When Diablo III is finally released, we will all have a tough decision to make. Which class do I play first? Now, I am sure many of us will try out all five classes eventually and play all of them extensively; however, there can only be one first. Without any actual gameplay experience, what do you base this decision on?
Looks: With Diablo III, each class is going to be much more unique looking than the previous Diablo games. Not only does each class have their own style, but every piece of armor is being specifically designed to look unique to that character. So, if a Barbarian and a Witch Doctor equip the exact same gear, they will still look completely different from each other. Along with this, there are 18 different levels of gear that will each be distinct looking from previous levels. Does the look of the classes determine whether or not you play that class first?
Archetype: The archetype of the characters is a quick and easy way to distinguish them apart. The Wizard is your classic spell caster, the Demon Hunter your ranged combat character. Many people have a specific archetype that they like and play through various games and Diablo will not be any different. Will this be the main deciding factor for you?
Play Style: While archetypes determine the type of character in a broad sense, the actual play style helps distinguish that character. A great example of this is the Monk and Barbarian. Both are melee close-combat fighters but both play very different from each other. Perhaps you prefer the hulking tank melee fighter who can take it just as well as he can dish. Perhaps you are more keen on the fast combo style of the Monk who comes out of the battle just as quickly as he entered it. It's these specific differences that may have you choosing one character over the other.
Skills and Traits: With limited knowledge and experience with how the characters play, sometimes we have to make our decision on theory crafting with the limited knowledge we have. Many of the characters' skills and traits have been given and we can already plan builds based on these. A summoning Witch Doctor or an Ice Wizard may just be the build you are looking for. Will this knowledge of spells and attacks determine whether or not you play that class first?
Lore: Many people enjoy the story just as much as they love playing the game. Many past characters like the Necromancer has a deep story that goes into that character. It is possible that the Barbarian is the same one from Diablo II which will add to his story. Even if not, each class will have a unique point-of-view on the events happening and NPC's will interact with each class differently because of this. Will experiencing the story of Diablo III from a particular character be your choice for who you play first?
Friends: Some people choose who they play based on what their other friends are playing. Maybe you are still indifferent on which class to choose so you wait to see what everyone else picks. Maybe nobody else wants to play the Witch Doctor so you decide to go with him to help round out the group of characters you get to play with. Do others help you make your decision.
Other: Maybe none of these are used for you to make your decision. If so, what do you base your decision on.
Also, feel free to express which class you are planning on playing first with the five Diablo III characters' emotes.
Probably gonna play Wizard first due to teleport and dps, then play all other class to see how thier pvp works... then from there I will know who I want to be for arena
So here's for a Wizard as my first D3 char.
What also boosts this choice is the fact that every time I "restart" D2 I pick a sorc in order to teleport and do some magic-finding.
Diablofans, Y U NO HAVE MALE WIZ EMOTICON???!!
Maybe when I have the time I can create the other genders of the classes. For now, it was just the canon versions of each.
This makes me think... I know I am going to make a witch doctor first because it is my least favorite archetype, as I explained.
But which gender should I choose? I always related agility and magic with female characters and strength and lore with male characters, but the witch doctor seems like something I never thought about.
Maybe this could be a new poll (Which gender combines the most with each character and why)?
I'm so with you on that. My friends get mad at me for never being able to make up my mind and sticking with one class! I will most likely be like "omg this staff would be perfect for a monk!" or " dear lord, did you see the stats on that crossbow?" mwahahaha, can't wait!
With the Demon Hunter, sometimes I do prefer a ranged character for my play style. And I do find the background story to the Demon Hunter mildly interesting. I say mildly cause it seems a bit trite. It's like a revenge story. I really like the Witch Doctor's background story, but I can't quite tell what the Witch Doctor's motivations are supposed to be. They obviously are closest to the pragmatism of the Necromancer. They also seem driven by learning. They just want to learn more about the secrets of the world and not even for self-interest but just for the sake of knowing. I also like summoning as a play style but summoners often seem to take a backseat toward killing power and more geared toward surviving and tanking. I just hope to see the Witch Doctor on equal killing power with all other classes as the Necromancer failed to be through so many patches.
I have argued though that I don't think there's anything wrong with each class being more predisposed toward a certain role of combat. As if being in a party makes a bigger difference with diversity. I don't know.
I've yet to be really inspired by the Monk's background story (not nearly as cool as the Assassin's), but man I love me some nice claw weapons.
it just seems like a really solid caster class!!!!!!!!
Blizzard will probably allow players to have similar names with a Character Codes system
2hander+shield,
You can never have too much power!