Is it true that ESO is bringing Class Change Feature?

Digielf

Hi i have around a year to play this game (i still buy the expansions) but i heard that they are introducing system to change your class with the new one Morrowind, is it true?

Xerton

If you mean balance changes by adjusting certain parameters on skills -> yes
Removing/adding skills to existing classes -> no
Introducing a whole new class -> yes

Digielf

Xerton wrote: »

If you mean balance changes by adjusting certain parameters on skills -> yes
Removing/adding skills to existing classes -> no
Introducing a whole new class -> yes

No i mean the system that allows you to change your class sorry i didnt explain it correct

TheShadowScout

So far we have heard nothing about class change.

In fact, the last info we have is them saying that this is something they don't intend to do.

Now, they might perhaps change their mind about this with the introduction of a new class coming... but they might not.

We have heard they intend on selling two more character slots with Morrowind, so the signs point to "not"...

However... a lot of people have spent a lot of time on a lot of characters, and might feel mighty vexed about having to make characters 13 and 14 just to enjoy the warden class... so... who knows, they might indeed at some point add a class change service to the crown store. But at this point in time, that is only wishful thinking on our parts...

Xerton

Ah ok class changes are not coming and i hope they never will

Darkonflare15

Personally I would add a ingame class change that is gated as a gold sink. So that it gives the feeling that I have a choice to play different skills like other elder scrolls. They can have in game trainers of each class that teach you their art with a fee.

Syntse

TheShadowScout wrote: »

However... a lot of people have spent a lot of time on a lot of characters, and might feel mighty vexed about having to make characters 13 and 14 just to enjoy the warden class... so... who knows, they might indeed at some point add a class change service to the crown store. But at this point in time, that is only wishful thinking on our parts...

I really do hope they come up with class change possibility. Not very happy on buying new slot and starting new char to grind to 50 so I can try out the Warden.

Khairiah

Or just make 1 char that can use all class skills? Good yes?

NO to class changes..

TheShadowScout

Darkonflare15 wrote: »

Personally I would add a ingame class change that is gated as a gold sink. So that it gives the feeling that I have a choice to play different skills like other elder scrolls. They can have in game trainers of each class that teach you their art with a fee.

IF they ever make class change, which is not very likely, it will come for a crown service token. And more likely then not, at a very hefty price. As the game is now, there is no way they wouldn't make people pay through their noses for that if they ever even implemented it...

Nifty2g

class change is something i can imagine will be very hard to implement

Nifty2g

Syntse wrote: »

TheShadowScout wrote: »

However... a lot of people have spent a lot of time on a lot of characters, and might feel mighty vexed about having to make characters 13 and 14 just to enjoy the warden class... so... who knows, they might indeed at some point add a class change service to the crown store. But at this point in time, that is only wishful thinking on our parts...

I really do hope they come up with class change possibility. Not very happy on buying new slot and starting new char to grind to 50 so I can try out the Warden.

If class change was a thing you would most likely have to level all the skills for the warden.

Samething as grinding it up to 50, no?

JesterH

Syntse wrote: »

TheShadowScout wrote: »

However... a lot of people have spent a lot of time on a lot of characters, and might feel mighty vexed about having to make characters 13 and 14 just to enjoy the warden class... so... who knows, they might indeed at some point add a class change service to the crown store. But at this point in time, that is only wishful thinking on our parts...

I really do hope they come up with class change possibility. Not very happy on buying new slot and starting new char to grind to 50 so I can try out the Warden.

And what if you dont like the warden ? Ask for a class change to change back? I dunno seems risky

aLi3nZ

Yes, can confirm a class change token will be added to the crown store with morrowind.
Crown Store price is 15,000 Crowns.

Syntse

JesterH wrote: »

And what if you dont like the warden ? Ask for a class change to change back? I dunno seems risky

I would assume that if they do it it would be similar gold cost "service" as the attrib and skill reset or some kind of crown store token system and if I want to change back then I would just need to pay again.

Nifty2g wrote: »

class change is something i can imagine will be very hard to implement

If class change was a thing you would most likely have to level all the skills for the warden.

Samething as grinding it up to 50, no?

Doubt that it would be that hard to implement since it's basically some db joins as it is making the join when you create the character, unless there has been some really idiot db designer that has included all character information into one table or so.

Yes skills would need to be trained but it is much faster and less boring to do while you already are lvl 50 max cp.

flguy147ub17_ESO

Everybody would be switching each patch to the OP class until the next patch. Would be horrible for the game i think.

shadelon

They stated on eso live quite a while ago they would not ever add class change, due to game balance issues.

KingYogi415

Not this thread agian.

It takes 6 hour to hit max level.

#LTP

ElliottXO

KingYogi415 wrote: »

Not this thread agian.

It takes 6 hour to hit max level.

#LTP

And to get the 400 whatever skill points? The achievements? The traits and motifs? I like to play on my main character.

Class change please.

zaria

ElliottXO wrote: »

KingYogi415 wrote: »

Not this thread agian.

It takes 6 hour to hit max level.

