Poll: The Warrior, the Wizard and the Thief

[Whispering Cynic]

It's a tie between Thief and Wizard for me. Whenever I can I play the combination of these two archetypes. I love to sneak up on things, steal stuff, break&enter... all of that. But when stealth fails, there is nothing I'd rather do than burn my enemies alive with just a wave of my hand.

I always liked how you can never "disarm" wizards (unless lore dictates they need some sort of stick to cast spells - which is silly). Your magic is always with you, always available. They can lock you up in prison, strip you of your gear, but that won't stop you from incinerating the fools if you so choose.

Never cared for Warriors, they bore me.

 

[R3dF41c0n]

I mix and match (my main on Skyrim does all three) but if given a hard choice I go with Wizard.

 

[ipop@you]

I really have no preference. I love all three.

I like warriors because I find nothing more satisfying than bashing in a goblin's face with a war hammer, also I like to be able to face off powerful enemies and watch as they hit me ineffectually.

I like wizards because they can kill everyone in a room with a flick of their wrist and because you can taunt enemies that run at you by waiting until the last second before casting a spell that would kill them instantly.

Finally I like thieves because I get a lot of fun out of sneaking, being an assassin basically. Creeping in the shadows and finding a target then stabbing them in the back and creeping back out, by the time people find out you've been there you're halfway across the land with a flagon of ale and a wench, bought with the money you got from selling all of your targets valuables.

 

[StBishop]

I make sweet mages, I find them a little easy though.

I enjoy stealth and dual wielding, which often lends it'self to thieves (ranger in 4th Ed, which sucks because a Dexterous fighter in 3.5 ed use to be able to full off sweet stealth and two handed fighting even better in my experience)

I like warriors the best and tend to play through as a warrior first in all games ever since my first D&D campaign. They're hardy as balls and deal sweet damage.

I love archery to no end (IRL too) and I sometimes play through as an archer first (did in Oblivion) but I just can't turn away a sword and board set up or a massive greatsword.

 

[SpaceBat]

I tend to pick warrior if I do not get a lot of customization options, but create a Warrior/Thief hybrid if I can.
Although in Skyrim, thanks to the console, I'm the Stealthy Warrior Mage.

 

[Mr.Tophat]

To quote a Wizard:

"I am somewhat preoccupied telling the laws of physics to shut up and sit down."

A warrior can smash stuff with a hammer, a thief can cut a throat or pick a pocket, but a wizard, a wizard can manipulate time and space itself!

 

[remnant_phoenix]

I like thieves. Stealth just adds a whole new metagame wherever it appears. I get a stiffy whenever I see leather armor. I think cowls are cooler than ninja masks. Short swords and bows are just sweet as hell seriously.

I am on board with you my sneaky brother. I cannot add nor detract from anything in this quote because it is an exact summation of my feelings thieves and theif-related stuff.

 

[Cavan]

My ideal archtype is probably what I would define as 'spirit warrior'. Warrior with minor healing capabilities and utility spells to help compensate for being very melee focused.

I also prefer to be slow and unrelenting rather than fast and evasive followed by massive hammer hitting the ground and causing a lightning explosion or something.

Enhancement shamans in WoW a long time ago are the closest i've gotten to this probably because the normal warrior fit bores me after a while.

Also ambushing people is cool.

 

[remnant_phoenix]

Dual-wield is probably my favourite, followed by archery / sniping. It staggered me in DA:O when people grumbled about how Rogues were underpowered compared to Mages, because my DW Warden could burn through everything in seconds. Great fun.

Agreed. I played a mage, and yeah, Fireball was overpowered and the ability to dispense large crowds quickly with the large area effecting spells was great, but I felt MUCH more powerful and could dispense small groups of enemies and bosses MUCH faster with my dual-wielding rogue. Also, leather armor + evasion abilities = much harder to kill than a squishy mage.

 

[Cpu46]

I like doing some combo like Spellswords (Fighter Mage), Brawlers (Figher Theif), or mages who use illusion to hide and steal.

 

[ThreeWords]

High speed and attack rate, stupidly good criticals, and, if possible, invisibility. lockpicking, sneakiness and semi-legal appropriation. Thieves work for me any day.

 

[Steagony]

but a wizard, a wizard can manipulate time and space itself!

I just LOVE backstabbing Mages, especially in Baldur's Gate. If your backstab does enough damage, they explode. Like seriously, the screen shakes, a high-pitched slash emanates from the back of the unfortunate sorcerer, and the whole room gets decorated with their viscera.

I can't tell you how satisfying that is.

 

[newwiseman]

I play as Conan from the first Arnold movie, I sneak around half naked with a big sword and when I get caught I kill everyone.

 

[Mr.Tophat]

but a wizard, a wizard can manipulate time and space itself!

I just LOVE backstabbing Mages, especially in Baldur's Gate. If your backstab does enough damage, they explode. Like seriously, the screen shakes, a high-pitched slash emanates from the back of the unfortunate sorcerer, and the whole room gets decorated with their viscera.

I can't tell you how satisfying that is.

As a mage, ANYTHING I kill blows up hilariously and/or catches on fire. And what sort of mage doesn't have no detection spells up. Anyway. Thieves are always my second choice, because yes, backstabbing is super satisfying.

 

[Theron Julius]

I do like to play as a rogue, but I have a lot more fun being a white mage. Knowing that you're the only reason that everyone is still alive is quite gratifying in my opinion.

 

[DarkhoIlow]

I have played the Warrior archetype in all the rpg's I've played.

I really enjoy being a bulky bastard swinging a two hander around like a boss.

 

[Steagony]

but a wizard, a wizard can manipulate time and space itself!

I just LOVE backstabbing Mages, especially in Baldur's Gate. If your backstab does enough damage, they explode. Like seriously, the screen shakes, a high-pitched slash emanates from the back of the unfortunate sorcerer, and the whole room gets decorated with their viscera.

I can't tell you how satisfying that is.

As a mage, ANYTHING I kill blows up hilariously and/or catches on fire. And what sort of mage doesn't have no detection spells up. Anyway. Thieves are always my second choice, because yes, backstabbing is super satisfying.

Cloak of Non-Detection says hi :3

EDIT: Seems like the Wizard is catching up to the Thief.

 

[targren]

As a tanned-in-the-leather Ranger, I'd have to say that they're more Warrior/Thief hybrid than just straight warriors. A crossbow from the shadows, a well placed trap, and nothing stands between me and my objective.

 

[DTWolfwood]

played all three archetypes. Except i almost always start off as the Rogue/thief archetype.

Same with Skyrim.

 

[Zaverexus]

i love having to put the extra thought into being a stealthy thief. Being able to take out a whole base of enemies without a single alarm raised is its own amazing reward. To hold a bow or a sniper rifle and pick of all your enemies from a mile away...
I just love having to strategize and feeling like such a badass that I hardly need to fight to take out all my enemies.