Interesting take. Haven't thought much about the new class back then or now, other than it'll be exciting with new classes in general over the years. But what you're saying makes total sense. Do we even want a holy knight in this universe, knowing what we know about Inarius and the Cathedral of Light? In the old games it was closer to Christianity than what we got now. Also making an South American "paladin" is exactly what modern devs and corporations would go for instead lol. I'm also more excited to see what an Aztech warrior could bring regardless. The whole storyline with Neyrelle was planned to go there from start. I'm also speculating that's why they made this part of the world so cold and grey, to really hit our dopamine receptors hard with this colorful dlc, where we finally can experience the color green, sunlight and birds chirping after a year of misery.
Yeah a holy knight would feel really off with the vibe of the game. Didn't the Paladin originally come from Kurast, though? If so, the two classes are even more linked. It's funny how there might be exploration of neo-azteco rituals and symbology from santa muerte, especially given the Catholic influence on the region. The spiritborn could be shaping up to be some fascinatingly twisted archetypal exploration of the amalgamation of Catholicism and ancient meso religion that has occurred (at least within the unconscious) in South America. Also yeah, this storyline has been cooking since at least 2017 or so, with Neyrelle basically being Leah 2.0 and her mom being the psycho cougar version of Deckard Cain. so it's entirely plausible what you're saying, that they had intended the northern regions to be sort of dismal before blowing everyone's senses sky-high with this super-vibrant jungle setting in the dlc I just hope they fix the whitewashing in the game, i get it's supposed to denote the presence of atmosphere or something but it just looks like bad lighting. the new ultra-contrast feature on characters is nice but Kurast definitely won't slap without some serious visual improvements. thanks spidey!
