Unplayable Classes

SilverIce58

Are there any classes (or class specs) that you just cannot bring yourself to play? For example, I cannot for the life of me, bring myself to play a magplar. I have one of every class (two of NB and Sorc each), except Templar. It just seems like such a boring class, always spamming jabs and occasionally BoL. Maybe if we had spear weapons or something I would make one, but for now? Nah, no way. Maybe you can love playing all stam specs except for...uhhh...stam warden. Maybe you love all magic classes except magplar.

Waffennacht

The only class I have maxed but don't really use is NB...

It doesn't help he's a Brenton, all snooty and an @&+)&$#.

NBs just... Feel like cocky #$&+-&_$# lmao

D0PAMINE

Magicka Sorcerer. I have a well built one that hits hard. Im just terrible with him. Its the casting time that effs me up, and reluctance to practice a rotation.

Tryxus

Templar

I always hated it to play a Priest/Cleric/Templar/Holier-Than-Thou type of class

DieAlteHexe

DKs and I simply don't get on. For the life of me, I cannot grok that class. I just end up running around spitting fire and thwacking things with the whip and it's kind of ... meh.

I'm sure it's me though, just not understanding what I'm missing.

BladedMischief

Dragonknight.I dunno, there's just something about the class that I just can't get the hang of. That and my first character was a DK, and I deleted her for my own good. (It's a long story)

I'm way too drawn to healing to play anything but a Templar.I'm trying out a Nightblade, but keep going back to my healer.
Because everyone needs heals! Even if you don't... Heals.. * breath of life*

VaranisArano

I love healing on my Warden. My Templar sits unused.

f047ys3v3n

Hate sNB. It is the worst designed class ever. No heals, no utility, it is basically a PVP gank only 1 dimensional mess and yet they have frequently nerfed what little it actually does well. Sure you can do that well (so they will probably nerf it again) still but that is it man. Oh, and is also has terrible NB ultis. My sNB kajjit is sitting in mag gear and never being run as I write this.

I also dislike Templar in general both stam and mag. I used to like magplar for heals and I would still use it but that is because I have it and can't figure out what else to do with it and not because I think it genuinely better. Templar is very low mobility and has a lot of channels that try to get you killed. Templars unique group utilities are now all redundant and It is also very dependent on a few skills that used to be good (sweeps, breath, shards) that have just been nerfed to the ground. That is probably the biggest issue with templar, especially the mag one, it has just been 1,2,3, times nerfed to the ground. I liked it in the imp city days (it was frankly op then) but it just fails to impress now. Also, it's ulti's, like the NB ones, are mostly garbage and since they have nerfed the destro ult, that matters a great deal more now.

On a side note, How can DK have all 3 ultis of value, Warden 2 and NB and Templar have 0 together. Oh yea, you nerfed and cost increased them until they sucked.

Runefang

Tryxus wrote: »

Templar

I always hated it to play a Priest/Cleric/Templar/Holier-Than-Thou type of class

Nothing holier than thou about a Templar though?

geonsocal

the templar's dawn's wrath skill line is one of my favorite skill lines in the game...

probably my least favorite "class" of character though is the stamina sorcerer...

really hard to work any offensive or defensive class skills into a rotation...

Milvan

Wardens, I mean, they all have a very punchable digital face.

Ch4mpTW

Waffennacht wrote: »

The only class I have maxed but don't really use is NB...

It doesn't help he's a Brenton, all snooty and an @&+)&$#.

NBs just... Feel like cocky #$&+-&_$# lmao

Nightblades are literally the Genji of ESO. Not only are they incredibly: Annoying, cheesy, and full of bs passives. But, just like Genji is the favorite hero of the OW devs, Nightblades are the favorite class of the ESO devs.

I don’t know what it is with game developers having a fetish for rogues and assassins, and having a huge bias for them. But, it’s getting corny and played out.

jrgray93

If you're always spamming jabs and occasionally using BoL, you're templaring wrong. The class has more to offer if you break out if the mold.

duendology

Warden for me. But maybe because of the animations of skills... so silly....like in animes for teeangers

SilverIce58

Ch4mpTW wrote: »

Waffennacht wrote: »

The only class I have maxed but don't really use is NB...

