Which Archetype would you say is most fun in ESO?

Jarl_Ironheart

Out of Warrior, Mage or Rogue, which of these archetypes would you says is the easiest to make/play/fun in the Elder Scrolls Online?

TaSheen

I Walk My Own Path(Other)

None of the options actually appeal to me in this game. I wanted to do a stealth archer as I played in Skyrim; nope, not a good fit for my situation, in this game.

I don't like the "mage" vibe here. All over the place, and not - specific - as to fire or whatever. Shock? No thanks. Ice? Nope. And warden.... pet class yep , pet can hold aggro? Nope. And necro? I don't ever play necromancers.

I've settled into stamden, 2H. It works - but it's not my preference. But it does work, even with my mega ping.

As far as "fun" - combat isn't fun in ESO, so yeah. Nope.

jtm1018

Sneaky Sneaky(Rogue)

Sneaky sneaks, specially when I was starting, I avoid fights like their the plague.
And I was killed by a gang of crabs when I was like level 5 with basic armor and weapon, 3 is considered a gang right.
And I swear revenge on that gang and kill them without reserve when I see any member of said gang.

Jarl_Ironheart

Smash and Slash(Warriors)

jtm1018 wrote: »

Sneaky sneaks, specially when I was starting, I avoid fights like their the plague.
And I was killed by a gang of crabs when I was like level 5 with basic armor and weapon, 3 is considered a gang right.
And I swear revenge on that gang and kill them without reserve when I see any member of said gang.

Salt the Earth of the mudcrabs

Freelancer_ESO

I Walk My Own Path(Other)

Overall probably Hybrid.

I'll be trying to make another Melee character when I get the Veya Hair but, so far I've never had one that I didn't turn into something else.

I've tried to do the sneaky bit a couple times but it feels like it works too well or doesn't work at all and it frequently involves choices my character would rather not make.

ESO's magic to me feels like the character was born powerful rather than becoming powerful and personally I much prefer the latter.

Athyrium93

I Walk My Own Path(Other)

Usually I like the sneaky sneaky type with a bow that attacks from range and disappears into the shadows, but in ESO nothing beats playing my magplar and being an in your face magical warrior that is still a top notch healer supporting the group.

Amottica

It depends on my mood.

DocFrost72

Hocus Pocus(Mages)

The secrets of the arcane are like clever riddles, or perhaps the lyrics of that song you can tap your foot to. With a few careful inquiries, a little patience, and a dash of luck, you can pull at the very fabric of reality.

Blinx

Hocus Pocus(Mages)

I prefer to play Magicka toons, I don't really care for stamina tbh, I find 2 handed and bow quite boring.

Everyone has their own preference, a better poll title would have been which archtype do you find the most fun.

Jarl_Ironheart

Smash and Slash(Warriors)

Blinx wrote: »

I prefer to play Magicka toons, I don't really care for stamina tbh, I find 2 handed and bow quite boring.

Everyone has their own preference, a better poll title would have been which archtype do you find the most fun.

Blinx wrote: »

I prefer to play Magicka toons, I don't really care for stamina tbh, I find 2 handed and bow quite boring.

Everyone has their own preference, a better poll title would have been which archtype do you find the most fun.

That's literally my title... which archetype do you find most fun...

ElvenOverlord

Hocus Pocus(Mages)

"Strength and steel are well and good, but magic is the true power in this world."

"A strong sword-arm wins battle, but a keen mind wins wars."

-Wuunferth the Unliving

I love the concept of a mage, plus devastating my opponents with a barrage of destruction before they even get into melee range is fun.

ElvenOverlord

Hocus Pocus(Mages)

Jarl_Ironheart wrote: »

Blinx wrote: »

I prefer to play Magicka toons, I don't really care for stamina tbh, I find 2 handed and bow quite boring.

Everyone has their own preference, a better poll title would have been which archtype do you find the most fun.

Blinx wrote: »

I prefer to play Magicka toons, I don't really care for stamina tbh, I find 2 handed and bow quite boring.

