[D4] Druid unique class mechanic?

[Oblivion-1520]

@Lolli42-2538

i did that but i got nuked on reddit lul

I guess I can’t say that’s surprising, as somewhat early on, Blizzard did kind of insinuate that the Druid’s shapeshifting is there class’s unique class system, or at least an aspect that’s on par with the barbarian’s arsenal system:

“The overall feedback from the team was that even at these early stages, Diablo IV is very fun to play. The classes especially are going down a promising path that we’re excited about. We’re taking cues from what makes the Barbarian’s Arsenal system or the Druid’s shapeshifting feel special and looking for ways to apply similar innovations to all classes (more on this in a future update).”

(The above passage taken from last year’s June Quarterly Update.)

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Honestly, I actually wouldn’t be expecting a Druid class system, if it weren’t for the September Quarterly update (which revealed the Sorceress’s enchantment system) that followed after the June one, which stated the following:

"We’ve been testing this class mechanic for a while now, and the team feedback has been really positive. This new system now empowers you to make some interesting choices to strategize around which skills you would want to slot in as an Enchantment, as you won’t be able to put one skill in both places.

We are also exploring a Druid-specific class mechanic as well, and we’ll have more information on that to share in the future."

@Lolli42-2538

if you really confess to play a pure bear you will always be bear in battle because you will only use bear skills and since there are no auto attacks even your free attack will be a bear skill xD

Believe it or not, but being able to stay transformed in combat (by spamming the shapeshifting skills), is precisely the reason why I think it should also be allowed outside of combat. I just can’t see a reason as to why a person can’t stay transformed longer outside of battle, when they can precisely do so in battle.

@NaveedLife-1786

I thought shapeshifting was what they considered to be his unique class mechanic? Granted it may be more in-depth than we realize at the moment.

From my understanding, while the Druid’s ability to shapeshift is indeed a unique aspect of the class, it’s not the Druid’s unique class system, or at least not the entirety of it. Also, from what we’ve seen thus far, the class systems usually can affect all skills and/or builds, if we’re to go off of that, then the Druid’s shapeshifting ability would fall short as it wouldn’t affect Druid’s who opt for either pure summoner (admittedly probably not possible atm) or elemental builds.