D&D 5E Most played classes in your local gaming area?

[Bitbrain]

Ranger, then both Rogue and Fighter, then Druid.

Needless to say, more than half of the group I play with was really happy when the Unearthed Arcana Revised Ranger was released online

 

[TwoSix]

Cleric, Paladin, and Rogue are easily at the top. I've had 2 games in a row now with multiple Clerics, and I've only had one game that didn't have a Paladin or Rogue.

 

[Blue]

...you can only choose 4? Well I guess I just can't answer in any kind of accurate fashion that actually shows up in the results then.

Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Fighter, Sorcerer, Warlock, and Wizard have all showed up at my table in equal amounts, though the others aren't actually that far behind.

Yeah, I had chosen 8 and it yelled at me. I see a bunch at my FLGS.

I was going back and forth - for example, I always see a cleric, but never ever have seen multiple clerics, while other classes I see multiples of sometimes and none of at other times.

Also, I usually see a sorcerer or a wizard in almost every party and sometimes more than one, but I dont see enough "just sorcerers" or "just wizards" so I had to cull them getting down to 4 even though as a similar role seeing them are more common then clerics.

 

[Blue]

Perhaps if I redo the poll in a year I will allow more voting options instead of basing it on the 4 person party that is considered "the standard."

I've never played in a campaign with only 4 players. All about player to DM ratio. Players in the group that is, of course there are times when someone is out sick and a session may have less than the full roster. 6 then 5 are common, 7 is uncommon, and I've seen 8 (though wouldn't like it) but not 4.

 

[ccs]

Barbarian. We've had 7 barbarians so far. (4 in the same game -- the whole party)

 

[akr71]

In all the parties I have DM'ed for and played in we've only had one barbarian, one monk and one bard. Multiple of everything else with rogue, fighter and wizard leading the totals.

 

[Ogre Mage]

So in looking at the results so far from both the "Most Played Classes" and "The Classes that Nobody Wants" threads, some patterns have begun to emerge.

Right now the rogue is clearly the most popular class, as it leads the voting in the "Most Played Classes" and has the fewest votes in "The Classes that Nobody Wants."

The monk is probably the most unpopular class, as it has the fewest votes in the "Most Played Classes" and is a close second place in "The Classes that Nobody Wants." The ranger actually leads the "Nobody Wants" poll but it is polling much better than the monk in the "Most Played Classes" poll.

We could speculate as to why the rogue is popular. To begin with, I think cunning action is a shiny prize for character optimizers. It is also a relatively simple class which doesn't have to muck around with spell lists, so it is friendly for inexperienced players. The stealth/sneak attack aspect adds a bit of strategy which might appeal to some over the more generic fighter. Finally, the rogue perhaps more than any other class suggests an "edgy" and/or "anti-hero" type, which seems to appeal to a lot of people.

As for the monk's apparent unpopularity, to be blunt I have not seen one who contributed much to the party, even if they were roleplayed well. Some were a flat-out waste of space. I'm sure there are other reasons but frankly it has gotten to the point that I cringe slightly when I first see one at the table and wonder if it will be dead weight.

Rogues are indeed one of the most popular classes in my local gaming area. Monks appears at about an average rate (to my chagrin).

 

[alienux]

For the most part, the basic 4 classes plus ranger and paladin.

 

[Draegn]

Magicians. I attribute this to most players having grown up with Harry Potter.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Crunching the numbers, in the group I DM for, I was surprised to see Sorcerer take the lead. That surprised me, as I know when it first was introduced, folks derided the Sorcerer in favor of the classic Wizard. In the group I’m just a player, Fighter and Cleric tie. Combining the two groups, Fighter and Cleric are the top choices.