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{{Class navbox}}What '''other [[class]]es''' to be featured in [[Diablo III]] besides the [[Barbarian]], the [[Witch Doctor]] and the [[Wizard]] is unknown at this time. The Wizard was released at [[BlizzCon 2008]].
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* The fourth class is expected to be revealed at Blizzcon, in August, 2009.
==Unannounced Class Progress==
Jay Wilson gave a report on the progress of the 4th and 5th characters in a December 2008 [http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?pager.offset=3&cId=3172030&p=1 interview with 1up.com].
** Some of these seem likely to join in on an upcoming [[expansion]], that has been hinted about [http://www.incgamers.com/Games/1935/features/90/Diablo-III-Inforview].
* The conceptualised [[Dervish]] class will likely not appear in Diablo III.
===Classes NOT Reappearing===
::'''Jay:''' I don't want to close the door on bringing back classes from Diablo or Diablo 2; I just don't want to do so with the initial release of Diablo 3. In Diablo 3, all of the classes should do something completely new. Then I'd like us to look back and figure out what gameplay gaps [exist].... Then we'd go back and satisfy our and the fans' nostalgia by pulling back some classes that we think really stood out.
==Speculation==
::''We have other goals, where we want each class to be distinctive from one another, we want archetypes to be very strong—I should be able to tell you the name of a class, and you should know what it is, right away. You should have an idea of the kinds of things that that class can do.''
It is likely that the next two classes will include a '''[[ranged]]''' and a '''[[melee]]/[[caster ]] hybrid''' class, in terms of what roles are needed. ===Fan-Made Classes===Fans have not just been waiting around for the next class, they have been busy making suggestions for Blizzard to consider. These [[fan class]]es include everything from a [[Fan class:Flagellant|Flagellant]] to an [[Fan class:Arcane Warrior|Arcane Warrior]].
::''All the [[barbarian]] players are delighted and all the [[necromancer]]s hate us. I understand, I don't begrudge them that. I would hate me too! But what I would say is that when we announce the next class, which is quite similar to a previous class, then all those players will hate us too. You can't make everybody happy, but I think when the game finally comes out players will find there's a good class for them, one they will love as much as the ones that came before. And if they don't, I absolutely promise that in the expansions we'll consider bringing back old classes. We just don't want to do it with the first release. We want to establish our identity.''
==Next Revealed Class?==
Blizzard has not yet given any hints about the fourth and fifth characters we'll see in the initial release of Diablo III. Fan consensus was that there would surely be a mage-type character, with various sorts of magic for offense. The Wizard filled that pedigree nicely, but also removed the only widely-agreed upon character type. It seems certain that Blizzard will include an archer type character, one who specializes in the bow and perhaps other ranged weapons, but what fiction or other sort of skills this character would have to compliment his/her bow is open to wild speculation. As for the fifth character, wild speculation abounds.
See the [http://forums.diii.net/forumdisplay.php?f=134 Other Characters and Skills forum] for discussion of/educated guesses about this topic.
==Additional Information==
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