At this year's BlizzCon event, Blizzard revealed the next class for Diablo III as being the Wizard. Cue the robe and wizard hat jokes.
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In the playable BlizzCon demo, which begins in the overgrown and mostly abandoned Tristam Woods before progressing into the Tristam Church Dungeon, the Wizard starts off with the Charged Bolt and fire-ball esque Magic Missile spells.
Frost Nova, Tornado and Blizzard attacks return from past Diablo games, and can be found in the skill tree. The skill tree is still a work in progress, with the upper end incomplete.
As Tornado was a Druid class skill in Diablo 2, its inclusion in the Wizard's arsenal may indicate that the Druid will not return for Diablo 3.
But how does Diablo III actually play? Nick Breckon from Shacknews states that "the game is awesome. Even though is looks totally different, it feels like Diablo--it has the same tactile feel. The violence level is great."Frost Nova, Tornado and Blizzard attacks return from past Diablo games, and can be found in the skill tree. The skill tree is still a work in progress, with the upper end incomplete.
As Tornado was a Druid class skill in Diablo 2, its inclusion in the Wizard's arsenal may indicate that the Druid will not return for Diablo 3.
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