i'm torn between making a mage hawke or warrior hawke. reason being i like the idea of a apostate hiding from the templars (i miss shapeshifting), but i also love my two handed weapons and heavy armor.
i have played DA2 before as a two handed warrior.
I personally prefer mage myself.
Warrior is JUST behind, making a very close second, but I go sword-n-shield. I've never liked two-handed.
"Ideally" I like "magic knight" classes, i.e. mage/warrior hybrid; Arcane Warrior, Templar, Knight Enchanter, etc.
But that's just me.
If you go mage, Carver is the sibling who survives, so if you really don't like the mage mechanics, you can have him in your party.
There's also Fenris, another two-hander.
You would be missing on a few of the ability trees though; Hawke has the greatest amount of available skills and specializations.
So no "Berserker" or "Reaver", and the only way to get "Templar" is if Carver survives.
On the other hand, being a mage gives you access to Heal (always useful) and the Spirit Healer specialization.
That alone makes Hawke the best healer in the game, even better than Anders. So if you really don't like him, you can leave him be and still have a great healer in your party.
That, and mage Hawke is "canon", so if you're into the lore aspect, there's that going for it too.
In summary, if you've already played through as a two-hander, I'd recommend a mage for the sake of something different.
If you don't like it, you have two other companions that you can play as, and either way, you gain the best healer in the game, you!
Hope this helps.
I like playing as a mage. Lots of fun.
Two-handed isn't bad. Not as much fun as playing a mage
I find mage!Hawke and rogue!Hawke to be the most enjoyable, personally. Mage for all the reasons MichaelN7 stated, rogue because I'm a "gotta loot/disarm 'em all" type of player and unlike with Origins, rogue actually feels like a different class - not only is it the only class that can pick locks and disarm traps, but in DA2 it's the only class that can duel wield and use non-magical ranged weapons.
I still miss the ability to switch from ranged weaponry/attack to melee weaponry/attack like we could in Origins whenever I'm controlling a non-mage character, though.
Warrior plays well, but I never really liked it for the story. Mage or Rogue are better imho. For a non-mage, Rogue still fits the game... I mean, the whole city is Rogue-ish. Even if you play a Mage, you're still Rogue-ish in many ways.
Warrior Hawke. It keeps Bethany alive.
Mage all the way. As the story is very much about mages, it just seems to fit so well (especially as a blood mage who isn't murder-crazy). Every time I replay, I promise I'll play something different...and always go back to mage.
i'm torn between making a mage hawke or warrior hawke. reason being i like the idea of a apostate hiding from the templars (i miss shapeshifting), but i also love my two handed weapons and heavy armor.
i have played DA2 before as a two handed warrior.
My mage is wearing heavy armour. It's surprisingly effective.
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