One of Warhammer's cut classes won't be coming back

by Michael Zenke Oct 20th 2008 at 10:30AM

Filed under: Fantasy, Classes, Warhammer Online

Eurogamer notes, from an interview they did with Mythic's Mark Jacobs last week, a reality that may frustrate Orc and Dwarf fans: one of the two remaining 'cut' classes will not be returning to Warhammer Online. In the interview, Jacobs is up front about the reality that either the Dwarf Hammerer or Orc Chopper will not be returning to the game. As he put it, "well, one of them we hope to put back in. I can't tell you which yet, that's a surprise. We're probably going to be replacing one and putting in another class in its place. But we'll be talking about that in a few months."

This follows closely on the heels of his announcement last week that the Knights of the Blazing Sun and Black Guard will make a triumphant return to the game in the month of December. The Knight and Guard are tanking classes, and the news of their return is great news indeed. The Hammerer and Chopper are DPS classes for their specific factions. We couldn't get much in the way of information on them for our 'every class explained' guide, but this is what Adam and Josh had to say about them: "The general class role is that of the momentum berserker-brawler. They build up fury, bounce from target to target, destroying all in their paths."

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Tags: breaking, chopper, classes, hammerer, mythic-entertainment, war, warhammer-online

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

JP said on 10:49AM 10-20-2008

hmmm... if it's the Hammerer, I'll be really dissappointed. Order really needs a striaght up melee DPS to match the Witch Elves damage.

Choppa, honestly, could be dropped, considering how powerful the Black Orc already is. Then again, the Ironbreaker is pretty powerful too.

Bah... dissappointed.

Medrin said on 10:58AM 10-20-2008

Maybe we'll get lucky, and we'll get a slayer instead of the Hammerer actually. They're really BA, and should lure more mDPSers to order side.

DeathMutant said on 11:07AM 10-20-2008

I am glad they recognized that Dark Elves and Empire *really* needed a tank first. I would take my Black Orc to "elfland" and be immediately asked to group for PQs and Hero mobs because they had no effective tank.

Melee DPS for Greenskins and Dwarves is important too, of course, but Black Orcs and Ironbreakers can spec and equip themselves to be a reasonable substitute; obviously not as good as the Witch Elf or Shadow Warrior but still quite effective.

I know it was not in the cards but I was really hoping for the Slayer (Dwarf Melee DPS) class. There are Slayer NPCs in the game so I never really understood why not PCs? I guess the fact that a long-surviving Slayer is actually a failure has something to do with it. . .

So sorry said on 11:07AM 10-20-2008

Doesn't take a rocket surgeon to see that it's going to be the Slayer. And rightly so, Order gets a nasty cool looking class to contrast the snoot.

Craig said on 3:01PM 10-20-2008

If they put Dwarven Slayers into the game, I wouldn't play anything else.

Thats the class I used to play in Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. That is my link with the Warhammer universe.

Slayers = Love. Or something....like....that.

Hades said on 11:13AM 10-20-2008

On the Order Side the White Lion and Witch Hunters really don't cut it, while marauders on the Destruction side are insanely popular. Order needs a good MDPS class that is as fun to play as the Marauder (I played them a lot in beta).

If Order doesn't get something "fun" to play for a healer class and MDPS class, we're going to be hurt even moreso in population imbalances.

JP said on 12:57PM 10-20-2008

Well, I play a White Lion. It's a LOT of "fun", but it's positional DPS and needs the lion in PvE. I don't think Order needs a "fun" MDPS as much as they need a high burst MDPS.

SparhawkJC said on 11:21AM 10-20-2008

I don't see why they would put in one and not the other considering that they're mirror classes and basically re-skins with minor retooling. I agree with the above reader that it would be the slayer since it doesn't have a clear cut mirror unlike the hammerer and chopper.

LaughingTarget said on 4:51PM 10-20-2008

Dunno, a Slayer would be the mirror of the Marauder. Witch Hunters and Witch Elfs are mostly mirrors. The Orc equivalent has to have some kind of counter for the White Lion.

mikejl said on 11:25AM 10-20-2008

Dwarf slayer. That make me roll a stunty!

Coldbrand said on 11:49AM 10-20-2008

I'm going to have to agree here and say Hammerer will be removed and Slayer will take his place.

Cicadymn said on 12:14PM 10-20-2008

NO! I want them both to be replaced!

Slayer Vs Savage Orc!

gogogogogo

Abriael said on 12:28PM 10-20-2008

It's quite evident that's the slayer replacing the hammerer.
So much for the "it may frustrate orc or dwarfs fans", most of the community has been asking for it since the announcement of the classes.

ScytheNoire said on 1:55PM 10-20-2008

Oh hell ya!

A dual-weapon Orc will be making an appearance, since the Black Orc in DPS spec is the 2Hander champion.
So the Choppa will be back.

But they are ditching the dumb Hammerer for the Slayer probably, which will boost Order's numbers HUGELY.

What's interesting about WAR is that Dwarves actually are very popular in this game and have the best classes in all their categories, other than Magic DPS, which goes to Bright Wizard.

Undini said on 3:33PM 10-20-2008

Definitely seems like the Slayer will be introduced.

Abis said on 6:10PM 10-20-2008

Maybe they will just rename him to a Thane (He looks like one anyway), and this was all a ruse.

Bloodwin said on 5:04PM 10-21-2008

I think they would be stupid not to give Slayers. It's the one Warhammer class on the side of order that would have people sign up in droves. I for one have avoided Warhammer as I am waiting for Wrath but if they gave players the chance to play a Slayer then I would definitely sign up.