Which VOCATION Should You Play? Dragon's Dogma 2

[@DrybearGamers]

Which vocation will YOUR Arisen be? 00:00 Introduction 00:21 Classes & Party 07:11 Fighter 08:51 Archer 10:15 Thief 11:16 Mage 13:11 Warrior 14:33 Sorcerer 16:19 Magick Archer 17:38 Mystic Spearhand 18:53 Trickster 21:18 Warfarer

[@KadenTheRaver]

Yo it’s MrKaden from your Twitch TV family! Been thinking about you lately.. miss you ALOT Drybear . The iconic streams must commence someday ❤ Cheers, my friend.. till next time

[@brQdfrQd]

You didn't mention this but if I understood it correctly, unlike DD1, your stats will change based on your vocation. Which is a super nice quality of life improvement.

[@leonholz5901]

@akman1947But it sucks for trying new classes that have very different stats if you want an "optimal" character.

[@TheOmegau]

@akman1947 Because gear matters far more than stats in DD1, the stats don't matter that much. It may be sub-optimal, but if you play right it will work fine as long as you're geared well. I see this more as moving away from a situation where a few people will level optimally for a class without ever actually using it until level 200.

[@sorenkazaren4659]

I’m totally okay with this if it means no more leveling sorcerer for 200 levels to play as a magick archer etc. Don’t get me wrong I love min/maxing. But like if I don’t have to suffer to min/max that’s cool too

[@ZeroSteel45]

Technically you are correct. When you switch to a different vocation your stats will someone switched to reflect that new class you're on. But you still have permanent stats that go up as the level up but it doesn't matter nearly as much. The only time I would imagine is you're trying to mend Max and trying to get the maximum amount of damage out of your stats. But you should be fine to play the game however you wish

[@Hunch0Grass1ey]

Me and my friends decided to make eachother as our main pawns and then hire eachothers main pawns so it’s pretty much like playing together since it’s not multiplayer lol

[@Bigblue3000]

I'm gonna start as thief, and then I'll end up with the magic dual spear.

[@phillipthach7924]

noted. thank you. vital information.

[@NEONLij]

Yup same here my dude

[@RellshouldBsleep]

@@phillipthach7924hey phil bad day huh…it happens bro, hope you have a better one tomorrow

[@chrispalmer6804]

lame they took the assassin class out since that was the thief advanced vocation if i remember

[@Bigblue3000]

@@chrispalmer6804 I believe it was a Warrior/strider hybrid class in Dragons Dogma 1.

[@Ixcez]

At least by going from DD1 experience when it comes to the main pawn the overall best class to put on it is a mage, simply because a mage is the healer/buffer/debuffer/elemental dmg. Which is a class you pretty much always want to bring since it covers such a broad range of effects that any party wants. There is also a big emphasis on a weakness system in the last game and for like 80-90% of those weaknesses a mage have them covered, though you might need to switch some skills in and out depending on the area. Fighter is also a good choice if you wanna be a dmg dealer since the fighter will tank for you and also offer opportunities to deal more dmg. It's also seems fun to bring as many sorcerers as possible since they can chain their magic together in DD2.

[@StreetMarker]

I'll be playing Fighter in the long run, I'm such a fan of the sword and board. I'll be making sure to play other vocations so I can use their augments with the Fighter

[@esper2776]

Honestly it's a shame that mystic knight has been cut. I loved being a tanky paladin

[@zainyousif7563]

I'm so torn between Magick Archer and Mystic Spearhand 😭😭😭

[@shaunkennedy174]

Just play both. Dragons dogma let’s you swap classes as much as you want, with no penalties in this game. I would spend several hours with 1 class and then swap to the other once your burned out on the first one

[@icyflow1876]

@@shaunkennedy174that’s good to know.. thanks🫡

[@alexm7043]

Does armour matter? Like are you locked into armour based upon what class you are?

[@Xfushion2]

​@@alexm7043If it's like the first game then yes, it was pretty _cliché:_ the Magic vocations were limited to mostly robes, the Striders (Rouge & archer) used light armor and the Bonks, Fighter and Warrior could equip heavy armor, Hyrbid vocations could wear whatever armor their two based vocation derived from so for example the Mystic Knight which is a fighter/mage combo could wear both robes and heavy armor.

