The most played classes in the game

killmove

Actually many players are playing Sorcs and NB. Why? Are they performing better than other classes ?

weedgenius

The stealth/archer and mage are just the most classic archetypes, I think. So when someone comes to this game (especially after playing Skyrim) there is probably a good chance they’ll pick one of those.

Uviryth

What he above me said.
There are three distinct Fantasy-Stereotypes: Warrior, Mage and Archer.
Since ESO doesnt really have a Warrior (meaning a dedicated Melee-Class with only Steel and no Spells), Mage and Archer are the two left.

Thorstienn

On those notes; you have to remember that only Nightblade and Sorcerer are traditional TES classes.

Kuramas9tails

I see equally as much DKs in PVP. I know because I will cheerio myself because of them damn wings.

KhajiitFelix

Yes nightblades are performing much better than other classes.

John_Falstaff

Uviryth wrote: »

What he above me said.
There are three distinct Fantasy-Stereotypes: Warrior, Mage and Archer.
Since ESO doesnt really have a Warrior (meaning a dedicated Melee-Class with only Steel and no Spells), Mage and Archer are the two left.

Well warrior would be dragonknight, I play one not in small degree because I strongly feel with the knight archetype. No classes get by without any magic, not even stamblades. But yes, a lot make other choice, partly because everyone wants to be a ninja, and partly because NBs been ZOS' darlings for a good long while now, taking top spots in damage (both raw damage and, in case of magblades, for now-nerfed cross-healing).

Kuramas9tails

KhajiitFelix wrote: »

Yes nightblades are performing much better than other classes.

I would like to know your reason behind this. Examples of how they are op over other classes.

StarOfElyon

Kuramas9tails wrote: »

KhajiitFelix wrote: »

Yes nightblades are performing much better than other classes.

I would like to know your reason behind this. Examples of how they are op over other classes.

They stealth and do massive damage with bleeds and poisons. They have the best mobility and when combined with an inferno staff you'd have a hard time even getting near one. Heaven help you if they're using a proc set.

Knightpanther

Stamina Sorcerer from day 1, not changing now.

Be safe

Tetrafy

We need a bezerker warrior type dps class that would be awesome.

Zardayne

Kuramas9tails wrote: »

KhajiitFelix wrote: »

Yes nightblades are performing much better than other classes.

I would like to know your reason behind this. Examples of how they are op over other classes.

From a PVP standpoint they can do a ton of damage with just a few abilities much quicker than other classes, Nasty CC, and then to top it off can vanish and reset the fight at will if their losing. That vanish right in your face is ridiculous. That's why you see a lot of them in PVP. Like Geico says:

Iskiab

Nightblades and Sorcs are the most common classes for the reasons already stated. In addition, DKs is considered the 'tanking' class and most people don't like tanking.

In terms of pvp I'd rate the classes as follows:

DKs > Templar > Warden > Sorcs > Nightblades

DKs seem the most powerful, Templars are a really good all around class, Wardens are good, Sorcs spend most of their time keeping themselves alive and not contributing to the group, NIghtblades are too easy to kill.

Trinity_Is_My_Name

IDK. I play all classes pretty much every day so I don't get too rusty on a particular class.

My main has gone from 2015: Stamina DK, 2016: Stamina Sorc, 2017: Magicka Templar; 2018: Magicka Sorc until Murkmire, and now Stamina Warden. I suck on my Nightblades both Stamina and Magicka but can eventually learn how to use them effectively with time devoted to those classes.

Iskiab

I play a nightblade healer and it's pretty fun. I've given up trying to magblade heal.

When I queue for battlegrounds and see lots of DKs I'm happy. When I'm with a lot of sorcs and NBs we don't usually do well. Nightblades require people in the front fighting to snipe their kills, Sorcs tend to kite back over their group at the first sign of danger. Most Sorcs tend to focus more on staying alive then doing anything else, while a DK can do both at the same time.

As a healer with three sorcs I've found they aren't doing anything effective for your team, their damage will be low as they kite around (usually over me). I don't think they've gotten the memo that in pvp the best defense is a good offense.

JayAstrophel

In games with classes I always gravitate towards the stealth archer types. So I definitely went with Nightblade for my main.
Certainly planning on branching out and exploring the other classes soon, though!

Iskiab

Iskiab wrote: »

I play a nightblade healer and it's pretty fun. I've given up trying to magblade dps.

