Might and Magic Why has my preference in classes changed?

[DragoFireheart]

When I was younger I always played some kind of mage or sorcerer in various RPG. (and occasionally the sneaky rogue types). Flinging fireballs, summoning shit, and freezing time gave me great pleasure.

But now that I'm older I no longer desire playing as a squishy mage but instead prefer some kind of warrior.

Baldur's Gate, Dark Souls, jRPGs, etc

Doesn't matter.

Why?

 

[Gregz]

Back in the day mage at level 5 with Fireball was the super game changer...now everything is

 

[Background Character]

How the fuck am I supposed to know?

 

[Sentinel]

Why

Because magic in videogames has been downgraded from tornadoes, meteor showers, time stops, mind controls and unlocking doors to fireball 1, fireball 2, icy spike 1, lightning bolt that strikes 3 targets.

 

[Ninjerk]

You're a man now.

 

[Bocian]

You're a man now.

OP should follow the instructions in the quoted user's signature, then he'll find an answer.

 

[Daemongar]

In the old days, Warriors started out reasonably powerful, and added better armor, weapons, and hit points, but never improved dramatically. Wizards started out for shit then became gods.

Now, games have straight line progression for all classes. Wizard starts out at 1st level with 1st level powerball, then at level 5 can put a point into powerball, or put a point into snowball(!). So, at the end of the day, wizards and warriors do a similar amount of damage and progress at the same rate. This is so players don't bitch about hobbled classes because of the players inability to deal with adversity/live with their poor choices (see: Pathfinder)

At the end of the day, you play warrior because they can use more random drops than wizards or other classes.

 

[PulsatingBrain]

Taking the Elder Scrolls as a very specific example, in Morrowind a high level mage was an absolute master of reality. Now he shoots damage out of his fingers.

 

[Black]

 

[ERYFKRAD]

When I was younger I always played some kind of mage or sorcerer in various RPG. (and occasionally the sneaky rogue types). Flinging fireballs, summoning shit, and freezing time gave me great pleasure.

But now that I'm older I no longer desire playing as a squishy mage but instead prefer some kind of warrior.

Baldur's Gate, Dark Souls, jRPGs, etc

Doesn't matter.

Why?

Because mages are so powerful that they trivialize the world around them, and thus your victories come to you with minimal effort.
That which is easily won is not worth having.
You're not the only one
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/anybody-else-hates-playing-mage-classes.43214/

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...ges-are-actually-the-dumb-class.113935/page-2

 

[abnaxus]

cuz spamming lightning bolts gets old

 

[Great Deceiver]

Because

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

[oldmanpaco]

When I was younger I always played some kind of mage or sorcerer in various RPG. (and occasionally the sneaky rogue types). Flinging fireballs, summoning shit, and freezing time gave me great pleasure.

But now that I'm older I no longer desire playing as a squishy mage but instead prefer some kind of warrior.

When you were but a wee basement dweller playing videia instead of fooootball you imagined that your (obvious) deficiencies in physical abilities was compensated by your (debatable) intellectual advantages thus you played a class where intelligence was favored. As you have aged you have realized that you are (obviously) not more intelligent than the rest of humanity and thus you embrace the lumbering thug as your ideal persona.

 

[Elex]

you should try paladin/cleric-selfbuffer(druid)

is the next step.

remember to avoid the “priest” style healer and always going for the armored melee version.

avoid ranged weapon, you have magic for that.

self buff and go smash stuff.

also you generally have all the tools for deal with the worst enemes of the setting that can rape other classes.

watch you for the midlife crisis: don’t play assassin/ninja dagger/katana characters, it’s a trap.

remember with age come wisdom.

 

[shihonage]

This is what happens when a Mage starts lifting.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

because you realized robes are just dresses and dresses are for women

 

[Sykar]

Mage forgoing the path to knowledge and wisdom in pursuit of brute strenght?

 

[Mark Richard]

In the old days, Warriors started out reasonably powerful, and added better armor, weapons, and hit points, but never improved dramatically. Wizards started out for shit then became gods.

Now, games have straight line progression for all classes. Wizard starts out at 1st level with 1st level powerball, then at level 5 can put a point into powerball, or put a point into snowball(!). So, at the end of the day, wizards and warriors do a similar amount of damage and progress at the same rate. This is so players don't bitch about hobbled classes because of the players inability to deal with adversity/live with their poor choices (see: Pathfinder)

 

[YES!]

When I was young a preferred making a party of characters of various classes. As an adult I still do.

 

[PulsatingBrain]

When I was young a preferred making a party of characters of various classes. As an adult I still do.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Always played warrior, paladin first if it was available (i made a paladin in Dark Souls even).

I'm not gonna even attempt to offer a psychological explanation.

 

[Volken]

When I was young a preferred making a party of characters of various classes. As an adult I still do.

It's called diversity now, fagit. One way ticket to being SJW!

 

[Master]

But now that I'm older I no longer desire playing as a squishy mage but instead prefer some kind of warrior.

 

[Joined on the 4th of July]

This is what happens when a Mage starts lifting.

requesting muscle wizard pictures

 

[PulsatingBrain]

requesting muscle wizard pictures

Not sure if you include Shamen or not, but this guy casts sonic spells