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* '''The [[Other classes]]''' - Speculation on the missing 2 classes.
New with Diablo III is the choice of gender for each class. It's not as customizable as the characters in popular MMO [[World of WarCraft]], but the developers have made it possible to choose a '''male or female''' character of the class they prefer. The next class announced will make fans love Blizzard [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/exclusive-jay-wilson-interview/], according to [[Jay Wilson]], which is the complete opposite of what he said before the Wizard was announced; that we would hate them [http://www.diii.net/n/693870/jay-wilson-videogamercom].
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== Character Classes ==
[[Image:Screenshot 8.jpg|300px|right|thumb|[[Barbarian]] hammering.]] [[Image:Screenshot 16.jpg|300px|right|thumb|[[Witch Doctor]] [[Skull of Flame|flameskulling]].]]Blizzard have confirmed that the game will ship with <span style="color:white;">'''five'''</span> character [[class]]es. <span style="color:white;">'''ThreeFour'''</span> classes have been revealed:
* '''The [[Barbarian]]''' - The same character you played in [[Diablo II]], but with some [[Barbarian skills|new skills]], and backed with power of the [[ancient]]s.
** [[Barbarian skills]] - All known skills.
* '''The [[Monk]]''' - Not the same as in Diablo: Hellfire. A new martial arts specialist inspired by the [[Assassin]] and [[Paladin]] from Diablo II and the rogue from World of WarCraft.
** [[Monk skills]] - All known Skills.
* '''The [[Witch Doctor]]''' - A new class that comes from the jungle region of [[Taganzi]], and uses [[Witch Doctor skills|voodoo magic]] to do his bidding. One of his highlights is the [[Wall of Zombies]] spell.
** [[Witch Doctor skills]] - All known Skills.
* '''The [[Wizard]]''' - A new class that is a pure spell caster harnessing arcane and elemental magic to do her bidding. Very similar to the [[Sorcerer]] and [[Sorceress]] of previously Diablo games. One of the highlights is the [[Wizard_skills#Slow_Time|Slow Time]] spell which warps space and time, slowing nearby monsters and projectiles.
** [[Wizard skills]] - All known Skills.
* '''The [[Other classes]]''' - Speculation on the missing class.
New with Diablo III is the choice of gender for each class. Class creation is not as customizable as the characters in popular MMO [[World of WarCraft]], but the developers have made it possible to choose a '''male or female''' character of the class they prefer.
We have no word at all about the next class, like Jay hinted on the previous two ([[Monk]] and [[Wizard]]). Before the Wizard was released, he mentioned we would hate[http://www.diii.net/n/693870/jay-wilson-videogamercom] it (possibly because it's so similar to Sorceress, but still different) and the next one, which turned out to be the Monk, we would love[http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/exclusive-jay-wilson-interview/]. Well, fans have loved both, so perhaps it doesn't really matter what Jay say.
===Maximum Character Level===
=== Release Date ===
As usual, the [[Release Date|release date]] for any Blizzard production is kept under wraps for as long as possible. What is known is that [[Diablo III]] is ''behind'' [[StarCraft II]] in the development cycle. A StarCraft release for 2009 2010 and a Diablo III release in '''2010/2011''' seems probable, and the [[BlizzCon 2008]]/[[BlizzCon 2009]] information also seems to indicate this.
Still, the level of polish makes it harder to estimate development time left. Any other dates or rumours are that -- rumours.
==References==
* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-monk-skill-tree-discussion-and-status/ Full Monk Skill Tree Stats and Discussion ]
* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/exclusive-jay-wilson-interview/ Exclusive Jay Wilson Interview]
* [http://www.blizzard.com/us/press/080628.html Blizzard Press Release]
* [http://diabloiiikore.com Official News Release]
* [http://www.diii.net/n/693870/jay-wilson-videogamercom Jay Wilson - Videogamer.com]
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