Question about my next playthrough

Dual wield rogue isn't hard to play, but it's a little boring for my taste. I enjoyed mage and archer more, and would choose fighter before dual wield. Sword and board Templar was fun and so was a two handed Reaver. This was the first DA game where the devs actually made fighters fun.

 You can deactivate and prioritize abilities in the tactics screen for Bull but Reaver requires too much attention to leave it to AI. I suppose that's part of fun of playing a Reaver. But I completely agree with you.  

Yah, I love that about DA:I's tactics.  It's much much more refined than "If X happens, do Y."  Now, it's, "Make X a priority, do Y and Z after."  I can just remember cringing the first time I went in there, thinking I would mess it up.  Then I saw that it was easy peasey.

Thanks, I suppose I'll try a Reaver warrior, but no guarantees. 

I can sympathize if you're trying the twin fangs move for the first time. It's baffling. The other moves are more satisfying with their auto targeting. If I may recommend something, the whip chain move in the sabotage tree that pulls you to opponents is a good compensator for your melee character.

Interesting to see different points of view. DW Rogue was my first, third and will likely be my fifth playthrough when I get around to it. I had endless fun with it.

It is true, though, that you need to manage them. Can be very squishy. I always had a W&S warrior spamming challenge/war cry (sometimes two of them) and a support mage.

But take Hrungr's advice - Reaver needs LOTS of attention if you're going that route.

I can't speak to the rogue, since I haven't played one, but I can address the SnS warrior. I found that great fun to play, BUT when it comes to dragon fights I typically let the AI control my PC and I go ranged and control a party member (usually Dorian). Having a screen full of dragon is not fun. (Yes, I know I could use tactical view, but I play on casual and prefer the active combat, or whatever that's called.) I've also found that the AI is pretty good at tanking dragons and uses the tank's skills appropriately for the most part, whereas I want to have more control over my mage's shields and so on.

For any of the melee, the movement is just something you have to get used to. Warriors have various skills to control the battlefield and to move about and get to where they need to be. Probably the biggest struggle in getting used to the controls is in not constantly mashing down the attack button, as this will prevent you from moving because the game will not allow you to move mid-swing.

This is good information.  Once I'm done with the Solacemance I think I will need some more dwarf loving.  Will try a 2-handed warrior this time.

Did you have him/her as your tank or did you have a dedicated tank?