Does a class' popularity influence your desire to play it?

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There are a few constants that dog my adventures into every MMO. I will play a female character even though I am a man, I will go nuts over pet classes if they are available, I will probably create a legion of alts before ever hitting the level cap, and I will wear stylish hats even if the stats aren't the greatest. But above all of that, the biggest constant in my playing career is that I almost always refuse to pick MMO classes that are extremely popular.

I think it's because I -- like probably most of you -- like to feel unique in games, even though it's usually difficult to achieve. Choosing a class that's in the minority helps with that feeling, and conversely, going with the FOTM or whatever the kids are calling it these days makes me feel like I've got my unique snowflake status revoked.

So is this insane? Do you allow class popularity to influence your desire to play it, or do you just go with whatever sounds like the most fun?

TH

Not really, classes change per patch, although I don't always choose the least played, I rarely play the rougue classes which seem to be the majority.

TH

no i just choose class on what suits me best dont care if it is a popular class or most hated one

I have never been influenced to play a class just because it's popular other than to try it. I usually despise when this happens and actually avoid the class.

i play what suits my playstyle and maybe try different things and learn to like em too.

No, I play what I want and what I like or I play the so called 'worse current class' and prove to people its not so bad whilst i'm t-bagging their corpses.