Most Fun Class 2024

Shagreth

Simple poll, performance aside - what is in your opinion the most fun class to play? I used to think Arcanist, but the oversimplified rotation killed it for me, so I went back to my Nightblade, NB's remain the class with the highest skill ceiling, so that adds to the fun factor, at least for me.

Sarannah

Arcanist

Arcanist: Easy-to-play, no weaving, and reasonable damage output. Makes me focus more on the game itself than on the skills/combat, which is basically what I want from all classes. All old classes should be reworked to be easy-to-play in my opinion.

The arcanist made the game much more fun for me, though some players may be calling it more boring because they want 'challenge'.

Shagreth

Nightblade

Sarannah wrote: »

Arcanist: Easy-to-play, no weaving, and reasonable damage output. Makes me focus more on the game itself than on the skills/combat, which is basically what I want from all classes. All old classes should be reworked to be easy-to-play in my opinion.

The arcanist made the game much more fun for me, though some players may be calling it more boring because they want 'challenge'.

Agreed, it's the mentality I have from my WoW days in my case, if the rotation is not somewhat complex, I get bored quickly, but yeah, from a design perspective Arcanist is a success, but it has little depth, and I've always spoken against weaving, it needs to go so, kinda agree.

fizzylu

Sorcerer

Sorcerer has always been my favorite, even when it's been at it's weakest. It's the class I'm able to come up with a build to fit my kind of playstyle best and I like it's concept/visuals more than the other classes as well.

LunaFlora

Arcanist

Arcanist is very easy to play compared to older classes and is fun.

i also like Templar, Nightblade, and Warden a lot.
they have fun skills like Radiant Oppression, Path of Darkness, and Nature's Grasp.

OsUfi

Necromancer

Necro cause I like the Blastbones rhythm.

Vrelanier

Nightblade

Nightblade is so nice I haven't really felt the need for anything else in 10 years.

I've tried Sorcerer and Dragonknight (made it to maybe lvl 25), and tried magblade, and they don't even come close to how nice stamblade is. I have a Necromancer, and they have a spell where this skeleton dude goes around and explodes and that seems really neat, but I made the character for other reasons, and she will be far from endgame for a long time still.

The only time I seriously considered getting another class was when they changed the Flurry animation. That was such a loss. It was my absolutely favourite thing about Nightblade. What's the point in Nightblade when you don't get to stab things? Just slice them, like some kinda pervert. Blergh. I stopped using the spell completely.

Here's some Flurry videos

Old flurry at 3:48 (Idk how to make the link start from that time)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWgrAZLBH-c&t=226s

New flurry in a couple sec from the beginning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7CU0nN7PKs

Shagreth

Nightblade

Vrelanier wrote: »

The only time I seriously considered getting another class was when they changed the Flurry animation. That was such a loss. It was my absolutely favourite thing about Nightblade. What's the point in Nightblade when you don't get to stab things? Just slice them, like some kinda pervert. Blergh. I stopped using the spell completely.

I also liked the old Flurry more, the new one feels.. anemic.

Rowjoh

Nightblade in PVP for total control

The only class that you can be truly sneaky on and go places where no other class can have fun yet survive indefinitely.

Neiska

I just started playing again after being away for a few years. Started a fresh character and decided to go with Necromancer Tank.

UGotBenched91

Sarannah wrote: »

Arcanist: Easy-to-play, no weaving, and reasonable damage output. Makes me focus more on the game itself than on the skills/combat, which is basically what I want from all classes. All old classes should be reworked to be easy-to-play in my opinion.

The arcanist made the game much more fun for me, though some players may be calling it more boring because they want 'challenge'.

No weaving?! You mean I could actually play the game without being forced to glitch and look silly?

Shagreth

Nightblade

UGotBenched91 wrote: »

No weaving?! You mean I could actually play the game without being forced to glitch and look silly?

Sorry but 'no weaving' is hyperbole, 'less reliant' is more like it. You still generate ultimate by auto attacking, so if you want to achieve max dps - you still need to weave.

Dragonnord

OP, since casuals are voting Arcanist, you can already replace "Fun" for "Easy" in the thread title.
 

emilyhyoyeon

Warden

Nightblade is my favorite class thematically but the most fun to play mechanically for me is warden followed by sorcerer and nightblade. I like the skill test of having high focus rotations from things like shalks, curse, and grim focus. Warden comes out on top even though it's not the most appealing to me thematically because of shalks + the pressure of keeping up a lot of group utility it has on its dots and passives, so it's the most fun for me.