[@marioashford2057]

I always liked the magic archer because of the range attacks.

[@iamthisiam]

I did choose my vocation, my vocation chose me. (Mystic Spear Hand).

[@elwourmo993]

I was a huge fan of the magic archer in DD1 but that was because they had a nice mix of physical and magic damage options along with some stupid utility, without the daggers they seem closer to regular spellcasters. I will probably go spearhand for the magic/physical mix. I never leave the house without a big burly warrior pawn in DD1 and I'll stick with that in 2 if they are in any way similar. The the real reason for a well built warrior pawn is thier unmached ability to stagger and knock down opponents leading to way better damage just because they create damage windows that would not be there without them. I really like the tricksters in concept but I fear feeling like a suport character in my own game.

[@SpartanManch]

That's exactly why I wasn't too excited about the Trickster at first, but now I'm starting to see the potential the class offers. If played correctly, you'll basically be a puppet master over the battlefield. Tricking enemies into slaughtering one another or killing themselves and confusing the enemy while your pawns mow them down with powerful buffs. And you get to sit back and watch it all from a distance. I just hope that pawns understand commands better than they did before. That will make or break the class for me.

[@geofer.o.13.888]

Don't forget about the difference in the stats increases during level-up.

[@elwourmo993]

@@geofer.o.13.888 Did they state officially that they would keep that? or will stats change per class now? It would be kind of sad to see. I hated having to level classes I don't enjoy and the warfare would be a max level exclusive class in that case...

[@floki6548]

@@elwourmo993 I do not think they have

[@floki6548]

MA was OP in DD though

[@iDontGotIt]

If It's anything like Dragon's Dogma 1, I choose all.

[@brendenbradley7457]

Especially since I want to play the wayfarer! Need to master all the classes to hot swap between them!

[@panoctic]

Yes, i remember the living armor being a pain if you dont have magic damage. and pawns back then were stupid as hell to deal with it lol.

[@menecec]

I mean it is but isn’t ur stats change to best fit the class ur playing so u could be a lvl11 their switch to archer and have the stats of a lvl 11 archer. It’s probably how they got away with making wayfarer cause it’ll always be the weakest stat wise

[@matx6666]

@@panocticJust like the golems was annoying if you were a caster yourself. Pawns wouldn't climb on to break the runes on it.

[@Ilikebeatzzz]

@@panoctic Its not like they are stupid, they just need knowledge and good inclinations. That's all. If you lack any of these, then they are stupid.

[@ilgiallo0]

Since my arisen is a bit fatty i would go archer or fighter for a start , my main pawn probabily thief . There are plenty of mages to take already.

[@benkraze3103]

imagine fat arisen doing all the acrobatic moves as archer lmao

[@AB-sp5hm]

Magick Archer Was so OP in DD1

[@n1kb0t5]

Did that Mystic Spearhand just teleport to the that Hyena, stibby stab it, then telepathically fling the damn that at the other mob? Yes please.

[@toodleselnoodos6738]

Going Trickster mostly. It’s just a weird, new playstyle and I want to see how it plays throughout the game, especially as a 1st playthrough. That way, I can understand it’s limits best and also how to use the Trickster when you don’t know what’s coming up.

[@zkfuzzy1]

the freaking tornado at 14:50 that the mage summons got me sold nobody got time for healing im going straight chaos !!!!!!!!!!

[@the1HLT]

Mage -> sorcerer with a fighter pawn will be my main route through the game I think. But I think it’s fantastic that we won’t be locked in to the first vocation we choose and that we can experience all that the game has to offer within the same play through.

[@snorfhood191]

Really good description of how this game works….well done!

[@000585677]

Thank you so much for the great informative video! I am hyped AF for this game. You really helped me understand the different vocations - I gotta say I love me some sword and board so I'll be going Fighter at first and then maybe magick archer later on.

