Blizzard shows Diablo III's Monk News
PC News by Tom Bramwell
Blizzard has revealed a fourth character class for Diablo III at BlizzCon 2009 today - the Monk.
According to Eurogamer MMO's Oli Welsh, reporting live from the opening conference, the Monk's a bald-headed fella with a spade beard and big club, decked out in Buddhist orange.
During the conference he was seen facing off with enemies in sand-blown desert ruins, dropping his club and kung-fu punching a demon in the chest before ripping its arm off.
The Monk has a speedy dash move that borders on teleportation, and seems to do massive single-target damage, rending enemies limb from limb.
He joins the Barbarian, Witch Doctor and Wizard on the character class list, and Blizzard will no doubt be discussing him in a lot more depth during character panels at the convention today. We'll bring you more as those unfold.
In the meantime, check our ongoing live report on the BlizzCon 2009 conference.
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They should also add a character that lacks self-confidence because he's a little retarded and not what he used to be, but has a whole arsenal of shouts, whines, cries and whimpers, all of a super-defensive nature. He also shapeshifts into a troll as soon as an enemy in sight, and is always at the wrong place at the wrong time. They could call him the Giant Crab.
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I'm having a bit of a hard time getting excited about this game already - knowing that Blizzard probably won't be done polishing it until 2011, and then, just to be sure, go over everything a few times more before they are finally ready to release it in 2013.
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wellzy4eva
22/08/09 @ 01:11
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Sorry Xerx3s, but as Barbarian is the only guy coming back from Diablo II, you'll just have to hope the EXP comes with a few of the old characters people are pining over (Although Paladin will forever be in Necro's shadow for popularity)
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hiddenranbir
22/08/09 @ 11:18
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I like his beard so I will play the Monk.
His beard isn't as magnificent as mine, but naturally, that much magnificence is not possible on current tech yet. |
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