It doesn't help he's a Brenton, all snooty and an @&+)&$#.

NBs just... Feel like cocky #$&+-&_$# lmao

Nightblades are literally the Genji of ESO. Not only are they incredibly: Annoying, cheesy, and full of bs passives. But, just like Genji is the favorite hero of the OW devs, Nightblades are the favorite class of the ESO devs.

I don’t know what it is with game developers having a fetish for rogues and assassins, and having a huge bias for them. But, it’s getting corny and played out.

If Nightblades are Genji, which characters are the other classes? I feel like Orisa for Warden lol.

SilverIce58

jrgray93 wrote: »

If you're always spamming jabs and occasionally using BoL, you're templaring wrong. The class has more to offer if you break out if the mold.

Yeah, I have a huge problem actually with classes and molds, like it took me months to realize that the "classes" in Dark Souls were just starting templates for if you're making a STR, DEX, INT, or FTH char. Once I see a mold, it takes me a long time to break out of it. For awhile, I couldn't play NB as anything besides stam, or Sorcs as anything besides mag.

I did have an Imperial Stamplar on the PTS recently that was quite fun to play, but I don't have room on live for him.

Runefang

SilverIce58 wrote: »

Are there any classes (or class specs) that you just cannot bring yourself to play? For example, I cannot for the life of me, bring myself to play a magplar. I have one of every class (two of NB and Sorc each), except Templar. It just seems like such a boring class, always spamming jabs and occasionally BoL. Maybe if we had spear weapons or something I would make one, but for now? Nah, no way. Maybe you can love playing all stam specs except for...uhhh...stam warden. Maybe you love all magic classes except magplar.

Magplars are the most fun ranged DPS class I play. He is basically my main at this point. No sweeps required (except in vMA)

I don't like playing a DPS nightblade, maybe its just because of Aussie ping but its a hard rotation to do for me.

OrdoHermetica

jrgray93 wrote: »

If you're always spamming jabs and occasionally using BoL, you're templaring wrong. The class has more to offer if you break out if the mold.

Yeah... I play a PvP magplar that is also built to handle vet PvE stuff reasonably well with a gear and skill swap, and in neither configuration do I just spam Puncturing Sweep. In fact, I regularly don't slot Puncturing Sweep at all. (I'm assuming that's what was meant, not Jabs, given that OP was saying they don't play Magplars, and if you're running Jabs on a Magplar you're REALLY doing it wrong.)

But yeah. Magplars in particular have a lot of spell versatility. I also play a Stamplar, and that's definitely a more limited setup (I have all of three class skills slotted across both bars at any given time).

JJBoomer

Nightblades and Wardens

I've tried both, and I just didn't like the feel of them. Tbh, I found the warden, boring and kind of lack luster.

Maybe I haven't looked hard enough, but if I could find a way to make a pure Nightblade Ranger, using a bow as a main, then I would probably more inclined to give NB's a try again. I haven't found much though

ak_pvp

Most classes now tbh. Feels like a chore vs my DK which I feel like making better bit by bit. Also I hate the incomplete stuff on alts but don't have time to fix.

For actual classes. Templar. It's just a bit boring now.

zaria

VaranisArano wrote: »

I love healing on my Warden. My Templar sits unused.

Opposite here, I love the templar healer, however I find sorcerer healer even better in pugs, 360 degree emergency heal who can be positioned, DD level damage, almost as good sustain as warden.
No you can not aim the balls but it probably work better with the synergy fixes.
found warden a bit clunky to use. Now in PvP, took warden there for the geode twice, and yes I agree with the pvp players.
A bit like sorc healer feel in pve.

Lynx7386

Pretty much stamina anything, which is weird because I usually prefer melee warrior style classes in other games, but here I find stamina builds to be very stressful and full of complex rotations compared to magicka.
Then again, I don't really play dps much at all because I hate dealing with animation cancelling to maximize performance.

I have 5 characters, one of each class (wish they'd release a sixth class for symmetry) and out of those two are tanks, two are healers, and one is dps.