[@NinjaDuce]

I'm a sucker for dual blades so thief and mystic spearhand are up my alley

[@wst34]

once i saw the psychic/echo knight type skills on the mystic spearhand it wasnt even a choice at that point

[@bananamilkshake04]

I choose Mage/Sorceror then maybe move onto Mystic Spearhand later in the game. Every single fantasy action game I play I always go for the fighter with a two-handed or sword and shield, or even dual-wielding swords like the thief, but I never use magic ever, so this time around I want to be the spellcaster of the party and maybe be a spellsword type with MS later in the game 😁

[@BrendenKO]

As someone who knows the hell outta dd1 it drove me up the damn wall how much you misnamed things lol. Manticore=chimera Mountain troll?= Cyclops Magic Knight= mystic Knight To point a couple. Also a couple really weird takes in here imo the biggest one is saying fighters are good at mounting because they're durable? The main utility of fighters mounting monsters is their weight can either help topple an off balance monster or weigh them down to tangle up their movement. Overall a somewhat nice video but with some weird hiccups in it

[@calvinpaschal6969]

The only problem with saying “all” is that the body type has a bigger impact on your stats and capabilities

[@vitaemecha]

wayfarer sounds really cool as I enjoyed the assassin and strider classes, also using the magic bow with a melee weapon sounds awesome.

[@fishium]

i know having multiple pawns is best but i really just wanna be buddy buddy with my main pawn

[@RebornThroughHate]

Wow. I don't know. I was a strider in the first one, after trying fighter and sorcerer first. I liked melee and ranged together so it was easy to pick. But I see hundreds of hours in the game.

[@dblezi]

Yea that’s all I want is ranged and melee together.

[@therealaran]

Theif for their fast hack and slash gameplay or fighter for its strength or durability, warrior or trickster or mystic spearhand would be cool too

[@zaddyzeeseburgnutz]

Fighter, then I'll immediately switch to warrior when I can for about 20-30 lvls, then back to fighter.

[@sadscientist9995]

Thief - magic archer for me For pawn probably mage or archer then switch later

[@FigmentHF]

I had a passing interest in this game, was gonna wait for reviews and maybe a sale… but after 10 hours in the character creator, I’d happily be induced into a coma for a week, as all I can think about is bloody DD2

[@storiesandnoise]

Strider / Ranger / Assassin were some of my favorite classes in DD1. Disappointed they split those vocations into thief & archer tbh. Will probably end up as a Magic Archer arisen again which was hella fun in the original, but not sure about my pawn. In DD1 she was a strider to ranger, but to keep her as an archer the whole game this time around feels like a bummer.

[@rocketdurham4926]

It’s just different brother, archer is ranger, strider and assassin bow forms. Instead of having daggers to fight close, they have to tools to maintain distance. It doesn’t need daggers. My pawn will be archer

[@DevineDumbass]

Yeah they gave archer some ranger skills and they gave thief some assassin ones iirc

[@Fairy-Uvinq]

Warfarer for sure. Being able to use 3 classes at once means it should be far harder to get burned out. I'm between this 6 set ups: Weapon master: spearhand, archer, warrior Sage: mage, sorcerer, trickster Nightingale: thief/spearhand, magick/archer, trickster Arcane Knight: fighter, mage, magick archer Reaver: warrior, trickster, spearhand Magic knight(like steiner from ff9): warrior, spearhand, mage to enchant to specifically target an enemy weakness and buff himself

[@jordanstark5924]

I'm interested to see what kinds of augments the trickster will get as well as what different kinds of censers will do. Since they obviously can't be just "deal more damage"

[@danhill99]

Hadn’t even considered that but good point

[@vaynebot1717]

Recommendation for all coming to dragons dogma for first time dont stay on one try then all out they all play unique to one another some feel amazing at certain points and then also feel bad in certain fights all depending on what skills u take and what party u run and what enemy u are fighting at the moment but all the vocations are alot of fun and many many different skills to use on each for entirely new playstyles

[@babayaga4320]

So, as far as I can tell, if I eventually want to go with mythic spearhand, I could start out as any starting vocation, right?

[@Dastardly_Duo]

Yep

[@LordAryu]

Thinking of playing as a Thief Arisen and later transitioning into a Mystic Spearhand. My main pawn is a burly fighter who I plan on either keeping as a fighter, or later turning into a warrior

[@metaljazz]

Hella stoked for DD2 - may start w/ a thief or ranger for augments, then go Fighter before selecting an advanced vocation… the decision is going to be tough 😳 - Mystic Spearhand or Sorcerer is what I’m leaning towards rn.

[@zedhead90]

On one hand; I think thief, warrior, mystic spearhand, and archer are most appealing to me personally. On the other, using some combo of all of them on the fly also seems ridiculously fun even if it’s less effective, so warfarer might be it for me.

