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* The [[Barbarian]] is the only Diablo II character to make it into Diablo III release. He's quite updated in style and use.
* The [[Witch Doctor]] is a new character, similar in use to the [[Necromancer]].
* The [[Wizard]] is the third announced class, filling the archetypal magic user role previously occupied by the [[Sorceress]].
* The following characters have been confirmed to NOT appear:
** The [[Amazon]] will not appear in Diablo III.
[[Jay Wilson]] said the following in an interview: [http://www.ausgamers.com/features/read/2662371]
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::''The [[barbarianBarbarian]] is the '''only''' returning class. Originally we actually planned to have no returning classes, but as we developed the barbarian, it essentially ended up turning into a barbarian. We sort of got to the point where we went – because we actually had a different name for him originally - I think were going to call it this other name and everyone else is just going to call it the barbarian, so maybe we should just call it the barbarian.''
::''One of the things we really did not want to do – it's why we set that initial goal to not repeat classes – was, we didn't just want a rehash; we wanted to make the sequel and the sequel has new gameplay and new experiences. I know a lot of people really love the {{iw|Category:Diablo_II_classes classes in Diablo 2}} and it's not my desire to intentionally arc those people – I like those classes to; I love the [[necromancerNecromancer]], he's my favourite class from [[Diablo 2]] – but as our goal we really wanted to provide new experiences; that was our focus.''
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==Speculation==