What would be different for you now, if you had started as a different class/role?

FrostFallFox

So I started as a Dark Elf Sorcerer when I first started and I knew nothing of what I would achieve in the future other than "I want pets to follow me around when I quest".

Fast forward to now, and I've done all of the super special awesome hard content with ease expect the new trial and I spend my time shopping with hobo robs on and a blind fold.

And while I was doing small little achievements like stealing and fishing I thought, "where would I be if I started as something else?"

I could have been an OG trial healer Templar, a Tank, a ganking nightblade in Cyrodill... In a way I wish I was a Nightblade instead or if I could have, started as a Warden. But people seem to prefer Sorcerers in trials so I'm glad I was already one and I met cool people because of it.

KochDerDamonen

If I had stuck with the Nightblade-healer idea I had waaay back when ESO was only announced and had not even shown off any footage yet, I probably would have had a bad time (when I started 2+ years ago, of course) and quit or rerolled

BlackSparrow

If I hadn't started as a Stamblade? I would not have thought the game was ridiculously difficult. Doshia absolutely chewed me up and spit me out at launch. XD

But I also wouldn't have had as much fun. I will never forget sneaking into a camp full of bandits just to assassinate the leader, then sneaking out again. That's the sort of gameplay I like in a main, so I'm glad I did.

Euant

If Wardens, as are, had been playable in the beginning my first toon would have been the stamward healer I'm thoroughly enjoying right now instead of the stereotypical templar healer. What? I love healing.

jlboozer

I've had no regrets...started as a High Elf magSorc, still really enjoy it. I've always liked building magicka characters.

Khenarthi

No regrets. My first character, which is still my favourite, is a Khajiit magicka Nightblade. Possibly one of the worst choices from a min-max point of view, but I've really had a lot of fun playing.

Robo_Hobo

My very first character was a Breton Dragonknight who wore heavy armor, used a 2h sword on both bars, split attributes into all three stats and used a mix of stamina/magicka damage abilities. :P

I only did quests, back when the game first came out, and I remember having a lot of difficulty with some, which I liked. The final boss of the Bangkoria storyline was the hardest fight for me, as I had very weak self healing potential, only 1 aoe ability which was an ultimate, and since I had no idea about how gearing and builds worked my damage was terribad, and I wore non-set quest dropped gear Xd

But I enjoyed that experience.

Still, looking back, after having played through most class playstyles and such, I think I would have told myself to choose a dual-wield/staff magicka nightblade class. I love stealthy gameplay options and I enjoy magic too. Plus I really just like knowing I can cloak through hordes of enemies if I don't feel like fighting.

central_scrutinizer

Nothing, I'd always have altitis either way. Stam NB was my first.

Although maybe Stam NB was the best possible choice for me since it certainly taught me to avoid the red in pve, and me constantly flanking was great for my team of friends when we were new in pvp.

ArchMikem

I dunno, I was pretty dead set on being a Magic wielding Khajiit, which turned into my horribly made Khajiit MagSorc which struggled all the way to Vet14 before the game switched to the Champion point system, and then that character was deleted for others cause I had just played her so badly. Ignored so many side quests, so many skyshards, lore books. It was awful. I'm much more of a "completionist" now, ironically considering I still consider myself a casual.

I would go back in time though and tell myself to STOP TRYING TO PLAY HOW YOU WANT AS A STAMINA/MAGICKA HYBRID, IT DOESN'T WORK.

I'm serious. I was a Dual Wielding/Sword and Shield MagSorc. I was horrible.

MLGProPlayer

I always play the druid/ranger class in RPGs so I was disappointed when this game didn't have one. It sucks that i completed all the overland content in the game on my templar, who was my original "main" (I don't think I can do that again). He's also my crafter.

Qbiken

My first character:
Race: Altmer
Class: Templar
Mainly using Heavy armor togehter with 2 hander, using stamina morph of almost every abiliy xD

Good old times :P

Turelus

Technically I am not playing my first character as that was a Imperial Templar Tank, but as all my friends who I tanked for left I kind of fell into the joys of playing my Nightblade instead, which eventually became my main.

I think if I was to start over I would try and tank again, I do miss it a lot but really hated how slow questing etc. was with a tank back in the VR days.

Enslaved

I guess I would do the same. I wanted to play as Nord, as DK and as member of EP.

Sneaky-Snurr

Nothing would change I think.
I loved ganking when the game first launched so I will always go for a stealth-based class.

theher0not

Not much. No mattet what I choose to play as my first char I'd most likley ended up playing a khajiit warden healer (as I am right now).

The only difference could be that I'd still be a PvP player

Originaly I planned on focusing on PvP since I didn't want to deal with the stress of gearing up in time for new PvE content or risk being unable to play it (my only previous experience in MMOs are wow, so I had no idea that ESO had all max level pve content scale so it never "got old"). Also I thought Cyro was super fun. Only problem was that I preformed super bad with my stamblade dispite me using a deltia build.

