how about an enchanter/enchantress

[ltdan]

This class would be able to cast spells that boost you and your friends armour/weps/stats. They could also lower enemies armour/weps/stats. This class could also create magic items for use.

They also would have alot of "utility" spells that a party would find useful.

A seperate skill tree would involve casting/creating magic "pets" such as spinning blades, or a sword that floats in the air protecting the enchanter. Alot of possibilites for this type of class. What do you guys think?

[Zeek]

I think it could work well with a battle mage class. The enchantress is basically where I started. It was sort of a cool little build for D2 and they could easily add more melee skills for a sorc and come up with a pretty unique class.

I'd think they'd need more than just enchanting abilities though. I think some melee skills of their own are necessary. I can't really think of many different things to enchant a weapon with either. Enhanced damage, faster attack rate, increased attack rating...that's about it and then variants on those. Seems like that would pretty much just be one skill though. Even if they made each of those attributes seperate it seems like most people would end up maxing the most useful of the three and the others would sorta drop out unless they provide synergies.

[ltdan]

they could also be somewhat of a tinkerer. Engineering box traps, contructing various things for the party. perhaps some type of contructed mount you could ride. that would be fun as an enchanter..riding a mount that attacked with you while you ride it. there is alot of possiblities here

[Funkopotamus]

It would be fun, but it seems like the focus of all the characters is going to be AE dps.

[smartdot]

unfortunately i dont see how this could work with there being only 5 classes in the game. They each need to be unique, but broad enough to fit all the gameplay styles between the five. the enchantress/tinkerer sounds fun, but seems to narrow for the base game. I think we would have more of a chance of seeing this in an expansion.

[5zigen]

Originally Posted by smartdot

unfortunately i dont see how this could work with there being only 5 classes in the game. They each need to be unique, but broad enough to fit all the gameplay styles between the five. the enchantress/tinkerer sounds fun, but seems to narrow for the base game. I think we would have more of a chance of seeing this in an expansion.

Nah I could see this being a really cool character, or at least a really cool set of abilities.

For example, what if they changed the name of the Sorcerer to Elementalist and give them 3 trees, Enchanting, Evocation and Summoning.

One tree is for melee buffing abilities based on the elements, for example, you'd have your ice armors, mana shield, weapon enchants and other misc character buffs, some of which you can only cast on yourself and some you can cast on everyone.

The other tree, evocation is setup basically like D2's projectile spells, fireballs,frozen orb, glacial spike, lightning bolt, chain lightning, charged bolt etc.

Summoning could have all the misc spells w/ some new summons, Hydras, meteor, blizzard, thunderstorm and new spells like ice elemental etc.

[Cwicseolfor]

Sounds good. Needs to be combined with some offensive skills, unless it can be combined with melee/ranged in the same way Enchant in Diablo 2 can - though obviously with more deliberate support for such.

[5zigen]

Originally Posted by Cwicseolfor

Sounds good. Needs to be combined with some offensive skills, unless it can be combined with melee/ranged in the same way Enchant in Diablo 2 can - though obviously with more deliberate support for such.

Well standard attacks are looking like they will be AoE instead of simply hitting one enemy, so skills that basically buff your main attack could be much more effective than in D2.

Another way they could borrow from D2 is from the amazon tree with charged strike / lightning strike, basically making those the skills of the enchanter, along with a way to add explosive damage to your ranged / melee weapons.

I see a lot of potential in an elemental enchanter.

[Spinns]

I want a melee based enchanter boosting weapons and armor adding elemental damage open wounds more def ect

[ltdan]

Originally Posted by Spinns

I want a melee based enchanter boosting weapons and armor adding elemental damage open wounds more def ect

Yes this would also be part of the class. I am still liking the idea of some kind of contructed mount skill tree where you could build various pets with something that you could ride at the top of the tree.