The new Hearthstone game allows players to build card decks centered on one of nine iconic Warcraft character classes.

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"Ultima Forever" will be released free-to-play for PCs and the iPad this year, with more character classes, content and platforms announced later.

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As in the original Borderlands, there are four different character classes, which function largely identically in terms of weapon usage and health, but each have their own unique power.

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However, because some character classes or skill sets can easily defeat characters of other classes or skills in many MMORPGs, developers should consider a skill-point character development system over a class-based system to balance play and to provide an opportunity for any character class engaged in combat to win.

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The third chapter of the fantasy action role-playing game sees player choose from five classes of character - barbarian, demon hunter, monk, witch doctor or wizard.

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Gems level up and their requirements increase as they grow in power, so an intelligence based skill such as Cold Ring will have to stay at a low level in order to be usable by a strength heavy character, but technically all classes have all skills open to them .

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