Current Events > in RPGs why would anyone choose a fighter-type over a mage-type

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https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards

this pretty much sums it up

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because any game worth their salt should also have an equally important early game on top of mid and lategame.

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is there pvp lol?

also feed me your caster nerds

https://streamable.com/4fjoq
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because most RPGs have MP that doesn't naturally replenish, so your damage output is a limited resource

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Early game is usually harder in RPGs in my experience. So fighters are more useful overall

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Depends on the game.

Mages are generally weak in the Star Ocean series, for example.

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Because the appeal of an RPG is to make multiple runs with different builds?

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I pick the rogue types O_O

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It's more straight forward and lets you play more aggressively

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Because mages are little bitches that cant take a hit

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I have picked the fighter melee character every time in virtually every game I've ever played, I've wanted to change for years but I just can't

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HylianFox posted...

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards

this pretty much sums it up

Anima Beyond Fantasy addresses the Linear Fighter Quadratic Wizard problem by making everyone Quadratic.

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warriors are cooler than mages

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HylianFox posted...

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards

This is due to wish fulfillment from devs directly (or devs catering to their client).

Of course a bunch of nerds are going to self insert and be like "ha, in this work of fiction that I have made, clearly nerds are finally awesome!!!"

Also they tend to be squishier and limited more by resource points/cooldowns.
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Playstyle, mostly.

In-universe, though, this concept is even more hilarious. If you want to see what happens when a top-level fighter picks a fight against a top-level magic user, just watch this video to the end:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1SdVC2mrz8

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Mages always seem badass until they can't aim their fucking fireballs properly and fry the whole party.

Fuck you Molator, my cleric was level 8. Level fucking 8 and you toasted her!

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philsov posted...

This is due to wish fulfillment from devs directly (or devs catering to their client).

Of course a bunch of nerds are going to self insert and be like "ha, in this work of fiction that I have made, clearly nerds are finally awesome!!!"

Part of it is wish fulfillment, but I think part of it is "Rule of Cool". Endgame magic stuff is just "cooler" than being stronger/more resilient.

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Because contrary to popular belief, fireballs do not solve every problem.

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because in my experience fighter types >>> those magic users

feels like in most of the rpgs i played those warrior/fighter types tend to do more damage, take hits alot easier, have more spammable attacks and can utilize items for their pseudo magic needs

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Usually higher single target DPS, higher HP, higher physical defense, higher hit / dexterity, usually higher speed / avoid / agility. Mages may have more MP, attack range, more multitarget attacks, better multitarget DPS and better magical defense but they usually need to be supported well so their forte can really shine.

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Hairistotle posted...

For roleplay purposes. What's wrong with you guys man? In my dragon age and mass effect playthru threads I got maaad ppl comin in and saying a run is worthless if it's done anything other than one way. Well, IDC about a class being better cuz it has better numbers or it being "better" cuz it's more fun to play. I pick my classes based on the character I'm roleplaying

I liked all the classes in that game

Da:o I mean

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because getting up close and personal is fun

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Fighters are usually tanks

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Mages are awful tbh.

Fragile af, slow af, and run out of MP, like imagine if you could run out of sword swings.

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I almost never like mages. I favor rogues, so my parties tend to be something along the lines of balanced fighter, tanky knight, thief and ninja. Mages are like the token if it's like, "oh, all these enemies have this tough gimmick, but are weak to ice" or something. But even then, is there's some kinda spell sword or dark knight, I'mma go with that over the mage.

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You need both

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I find that being a mage usually requires me to learn way more shit than I really want to just to play a game

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dont want to look like a hobo playing with a stick

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if its a pnp game its because i usually have a different idea in mind for when im creating a character, and being one or the other makes no sense for them

in a video game it depends on how the game plays. i find casters really boring in souls games for example and find melee-only runs a hundred times more rewarding

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Some people like to wreck shit by hand.

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And I always play the Assassin type.

I don't really care how big your sword is or if you can fire off a bit of lightning when I hit you for seventy times more damage than you have HP before you know I'm there.

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Like others have said, mages are about managing resources. Theyre incredibly powerful, but you need to balance out how you spend their spells otherwise they turn into dead weight

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i think magic is fine but it needs to have a cast time and you need to be interruptible and the spells need to be dodgeable.

maybe it goes mage blasts tank, tank laughs at dps, dps mauls mage, when all is said and done. i don't like mages with finite resources. that's the first thing you fix! it's like going from three wishes to infinite. you do it if they forget to stop you. you're telling me magic can do literally everything except sustain itself.

also i love my build in dark souls. i wish more games had good axes. man i wish fft had good axes.
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Mage is short for magina

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limited resources, harder to manage all the spells, squishy, ect

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I'm more of a thief/ninja/etc type. I will occasionally make a mage, and rarely play as a warrior. I just don't enjoy playing a warrior class.

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You need both because there are defense and magic defense stats. This will depend heavily on the game on what's favored more

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Having a human male Force in PSO was awesome. I'd enter battle mode and spam Grants from the entrance on players in the next room.

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