Add Gear Swap to Weapon Swap, please

Rodario

My suggestion is pretty simple, I'd like there to be separate gear slots for the secondary weapon set. If a space remains empty, the corresponding item would not be unequipped, but remain unchanged when swapping.

For people like me whose secondary weapon set fulfills an entirely different role than the primary one, this would be of great help.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like to have a second set of gear e.g. tanking, healing or pvp equip, but does not want to put it in the inventory or bank, for fear of deconstructing it by accident. This is an issue of its own, of course.

Jennifur_Vultee

I agree with this. I'd like to see a second set of gear along with the second weapon and skill bar.

Tadhg_Longhouse

The two weapons are supposed to complement eachother within one gear set. I have multiple gear sets for different roles but I don't try to be the best of both tanking and dps (for example) in one gear set. I'd wear a tanking set and have an off-dps on your secondary bar. The other option is to make a hybrid gear set that is not min-maxed but suitable to both roles.

Outside of combat you can use something like Wykkyd's outfitter addon to switch gear and skills on both bars. This also puts a mark next to items used in different sets to indicate they are used in a different set to avoid the deconstruction issue. In combat I find it perfectly reasonable to expect not to be able to switch armor.

drkeys143

Yes I would agree with @Tadhg_Longhouse, weapon swap in combat is reasonable, but gear change isn't a practical scenario here. I use Wykkyds Outfitter with 3 different armour/weapon combinations, is good for me, although it can go a little screwy after a major patch, you sometimes need to recreate the load outs again

Nihili

Is there not an addon that does this? Wykkyd's Outfitter? It doesn't work exactly as you want it to, but it's the same concept and I've found it satisfies my needs for "Gear swapping"

Rodario

Ok, I see the problem with in-combat gear swapping. If we're being realistic though, weapon swapping should also not be instant. More like 2-5 seconds, depending on the type of weapon.

SFBryan18

No thanks. Would look awful seeing peoples outfits instantly change all the time.

zgrssd

Rodario wrote: »

Ok, I see the problem with in-combat gear swapping. If we're being realistic though, weapon swapping should also not be instant. More like 2-5 seconds, depending on the type of weapon.

One of the core ideas behind this MMO (and practically every other for that mater) is that once you enter combat, you comitted to a certain gear set.

There is the whole thing that gear defines role in ESO (as opposed to class). But even in other MMO where you can switch your role during combat you won't be as effective as somebody who is geared for the role to begin with.

Due to the nature of combat in ESO, you are granted a second weaponset. Allowing to switch gear in Combat would wreak havok with the class/PvP/PvE balance and that one is not fully worked out to begin with.

Rune_Relic

..another one of these which sound great in theory but create havoc in practice.
I like the idea (be what you want to be at the flick of a button) but it would break the game.

TBH the way the current game works... I am surprised we cant do it already though lol.