Now, I think it’s likely that there will be a ranged character, however I’m not a fan of using pets to supplement his playing style since ‘pets’, as they’re called, since they’re often something that is summoned and then forgotten about. Necromancer summoning was interactive in Diablo 2 since you were actively cursing to maximise their effect, and it seems to be so with the Witch Doctor. I like the idea of a cross between a priest and a ranged character, and this is because the kinds of magic a priest might use (divination, abjuration, invocation) would supplement a character who is defensive and excels at killing single targets.
He is somewhat disadvantaged when facing a large, tough horde, however we have seen the broad scope of the other classes and this will not necessarily be so. Given time to prepare, this character can augment his weapons and shape the battlefield to his advantage, however if caught unaware, or faced with a long, dangerous battle, he may be easily routed. This character is the spiritual successor to the Amazon, perhaps, but I don’t think a ranged character with many area attacks is the best way to differentiate the class… don’t we have the Wizard for that? Strategically, my ranged character can quickly kill the ‘keystone’ monster, the shaman, the demon summoner, (perhaps with a skill like an Arcing Shot) and then having weakened the formation, picks off the rest of the horde.
Now, I think it’s likely that there will be a ranged character, however I’m not a fan of using pets to supplement his playing style since ‘pets’, as they’re called, since they’re often something that is summoned and then forgotten about. Necromancer summoning was interactive in Diablo 2 since you were actively cursing to maximise their effect, and it seems to be so with the Witch Doctor. I like the idea of a cross between a priest and a ranged character, and this is because the kinds of magic a priest might use (divination, abjuration, invocation) would supplement a character who is defensive and excels at killing single targets.
He is somewhat disadvantaged when facing a large, tough horde, however we have seen the broad scope of the other classes and this will not necessarily be so. Given time to prepare, this character can augment his weapons and shape the battlefield to his advantage, however if caught unaware, or faced with a long, dangerous battle, he may be easily routed. This character is the spiritual successor to the Amazon, perhaps, but I don’t think a ranged character with many area attacks is the best way to differentiate the class… don’t we have the Wizard for that? Strategically, my ranged character can quickly kill the ‘keystone’ monster, the shaman, the demon summoner, (perhaps with a skill like an Arcing Shot) and then having weakened the formation, picks off the rest of the horde.