Necromancer has always had blastbones but there's too many skills that I don't like visually and feel too clunky, like the skull. I don't like channeled skills, so templar was always a no for me because of jabs and the execute. Dragonknight's only redeeming quality to me is that it's the best for a pyromancer character. My favorite and only thing I really like about arcanist is runeblades, so... yeah...

LunaFlora

Arcanist

Dragonnord wrote: »

OP, since casuals are voting Arcanist, you can already replace "Fun" for "Easy" in the thread title.
 

easy is fun

KlauthWarthog

Sorcerer

Stamina Sorcerer, more specifically. Aggressive, dynamic "in-your-face" gameplay, like my main class, Templar, used to be before getting turned into a stationary beambot.

Shagreth

Nightblade

LunaFlora wrote: »

easy is fun

Not for everyone. I don't want every class for example to get the Arcanist treatment (despite me thinking that the class was a success) there should be options in the kit for casual and hardcore folk alike, but alas, ESO is not that kind of game and it seems Runescribing won't make much of a difference for classes, but we'll see. If I want to play an Arcanist with a complex rotation, I should, that could reignite my love for the class.

Dragonnord

LunaFlora wrote: »

Dragonnord wrote: »

OP, since casuals are voting Arcanist, you can already replace "Fun" for "Easy" in the thread title.
 

easy is fun

Easy is boring.
 

LunaFlora

Arcanist

Dragonnord wrote: »

LunaFlora wrote: »

Dragonnord wrote: »

OP, since casuals are voting Arcanist, you can already replace "Fun" for "Easy" in the thread title.
 

easy is fun

Easy is boring.
 

well not to everyone

Braffin

Nightblade

LunaFlora wrote: »

Dragonnord wrote: »

LunaFlora wrote: »

Dragonnord wrote: »

OP, since casuals are voting Arcanist, you can already replace "Fun" for "Easy" in the thread title.
 

easy is fun

Easy is boring.
 

well not to everyone

Same goes for your claims, that "easy is fun" of course.

LunaFlora

Arcanist

Braffin wrote: »

LunaFlora wrote: »

Dragonnord wrote: »

LunaFlora wrote: »

Dragonnord wrote: »

OP, since casuals are voting Arcanist, you can already replace "Fun" for "Easy" in the thread title.
 

easy is fun

Easy is boring.
 

well not to everyone

Same goes for your claims, that "easy is fun" of course.

indeed

Dragonnord

LunaFlora wrote: »

indeed

Then why saying "easy is fun" if we arleady knew that was neither for everyone? Just for the sake of posting something?
 

Pixiepumpkin

Arcanist

Arcanist hands down (although the incoming nerfs are not warranted for MAGICKA arcanists and I fear for them).

The Arcanist is by far the best class the employes and Zenimax have come up with. I realize that some do not like the spell animations or color, but I am not talking about that kind of stuff regarding the class.

The Arcanist themes well with itself, feels extremely cohesive. The gameplay is simple to pick up, easy to understand and do well with. I do not run any ability from any skill line on my arcanist, he is 100% arcanist and I love him for that (that being said, I am using Oakensoul and don't have a lot of room for abilities).

I'd like to see future class implementations that are easy to pick up, easy to play.

And I should note. I was not a fan of the arcanist at launch due to the colors alone. I purchased Necrom later last year when it was on sale and its one of those things I wish I would have tried when the expansion was launched. I really enjoy the class.

Jarl_Ironheart

Dragonknight

LunaFlora wrote: »

Dragonnord wrote: »

OP, since casuals are voting Arcanist, you can already replace "Fun" for "Easy" in the thread title.
 

easy is fun

Depends on the person. I prefer more complicated engaging classes. Easy ones make me fall asleep but I've always been a diehard for hard mode things.

Jarl_Ironheart

Dragonknight

I'm a dragonknight through and through. Always enjoyed its playstyle, it's aesthetic(except for the green poison) and the feel of it. Nice smooth rotation and always been in a good place for me. Plus dragons!

Now I see Arcanist is #1 but I feel like it should be not included. It's the latest dlc class, it's gonna be powerful and more streamlined than other classes because they are 10 years old so it skews the results. I see alot of people saying Arcanist is the easiest class to play and that's why they like it, which is is fine honestly. However we do not need the other classes to be easier to play. This game is way too easy and none of thr classes are super complicated plus some people enjoying more complex rotations so please don't advocate for dumbing down other classes. I don't wanna force you to play like me, don't force me to play like you.

Pixiepumpkin

Arcanist

Jarl_Ironheart wrote: »

I'm a dragonknight through and through. Always enjoyed its playstyle, it's aesthetic(except for the green poison) and the feel of it. Nice smooth rotation and always been in a good place for me. Plus dragons!

