Is it worth it to start a new character?

I'm almost at max with my titan and was starting to think its time to start either a hunter or warlock class and level one more character. What is the best overall class of character in your opinion? And is it worth it? Or a waist of time?

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Is it worth it

Well worth is kind of subjective in this case. Some have the game and love it (like myself), others hate it and have already (or are planning to) return it. And others like it, but don't like it enough to pay full retail price.

Here's what I've noticed of the game.

Unlike Conviction, where you were constantly thrown into situations where you had to hack, slash, shoot and M&E your way through each level, Blacklist definitely stepped back into the realm of stealth. Sure you can still run'n'gun your way through it if you
choose. And you can even sneak around and kill everyone in sight with your arsenal of gadgets and weapons.

But if you're the Ghost player (like I usually am), you can quietly sneak through levels, without killing anyone (in fact there is an achievement for using only non-lethal means throughout the game). You can still knock people out, and hide bodies. That still
counts as Ghost as far as the game is concerned. But if you're TRUE (IMO) Ghost, you can even sneak by most enemies without disturbing them at all. Time your moves, plan your paths, and it CAN be done. And you get awarded extra points for playing that way.

As for SvM, people again have mixed feelings on it. Many are complaining that the SvM isn't close enough to the old SvM from previous Splinter Cell titles; many say that the Spy is over-powered and can kill too easily. I personally don't have much of
an issue with it, but I didn't play SvM on previous titles. That being said, I've played as a Spy and Merc on Blacklist, and I'm not seeing that they are too unevenly matched.

As for the lack of Ironside as the voice of Fisher, it was a bit of shock to hear he wasn't returning. His voice is the iconic staple of Sam Fisher, and his work on previous titles should not be forgotten. However, Eric Johnson, who is the new voice
of Sam Fisher, did an excellent job, in my opinion. Mr. Ironside even said himself that he felt Johnson was a good choice for the role, and stood in during the early stages of the game to assist with the fine tuning of the new Sam Fisher.

In my opinion, Blacklist is a great addition to the Splinter Cell series. You can't play it expecting it to be exactly like previous titles. The characters look different, the voices are different, and many other aspects are going to be different from how you
remember them. But the core element of a stealth game is back. While there isn't a demo available on XBL, if you're still on the fence, watch some video footage (not too much because you don't want to spoil anything).

 

Is it worth it

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Well worth is kind of subjective in this case. Some have the game and love it (like myself), others hate it and have already (or are planning to) return it. And others like it, but don't like it enough to pay full retail price.

Here's what I've noticed of the game.

Unlike Conviction, where you were constantly thrown into situations where you had to hack, slash, shoot and M&E your way through each level, Blacklist definitely stepped back into the realm of stealth. Sure you can still run'n'gun your way through it if you
choose. And you can even sneak around and kill everyone in sight with your arsenal of gadgets and weapons.

But if you're the Ghost player (like I usually am), you can quietly sneak through levels, without killing anyone (in fact there is an achievement for using only non-lethal means
throughout the game). You can still knock people out, and hide bodies. That still counts as Ghost as far as the game is concerned. But if you're TRUE (IMO) Ghost, you can even sneak by most enemies without disturbing them at
all. Time your moves, plan your paths, and it CAN be done. And you get awarded extra points for playing that way.

As for SvM, people again have mixed feelings on it. Many are complaining that the SvM isn't close enough to the old SvM from previous Splinter Cell titles; many say that the Spy is over-powered and can kill too easily. I personally don't have much of
an issue with it, but I didn't play SvM on previous titles. That being said, I've played as a Spy and Merc on Blacklist, and I'm not seeing that they are too unevenly matched.

As for the lack of Ironside as the voice of Fisher, it was a bit of shock to hear he wasn't returning. His voice is the iconic staple of Sam Fisher, and his work on previous titles should not be forgotten. However, Eric Johnson, who is the new voice
of Sam Fisher, did an excellent job, in my opinion. Mr. Ironside even said himself that he felt Johnson was a good choice for the role, and stood in during the early stages of the game to assist with the fine tuning of the new Sam Fisher.

In my opinion, Blacklist is a great addition to the Splinter Cell series. You can't play it expecting it to be exactly like previous titles. The characters look different, the voices are different, and many other aspects are going to be different from how you
remember them. But the core element of a stealth game is back. While there isn't a demo available on XBL, if you're still on the fence, watch some video footage (not too much because you don't want to spoil anything).

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This, I just beat the game on perfectionist, Non- lethal Ghost and it was one of the best gaming experiences I ever had.

The way I played it Ghost was I never disturbed a single thing in the game, so much so I didn't even flip off a light switch.

 

Definitely worth it. It gives you the ability to farm ascendant materials, mote of light and strange coins. You can run multiple public events in a day which nets ascendant materials, and you can run multiple daily heroics and weekly heroic strikes which
will give more materials and strange coins. The experience in from all will net mote of light. I started with a Titan. Then, I moved to Hunter. They can play so differently, and to me, it changes the leveling experience. Working on my Warlock now. I have liked
them all for very different reasons. The worst part to me is getting them to 20 because you feel so underpowered after leveling your first character, but you can get through that part fairly quickly.