New Diablo 3 Character Class: The Monk!
I'm still getting set up in the press room here guys, but thought you'd want to know! You heard it here on Diablofans first!
Update: The Monk is playable at BlizzCon!!!! It wasn't at first, but after the announcement, they made the character playable on all the computers in the convention center.
Update #2: The Cinematic Trailer and the Gameplay Trailer for The Monk are up on Youtube. Scroll down and you can check 'em out!
The screenshot came from a Korean-language version of the Diablo 3 site.
Here's the actual Cinematic Trailer for the Monk:
And here's the Gameplay Footage of the Monk:
More news to come soon!
The Dervish was apparently going to be Middle Easern-ish. You know, Lut Gholein. The Monk might be the same, or it might be Xiansai(or w/e you spell it).
Man, next to monks, Dervishes are one my favourite RPG classes.
It's too bad it was scrapped, IMO.
I just hope there is a gameplay video SOMEWHERE by the end of the day.
do you want they to put a class type of the Sacred 2?
that dog... mechanic Egypt ... freaking whatever... epic fail
think! monks fine and xtremely playable in diablo world!
Looks more Indian/middle eastern than Chinese/Japanese.
Martial Arts & Psionics
and he represents Xiansai.
*Unconfirmed by Blizzard, but I'd put money on it.
And Psionics would be in line with his archetype, and there are a dozen ways they could implement absolutely badass psionic attacks with the engine they've been showing off (i.e., think of some of the Wizard abilities).
It's not a western Monastery Monk, it's an Eastern Shaolin Warrior type monk.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o14/deranged_barbies/FOURTHCLASS.jpg
This is an old old debate and no-one ever believes me and dear God I can't wait to be vindicated.
She was born in Xiansai, and sent to Caldeum at an extremely young age to be educated. I don't buy she 'hails from' or 'represents' Xiansai, in the way that ever class seem to do.
For all we know he was born in Caldeum and sent to Xiansai to be trained It would explain why he doesn't look Asian, as many assume the natural populace of Xiansai do.
Why makes you think that he is a healer of any sort? :confused:
By the way he is standing he looks to be more of an assassin with some healing powers kind of class. If he ends up assassin like, I will definitely be playing this one!!!!
Oh, okay.
I still think it goes back to what I said earlier.
Western monks definitely would conjure an image of a healer, IMO
true it doesnt seem so good yet but didnt everyone say that about the witch doctor and wizard ....it will just take some getting use to im sure he will be epic in his own right...he better because he's probably taking my knight
QFT
It seems like I'm one of the only who
A) Is REALLY excited for the monk
Is REALLY excited for the other 3 classes
and
C) Not disappointed in any of the classes, at all.
:confused:
I actually really want to play the monk, he will probably be my second character (Behind the barb)