Well enhancement use fire more as lava, but they also use frost differently from a frost death knight, while DK use it with their rune magic, enhancement use it as a pure element.
A new magical class could do it using the mage method of using the arcane element, somewhat like Aggramar (a being of the arcane pantheon) does in antorus.
How is that similar to a demon hunter? fire mages and warlocks are more similar, being cloth magical fire staff users, while demon hunters use leather, have wings, uses fel fire and a couple of weird swords. If they wanted, im sure they would be able to make them feel different, they would probably be more similar to a paladin imho, just mail instead of plate, and arcane/fire instead of holy.
I think we all agree that they probably need to do something for 10.0, depending of the theme of the expansion, even if thats not a requirement, that makes the new class more familiar with that theme and gets a bit more hype for it, like they did with the others.
Said that a little gobling killing gods by tossing bombs around could be wack but i see blizzard reworking survival AGAIN to make them use widgets and gizmos and being lazy.
I think its the first time im quoting so i dont know what im doing lmao
It's going to be Tinker and when it is, there is going to be a class trainer NPC named Teriz
Tinker definitely.
Instead of Tinkers being Goblin/Gnome themed and going the route of the Pandaren-fatigue with Monks being ONLY themed around Pandaria, I think each spec representing different types of 'Tinkers' would be amazing.
Main DPS Spec: Goblin Bomber/Gnome Mekengineer themed with traps, turrets, little mech pets, big robot arms
Tank Spec: Big Robot Mech Set themed around Draenei Artificers and Nightborne/Blood Elf Arcane-Golem engineers. Portable Shields, ridable huge mech suit, defense crystal pylons, deployable buffs and absorbs
Healer Spec: Themed around the 'Mad scientist' theme with Forsaken Apothecary Themes or Worgen/Gilnean Steampunk Alchemist type class. Potion/salve sprays, debuff/buff cloud bombs, range-healing through 'salve guns'
Monks could easily incorporate 'other themes' with their class in certain races. Samuro in HotS has all the abilities of a monk, so why is the Burning Blade clan not incorporated into Horde Monks? Draenei Auchenai monks incorporated into Alliance? The Scarlet Monks were cool, but everything monk is Jade Serpent or Ox or Crane themed (which I don't have a problem with) but I'd rather see some variety like we see with the origins of Tauren or Zandalari Paladins.
The question isn't if there should be a new class, the answer is obvious looking at the future lifespan of the game. The question is what the next class will be. This doesn't have to be next expansion. The only difference between the classes today and classes in Cata and WoD is resource buildup and mana conservation.
Engineering isn't a class, it's not close to being playable as one either. Necromancer doesn't exist at the capacity that players want, it being ranged with a healer spec. The rest fulfill Hero class and DND RPG elements we haven't seen in a playable capacity. Sorry your warlock was pruned/reworked, but Meta was only good for one expansion and deviated from the Demon summoner element.
On Topic: People need to pay better attention to the wording of the question. The question doesn't claim there's going to be a new class next expansion, nor asks if there should be one. My only criticism is that it doesn't have an 'Other Class' option.
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Tinkers make the most sense out of any class idea. No other class deals with technology and that's an aspect of WoW that can greatly be explored through Tinkers. Mixing different race's and culture's technology.
add druid tinker to the list right now
Necromancer exists, its called Unholy DK, Frost dk, Blood dk, and affliction warlock.
Ya want a necromancer, play those.
Dark ranger is literally a subtype of MM hunter, shadow beasts, black arrow, oh look sylvanas bow and quiver.
But tinker? Bard? fuck yeah lets goooo
Meh, what is likely and what is wanted I think are two different things.
I want Bard most of all, necromancer or some kind of caster second.
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