[@Godwyn_TheGolden]

Never played first one .. but this, this one got me hooked up for some reason..!! I’m looking forward to enjoying the journey

[@diotheworld6430]

My personality dictates that I always pick the most basic classes that everyone picks and stick to them forever so in this game I feel like it's fighter

[@Willow4526]

Depending on exactly how warfarer works such as limitations, I'll probably choose that as I'll be able to make a greatsword battle mage. Otherwise I'll probably just stick with sorc but who knows, the freedom to change classes without punishment, really makes me feel like anything is possible.

[@TBelen91]

Thanks for the useful guide! I can't see myself playing anything other than Warfarer for my first run, I enjoy the flexibility too much in RPGs like this

[@poundsofslothcigars]

OOOO SHIT DRYBEAR?! Idk you were a ytuber, I remember you from Paladins way back when nice to see your still thriving

[@Theosis10]

Honestly I'm a little torn. I definately think I'll start as a thief since my first playthrough of DD1 was as a strider and I loved it. Climbing around on large enemies and stabbing is just fun. That being said, mystic spearhand does much the same and I do like spear wielders in RPGs. So I'll likely mess around with both of them until I eventually make up my mind...or the game ends...one or the other.

[@KawsMeCal]

It's cute you think I'm looking at anything else after seeing Mystic Spearhand... But I will eventually try everything for sure... Also the Adept Rogue- I mean Warfarer would be neat too so I can have my spear and use other weapons too for some neat combinations.

[@royery]

So far I'm switching back and forth between Warrior and Archer.

[@vitaemecha]

The game expects you to try all of them, you will find yourself maxed out in a vocation long before the end of the game which is to encourage you to keep trying different vocations.

[@phant0mdummy]

My only issue with Trickster right now is that I don't know how much loot you will lose in a playthrough, when half the enemies you kill are falling off cliffs. Even if you only killed 1/8 of the enemies fought with gravity, that is a lot of gold and trinkets lost.

[@scroom1202]

I'll start as mage and have my pawn as a fighter. I like to have control of my defensive core and bring in offensive or support options as needed.

[@royery]

Is Sorcerer class underrated? When my main pawn was Mage, she'd get hired quite often. But she gets rarely hired now after i switched her vocation to Sorcerer.

[@ethanemerson4862]

In the first game the Warrior ironically had pretty bad DPS (damage output) compared to the other classes. Is that fixed in this game? You can actually deal BIG DAMAGE like the class wants to?

[@lucylucian2564]

the best pawn combination for me would be archer,sorcerer and fighter,and im gonna play a warrior,i dont need the healing since i can buy and craft them.

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

With so many choices, I think I'll be a street food vendor "Step right up, get yer hot dogs....plumb juicy dogs for sale" If that doesn't pan out, maybe an NPC quest giver.

[@Athraxes]

I wish Pawns could be any class... would be more fun to build parties with

[@MackerelSushi]

I’ll be starting with a Mage Arisen with a Fighter main Pawn.

[@AEGISDEFENSE]

In this order: Warrior, Mystic Spearhand, Warfarer. Notice there is not strength/Dex hybrid though either...wonder if it will be added in DLC. Assassin. Little scummy if that's so.

[@pietromoopy2010]

Warfarer for me, Thief/Archer and something else not sure about the third.

[@ziiiiiiii754]

Im doing thief/archer and mage or magick archer for the third. I want some magic for the physical enemies

[@pietromoopy2010]

@@ziiiiiiii754 Yeah I was thinking about that, also would be nice to have a heal if one is available to the class.

[@Konrow]

Going Archer to start with Magic Archer being the goal. Just can't decide if my main pawn will be fighter or thief.

[@Crowning.]

I’ll be making me and my pawn fighters and then change myself to a warrior while keeping my pawn a fighter to just become a power house. Yes I will become known as evil and a villain

[@mariaconcepcionrodriguezhe2850]

There is only 1 option WARRIOR. it might even be fun this time round

[@leonardaarts7928]

just go spearhead, mage, sorcerer and magic archer.. cant lose with that group

[@DementiaGM]

Fuuuuuuuuuck, I was really into the striker in DD1, I had an absolute BLAST playing that vocation because of the range and melee combined play styles. The fact that you could just shot down an enemy with the bow and right after slash them with your blades was so fucking badass. I'm over-the-moon hyped for DD2, but there a teeny tiny part of me that is somewhat disappointed I won't be able to play as I did for 260 hours in DD1.

