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Blizzcon Begins, Diablo 3 Wizard Class Unveiled

Posted by Soulskill on from the zap dept.

Blizzcon is officially underway today, starting with a presentation showcasing the Worldwide Invitational tournament held earlier this year. A company spokesman went on to talk about the tournaments being held for World of Warcraft 3v3 Arena, Warcraft 3, and Starcraft 2, followed by word that Starcraft 2 was not yet ready for beta, but that Blizzcon attendees would be included in the first round of testers when the beta program starts. The big news of the presentation, though, was the unveiling of the Wizard class — the third such class to be announced, along with the previously mentioned Barbarian and Witch Doctor. Read on for some more details.

The trailer illustrating the new class showed actual gameplay demonstrating the Wizard's spells and abilities, some of which hearken back to the Sorceress in Diablo 2. Attacks such as Meteor and Chain Lightning seem to be returning, and several new spells were seen, including one invoking a spherical shield that seems to alter the flow of time within it, allowing the Wizard to dodge projectiles and approaching enemies with ease. Another spell sends tornadoes storming through the room. Here's Blizzard description of the class from their press release: "The wizard is a wielder of the elements and a master manipulator of time, who combats the hordes of the Burning Hells by launching environment-shattering lightning bolts, channeling explosive arcane energies, and creating pockets of space outside of the normal flow of time."

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  1. Get some priorities by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The stock markets of the world lost 20% to 50% of their value during the last few weeks. Trillions of dollars in wealth has simply evaporated. The country of Iceland is practically in receivership. The USA continues to descend into fascism under the rule of Obama/McBush .

    And you lot -- the geniuses of the human race -- are concerned with the intricate details of "the unveiling of the Wizard class", which "combats the hordes of the Burning Hells" in some fancied-up child's game. It's no wonder the planet is so screwed up.

  2. Oh boy! by paroneayea · · Score: -1, Troll

    This sounds like a story totally worthy of slashdot's front page. Almost makes me wish that Slashdot had made a post informing us that Mario had fireflower powers again in Mario Galaxy again, as soon as that information became available!

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  4. A WoW arena tournament??? by mc900ftjesus · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why not just call it like it is:

    "Which shut-in, fat, virgin has spent the most time grinding the best pair of magic pants?"

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    you do know that getting a bj from a male does imply you are gay right? Cause you know some people my be confused. Why not a female mac user, I mean, they usually a good looking and need some one of intelligence to explain the fault in their mac love.