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What class of BG player are you?

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  1. What class of BG player are you?166 votes
    1. Actor. Pretend to be you character. A strong sense of role playing.
      24.10%
    2. Explorer. Loves seeing new places, exhausting all dialogue options and finding easter eggs.
      27.11%
    3. Instigator. Enjoys making things happen, changing the world as much as possible. Feature request please!
        6.02%
    4. Power Gamer. Enjoys high levels, cool abilities and eating cheese, lots and lots of cheese
      12.65%
    5. Slayer. You just kill everything. If it walks it must be gibbed! If it cannot be killed it must be bugged...
        4.22%
    6. Storyteller. Prefers the narrative of the game to individual character motivations and personality.
      12.65%
    7. Thinker. Prefers innovation, creative choices and reflection to overcome challenges.
      10.24%
    8. Modder. Knows the game code inside out but has not time to actually play their creations...
        0.60%
    9. Watcher. A casual player who just plays the game because someone told you it would be cool...
        0.60%
    10. Complainer. Plays the game in order to complain. Usually green skinned. Self explanatory...
        1.81%
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  • CaptRoryCaptRory Member Posts: 1,660
    I approach BG:EE in an odd way. I like putting together fun roleplaying scenarios. I also like having an effective group and character. And I also love exploring everything and doing everything and seeing everything.

    I'm not too big into hardcore roleplaying for a game like this. Its too linear for me.

    I love roleplaying in an actual pen and paper game. I go to games like this more for the combats an story and fun characters.
  • ChowChow Member Posts: 1,192
    On actual tabletop RPGs with real people, I play as an actor and an explorer, perhaps even kind of a reverse-instigator who enjoys the growth of my character the most out of everything, both mechanically and roleplaying-wise. As a DM, I am a storyteller, sometimes to the point of railroading, although I am trying to change this.

    Baldur's Gate, however, is nowhere near complex and deep enough to allow any of those, as much of a great game as it is. So my approach to this game is typically to just become strong enough that I can murder everyone crossing my path.
  • LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
    I think I'm actually a mix of three: Actor, Storyteller, and Thinker. But forced to pick just one I selected Thinker because I like a lot of variety, and use different methods to enjoy the game in various ways.
  • JaceJace Member Posts: 193
    It was difficult to choose, but in the end, I put myself down as a Thinker. I like replaying challenging battles again and again, each time trying a different approach or spell combination to succeed; sometimes even limiting myself to using only a handful of party members.

    I like acting, but sometimes metagaming knowledge urges me to deviate from my character for a while because there is something very rewarding at stake. I like power, but not cheese. I like exploring, but not to the point of exhausting all dialogue options.
  • The_Shairs_HandbookThe_Shairs_Handbook Member Posts: 219
    None above.... I'm a Collector... I collect followers.... lotsa followers.... more followers then better game for me....
    you should have Collector as an options
  • WanderonWanderon Member Posts: 1,418
    Other - chronic restarter, character/team creator, no reloader, (occasionally minimal reloader).

    perhaps mostly the Journeyer - it's all about each characters/teams journey as far (or short) as it goes thus "finishing" the game is not necessarily a goal -

    it's all good whether it ends in Chap 1 or at the final battle becuase whenever it ends it opens the door to discover the next great character/party and begin their journey.
  • ZafiroZafiro Member Posts: 436
    edited May 2013
    Need to see more maps and tall buildings!
  • francofranco Member Posts: 507
    On second thought, I would change my vote to thinker. During the game, I'm concerned with roleplaying to the extent that Charname doing something opposite to original conception or alignment, unless truly forced to do it, tends to ruin the feeling of reality of the game for me.

    But, when not actually adventuring, I am usually thinking about innovation and game mechanics. Thinking about how an already great classic game might be modified in order to add to its replay value and freshness so you want to keep rolling up and finding a new experience each time. Also, how this can be done without having to wait for mods.
  • lunarlunar Member Posts: 3,460
    I change my game world and use DLTCEP to edit shops, items, treasures, enemies etc. to suit my tastes and refreshing game play. ^^
  • SouthpawSouthpaw Member Posts: 2,026
    edited May 2013
    I'm a mix of Thinker, Instigator and Explorer. With a sprinkle of "Real Man" archetype, or as you called it "Slayer".
    But hands down, probably a Thinker the most.


