'Destiny': Information on the first three classes so far

The Hunter class in Destiny sounds like a stealth based Guardian class in the game. The weapon being held is a 45 caliber handgun but other images have shown the Hunter with a sniper rifle as well.For lack of a better term, powers granted by The Traveler include magic. These magical powers are wielded by the Warlock/Vanguard class as seen on the right side of this concept art for the game. The Titan class in Destiny will fill the traditional tank role in the game as he looks to be a heavily armored Guardian packing lots of firepower.View the list »
The three confirmed classes of Destiny: Hunter, Warlock and Titan.

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Information about Bungie's "Destiny" for the PS3, Xbox 360 and likely next-gen platforms came out Sunday. While we've look a little at what can be gleaned about the multiplayer and social aspects of the game, we're now going to look at the character classes that have been revealed so far.

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In "Destiny", the mysterious being known as The Traveler saved the last of mankind and now hovers dormant over the last human city on Earth. While The Traveler is mysteriously spent of life, its powers live on in Guardians, humans who are able to wield special abilities granted by the alien being.

Bungie only formally announced three Guardian classes for "Destiny" - Titan, Warlock and Hunter - with a fourth possibly slipped in a preview from IGN. It's possible though that the Vanguard class name was simply mixed with the Titan.

The final number of classes is unknown but a character selection screen shown in the video documentary suggests that players will be able to build up to eight distinct characters to use in the game.

Click through to the list to see details on each of the three character classes.

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  • The Titan class in Destiny will fill the traditional tank role in the game as he looks to be a heavily armored Guardian packing lots of firepower.
  • For lack of a better term, powers granted by The Traveler include magic. These magical powers are wielded by the Warlock/Vanguard class as seen on the right side of this concept art for the game. 
  • The Hunter class in Destiny sounds like a stealth based Guardian class in the game. The weapon being held is a 45 caliber handgun but other images have shown the Hunter with a sniper rifle as well.
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