Everyone has their own preference, a better poll title would have been which archtype do you find the most fun.

That's literally my title... which archetype do you find most fun...

Lol

Blinx

Hocus Pocus(Mages)

Jarl_Ironheart wrote: »

Blinx wrote: »

I prefer to play Magicka toons, I don't really care for stamina tbh, I find 2 handed and bow quite boring.

Everyone has their own preference, a better poll title would have been which archtype do you find the most fun.

Blinx wrote: »

I prefer to play Magicka toons, I don't really care for stamina tbh, I find 2 handed and bow quite boring.

Everyone has their own preference, a better poll title would have been which archtype do you find the most fun.

That's literally my title... which archetype do you find most fun...

maybe it's what you meant, but it says- "Which Archetype would you say is the most fun in ESO", not which archetype do you find the most fun

Roztlin45

Sneaky Sneaky(Rogue)

I wish there were more burglary sites and quest in each city. Also more dark brotherhood reps and contracts in each area.

Danikat

I Walk My Own Path(Other)

One of the things I've always liked about the TES games is that I'm not locked into a specific character type. ESO is more restrictive than any of the main series games of course (where even if you chose a class template to pick your starting skills and attributes you could still use whatever you wanted), but it's still pretty flexible in this respect.

My main character uses sneak attacks to open the battle and when possible to end it quickly, but she can hold her own in an extended fight and uses a mix of weapon and spell attacks (templar specifically, it's the nearest match for my usual mix of destruction and restoration magic).

Some of my others are more focused, but the only ones who fit entirely within one of these archetypes are the sorcerer and technically dragon-knight but using no class skills or any other type of magic, both of which I made specifically because playing that way is a bit of a novelty for me.

Snamyap

Smash and Slash(Warriors)

Wish I could say sneaky sneaky but that playstyle is way too limited, especially when it comes to rewards, gearing up, etc.

Darkstorne

Sneaky can be satisfying, since stealth attacks are a lot of guaranteed damage, and blade of woe / vampire feeding have some amazing animations, but it's a much slower playstyle so that ends up hurting the experience/

Slash and smash is my favourite in pretty much all games except ESO, because the basic combat animations, weightlessness to weapons, and complete lack of impact to hits makes that playstyle feel pretty bad. And I always giggle when they add extra camera shake effects to melee attacks in their gameplay marketing videos, because it suggests they know it's awful and have to pretend it's better.

So magic is probably the best? But only because it doesn't really have a downside. Not because it's particularly impressive by video game standards.

Combat and animations continue to be the weakest parts of this game.

Bhaalthazar

Sneaky Sneaky(Rogue)

In the overland, my main is a

• Khajiit (Feline Ambush - Decreases your detection radius in Stealth by 3 meters)
• Vampire (Dark Stalker - Ignore the Movement Speed penalty of Sneak. Decreases the time it takes to enter Sneak by 50%.)
• medium armor (Improved Sneak - Reduces the size of your detection area while Sneaking by 5% for each piece of Medium Armor equipped.)
• Vesture of Darloc Brae (Reduces the radius you can be detected while sneaking by 2 meters.)
• Night Mother’s Embrace (Reduces the radius you can be detected while Sneaking by 2 meters.)

I choose my fights.

AzuraFan

I Walk My Own Path(Other)

Definitely archer. I've tried weapons other than the bow and find them clunky. But I'm not usually a sneaky type unless I want to pickpocket or stab someone.

FrancisCrawford

It depends on what you like.

If you want to sneak to avoid combat, that works very well. Sneaking to gain advantage in combat works sort of OK overland.

Throwing magic around works better than a lot of people suggest. However, a number of the coolest abilities have been removed from the game.

I couldn't comment on melee fighting. I don't much enjoy simulations of that.

A bow in a game like this is basically an oddly shaped magic wand.

