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[AvarusTyrannus]

I don't know how I feel about that fat Chosen with the Kanabo. It seems something more suited to Dark Souls and I fear players will simply play that class if it's in multiplayer for the humor associated with a character like that. Seems a bit ridiculous to me.

If lots of people choose to play as him for the humor in it rather than because they excel at it then I guess we'll all get pretty good at taking them down, and I don't have a problem with that.

[Willaguy2010]

If lots of people choose to play as him for the humor in it rather than because they excel at it then I guess we'll all get pretty good at taking them down, and I don't have a problem with that.

Definately, I know I'm hardly ever going to play as that class, so I look forward to killing the Japanese version of Shrek.

[MisterWillow]

I don't believe those big brutes that can tank hits and knock you down with a single swing are playable due to balancing issues, but I do hope the Oni class still makes it into the game and haven't been replaced. The assets are still there, thankfully.

In the dev walkthrough, Geoff called him a Shugoki, and him having a name makes me think he'll be a Hero in multiplayer.

They'll need to tone him down some (he would take at least half your life if he hit you), but I would welcome a bruiser like that. He'd be great for holding down a point.

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[AvarusTyrannus]

He was incredibly slow and swings very telegraphed, that might strike enough of a balance. A Shugoki player will have a hard time hitting an opponent, but each hit will really matter, conversely fighting a Shugoki dodging and punishing will be easier than against others, but you'll have to rinse and repeat to finish the job. Like you said, perfect for holding down an objective and buying time. I don't know about you guys, but I for one am really looking forward to playing Shugoki, it's so dramatically different from any of the others, and each hero playing so differently is a huge part of what appeals to me in this game.

[BaconBusterYT]

I'd bet that the remaining Samurai class will use a naginata, and the Viking one will use dual axes. We saw both of those in the E3 2015 cinematic trailer, right? Plus, the dual axe one was in the official website art for a long time. The axe and shield viking likely won't make it in as he's too similar to the sword and shield one.

As for the last Knight class, no freakin' clue.

[AvarusTyrannus]

I'd bet that the remaining Samurai class will use a naginata, and the Viking one will use dual axes. We saw both of those in the E3 2015 cinematic trailer, right? Plus, the dual axe one was in the official website art for a long time. The axe and shield viking likely won't make it in as he's too similar to the sword and shield one.

As for the last Knight class, no freakin' clue.

Fingers cross for warhammer knight. Who doesn't want to cave a breastplate in like Robert Baratheon?

[MisterWillow]

I'd bet that the remaining Samurai class will use a naginata, and the Viking one will use dual axes. We saw both of those in the E3 2015 cinematic trailer, right? Plus, the dual axe one was in the official website art for a long time. The axe and shield viking likely won't make it in as he's too similar to the sword and shield one.

That could also be a matter of customisation---so you could choose if he has a sword or axe.

I feel like the dual axe Viking will make it---still can't wait to see how dual wielding works---but now I'm not sure about the naginata. My impression is that the kanabo samurai replaced him, but that could also be a matter of customisation.

As for the last Knight class, no freakin' clue.

It's an odd thing about the classes. In my other thread speculating on what they all might be, I feel there was some information that was correctly deduced.





So, no new Hero was revealed for the Legion, but shield-knight's still up on the official art, so I think it's safe to assume he'll be there. Vikings was pretty obvious on the two-handed axe, but I'm still immensely curious on how the dual wielder in the front plays. Samurai got two new heroes. Kensei up front---I was wrong on the weapon, thought it would be a taichi, not a nodachi---and the one in the middle is obviously the Shugoki.

We have quite a few left to go, it seems...

My guess for the heavy-hitter Knight class, it would be the one with the spear, which, considering how a spear is used, should be quite different than the Raider and Shugoki on both sides of a conflict---my guess is he'll be faster---but there was talk elsewhere of a Knight with a poleaxe, which would be more close to the Raider.

Fingers cross for warhammer knight.

That would also be welcome. He'd probably be somewhere in between the Raider and Shugoki in terms of speed and power (though power would be debatable, considering what a warhammer can do).

[AvarusTyrannus]

If your options are between getting wacked with a kanabo, warhammer, or Dane axe...well isn't much point splitting hairs. Big two handed warhammer look super cool, the only problem is keeping everything unique. I don't envy that task, so far each character plays and feels different, but when you add more maintaining that gets tricky.

[BaconBusterYT]

What about a knight with a one-handed warhammer and a buckler shield? You can incorporate unique moves into it, like flipping the hammer around or buckler punching people, and maybe the buckler would be used to block, but couldn't turtle like the other shield classes we've seen.