I didn't start preforming somewhat ok untill I rerolled my stamdk to mag. And I think that if I had originaly played a magsorc, magdk or magplar I would probably have enjoyed PvP much more and not moved away from it.

But I'd still be a cat [/spoler]

Mcgelie1

My main now isn't who I started with. My first character was a stamblade. If I mained MagDK from the beginning, my main would have all of my research done and I wouldn't have to switch characters for crafting. Oh the possibilities.

randomkeyhits

would change nothing

if a game offers me a stealth dual wield and/or bow option then I'm gold.

While levelling my stamblade was as squishy as anything so there was no room for mistakes (though plenty made....)

Now almost finished story/campaign on my tanky DK and it has been ludicrously easy in comparison. Still got the sorc and templar to go and hoping their play experience will be different again.

Hallothiel

My first & main is a Khajiit stamblade in heavy armour (ha!). Would I change that? No as I love playing him.

But I have a multitude of alts so have the ability to play a variety of races/class/roles.

Keep_Door

Well lest see i started as an orc stam sorc, then i made a high elf magSorc so i guess if i started with a magSorc i would have made a stamSorc 2nd. Well i also made a nightblade sap tank so maybe i would have made him 2nd idk ....i also leveled a earden to 50 so of i would have started with him i wouldnt have started playing when i did. Wait ...? Im confused

It wouldn't have made any difference what toon i made first....

Sigtric

My first characters were Dragonknight during beta and after launch. It was all I ever wanted from this game.

2 or 3 months after launch, after having leveled 2 dragonknights to 50 on live I found I was bored with them (go figure)

Discovered the nightblade. Now I have two of those at lvl 50 and had a handful of other nightblades that lived in the 10-49 PVP campaign back before vet ranks were removed.

Since then, I've then leveled a stamsorc to 50, two templars to 50.. and then another Dragonknight to 50. This last dragonknight was the magic. I don't care about any of the other characters.

Now the only thing I haven't leveled to cap is magsorc and either version of warden, but I don't really care too. That mDK life.

Shanjijri

I am happy I did not start with something else than my kitty NB healer. Today, after three years, he is still my favorite character.

But I think I would have taken an Argonian Templar if I had an idea of what I was going to do with my character. When I started, I just picked a kitty because I love cats and a Nightblade because it was the class I tried during the beta and I liked it.

Publius_Scipio

I been a stam NB since beta. 1 character, no alts. Ever.

If I had been a DK or templar PvP and solo PvE would have been much easier for me without any extra effort.

But I am not changing.

NewBlacksmurf

Started Warden.....

Explored Morrowind and did a little bit til level 15......lost interest

CP is almost at max so the only difference is playing to enjoy content vs rushing to hit any max level or skill unlock

vamp_emily

OP you could have ended up like me with 38 different characters and can't even complete Vet DLC Dungeons. It is actually fun switching between different classes.

I like playing mag and stam NBs the most.

Victus

BlackSparrow wrote: »

If I hadn't started as a Stamblade? I would not have thought the game was ridiculously difficult. Doshia absolutely chewed me up and spit me out at launch. XD

Man, playing as a Stam DK tank (though Redguard so that helped) Dosha sucked back then too. It wasn't until I figured out the mechanics with the orbs - and went after them - did I succeed. But I definitely died a lot before then lol

Tandor

I have multiple characters of all classes and styles, with no changes that have affected me significantly since I started at the PC launch so I wouldn't have done anything different if I had known then what I know now. I'm fine with the way the game has developed.

Fleshreaper

I would be right where I am today. I started a Sword and Board DK but switch to stam. After that character was all leveled up, I moved on to the next class, Night Blade, Sorc, and Templar. After I get my other characters through Vvardenfell, I will start a Warden. With the exception of the Templar, I could very easily pick one of the other characters and start playing it as my main.

josiahva

I dont know what you mean? You have many character slots...use them. I have a templar healer, a DK tank, a sorc DPS, a warden tank/healer hybrid, a magicka DPS, a kajiit stamblade, a magicka DPS/tank hybrid, a stamina DPS/tank hybrid, etc etc. Admittedly I play just a couple of them on a regular basis...but I have something for every occasion.

dennissomb16_ESO

At release I started as a heavy armor S&B DK. At the the time of course heavy armor did nothing and stamina weapons were pretty useless. I would have simply gone with the meta at release which was everyone wore light armor and used destro/resto but I was somewhat stubborn. If I had known the future I would have gone light armor staff and then changed when heavy armor and stamina weapons meant something

Enemy-of-Coldharbour

If I had started as a magsorc and gotten into progressive trial guilds I'd have BIS gear for all my characters long ago.

TheShadowScout

Why would I have started as a different class? I put a lot of thought into how I wanted my main characters to be... and choose my class carefully according to it. Then made alts for all other classes as well. Never regretted my mains class selection...