Who do you prefer more, melee or magic classes in the rpg?
>>339024863
>playing a game to do things you could potentially do in real life
I like the idea of playing a regular human being at his peak, taking on supernaturals. So I don't usually choose pure magic classes, and in Deus Ex, I sometimes play without installing augmentations.
Just some personal role playing bullshit
>>339024863
If I can I got for a hybrid kinda.
Just a little bit of magic so I can buff myself or my weapon with it and go to town.
It all depends on the mood.
I like playing 4 classes
>Ranger
>Heavy Tank
>Healer/supporter
>High damage magic and control
Just give me whatever class plays like this dude, and I'll be happy.
>>339024863
magic every time
>single player
melee
>online
magictfw being ausfag makes melee really shitty online
>>339024863
Ranged, magic blaster all day every day. There's nothing more satisfying than unleashing a clusterfuck of magical missiles and energy blasts.
If I do go melee, I'll probably go either stealth, or in game where that isn't fun then a Paladin type of character with self healing and sword/board.
Which games have the best supportive role?
The can include healing too, just not being exclusive to it.
>>339026463
Everquest
Vanilla wow
Dragon Quest online supports were nice, but I didn't played past trial
Melee with a magical weapon and utility spells.
Depends on the mechanics. If it's got good fast paced melee then I'll usually indulge in it, but if it's slow and clunky usually a spammy magic build.
>>339024863
Magical little girls all the way.
I'm an undecisive faggot so the spellsword/red mage equivalent.
It depends.
Real-time, action-focused combat? Melee.
Real-time, yet slow or awkward combat? Archer.
Turn-based with a party? Mage. All the mages.
>>339024863
That mage is op as fuck
He (or she?) is casting spells with little to zero preparation while also having the agility to dodge physical attacks.
>>339024863
Slight preference toward ranged in general, but I usually end up trying everything on different playthroughs. Unless a class is completely shit, then I'll just skip playing it.
>>339024863
Really depends on the game. Gothic manages to have both some of the best combat mechanics in games, but absolutely trash magic.
But, for example in Torchlight, Dragon's Dogma and other games with flashy magic and shit it's always fun to experiment.
Hexblade (spellsword) but later I tend toward pure magic(+divine lately, ultimate combo.) and walk up to fully armored knights unarmed like a crazed badman.
No matter the genre I like to be able to do a little bit of everything. Specialization is rarely a good idea, even when it is it limits you to a very specific playstyle, I like to have some variety in my strategy.
>>339027785
That's exactly how a mage should work. Only really strong spells should have a casting time. There's nothing fun about sitting in the back charging up some spell unless you have the freedom to do something else. When charging is a necessary rather than a tactical option in open areas you might as well just be some loser loading up a trebuchet.
I prefer having access to both decent magic and melee options, but if I had to choose one over the other, I'd have to go magic. Most magic classes that I've played come with some form of CC to allow me to cast uninterrupted, so I should be fine even without a melee combat oriented partner. Also, that feeling when I pull off a big spell is so great, especially ones with tons of graphical effects.
>>339028450
>Only really strong spells should have a casting time
>instantly casts a meteor spell
>That's exactly how a mage should work
>>339028450
>>339027785
The reason why knights fight wizards is that it's heroic. Wizards were always at least as strong as a young drake.
>>339028568
meteors are weak shit anon
First play: melee (str)
Second play: melee (dex)
Third play: magic
Everytime unless the game is too shit to play more than once
>>339028450
I always saw mages as a support class for stuff like illumination, teleportation, levitation, etc. until a nuke is required. If you want to be all sicknasty in combat, just play as a DEX based class or something.
Melee
>>339024863
Magic
I like to roast niggas from the comfort of my golden throne
>>339025603
Is that Naruto?
>>339024863
Magic in games with shit combat melee in Souls games.
>>339028972
No. That's Guy, buddy.
>>339028562
Mah nigga
>>339028568
That was a tiny meteor that fell at a slow speed and had obvious warning to it. If we weren't in the middle of dramatic anime fun time the warrior girl could've just dodge rolled or something. There's a big difference between that and a mage shooting a meteor at you from outside the earths atmosphere.
>>339028587
That girl isn't really that strong, a good warrior with experience in a fight should be able to give her a run for her money. The knight girl doesn't know what she's doing. She gets that big cloud of smoke in front of her and she can come out at any angle, and she decides to do an extremely telegraphic jump straight towards the mage girl. If the mage or the writer wasn't retarded mage girl would've just shot a fireball up at the knight and blasted her out of the sky, then dropped a meteor on her while she was on her back.
