Warlord or Soldier?

[Kobu]

There are only two choices in this exercise. Some good discussion got going here: http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=210201

Let's now see if the Soldier can actually take down the Warlord in an opinion poll.

 

[Gloombunny]

This is painful. I hate the name "warlord", but "soldier" is even worse. I can't bring myself to vote in favor of either one, even if they're the only options.

 

[Aust Diamondew]

Warlord is okay in my opinion, not good, not bad.
Soldier I don't really like. Just like warlord it brings its own set of implications but doesn't sound as cool nor convey the inspirational aspects warlord does.

Honestly I can't think of a really good name for the class. I'd just use marshall, since its a word thats fallen out of modern usage somewhat (see ranger, paladin, rogue) and it was used for a similarly designed class in 3.X.

 

[Daniel D. Fox]

I am not fond of either choice. Technically, a Sorcerer, Wizard, Fighter or Rogue can be a professional soldier or a provincial warlord.

 

[Kobu]

This is painful. I hate the name "warlord", but "soldier" is even worse. I can't bring myself to vote in favor of either one, even if they're the only options.

Sorry.

I would have done a big runoff with "none of the above" but the polls aren't flexible like that.

Would you think Soldier was worse if Wizards had simply announced that a Soldier class would be joining?

 

[RandomCitizenX]

I think of Soldier as being directly tied to military for one thing, but also I think that it is more directly tied to following orders in my mind. I know that every officer is a soldier, but not all soldiers are officers. If leadership/buff/whatever powers they get which help with the "leader" role would be only one possible option for a fighter esq class then I would be all for soldier. When you think about the fact that the class has been confirmed to go in the "Leader" role I just can't see using it over warlord, which has a definate sound of leadership even if it is a bit forced in granduer and experience.

 

[Gloombunny]

Sorry.

I would have done a big runoff with "none of the above" but the polls aren't flexible like that.

Would you think Soldier was worse if Wizards had simply announced that a Soldier class would be joining?

Probably. "Warlord" is inappropriate for a class name, but at least it's not likely to conflict with other characters. Soldier is a popular choice of background for fighter-class characters.

 

[Kobu]

I think of Soldier as being directly tied to military for one thing, but also I think that it is more directly tied to following orders in my mind. I know that every officer is a soldier, but not all soldiers are officers. If leadership/buff/whatever powers they get which help with the "leader" role would be only one possible option for a fighter esq class then I would be all for soldier. When you think about the fact that the class has been confirmed to go in the "Leader" role I just can't see using it over warlord, which has a definate sound of leadership even if it is a bit forced in granduer and experience.

I don't think any of the other "leader" roles are going to have implied leadership over the group in name. Cleric and Druid for instance. In fact, I think the name Warlord has tainted perception of how the leader role functions.

 

[Slander]

I'm not particularly fond of Warlord, but Soldier doesn't at all evoke what we've heard of the class so far. It's also a bit to militant for my taste for a core class.

The best alternative I've heard suggested has been "Commander". Though, as I'm in the middle of playing Oblivion, "Doyen" comes to mind as another alternative. Sounds a little wierd, but kinda fits what we know of the class. ... ... ... eh, maybe not <shrug>

 

[Kobu]

Probably. "Warlord" is inappropriate for a class name, but at least it's not likely to conflict with other characters. Soldier is a popular choice of background for fighter-class characters.

Yes, but the fighter has never come with any abilities that indicate he's had squad combat training. I'd say that a lot of soldier background style characters are going to be re-imaged from fighters to warlords.