Now I see Arcanist is #1 but I feel like it should be not included. It's the latest dlc class, it's gonna be powerful and more streamlined than other classes because they are 10 years old so it skews the results. I see alot of people saying Arcanist is the easiest class to play and that's why they like it, which is is fine honestly. However we do not need the other classes to be easier to play. This game is way too easy and none of thr classes are super complicated plus some people enjoying more complex rotations so please don't advocate for dumbing down other classes. I don't wanna force you to play like me, don't force me to play like you.

Its less about easy to play, and more about easy to understand.

ESO classes and combat is massively too complex for the average player to pick up. Things that seem like they should make sense often do not, and things that seem like they make no sense often end up being meta builds. But its the average player who pays the bills, not the hardcore. Catering to the average player is the smartest business decision.

Regarding future classes, all of them should be easy to undertand, and frankly change the old classes and make the easier to understand.

The "Skill" ceiling in ESO should be lowered and the floor raised. There is too much dissparity right now between new players and veteran players. In the PVP setting, this means new players getting oblitered non stop, which drives them away from the game. In the PVE setting its players not being able to get into trials from peer pressure.

At the end of the day though, no one is forcing you to play their way but not suggesting that more classes be accessible to the player base at large, is.

TechMaybeHic

Nightblade

Huh. Not sure about PvE rotation , but PvP I find them all a bit homogenized. Just slight differences that actually matter.

Tommy_The_Gun

Performance aside ? Definitely Werewolf.

Jarl_Ironheart

Dragonknight

Pixiepumpkin wrote: »

Jarl_Ironheart wrote: »

I'm a dragonknight through and through. Always enjoyed its playstyle, it's aesthetic(except for the green poison) and the feel of it. Nice smooth rotation and always been in a good place for me. Plus dragons!

Now I see Arcanist is #1 but I feel like it should be not included. It's the latest dlc class, it's gonna be powerful and more streamlined than other classes because they are 10 years old so it skews the results. I see alot of people saying Arcanist is the easiest class to play and that's why they like it, which is is fine honestly. However we do not need the other classes to be easier to play. This game is way too easy and none of thr classes are super complicated plus some people enjoying more complex rotations so please don't advocate for dumbing down other classes. I don't wanna force you to play like me, don't force me to play like you.

Its less about easy to play, and more about easy to understand.

ESO classes and combat is massively too complex for the average player to pick up. Things that seem like they should make sense often do not, and things that seem like they make no sense often end up being meta builds. But its the average player who pays the bills, not the hardcore. Catering to the average player is the smartest business decision.

Regarding future classes, all of them should be easy to undertand, and frankly change the old classes and make the easier to understand.

The "Skill" ceiling in ESO should be lowered and the floor raised. There is too much dissparity right now between new players and veteran players. In the PVP setting, this means new players getting oblitered non stop, which drives them away from the game. In the PVE setting its players not being able to get into trials from peer pressure.

At the end of the day though, no one is forcing you to play their way but not suggesting that more classes be accessible to the player base at large, is.

You say no one is forcing me to play different but you just said you want older classes changed and new classes to be like arcanist. Which one is it?

Also I seriously have never seen anyone ever say that ESO is a confusing and complicated game in regards to classes and combat. This game has some of rhe most brain dead combat I've ever played. The only time you need to play seriously or things ger challenging is certain vet hardcore dungeons or trials. Most casuals or new players I see have no issue with thr game at all save for the ones who dont block or stand in the red death circles. I personally take issue with the advocating for more stuff for casual players and not the vets like myself that have been here for a long time, we have supported this game through and through and played it through all its fault. I personally can't stand making games for casuals, it's okay to have complicated games. Not everything always has to be easy to pick up.

PS. There should be a big difference between a player who takes time to understand their class or who has played it alot and casual players who play this game very rarely. If I practice then I should be better in pvp or dungeons than those who don't try that hard. I'm not gonna say "git gud" or anything but put in some effort to making yourself a better player instead of asking for a easier game.

Pixiepumpkin

Arcanist

Jarl_Ironheart wrote: »

Pixiepumpkin wrote: »

Jarl_Ironheart wrote: »

I'm a dragonknight through and through. Always enjoyed its playstyle, it's aesthetic(except for the green poison) and the feel of it. Nice smooth rotation and always been in a good place for me. Plus dragons!

