Sword and Board Leveling

vpy

Have been a big fan of Protection Paladin of WOW (WOTLK).

I used to handle 20-30 mobs (no kidding !) of the same level and still come out unscathed.

There's a thrill in being a uber strong character which comes out alive after facing hordes of same level mobs

With that said

a) Which character/class/race is best suited to do something above ?.
I am very mindful that ESO =/= WoW but I was wondering whether which chr/rac/cls combo is the nearest approx of what I am looking ?

b) I did notice that there are no hordes of mobs in ESO (max 1-2). Atleast this is what I have seen in the game so far (till like level 12). My question is there a possibility of AOE grinding (or pulling large number of mobs) in this game ?

Lynx7386

A) sorceror or nightblade, both have healing based on damage dealt and aoe abilities for making it work. I'd suggest sorceror since nightblade Sap tanks are taking a big nerf in 3.0

there are some areas good for aoe grinding. Skyreach catacombs are popular and instanced so you dont fight others for pulls

DanaDark

I like being a Templar with sword and board. I stay alive quite well with my heavy armor.

I can't really be a high end healer, but for group stuff I haven't had a problem. I like being able to survive very well and offer heals as needed. Prefer a dedicated healer, but can "struggle through" just fine so far.

central_scrutinizer

Be stam or mag sorc and pump your crit to 75ish or be some kind of magic templar.

The sorc has a skill called surge that heals you when you crit, it has a stamina morph and a magicka morph. Both have good ae, although the stam sorc relies on weapon skills for ae mostly.

The templar has a skill called Puncturing Strikes which is a frontal ae that has a magicka morph that heals you for a portion of the damage done, so if you can maintain spam of that skill and keep mobs within its range, you can ae pretty safely, unless cc'd of course.

max_only

Warden.

jircris11

I run dk