>>339028868
Support mages are cool too, and probably the most useful class in a game if done right. Mages are a good replacement for a rogue or whatever because the rogue is limited to whatever weapons he has, he can't match the mages destructive power, although he might match the range. He makes up for this with better HP and DEF, and EVA stats.
>>339029040
>That was a tiny meteor
Stop pretending. Your shit is OP and its gonna get nerfed on the next patch. GG ez
>>339029010
That's a shitty name, buddy.
Melee. Always. I prefer classes like paladins and berserkers over assassins and thieves. No other classes have a chance if the game has good looking heavy armor. Bonus points if there are armors with a Greco-Roman style and double bonus points for crested helmets.
I normally avoid magic classes, as I usually find them incredibly boring and/or unsatisfying to play compared to melee. I do have a soft spot for stuff like necromancers and summoners though. Anything that's not the generic "hurr durr I maek faiurballz" mage has a higher chance of me trying it.
>>339025173
I'm closer to flinging spells than to beheading those who insult my waifu.
>>339029235
Romans didn't use full plate armor, though.
I'll play anything, but I really prefer huge DPS/burst no matter what I play. Glass cannons, bursty tanks, whatever.
That and anything with summons/pets.
>>339029328
He said greco-roman style, not actual greco-roman armor.
>>339029328
No, they didn't, but that doesn't mean a game's armor can't emulate their style. Besides, heavy armor doesn't always mean full plate.
>>339029465
DFO is definitely one of my favorite games in terms of class variety/balance/fun.
I still find chunking health bars hilarious, compared to draining them, at least. I always have a good giggle when I use my second awakening as a Demon Slayer and just fucking one-shot any midboss that dares stand in my way. Female Slayers might as well just be magic-lolis that were better endowed and traded their staves and spears for swords.
>>339025450
this. that's why i usually play as a knight
>>339024863
Melee obviously! Being able to overcome challenges with just your body is great!
>>339024863
I like the idea of mages more than I actually like playing them. I suppose my ideal of what a wizard should be (super versatile utility master who creatively uses his surroundings and physics) is beyond what most games can provide.
The most recent game I played where I enjoyed being a spellcaster was Dragon's Dogma, just because of the huge blasty spells like the meteor storm, or Maelstrom. Mages really should be way bigger scale than they often are.
>>339029040
>could've just dodge rolled
>in plate armor
Yeah, great idea!
>>339024863
I like punching stuff
>>339029993
Good taste, friend.
I prefer magic because they have more options. I like melee more than magic but most of the time the melee classes have much fewer interesting abilities compared to the magical classes.
>>339029979
>every game works on souls logic
Armor isn't heavy, and I was speaking in game terms anyway. Furthermore it would have been no problem for someone as strong as her. You saw how high she jumped? How long do you think it would take her to run to the edge of that arena? No time at all. With legs that strong she can outrun Usain Bolt. She might not have even needed to move. If her magic shield was strong enough she probably could've just blocked the meteor and let it roll off the shield since it just fell and few feet and was only being moved by gravity.
>>339029010
>>339029146
I'm not your buddy, Guy
>>339030032
>tfw Monk is no longer the hardest classes in the game.
Still fun as fuck. Sad that Monk is now the 2nd most viable Priest class. RIP Exorcist and Avenger.
>>339030195
Still the 2nd hardest to gear. At least Mexo can stick with one chron set and call it a day for Anton, Monks still need a full chron set and a legendary/epic set to swap to.
>>339030307
Well yeah, but none of the Priests are viable for Anton besides moneywhore Monk and Crusader. Monks and Exos can't compete with Demon Slayers or Blade Masters.
>tfw I only need to finish off my Galoa Swamp set and I can hash Anton with just the Transcendant Weapon from second awakening
>>339029993
The best taste.
>>339029993
>tfw the most fun characters in any fighting game are the ones that are exclusively grapplers/fist fighters
Punching stuff will never not be great. Fuck Skyrim for removing punching, the only thing that's remained good about modern TES.
>>339030032
What is it, fighting game? Google shows only korean runes
I wish mages didn't have retarded unexplained stereotypical clothing. Why is the best thing I can wear some ridiculous droopy cloth hat and some fine silk overly expensive formal robes? When I channel a fucking volcano or lightning strike through my body I'd prefer to wear something that will protect me from my own power, which would probably be a suit of enchanted light armor.
>>339030785
RPG/Beat 'em up/MMO
More heavily leaning on the Beat 'em up side. It's called Dungeon Fighter Online. Great game, that's being prevented from dying by the devs earning over $200 million a year in Korea, and using some of that ridiculous dosh to keep some good servers going on in America/Europe/Australia.
Don't worry about the MMO part either, since parties aren't required until late game stuff. If you're good, you can solo the entire game.
