Not necessary. I did suggest adding a single dedicated toggle slot but there really aren't enough toggles for that. They won't be changing it.

There should be a 5th set bonus "allow the use of one extra skill per weapon swap"

There is a 3rd bar. If you are a Sorcerer, the Overload Ultimate has its own bar (since it is also its own weapon). You can put your buffs on there, and some players do.

olsborg wrote: »

There should be a 5th set bonus "allow the use of one extra skill per weapon swap"

I feel like this would be a UI nightmare

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

I'd rather use only 10 skills than be delayed to use any of them because I had to press a button 2+ times to get to the skill I wanted to use.

An example supporting this is Dark Souls 2. They increased the number of items which can be equipped to the right and left hands by 1, making the total 3. However, most players only use 2 because of the time it takes to cycle through 3. In a competitive environment, having to cycle through 1 extra item is a bigger disadvantage than it seems. PC has an awkward solution to the dilemma by hotkeying each item slot to a different key on the keyboard, eliminating the need to cycle (e.g. Battlefield 4 hotkeys Primary Weapon to 1, Secondary Weapon to 2, Gadget 1 to 3, Gadget 2 to 4, and Knife to 5).


In regards to adding more skill slots or a 6th slot, that would destroy the build balance created by having 5 slots on each bar. Right now there is enough space to make a build that does what you want and can defend against some counters. Normally, one extra ability is required to be able to defend against all counters to your build. Having a 6th slot will allow room for that ability and therefore eliminate all weaknesses your build may have.

This is a nice thought but in practice it would make for many unkillable players.

Of course everyone WANTS an extra skill slot. We all have that perfect build that needs just such a thing. It's precisely for that reason we don't have it. Choices and sacrifices. We can all max every skill we want. The balance for that comes into effect in the form of a limited ability bar. I think 5+1 per bar works well and allows for diversity while making choices matter.

As to a third bar, I think that would just be clunky and introduce even more possibilities for performance issues in a game that already struggles with swapping two weapon sets.

Adding a slot for a toggle ability would be an advantage for classes with class-based toggle skills (not all of them have them.) No thanks. The bars are really ok as is. If someone wants a toggle, make them pay for that convenience with skill slots.

Even if all classes had class-based toggle skills, adding a dedicated toggle slot would just ensure that every build used them, further encouraging a lack of build diversity.

@namelessone, this is a topic that has come up many, many times, but unfortunately there is a very strong bias in these forums against adding another skill slot. You most definitely are not alone in wishing ZOS would add a 6th slot, or a slot for toggle skills, but that point of view gets "shouted" down here in the forums.

Personally, I wish there was one more slot, but am certain it will never happen.

No thanks

I'd say over 9000 actually.

If they gave us an extra one though we'd be able to whip up a number 6 on people.