Blizzard has announced the Tempest as a new class for Diablo Immortal and now explains exactly what these mythical warriors can do. The skills sound a lot like classes that are already incredibly strong in Dungeons & Dragons and Baldur’s Gate 3.
What kind of new class is this?
- The Tempest is the latest class in Diablo Immortal and will be released on May 23 as a free update.
- The warriors come from a now-sunken empire and are, according to lore, the last fighters of a powerful empress.
- Even if the initial impression is that the class seems like just a better monk from Diablo 3, there is apparently much more behind it.
This is how the Tempest plays: Tempests are melee spellcasters who fight with the power of wind and water. Blizzard has explained the skills in more detail in a new blog post and MMORPG.com has already had a chance to play them.
At its core, the Tempest weaves spells in melee combat, creating zephyrs that mimic some skills. This way, it can easily melt even large bosses with mirror images. It primarily focuses on speed and magic, reminiscent of storm magic.
Two classes in Baldur’s Gate 3 work similarly: Clerics of the Storm Domain and Monks of the Open Hand. Both are at the top of the tier list in Baldur’s Gate 3 and Tempests sound like a mix of both. MMORPG.com comments:
The Tempest feels hectic and seems easy to start with, but with a lot of depth. It feels like a class that anyone can play well, but in the hands of someone who has mastered it, it becomes wild and crazy.
However, one significant difference for Tempests: They fight with blades. Something that Clerics and Monks in D&D generally refrain from.
Diablo Immortal introduces a new class, changes the most cumbersome systems
If you play a Tempest in Diablo Immortal and create a new character, you have the choice to play a specially created intro for the class. Alternatively, you can simply switch classes or play the regular intro.
Blizzard has also announced further changes, especially to the game’s Paragon system and various difficulty levels. Both will be significantly streamlined:
- Instead of 15 different Paragon trees with 5 skills each, there are now only 5 trees.
- In these 5 trees, you have 15 skills to choose from but can still only use 5 of them.
- This is supposed to allow you to be a bit more flexible in how you want to play.
The maximum Paragon level will also be reduced from 1,399 to 299.
With the various difficulties in Diablo Immortal, the update offers much more clarity:
- Hell 1-8 are now simply Hell 1
- Inferno 1-3 are now Hell 2
- Inferno 4-6 are now Hell 3
The level of challenge portals will also be reduced. Diablo Immortal is supposed to become “more sustainable” for all players, Blizzard states.
According to MMORPG.com, the new class is reported to play quite well. If you still don’t want to check out Diablo Immortal or are waiting for the release of the Tempest, it’s worth taking a look at the latest installment, Diablo 4. It recently received a new update with Season 4 that has greatly excited all players: “Imagine it could have been like this since release” – Season 4 delights players because they can just play
