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Ch'i · 10-12-2008, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ironpham

Sometimes I prefer Blizzard to be slow on release, because that means that the product will be high quality. Other times I really just want to play the game.

But, it took 4 months for them to release information on the third class. At the very least, they will have 5 classes (I don't think they have released information on the number of classes). I assume their target number of classes is 7 being equal to that of LoD.

So, we have to wait for them to at least finish giving out information about the other classes. If 5 classes, that means that'll at least be another 8 months before we can start expecting to hear a release date. If it is 7 classes, we may be looking at 16 months. Of course, this is just going on the amount of time it took for them to reveal the wizard class.

From the Diablo 3 website (FAQs):

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How many character classes are included in Diablo III? What are they?
Five character classes will be included in the game, two of which, the barbarian and witch doctor, were revealed when the game was announced at the 2008 Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational. The other classes will be announced at a later date.

A few other things that caught my attention, also from the FAQs section...

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Exciting new classes like the witch doctor bring new gameplay options to the table. Returning classes, like the barbarian, have been completely redone with new skills to give them a feel unique to Diablo III. New customization options will provide for an even greater level of character specialization than the previous Diablo games, allowing the player to create unique characters brimming with power.

Diablo III is powered by a new graphics engine that can display characters and hordes of monsters in lush, fully 3D environments. Powerful special-effects systems and Havok-powered physics allow the player to lay waste to the Hells' minions in spectacular ways.

Also, Diablo III builds on the random environments of the previous Diablo games by introducing a host of new ways to create random scripted events throughout the game. This creates a dense and exciting world alive with quests, NPCs, dynamic encounters, and viciously challenging new monsters and bosses. Diablo III's environments add a great deal of interactivity to the game, including destructible elements and environmental obstacles that can be turned against your enemies.