Best of the Best - Strikers.

[Jhaelen]

Rangers are boring, something that is boring cannot be called 'best', therefore I voted for the Sorcerer, whis a fun class. I voted for the Dragon build because it's what I'd play if given the chance...

If this vote was supposed to be about best damage, I'd vote for one of the rogue builds, just because

 

[Eldorian]

My level 14 sorcerer has like a +26 to damage, and I didn't even work hard at it.

Ranger and sorcerer are both very nice.

 

[Camelot]

I'd have to say wild sorcerer's are the most interesting and fun to play of not only all the strikers, but all the classes. I love their randomness! It makes it so exciting, since not even you know what you'll do next! And it opens up so many roleplaying opportunities: a wild sorcerer who flips a coin to make any decision; a changeling sorcerer who uses every minor action possible to randomly change into another humanoid. And I love the Wild Mage paragon path power that is an "area burst 1d4!"

Plus the damage you can do is incredible. Automatic +7 to each attack at first level, if not more. Also, it has a good repertoire of damage types, and powers that target different defenses. All in all, it's definitely the best class build in my humble opinion!

 

[Garthanos]

Rangers are boring, something that is boring cannot be called 'best', therefore I voted for the Sorcerer, whis a fun class. I voted for the Dragon build because it's what I'd play if given the chance...

My initial response was just like yours but...
Designing the ranger might be less challenging but playing the archer rangers can be very non boring ... describing trick shots like archers of legend can be fun. (even if tempted to spam a certain at-will) coming up with interesting ways to visualize attacks hitting more than one opponent can be vivid...

From All About China hey elf = chinese nobleman is a fun skin.

 

[babinro]

Of all of these polls, Strikers are easily the most difficult to pin down as Best.

I personally consider Archer Ranger to be the Best as it combines high damage with insane mobility and evasion. It is also an easy class to pick up for first time gamers. These things make it superior to other options, but by no means make it the most fun.

I would say most fun is easily the Fey Warlock as it is constantly jumping around and essentially toying with its enemies. The damage isn't quite there though when compared to other strikers. If you define best as the most fun, it would be this.

The Wild Magic Sorc also belongs in the top for fun given the random elements to the character. Unpredictability makes for a fun character as well.

Rogues require the most tactics/skill to play of the strikers. If you use this a measure of the best, than Rogues deserve consideration. I like the challenge that playing a rogue brings along with the payoff that is quite likely the most damage of any striker when it works.

I've never seen the other strikers played yet, but on paper the Rageblood with Swift Charge Barbarian seems very fun to play as well. I wish I didn't always have to DM

 

[Dice4Hire]

Well, I went with the dragon sorcerer. I know rangers will probably win, but they will have to do so without my vote. I like sorcerers as they can get their minimum damage up into the low 20s even at Heroic tier, and it is pretty easy to spread that damage over multiple targets.

And do that with at-wills, not broken dailies and encounters.

 

[-Avalon-]

I wanted to have the surprise vote: Wizard!

In our group we had 2 rogues, and avenger, a cleric, a fighter, and a wizard.

We keep our DPR milestones on a blackboard and see who can get the most damage in one round. The rogues are at like 317 and 363, the avenger is at 461, and the wizard is over 800...

Overall, the wizard is the best striker in the game.

 

[Klaus]

Of all of these polls, Strikers are easily the most difficult to pin down as Best.

I personally consider Archer Ranger to be the Best as it combines high damage with insane mobility and evasion. It is also an easy class to pick up for first time gamers. These things make it superior to other options, but by no means make it the most fun.

I would say most fun is easily the Fey Warlock as it is constantly jumping around and essentially toying with its enemies. The damage isn't quite there though when compared to other strikers. If you define best as the most fun, it would be this.

The Wild Magic Sorc also belongs in the top for fun given the random elements to the character. Unpredictability makes for a fun character as well.

Rogues require the most tactics/skill to play of the strikers. If you use this a measure of the best, than Rogues deserve consideration. I like the challenge that playing a rogue brings along with the payoff that is quite likely the most damage of any striker when it works.

I've never seen the other strikers played yet, but on paper the Rageblood with Swift Charge Barbarian seems very fun to play as well. I wish I didn't always have to DM

I've been playing an Artful Dodger rogue for the past 6 levels, and I have a hard time getting combat advantage. Got maybe 3 sneak attacks during last session's combat.

 

[Garthanos]

I've been playing an Artful Dodger rogue for the past 6 levels, and I have a hard time getting combat advantage. Got maybe 3 sneak attacks during last session's combat.

Perhaps he should be introduced to some Warlords ... A halfling bravura warlord, I was thinking of...

 

[Garthanos]

I wanted to have the surprise vote: Wizard!

In our group we had 2 rogues, and avenger, a cleric, a fighter, and a wizard.

We keep our DPR milestones on a blackboard and see who can get the most damage in one round. The rogues are at like 317 and 363, the avenger is at 461, and the wizard is over 800...

Overall, the wizard is the best striker in the game.

Love it... how does damage dealt to minions count?