New class (Merchant)

Cladius30

This class would be based around crafting, creating business, new skills based around speech and trickery.
Maybe more options to add vendors maybe to homes or player vendors separate from guild ones.
Just a new take on a class option.

Chicharron

Could it be a butcher? lately I see many cats everywhere.

oxygen_thief

you have sorcerers already. a few more patches and they will use a speech only

idk

lol

generalmyrick

i love this idea. bonuses to gold gain, etc. instead of mag dam or recovery.

COOL! @Cladius30 dius

therift

I would love stopping Molag Bal from carrying out his evil plan to dominate Tamriel by distracting him with discounted goods and promises of new goodies 'soon'


All kidding aside... this idea is refreshingly interesting

MetalHead4x4

oxygen_thief wrote: »

you have sorcerers already. a few more patches and they will use a speech only

The key speech ability will be Haggling: "Don't hurt me!"

AcadianPaladin

'LF someone to escort my merchant on a skyshard run.'

xenowarrior92eb17_ESO

if eso was a single player game sure...but get real that is not applicable.

Mr_Walker

oxygen_thief wrote: »

you have sorcerers already. a few more patches and they will use a speech only

This is my dream for nerfing, all content to be eventually completed using harsh language and dirty looks.

It will be a proud day when I finish vCR using my "disappointed mother look".

TheShadowScout

Cladius30 wrote: »

New class (Merchant)

therift wrote: »

All kidding aside... this idea is refreshingly interesting

But not new: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/411001/merchant-and-builder-classes

And as I commented back then:

TheShadowScout wrote: »

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Cladius30 wrote: »

Merchant and Builder Classes...

...make no sense.
Not as -classes- they don't.

Remove the classyness from the idea though...

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Cladius30 wrote: »

Anyone ever think about ... new content that didn't involved fighting, or very little.
Maybe becoming a merchant and then a master merchant and joining npc merchant guilds of the elite... or special stone mason crafter's guilds and you purpose and quest were building or things related.

...and it suddenly looks a lot better!

Merchant guild DLC might make a good deal of sense, it could have a passive line like TG or DB geared for haggling and trading... it might have a storyline involving the merchants allowing some gruffy adventurer with trader aspirations to join because they are in trouble that needs mercenary intervention; and it might have daily "escort" missions where you would have to accompany an traders cart going overland (no wayshrines of other fast travel!) on a journey through several maps...
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I like that idea! I will write something up and add it to my Guild Ideas!

Builder... hmmm... there isn't any "mason" work for ESO characters, since the people at ZOS do that. And the rest of the building is covered by the craft skills, and the daily writs (why are there none of those for furniture? rewarding blueprints and such?) Not really sure if this could have enough "fluff meat" to make more of it...

IsharaMeradin

Class skill(s) damage scales with Gold currently on person. 0.01% increase per 10k up to 1m max
Class skill(s) cost Gold to cast

Example skills:

Distraction - AOE, toss Z gold at targeted location dealing Y damage per second for X seconds. Enemies in area will be distracted (stunned) for X seconds. [Think Endless Hail but with gold instead of arrows]

Repossession - Pay Z gold to summon a shadow banker for X seconds. The shadow banker will attack an enemy and repossess a piece of armor giving the enemy Minor Fracture and Minor Breach for remainder of summons. Shadow banker attacks deal Y damage. If target dies before timer runs out, shadow banker will move to a new target. Player gains a random white ornate piece of armor when timer ends.

Liquidation - Pay Z gold to liquidate the enemies attributes. Applies Major Defile and Minor Lifesteal to target for X seconds.

Coin Roll Toss - Throw a 1k coin roll at enemy dealing Y damage. (spam-able)

Debt Collection - Cast while Repossession is active. The shadow banker will explode dealing Y damage to all nearby enemies. For each enemy hit gain Z gold per second remaining on timer.

Facefister

Someone played Ragnarok Online it seems

ESO_Nightingale

Plz be merchant from fire emblem fates. Favourite class in that game.

Chufu

I know someone who would rather love the new class "necromancer" instead of a merchant.

richo262

This sounds more suitable for a skill tree, not a class. For a class to be practical it needs to have rounded worth, worthy of a character slot.

Bards College could be interesting, but the game will become meh if I ever see a trial won by 12 warriors wielding banjos.

