Blizzard has been relatively quiet onDiablo 4, with little more than itslaunch classes (the Barbarian, the Sorceress, and the Druid)being publicly known. This has led to a lot of discussion online as to which class should fill the combat roles left empty by these classes, whether this class should be a returning one, if Blizzard should surprise fans with a brand newDiablo 4class, and far more. In a way, Blizzard could technically bring back a class, and it would still be brand new.
Back in 1997, the originalDiabloreceived the expansion known asDiablo: Hellfire.It officially added one new class in the form of the Monk, but by digging through the code, it turns out there were two more: the Barbarian and the Bard. Players could actually get into the character, but since they were left over from development, the Barbarian and Bard used the Warrior and Rogue art work specifically and respectively. And since the Barbarian is already inDiablo 4, there’s little reason a Bard couldn’t be.
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Diablo 4: The Bard Class
Again, not even an official image of this classes exists, so while it is technically bringing back an old one, it’s also sort of anew class forDiablo 4. The Bards are members of the Seekers of Light and could dual-wield weapons, something that was more or less meant to be a fun factor in the original game. Bards had balanced attributes, making it more or less a jack of all trades. Nothing was particularly powerful, but the two magical modifications for swords allowed powerfulDiablobuilds for the bard. Dual wielding also had a similar ability to the Monk in that she could attack enemies adjacent to her target.
Furthermore, Bards had the ability to identify magical items, allowing it to know how much these items were worth. This ability went a long way when the first game was out, but it’s not all great. There is some question of speed for a Bard, a question of how to effectively do magic as a bard, and a question of how to best represent a Bard today. Musical items would be a given, and in terms ofDungeons and Dragonscampaign, Bards can be knownfor their support abilities and their shenanigans.
In so many ways, it could play similarly, and it could play different. There’s a lot of options for Blizzard if it decides to look back at its long history of classes, includingDiablo’s original rogueandDiablo 3’s Demon Hunter, but it would hardly go wrong with a mustachioed hero who player magical spells on a lute.
