Thank you all very much for your feedback on my last post about Undead Paladins, I read all the replies and it seems like most people don't like the idea. Most people seem to want MORE Race and or faction uniqueness and I saw someone bring up adding another class to the game like witchdoctor that is unique to a race or faction. I am all for it. Seeing as we already have cross faction grouping, what would you folks think of a WC3, WC2, or current Vanilla inspired new classes unique to each faction?
Now let me start by saying yes, this would be ATON of work, I am not saying it has to happen or is easy to do, this is merely a discussion and suggestion. If lots of people are into the idea, maybe the Twow devs see that as an option for a big content drop. Who knows. This could add an even more unique feel to the factions that has been slightly lost with more race class combos and cross faction gameplay. I also think it would be a massive draw for new players and could shake up the slightly stale raid meta of current vanilla. On top of that its another hundred hours of gameplay at least for interested hardcore players to try the grind with. And the possibilities would amazing class quests are endless. Below are some possible ideas for a class.
Keep in mind these are just ideas to get the discussion going, not EXACTLY WHAT id want to see. Mostly just general little outlines. A lot of these would require the debuff limit to be raised to be raid viable. Not worried about balance at this very moment, but of course that would be an end goal. If anyone likes any of the suggestions specifically I would be happy to make a full class write up for them with possible spec ideas, spell ideas, and more. And I would love to hear any feedback on them or the whole idea in general. At the end of the day I just want this to be a great server and have the community be happy.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT WANT TURTLE WOW TO TURN INTO RETAIL, WHAT I WANT IS EXPANDING ON THE ORIGINAL VANILLA WORLD AND DESIGN TO KEEP IT ALIVE FOR YEARS TO COME. AND I ENJOY GIVING SUGGESTIONS AND HAVING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE TOPIC.
Demon Hunter: Dps/off tank
Alliance only:
Duel wield, cloth/leather, spell melee hybrid
Strengths: Aoe, debuffs, melee/spell evasion
Weaknesses: No self healing, not super mobile, hard gearing choices
These are your dad's Demon Hunters, not mega flashy, no wings, no green fire. These are real demon hunters. Possible unique additions to make them different from rogues and warlocks would be a debuff heavy play style, focused around staying alive with evasion style abilities, and really trying to pick apart the enemy. Cool class mechanics could be shirt slot items with stats "Tattoos" or blindfolds from class quests with good stats or buffs for the demon hunter.
Death Knight (Horde deathknight not scourge)
Horde only:
2 hander, mail, spell melee hybrid
Strengths: dot playstyle both ranged and melee, life leech, melee life leech
Weaknesses: low mobility, lots of channeled abilities
The horde death knights of old would bring a new dimension to horde that the shaman and warlock don't bring. With channeled damage over time abilities, life leeching melee attacks, and a slow but purposeful playstyle (they lost their horsies) they would make a great addition to the horde class roster. Unique class mechanics possible being specials dots capped at one per target like curses, and a drain like ability that does damage and a unique effect depending on the dot that has been casted on the target. Like a small pulsing aoe during the drain, or maybe giving health back to the caster.
Tinker
Alliance only:
Gun/bow/crossbow ranged support
Strengths: Temporary support buffs, decent ranged damage, temporary pets (Bomblings, mechanostriders)
Weaknesses: Squishy, not very bursty, works better with allies
A ranged support class with some good damage if specced right, the tinker is the support class that WoW never really quite got. Adding another character that will use ranged weapons but not copying hunters, the tinker brings buffs and gadgets to the battle field to either hurt or harm. The heal bot follows a target and will cast a heal on them but can be killed if targeted. The bombling while it has a mind of its own can connect and explode on a target doing aoe damage. Possible class unique mechanics are buffing robots that follow the target until killed or after a duration, Unique low duration summons, and a focus on buffing.
Necromancer
Horde only:
cloth wearing caster
Strengths: Permanent raiseable pets
weaknesses: Squishy, low mobility, dependent on pet
While other classes with pets have one spec dedicated to their pet at best. This class is all about the pet and customizing it with talents. Whether you want it to be ranged, melee, or more tanky. The necromancer can buff their pet with unique buffs and commands causing them to act differently. Unique class mechanics could be Mostly focused on pet gameplay, your pet having different bonuses depending on the creature it was raised or assembled from, also making much more heavy use of the wand item with spells that scale off of the player's wand.
Once again guys, these are just rough outlines to get a real discussion going if people are interested. I would love to see the Twow team make a class after seeing all their other great work. I know these are all not perfect and have problems but its mostly just as examples to get a discussion going about the topic, thanks for reading!
