Poll: Your preferred RPG "Archetype?"

[Sprinal]

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

 

[FalloutJack]

Uhhh...I can't decide. I do several of those choices effectively in a game.

 

[TheKaz]

I enjoy Hybrid classes,because honestly more options = great versatility = more fun.

also because,being an iron-clad melee beast that can also at the same time manipulate the forces that be using magic,is of course never tiring.

 

[Sandernista]

Battle Mage would be my favorite. Straight up warrior is too simplistic and boring. Mages alone are too squishy for my taste. I like a nice balance between the two.

To explore the infinite secrets of magic and unlock the chains of reality you can't spend time swinging metal sticks.

(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.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

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.

 

[piinyouri]

I always play a warrior/barbarian/guy who carries big weapons and wears heavy armor the first time through to get a feel for the game.

Then I go back and proceed to make at least one of every other class.

I'm the worst altoholic you've ever seen.

 

[MrHide-Patten]

Assasin, Thief, or "stealthy bugger", but also mixed with a Beserker when shit gets hairy. Skyrim Example; I liked to stealth around, either with an arrow or I'd coem up behidn them with my twin Deadric maces and konk 'em on the head.

 

[Gonzolaz]

I like to mix it up and play all sort of characters, but my favorite would have to be a pure mage. Nothing quite as satisfying as turning heavily armored opponents into ash with a few spells. I also like the idea of "pursuit of knowledge". I don't mind saying I love playing a mage who is evil or at least somewhat crazy.

 

[aivalera]

I prefer the Mage/Warrior mix. Yeah, I may not as nimble as a rogue or thief, but it's a good chance that they'll die before they can kill me.

As a second, a Warrior/Rogue mix can easily get out of almost all situations.

 

[Marik Bentusi]

Usually rogues because I like building up to each target more fulfilling than just mowing stuff down indiscriminately.
I also like mages tho if the spells are sufficiently diverse and not just "deal damage with fire! With ice! Lightning!".

 

[Kipiru]

Protect and serve for me, with as much armor and sword between me and my opponents as allowed

 

[A Weakgeek]

If you play PNP RPGs theres only one real answer for this.

Spoiler: The Bard

Fuck those wizards and their fancy hats and arcane knowledge, you bust out spells with the power of rock n' roll. You can also beat their ass in a brawl, and get all the bitches afterwards.

In videogames however... I donno, the knight I guess. Videogames aren't cool enough for bards.

 

[Nepukadnezzar]

I took magic specialist .... I love to dive into a part of magic and get awesome at it.
The more stealth in it, the better. I actually love playing a scoundrel, but it has to be a caster.

NECROMANCER ftw (and I get to be a lich *muahahahahahah*)

 

[Gameguy20100]

I always liked being a jack of all trades right now my Skyrim guy Is a mage who uses swords and a crossbow as well as magic and can pick locks and charm his way out of anything else.

 

[Songblade]

I like playing characters that pretend to be other types of characters. Or hiding the other side of the ____/____ class.

Generally I like fighter/mages, not really using magic around the rest of the party and eventually using feats like Still Spell and Silent Spell to do things when the party IS around.

Always good to have an ace up one's gauntlet.

 

[plugav]

I prefer sneaky-stabby types in videogames, but in pen&paper RPGs I usually play a mage or an otherwise nerdy character (depending on the setting).

 

[Mr Fixit]

I usually play as a jack of all trades mage, but my favorite combo ever has been a priest & status effect mage combo. I've only ever been able to do this in FF Tactics, but that character was unstoppable. I could keep all the other party members healed, I could revive myself if I did fall I combat. I could cast Holy & seriously fuck things up or I could sit back & annoy the enemy by putting them to sleep, blinding them or turn them into chickens. Sadly I've not found another game that lets me do this.

 

[fenrizz]

Barbarian.

I always liked to smash things with a double handed axe, preferably 2 of them.

 

[lacktheknack]

Priests all the way. Everyone wants to have one around, it appeals to my nurturing side, and I get hardly any competition! Win win!

 

[the December King]

As long as it isn't even remotely human/ is barely human-like, I love trying all of the classes/ archetypes, and developing racial customs and forging new identities for monstrous races through said classes.

A pacifist holy minotaur, for example. Or a Gnoll monk, who has perverted the learned disciplines and martial arts. Or a lizard man/Asabis, who prefers human finery in all it's forms, and has become a scribe of ancient battles and combat styles.

Mind you, I'm talking tabletop/D&D roleplay. In videogames, I usually play a warrior type first, then really tuck in with a ranged/wizard type. But I still try to play something as far from human as possible!