What 'Class' Do You Naturally Tend To Play In Games?

[TheRightToArmBears]

In RPGs like TES games I go for a mix of rogue/warrior. I like being able to pick people off stealthily, but I need to be able to hold my ground in a fight when I'm inevitably discovered (I don't really have the patience to be stealthy). Besides, in my mind it seems like what I would actually do if I was going adventuring like that- Who wants to trek around in plate armour and carrying a warhammer, and surely you'd want a bow to hunt with?

In FPS games I prefer going for tanks. Running around unleashing a rain of bullets from the largest machine gun I can find never gets old, especially if I can get one that's still fairly accurate at range.

 

[Timeless Lavender]

I tend to gravitate towards agile, dagger-wielding, stealthy dodge/rolling/dashes types such as rogue, ninja, assassin or thief. I have no idea why but I find them cooler than heavy tank types or mages.

 

[cleric of the order]

fighter/wizard palladin.
You know what's a clever combination of said elements,
<I'll give you a hint

 

[ThreeName]

Stealth and stabby, every time.

I guess that means rogue? I've never actually played a game that's let me explicitly pick rogue.

 

[Himax9]

I'm a flighty, greedy bastard.
I like being able to do a little of EVRYTHING, if at all possible.

But I gravitate more towards heavy defensive capabilities first-- I LOVE to tank.

I go more toward melee than anything else. I avoid stealth-- mostly because I'm bad at it.

I really enjoy the defensive support-type characters; engineers and whatnot.

Most of al, I try to avoid overtly "magicky" classes/abilites, and use the more mundane options available to me.

 

[rvbnut]

Definitely a magic user. Prefer direct damage over summoning then defensive. I have never picked any race except altmer in any elder scrolls game since daggerfall due to this

I do play archer rouges usually as a second play through.

Same.

I just love being at range. xD Also the spells are usually very pretty to look at.

 

[Trivun]

Depends on the game. The only MMO I really play is The Secret World, where I tend to go as DPS - I play a Templar Chaos swordswoman, so I tend to favour speed and high damage output. Can make some of the regular enemies tougher, but I usually play a pretty valuable role when I'm with a group...

For other games, stealthy is best. I like to deal long-range damage, as high as possible, without the enemy ever seeing me coming. That means always playing as a sniper or marksman in shooters (especially Halo - bit of a deadshot there...), or otherwise opting for characters or perks that let me sneak up on my foes.

Same applies really for RTS games. I like to build up a big army and use realistic military tactics, but then for games like Dawn of War and so on I'll always favour either the heavy firepower of the Tau Empire (who I also play as in the tabletop game, incidentally), of the sneakiness of the Eldar...

 

[TERRORADE]

Any class that can dual-wield. If not, then a lethal, efficient long range/sniper class.

 

[Naqel]

Summoner/Commander + Thief.
I steal everything that's not bolted to the floor, and then use the money/magic obtained to have henchmen fight for me.

 

[Laser Priest]

For more shooter-type action games, I generally favor slower, heavier characters. That might be the obvious choice of something like the Heavy in TF2, but I also go for Sniper type characters. In shooters, I just prefer a more methodical approach.

In team games, I generally go for a supporting-type class. Whether it is to draw attention from a target while the team does the proper work or simply healing the rest.

And for more standard RPGs, I generally favor whatever ranged class there might be. Whether that's an archer or a mage or something of the sort.

 

[MHR]

In MMOs and multiplayer games I tend to want to go for the healer role. TF2 medic: 614 hours played.

However that's not always available, especially in single-player games. I'll just try to choose whatever's most interesting. Usually that does NOT involve a tank role. So boring. In Skyrim I can never find myself playing anything other than an illusionist sneaky ranger type, because there's nothing like making the enemy fight each-other and staying back shooting at the chaos from where it's safe.

