I had a lot of fun with Beastlords in EQ1 too, so I can understand why people might want to see them in the game.
Currently there are no plans to implement or start implementing a 25th class. Some of the long term projects we are working on include the Guild Halls and at least two others that I'm not 100% sure have been talked about extensively in public.
So cool stuff is coming, I hope you all like it, but no Beastlords.
- K
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