The ability to change characters on the fly should be added

nb_rich

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

Hi all, just wanted to follow up here since we've followed up in a few other threads about class change tokens. Currently, we do not have any plans on implementing class changes tokens. There are a number of technical challenges with implementing them, and it would take a significant amount of time to solve these challenges efficiently and safely.

We know this isn't the desired feedback, but wanted to make sure we made our current stance clear on this.

Thanks for this response. I was wondering if I should save all my xp scrolls for when the new class comes out or if I should just use them in hopes of the ability to change classes. Good to know and also thanks for saying there are challenges implementing a class change token because I was always wondering why it was not added to the game. At least now I understand the situation.

Syldras

nb_rich wrote: »

I do the same thing lol. Any character im not playing on is sitting in front a bank

At least a bank is easy to reach and has a wayshrine nearby. Now imagine you've parked your character in the middle of a big dungeon because you want to continue questing there another day.

elinien

nb_rich wrote: »

Tandor wrote: »

SilverBride wrote: »

I see a huge potential for bugs and crashes if this was implemented.

Not to mention abuse. Duels, group finder, all sorts of ways in which you could start with one character then switch to another.

The ability to change characters should only be available in overland not trials or pvp or dungeons.

Maybe not in 'group finder' or duals/bgs, but it would sure be useful in premade trials and dungeons when you really just need to swap characters because whatever it is you are doing isn't working. As it is, you have to drop group, switch, ask for an invite back in... which is especially annoying when you have lead. If there was a hot swap option while in group, even if it had to be approved by the group leader, it would eliminate quite a few steps.

I've long wanted this for writs. Also housing versions of all the characters where you can interact with their inventory

kargen27

nb_rich wrote: »

Tandor wrote: »

SilverBride wrote: »

I see a huge potential for bugs and crashes if this was implemented.

Not to mention abuse. Duels, group finder, all sorts of ways in which you could start with one character then switch to another.

The ability to change characters should only be available in overland not trials or pvp or dungeons. I should of maybe pointed that out in my idea but thought it would be pretty obvious

The problem I see is every character you want access to is going to have to be preloaded into the game for the switch to be anything near seamless. That means more stress on the server even if the characters are not active.

ArchangelIsraphel

I wouldn't want this. Mainly because loading character data in this way sounds like a logistical nightmare. Accessing one characters data while logged into another character and "swapping" which characters data you are accessing seems like it could cause some major problems with how character data saves. I don't know what these other games are that swap in this way, do the characters in these games have inventories and other data sets? Because loading a characters appearance, and loading all the data that comes with said character, are two different things entirely.

I mean, even if it were possible...I would hope the option to use the login screen remains. Honestly, it just seems unessicary and exploitable in so many different ways.

peacenote

Oreyn_Bearclaw wrote: »

I think they could in theory improve a few aspects surrounding the need to swap toons, but there would need to be restrictions.

Sure it would be nice when the queue is long to be able to hop from one toon to another in PVP without needing to requeue. It would be nice when forming a group to be able to swap to another role, without worrying about passing lead, dropping group or getting re-invited.

It would be a really bad idea to allow it mid trial/arena run unless it removed you from the leaderboard and trifecta status. You certainly wouldnt want it to be something that you could do while in combat.

This all the way. I'd love QoL tweaks to avoid loading screens and to not hold up my group as much while I'm swapping. But I would not anyone to be able to do this anytime, anywhere with no restriction. Half the raid wipes... swap to my necro, do a group rez, swap back. :P Honestly I don't think this would even be technically feasible but it seems problematic.

Something more reasonable might be a combination of settings where you can choose to log out to a text list, not the full loading screen, combined with a "specific mods" list when you choose that setting, and you curate a list of mods, while a full login uses the character-specific ones. But, idk... even typing that, it all seems much more trouble than it's worth.