Preferred classes correlate to favourite aspects of gameplay

tl:dr - class preferences correlate to preferred aspects of play, as seen in Reddit 2014 survey

Cross checking responses to D&D Survey (N = 1734, 2014) which asked “What are your favourite class/gameplay types?” and “What aspect of gameplay do you prefer?” shows:

- Everyone is here to role play >40% of preferred aspect of play for everyone
- Problem solvers prefer defensive combat spellcasters
- Combat oriented players prefer fighter and sneaky types
- No-preference lower in jack-of-all-trades and ranged fighter types suggesting these are play-styles more chosen on purpose than others

Broadly coherent with ‘spell-casters for complex play’ and ‘martial classes for getting stuck in’ straight-forward combat oriented play that was hypothesised from the different preferences seen in different player populations broadly defined as 'general players' and 'enthusiasts'.