Poll: Mage, Thief or Warrior?
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That's more an issue of restricting your own playstyle though. I LOVE stealth characters, but when I made characters that specifically weren't meant to be sneaky, because it didn't fit their background, I just had to remember not to do it. My Son of Talos, he never sneaked, he also never looted the cairns of his fallen kinsmen in the tombs, and lots of other unique things that were specific behaviors for him. I could've sneaked around with him sure, but it wouldn't fit the concept, so I didn't.CaitSeith said:I went Argonian Spellsword in my first time. It was pretty fun to interrupt the dragons' shout with a double-handed lightning bolt. But yeah, I sneaked all the time (to the point it reached the 100 skill points) and shot arrows to unsuspected enemies whenever I had the chance.kris40k said:Personally, I lean towards stealth in most games to start off with. Being sneaky, gaining info, and thinking things out before I take action is the way I operate.
Just because Sneak and Archery are there, doesn't mean you have to use them. xD
It was pretty much my first time playing a TES game. But for what I understood from the character creation description (and the starting skill points) Argonians tend to be sneaky and treacherous (even though Kaijits are considered the true masters of that art). So I rarely felt out-of-character when doing some sneak archery.Happyninja42 said:That's more an issue of restricting your own playstyle though. I LOVE stealth characters, but when I made characters that specifically weren't meant to be sneaky, because it didn't fit their background, I just had to remember not to do it. My Son of Talos, he never sneaked, he also never looted the cairns of his fallen kinsmen in the tombs, and lots of other unique things that were specific behaviors for him. I could've sneaked around with him sure, but it wouldn't fit the concept, so I didn't.CaitSeith said:I went Argonian Spellsword in my first time. It was pretty fun to interrupt the dragons' shout with a double-handed lightning bolt. But yeah, I sneaked all the time (to the point it reached the 100 skill points) and shot arrows to unsuspected enemies whenever I had the chance.kris40k said:Personally, I lean towards stealth in most games to start off with. Being sneaky, gaining info, and thinking things out before I take action is the way I operate.
Just because Sneak and Archery are there, doesn't mean you have to use them. xD
EDIT: And as part of the characterization, I opted to use light-armor only.
Happyninja42 said:
Yeah, you do feel pretty badass. I think what I like most about using a shield is that it makes the most sense in a real fight. I don't really believe you'd get nearly as far just two handing a weapon (dark souls is a perfect example). It is a video game though so I guess I shouldn't worry so much haha
In theory, the mage. In practice, I've never played a mage class in a videogame that has ever been fun or well designed. In fact, most games that try to have the three will invariably fuck up at least one of them (especially if one of them is a mage), encouraging you to play the others.
Sneaking forever. Thief/Stealth class is all about finesse and find paths, cover, and avoiding noise and light, which is admittedly easy but never not entertaining, especially in Fallout. Nothing is more fun then lining up critical after critical as the enemies freak out at seemingly nothing dropping them. Whether it's a smartly done stealth game or a exploit fest, sneaking feels like the game at it's fullest. Mage always gets overpowered fast and warriors tactics never change other then just smacking things until it's over. People can rock those classes, but for me it's stealth all the way.
Mage! If I'm gonna be in a fantasy setting I tend to prefer to be something much less ordinary than a sword wielding humanoid.
This assumes they didn't make mage suck.
I'm also partial to a rogue because stealth is fun, but the games that seem to do stealth really well don't seem to be games where fighter and mage are an option.
Warrior is tolerable sometimes. Just not exciting enough to me.
This assumes they didn't make mage suck.
I'm also partial to a rogue because stealth is fun, but the games that seem to do stealth really well don't seem to be games where fighter and mage are an option.
Warrior is tolerable sometimes. Just not exciting enough to me.
I like barbarians and bows, so Warrior or Thief; depending on specific mechanics and campaign setting.
Theres always been a cathartic joy in hitting enemies with large weapons and shrugging off their attacks like they were swinging toy swords so I guess warrior has my vote. Too bad we tend to suffer late game (damn quadratic wizards)
Ever since I've found The Elder Scrolls and these kinds of character systems...
All of the above ^_^
Almost like they devoted their time and energy to making a good stealth game. xD Of course, doesn't always work well, just look at the Thief reboot. *shudders*Secondhand Revenant said:
Warriror usually. I find in most games, good armour/weapons and a high hp pool will get you through most situations, whereas if your playing a physically weak rouges or mages, you usually will get stomped at some point.
Well... yeah exactly XDHappyninja42 said:
In non-stealth focused games it tends to feel more like an advantage in combat than its own proper method
Always sneaking...thiefing, err...thieving. But in a good way, right? Hopefully with knives and the odd magic involved. Playing Magicka 2 recently has installed some appreciation of the colourful arts. But stealthy, sneaky theiving thief always. There feels more challenge and greater feeling of achievement from successfully pulling off thought provoking plans. The tense feeling is almost horror-like in certain games. Even JC3 i been doing as stealthily as the mechanics allow.
It really depends entirely on the game for me. I voted warrior though since the most recent game I've been playing with this kind of system was Guild Wars 2 and I mained warrior for the longest time. Now I play revenant which is mostly a warrior type, but with some mage influence (as far as gameplay goes anyway).
However, in Elder Scrolls games, my first and favourite character is always a Dunmer assassin, followed by a Breton mage.
When I played Diablo 3, I picked barabarian since that appeared to be the easiest class to do solo play with.
In Torchlight 2, I played the Ember Mage because blinking around wile firing off the multi-shot skill (can't remember its name) because that was the most fun playstyle.
So ya, open to all, but I think I tend to play warriors more often, especially in multiplayer games where they are often the most self-sufficient.
However, in Elder Scrolls games, my first and favourite character is always a Dunmer assassin, followed by a Breton mage.
When I played Diablo 3, I picked barabarian since that appeared to be the easiest class to do solo play with.
In Torchlight 2, I played the Ember Mage because blinking around wile firing off the multi-shot skill (can't remember its name) because that was the most fun playstyle.
So ya, open to all, but I think I tend to play warriors more often, especially in multiplayer games where they are often the most self-sufficient.
Mage.
They are just to damn versatile.
For example
Can a warrior summon a fireball. No. But a mage can cast a spell to buff his strength and armour and fight light a warrior. (depending on the rule set)
Can a theif call lightning down open his foes? No. But a mage can open locks and make themself invisible.
They are just to damn versatile.
For example
Can a warrior summon a fireball. No. But a mage can cast a spell to buff his strength and armour and fight light a warrior. (depending on the rule set)
Can a theif call lightning down open his foes? No. But a mage can open locks and make themself invisible.
It depends on the mechanics of the game, but I tend to prefer the concept of sneaking around, even in shooters and taking out primary targets or objectives.
Though full guns blazing can be pretty damned fun if I do say so myself. I've never been much of a mage.
Though full guns blazing can be pretty damned fun if I do say so myself. I've never been much of a mage.