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Although the hope of landing Diablo 3 before the end of the year has been mercilessly crushed by Blizzard, the game is still on its way to launch in early 2012. And if you’re the type of person who likes to over-analyze things, like me, then it’s time to start thinking about what class you’re going to play.

Difficult decisions to make

After thinking long and hard, I think I have finally been able to make a decision.

Read on for my thoughts on the different classes, and hopefully you will get some inspiration for your own class choice.

Barbarian

Ah, barbarians. The simple life of “I see the enemy. Crush the enemy with large pieces of solid metal.”

There is something wonderfully attractive about this primitive character.

Getting into the heart of combat, swinging your preferred weapon (s) in wide arcs, laughing at your opponents’ weak attacks as they try to stop your bloody rampage.

However, I must say that I prefer a bit more subtlety in my characters.

Planning my tactics and striking with surgical precision appeals to me more than the berserker fury that the Barbarian embodies.

But for that experience of being a monster of muscle and steel, well, he might have to go back and give the Barbarian a chance.

Monk

The Monk embodies much of the feeling of being a spinning hand-to-hand force of death that you encounter in the Barbarian.

But where the Barbarian is pure power and fury embodied, the Monk is much more elegant and efficient in his attacks.

It moves with purpose and economy of motion that shows thought and purpose behind every stroke.

Now this is a style that’s more up my alley.

The melee carnage of the Barbarian, but with the elegance and dignity that I prefer.

But while I think the Monk is a really cool character, there is something about his appearance that makes him feel a bit bland to me.

I think the way he’s * not * a mountain of giant muscles like the Barbarian helps give him a distinctive style of his own. But her understated style and simple robe don’t have the flamboyance and flair that I would like from my Diablo 3 character.

Demon Hunter

Now the Demon Hunter is a true badass, armed with lethal rank weapons and ready with a huge bag of tricks for any eventuality.

The simple fact that they call you “Demon Hunter” is pretty cool in itself, you know?

However, the Demon Hunter is the rogue class from Diablo 3, and I’ve never really dug the rogue classes.

While I am totally in favor of planning your moves and dispatching your enemies efficiently, I have never had the same satisfaction from stabbing an enemy in the back or shooting them with an arrow, as placing the head of an ax between their eyes. . or smash them to pieces with a fireball (I am a sick person, but acceptance is the first step to cure, they say).

So while the Demon Hunter is definitely a cool customer, I’ll have to give this class a pass.

Witch doctor

The Witch Doctor is the class that most closely resembles the Necromancer from Diablo 2. And the Necromancer was my main character, so instantly there is +1 point for the Witch Doctor.

Being able to summon zombie dogs or bats that are on fire is also undeniably pretty sweet. Who needs intense planning and surgical precision anyway, when you can unleash flaming flying mammals in large swaths against your foolish opponents?

Hmm, but I have to say that while I find the Witch Doctor’s “tribal” art style distinctive and a bit neat, I don’t know if I really want my character to run around with a loincloth and a big feather. headdress (deja vu from my last time at the local carnival)

I’m going to put you on the maybe pile, witch doctor. Please don’t attack me with a plague of toads for my decision.

Wizard

That leaves us with the magician.

And considering that I have gone “nah” or “meeeeeh” to the previous four classes so far, let’s hope we get gold now.

Fortunately, the Wizard has everything under control.

I have always liked magic users. I just discovered that the flashy pyrotechnics of toasting your opponents with conjured flames, combined with swirling robes and glowing staves, make for a winning combination on the cool table.

And the Wizard in Diablo 3 comes equipped with some suitably impressive spells, including my long-lost friend from the first Diablo game, the summoning of “Hydra” that shoots fire. What better way to kill your opponents than by creating flaming dragon heads that spit fireballs?

I laugh in the face of your picturesque “arrows”!

So for me the choice is pretty clear. I will join the robe he wears, casting spells, flaming dragon head summoning ranks of the Magi.

But I’m already looking forward to trying several of the other classes on my second and third play of the game.

The question then will be, if my second character should be a barbarian or a witch doctor …