>>339030785
Dungeon Fighter Online, an MMO beat em up with fighting game elements. That's the Monk class, who attacks with quick boxing attacks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyIjwDfgnnU
>>339024863
Thieves and Monks
Thief because there is always something cool to steal that you wouldnt have gotten otherwise and monk because punching stuff to death is cool
>>339030957
>You don't "channel a fucking volcano" near yourself, people who would do something like this usually don't live long enough to learn such magic or just become fighters/knights
>Even in light armor it's pain in the ass to move around
>It's far easier to enchant threads than leather scraps
>>339031253
>you don't
But you do in many games, ridiculous elemental effects usually come up by around mid game in jrpg's.
>it's a pain in the ass to move around
If it's fitted properly no.
>leather
There are tons of materials and metals to make into light armor, obviously not as good when you suppose someone uses the weakest material around.
>>339031126
>>339031114
Don't forget that awesome hard rock sound track. The game plays like a dream, looks amazing, has tons of variety, has the single best OST of any game (mostly because the OST is fucking gigantic, and most songs are at least 6/10), and provides a decent challenge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHRAN4AAM4w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xjaxTGQmoY
>>339024863
Always melee. Pretty spell effects can't replace the pure adrenaline rush you get from charging at a big group of enemies or a giant monster with just your trusty sword.
>>339032376
Funny, but if you do that in the game you posted, your party will die
>>339032714
I know, I just like the design.
>>339024863
Whichever gives me more mobility and fast.
>>339024863
source?
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>>339033190
anne happy
>>339024863Hybrids
Melee so I'm not bound to some shitty resource management metagame
>>339036683
You still bound to the turns/cd
Broken passive damage aura class so I can just run around like a weasely little faggot killing everything with no effort and minimal chance of being hit by anything.
Sadly not many games have had something like that.
Magic. With melee classes, you often have to auto attack/basic attack, which I find very boring.
Magic's for pussies
It used to depend on the game. For instance, in RPG's like Baldur's Gate, I'd generally go Tank. But that's changed.
Nowadays, I go Jack of All trades or whatever has the most mobility. I like to be able to do everything, even if I suck at everything. I just like to be able to do it. For instance, in WoW back in Vanilla and BC when Druids sucked ass, I liked playing a Druid. I liked being able to tank or DPS, I liked having Ranged DPS, I liked having heals.
Or in Archeage, I played a Bard, Mage and Rogue. This gave me heals, massive mobility, melee, invisibility, spells and Buffs. It was pretty average, and outside of Sneaking up on groups and using Meteor Shower, it was pretty terrible. But it was the most fun I had in that game.
A lot of games really hate Jack of all trades type classes though, so I'm generally always one of the weakest.
>>339036761
see
>>339031126
There are several classes (Asura, Kunoichi) that do that, Kuno in particular does great damage with her passive and can clear some dungeons just by standing still and letting it do the work for her. If you want to put forth a minimum effort and still break the game, you can play Summoner, who shits out spirits and runs around occasionally whipping them and marking targets.
>>339036739
I won't run out of mana from hitting things with an axe
I will run out throwing gay ass fireballs though
>>339037063
Thanks Anon.
>>339024863
Magic.Does Unhappy get fun after the firs three episodes?
>>339036909
You know when you're playing as a knight/barb/dwarf, that's not actually you, right?
![ae5aac8821308c93cd4c1a5d40ec06d8[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/UZ5F1Mz.jpg "ae5aac8821308c93cd4c1a5d40ec06d8[1].jpg")
>>339037041
My nigga.
Jack of all Trades is funnest. Fuck min/maxing. Let me hit stuff, throw out some magic, be sneaky, shoot a bow and then pull out my guitar to finish everyone off with some sweet rifts.
>>339024863
Magic. Ever since I played as a totally broken artillery mage inDnDI just can't play melee.
>>339037791
Are you a girl?
>>339038117No.
I like to play a paladin
Mostly melee but with some holy light to smite fuckers who need it
I want a action game that's magic based. I'm talking DMC with magic instead of swords. Sadly, no one has ever thought to do this.
>>339038743
bayonetta?
>>339038743
That's pretty much Bayonetta dude.
>>339038985
>>339039456
>Uses swords, gauntlets, guns, and whips.
It's totally bayonetta!
>>339029746
It's a shame that that game boils down to just git lucky
If the game is replayable melee, since I find it easier to play usually, then I try magic.
>>339024863
japan is so creatively bankrupt
>lets have a fantasy fight....but with cute girls!
>>339041021
Knight lost the battle, so it was pretty original
>>339041021
but anon, thats not even what the anime is about
