Poll: Does anyone actually like being the "warrior"?

[MammothBlade]

Not usually as my primary class. I like a strong attack, but I'm willing to sacrifice defence/endurance for magic and agility. Recently I've taken a liking to the magic knight style - mixing the physical attack of a warrior with the abilities of a mage. Abilities to boost my defence are good, but I don't tank too often. I find it quite boring.

 

[Gameslayer_93]

theres nothing more satisfying than watching an enemys head explode after one sneaky sniper shot in fallout so rogue/stealth/thief character for me all. the. way.

 

[UltraXan]

It really depends. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. Most of the time, I like playing the guy that doesn't go in to maul people, but rather assists the guy that does, and it's *my* job to make sure he does *his* job right and doesn't get blown to bits in 10 seconds. In MMOs, I play the healer, in TF2, I play medic often (over 100 hours since my last stat reset, most played class, AND I play heavy medic with one of my friends and shit gets fucked up when we do it), but in L4D, I make a kickass tank. I remember this one time, I was enticing the survivors and keeping my distance since one of them had a molotov. Except one of them made the mistake of saying "Tank is afraid XD" in chat. I then thought "fuck it" and mauled them all. Yeah, I got set on fire, but I made up for it by smashing them all into the ground. Hehehehe... So yeah, I like playing the "warrior" in L4D, but most of the time, I like playing the important support role, letting others put their own asses on the line, but I still provide an invaluable service.

 

[Axammar]

Pretty much all the time. Gimme a big two hander any day! Ideally a dwarf with red hair n a beard, not sure why...

Do like a bit of sneaky stabby too though.

 

[Mr.Petey]

During my Guild War days I found myself charging into the middle of fights with no concern to my health and I find myself repeating that in Castle Crashers recently.

I can't explain it but I've never been into the whole MP-dependant classes in role playing games. A lot of my friends are more adept at doing that so I end up doing the "White Knight" of protecting them with physical melee skills

 

[Naeras]

Warriors are usually badly designed with few other options than hitting people with big stuff mounted on sticks, often only autohitting people with big stuff mounted on sticks. Well-designed warrior classes are helluva fun, as proven by games like Phantasy Star Online and Demon's Souls.

 

[Ranorak]

Nothing beats the sound of hearing your enemies skull crack between the wall and my two-handed hammer.
Or that sound when you fully hit their plate armour, yet you know that at least 2 ribs are broken and a lung has collapsed.

 

[Fasckira]

When I first get a new game I tend to play the warrior class. Generally they are the easiest to play and allow me a chance to get to grips with the game mechanics before I re-roll and play a new class.

 

[Roggen Bread]

I do not think that the warrior is just a 2 meter x 2 meter juggernaut (actually, I LOVE that word)who just hits people.
I see "being a warrior" as a path of discipline and living with your weapon. It is as important as you are.

Being that juggernaut requires tenacity, hard training and an iron will.

 

[Logodaedalus]

As most have said in this thread, if the warrior is designed to be a coward who hides behind his shield while everyone else does all the work, he can be quite dull. However, if he's the balls to the wall berserker who charges into an enemy horde and massacres anything too scared or too stupid to run, then he is awesome and is great to play.

Though there's also quite a bit to be said for the tank style warrior who holds the focus of Mr. massive smashy boss. That one person often holds the team together and controls most of the fight.

 

[irequirefood]

Thief/Rogue or some sort of Warlock character. Those are the only ones I ever tend to enjoy, from a gameplay AND character perspective.

 

[pha kin su pah]

Stopping teammates from dying, No.

Making stuff die, yes.

 

[BabySinclair]

If it's just a tank, usually not. If it is a skill warrior capable of not just tanking damage but being effective then yes. I also hybridize if I can because versatility never hurts.

 

[lRookiel]

If its for RPG's like Oblivion, then pretty much never, If its for League of legends, I always go a beefy fighter ^^

 

[DanielDeFig]

Warrior yes, tank no.

I fully agree. I Don't "Get" tanks. Why would I want to play a game where I'm someone else's meat shield, and don't even do the most damage?

Same for "Healers". Do I like picking lots of healing spells as a mage in Single-Player RPGS? Yes. Does the prospect of standing around making sure everyone's HP bar doesn't hit zero, and getting blamed when we fail, sound interesting? No.
I see "Healers" as the "Gaolie" class. You can't play without them, but no-one wants to play them, because they're not as involved in the action, and always get blamed because they're the last line of defence.

 

[Vegna60]

For Table-top RPGs i've played/ran, Warriors have come across as the crutch class that the others rely on.

In one case, where I played the only warrior in a group of mages and rogues, we were beset upon by wolves. I pretty much worked clean-up, as the rest ran or found some form of hiding spot to wait for their friendly 6'8, claymore-wielding buddy to fix the issue.

Another time, the warrior player in the party led the charge of a local Fighter's Guild against a tyrannical ruler, as the other team-members infiltrated through the kitchen and posed as waiters.

Whilst the other classes are more "exotic", its the down-to-earth nature of the warriors that gives them the opportunity to be like that. Whether as a matter of needing time or a distraction, the point remains that warrior still does his job very well without any fancy help, except the odd healer when the sixty stabs wounds are beginning to itch a little.

 

[Rofl-Mayo]

I love playing tank and therefore enjoy the Warrior class. On WoW I used to play Warrior but now I tank with my Paladin instead because their abilities are more varied.

 

[Levethian]

I think the Warrior class utilises the simplest aspects of most RPG's. Spells, potion-making and stealth are generally more 'complex', so I usually begin as a Warrior to learn the basics of the game.

 

[scoopz]

Every game I've ever played that has a "warrior/soldier" class, I play that class.

Although it's not like thats only style I play. I try mage/rogue/etc. classes but I'm never as good with them as the "warrior" class. I also never tank, not my cup of tea. More of DPS fellow.

With regards to Oblivion where it was pretty customizable I was mostly the warrior type but with some stealth mixed it. I like stealth play, it makes things harder sometimes.