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<blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 9111850" data-attributes="member: 50987">This is all interesting, but also kind of confusing.&nbsp; Different ways of measuring the data produce different results.&nbsp; (We have a word for that in engineering.)<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">According to D&amp;D Beyond, which measures the sheer number of characters created on their own platform, Fighter is the most popular class.&nbsp; So among people who use D&amp;D Beyond, the Fighter is clearly the king.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The new Baldur's Gate 3 video game shows the <s>Bard</s> Paladin to be the most popular character class.&nbsp; So at least among players of that one video game, <s>Bard</s> Paladin is supreme.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">That Zippa article, which counts the number of states where a particular class is the favorite Google search, Monk is the most popular class (since it's the favorite in 19 states.)&nbsp; And Wizard, the favorite punching bag of ENWorld, supposedly responsible for making the martial classes &quot;useless&quot; and &quot;obsolete,&quot;&nbsp; is the favorite in only a single state (Utah).&nbsp; Bards haven't won any.</li>
</ul>I'd wager that:(# of people who use Google) &gt;&gt; (# of people who use D&amp;D Beyond) &gt; (# of people currently playing Baldur's Gate 3)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CleverNickName, post: 9111850, member: 50987"] This is all interesting, but also kind of confusing. Different ways of measuring the data produce different results. (We have a word for that in engineering.) [LIST] [*]According to D&D Beyond, which measures the sheer number of characters created on their own platform, Fighter is the most popular class. So among people who use D&D Beyond, the Fighter is clearly the king. [*]The new Baldur's Gate 3 video game shows the [S]Bard[/S] Paladin to be the most popular character class. So at least among players of that one video game, [S]Bard[/S] Paladin is supreme. [*]That Zippa article, which counts the number of states where a particular class is the favorite Google search, Monk is the most popular class (since it's the favorite in 19 states.) And Wizard, the favorite punching bag of ENWorld, supposedly responsible for making the martial classes "useless" and "obsolete," is the favorite in only a single state (Utah). Bards haven't won any. [/LIST] I'd wager that: (# of people who use Google) >> (# of people who use D&D Beyond) > (# of people currently playing Baldur's Gate 3) [/QUOTE]

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