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The Death Knight Hero Class that's being introduced to World of Warcraft in expansion Wrath of the Lich King is the topic up for discussion in a new Blizzard interview.

Appearing on the MMORPG's official website, the interview looks at the developer's reasoning behind introducing the Death Knight, how it fits in with existing character classes - in particular tanking classes - and its unique rune system.

Unfortunately, it's not revealed how we'll access the Death Knight class. Dammit.

"One interesting difference between the death knight and other tanks is that death knights don't use shields. This is also a good example of how our design concepts for the class are closely reflected in actual gameplay.

"If you think of a death knight, you think of this terrifyingly powerful warrior in heavy plate armor carrying around an enormous rune weapon, very much like Arthas does in the cinematics of Warcraft III.

"You don't really see death knights hiding behind a shield - that's just not their style. We take this design concept and then turn it into gameplay that is both fun and fitting for the class".

Read the full interview for yourself here.