Another Diablo III class revealed!

[Hümmelgümpf]

Monk makes a comeback.

The Monk uses fighting-game like combos and holy magic, favoring speed over toughness. The class will have complementary skills...skills that work together better than they work apart. He will be a tougher character to master, for advanced players.

Leonard Boyarsky explained that they wanted an Eastern European feel with an Asian influence. They are the holy warriors of the game, religious warriors raised in spiritual seclusion from childhood to be living embodiments of their gods. The theological motivation gives them a nice contrast with the Witch Doctor. They are part of a highly structured society, answering to their church.

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They went over some Monk skills, like the Way of the Hundred Fists. The power features three clicks of the same power that transitions from a single attack to a massive AOE. Then there's Crippling Wave, which first slows the enemy, then reduces damage to the Monk. Each skill seems to have different stages. In Exploding Palm, the first and second hits do damage, the 3rd adds a damage-over-time effect, and, if the enemy dies by this DOT, it explodes.

The powers can be combined....so stage one of one power can be switched to stage two of the next and stage three of the next. The different combinations should make for many unique strategies.

Sounds like a very fun class to play.

 

[ElectricOtter]

sounds p. awesome. exploding palm>all

 

[Emotional Vampire]

I am a sucker for Monks in nearly all forms

[Edit]Oh and Lestat, I know you're a weeaboo faggot who has RSS of Kotaku because you love love playing shitty gimmick console games and broccoli hair but understand that Kotaku is a shitty news site even for that, as evidenced by them not even linking to the fucking trailers.

 

[Hümmelgümpf]

You're so cute when you're nerdraging. You remind me of Jedi Learner at his prime.

 

[Andhaira]

Dang, there go the chances of a paladin then. Oh well, lets hope the last class is a dark knight/demon type of thing.

 

[Hümmelgümpf]

The last class is most likely a ranged weapons user.

 

[MapMan]

Medieval Knights of Templar monk would've been so much better... Oh well

 

[Emotional Vampire]

You're so cute when you're nerdraging. You remind me of Jedi Learner at his prime.

You're so pathetic when you're trying to comeback. You remind me of...

fuck most of the Codex really

 

[Shannow]

You're so cute when you're nerdraging. You remind me of Jedi Learner at his prime.

You're so pathetic when you're trying to comeback. You remind me of...

fuck most of the Codex really

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[Occasionally Fatal]

the monk is basically a cross between the old paladin (holy spells, possibly auras, not sure) + assassin (martial arts + combos). Here's links to the relevant trailers:

http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/media/m ... meplay.xml
http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/media/movies/monk.xml

It's pretty cool what they can do with their graphics engine..

 

[Kingston]

Well, that's good news. I was afraid they'd go for a shitty epix character.

 

[M_I_C_K_E_Y_M_O_U_S_E]

If I Bioware announced Jade Empire 2 and had this exact same thing you people would be pricks about it, and you all know it.

 

[JrK]

The more we get on D3, the more it sounds like there are diverse classes with some really cool tactical choices and options as well as diverse character options. I really really dig the mage with the time stop and teleportation spells.

 

[Turok]

Now i have my favorite caracter :D

If there is no necromancer on expansion or anything this will be my first run.

 

[Black]

Witch doctor is the new necromancer.

 

[PlanHex]

the monk is basically a cross between the old paladin (holy spells, possibly auras, not sure) + assassin (martial arts + combos).

Looks more like a mix between the monk class from Hellfire and the assassin

 

[Occasionally Fatal]

ah, i never played hellfire. last class definitely has to be a rogue or something.

@mickey mouse:

yes, because diablo and jade empire are basically the same game, but just look at all the threads around here where we hate on bioware but never, ever, do anything but worship the godlike, untouchable blizzard. oh wai~

troll 1/10

 

[deuxhero]

Wait, they are taking from the D&D monks and the D2 Martial arts sins?

Didn't both of the them suck?

 

[RottingNaziSurfer]

If I Bioware announced Jade Empire 2 and had this exact same thing you people would be pricks about it, and you all know it.

 

[Kron]

WHAT THE FUCK
What is a monk doing in Diablo??!!
I know that Diablo 3 is not essentially Diablo anymore, but seriously WTF.
The character looks just too fucking WarCrafty - it's just too fucking obvious now - and the weapons it uses in the concept art... god this game is going down the drain.
I bet my ass this character will get to use katanas and azn oriented weaponry.
So long for the gothic/middle ages theme.

 

[Elwro]

I can't see the supposed Eastern European feel.

 

[aboyd]

What is a monk doing in Diablo??!!
I know that Diablo 3 is not essentially Diablo anymore, but seriously WTF.

???

Yes, having a monk in D3 makes it completely unlike the Diablo games that came before.

 

[Kron]

Fuck! I had forgotten about that fucking HellFire!
Anyway, the presence of the monk as portrayed in Diablo 3 still looks more like a calling to WoW fans. Check that necklace the guy has. Its the kind of azn monk thing some units in WC3 had.

 

[DaveO]

So does that mean Bard is next? Just thinking if they want to give the other Hellfire class a new life.

 

[Black]

If I Bioware announced Jade Empire 2 and had this exact same thing you people would be pricks about it, and you all know it.

Maybe because jade empire sucked
llolololololollo