Warlord or Soldier?

[Li Shenron]

Soldier doesn't sound to me on par with the names of all other classes in terms of potential heroism. I think at best it would work as a NPC class name alongside Expert and Aristocrat. It sounds too much like a man within the ranks, not someone that stands out.

 

[Kobu]

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.

And warlord isn't?


See, my guess is that we'll look at the class powers and think, "Uh, so what makes this guy a warlord? He sounds more like a sergeant."

 

[WayneLigon]

Of those two choice, I'd have to go with Warlord. As I understand it, the Warlord uses bard-like inspiration to bolster allies and such? Something like that? A Warlord sounds closer to that commander type than the Soldier, which only follows order and doesn't give them.

 

[RandomCitizenX]

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.

I wasn't saying that leader class need implied leadership over the group. I was saying that between soldier and warlord, the warlord name express the role while soldier is merely the possability of the role.

 

[Slander]

And warlord isn't?

See, my guess is that we'll look at the class powers and think, "Uh, so what makes this guy a warlord? He sounds more like a sergeant."

In my mind, Soldier links up with a formal military force, and Warlord links up with an ad-hoc warband. Forced to choose between two choices I don't like, I have to go with the one that more closely fits with an adventuring party.

 

[Aage]

I have no problem with the name Warlord, which is why I voted for it. Soldier is horrible IMO. (And my name of choice is Knight)

 

[Kobu]

Ah, I see. I think the word "warlord" along with "leader" has really created the perception that this will be someone who in fact is barking orders and will have lordship over others.

I don't see that as a good thing though. I'd rather have a soldier in the party, someone who is offering suggestions on tactics.

I didn't really get the "I'm the leader" impression from the Marshal class. I would have called the class "soldier" and let the character refer to himself as "marshal" if he chose that particular aspect.

 

[Elphilm]

Warlord wins the round!

For what it's worth, I do like Soldier better, and it is a nice enough class name in Star Wars Saga Edition. Nevertheless, it's pretty clear that the Soldier ain't gonna win this one.

Next up: Warlord vs. Captain?

 

[Wepwawet]

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.

agreed...
Of what we heard about the alleged Warlord class, I think "Tactician" would be a neutral and descriptive name.
But wait, there's a lot of thread discussing this same thing

 

[Kobu]

Warlord wins the round!

For what it's worth, I do like Soldier better, and it is a nice enough class name in Star Wars Saga Edition. Nevertheless, it's pretty clear that the Soldier ain't gonna win this one.

Next up: Warlord vs. Captain?

Maybe? I don't really want to spam up the place with polls. Let's let it go a bit and see.

I think "soldier" has perception issues that can't get explained really quickly. I didn't realize that a lot of people thought soldier was synonymous to enlisted man. Captains and generals are soldiers too!

If the class had started out named soldier, I wonder, would there be a push to rename it warlord? I rather doubt it.