First off, to weigh in on the ranged debate, I believe the 5th class will undoubtedly be ranged, with likely a toe-to-toe option. And almost purely physical.
I don't know if this detail got lost or became debunk, but somewhere in this thread I heard someone say that someone in Blizzard told the media that the last class (or future expansion class) would be something familiar to the other Diablo games, but not any of the playable classes from the other games. This is the detail that I wanted to point out that got overlooked.
I racked my brain for NPCs/Mercs that are potentials for inclusion to the last class of D3 (or inevitable expansion) and here are the ones I've come up with:
(NOTE THAT THESE CLASS NAMES ARE EITHER IN EXISTANCE OR MADE UP BY MYSELF, YOU'LL SEE IN DESCRIPTIONS)
- Scoundrel (based loosely on Meshif, who as we know had a medieval-Han Solo allure to him) The scoundrel would be, as some people have theorised already, a combo of ranged (whether it be bow or crossbow or throwing knives/axes) and dagger/dual wielding. As he is a scoundrel by nature (and doesn't play by the rules) poisoned weapons might play a factor, or there might be bonuses (perhaps through passive skills) that allow his attacks to be unavoidable.
- Iron Wolf (based on the Act III Merc) This one popped into my head pretty soon, as it combines the sword/shield want that some players have been crying for, and still has some pretty fun skills. Obviously this would be reworked to some extent, but I always thought it was pretty badass to see an Iron Wolf merc shooting fireballs or icebolts straight out of their shield. Their outfits were reminiscient of Crusaders or Templars too, so that was neat...
- Desert Nomad (loosely based on Act II merc) The desert nomad would still be skilled in spearplay, and capable of close combat, but would put much more weight (in terms of skill emphasis) on ranged. Considering they have an entire setting again based in the desert, it wouldn't be a complete impossibility.
- Warden/Ranger/Hunter (hybrid of Druid/Amazon/Rogue) This one is by far the most interesting to me, and the most likely. If you check the Diablo twitter account (I'm not gonna link it), whichever developer that writes for it mentioned animal-based armour, back in June (around that time anyway) of 2010. So that's pretty cool. My favourite D2 class was the Druid, because of the combo of nature and all-around weapon capabilities. I shied away from the summons, I find them to be pain.
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I don't know if this detail got lost or became debunk, but somewhere in this thread I heard someone say that someone in Blizzard told the media that the last class (or future expansion class) would be something familiar to the other Diablo games, but not any of the playable classes from the other games. This is the detail that I wanted to point out that got overlooked.
I racked my brain for NPCs/Mercs that are potentials for inclusion to the last class of D3 (or inevitable expansion) and here are the ones I've come up with:
(NOTE THAT THESE CLASS NAMES ARE EITHER IN EXISTANCE OR MADE UP BY MYSELF, YOU'LL SEE IN DESCRIPTIONS)
- Scoundrel (based loosely on Meshif, who as we know had a medieval-Han Solo allure to him) The scoundrel would be, as some people have theorised already, a combo of ranged (whether it be bow or crossbow or throwing knives/axes) and dagger/dual wielding. As he is a scoundrel by nature (and doesn't play by the rules) poisoned weapons might play a factor, or there might be bonuses (perhaps through passive skills) that allow his attacks to be unavoidable.
- Iron Wolf (based on the Act III Merc) This one popped into my head pretty soon, as it combines the sword/shield want that some players have been crying for, and still has some pretty fun skills. Obviously this would be reworked to some extent, but I always thought it was pretty badass to see an Iron Wolf merc shooting fireballs or icebolts straight out of their shield. Their outfits were reminiscient of Crusaders or Templars too, so that was neat...
- Desert Nomad (loosely based on Act II merc) The desert nomad would still be skilled in spearplay, and capable of close combat, but would put much more weight (in terms of skill emphasis) on ranged. Considering they have an entire setting again based in the desert, it wouldn't be a complete impossibility.
- Warden/Ranger/Hunter (hybrid of Druid/Amazon/Rogue) This one is by far the most interesting to me, and the most likely. If you check the Diablo twitter account (I'm not gonna link it), whichever developer that writes for it mentioned animal-based armour, back in June (around that time anyway) of 2010. So that's pretty cool. My favourite D2 class was the Druid, because of the combo of nature and all-around weapon capabilities. I shied away from the summons, I find them to be pain.