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Unarmed Combat and The Monk!

OGLezard
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@zos_RIchLambert I am curious, since you are the new creative director, if you have ever given any thought to this. It is a highly requested feature that many of my friends (and not just my friends, other people as well) would love to see come to ESO. Most my friends bought eso then quickly quit, literally day 1, when they seen they could not make a hand to hand character.

I would love to be able to make a monk style character (i know monks use other things besides just fist) who uses his fist and grants himself elemental damage through magicka or a stamina monk who can attack silly fast because of his stamina pool. Any thoughts on this @ZOS_RichLambert ?

EDIT: For clarification I am talking about a unarmed skill line NOT a new class.... the monk was just an example of a style of play that would be really fun!!
Edited by OGLezard on August 21, 2015 8:41PM
  • Daymond
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    I would love a hand to hand combat class or even just as a skill tree. They could use tekko, cestus, brass knuckles, and other weapons like those.
  • ContraTempo
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    Playing a Khajiit I would also like to have an unarmed skill line.
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  • AfkNinja
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    Playing a Khajiit I would also like to have an unarmed skill line.

    QFT. YES, Kajiit screams out, "This one wants to use his claws!"
  • OGLezard
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    Keep this thread alive :) Lets show them we want unarmed combat to have a purpose!!

    EDIT: @ZOS_RichLambert see....... people want it!!
    Edited by OGLezard on August 21, 2015 7:57PM
  • AfkNinja
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    Just imagine the charge unarmed would get. Dragon Kick Liu Kang style pretty please.
  • OGLezard
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    AfkNinja wrote: »
    Just imagine the charge unarmed would get. Dragon Kick Liu Kang style pretty please.

    uppercuts, dragon punchs that send people backwards, gap closer super fist, tail spin kicks, god the list would be amazing!!!!
  • Thymos
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    I'd be all for it as long as the class abilities weren't restrictive in the choice of weapon skill line used.
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  • OGLezard
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    Thymos wrote: »
    I'd be all for it as long as the class abilities weren't restrictive in the choice of weapon skill line used.

    Explain, cuz that sounds slightly confusing....... Unarmed would be treated like dual wield or staffs etc etc

    EDIT: You dont need daggers to use throwing daggers for NB.....if that is what you mean
    Edited by OGLezard on August 21, 2015 8:36PM
  • Thymos
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    Meaning, I would still be able to be a class using a Two handed Sword, or a destruction staff, or two weapons or a weapon and shield, or even a bow.

    The class can't be restricted to just using unarmed or monk based weapons. That's now how ES works. You can use what you want as any class.
    Edited by Thymos on August 21, 2015 8:39PM
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  • OGLezard
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    Thymos wrote: »
    Meaning, I would still be able to be a class using a Two handed Sword, or a destruction staff, or two weapons or a weapon and shield, or even a bow.

    The class can't be restricted to just using unarmed or monk based weapons. That's now how ES works. You can use what you want as any class.

    no no....I said a unarmed SKILL LINE.... a monk was just a style of play....... i.e. I would create a monk type character.... not a new class, just the skill line for NOT using weapons
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    Ah, sorry my misunderstanding. Adding the unarmed skill line is fine by me.
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  • OGLezard
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    Thymos wrote: »
    Ah, sorry my misunderstanding. Adding the unarmed skill line is fine by me.

    No biggie, I edited the OP to clarify lol Was my fault for not specifically mentioning that ^_^
  • TheShadowScout
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    Unarmed skill line is something I would want to see in ESO...
    ...however...
    ...not as comparable in effect to weapon skill lines. I'd love to see it as doing say, half the damage of any weapon (and that'd be With brass knuckles/cesti/punch daggers), but have skills useful even against armored opponents with lots of CC (leg sweep for a knockdown, handful of dirt in the eyes for a blind, kick below the belt for a stun, that sort of stuff...).

    You may notice that historically even the best trained martial artists preferred to arm themselves when facing armed opponents... there ought to be a reason for that...

    And completely empty handed... unarmed should be useful for bar brawls, not doing enough damage to kill anyone, but having increased chances of a "knockout" as health drops oh so slowly... with a 100% knockout at 50% HP, and such attacks should thus never count as murder attempts... (would also be useful for subduing pickpocket failure aggros, though you'd still get the initial bounty for the pickpocket)

    Oh, well, one can dream...
  • AfkNinja
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    We're talking about a Fantasy RPG here, if Sorc's can turn into lightning and streak through the air it's no big deal if a Martial Magician can enchant his hands to punch through steel.
  • thunderwell
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    I want to see a martial arts/unarmed skill line!
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  • dodgehopper_ESO
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    Playing a Khajiit I would also like to have an unarmed skill line.

    Whispering Fang! Although I think this should be a 'weapon' skill line not a class unto itself.
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  • AfkNinja
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    They will never implement a hand to hand skill line because it would initiate the Kajiit master race take over of ESO.
    Edited by AfkNinja on August 21, 2015 10:14PM
  • SedoUmbra
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    No one else thing it's really petty that people leave day one because they didn't see and hand-to-hand skill? I mean, did they play previous Elder Scrolls games or nah?
  • Mojmir
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    Yes to this,no to pandas
  • Daymond
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    Would a hand to hand skill line that was stamina and use a cestus type weapon or one where it depended on magicka to enhanced your fists or a mix of both stam and magic?
  • Ipsius
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    No hand-to-hand till I get my spears >:( seriously though, I would LOVE hand to hand. And spears. Either. Both.
  • phairdon
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    Remebering how tedious the skill line was to level up in Oblivion.
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    It was awesome! Punch the crap out of someone, watch them fall over, then continue beating the crap out of them while they're down. Sure it did balls damage and was practically worthless vs more than 1 person at a time, but very fun for beating people you didn't like senseless.
  • Daymond
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    Has any dev ever talked about maybe adding a hand to hand skill line?
  • Xendyn
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    Daymond wrote: »
    Has any dev ever talked about maybe adding a hand to hand skill line?

    Not that I know of. Wouldn't mind tho, I can see it would be esp cool for Khajiit.
    I'd also like to see Polearms/Spears.

    Just a heads up for OP tho. Rich says he is not a genie to be summoned, so spamming his @ isn't going to help.
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  • phairdon
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    Could make dueling interesting, for those into dueling.
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  • Dekkameron
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    Unarmed combat was AWESOME in Skyrim with certain skills.

    Oh that reminds me of this old video!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhBiNx749Zw
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  • Daymond
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    They could make a magical hand to hand combat skill line that just like the staffs in that you have gloves that are fire,ice,lightning,but with upclose fighting skills. Any thoughts or other idea?
  • NewBlacksmurf
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    I kinda think the unarmed line was a bit silly in the first place.
    You're not going to punch through anyone's armor realistically even if it's cloth as they are cutting, casting or beating you to death.

    Maybe fist weapons can be introduced but these would fall under dual wield or one hand
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