So you're saying that Totems aren't a core aspect of Shamanistic magic, or that shapeshifting isn't a core attribute of Druidic magic?
Because such a lore character wouldn't have a strong foundation in the game or with the fanbase. We knew Arthas, Chen, and Illidan for a long time before they were attached to WoW classes.And I'll ask again: why should we? Why can't we make up a lore character on the spot?
It's semantic nonsense because you're ignoring the fact that there are necromancer abilities in the Death Knight class. That isn't ideas outside or related to the necromancer concept, that IS the necromancer concept.It's not semantic nonsense. You're saying it's "semantic nonsense" when I tell you not to call the sidewalk "street".
See above and stop ignoring the facts.Except it means exactly that. If you're trying to shoot a target, and you hit "everywhere surrounding the target", it means you did not hit the target. Blizzard never said they "merged the necromancer and death knight concepts into one".
And yet we've run into several necromancers and death-using characters in this "afterlife" themed expansion. Heck, there's currently a scourge invasion occurring on Azeroth. Do you feel that necromancers wouldn't fit in that scenario either?They're not the same thing, though. A necromancer does not fit an afterlife theme. And the necromancer does not fit the story being told, either.
All I've ever said is that the necromancer class in WoW already exists, and it is the Death Knight class.I love the double-standards, here: "you can't say what a necromancer class is or isn't about. Only I can do that!" Because that is what you have done not only in this entire thread, but in any thread where people discuss necromancers.
Spreading those abilities into ALL of the DK specs is an expansion of Necromancer themes.None of that is "expanding necromancer themes" considering the DK already had those abilities to begin with.
Sacrificial Pact isn't a rune.Runes. As in, more runemaster stuff.
Fair enough. I guess I got their numbers mixed up.Actually, according to WoW Census from 2020, there are almost fifty percent more goblin players than gnome players. Yes, it's inaccurate data, but it's the only data we have, and it contradicts your claim. Meanwhile, you have not shown any evidence for your claim.
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Incorrect. I call them necromancers because necromancy is all they do.
Their archetype in the game is irrelevant. What is relevant is their place in the class lineup. That place is as the class that can utilize necromancy. They are the necromancer class in WoW, which hinders the creation of another class that would utilize similar abilities.You're just ignoring the archetype and broadly generalizing the DK on the basis of their theme and actions, while I am talking about their actual class fantasy and archetype in the game.