Demon Hunter? No. - Why not Battle-Mage :)

[Excessiv]

What do you think? I personally believe if Demon Hunters are a possibly, then it's high time that Battle-Mages are a possibility aswell.

[Potassiumgluconate]

We have shaman, death knights, and paladins.

How about no.

[torterra275]

How about no new class? Don't need the balancing woes and I don't see any lore/play gaps unless they pull another Pandaria on us.

[bohapjut]

they'd fill a much needed role of int plate

[Auberdeen]

battle-mages will be next. just like saurfang will kill garrosh. just like the end boss of the next expansion is aman'thul.

you heard it here.

<-- medivh

[Immitis]

theres already a thread open suggesting battlemages, also battlemages are to generic and have hardly any lore.

spellbreakers as either a new class or a demon hunter spec would be much better, they are basically battle mages only a million times cooler and better lore

[ChadBroChill17]

either make them wear int plate, add a spellbreaker class using int plate, or add a DK healing spec, some sort of "Dark Reanimator", someone else needs to use int plate.

[bohapjut]

theres already a thread open suggesting battlemages, also battlemages are to generic and have hardly any lore.

...about as generic as, say warriors, mages, or hunters?

[Immitis]

either make them wear int plate, or add a DK healing spec, some sort of "Dark Reanimator", kinda how lorewise forsaken priests heal with shadow

lorewise forsaken priests dont heal, they just kill and torture things

[Teriz]

No, for numerous reasons.

[ChadBroChill17]

lorewise forsaken priests dont heal, they just kill and torture things

you know what I mean. bliz says they dont heal with the light because that would destroy them... so they use the shadow. they just use the same spells for game mechanics

[Vorticough]

I prefer the idea of Battle-mages over Demon Hunters.

Not by a whole lot, but it's there.

[Immitis]

...about as generic as, say warriors, mages, or hunters?

yeah, warriors are pretty bad when it comes to needing inspiration but they atleast have the whole only plate user who doesnt use magic.

mages are fine since every fantasy game has wizards and hunters shouldve just been called rangers or beastmasters since hunter is a bad name

[Tuffguss]

they'd fill a much needed role of int plate

Honestly I'd prefer they just removed int plate seeing as only 1 spec uses it. Make holy paladins scale from strength plate would be easy and would help clean up loot messiness.

[Deleted]

How about no new class? Don't need the balancing woes and I don't see any lore/play gaps unless they pull another Pandaria on us.

How about no new expansion ?
How about no new content ?

[Teriz]

they'd fill a much needed role of int plate

That gap isn't a huge deal. The fact there's 2 mail users while every other armor type has 3 each is bigger.

[bohapjut]

That gap isn't a huge deal. The fact there's 2 mail users while every other armor type has 3 each is bigger.

still, there's only one spec of one class that uses int plate right now

[Teriz]

Honestly I'd prefer they just removed int plate seeing as only 1 spec uses it. Make holy paladins scale from strength plate would be easy and would help clean up loot messiness.

Yep. DKs cast spells with STR plate, and so can H Paladins.

[Vorticough]

That gap isn't a huge deal. The fact there's 2 mail users while every other armor type has 3 each is bigger.

I don't think it'd be unreasonable to think battle-mages couldn't wear mail.

[Voodoo328]

Because DKs are melee, monks are melee, why not have a ranged class for a change.