 

[ensouls]

Ranged in multiplayer, stealth in singleplayer games, pretty much exclusively. Fast ranged derps
WoW hunter, RO ranger, TF2 sniper
In singleplayer I really like stealth mechanics, Thief, MGS, and if I get a choice I'll go for stealth. I guess it's kind of cheap if a game isn't set up for that because of AI limitations but there's really nothing more fun than running around in VtM like an invisible Terminator with a sledgehammer.

 

[FPLOON]

[Multiple] "Swords"
Rushdown
Automatics with 200-500+ rounds
Black People

Other than that, for me, a good offense ends up becoming my great defense... I don't know how that works, but apparently I play a mean Mr. Game & Watch, R.O.B., or Zero Suit Samus regardless...

 

[InfernalPaladin]

Spellswords. Ranged and buffs with the spells, and the attacks and defence of a sword and armour. Preferably a 2-handed weapon (swords > axes > everything else), however sword and shield is also good when i'm feeling the need for more tank. Always plate armour, however I like to do plate/cloth splits if the game permits me.

In shooters I prefer the more standard assault rifle classes, or engineer style support classes.

 

[PetiteMoogle]

I seem prefer stealth in games that support it.

In the Elder Scrolls franchise I enjoyed sneaking into keeps or caves filled with bandits and making difficult shots that either killed them outright or were finished off with another quickly sent arrow. I cannot accurately express the kind of giggles I had over how easily they gave up looking for me. Let alone the childish glee of hitting someone between their eyes, or -ahem- in a notable place and then earning a "must have been the wind" while they walked away, arrow jiggling about.

Dishonored was a joy to play, especially as the world's least effective assassin. No kill, no detection has become relatively easy after so much practice, to the point where I actively failed at bringing up my Chaos level for the two darker endings.

Oddly enough, in the Dragon Age games I opt out of the rogue class and go with a mage that specializes in heavy damage. Although... usually a sneaky mage?

 

[Random Fella]

Battlemages mmmm yesss

A sword in one hand, pillars of ice spewing from the other

 

[symphonymarie]

Anything that makes it difficult for the enemy to actually attack me. I love applying conditions and avoiding damage, so I my favorite professions have been mesmers, conjurers, bards, and thieves. I love pranks and chaos so I suspect that's why I gravitate towards the same!

 

[Evonisia]

I usually go for healers, on account of the fact that I'm not all that competitive in terms of slaying those noobs, so I like to heal the people who can pull off all dem sick movez bruv. TF2's Medic is my favourite healer, I applaud whoever came up with that method of doing it so the healer is involved in the fighting. It really helped me when I first took baby steps into:

the Glass Cannon role. Scout in TF2, Mage in most other games. Being a healer allowed me to learn how to move about, dodge and shit. It makes playing classes designed for high damage in short bursts all the more cheerful.

I can't be bothered with the typical heavy brute role. I respect those who do it, but I personally prefer to fly off on a shooting star.

 

[Hugga_Bear]

I like lockdown control the most. So my favourite DnD characters have been a paladin hyper defender in 4e who marked the battlefield with a hefty penalty and turtled and a wizard/bard who specialised in melee lockdown, particularly single target and was heavy on the leader. Made an excellent duelist.

In Dark Souls I've done everything but favour a 1h weapon and magic, trying to disorient and throw off the opponents' pace (or spam spells in pve) while using mobility to stay safe. Made a brutal miracle worker with several kill spells and a bit of emit force for the aoe...

Elder Scrolls it's all about the rogue for me, gotta pick those locks and investigate everything.

Dragon Age I usually go melee mage or control mage (or...both when a high enough level). DA:O had the fun combo of all the sustain spells ever with crushing prison and paralysis for the invincimages. DA2 I preferred the daggers rogue by FAR. DA:I I've only played a mage (knight enchanter) but tanking forever is kinda fun too.

TF2 I'm a pyro primarily...other shooters I usually go light and fast, preferring again to disorient and disrupt teams in pvp...

Basically I like lockdown and DPS and love to try and psyche or disrupt people in pvp.