food for thought: patterns developed in games

I personally always tend to healing classes where available, if done right healing can be more engaging than any other role

Everyone has preferred methods of engagement. I prefer hand to hand.

lightsabers, always go with the lightsabers.. but when playing a sith or a jedi is not a viable option. i tend to go with some form of ranged combat.

I tend to go with the "Rogue" archetype when I play video games, simply because I like to sneak in and out, sometimes I like to assassinate and sometimes I like to get in and out without people knowing I'm there. I guess I prefer to work around my problems in games, rather than confront my enemies head on.

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What makes it odd to me is that i dont actively choose the ranged classes with me it just kinda happens lol

If I can do some form of sneaking or sniping- the ranger/rogue/sniper/whatever.
If not- then the tank.
Never the mage. I hate having to manage mana and being rendered helpless when it runs out.

I always play the direct-damage magic class, if I can. Mage / Wizard / Sorcerer / etc... It's a conscious choice though, magic is just cooler looking and more fun.

Hmm, not really the same thing, but I like the sneaking around non-lethal type of character, assuming it's possible in the game. Want to grab all the loot without hurting anyone, or being noticed... The boss fights in Deus Ex: Human Revolution were such a disappointment. :(

I'm patterned on certain games. Like, Diablo I was Rogue, 2 I was Amazon, but with MMO games I'm more accustomed to mdps. SWTOR I was a Sith Marauder, WoW my main is a Death Knight. All depends on what games I'm playing and the feel of the characters.

I switched it up once bc when i got rift the first toon i made was a warrior dps mind you but given i eventually did.make a ranged class

bring in the big guns, dont care what game it is, it can be chivarly but you have to give me an m16 and a aa12, cuz big guns rock.

Sniper/long range is what I go for.

I always play stealth based characters. (rogue in wow, thief in elder scrolls etc.) I like sneaking up on unsuspecting mofos and stab them to death....FOR EVEEEEER. and steal shit!

No such a pattern for me. Lineage II - up close assassin. TES - Warrior with some magic and lockpicking. DA - Mage. BF3 - every class with Medic being most often used.

Just play The Ship, cause you can sneak around, kill people, have no witnesses and can provide someone a chance to play a multi-player game? =)

The only pattern I think I have is: I always go with or create a female character if it's possible

I usually play as stealth or ranged character, but in RIFT I later respeced into rogue tank and in Amalur I play as Warrior-Mage hybrid

I tend to play support roles or slow, lumbering, nigh-invincible characters. Certain games force me outside of those roles, such as League of Legends when the only role that hasn't been taken is solo mid or the AD carry, and Guild Wars 2 which has no hard trinity (tank/heals/DPS) & every class is expected to do a fair amount of everything. Sometimes that's actually fun just for the change of pace, and especially when I do well, but unless it's a game I have a lot of practice at though, that usually ends badly because I've developed such a defensive mindset and thus miss out on a lot of opportunities when I could've gone in for the kill.

alot of ppl do enjoy creating females when it comes to that i am some where equal with the sex of my toons

Not me. For me it depends on the game, although I generally play mages, in some games I go for healers or bow classes.