2021 NEEDS a new class.

Josira

Uvi_AUT wrote: »

I dont think we need a new class.
What we need are new skill-lines that do anything besides being fluff. Most importantly we need more Caster-Weapons. Staff is boring.

While that is true,it would cause a lot more issues with people if they locked new weapons behind a paywall. Dont get me wrong it does seem like something they would do without batting an eye,but then on the development side of things,they would need to make art for every single motif in the game,which would take a lot of time,much like making a race with different skeleton then the rest of the races,like a digigrade race,or a naga race(not the argonian subrace,mean that more as a general term),as that would require remaking leg and foot stuff for every motifs.
The biggest problem would also be the constant releases of new motifs,which could interfere with releasing the new weapon or race.
But they could just do Battlestaves/Quarterstaves and called it a day. which is also something they would do. And to be honest,should be included in an update rather then behind a paywall.

proteinexe

Josira wrote: »

Uvi_AUT wrote: »

I dont think we need a new class.
What we need are new skill-lines that do anything besides being fluff. Most importantly we need more Caster-Weapons. Staff is boring.

While that is true,it would cause a lot more issues with people if they locked new weapons behind a paywall. Dont get me wrong it does seem like something they would do without batting an eye,but then on the development side of things,they would need to make art for every single motif in the game,which would take a lot of time,much like making a race with different skeleton then the rest of the races,like a digigrade race,or a naga race(not the argonian subrace,mean that more as a general term),as that would require remaking leg and foot stuff for every motifs.
The biggest problem would also be the constant releases of new motifs,which could interfere with releasing the new weapon or race.
But they could just do Battlestaves/Quarterstaves and called it a day. which is also something they would do. And to be honest,should be included in an update rather then behind a paywall.

If they release 1 weapon, and only 1 weapon, i'd be really really let down.. last years revamp (pardon the pun) was pretty mediocre. The Antiquity system was super nice, but if they call the CP system the equivlant.. and a new weapon.. as a new chapter.. then nah, that wont cut it. I almost respect there off/on cycles right now, with a new class every two years. If significant content like a class OR SUCH isnt revealed tomorrow, i'd be pretty bummed out..

Urvoth

I would way rather have new weapon trees and races than a new class at this point in time.

proteinexe

Hey. We were all wrong. No class, no Weapons, no skill line. No difference in how i'll be playing eso tomorrow as I will when the chapter hits.

Really kinda disappointing. I was hoping for one or the other. YES companions.. but not in PvP, so essentially this update will skip PvP for a year.

Stormwitch2050

WySoSirius wrote: »

2021 Needs a new server 👌

and that my friend is a different thread ...maybe go create it and talk about how necromancer could be better or darker and you would or would not like it????

Mojmir

Only if its a bard or tamer.

Seraphayel

I do not think ESO needs more classes. I don't even know which class makes sense at this point. Bard as a class doesn't work. The Monk-like boss in Black Drake Villa is really cool and I think this could be a cool class idea, but are there Monk-like NPCs in the Elder Scrolls games that would warrant a Monk class? I really have no idea.

ESO needs more weapons and skill lines, not new classes.

What I really would like to see added:

- Real skill lines for Dark Brotherhood & Thieves Guild
- Ultimate skill for Undaunted
- Bard-like skill line
- Another DPS Magicka weapon (One Hand & Rune, hello)
- A support / healing weapon that works for both Magicka / Stamina

Master_Kas

A monk please ZOS.

olsborg

We do not need a new class. What we need is a better balance between the classes we already have, looking at you op warden and necromancer (stam predominately, pvp) and we need continuous efforts into bettering the performance of the game. IMO.

Scardan

Seraphayel wrote: »

- Bard-like skill line

Tonal magic could work, but devs need to write lore for it.

Seraphayel

Scardan wrote: »

Seraphayel wrote: »

- Bard-like skill line

Tonal magic could work, but devs need to write lore for it.

Don't we already have at least the basis for this in the Bard's College in Solitude? I mean collecting the instruments could have been the way to level the skill line. And if Bard skills are mostly for bolstering or empowering your allies, it could easily work and wouldn't need major lore work.

Scardan

Seraphayel wrote: »

Scardan wrote: »

Seraphayel wrote: »

- Bard-like skill line

Tonal magic could work, but devs need to write lore for it.