[@dostrendmurdoc2775]

Try the warfarer and mix the skills of the archer and thief. This vocation is exactly made to cater to these double weapon past vocations fantasy

[@DementiaGM]

@@dostrendmurdoc2775I thought about it, but I have some doubts about the Wayfarer. For example, your character seem to wield only one weapon at a time, so I'm not entirely sure how this vocation will work. Do you need to keep swapping weapons in your inventory? Can you equip more than 1 at a time? Can you use bow skills while wielding daggers or vice versa? I WANT ANSWERS hahah

[@dostrendmurdoc2775]

@@DementiaGM as far as I know all the vocations use just one weapon, but the warfarer can carry three at a time and he can switch between mid battle very easily. There are some videos showing people changing very fast between weapons in a very fluid way. The skills will probably be tied to the weapon, but as you can switch so easily during battle I think it will not be a problem. The only disadvantage that we know are the low stats, and we don't even know how low they are. Maybe it can be circumvented by gear. Anyway, I think we can be sure that you can, for example, carry daggers, a bow and a magic bow, to make some very similar gameplay to the assassin/strider. Maybe it become even better for you, due to the third weapon

[@DementiaGM]

@@dostrendmurdoc2775Mmhhhhhh very interesting. I'll study this vocation more in depth for sure.

[@halcyon6098]

Looking forward to grinding all vocations!

[@9dannyyoung]

going to play archer then magic archer

[@Legacy-of-Diablo]

I know people make these videos about choosing a class,BUT is there hard points like the first game involved. That's a question I don't have a answer to.

[@jessebetts4968]

The trickster reminds me of the ritualist from the original Guild Wars.

[@leonarduskrisna4588]

i hope they relased more class like Mystic Knight

[@AllanEnraged]

Im fairly certain there will be additional vocations that havent been shown off yet. The first game had a very straightforward system. 3 starting classes. 3 advanced classes. 3 hybrid classes. This game has 4 starting classes; but only 2 advanced classes. And yet, 4 hybrid classes? I would expect at least 2 more classes minimum

[@Painsjustice]

there are none - already said from the people making this game

[@AllanEnraged]

@@Painsjustice well then, that's just a weird design decision. These 2 classes have advanced classes, but these other two suck and we don't like them

[@corneliomedeiros5950]

Pawn thing is dumb I should be able to creat and build my own team not just one character and then just fill in the gaps with others pawns. Here I am thinking I’ma creat the seven deadly sins type characters to fallow my character but now I can only pick one. -_-

[@Zerog65]

I like magic archer but that magic Lancer looks sick

[@khanhnguyen-tt3ff]

i hope they redo the stats system cause in the OG you gain status base on your class

[@nameiszombie7854]

My wife has been talking about this game nonstop. Now i want to play it so i guess i have to sub

[@bigmc9049]

Kinda sad assassin isn't a choice. Well, thief or archer looks fun enough. Regardless, I'm super pumped for this to come out

[@LiQBKLYN]

Definitely going Wayfarer, but wether I do Fighter/Archer/ Magic Archer or Archer/Thief/Magic Archer I don’t know😭😭

[@galaxy6251]

If i had a nickel for every time ive seen that clip of that guy with the wizard hat using that ice ability then jump off of the ice with a greatsword id be able to pre-order the game 900 times

[@GewoonDaveyNL]

Is miss a paladin class

[@judoocean4376]

Them moves with the archer … phew 😮‍💨

[@happyduke99]

I wonder can warfarer uses all ability (especially the high end one like meteor shower from the sorcerer?) if they can i will definitely make a warfarer. I am thinking about maybe quad sorcerer team and spam tornado and meteor shower lol

[@megavore97]

I’ll be living out my barbarian fantasies with the Warrior

[@zeromatsuri]

mystic knight or assassin for me... ... yep...

[@windmaster5000]

I never wanted a month to move do fast tell now......HURRY UP MARCH 22ND 😂😂

[@devinchester8804]

Archer and Mystic Spearhand are my go tos

[@cha0ticinsanity]

I guess my question is: Will they reward you more EXP for playing just yourself and your pawn like the first one.