I really wish I could edit my posts...

I think it's more the personality of the people who choose their classes. People who choose DK tend to be better at pvp. A lot of pvpers confuse surviving with winning, being the last alive on your team means you've failed them and your next, all the energy you've spent on defense has gone to waste.

EdoKeledus

Bowtard, Cloakblade & Shieldsorc for the PvP.

Ash_In_My_Sujamma

From a pvp pov, nightblades and sorcerers both have an escape (cloack & streak). So maybe that's one of the reasons people prefer them over the other classes.

Iskiab

Triple post! Best strategy to kill a group of sorcs: Use one aoe ability, they'll scatter and stop fighting, you can then pick them off one by one and don't have to worry about taking damage.

killmove

Ash_In_My_Sujamma wrote: »

From a pvp pov, nightblades and sorcerers both have an escape (cloack & streak). So maybe that's one of the reasons people prefer them over the other classes.

Cloack and Streak are really OP because they are cheap to cast with huge impact on the battlefield. Also the combo cloack + assassin strike with 4 sec CC is huge. The CC from Streak is also huge when focusing a big group and throwing an ulti in the way

Seraphayel

I'd say Sorceror because everyone who is new to the game and wants to play a caster / mage thinks Sorceror is the only class that can do that.

AerionMagnus

For some reason I always lean towards mages in MMOs and warriors in games that are actually polished (single player RPGs and such). Melee combat in most MMO games is absolutely horrible, and ESO is guilty of that as well.

I picked sorcerer randomly sometime in July or August 2014, then started to like it beyond imagining. Dropped my DK and never looked back, even though DK was fun as well.

xenowarrior92eb17_ESO

Iskiab wrote: »

Nightblades and Sorcs are the most common classes for the reasons already stated. In addition, DKs is considered the 'tanking' class and most people don't like tanking.

In terms of pvp I'd rate the classes as follows:

DKs > Templar > Warden > Sorcs > Nightblades

DKs seem the most powerful, Templars are a really good all around class, Wardens are good, Sorcs spend most of their time keeping themselves alive and not contributing to the group, NIghtblades are too easy to kill.

/facepalm...what game are you playing?

OFFL1MIT

if u talking about pvp. It's because both of them are escape classes, no one likes dying in pvp.

PVE, nightblades are king of dps and its easy to find good rotation with them. Havent seen alot of sorcs, more templars than them.

StarOfElyon

Templars are only helpful in groups. Solo, you're dead unless you wear heavy armor or are a vampire.

MLGProPlayer

Rogue is by far the most popular fantasy archetype, followed by necromancer. Since necromancers weren't around at launch, people went for the next closest thing (a mage that summons demons).

MLGProPlayer

StarOfElyon wrote: »

Templars are only helpful in groups. Solo, you're dead unless you wear heavy armor or are a vampire.

Magplar is currently the top DPS and healer class. This isn't the first time they've been top DPS either (they've held this post before).

BoneShatterer

Thorstienn wrote: »

On those notes; you have to remember that only Nightblade and Sorcerer are traditional TES classes.

skyrim builds all are 0-max-0 and light armor
sneak archer
dagger and shield thief since killshot are performed with 1 weapon only
2 handed sword light armor
sword and destruction spell
mage all builds
sword and board

StarOfElyon

MLGProPlayer wrote: »

StarOfElyon wrote: »

Templars are only helpful in groups. Solo, you're dead unless you wear heavy armor or are a vampire.

Magplar is currently the top DPS and healer class. This isn't the first time they've been top DPS either (they've held this post before).

Groups right? And do they wear heavy armor? And are they vampires? At least one of these things WILL be true.

Aznarb

Well for my thieve I was starting to aim for NB, and then saw than DK have poison stam morph.
Poison fit well the assassin/thief RP wise, more than fancy invisibility (to me at least)
So I guess it depend.

But yeah, as a new player, I've try 1st sorcerer too cuz it was looking familiar, but it wasn't fun to me so I end-up to testing most of class and each variation (tnak, heal, stam, magika) to finaly go into something I really love.
It's hard to choose as a new player like me who just have play skyrim as ES game before.

I agree with you on the fact than none of these class feel like a true warrior though. It's maybe the only thing I miss in ESO right now, to much magicka based ability and in other hand not enought magicka based weapon.
Quite weird to be honest.