Personally, I think they should strip a class tree from all present classes to make balancing easier. Merge it with the base game.

Siphon - Merge with Soul Magic
Earthen Heart - Merge with Fighters Guild (Earthen Forge themed)
Daedric Summoning - Merge with Mages Guild
Dawns Wrath - Make it a skill tree awarded at completing main quest.
Winters Embrace - Make it a Defensive Staff tree, ice staves, for mage tanks.

rosendoichinoveb17_ESO

"New class (Merchant)"
I already have that, its my magicka sorc.

MattT1988

IsharaMeradin wrote: »

Class skill(s) damage scales with Gold currently on person. 0.01% increase per 10k up to 1m max
Class skill(s) cost Gold to cast

Example skills:

Distraction - AOE, toss Z gold at targeted location dealing Y damage per second for X seconds. Enemies in area will be distracted (stunned) for X seconds. [Think Endless Hail but with gold instead of arrows]

Repossession - Pay Z gold to summon a shadow banker for X seconds. The shadow banker will attack an enemy and repossess a piece of armor giving the enemy Minor Fracture and Minor Breach for remainder of summons. Shadow banker attacks deal Y damage. If target dies before timer runs out, shadow banker will move to a new target. Player gains a random white ornate piece of armor when timer ends.

Liquidation - Pay Z gold to liquidate the enemies attributes. Applies Major Defile and Minor Lifesteal to target for X seconds.

Coin Roll Toss - Throw a 1k coin roll at enemy dealing Y damage. (spam-able)

Debt Collection - Cast while Repossession is active. The shadow banker will explode dealing Y damage to all nearby enemies. For each enemy hit gain Z gold per second remaining on timer.

Yes please. Make it happen ZOS.

ArchMikem

generalmyrick wrote: »

i love this idea. bonuses to gold gain, etc. instead of mag dam or recovery.

COOL! @Cladius30 dius

That's the Imperial Racial.

CrisXD

rosendoichinoveb17_ESO wrote: »

"New class (Merchant)"
I already have that, its my magicka sorc.

Literally all mine is good for now too.

D0PAMINE

Even with this class id be too lazy to make gold

Geekgirl

You know...

I have been trying to figure out how to make a character and level them up without combat. A cowardly pacifist, if you would. Only horribly materialistic...

It was very doable in other games I've played. I specifically remember in the earlier days of World of Warcraft there was a druid who leveled up completely just with harvesting and exploration.

Perhaps an entire class surrounding such a concept would be boring for the majority of players, allowing for alternate ways to gain experience might be neat.

I could see a "merchant" guild, if not at a class, that you unlock by doing gathering, physical delivery of goods and item creation. The current Writ system could be incorporated as part of the merchant guild (not removing any of the current perks but *adding* specific "merchant" guild experience). Or even a slew of passives like Ledgermain adds.

The "perks" could be things like:

• Another swift movement spell (like rapid movement only without the PVP requirement -- movement spells like this would not stack on each other, one or the other folks, not both)
• Proximity harvesting - for surveys (this will allow you to harvest every node in a <insert here> radius)
• Discounts/More money made - The other merchants respect you and treat you accordingly when you buy/sell from them.
• Blends Into the Crowd/Wild - reduces aggro while gathering/harvesting
• Merchant's Wagon - Ultimate - You can summon a Merchant's Wagon to hold additional good found while questing/dungeoning. The wagon lasts for <insert timeframe here> and any items placed within the Merchant's Wagon disappear and are lost if they are not withdrawn within that timeframe. It allows overburdened adventurers to temporarily expand bag space while out exploring. (This would be particularly useful for NON Plus Subscribers, while harvesting).

I have more ideas, if anyone thinks this is worth exploring.
It's not like I've been thinking about this for a while or anything.

goldenflameslinger

I like the general idea but agree it might be better as a skill line rather than a whole class.

SantieClaws

And the combat skills of these merchants yes?

Slap with wet fish - melee damage

Poison of cabbages - green evil fog AoE

Boxed up - stun

Sales pitch - painful shout based damage

Rain of coins - AoE physical damage

Penny for flowers - healing

It's a bargain! - drain enemy health and increase your own

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

mxxo

I want a M'aiq the Liar class! You could tell enemies that they are dead and they would believe it! It´s a problem with undead though..