Which Lord of the Rings Online classes do the developers play?

Everybody plays the poncy Ranger, right? Everyone wants to be Aragorn, or maybe like Gandalf – wielding the lore-stick with abandon. And yet, that's apparently not the case. According to a Eurogamer guide to the Lord of the Rings Online classes, the most popular class in Middle-earth is the Minstrel ... if you're a LOTRO developer The article, meant to provide a general outline of the various classes to new players, also includes a popularity breakdown based on what the Turbine developers are playing. Clearly showing that the devs know what is important in a fight, the Minstrel healer class tops the charts.

Here's the breakdown from bottom to top:

• Captain (6%) – This all-in-wunderkind just doesn't have enough of a personality to get the team excited, it seems.
• Champion (8%) - A fragile DPS character, the website ascribes the class's genre familiarity to its lack of popularity.
• Hunter (11%) – Sharing the 'perfectly average' spot with the Lore-master, this nuker is a ranged attacker with few of the familiar hallmarks of this 'class type.'
• Lore-master (11%) - A unique mix of pet class, crowd control, and weak healing, 1 out of every 9 employees plays a greybeard.
• Guardians (14%) – The best tanking class in the game is only the third most popular, possibly because of the high cost!
• Burglar (22%) – Can't beat being a hobbit, right? The lore buffs at Turbine just can't turn down the chance to follow in Mr. Bilbo's shoes.
• Minstrel (28%) – Keeping the team going, keeping the Fellowship on the move. Is it any wonder that the game's developers would choose this class over all the others?

Be sure to check out the piece for a few words of strategy about each class as well.