Blizzard reportedly leaks new class for Diablo 4

Blizzard has already revealed the World of Warcraft team's massive plans for Gamescom next week, but it looks like the Diablo team will have some announcements to make as well. In preparation for the event next week, someone at Blizzard accidentally revealed the next class for Diablo 4. 

As spotted by WoWhead, a Diablo 4 server update went out earlier this week. Through public APIs, sites can see the full names of these update files. Normally this is just a series of numbers to correspond with the game version number, but this new update stuck out like a sore thumb thanks to the inclusion of ‘paladin' in the name.

It is now believed that Blizzard will tease the Paladin class for Diablo 4 at Gamescom. Assuming someone at Blizzard isn't just messing with us, this version's existence could also point to the Paladin being playable for Gamescom attendees.

The next class for Diablo 4 isn't expected to drop until the next expansion, which is due out in 2026. If news is coming next week, then we may get a trailer reveal and a release date along with it.

KitGuru Says: I wasn't a big fan of the theme for the previous Diablo 4 expansion. I'm hoping Expansion 2 can turn things around – a Paladin class would certainly be a great start. 

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