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armor92
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Ive seen the death knight and it sounds really cool, its a tank and a caster and a dps(i belive anyway) but thats the problem. Could this class really HELP wow because i think with alot of lvl 70 people every one will go to D.K. It might make classes a little unbalcened and get rid of most ppl. because im sure +60% of lvl 70's are going to be it. Thats just what i think other wise i think W.L.K. will be cool.
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It's a cool idea but it's just another class Blizzard can buff/nerf a couple of months after the other classes have been dealt with.
plus, the fact that you cant get D.K. till you reach 80 and then have to make a new char (forget what lvl it starts at) and then lvl that up, the players that don't like leveling again will just keep their mains.
Blizzard have already said that it will not be a 'super' class, it will just play very differently from other classes. Couple of quick quotes for you;
"The term, "Hero Class" is misleading, and has caused many players to vehemently oppose the Death Knight. This is because they believe the Death Knight, being a "Hero Class", will be a super-powered class that will completely unbalance the game. It should be noted that this is not true - Death Knights will not be overpowered, they only differ from other classes in that they must be unlocked to be playable."
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"The Death Knight class is known as a "Hero class" due to Death Knights beeing a "Hero" in a previous Blizzard released game (Warcraft III) and starting at a higher level."
Looks pretty interesting so far with the whole 'rune system' thing going on too. Let's wait for more concrete details before debating how this class will effect the game.
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I don't play wow anymore, but i voted no, the death knight will at first be over used just like paladins/blood elfs became over used in the first few months after that though it dies down most go back to their mains etc
I really doubt it will effect the game mechanics/wreck the game to have death knights since they are a tank/dps/caster hybrid you already have that in a druid so its no more over powered than they are. In fact it will probably be good to have another class who is good at tanking maybe warriors will whine less about being forced to tank lol
Besides at the end of the day they cant be any worse than warlocks ;p
The death knight looks like it will be a good addition to the game, it will probably bring people back to the game, i know that i wouldnt mind leveling up a new class especially if they are revamping the most boring leveling parts like 40-60 i hear.
Although i would probably ownly come back and play this game if none of the games im looking forward to turn out any good. Not really worth waiting around for someone to make a decent mmo without copying everything thats been done before in wow/everquest w/e
Last thing dont forget most have multiple classes by now so even if death knights are over played there will always be someone with a alt healer etc Personally before i quit this game i had a druid, warrior, mage, rogue and hunter all at 70, quit the game when i was leveling a warlock he was around level 53 i think.
I think at least everyone has 3 classes at 70 by now or 2 one of which they play a lot, so it shouldn't be to hard to fill out slots in a group even with an abundance of death knights.
I think you'll see plenty of DK's running around, true enough.
But at the end of the day, they can't heal. They will need healers, regardless of what they can do.
My question is: what class with Death Knight be vulnerable to? Priest and Paladin?
You have to think that Shadow Priests and Warlocks really won't be able to do much to a 'Death Knight'. I mean, they are all pretty much 'shadow'.
Perhaps Holy and Nature dmg (more emphasis on Holy) will be the opposite powers/dmg types?
It will be interesting to see a Death Knight and Warrior duel as well.
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I realize that Blizzard has stated that your Death Knight will start at lvl 50 or lvl 60 (somewhere in there), but it would be hilarious to see a lvl 1 gnome death knight, tbh.
And, the thought of a Night Elf or Tauren Death Knight is quite hilarious. Neither class can be warlocks or mages, yet Death Knight is perfectly okay?
I realize Blizzard is covering their six on the concept of Death Knight and how they have 'turned their backs on Arthas', but still... how does the Alliance have Shadow Priests, Warlocks, and Death Knights? And how does the Horde have Holy Priests, Paladins, etc.,...? Just doesn't make a lot of sense, imho.
Death Knight will add a whole new twist, though.
Its rumored you will get to play a death knight in the new CoT instance where you fight along side arthus to burn down the town of stratholm... I guess you get to unlock it there.
What a DK can and cannot do at any given moment is determined by the rune system. For example if you have all of your runes up for DPS, you'll be vunerable as a tank. So while you can do all of these funky things, it'll be a bit like how a druid shapeshifts to perform different roles, but with a bit more versatility. At least that's how I understand it, I could be wrong.
Still waiting for your Holy Grail MMORPG? Interesting...
According to blizz, it's a tank/melee DPS. the spells are just a way of doing dps, it doesn't matter really if it's from a spell or a sword, dps is dps. They just specify caster because it has alot of damage spells, but they said most if not all will be up close spells (like a paladin). Just another tank option really, or dps. depending on your talents.
Man who cares about the DK!!
Blizzard screwed up by not having the Pandaren Brewmaster implemented as the first Hero Class. That's the only thing that would make me want to buy the expansion and continue playing.
A. not a caster
B. not EVERYONE will roll one but yes majority will, HOWEVER! only about 10% of the people that roll them will keep them as there mains, theres not gonna be like a billion deathknights walking round lawl
i for one plan to roll one but no wai do i plan to make it my main
on top of everything else that u guys said ive also heard there getting minions.
No way in hell am I rolling a DK. Everyone will be rolling one.
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Kinda off topic, but, does anyone know if with W.L.K. they're gonna add a new server or two? I always enjoyed leveling a new char on a new server trying to be the first to 70 (80 in this case), got to 70 2nd on one server when BC came out.
Only 1 new class in .... 4-5 years? = ALL BORED VETS.
Meaning everyone will be a death knight, so... lol
beside most vets haven't played every current class to 70 yet.....
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I lol'd at half of these posts. I was at Blizzcon, and some of this information and be discredited just from the Death Knight discussion, that can be found on youtube and the like. As for the 4-5 death knight groups, how is that different from now? You could run an instance with all druids, yet do you see it happen often? No because other classes bring other stuff to a table. And when people say, but everyone will make death knight their main. Not true. I will get my Death Knight, level it, and spec into the Necromancy skill set, but will keep my warrior as my main.
Some people will make it their main and such, and it might be the NE hunter, but who cares, don't invite them to your group...
As for DK i dont think it will be too bad i imagine it will probly invole going into a raid so it could mean that itll take a guild and they could always limit who gets it. but on the other hand for people who cant raid this would leave them out so i doubht theyll do this.
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You unlock DK once you reach 80 so all the noobs won't be able to get DK so it'll only be vets who want it or ppl who will like plevel up to 80 just to get DK.
ive heard that u would be able to get a DK before lvl 80 not sure if this is true but it would be a lil more then just lvl 80 ppl getting a DK. and with this DK i think its overshadowing everything else to it stinks but thats just what it is...
Blizz has already said that you won't have to be level 80 to unlock the DK because they don't want people to rush to get to level 80 just to get the DK. It will be a quest chain, not level specific, but I imagine that you'll have to be at or above level 70 or so to be able to complete the quest chain.
Its rumered you will get to unlock a DK during the new *Confirmed* Caverns of time instance where you fight along side Arthus to sake the city of stratholm. This sounds probable.. when you dont have the DK quest you simply complete the task when you do.. purhaps the end is different and you have to fight Arthus? and hey-presto you go away with a DK that has turned against Arthus.