Solution to the Necromancer Class

[Gaidax]

Like a bad smell wafting through the window, it can't be controlled and has to show up in every one of these threads.

Word.

10c.

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Like a bad smell wafting through the window, it can't be controlled and has to show up in every one of these threads.

can't stop

won't stop

[Hashcrypt]

Not enough room for a necro with Unholy DKs already present. Either they would be highly redundant or the Necro would have to steal a bunch of flavor and spells like DHs did from Demo locks.

[Silver Forte]

Make them just like the Diablo Necromancers. Golems, shit ton of skeles, bone magic, curses and such. We already have NPC Necromancers so it fits in the Lore. Spec Summoning (fuck ton of summoned uncontrolled pets), Bone Magic (Bone Spear and such), and Curse which is VERY utility heavy to break them away from aff locks.

There is already too much bullshit going on in groups with all the spells and effects. Add necromancers having armies of their own pets into that mix.

[clevin]

They talked about the class issue in 07 when they introduced DKs. At that Blizzcon they were asked about whether DKs would intrude on the roles of rogues esp and to a degree warriors. At the time, they feel DK was distinct enough that it wasn't a big issue but then elaborated that adding classes does, at some point, run into the problem we'd have with necromancers - you start splitting hairs in order to differentiate the new class from what's in the game already.

"It's like a warlock but different but the spells are a different color." Or, "It's not like a DK because they wear cloth and summon zombies instead of ghouls..."

[Kaleredar]

Say it with me now...

Death. knights. Are. Necromancers.


You can put your DK in a dress, transmog them a scythe and roll unholy if you want to be a necromancer.