Dragon Age 2 question here-sorry!

Mage!

Warrior!

I don't know what those words, "warrior" and "mage", mean. The only true way to play DA2 is as rogue.

Exactly

One does not simply call themselves an Operator and not play as a Rogue.

Mage. Because of Carver. And because of the story more personal in every case. (And because mage Hawke can be a demigod, and this fits Varric's tale.)

Warrior. Because of Bethany, as Circle Mage. It can make the story just as personal as with a mage.

Rogue. Personally, I don't like as much as the first two, but it can fit a non-mage Hawke's position (especially if s/he become a smuggler).

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My choice is the mage, but I really loved my warrior too.

Rogue!

It seems like Bethany is your primary reason for warrior. Rogue gets her too, you know. You didn't say anything that is unique to the warrior.

Mage and rogue feel the best to me. Either you're an apostate hiding from the templars or have the skills necessary to hide your mage sibling. Rogue also fits with the sketchiness that Hawke gets into.

Catilina I'm not arguing against warrior. My point was that your primary stated reason centered around Bethany, which seemed odd since the rogue gets her as well. If you had stated all of that stuff in your original post, I wouldn't have commented at all.

I still think regulating the choice of which sibling survives due to class/party balance was unnecessarily contrived and stupid. A good RPG should allow the player to customize their characters and party however they see fit. Not to mention how such forced balance wouldn't have been needed if Bioware had kept Origins' class versatility, such as allowing warriors to use ranged weapons, letting rogues and mages wear heavy armor if they had the right stats, and so on. If the player wants a party of just one or two classes, they should have those options.

To me, it would have been more emotionally impactful if the sibling's death had actually been the result of in-story choice, like who fights up front versus who guards Leandra. I don't see the character dynamic of Mage Hawke and Bethany or Warrior/Rogue Hawke and Carver being all that different. Bethany could have been proud and/or envious of Mage Hawke's confidence and freedoms, while Carver... would still be Carver .