Can someone PLEASE help me pick a PvE class I'm a total noob

Deathgiggle

Picked up the game for PS4 and just want a good PvE class. I don't care for PvP much at all, but seems most posts discussing class and race keep mentioning PvP.
I am mostly a solo player even though I knew when I bought this game that certain aspects of it are meant to be done in a group setting. I just play at really odd hours because I travel a lot and I might get 2 hours here in a hotel room or 4 hours on the tour bus. Rarely do I get home enough to have all day to play and most of my video game time happens at like 3 a.m. when most guildies would be asleep.

My main focus is just PvE, I am looking for a character that can solo well and I'm not scared of a complicated rotation. Saw a ton of posts recommending the Templar class but a lot of them say "if you want an easy first character." I don't necessarily care if the class is easy or not, I just want it to be really good at solo play, taking on a world boss here and there and maybe doing some dungeons if I ever get the time. Again, I will not be joining pvp.

Nightblade, Templar, DK, Sorcrer, magic or Stam? What do you think would suit a loner who just likes to PvE and run around farming a bit? Are there a lot of group pulls in this game where AoE is needed? If so, is there a class that excels at that as well?

Thanks in advance, hope the game gives me many hours of fun an distraction

BruhItsOver9000

Stam Templar.

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Wollust

Well if you only want to run around, farm a bit and kill some mobs it doesn't really matter what class you pick.

Draxys

Argonian nightblade

MaxwellC

Stam DK for highest single target DPS (Boss killer)
Mag temp for multiple mobs/Mag NB/Mag DK.

Van_0S

BruhItsOver9000 wrote: »

Templar.

Magicka Templar.
Single enemy.
Rotations: Channel focus(CF)> Structured entropy(SE)> Dark flare>Toppling charge(TF)> Puncturing Sweeps(PS)>Radiant Oppression

Note:use PS till boss HP is low (50-30%)and then use RO.

Many enemies/Mobs
Rotation: CF>Proxy detonation/ Reflective light>SE> TC>Spam PS till death.

Vipstaakki

Nord Dragonknight. You need nothing else.

Deathgiggle

ok, thanks for quick responses. Seems a lot of love for Mag Templars as an overall character. The Stam DK for high single target DPS and Mag NB's and DK's do well with multiple mobs.

I have another question, the NB seems like the rogue character from a WoW point of view. Does the stealth/invisibility of that class help them in certain areas of the game? I mean is there a lot of places where that can help them skip trash mobs and avoid packs of stuff you don't want to kill?

altemriel

redguard stamina dragon knight

Van_0S

Deathgiggle wrote: »

ok, thanks for quick responses. Seems a lot of love for Mag Templars as an overall character. The Stam DK for high single target DPS and Mag NB's and DK's do well with multiple mobs.

I have another question, the NB seems like the rogue character from a WoW point of view. Does the stealth/invisibility of that class help them in certain areas of the game? I mean is there a lot of places where that can help them skip trash mobs and avoid packs of stuff you don't want to kill?

You can just use cloak to avoid battle at anytime, also you can use cloak "n" number of times ,till your magicka is drained to 0.
Here is a video for NB pvp by sypher ( watch his NB build)
https://youtu.be/LGANBcbAttQ

Here is magplar pvp by blabafat( watch his templar build)
https://youtu.be/Mt2cJGJ-Wns

For PvE, both magicka class are good but for PvP, magplar are less stressful than magblade.

GCypher87

Templar is a great class in general. It has all the essentials, makes the best healers, pretty good tanks, and good for dps roles. I had a stam temp but just switched to mag and its awesome. So I recommend a magplar.

Dubhliam

When you do group for PvE dungeons, which roles would you like to do?

Every class can perform every role well, but only certain classes excel at certain roles.
DKs can bring the best utility as tanks,
Templars can be the best healers,
Nightblades make thieving easy,
Sorcerer's mobility make them great farmers.

Every class has other benefits, those are just examples.

As far as solo questing goes, you cannot go wrong whatever you choose.
If you want to maximize your potential, choose your race to match the style of play you prefer (stam or mag), otherwise you can play any combination of class and race and not limit yourself on one or the other.
F.E. my magicka templar is an Imperial at the time. I can easily switch to stamina whenever I want because I level all my unleveled skills (put them on my bar) when handing in quests.

For soloing harder content I would suggest this combination for each class:
mag Dragonknight
mag Templar
mag Nightblade
stam Sorcerer
There are less stamina combinations here because the only stamina heal is found in the Alliance War skill line, which you said you are not interested in.

LeDave

I'm a Imperial Stam NB, fun as heck to play! Although I never tried any other class, I don't feel the need to.

Dubhliam

Deathgiggle wrote: »

ok, thanks for quick responses. Seems a lot of love for Mag Templars as an overall character. The Stam DK for high single target DPS and Mag NB's and DK's do well with multiple mobs.

I have another question, the NB seems like the rogue character from a WoW point of view. Does the stealth/invisibility of that class help them in certain areas of the game? I mean is there a lot of places where that can help them skip trash mobs and avoid packs of stuff you don't want to kill?

To answer your question: yes.
NBs have a stealth skill, and with enough magicka recovery you can stay in stealth infinitely.
This comes in handy when trying to get past Guards (not all though, some can force you out of stealth) while you have a bounty on your head.

Although that is more beneficial in PvP than PvE. You don't want to skip mobs because of easy experience since they are extremly easy to kill unless you are geared and specced wrong.