noen som har litt info om Death Knight?

[Bladestorm]

Lurte bare på om det var noen som har litt info om den nye classen Death Knight? har hørt og lest så mye forskjeli om den...så vill bare vite hva dere har hørt og tror om Death Knight?

Endret 26. mars 2008 av Bladestorm

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The Death Knight will be the first hero class in World of Warcraft, set to be introduced in the new expansion, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. Currently it is the only planned hero class to be introduced in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.

 

Once certain criteria are met, players will be able to create a new death knight character, which will start at a high level. The exact level has not yet been determined, but a senior producer of Blizzard says it will be somewhere around level 60 or 70. [1][2] In a post on WoW's druid forums, Nethaera said the following: Keep in mind please that the Death Knight is a Hero class and is not dependent on the needing any other particular class to get it. You will need to at least have (at this point in time) a level 55 character in order to unlock one and play it. The details on this may all yet change.

 

The Death Knight is intended as an alternative, advanced class for end-game use only. The death knight combines martial prowess with dark, necromantic energies. Players might be familiar with the death knight from previously released Warcraft games -- most recently, in the campaigns for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne expansion, the former paladin Arthas became a death knight and wrought havoc across Azeroth before fusing with the spirit of Ner'zhul to become the Lich King. It is important to note that these particular Death Knights are based upon those created by the Lich King in Warcraft III, not those of Orcish origin as seen in WarCraft II.

Death Knight as depicted in the Wrath of the Lich King trailer (note that this is probably not the final look)

Death Knight as depicted in the Wrath of the Lich King trailer (note that this is probably not the final look)

 

The Death Knight is the first hero class in World of Warcraft. At a high, undetermined level, a player will be able to create a Death Knight. This is a second and separate character from your original character. The Death Knight starts at a high level somewhere around 60 or 70 with multiple spells and abilities ready to use. Within this quest chain the character learns to master the power of the Death Knight and learns to use this new power for their will. Blizzard is currently exploring various options as to how the Death Knight will play and the types of abilities at its disposal, and they will reveal more information about this new class as they get further along in development.

 

There is no restriction to how many Death Knights you can create, and you can create a new character on any realm, as any other class.

 

The trailer depicts a cinematic of a character being surrounded by the undead minions of the Lich King, and waking up as a Death Knight. However, official information indicates that a Death Knight is created as a new character after being unlocked by an existing character (exact procedure and required level are still being decided, though Tom Chilton has revealed that one of the possibilities would be starting off in Stratholme and having to break your way out of there),[4][5] and the player does not lose access to the unlocking character. [6]

 

The way death knights were portrayed in past Warcraft games is certainly a source of inspiration for Blizzard, but they are still determining how best to capture that feel within the mechanics of World of Warcraft, and haven't made any final determinations on specific abilities. But in general, the death knight can be considered a hybrid class that combines damage dealing and tanking. They will wear plate armor, but naturally will have an array of unique abilities as well, a few of which are listed below.

Runes as shown at BlizzCon 2007

Runes as shown at BlizzCon 2007

 

The death knight uses a unique rune-based resource system to govern his spells and abilities. Three rune types: blood, frost, and unholy, each with an attached color and symbol. Death Knight players will have to carve these runes into their weapons anytime outside combat, so they'll have to choose which sort of runes to emphasize in their spec.[7] As they use their abilities, the runes will be exhausted. After a period of time the runes will refresh.[8]