Don't we already have at least the basis for this in the Bard's College in Solitude? I mean collecting the instruments could have been the way to level the skill line. And if Bard skills are mostly for bolstering or empowering your allies, it could easily work and wouldn't need major lore work.

Idk. I haven't touched Bards College in ESO and I haven't touched this in Skyrim. What is going on there?

SshadowSscale

Can I ask for a new skill line instead

Seraphayel

Scardan wrote: »

Seraphayel wrote: »

Scardan wrote: »

Seraphayel wrote: »

- Bard-like skill line

Tonal magic could work, but devs need to write lore for it.

Don't we already have at least the basis for this in the Bard's College in Solitude? I mean collecting the instruments could have been the way to level the skill line. And if Bard skills are mostly for bolstering or empowering your allies, it could easily work and wouldn't need major lore work.

Idk. I haven't touched Bards College in ESO and I haven't touched this in Skyrim. What is going on there?

It's a little gimmick like in Morrowind where you were collecting those museum pieces. In Greymoor you can do the same with instruments that were stolen from the Bard's College and spread all over Western Skyrim and Blackreach. They're hidden in delves, houses, outdoor... you just collect them and bring them back to the College were they are displayed on pedestals.

Arrodisia

Buddy_Cactus wrote: »

They should fix the game before they add anything else that will divert manpower. Adding more stuff that will be broken to the already broken stuff isn't the answer. Get to work on lag, class balance, broken quests and falling through the world and then consider adding something new.

This^^
Imho, fixing the performance of the game and servers is the best thing ZOS can do for the Elder Scrolls Online this year.

Seraphayel

juttaa77b16_ESO wrote: »

Buddy_Cactus wrote: »

They should fix the game before they add anything else that will divert manpower. Adding more stuff that will be broken to the already broken stuff isn't the answer. Get to work on lag, class balance, broken quests and falling through the world and then consider adding something new.

This^^
Imho, fixing the performance of the game and servers is the best thing ZOS can do for the Elder Scrolls Online this year.

They're (trying to) fixing the performance since 2019, at least - and nothing changed. So sorry but no, a focus on fixing the performance shouldn't come with a reduced amount of real content as fixing content in the end has achieved nothing in the last years besides resulting in less content / features.

Arrodisia

Seraphayel wrote: »

juttaa77b16_ESO wrote: »

Buddy_Cactus wrote: »

They should fix the game before they add anything else that will divert manpower. Adding more stuff that will be broken to the already broken stuff isn't the answer. Get to work on lag, class balance, broken quests and falling through the world and then consider adding something new.

This^^
Imho, fixing the performance of the game and servers is the best thing ZOS can do for the Elder Scrolls Online this year.

They're (trying to) fixing the performance since 2019, at least - and nothing changed. So sorry but no, a focus on fixing the performance shouldn't come with a reduced amount of real content as fixing content in the end has achieved nothing in the last years besides resulting in less content / features.

I'm well aware of "fixes". I did not say to reduce content anywhere in my post. I merely said imho fixing performance first is the best thing to do, because it is at this time. Cyrodiil, BG's, trials and dungeons have been getting worse. Random DC's are becoming more of a thing even in solo play for a lot of players, not to mention the long killer load screens. Players only have so much patience for bad performance. Then they eventually move to games which are performing better.

What's the point of adding more content without fixing the game? So no I'm not specifically saying to reduce adding content. I'm saying there are other options. They could temporarily delay content after the expansion releases this summer. So, the developers can focus on performance for a bit. We'd still get the content just a bit later.

They could also consider hiring temps to help pick up the pace and get the performance in order since their team is already overworked. It's not the player base's fault the dev team is a bit small for the task.

The constant performance threads popping up are there for a reason. So how should they advertise this new content to players without fixes? Hey. We added xyz new content again and we're still aware of the performance issues, and guess what. You'll still have to deal with the same if not worse performance. So we continue to fall asleep between constant long load screens and let's not forget. There's still the wait times for the server to recognise a dc while our groups sit and twiddle their thumbs with the option of either waiting for us or kicking us. Not much group fun to be had after all that.

thomas1970b16_ESO

I disagree.

Adremal

Everyone wants a same thing as usual. I for one would like a bigger action bar, or the ability to slot some (maybe 2?) skills that grant passive bonuses as passives (they can't be activated but grant their bonus) so I wouldn't have to walk around with Magelight on both bars because it's the meta thing to do or whatever.

waterfairy

not interested in a new class unless they add class change tokens