Warrior, Mage or Archer?

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Chaosolous 23 Aug @ 3:28pm

Which archetype are you drawn to when you play games?

I find myself almost always going mage and when I try other classes as a first choice, I just can't get into it.

I think this stems from my idea that games and movies should be for things you can't actually do. Magic is something that's fake.

Swords and bows are real and I can actually use them if I want so they don't excite me in a game.

Anyway, what about you?

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Dr. Staten Island 23 Aug @ 3:29pm

Dungeon Master

Mwahahahahahaha!

Nargo 23 Aug @ 3:29pm

Merchant / Quest giver.

peppermint hollows 23 Aug @ 3:30pm

Tie between mage and warrior for me, it just depends. Magic if done well mechanically, is usually the most fun playstyle for me. If it's not that good, then I just go for a warrior.

Emilio 23 Aug @ 3:31pm

Battlewizard, spellsword or paladin is usually what I go for.

But I usually lean more towards magic.

vkobe 23 Aug @ 3:31pm

dragon age i prefer mage

skyrim mage

dragon dogma 2 sorcerer

guild war elementalist

tera sorcerer

black desert nova

also you forget to include summoner

Last edited by vkobe; 23 Aug @ 3:32pm

kbiz 23 Aug @ 3:33pm

Sorcerer. Or Mage. I enjoy spells - and the idea behind mages. But warriors and archers can have plenty of spell-like abilities as well so it's not like one class is superior.

Crystal Sharrd 23 Aug @ 3:33pm

Mage.

ktulu84 23 Aug @ 3:33pm

mage

Im too coward to actually fight

Sek-Raktaa 23 Aug @ 3:34pm

Depends on the game, honestly. Games with more direct action focused combat, I usually like to go for warriors/fighters. Whenever I play a Souls-like, i usually prefer to wear a cool looking armor and hack enemies apart with a cool looking sword. Preferably a katana so I tend to learn more on the Dex side than the Strength side... though a blend between warrior/mage is also fun to play in a Souls-like.

With other games... it depends.

Mage and Archers are better choice for turn based games, I feel.

With regular RPG's, i usually tend to favor magic a little bit more. I tend to play mages in Dragon Age, primarily for lore reasons though.

Games like Skyrim, I tend to go for a fighter with some magic or archery skills for ranged combat.