Returning player with a few questions

Sirraven

Hey, I'm thinking about returning to ESO recently and I have a few questions and I haven't played since the launch of Greymor.

Is 2h stamina DPS still viable for dungeons and raids?

Do I really need to do crafting while leveling or just try to max it once I hit the level cap

How's Cyrodiil PVP been lately? I'm not a fan of battlegrounds

related to the top and bottom questions is it possible be a stamina heavy armor build for PVP

related to the top is it possible to have a PvE and a PVP build?

VaranisArano

A. Yes.
B. Only if you want to craft your own stuff or do writs while leveling
C. Cyrodiil is in the middle of some tests concerning changes to AOE skills. Double AP, but definitely not the same as usual. https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/544305/details-for-aoe-testing-in-cyrodiil
D. Yes. That's fairly common, even.
E. Yes, as long as you don't mind grinding skill points/skyshards or swapping gear, maybe CP to fit the content. My main does crafting, PVE tanking, and PVP healing.

zaria

I would recommend researching while leveling your first character as this is slow also put some point into the skills who give back better resources then deconstructing.
However if in an friendly guild its no issue to get gear crafted, but at CP160 you will need to upgrade bound gear so deconstruct intricate, we have jewelry crafting now. Making stuff purple is expensive but it often beat grinding vet DLC dungeons