It’s the first new class for the Diablo series in nearly a decade, after the Crusader’s introduction in Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls.ĭiablo Immortal developers described the Blood Knight as a melee hybrid class that uses polearms for close combat. The Blood Knight will be the seventh playable class in Diablo Immortal, joining the Barbarian, Crusader, Demon Hunter, Monk, Necromancer, and Wizard.

Other changes being made to the game include the implementation of weapon speeds and inherent weapon characteristics.Blizzard will introduce a new class to the world of Diablo on July 13, bringing the Blood Knight to Diablo Immortal, the developer confirmed Thursday during a developer update livestream. The latest development makes it such that a player’s power will come from the Strength, Intelligence, Dexterity, Willpower and skill points that they obtain with each level gain.Īdditionally, players can supplement their stat build with items for an added edge, although “the vast majority of your stats will come from how you choose to spend your points”. Primary stats are also being reworked from the last quarterly update, which originally showed that “too much of a character’s power came from the items they wore”. Players will be able to re-specialise their skills and passives an unlimited amount of times, but as players’ levels progress, the effort and cost to respec will increase accordingly. Credit: Blizzard Entertainmentĭiabo IV’s skill tree is being worked on to give players more freedom to experiment with different skills in the early stages of the game. Unique Items will be build-around items with “completely fixed affixes, heavily thematic and usually class-specific powers, and distinctive looks”.ĭiablo IV. Blizzard is also adding new affixes to the game to match the increase in number of max affixes on an item. Certain affixes can only be used by a particular class, while most should be attainable for all classes. The new Legendary affixes will roll randomly on different items in different slots.

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