Originally Posted by
ro9ue
I apologize for the Necro, but didn't feel like making a new thread since this is already covered a lot here.
I think if Alleria is thrown back into the storyline, we may very well see a Ranger. Here are a few reasons:
1. Alleria had a 3-gem necklace. A sapphire, an emerald and a ruby. Each of the Windrunner sisters, who happen to be Rangers, have a gem. Alleria has emerald, Veressa has the ruby and Sylvanas the Sapphire. What I find interesting is that these 3 gems almost perfectly represent the 3 different specs of a Ranger that I would expect them to teach. So just for fun's sake, imagine Ranger is the new class. If you start a Ranger on the horde you talk to Sylvanas, if you're Alliance, you talk to Veressa. They both received a message from Alleria's message bird... Fennath? I forget it's name, but she's depicted in Stormwind with a statue and has her bird on her arm. They both think it's some sort of trap or deception, so they ask you, one of their trusted Rangers to join them in seeking her out. When you arrive in the woods wherever it may be, it becomes a sanctuary. Alleria mediates between the alliance and horde forces and reminds the sisters of their strong bond. The 3 sisters feel their alliegance is to each other above both the alliance and the horde. This would set up a sort of DK Archerus/ Monk temple feel for the Ranger starting area.
So on those 3 specs:
Veressa (Ruby) - Red rage, her husband was just killed in Theramore. I see her being the Warden, using Spirit of Vengeance and heavy melee attacks. Maybe this can be the glaive wielding class we all want so much?
Sylvanas (Sapphire) - Cold death. I see her using frost arrows and the Dark Ranger arsenal from WC3. Much of how Teriz has outlined in the OP, I especially like bringing in the necromancer touch that everyone wants.
Alleria (Emerald) - A classic archer. Green, wise, ancient. I see her using some druidly Huntress of the Moon stuff. Owl scout, etc. Maybe she can even be the true Demon Hunter everyone wants? She was, in fact, lost in the twisting nether battling demons. Maybe she went the way of Illidan and now is infused with fel energy? That emerald would represent the glowing green Fel power she now has. That could be interesting.
2. Another point... I find it curious Blizzard adds an option to warlocks to go petless, but not Hunters. I know their reasoning was simply "hunters pets are their friends, you wouldn't sacrifice them." Obviously they aren't going to kill their wolf and like infuse it's essence into them, but is it so outlandish to maybe have a hunter who hunts petless? I really don't think so. It sounds like maybe they wanted to distinguish the Hunter from a class they were already thinking about, the Ranger.
3. It would definitely help with the loot system. More people making use of bows, guns and crossbows, and most likely using up some Agility or Intellect Mail.