Edit: Upon further research, it turns out the premise for this thread is wrong. One does NOT queue for a specific role in BGs the way one does in dungeons. Sorry for the confusion!


I've never been to the BGs, so I just realized that one queues for BGs the same way one does for dungeons, i.e. in the role of healer, tank, or DD. Assuming true PUG queueing rather than pre-mades (as will be required in the future if the PTS changes go live), what do those roles boil down to in BGs. Some comments in the thread https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/510107/pvp-healer-discussion-builds-strats-positioning#latest hint at that, but people are trying to stamp out the discussion there because it's a bit of a subject hijack, so I'm starting a new thread on the topic here.

My GUESSES start:

• Healers need to worry a lot more about personal survival than in dungeons, so they have to build for that at the expense of other capabilities.
• Emergency healing is a (much) bigger deal in BGs than in dungeons.
• Everybody needs resources in PvP. Shards are still great in BGs if you have a templar (and Luminous ones are better). Orbs are probably controversial because they're great in theory but often too slow in practice.
• Elemental Drain/Siphon Spirit are nice-to-haves in BGs, the prevalence of purges and/or stamina DPS notwithstanding.
• Like in dungeons, Combat Prayer is a nice-to-have, with the buffs being even less valuable than in dungeons but the heal more so.
• Taunts are useless in BGs, an occasional (and quickly nerfed) niche build perhaps excepted.
• Chains are nice-to-have but not central to the tanking role.
• Tanks cast Fears and debuffs a lot so that teammates don't have to.
• Mobility is more important for everybody than in dungeons.
• Defile is a much bigger deal than in dungeons (duh).
• Breach/Fracture, Weakening, Crushing, Maim etc. are nice-to-haves, but less central than in single-boss dungeon fights.

How am I doing? What are some of the many other things I'm overlooking?