[@erikwurgler]

Magic or Archery? Yes

[@DamianDargon]

Is it possible to have a mix of strength and speed one of the physical vocations?

[@vincentsiderssr9187]

Thief as main pawn also.

[@RiderZer0]

I’m new to Deagon’s Dogma. Is switching to an advanced class actually necessary? Losing the utility of the fighter seems like a huge trade off. Magic archer looks far less agile than regular archer. What’s the reason for switching? Is the damage difference helpful late game?

[@DrybearGamers]

Nope, all vocations are equal in strength just different. You can certainly carry your party to victory with Fighter the whole game long. 👍

[@RiderZer0]

@@DrybearGamers gotcha thank you for clarifying!

[@maelis9573]

10:50 , that's the Levi spin not MH spin 😞

[@oldmangamer7161]

Could you do a video on crafting? For dd2.

[@MeldinX2]

I think it's abit strange that Theif dont have a split class like Fighter and Mage has. There is a hybrid Blue and Yellow and a Red and Blue but no Green and Yellow/red/blue.

[@DrybearGamers]

Agreed!

[@TheTraveler980]

Thanks to min-maxing no longer being a requirement, I'm gonna use them all.

[@newphonewhodis7152]

There is no stat growth or does it work differently? I didnt hear anything about that

[@TheTraveler980]

@@newphonewhodis7152 Remember when you had to use a specific vocation in Dragon's Dogma 1 for a number of levels in order to have the damage output you want for another specific vocation you wanted to use? That is no longer a requirement in Dragon's Dogma 2. For example, if you level up 5 times as a fighter, but decide to switch to a mage, the stat growths reallocate themselves automatically... meaning, what would be 8 strength gained as fighter is 6 magicka as mage when switched to. You can basically just think of vocations as equipment now.

[@newphonewhodis7152]

@@TheTraveler980 is that confirmed at this point?

[@TheTraveler980]

@@newphonewhodis7152 It has been confirmed for a couple of weeks now.

[@TheIceJester]

Trickster or Warrior for me !

[@HyouVizer]

Trickster is such an evasion troll tank, very technical in the right hands 🤔

[@WhitieWu]

Very strange for them to limit you to only one save file. I pretty much have to pick the Wayfarer simply because I can't stick with just one choice.

[@MyDearGhoul]

You're not "stuck to one choice." You can change your vocation at any time. What don't people get about this.

[@WhitieWu]

@@MyDearGhoul it's the fact that you have to pay to change and then level them up. Being able to change on the fly to take on various beasts/enemies is what I'm interested in. I like playing something that is more adaptable. And yes, I know that's why you bring pawns around, but when it comes to your main character, I kind of want to set it and forget it. I'm probably leaning towards the Magic Archer or the Wayfarer because they seem to be the most adaptive.

[@XBossLuffyX]

Watching more as a what to pick first, great video nonetheless

[@canebrake2561]

Awesome video bud

[@jasonarnold723]

I'm just not liking they took the daggers from the archer. In DD1 alot of enemies jumped right in your face and you had to go with daggers to get them off you to create distance or just being able to mix it up is what made it my favorite class. Hopefully they'll make it a hybrid class of thief and archer. Archers should always have melee attacks if the need arises. Bummer 😢

[@devinchester8804]

Maybe just use the warfarer class and use a bow and daggers

[@phant0mdummy]

Well they did give archers a lot more evasive moves now, and the ability to fire on the move without aiming. You're talking about this as if they removed daggers and called it a day. They redesigned the class around being bow specific.

[@chrisangflo6102]

Fighter > Warrior Mage > Sorcerer Thief > maybe Assassin? Archer > maybe Ranger?

[@liam6550]

That's what I'm thinking, but then there's the hybrids that could get interesting, particularly green/blue

[@aveltimbreza6557]

im new to this game i don’t know who to pick first😅

[@CloudStrifeXBL]

RIP my beloved assassin

[@kenshin391]

Do you automatically learn new skills as you level up or do you have to go somewhere to get those skills like if I want to pick Thief first how do I get new skills with that class?

[@DrybearGamers]

You'll get them at trainers and later on maisters