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ezgundam
05-06-2009, 18:44
Although, I think the Blizzard team already have an idea what their class is, like others I think it have to be a range fighter and a melee fighter with shape shift, summon..., it's just a matter of how to incorporate them together to form a unique class.

So for the new range fighter I want the character to be more tough and have more combat skill at least to protect himself from close combat so he/she don't just run and hide. The class that I am think of is the Sun Warrior

The Sun Warrior is a bow/shield base attacker (Yes with bow and shield sort or like a hybrid of the Greek god Apollo and Captain America) where in range attack he hold the bow and shoot while holding the shield (small shield only). The sun warrior can shoot fire or beam of light he created, but if enemy get too close he can use his shield to counter attack and get away from danger. Or make him as a melee shield attacker and use one hand crossbow (may be crossbow that can attach to gloves) as secondary weapon.

The Sun Warrior should have skill as follows:

Light/fire magic:
Light aura: aura that increase vision (+Dexterity, attack rating) for party and dim vision (-Dexterity, attack rating) for enemy /+damage for undead
Light recovery: faster Mana regeneration for outdoor
Heat wave: aura that increase damage/duration of burning effect
Light of speed: temp boost of stamina, allow him to run away from close combat
Light Stealth: allow him to be invisible at outdoor for a limit time.
Light trap: similar to the assassin trap
Fire armor: turn himself to fire immune to physical damage and enemies take fire damage

Shield mastery:
Sun shield: turn shield as a melee weapon in close range
Sun beam: burst out a beam for light from shield to repel enemies
Sun blow: throw out the shield as attack (Captain America like) and shoot out flame from the side of the shield

Bow mastery
arrow of Light: very fast arrow
Trap arrow: shoot arrow to ground as trap
Rain of fire: shoot a fire bolt to the sky and summon a fire rain for x sec
phoenix: Summon a phoenix from the bow
Other Bow Skills carry from Amazon from D2

I think this character should make a range fighter more tough , please let me know what you think.

NASE
05-06-2009, 19:11
I like it. It's original and still hold it self together. And could provide interesting gameplay.

However, I do think there should be this little extra zast. This little extra something to complete the character. Now it's a bit to much sun, making it kind of to narrow. Not sure what. Perhaps something with the moon, yet that might ruin the theme of the character.



P.S. Just don't make to many outdoor skills. It's probable that the game will be played in dungeons rather then outside. So making skills that only work outside kind of limit the character.

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And welcome to the forum.

squid knight
09-06-2009, 06:58
i like the concept, not so much how you've said it. you said his shield would help him in close combat to not have to run and hide, yet there are skills there that serve just that purpose. i like the idea of a spear/shield based class with magical bow attacks. possibly a class that you can spec either ranged or melee. he would also have group buffs. good stuff.

Death_Frog
09-06-2009, 08:50
Wow, I haven't posted on these boards for... 4 years. Feels like old times

Anyways, I think it would be kool to instead of holy shield have a Fire Shield that covers the shield in flames and inflicts damage to opponents who stray too close. Also have a spell kinda like blizzard but shoots beams of lights instead, causing more damage to undead.

I guess it will be a spell/ranged class and less of a melee class.

Xandor
16-06-2009, 18:33
Shield mastery and bow mastery doesn't seem to fit in the same character.

Velhic
16-06-2009, 19:19
Maybe the outdoor abilities instead can be with light radius, like a torch or something... Just throwing it out there, also fire immunity = fire wizard ownage (if wizards use fire) idk. I was thinking he could use the shield as a ranged weapon, but this class would make all the other classes look like the most uncreative things ever... Especially the wizard.

Velhic
16-06-2009, 19:21
all I can say is
http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/captain-america/317-15.jpg

Xandor
16-06-2009, 20:18
all I can say is
http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/captain-america/317-15.jpg

This guy can throw his shield, which cuts solid metal and when his shield comes back to him it doesn't cut his fingers.
Try another "super hero". ;-)

Dreadjudge
11-11-2009, 05:15
all I can say is
http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/captain-america/317-15.jpg
I would love to play as Captain America in Diablo 3. Who's with me?:cloud9: