Poll: Your preferred RPG "Archetype?"
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Barbarianzerker all the way.
Keep your guile and magicks, brute force and fury will always win the day.
Keep your guile and magicks, brute force and fury will always win the day.
I'm surprised my choice had the lowest number of votes. (Hipster status activated)
Mages that specialize in specific areas, those are my favorite to play. Necromancer, Summoner, etc. I love playing those types of caster. Never jack of all trades, just a master of one.
Mages that specialize in specific areas, those are my favorite to play. Necromancer, Summoner, etc. I love playing those types of caster. Never jack of all trades, just a master of one.
Depends on the game, but I generally go for whichever class has the best ranged damage and or defensive skills.
Battlemage (heavy armour, axes and summoning magic) or Spellsword (medium armour, swords and damaging magic) for me. Mages are too wet and fighters too straightforward for my taste, but a well-worked blend of the two can be truly devastating.
I enjoy playing most all classes.
But I usually fall back on some kind of Fighter.
And depending on my mood I play a Berserker type or a Tank/Support type(I have taken to calling the Warlord Archetype).
And a close second as the Ritualistic magic user. I guess I prefer Magic being more of a mysterious thing that's more difficult to control and has a more subtle effect.
It's weird though because I used to be all about the Wizards and Magic Missiles when I was younger. I don't much care for them anymore.
But I usually fall back on some kind of Fighter.
And depending on my mood I play a Berserker type or a Tank/Support type(I have taken to calling the Warlord Archetype).
And a close second as the Ritualistic magic user. I guess I prefer Magic being more of a mysterious thing that's more difficult to control and has a more subtle effect.
It's weird though because I used to be all about the Wizards and Magic Missiles when I was younger. I don't much care for them anymore.
Well it entirely depend on the game.
In isometric games such as Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale almost always play a wizard.
In games such as Dragon Age I will usually play a melee character simply because of the combat (I like the DnD mages alot more).
Beyond that I always balance my class choice with the NPC's I want to have in the party. That does however requier that I meta game.
In isometric games such as Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale almost always play a wizard.
In games such as Dragon Age I will usually play a melee character simply because of the combat (I like the DnD mages alot more).
Beyond that I always balance my class choice with the NPC's I want to have in the party. That does however requier that I meta game.
I'm a bit of an oddity since I tend to prefer the stealth/magic hybrid archtype, using stealth and agility assisted with magic to help me bypass enemies (for example, in Skyrim I would focus on Archery, Sneak, and Illusion). If forced I will generally go pure stealth over pure mage (I find that generally speaking you will run out of mana/whathaveyou JUST when you are one spell away from killing everyone, then end up dead on the floor since all you have to defend yourself is a stick and some fancy underwear.
Necromancer wherever the option is available. I've had an obsession with Necro characters since Might and Magic and Diablo 2. Summoning and curses were far too much fun.
Other than the Necro it's without a doubt the cleric. I like to play supporting roles.
Other than the Necro it's without a doubt the cleric. I like to play supporting roles.
I just loved playing priest in ro, it's so frantic when you play as a priest in an area that it's supposed to be played with more than one priest...... /slur.bananafishtoday said:
The main reason why I dont play guild wars 2 it's cause theres no healer... seriously screw you guild wars 2 you left me jobless xD.
How coincidentalTizzytheTormentor said:What about you? Why not put in your opinion?rokaraged said:what do you prefer to play as?!
OT: Definitely the rogue, I love the nimble thief types, add some magic to that and you have my favorite combination.
I like nimble/agile types with magic too! :3 but I'm more of a fan of arcane archers instead of arcane rouges I don't like sneaking, I just like shooting things with a bow infused with awesome
Depends on the game.
Usually I prefer summoner though
So I put down Mage Specialist
It's what I did in:
Guild Wars 2
Oblivion
Not so much Diablo 2
Skyrim
It's what I try to do in Dwarf Fortress (damn I wish Necromancer towers were easier to enter and survive)
EDIT:
In games Like Fallout I would certainly like it more if they had added in some magic like abilities similar simply to make it more like a 3 class system. otherwise I usually play rouge
Usually I prefer summoner though
So I put down Mage Specialist
It's what I did in:
Guild Wars 2
Oblivion
Not so much Diablo 2
Skyrim
It's what I try to do in Dwarf Fortress (damn I wish Necromancer towers were easier to enter and survive)
EDIT:
In games Like Fallout I would certainly like it more if they had added in some magic like abilities similar simply to make it more like a 3 class system. otherwise I usually play rouge
To explore the infinite secrets of magic and unlock the chains of reality you can't spend time swinging metal sticks.Exius Xavarus said:
(Said with the most pretentious accent)
EDIT: If I didn't make it clear, pure Arcane Mage is always the way to go. The utility and power is topped by none other, and let's me let loose the inner snob.
Probably a knight/warrior variation. Mages never sat very well with me. Spells are very showy and sound cool but in the end you get stuck with half a repertoire of passive stat-altering spells and maybe one or two good projectile-based attacks which swap away your mana in a few secs.
