the only conflict is monks not able to use 2H swords
Wc3 blademaster had the ability Wind Walk>>> Windwalker
Using oil and fire to set enemies ablaze>>> using brew and fire to set enemies ablaze
Light armor sometimes Samurai esque >>> monk has this type of armor
Splitting into multiple copies>>>> monk Splitting into multiple copies.
Japanese themed>>>> Japanese themed.
Blademaster is an excellent fit as a hero spec for Windwalker and Brewmaster specs.
The only thing specializing into this hero spec will change your melee attacks into now blade attacks, the Samurai in final fantasyXIV is clearly already an offshootof the monk class in WoW. https://youtu.be/Mz-Rjv9Bgv0?si=9pJGYdgf10umIpsc
There is a blademaster sword transmog. It’s a 2h sword. Monks can’t use it.
Mirror Image was given to mages. Storm, Earth, and Fire came from the Pandaren Brewmaster hero. They’re similar but not the same.
Wind Walk =/= Windwalker monks. Wind Walk is actually a stealth/invisibility ability, which is something windwalkers don’t have in their toolkit (outside of the potions and tinkers everyone can use).
Warriors can use 2h swords and Bladestorm. Warriors is also a generic enough term that a samurai could fall under that category, and warrior aesthetics can accommodate blademasters easily. However, monks are not samurai. Very different disciplines.
They’re organizations that are monks that aren’t pandaren monks.
Draenei Auchenai, Scarlet monastery, Blademaster.
I actually was reading up more on Blademaster lore and it’s basically a shaman/ monk class mix. The weapon enhancement of applying flame to their blade or using the air element to move blinding fast that you think they’re invisible ( wind walk)
The only thing that really ties them to warrior is bladestorm and 2h weapon.
It has nothing to do with the monk fantasy though.
The point of hero talents are to lean in to what your class is, not to change the fantasy altogether.
A monk with a giant blade doesnt sound very monk at all tbh.
Theyre masters of their hands and feet. Not weapons.
And the history and lore doesnt align with each other either.
It really isnt part of the monk fantasy in wow.
Monks should not lose out on stuff that actually fits them so another classes fantasy can be forced upon it.
Blademaster belongs on a class known for its use of blades. Not on a class known for kicking and punching.
Also, im not sure what final fantasy has to do with this. Its a totally different game with no connection. What they do in their game is unrelated.
Beastmaster and Brewmaster both used strength as a primary stat in WC3 as well, but they changed to agility to fit with WoW’s rigid armor class system (namely that there are no strength based leather and mail armor).
Nah they are between Warriors and Rogues, with a little Mage splashed in for mirror image. Or just Warriors and Rogues since Rogues can make Shadow Clones, and Rogues have a spec styled after Ninjas (Subtlety). I don’t see where Monk fits into Blademaster at all except for sharing influences from East Asian fantasy, but being inspired by the same part of the world doesn’t mean they are the same class. Monk, Samurai, and Ninja are all Eastern fantasy classes, and they are all distinctly different.
The gameplay fantasy of being a lightly armored, mystical eastern warrior, yes.
Warriors are heavily armored juggernauts that charge headfirst into battle while Blademasters prefer to use guile and supernatural abilities such as windwalk and mirror image.
A Blademaster would revolve a lot more around using mobility as a defensive asset than a warrior does. As someone said, BM was an agi hero in WC3. And also, the talent tree art for Windwalker looks suspiciously like a Blademaster.