Death Knight Not A Hero Class
by Darren
September 24, 2007 – 3:23 pmOne of the big selling points of Wrath of the Lich King, is the introduction of the game’s first “hero class”, the Death Knight. But some gamers have already taken exception with the designation, for reasons outlined in this post.
A death knight would probably be better called a “prestige” class because of the fact that you start off at lvl 50 (or whatever) and that you have to unlock it first. While still balanced this class will seem better than the others.
I really don’t like the idea of unlocking classes at all, in my opinion. It just means that everyone will probably have a death knight (or any of the future “hero” classes) and it will lose all the thrill of having one. Upgrading classes to “heroes” would be a lot better because then you are a specialized class that very few people are. You will feel a LOT more important because not many people have obtained a hero class like you… and if they do, it’s possible that they are a different branch of hero (like say a hunter can be a Beast master, or a ranger… you feel more specialized if you are the only ranger in your guild because people will need your unique abilites).
HOWEVER, with death knights and any other class that follows it… EVERYONE will be able to gain this class and therefore you will feel like you are not needed if you chooe to make a death knight your main.
Interesting argument. Do you think the Death Knight is a hero class or not?
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