My current character list:
Night blade healer
Templar healer
Dragon knight tank
Warden tank
Magsorc dps

SilverIce58

OrdoHermetica wrote: »

jrgray93 wrote: »

If you're always spamming jabs and occasionally using BoL, you're templaring wrong. The class has more to offer if you break out if the mold.

Yeah... I play a PvP magplar that is also built to handle vet PvE stuff reasonably well with a gear and skill swap, and in neither configuration do I just spam Puncturing Sweep. In fact, I regularly don't slot Puncturing Sweep at all. (I'm assuming that's what was meant, not Jabs, given that OP was saying they don't play Magplars, and if you're running Jabs on a Magplar you're REALLY doing it wrong.)

But yeah. Magplars in particular have a lot of spell versatility. I also play a Stamplar, and that's definitely a more limited setup (I have all of three class skills slotted across both bars at any given time).

Runefang wrote: »

SilverIce58 wrote: »

Are there any classes (or class specs) that you just cannot bring yourself to play? For example, I cannot for the life of me, bring myself to play a magplar. I have one of every class (two of NB and Sorc each), except Templar. It just seems like such a boring class, always spamming jabs and occasionally BoL. Maybe if we had spear weapons or something I would make one, but for now? Nah, no way. Maybe you can love playing all stam specs except for...uhhh...stam warden. Maybe you love all magic classes except magplar.

Magplars are the most fun ranged DPS class I play. He is basically my main at this point. No sweeps required (except in vMA)

I don't like playing a DPS nightblade, maybe its just because of Aussie ping but its a hard rotation to do for me.

Like, don't get me wrong guys, I'd love to play a Templar. It's the only class I don't have at least one of. But everytime I make a magicka-specced one, I just get bored super fast. I've even tried on the PTS a max-level one, and tried not using jabs, but the skills are just boring. Maybe, if I had a good build for it or soething.

Orticia

Templar as the lightning stabby stab spear animation (and a few others) have a danger of triggering migraines for me after a short time of playing. Due to the almost strobe light bright white light flashes.

WuffyCerulei

I can't really play stam builds. Rotations are all rather complicated.

I love my magplar! As a deeps, I actually don't rely on jabs. Force pulse does more damage.

Enslaved

SilverIce58 wrote: »

Are there any classes (or class specs) that you just cannot bring yourself to play? For example, I cannot for the life of me, bring myself to play a magplar. I have one of every class (two of NB and Sorc each), except Templar. It just seems like such a boring class, always spamming jabs and occasionally BoL. Maybe if we had spear weapons or something I would make one, but for now? Nah, no way. Maybe you can love playing all stam specs except for...uhhh...stam warden. Maybe you love all magic classes except magplar.

Same. I leveled a magplar and now he is my new mule. Simply no joy in playing it.

BigBadVolk

templar dk warden sorc but thinkin of making a dk if ZoS ever buffs them in the future, not sure I enjoy the NB experience way more than the other classes

Runschei

I absolutely refuse to play as a warden.

Vahrokh

All classes at this point have lost 70% of their original flavour.

I recall playing and doing trials with main tank NBs and templars. I recall doing trials tanked and healed by sorcs.

Now, some classes have been basically dumbified (sorcs = double bar everything, 4 buttons and you are done), others have lost diversity, all lost versatility and now look the same, just with different skill icons.

kamimark

I've tried multiple times, but cannot get used to DK or Templar. I still have a couple Magplars but the DKs and Stamplar were so dull I never got far.

My main's a Magsorc, and newbie's a Stamsorc, which are just fun - destroy everything. Rotations can be challenging enough to be fun, but not so hard I can't do it while drinking.

I originally played, and prefer, Nightblades, but I don't like the current gameplay. It's a class that really needs hybrid builds to work like a TES single-player spellsword or nightblade.

Wardens - stam, mag, and hybrid - are great fun, all the skill choices are interesting, though it'd be nice to have another ranged instant alternative to bird spam, and I'd pay a fistful of crowns to have a different ultimate animal, like senche or giant serpents.

Templar just seems to be healing or stabbing with beams, and my Magsorc can grab a stick and be a good-enough healer.

DK is so much about buffing and tanking, and I've never liked tanking in any MMO.

kargen27

I'm having a hard time playing a Bard for some reason?