Now I see Arcanist is #1 but I feel like it should be not included. It's the latest dlc class, it's gonna be powerful and more streamlined than other classes because they are 10 years old so it skews the results. I see alot of people saying Arcanist is the easiest class to play and that's why they like it, which is is fine honestly. However we do not need the other classes to be easier to play. This game is way too easy and none of thr classes are super complicated plus some people enjoying more complex rotations so please don't advocate for dumbing down other classes. I don't wanna force you to play like me, don't force me to play like you.

Its less about easy to play, and more about easy to understand.

ESO classes and combat is massively too complex for the average player to pick up. Things that seem like they should make sense often do not, and things that seem like they make no sense often end up being meta builds. But its the average player who pays the bills, not the hardcore. Catering to the average player is the smartest business decision.

Regarding future classes, all of them should be easy to undertand, and frankly change the old classes and make the easier to understand.

The "Skill" ceiling in ESO should be lowered and the floor raised. There is too much dissparity right now between new players and veteran players. In the PVP setting, this means new players getting oblitered non stop, which drives them away from the game. In the PVE setting its players not being able to get into trials from peer pressure.

At the end of the day though, no one is forcing you to play their way but not suggesting that more classes be accessible to the player base at large, is.

You say no one is forcing me to play different but you just said you want older classes changed and new classes to be like arcanist. Which one is it?

You ended your first post with this line

Jarl_Ironheart wrote: »

" I don't wanna force you to play like me, don't force me to play like you."

Prior to that you said

Jarl_Ironheart wrote: »

" However we do not need the other classes to be easier to play. This game is way too easy and none of thr classes are super complicated plus some people enjoying more complex rotations so please don't advocate for dumbing down other classes. "

Which sounds to me like you do not want to see any more "easy" classes implemented, essentially we should all play your way, at least that is how it reads to me. Its also in opposition in how you want us to treat you, correct?

And I stand by my statement for the simple fact that if ESO DID make 5 more classes and they all worked well, easy to understand like the arcanist, well then you can choose one of the 50% of hard classes or you can choose one of the 50% of "easy" classes.
That seems like the most fair way to ensure everyone gets to play their way, does it not?

Jarl_Ironheart wrote: »

Also I seriously have never seen anyone ever say that ESO is a confusing and complicated game in regards to classes and combat.

It took me 3 seconds to find this.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ESObuilds/comments/giosf8/new_player_and_confused/

Combat/classes/builds are internangable. And building a class, rotation, gear in ESO is extremely confusing and always has been. This is in part why there are so man, so so so many people making build videos and tutorials.

Jarl_Ironheart wrote: »

This game has some of rhe most brain dead combat I've ever played. The only time you need to play seriously or things ger challenging is certain vet hardcore dungeons or trials. Most casuals or new players I see have no issue with thr game at all save for the ones who dont block or stand in the red death circles. I personally take issue with the advocating for more stuff for casual players and not the vets like myself that have been here for a long time, we have supported this game through and through and played it through all its fault. I personally can't stand making games for casuals, it's okay to have complicated games. Not everything always has to be easy to pick up.

My wife has played since beta, even has the beta monkey. She is as "veteran" as it gets. She loves the arcanist and how it plays, she has always had a hard time building her character in game, in fact she just had her FIRST trial the other night EVER because she was always intimidated with builds, rotations and being "yelled at" when she tried vet dungeons for not holding her own.
I got her set up with a heavy attack sorc build and she holds her own.

You might not have issues with builds, rotations or whatever for this game, that is great for you. But not everyone has had the same experience you have with this game and if you research and look deeper into it, you will soon find a LOT of people do not understand what makes a class "tick" in ESO.

Jarl_Ironheart wrote: »

PS. There should be a big difference between a player who takes time to understand their class or who has played it alot and casual players who play this game very rarely. If I practice then I should be better in pvp or dungeons than those who don't try that hard. I'm not gonna say "git gud" or anything but put in some effort to making yourself a better player instead of asking for a easier game.

But it's not that easy and there is a metric ton of evidence suggesting this. People have a legitmate time understanding what makes classes do well in ESO. EVEN under study. Other games do not have this issue and they have a 25x higher population or even greater.

I personally have no issues with it being easier to understand and pick up because I know that I will still perform better than someone who has my exact same build. I have done this over and over in a plehtora of mmorpgs over 20 years. There is more to being good and doing well than just a class build.

If players overall need ESO to be "easier" or easier to undersand, then I am all for it. The more players, the more money, the more money the greater the reason to keep the game around for another 10 years.

In the end, casuals pay the bills. Vets do not. Money talks.

Hears-Ghosts

Personally love the rotation of Necro with blastbones or at least when it’s AI isn’t glitching out. I would love to see the ability reworked from summoning an NPC to just using an animation like colossus, dive, scorch, etc.