Is it a literal quote?
No. Its not. By pointing out fundamental problems with the class of a degree and type more than strong enough to justify killing off the concept, however, Teriz's interpretation is how a lot of people took it. If the class concept doesn't have the design room needed, if anything they can do with it is better/more easily done with another class, then the new class is effectively not worth developing.
Is that a straightforward no? Of course not. Blizzard can develop whatever class it wants when it wants how it wants and if it wants a DH class in game, then it's going to put one in. Leaving aside the "Put it in just for the ske of it" argument, the lack of design space issue GC brought up is a major problem that cannot be worked around without destroying the class concept. There is NO design room for the DH class in game.
And the reason Teriz keeps "putting words in GCs mouth" is because that is how he - and others, including myself - took his remarks.
GC asked a question about DHs and design space...to which the answer is "no...there isn't the design space available". If the design space isn't available, the likelihood of the DH class being made available drops. Sharply.
The rebuttal should be simple. If that isn't what GC meant, then there should be some design room available that isn't filled by existing classes. If so...what is it?
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