Lixiviant

I Walk My Own Path(Other)

jtm1018 wrote: »

Sneaky sneaks, specially when I was starting, I avoid fights like their the plague.
And I was killed by a gang of crabs when I was like level 5 with basic armor and weapon, 3 is considered a gang right.
And I swear revenge on that gang and kill them without reserve when I see any member of said gang.

God, I remember those days being wiped by a few crabs!! And the day I walked into Bangkorai and died immediately!

phaneub17_ESO

I Walk My Own Path(Other)

Honestly, I don't remember the last time I actively used sneak in combat.

I have 3 of every class with 1 hybrid, 1 pure stamina, and 1 pure magicka. The hybrids have front bar stamina abilities with a martial weapon setup 2 1hSh, 2 DW, and 2 2h with backbar magicka abilities with a staff. Stamina characters are somewhat mixed 2 are 2h/Bow, 2 are DW/Bow, 1 1hSh/DW, and 1 1hSh/2h. Magicka builds are all the same frankly, Resto/Destro Staff, different abilities so they aren't exactly the same.

NotaDaedraWorshipper

I Walk My Own Path(Other)

All of them. I like variety and making multiple characters and mix archtypes.

Jaimeh

I Walk My Own Path(Other)

In terms of approach, I usually like to YOLO into fights in a 'hulk smash' manner, and learn by trial and error, but other times I don't feel like engaging in combat (especially for fetch quests, or IC) so sneaking is great. In terms of damage type, as visually impressive as magical spells look, I prefer using melee weapons, and I find dual wield especially cool. Like Lyrics says 'Damn magic, give me something to hit!'

Carcamongus

Smash and Slash(Warriors)

Right now it's smash and slash because I just enjoy violating my enemies' personal spaces. It's been like that since Oblivion, my first TES game. However, now that ESO is like many cars, a hybrid, I might replace my backup bow (Skyrim taught me the importance of having a pew-pew handy) with a staff. This would make me a slash and zap, thus putting me in the "I walk my own path" category.

BoraxFlux

Smash and Slash(Warriors)

Shared place with sieges though

Jarl_Ironheart

Smash and Slash(Warriors)

Carcamongus wrote: »

Right now it's smash and slash because I just enjoy violating my enemies' personal spaces. It's been like that since Oblivion, my first TES game. However, now that ESO is like many cars, a hybrid, I might replace my backup bow (Skyrim taught me the importance of having a pew-pew handy) with a staff. This would make me a slash and zap, thus putting me in the "I walk my own path" category.

It seems like it's almost impossible to be a pure none magic warrior in ESO without gimping yourself

ArchMikem

Sneaky Sneaky(Rogue)

Easiest: Rogue

Fun: Mage

Stamina Nightblades are the easiest solo DD to build and play because of two things. The ability to Cloak which lets you disengage from fights, and the high amount of single target/direct damage the Class can do.

Sorcerers and Magic in general is just the more fun and interesting playstyle. I have a MagSorc that does almost nothing but Shock spells.

RedBranch

I Walk My Own Path(Other)

Explorer

https://twitter.com/redbranchh/status/1491585478998511619?s=61&t=Llzo8z1thGdWu7fgwwWGaA

Vevvev

I Walk My Own Path(Other)

Dragonknight vampire. Mix magic and brutal close up brawling and you have me. Also because I have the vampire passives up the stealth side of the game opens up to my magDK.

ElvenOverlord

Hocus Pocus(Mages)

Blinx wrote: »

Jarl_Ironheart wrote: »

Blinx wrote: »

I prefer to play Magicka toons, I don't really care for stamina tbh, I find 2 handed and bow quite boring.

Everyone has their own preference, a better poll title would have been which archtype do you find the most fun.

Blinx wrote: »

I prefer to play Magicka toons, I don't really care for stamina tbh, I find 2 handed and bow quite boring.

Everyone has their own preference, a better poll title would have been which archtype do you find the most fun.

That's literally my title... which archetype do you find most fun...

maybe it's what you meant, but it says- "Which Archetype would you say is the most fun in ESO", not which archetype do you find the most fun

That's literally coveying the same thing...