Let's start with the raiding news. Family stuff came up and I didn't make Saturday. Sunday, no one showed so the couple of us who where there just ran some time walker dungeons. Pretty much the story lately, I'm going to keep on posting, and we will do something. This next weekend might be tight for me too... we will see.
Like I said, I love the Death Knight class. The starting zone, the feel of the play, the animation I think is all well done. Some of the Lore choices that Blizzard has made with them (I must make things suffer or go insane being one of them) are not my favorite, but that is something that doesn't effect me in game.
Let's remember when the DK's where first introduced however. Blizzard was smart to cap the class at that time to one per realm because everyone had a DK to play. The class itself was introduced as a hero class and was overpowered in a lot of instances. Sometimes to the point where someone could just mash buttons and put up great DPS. The class, despite a lot of criticism has come a long way from that point with all the changes over the last few expansions, but most don't forget the herd of facerolling DK's that haunted our Wrath Nightmares.
And let's be honest, they still have some features that are arguably overpowered. You don't see many other classes with the livability and self healing the blood spec has. There are famous DK's that make a point out of soloing what is considered current or close to current content because they can. While Blizzard may change that eventually, it's so ingrained into the DK at the moment that the screams would be loud and crazy where they to nerf it away. So I don't think we will see a big change on this front anytime soon.
I do however, have to mention, I mention duel-wield tanking on my DK. It just felt and looked awesome.
Why am I discussing DK's like this? Well, because with Demon Hunter's being introduced as a hero class I'm hoping Blizzard takes a strong look back and sees what did and didn't work with the DK initially.
I want Demon Hunters to be fun, I don't want them to be overpowered. I want them to pull about the same DPS as everyone else when a skilled hand is applied. That's not to say I won't complain if they aren't exactly at the middle of the DPS charts, I just don't want them to breeze into any dungeon and raid and immediately take the top DPS spot on account of the class, not the player.
I would love to see the one Demon Hunter per realm limit. I know I might get flack for this, but I know tons of people want to roll them. I don't want to make it worse by having players roll five Demon Hunters to swap around depending on looks. Make it simple, and then take the limit off in an expansion or two. We don't need to be overwhelmed.
Please let them feel unique. At this point with Duel Wielding we have Fury Warriors, Rogues, Monks, and Frost DK's. I am praying that the demon hunter doesn't feel borrowed or mashed from these other classes. I am a fan of duel wielding in my reading fantasy, and my game fantasy, but I want it to feel like it's own thing.
Brief but interesting starting area. I love the DK starting area. It has great story, feels imporant, and I can play through it in a couple hours easily. I have a hard time with the Worgen, Goblin, and Pandarin starting areas because I feel trapped and stuck in them forever. I know they probably aren't much longer then the DK area, but they feel like they take forever. I would love an option to opt out and just start at level in the Orc, or Human zone. Please make the Demon Hunter starting zone brief, but interesting.
Let's make sure that with the introduction of the class I have been begging for since freaking Wrath or earlier is introduced in such a way that they are fun and iconic, but don't create multi-expansion grudges. I plan on playing this class, and if they live up to their promise there is a good chance I will replace Lag as my main for the first time since wrath. He has taken a back seat a couple of times, but he has always come back. The Demon Hunter may be the death of him. Or at least cause his retirement.
How do you hope the demon hunter is introduced? What did I miss here?
Lag.
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