    @Samus - You probably write this with the usual player archetypes in mind, don't you?
    You are missing a Looney *wink* (which is indeed very possible, as some forum member's Playthroughs displayed)
  • OneAngryMushroomOneAngryMushroom Member Posts: 564
    No matter what. When it really comes down to it, what make a game memorable is the plot and characters
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  • SamuelVargSamuelVarg Member Posts: 598
    with a pinch of "Thinker" added.
  • SouthpawSouthpaw Member Posts: 2,026
    @Samus - well...that's true. But if a Modder does not have time to play his creations, he/she probably won't spend too much time on the forums, except for the modding topics. Also, Watchers' game immersion is not enough to dwell on forums. This archetype exists primarily in PnP RPG's world. Or does it?

    And Trolls...nice addition as the usual "Insane Last Poll Question". (Keep it classy man)
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  • SouthpawSouthpaw Member Posts: 2,026
    ...and I replied with the same ;-)
    "The fact, that I am standing knees deep in blood, does not make it less funny!"
  • Jared4242Jared4242 Member Posts: 130
    If there's one thing I love about Western RPG's, it's the smorgasbord of areas. You can go right to the next plot location (The Mines) Or you can hike 100 miles in the other direction and kiss a dryad on the cheek (and pay quite the price).

    Innovator would be a close second. I love sitting down and coming up with the funnest (it's a word) and most extravagant way to chop down a group of orcs.
  • O_BruceO_Bruce Member Posts: 2,790
    Althought I am classified here as an actor, I have something of explorer or thinker. Sadly thought, many locations in BG1 are empty with only few things/encounters worth seeing and there is little to innovate after playing BG for years. Whatever, the game is still awesome.
  • NecomancerNecomancer Member Posts: 622
    Actor with strong leanings towards explorer. Luckally I always RP a character who has wander lust now that hes left candlekeep
  • Montresor_SPMontresor_SP Member Posts: 2,208
    Actually a multi-class with many of the classes mentioned but I think my most important class is Explorer.
  • DJKajuruDJKajuru Member Posts: 3,300
    Actor , with storyteller tendencies.
  • KamigoroshiKamigoroshi Member Posts: 5,870
    I'm always exploring the wilderness far and wide in search of cute, feral monster lasses! ♥
  • TJ_HookerTJ_Hooker Member Posts: 2,438
    I'm probably equal parts power gamer and explorer. And I don't think powergaming necessarily constitutes using cheese. In my mind, it mostly just means that you put a premium on combat effectiveness for a character.
  • MalicronMalicron Member Posts: 629
    Hard choice between actor and explorer.
  • GandalfPortraitGuyGandalfPortraitGuy Member Posts: 206
    In the end, Actor was the closest.
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  • MalicronMalicron Member Posts: 629
    typo_tilly said:

    Fingers crossed for more wilderness areas in BG2:EE! :)

    Now that would not only be awesome, but doable under the contract. This would make me a very happy mage.
  • AristilliusAristillius Member Posts: 873
    Cool poll!
    Guess Im an actor, but not a hardcore RPer. Also nearly chose "storyteller".
  • DetroitRedWings25DetroitRedWings25 Member Posts: 244
    Hey! as a proud half-orc player I take offense to that last option.
  • ChildofBhaal599ChildofBhaal599 Member Posts: 1,781
    when i play role playing games, i am the character. if there were food in bg, i would take it to eat wheather i need to or not! i do on role playing games that have it, and i can't play them in front of others because it makes me feel weird when i am playing elder scrolls with a bunch of food and resting every night even though i don't need to. i like that bg actually fatigues you so that you want to sleep. i just love that you can play an rpg however you want! :)
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