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Armory system is the best upgrade...ever? And some suggestions
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I'm sure I'm in the minority but I hate alt characters. I always have. I've been playing MMOs since the Ultima Online and Everquest days and I've always just focused on a single character. I've been that way with ESO. I've been even more specialized in that I only play dark elf stamblades. Period. I laugh when people talk about buying a second account after filling their first account slots AND buying additional slots.
The challenge with ESO, however, is that there is some gameplay that is more enjoyable with different builds and less enjoyable with a single character. Which I hated. But I did it. I had my trials stamblade, my crafting/farming stamblade, my PVP stamblade, my sneaky stamblade (DB and TG content) and then a backup trials stamblade for the few times I want to run the same content twice in a day.
And it bothered me that I had 5 characters on my account when I only wanted one. Enter the Armory system. WOOT! This has allowed me to get down to two characters (My crafter knows all my motifs, patterns, plans, etc. so I can't delete). Love it. And I think it works marvelously. I've purchased 5 additional build slots and will probably buy at least another 2.
That said, I do have some suggestions. Apologies in advance if these have been discussed as I don't follow the forums daily.
1. Note on the character page if an armory build is active and, if so, which one. Sometimes, the only difference between builds is a change in CPs and those aren't obvious. Yeah, there are times I forget which build I have active and have to go digging to find out before I accidentally save over the wrong one. Maybe even just display the icon of the active build on the screen somewhere?
2. I hate to say this, as I'm not usually a fan of over-confirmation but I think a second "are you SURE" dialog box would be helpful when saving over a build. I've screwed this up at least once.
3. Longshot, but could the Armory station (not the Armory Assistant, just the station) pull armor from house storage containers? This wouldn't make sense in the field, but in a player house, it would be very convenient.
4. I assume Mundus stone changes are coming...kinda odd they were left out of the build.
Again, though, this is one of, if not THE best upgrades I've seen in 8 years of playing!
The challenge with ESO, however, is that there is some gameplay that is more enjoyable with different builds and less enjoyable with a single character. Which I hated. But I did it. I had my trials stamblade, my crafting/farming stamblade, my PVP stamblade, my sneaky stamblade (DB and TG content) and then a backup trials stamblade for the few times I want to run the same content twice in a day.
And it bothered me that I had 5 characters on my account when I only wanted one. Enter the Armory system. WOOT! This has allowed me to get down to two characters (My crafter knows all my motifs, patterns, plans, etc. so I can't delete). Love it. And I think it works marvelously. I've purchased 5 additional build slots and will probably buy at least another 2.
That said, I do have some suggestions. Apologies in advance if these have been discussed as I don't follow the forums daily.
1. Note on the character page if an armory build is active and, if so, which one. Sometimes, the only difference between builds is a change in CPs and those aren't obvious. Yeah, there are times I forget which build I have active and have to go digging to find out before I accidentally save over the wrong one. Maybe even just display the icon of the active build on the screen somewhere?
2. I hate to say this, as I'm not usually a fan of over-confirmation but I think a second "are you SURE" dialog box would be helpful when saving over a build. I've screwed this up at least once.
3. Longshot, but could the Armory station (not the Armory Assistant, just the station) pull armor from house storage containers? This wouldn't make sense in the field, but in a player house, it would be very convenient.
4. I assume Mundus stone changes are coming...kinda odd they were left out of the build.
Again, though, this is one of, if not THE best upgrades I've seen in 8 years of playing!
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✭I posted this in a different thread. I thought the overlap of thoughts was remarkable. Must be legit needs!
I did purchase one additional slot for my main. I'm not using it as much as I thought I would, but I still like having it for experimenting with builds.
Feature requests:
Show active build at all times on screen (currently using an add-on)
Option to copy or sychronize CP between slots
Gear used as part of an armory build does not take an inventory slot
Additional confirmation prompt prior to saving changes that can be toggled on or off.
If I had been starting the game from scratch today, I would only have one character of each class that was interesting to me.Giraffon - Beta Lizard - For the Pact!1 -
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✭✭✭Until we can change races with the armory (which would be dumb) and change mundus (which most likely will not happen because it eats into their profits), and change classes (again, dumb) I fail to see how armory consolidates an entire list of alts into one character.
Don't get me wrong, not having to grind skyshards, not having to grind antiquities, not having to grind mages guild, not having to grind psyjiic again, etc etc etc has its appeal but playing one class, one race. I dunna, I think the game would get old fast.
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cyberjanet✭✭✭✭✭Nope. Haven't used it as additional slots are way too expensive, so no point learning to like a system you can't actually afford. 15 euros a slot. I'd rather spend my money on new expansions.Favourite NPC: Wine-For-All
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✭✭✭✭✭I hate alts as well, but the two slots are enough for me. What I did was put Lycanthropy on a Stamina build, Vampire on a Magicka build, and then called it a day. So now my character has a quick and cheap way to flip between two styles of builds and both curses at will for free. Also left the Vampire and Werewolf stuff unmorphed so I also use the slots as a little respec for them.Edited by Vevvev on December 9, 2021 4:53PMPC NA - Ceyanna Ashton - Breton Vampire MagDK0 -
krachall✭✭✭✭✭
✭I posted this in a different thread. I thought the overlap of thoughts was remarkable. Must be legit needs!
I did purchase one additional slot for my main. I'm not using it as much as I thought I would, but I still like having it for experimenting with builds.
Feature requests:
Show active build at all times on screen (currently using an add-on)
Option to copy or sychronize CP between slots
Gear used as part of an armory build does not take an inventory slot
Additional confirmation prompt prior to saving changes that can be toggled on or off.
If I had been starting the game from scratch today, I would only have one character of each class that was interesting to me.
Great minds?
As for the comment on not being able to change classes in the Armory, I didn't think about that. And, as someone who literally only plays stamblades, my main attraction to the Armory system is being able to change ROLES, not classes. Given that all classes in ESO can perform all roles, this is a win.
I have these builds on my main:
- Trials/Dungeon DPS (also soloing)
- PVP
- Sneak/Speed/DPS
- Sneak/Steal (actually don't use them much any more after finishing Black Market Mogul)
- Bow/Bow (Dragon hunting, some WB hunting, and that stupid HoF end boss fight)
The next slot I buy will be for tanking. I've never even tried to tank in this game as I only like DPS but it will be fun to try without having to roll up another hated alt.
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