Which you prefer: Necromancer or Witch Doctor?

rolandd · 11-08-2008, 10:28

Diablo 3 is introducing a new character, the Witch Doctor which has certain similarities to the Necromancer we have gotten used to in Diablo 2. Although they have similar abilities, they look different and are offered as different classes of characters.

If it was up to you, which would you prefer to see on Diablo 3, The Witch Doctor or Necromancer? You can find a poll directly for this burning question and make your opinion heard here: http://www.pollsb.com/polls/poll/203...uld-you-prefer

BarbaQ · 11-08-2008, 10:40

Been all over this back and fourth, but anyways maybe a change is for the good. But actually once i got into the linked site, i noticed after voting in that there are people like "Lady_boy" from Thailand voting for Witch Doctor and it scared the crap out of me :X

Witch Doctor fans = ladyboys ?

Grawner · 11-08-2008, 12:03

it's because of his costume

slickr · 11-08-2008, 13:05

I've actually played the necromancer for a brief while, it sucked and i started again with the paladin.

So based on my experience I say witch doctor, because we need new stuff to make the game feel fresh!

factotum · 11-08-2008, 13:36

How can anyone possibly answer this question? Has anyone (outside Blizzard's offices, anyway) sat down and played the Witch Doctor? I'm guessing the answer to that is no. Since there isn't any way to make a fair comparison between a character people have been playing for the last eight years and one who people have only seen for less than 20 minutes in a scripted gameplay video, I think this poll is somewhat pointless.

Apocalypse · 11-08-2008, 13:50

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Originally Posted by factotum

How can anyone possibly answer this question? Has anyone (outside Blizzard's offices, anyway) sat down and played the Witch Doctor? I'm guessing the answer to that is no. Since there isn't any way to make a fair comparison between a character people have been playing for the last eight years and one who people have only seen for less than 20 minutes in a scripted gameplay video, I think this poll is somewhat pointless.

this is what i was gonna say, at this point people are picking based on looks alone or the fact they have grown attached to the necro from d2, even though he would be completly different anyway in d3

blankblank · 11-08-2008, 14:55

i would prefer witch doctor because it is something new, and necro in D2 sucked, at least for me. he was the class i was looking for when D2 was new, but then relying too much on pets and curses is no fun at all, and bone spear simply didnt have enough damage while bone spirit was too mana intensive. He simply is no fun to play with

stillman · 11-08-2008, 15:11

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Originally Posted by factotum

How can anyone possibly answer this question? Has anyone (outside Blizzard's offices, anyway) sat down and played the Witch Doctor? I'm guessing the answer to that is no. Since there isn't any way to make a fair comparison between a character people have been playing for the last eight years and one who people have only seen for less than 20 minutes in a scripted gameplay video, I think this poll is somewhat pointless.

Then all polls are pointless, and all threads are pointless.

This idea can be used to shoot down any thread. You could say "How can anyone possibly answer this question?" and tack this on to EVERY thread on these d3 forums. According to this idea, we havent played the game, so we are all biased and we should all say nothing, we should not ask any questions or take any polls or ask anyone for any opinions on anything d3 because we haven't played yet.

We shouldn't talk about d3 armor because we haven't seen much of it yet.

We shouldn't ask about the chr classes because we haven't played them yet.

We shouldn't debate over the health globes because we haven't used them yet.

We shouldn't complain about the new inventory system because we don't know how it will work when the game comes out.

We shoudn't discuss d3 items because we've only seen a few.

And so on and so on....

The thread is asking "Which do YOU prefer". I think this a perfectly good question. It's just an opinion poll. We can see from the gameplay video what the WD looks like, his general playing style, a few skills, etc. Sure, we're biased by playing the necro for 8 years, but we're also biased about every facet fo d2. That's Ok. We just have to use the information we have.

sicilian · 11-08-2008, 15:27

Depends on what you mean. As for which class I would prefer to see in D3, I would say Witch Doctor, because I like the idea of having all new classes. Even if they are somewhat rehashes of previous classes (which let's face it, most fantasy based characters are), it's still refreshing to see something new to experience. I was a little disappointed to see the Barbarian back, but he looks to be different enough to make him interesting.

As for which class I'm going to end up liking more? Can't say until I play, but it's going to be really tough to beat the Necro for me. He was my first Patriarch.

Gamekk · 11-08-2008, 15:43

I really don't see why anyone would vote for the necromancer.... I've been playing along with it for what... nearly 10 years?

And I know this poll is "what WOULD you prefer" as in we can't really expect what's going to be in the final game and how the Witch Doctor be like. But then I guess this poll is biased, and should be something like : are you looking forward to new stuff or you want to keep it the way it was, because it was fine this way, and just send me better graphics and toss a couple of new abilities and call it DIII...

People are scared of change...