Yes, you can and always were able to.

Not sure why people conclude that playing the way you want to should result in being able to experience all content and being successful at each.

-By design you can play solo, with others, grouped, attempt very hard content, play within your level and even stay in content below your level.

*I will say that the grouping (zoning) issues should not be as they are today.

People should think about their choices and that other people make similar and different choices which all effect our experience when playing online games.

Your choices may be good, but also may result in forced adjustments if you want to experience certain content, quests or encounters.

Alphashado wrote: »

Notice a trend here? Almost every yes vote is a Sorc or DK. They don't need a nerf, but NB and Templar need a major overhaul. At least they are attempting to fix the NB. Meanwhile the Templar is getting left in the dust.

Im a Templar - Reguard who started as a tank in heavy gear. I then balanced my play with cloth and was able to heal in dungeons and tank effectively.

I've recently hit level 49 and just Heal primarily but I"m very effective as DPS (after a respec)
The trend is those who take a balanced approach or who split their weapon swap or skill bar to allow them to play solo in all encounters will also be viable players in dungeons and PvP.

You can play any way you want to play but that is not without sucking if you have made poor decisions and take poor approaches to encounters.

khele23eb17_ESO wrote: »

If you want to be even remotely competitive, this game provides you with much fewer options than any of the 'old-school' class-based MMOs like WoW. Which is riddiculous as build variety should be the selling point of any LAS game.

I would greatly disagree having played quite a few MMO's since 1997.
If you are approaching this game like its a typical MMO, that is most likely why you feel this way. The game is a massive multi-player online but MMO isn't a type of game its an type of experience and access to a game.

The game takes most of its concepts from a single player game TES.
It removes the stereotypical tanks = this, DPS = this and healers = this and allows you to define how those three roles work for you.

Try playing and building your character as if there is no group content. In essence you will favor a play style but need to have 1 or 2 other options of attack or approach.

IF YOUR CHARACTER can only play one role, this is why you struggle. You may not be able to heal an entire group but you should at least be able to heal yourself. You may not be great at ranged but you should have at least one ranged attack option in addition to a stun or knock back. You may not be able to stand in a fight in melee but you should be able to engage in close range and keep mobs off you if your not built for melee.

Not saying you're doing it wrong but I am saying if your expectation is WoW or Guild Wars, DAoC, Final Fantasy, etc. this is not that type of game.

By design the developers intentionally developed a game that is not like those but that has some relevance of those games.

No! I don't see a dwemer mech suit armed with dual belt fed projectile launchers. Though I can get something like that in black gold, even if it's so lacking on the steampunk alliance side. On a serious note, you can play as you want as long as you pretend there aren't veteran levels.

Apart from my nightblade I have no issues with the way I play, I choose a style to fit the class, and since I play all four classes I have no lack of styles.

No, because I prefer a dark roles. I don't want to save Tamriel from Molag Bal and Manimarko. I'm not Vestige.

definately not! both build and lore wise.

I'm constantly oppressed by the class system and all sort of vile restrictions crawling out of it. I cannot throw javelins made out of light and breathe fire!

I could not side with instructors at College of Aldmeri Propriety. I have been forced to rescue lesser races, heresy!

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

khele23eb17_ESO wrote: »

If you want to be even remotely competitive, this game provides you with much fewer options than any of the 'old-school' class-based MMOs like WoW. Which is riddiculous as build variety should be the selling point of any LAS game.

I would greatly disagree having played quite a few MMO's since 1997.
If you are approaching this game like its a typical MMO, that is most likely why you feel this way. The game is a massive multi-player online but MMO isn't a type of game its an type of experience and access to a game.

The game takes most of its concepts from a single player game TES.
It removes the stereotypical tanks = this, DPS = this and healers = this and allows you to define how those three roles work for you.

Try playing and building your character as if there is no group content. In essence you will favor a play style but need to have 1 or 2 other options of attack or approach.

IF YOUR CHARACTER can only play one role, this is why you struggle. You may not be able to heal an entire group but you should at least be able to heal yourself. You may not be great at ranged but you should have at least one ranged attack option in addition to a stun or knock back. You may not be able to stand in a fight in melee but you should be able to engage in close range and keep mobs off you if your not built for melee.

Not saying you're doing it wrong but I am saying if your expectation is WoW or Guild Wars, DAoC, Final Fantasy, etc. this is not that type of game.

By design the developers intentionally developed a game that is not like those but that has some relevance of those games.

By design the devs threw together a bunch of skills with no plan, forethought or balancing and hoped players would come up with many interesting ways to play and make things work... Players did. They found that if they used cloth/staff, they were significantly more effective than with any other playstyle. If I equip medium and daggers I can do crap dps... if I equip staff and light I can do that and everything else and excel. So, I see your point... yes... mhm...

Just made it to VR8 on my supposedly broken NB who is dual wielding in 7/7 medium armor. Ive done 95% of the VR content that I've done playing solo (excluding dark anchors, world bosses, and public dungeons, obviously) and I feel like Im doing fine.

Then again, I have no intention of doing group dungeons or trials, so I'm not looking to min/max.

I have the stick/dress alts (templar healer who would have worn those things anyway because I wanted her to be the archtype healer, and a DK because I was going for the former/renounced cultist slash fire mage character) and I still enjoy my nightblade more, regardless of how despondent and fed up Im told I should be over their current state.

I play 4 classes and no problems over all, just fun

Well...you can....if you want to suck

Obviously not. I wanted to play as a real warrior and now I'm a mix of pseudo-warrior/mage that makes me laugh most of the time. I wear a big axe and at the same time I fly with scales at my back, i puke fire...

Really insane. And then you have that is the most linear and on-rails game I've ever played.