Subclassing needs some improvement
xXCJsniperXx7
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Sublclassing is a boon for making new builds. It's pushing eso towards a real TES game where your character is your own making. However, the class lines are, just that, class skills. A line does need to be drawn to separate classes, if we are to keep them. Combining some class skills may not work as well due to the lack of or specifics of active/passive skills. They may not fit together in rotation, they might not feel right for the build, it could even just look generic like no class. A solution (though subclassing is probably set in stone) is to have a Master Class and Sub Class(s) division.
Your Master Class is your original from character creation which everything will be based on. You cannot replace all of your Master Class trees, one must remain. In addition, your Master Class will decide possible changes to your Secondary and tertiary. For example, a dual class: DK W Combo. You pick DK as original, you swap Earthen for Winters. Because of your DK primary you could have an option to convert all frost damage stats to flame damage via the Change Style menu. Thus giving you a real DK/W hybrid. The opposite could be done to with frost in a W/DK. Martial abilities could have the same exchange. Fletcher flies could be converted to poison or Venomous claw to physical. Pre compatible skills like Subterranean would need no change since it's a shared damage type (poison).
Another condition this could apply to are pets. Though it would take a lot of work, there could be unique models based on the combination of classes. Such as, a Warden Sorc combo, you can keep the Sorcs current pets or convert them to frost damage and atronach models. Or Sorc/W the bear becomes a storm atro version with shock damage. A Necro sorc could convert sorc pets to undeads like flesh atro and zombie with disease or poison. Opposite, the skeletons summon you turn into a storm or air atronach.
The main idea here is with multiclassing you could maintain your Master Class identity by using Subclasses as extentions of your arsenal (like in DnD). Or still combine two or three to make effective fusions such as a fire frost Dk/W.
That's my two cents, I'll test out on pts how this goes and give more feedback then. But, it would be incredible if zos made a change like this.
Edited by xXCJsniperXx7 on April 11, 2025 12:37AM Your Master Class is your original from character creation which everything will be based on. You cannot replace all of your Master Class trees, one must remain. In addition, your Master Class will decide possible changes to your Secondary and tertiary. For example, a dual class: DK W Combo. You pick DK as original, you swap Earthen for Winters. Because of your DK primary you could have an option to convert all frost damage stats to flame damage via the Change Style menu. Thus giving you a real DK/W hybrid. The opposite could be done to with frost in a W/DK. Martial abilities could have the same exchange. Fletcher flies could be converted to poison or Venomous claw to physical. Pre compatible skills like Subterranean would need no change since it's a shared damage type (poison).
Another condition this could apply to are pets. Though it would take a lot of work, there could be unique models based on the combination of classes. Such as, a Warden Sorc combo, you can keep the Sorcs current pets or convert them to frost damage and atronach models. Or Sorc/W the bear becomes a storm atro version with shock damage. A Necro sorc could convert sorc pets to undeads like flesh atro and zombie with disease or poison. Opposite, the skeletons summon you turn into a storm or air atronach.
The main idea here is with multiclassing you could maintain your Master Class identity by using Subclasses as extentions of your arsenal (like in DnD). Or still combine two or three to make effective fusions such as a fire frost Dk/W.
That's my two cents, I'll test out on pts how this goes and give more feedback then. But, it would be incredible if zos made a change like this.
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