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gravebow
Member, Silverstars Posts: 6 Arc User
I appreciate all that we have now, and its been fun playing and look forward to the future development, was just curious about the following:
When or What is the time table for New Classes and Races?
What new classes are going to be added? what is final list of classes for game?
(are we going by 4th Edition players handbook 1, 2, or 3? for class list?)
4th edition PH 1 Classes: Cleric, Fighter, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Warlock, Warlord, Wizard
4th edition PH 2 Class additions: Avenger, Barbarian, Bard, Druid, Invoker, Shaman, Sorcerer, Warden
4th edition PH 3 Class Additions: Ardent, Battlemind, Monk, Psion, Runepriest, Seeker Hybrid and Epic
Thank yee, be well always
When or What is the time table for New Classes and Races?
What new classes are going to be added? what is final list of classes for game?
(are we going by 4th Edition players handbook 1, 2, or 3? for class list?)
4th edition PH 1 Classes: Cleric, Fighter, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Warlock, Warlord, Wizard
4th edition PH 2 Class additions: Avenger, Barbarian, Bard, Druid, Invoker, Shaman, Sorcerer, Warden
4th edition PH 3 Class Additions: Ardent, Battlemind, Monk, Psion, Runepriest, Seeker Hybrid and Epic
Thank yee, be well always
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around 60 not 30
So wait a minute.... How is the Drow race going to be different than the menzzobenzaran renegade that some folks paid 200$ for?
Is ther gonna be a difference? cuz if not the nerd rage will be palpable for paying so much for a supposedly unique race.
For balance purposes, they'll have to make Drow available for at least a cheap price. The Renegades will be cosmetically different, and remain forever cosmetically different from anything else pickable, but presumably will have the same racials as the Drow. You also missed the Ebberon and Forgotten Realms classes, Alchemist and Sword Mage. Sword Mage is particularly important, as I'm fairly certain that Neverwinter is in the Forgotten Realms. Myth Drannor, one of the selectable background origin areas, is also a place where spellblade style fighting is practiced.
In regards to the classes, it's pretty simple to figure out what system they're using. Every class introduced in a 4th Ed. book lists two "premade" character specializations. Checking the fighter, these two specializations are Guardian Fighter and Great Weapons Fighter: the two classes they used for this game. Of course, one of the two specializations for Rogue, Cleric, and Wizard as per PH1 are Trickster Rogue, Devoted Cleric and Control Wizard. So far, all five class/specialization combinations are derived from PH1.
What should we expect in the near future? Well, we already know that the Scourge Warlock, yet another premade specialization in the Warlock class from PH1, has been at least considered as a class. There's also been a lot of talk about how important it is to add a bow using class. I'm under the impression that Cryptic said a Ranger will be available on launch. Since the two ranger specializations are Two-Blade Ranger and Archer Ranger, it's pretty obvious which specialization will be introduced.
So, what does Cryptic have planned for the games future? Obviously, this is entirely speculation, but assuming the plans are to follow this pattern, you can guess pretty reliably what classes we should see down the road. If the Warlock and Ranger classes go ahead as previously mentioned, the only classes from PH1 that are left out are Warlord and Paladin. At this point, a new tank and a new healer, or in D&D terms a Defender and a Leader, are needed to round out the roster. As much as I'd love to see them jump to another Handbook and pull, say, a Warden, it just makes more sense to finish all the PH1 4th ed classes. So, a Paladin and a Warlord both get into the game to fill a second tank and healer role. What specializations will they take? Paladin's two specializations are Protecting Paladin and Avenging Paladin, while Warlord's two specializations are the Inspiring Warlord and Tactical Warlord. Based on the roles they need to fill in a party composition, the two likely classes will be the Protecting Paladin and the Inspiring Warlord. However, if they wanted to make a more aggressive tank or a more buff oriented healer for variety, an Avenging Paladin and an Inspiring Warlord could still fill the positions, while offering more differed play styles.
TL;DR - Based on the information available, the next four classes will be: Scourge Warlock, Archer Ranger, Inspiring Warlord and Protecting Paladin.
Best guess however is that Dragonborn (race), Dual Weapon Ranger (class) and Scourge Warlock (class) are due up next due to people poking around.
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You said "best guess" otherwise I would have said you're making this up. It's Archer Ranger and Scourge Warlock that were found in files. One of which was said to have been "pretty much ready" for OB release, but they wanted to work on a bit more to really iron it out. I don't feel like finding you these quotes; just go looking if you want confirmation.