Dragon Knight (Aspect), A New Class

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Dragon Knight (Aspect): Hero Class

  • Armor Type - Mail (Cause uh, we need more mail users)

  • Weapon Specialization: Axes, Swords, Daggers and maces (One Handed). Swords, Axes , Maces, Pole-arms, and Staffs (Two Handed).

Next will be the specializations for the class, with quick ideas for their role. I was thinking this class would be similar to druids in that it has 4 total specializations (To fit in the 4 main dragon flights, not including Black Dragon Flight since they’ve been primarily evil and are almost extinct as far as I know). Now keep in mind, actual abilities and such would be entirely up to the devs, what I suggest below is merely a skeleton for the idea!

  • Class Specializations:

    • Life-Binder (Ruby Dragon Flight): Ruby Flame based Healing/Cauterizing.

    • Nexus-Drifter (Azure Dragon Flight): Frost Flame and Arcane Magic based damage, Rooting, Direct Ranged DPS

    • Dream-Catcher (Emerald Dragon Flight): Noxious Emerald Flame/Poison, Dream based Defensives/Heals and CC, DoT Melee DPS

    • Time-Weaver (Bronze Dragon Flight): Time manipulating/weaving based tank, Tanking

So this is what I played with when the idea first came to mind! Dragons have to be the most epic of fantasy beasts and lore. This could be a great way to not only introduce a new class, but bring the dragon flights back into the games story (Since they were kind of there in Cataclysm but the opportunity for this amazing class idea was missed), Since they had lost their power when finally confronting Deathwing (Neltharion the Earth-Warder). With how the current story is going in WoW, not sure how this class idea and bringing dragons back in a big way could fit in, but maybe with the eventual coming of the void Lords, the dragon flights could find a way to bestow their power into us mortal Champions as an additional effort to stop the future threats.

Anyway, thought it was a fun idea, kinda cool or at least it could be. With all the controversy and people being rightfully bummed over the state of the current game, thought something like this could also help bring some fun! I’d love to hear what you all think about it!

Also please share any of your ideas for a new class and how it could work with specializations and such! Love this kind TheoryCrafting and stuff haha. And apologies for any typo’s, not a huge grammar artist but my vocabulary is large and in charge!

Take care you all and FOR THE ALLIANCE ‘awkward fist in the air’

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Overall I love this, but I think 2 specs are WAAAAAY too OP, but let’s see if I’m reading this right…

So affliction warlock on steroids?

So the tank can turn back the hands of time to negate big damage? Is there any drawback ability at all? Like high risk/high reward thing?

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Now obviously I’m not a developer, I wasn’t saying that’s what they need to be, was suppose to just give an idea of what the class could be in terms of it’s role.

When it comes to actual spells and what the class could do and not do is entirely up the actual Developers lol

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Oh. Ok. In that case this class is 10/10. Thank you for sharing this.

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I figured. Thank you sir.

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And awesome thank you that means a lot actually I’m glad!! I was really excited after I’d typed everything out, it seemed really cool :smile:

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They should shapeshift into different drakonid forms too.

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Neat idea! I like it.

Would be cool if each had a dragon aspect form they could assume, much like DH with Metamorphosis.

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Hell yeah if they had some 3 or 5 minute cooldown to go into a dragon aspect form like DH’s metamorphosis or shamans Ascendance, that’s be soo cool!!!

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Love it. Right up till i can turn into a dragon to fly away, but… i haven’t unlocked pathfinder yet. Dang it! Guess i will walk and flap my wings like a baby duck.

This is a class i been wanting for years. As the aspects can take on a humanoid form i would assume they may have mixed with other races possibly. Making demi aspects in a manner. Not sure if there is lore to support it, but i think its time for more original writing from blizzard and less worry if it can be tied to the original strategy games.

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We’ve had three new classes added over the years, and they’ve all been melee. Next class should be ranged, at least for DPS spec anyway. This is why I like the often suggested Tinker class cause it can easily work as a melee tank and ranged DPS.

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That’s a great point!! I agree with you! Although I was thinking caster spec already for Nexus-Drifter, and melee for Dream-Catcher. Put more clarification for that in the specialization section of my OP! Agreed though very good point! :slight_smile:

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This is what I ask about all class ideas: How do the mechanics of this class differ from other classes? Cause if it’s very similar to an existing class but with different spell effects, then it’s unlikely to be made.

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I mean yeah, I completely agree with you, but it’s up to the developer and their creativity in creating a class that’s different from all the others, that makes you feel like “Hell yeah I’m a dragon knight! There’s no other class like me and ima Bad-A!”.

There’s visionaries, and there’s engineers. In this case blizz would be the one who engineers the class to be and feel unique. And in terms of balance that’d be programming and calculating dps/hps making sure they’re close to the other classes I’d assume. But alas I’m an armchair developer in this area so no real idea when it comes to that stuff lol…

But with this idea that’s all it is, an idea haha, and I think with how blizz did with Demon hunters in my opinion making them feel really unique and a blast to play (though they’re OP af as dps so definite balance issues imo), I’d be confident in blizz’s Ability to make this class feel unique and make it fun as hell to play :slight_smile:

Alas this idea is just a Dream, hope one day it comes true and feels as good to play as the idea sounds on paper haha