, but lorewise there was only one. the same goes for the horadric child. only one exists in the diablo universe storywise, no matter how many people are playing it. (sorry if this part doesnt make much sense.)
another thing, pvpwise, minion lore would also increase damage to players, as well as dark spells being good vs humans.
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to be honest though, i think it would be better if instead of tuganzi, the witch docter came from kurast... i know we never saw a witch docter down there, but i loved kurast and it would be a nice little shout-out to diablo 2.
anyway, looks like a fun class.