Vessel of Hatred will introduce a brand-new class to the franchise: the Spiritborn. I acquired the prospect to spend two hours with Spiritborn at a preview occasion, utilizing 4 premade, level-30 builds, and talked to Blizzard about how the brand new class got here to be.
The Spiritborn is not a Paladin, however that is for the best–it’s one thing totally new, and a category that does not really feel like something followers have ever seen earlier than in Diablo. That being stated, it does present a few of the identical power-fantasy those that had hoped for a holy warrior would possibly discover interesting, because the Spiritborn channel the facility of gods themselves to tear their foes aside.
Those that had hoped to see a category from Diablo’s previous make a return for Diablo 4’s first growth could initially be disillusioned. However whilst an enormous Paladin fan, I discovered it refreshing to see a brand new thought dropped at life. It is no small activity to create a brand new class that feels proper at dwelling within the gothic fantasy world of Diablo whereas additionally not counting on commonplace fantasy archetypes. I got here away impressed on the consideration to element and thought that had gone into the worldbuilding, visuals, and gameplay for the Spiritborn. There’s nonetheless a lot we do not know in regards to the story of the Spiritborn and the growth as an entire, however I am excited to dive in and see if Blizzard can stick the touchdown.
Diablo 4’s Vessel of Hatred growth, and its new Spiritborn class, launch on October 8.