#LTP

And to get the 400 whatever skill points? The achievements? The traits and motifs? I like to play on my main character.

Class change please.

Skill points takes a few days, your first character should be the crafter because of research times.
This way the others don't need so many skill points either.
Achievements are just for fun.

Izaki

class change:

all the wannabes will switch to the FotM/new meta every time something OP comes up.

hope that never happens.

Nerouyn

TheShadowScout wrote: »

However... a lot of people have spent a lot of time on a lot of characters, and might feel mighty vexed about having to make characters 13 and 14 just to enjoy the warden class...

Two additional points...

What was promised was spellcrafting which among other things included a bunch of nature type spells.

So many players - myself included - made nature themed characters using existing classes in preparation for spellcrafting's release. But we still don't have spellcrafting and now nature themed spells are going into a new, separate nature themed class instead. That class FYI was originally planned for release but cut before public beta.

This means we're getting different and less than originally promised and in a manner which flushes our preparations down the toilet.

Just delete the character and start over?

It's not just levels involved. They're pretty trivial actually. There's also time-gated and tedious things like horse feeding and trait research. Some players might also have tracked down all the skill points and lore books. Completed achievements.

Nerouyn

shadelon wrote: »

They stated on eso live quite a while ago they would not ever add class change, due to game balance issues.

That's understandable. Because they keep swinging the nerf bat at different classes and it would be highway robbery to do that and then charge players for the option to change classes.

An option to change class as a one-off - possibly even only to warden from anything else - could solve the problems surrounding this new class without creating other ones.

ADarklore

In the advertisement ZOS even stated that it would be a good time to start a NEW character because of the new class, in other words, they are saying you will NOT be able to convert an existing class character to the new Warden class.

Abeille

Nifty2g wrote: »

Syntse wrote: »

TheShadowScout wrote: »

However... a lot of people have spent a lot of time on a lot of characters, and might feel mighty vexed about having to make characters 13 and 14 just to enjoy the warden class... so... who knows, they might indeed at some point add a class change service to the crown store. But at this point in time, that is only wishful thinking on our parts...

I really do hope they come up with class change possibility. Not very happy on buying new slot and starting new char to grind to 50 so I can try out the Warden.

If class change was a thing you would most likely have to level all the skills for the warden.

Samething as grinding it up to 50, no?

I wouldn't mind that, as long as I keep my store motif that isn't up for sale anymore and my event achievement titles that also can't be gotten anymore.

A class change service exclusive to the new class every time a new class is released would be the ideal way to implement it. Put a big red warning that the change is permanent and knock the class skills back to zero.

It shouldn't be much harder than race change, since race change already affects a skill line (granted, only a passive skill line, but still).

tplink3r1

shadelon wrote: »

They stated on eso live quite a while ago they would not ever add class change, due to game balance issues.

So they said about race change...

akl77

If there's class change I'd even buy with crown.

Ajaxduo

I hope not.

Syntse

So many seems to be saying if class change would be possible then people would be jumping to the class that is best at the time. How that differ eg already having 8 chars, 2 chars of every class one for mana and one for stam and jumping between them what ever is the best at the moment?

Sure once warden comes I will prolly buy slot and start new char and bite my teeth while following through the main quests of the zones for skill points and running after every skyshard and collecting those books for mage guild. Get some exp potions and grind the rest of the levels and skills. No problem I've done that so many times already.

TheShadowScout

Nerouyn wrote: »

Two additional points...

What was promised was spellcrafting which among other things included a bunch of nature type spells.

So many players - myself included - made nature themed characters using existing classes in preparation for spellcrafting's release. But we still don't have spellcrafting and now nature themed spells are going into a new, separate nature themed class instead. That class FYI was originally planned for release but cut before public beta.

This means we're getting different and less than originally promised and in a manner which flushes our preparations down the toilet.

Just delete the character and start over?

It's not just levels involved. They're pretty trivial actually. There's also time-gated and tedious things like horse feeding and trait research. Some players might also have tracked down all the skill points and lore books. Completed achievements.

Indeed, and I have two characters like that.

Thus, class change would be nifty...

But if we never get it, I will just "redo" them as wardens, use the current ones as mules, until I get a better idea and rebuild them (like, if they ever add new races for example...)

lucky_Sage

class thing would make me quit this game if ruins mmos

Skraticus

I really don't understand why people are so against a class change. The excuse I keep seeing is "people will just switch whenever a nerf or buff hits. I hate to tell you but, the people that would do that probably have a character for every class already, so it doesn't matter.

I would love to play another class, but I can't stand the thought of having to do everything all over again. Horse training again, collecting sky shards again, God awful quests again, crafting again if I wanted it, so forth and so on.

There's no reason at all anyone should have to be put through that to make another class, especially when they're adding one three years after release. It wouldn't be very difficult to add a shrine that lets you switch classes, gives you your class skill points back, and be on your way. Yes, you would have to level the new class skills up, but that's no nowhere near as bad as starting EVERYTHING at level one.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if we see a class change token for sale in the crown store soon. Sounds like something they would do.