Is that neither Aldrachi Reaver nor Fel-Scarred resonates as a heroic fantasy, and that is because Demon Hunter conceptually already is just that.
We see other classes receive cool additions such as Dark Ranger, Druid of the Claw, Farseer, Rider of the Apocalypse, Deathstalker, Shado-Pan, Mountain Thane and so much more. Core to all of these is that the name, and the identity they invoke inspires a thrilling tale of other characters we have seen with those class fantasies.
That same statement cannot be applied to Aldrachi Reaver nor Fel-Scarred, and that is because the names of the hero specializations ultimately mean nothing to us.
Fel-Scarred is the one of the two which gets the closest to at least mean something to a Demon Hunter. Yes, we’ve sacrificed everything and we’re everything that stand between the Legion and Annihilation. Everyone have heard us, and they’re already groaning aloud just from listening to our sanctimonious bravado.
But it speaks of a state of being, not a specialization.
Worse yet is Aldrachi Reaver, a deceased race, which has only ever been relevant in the backstory of an artifact weapon. We do not know the Aldrachi, we’ve only read of a single tale, wherin the mightiest champion managed to deal as much damage to Sargeras, as Broxigar did.
Are we to genuinely revere, and feel heroic about embodying the namesake of a race, which managed to deal less harm to the Dark Titan, than a time-lost Orc Warrior with a druids’ axe?
It feels wrong, and most importantly it doesn’t feel like an identity that a hero class, such as a Demon Hunter, would pursue.
With the established gameplay and mechanics in mind, I will suggest something as simple as a name change, to these two hero specializations.
Fel-Scarred to Harbinger
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The current iteration of the hero specialization revolves around fire, and more importantly the corruption of Fel. It is an insidious power, one that permeates, kill and worst of all: defiles those who wield it. It is the foul fel-blood and rituals that has made us Demon Hunters turn from elves into demons, or as some would say: monsters.
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Thus Harbinger would seem as a natural specialization for a Demon Hunter, an ill omen who invoke the vile power and revel within it with diabolical mastery: to baptize their foes in felfire.
Aldrachi Reaver to Soul Reaver
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Conceptually, making a hero specialization revolve around warglaives imbued with the souls of the fallen is a cool idea. It is a wicked inclination which an exalted Illidari already possess, Allari the Souleater.
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Truly, Soul Reaver sounds more visceral: a raw, unadulterated fantasy of a relentless Demon Hunter, who reave the souls off their foes. Not only to imbue their warglaives, but so too enhance their demonic ferocity in combat.
It might seem silly to hold grievances over something as simple as a name, but in truth it matters a lot. We’re asked to embody a new unique identity, and Aldrachi Reaver seems particularly ill conceived in this matter. A simple ambiguous name change would do wonders to better convey the intended identity for a Demon Hunter.
Thank you for reading my feedback.
, but isn’t the Harbinger name/title already been taken by the nemesis of Alleria in TWW ? Also I don’t think Soul Reaver could be used for legal/copyright reasons.