Returning player, What Class and Race would you suggest ?(what I want is in the description)

SenPanda

Hey guys, I am coming back to eso and decided to create a new toon to play with. I want something with heavy armour that can still leash out some damage, and I'd like a 2 handed sword as my main weapon. I'm kind of thinking of something like Retribution Paladin on WoW (Yeah I know.. WoW...)
Any suggestions?
I'd like to be some-what viable in pvp and in pve ^_^

GrumpyDuckling

Well, you're in luck. I just recently made a similar build to the one you're describing!

Class: Stamina Templar
Race: Khajiit/Orc/Redguard/Imperial/Nord (mine is Khajiit)
Weapon: 2 Handed Sword (and bow is nice for back bar defense/maneuverability/range)

Sets:

5 pieces of Ravager Set (heavy armor set from Vlastarus in Cyrodiil)
http://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Ravager+Set

5 pieces of Briarheart Set (medium armor set from Wrothgar)
http://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Briarheart+Set

1 piece monster helm of either Molag Kena or Velidreth
http://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Monster+Helm+Sets

Why this build is fun/awesome:

- Stamina Templars rely heavily on a melee attack, Biting Jabs, which hits hard and often to proc the very powerful Ravager set.

- Biting Jabs also procs Major Savagery, which increases your crit chance and allows your Briarheart set to proc more often - which is awesome because it increases your damage and heals you.

- Select Khajiit and you'll get even more melee crits because they have an 8% higher crit chance for melee attacks (racial passive). You'll do more damage and get more healing chances from Briarheart.

- 2 Handed Sword gives you access to major brutality and healing through the skill Rally. Keep this active at all times, and understand that it gets buffed by Extended Ritual and Restoring Focus (Restoring Light skills). Note: Resolving Vigor (your strongest self heal for stamina builds) is also significantly buffed by Restoring Light skills.

- The Templar skill Repentance is your bread and butter. This build hits hard and kills enemies quickly. Repent their dead bodies to heal yourself and restore stamina.

- The Templar ultimate Crescent Sweep now does physical damage and is awesome for when you're getting up in an enemy's face.

- The Ravager set is in heavy armor, and the Briarheart set is in medium armor. I personally run 5 Medium/2 Heavy by putting Ravager on my jewelry slots. This allows you to greatly increase your damage (5 medium armor gives you a 12% weapon damage buff). You can, however swap the roles and wear 5 heavy/2 medium if you prefer to be more tanky. Consider re-enchanting Ravager jewelry to provide stamina regeneration or additional weapon damage, as the default health regen doesn't help that much.

Conclusion:
That's the basic rundown and highlights of the build. It's pretty tanky for a build that hits extremely hard (when both sets proc) and you get some nice combat survival from the combination of Briarheart + Rally + Repentance. I hope this helps and perhaps inspires you when you are making your new build!