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the only problem with the Death Knight class is that everyone is gonna make one just because you start out at level 50. Who's gonna decide which players can make their DK's their main, and who's gonna decide to give up on their DK and just turn it into an alt?

At least when Blizzard introduced Shamans to Alliance and Paladins to Horde, the decision was taken by those that took the effort and time to start all over from level 1 and take the time to reach level 70 to prove they want to make their Shaman or Paladin their new "main"... or at least a character worthy of inviting to raids and stuff.

Now with DK's... what's going to happen?

The way I see it, it's just going to become like Star Wars Galaxies. Everyone is going to want to get their DK as fast as possible to get first dibs at "Hai look, I'm a Death Knight!" ... kinda like how everyone in SWG did "Hai look, I'm a Jedi!"

Then what's next? Will the DK be underpowered? Overpowered?

If they are underpowered or weak, people will complain unlocking their DK was a waste of time.

If they are overpowered, anyone that doesn't have a DK will complain it's not fair. Or those that do have a DK will complain the day they are nerfed so they become a "balanced" class.

The only solution is to obviously make the Death Knight class...... balanced! WOAH O_____o If Blizzard succeeds at that, i will give them a pat on the back. Cause TBH, the only reason I'm writing all these warnings and mistakes SOE did with SWG is because I just know Blizzard will screw up. It's hard to have faith in Blizzard anymore these days.

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I heard some Guilds are already initiating a No Death Knight policy on pain of getting kicked.

DK will be the new welfare
DK will replace Huntard as insult de jour
It will be reduce the class so badly that no matter how cool Blizzard makes them no one will want to play one.

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I thought this was going to be like a "yo mama" joke thread. Now, I'm just disappointed.

Here's the skinny, the lowdown, the 411 etc on the death knight choice.

First off, it fits in with Northrend extremely well for obvious reasons.

Second off, many people tend to have this strange belief that adding a new class is simple, easy as pie, and a cakewalk all on a Sunday afternoon, but it's not. There is a lot of work that goes into it and many considerations for how it will work, how it will work with other classes, how the lore ties in, how quests and npcs also can tie in to this new class, itemization, and a whole lot more. It takes a lot of forethought, testing, and care to add something this major to the game and for each new class that is added to the game, come the concerns about not maintaining the uniqueness of each class that already exists.

I'm not saying that the possibility of more classes being added in the future isn't a possibility. We had many ideas of what class we'd add in for Wrath of the Lich King prior to settling on the death knight. There are many more possibilities for classes we'd consider in the future as well, but we aren't going to rush to add them in and risk creating a situation where other classes lose their uniqueness and their value within the game.

You may think we're being stupid, but we don't.

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I thought this was going to be like a "yo mama" joke thread. Now, I'm just disappointed.

Here's the skinny, the lowdown, the 411 etc on the death knight choice.

First off, it fits in with Northrend extremely well for obvious reasons.

Second off, many people tend to have this strange belief that adding a new class is simple, easy as pie, and a cakewalk all on a Sunday afternoon, but it's not. There is a lot of work that goes into it and many considerations for how it will work, how it will work with other classes, how the lore ties in, how quests and npcs also can tie in to this new class, itemization, and a whole lot more. It takes a lot of forethought, testing, and care to add something this major to the game and for each new class that is added to the game, come the concerns about not maintaining the uniqueness of each class that already exists.

I'm not saying that the possibility of more classes being added in the future isn't a possibility. We had many ideas of what class we'd add in for Wrath of the Lich King prior to settling on the death knight. There are many more possibilities for classes we'd consider in the future as well, but we aren't going to rush to add them in and risk creating a situation where other classes lose their uniqueness and their value within the game.

You may think we're being stupid, but we don't.

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I thought this was going to be like a "yo mama" joke thread. Now, I'm just disappointed.

Here's the skinny, the lowdown, the 411 etc on the death knight choice.

First off, it fits in with Northrend extremely well for obvious reasons.

Second off, many people tend to have this strange belief that adding a new class is simple, easy as pie, and a cakewalk all on a Sunday afternoon, but it's not. There is a lot of work that goes into it and many considerations for how it will work, how it will work with other classes, how the lore ties in, how quests and npcs also can tie in to this new class, itemization, and a whole lot more. It takes a lot of forethought, testing, and care to add something this major to the game and for each new class that is added to the game, come the concerns about not maintaining the uniqueness of each class that already exists.

I'm not saying that the possibility of more classes being added in the future isn't a possibility. We had many ideas of what class we'd add in for Wrath of the Lich King prior to settling on the death knight. There are many more possibilities for classes we'd consider in the future as well, but we aren't going to rush to add them in and risk creating a situation where other classes lose their uniqueness and their value within the game.

You may think we're being stupid, but we don't.

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A shadow hunter is a shaman.

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