v1.0 Base design, no stats at this time
In a similar vein to Kharazim and my Necromancer concept, the Assassin determines their Trap and Dragon Claw effect for the remainder of the game via their level 1 talent. The Assassin hero is unique in a few ways. She uses no mana, instead having a Stamina bar, and her basic abilities have no cooldowns. This means that she can press an advantage but risks not having the stamina necessary to commit an important finishing blow or escape if things become heated. Her trait, while similar to Valla's Hatred, is also used to power her Finishing Move, Dragon Claw, which can be toggled on to buff the next basic attack she uses.
I've come across one or two other assassin concepts before designing my own. Similarities are possible.
As per my philosophy, I wanted to be able to include as much of her Diablo 2 skillset into her design, thus her Level 1 talent will determine aspects of her trap and dragon claw, and each aspect was made with the intention of allowing for varied builds for different reasons. Dragon Claw, for example, will be able to trigger a stun and root, cause an explosion in a radius, or fire Hero prioritizing chain lightning bolts that can bounce to the same target multiple times. To see how this might be applied, a team needing the control might take the stun-root aspect. When facing a team of mostly melee characters and to improve laning you might take the fire explosion aspect. For facing teams with mostly ranged heroes the chain lightning aspect could be more valuable. While much may be personal preference, I'm confident I've created rather reasonable sidegrades in the Level 1 talents and beyond.
My design philosophy with my D2 hero concepts is to be able to bring in as much of their D2 kit as possible in as balanced a way as possible. Talents effect precisely how you'll determine the part of the kit you would use and focus on and leaving room for multiple builds, just as with D2.
D2 Amazon Concept:
http://www.heroesfire.com/hots/concept/d2-amazon-3439
D2 Necromancer Concept:
http://www.heroesfire.com/hots/concept/d2-necromancer-3440
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