I make impractible builds on new characters.. like my newest Khajiit who is a hybrid. Foolish idea, but, I'm just enjoying the heck out of it. Of course, once I get to veteran ranks and want to actually participate in group content, I'll pick one. Really, I'm just being all over the place so I can explore all the possibilities available to me on a class I've never played.

Breton (smexy) Nightblade with resto and dest staves. 1 piece heavy, 1 medium, the rest light (aiming to capitalize on the Undaunted perk). It seemed impractical when I first started putting it together (for some reason I had imagined that NBs should be these DW dervishes striking from the shadows...) but am now finding that this sort of build is old news. I LOVE playing it though. Just feels like coming home. New to the game (only level 31!) on PS4, so we'll see if I still love it down the road.

failkiwib16_ESO wrote: »

Lightninvash wrote: »

once I get a bite I will be a magic based Templar healer ww because why the heck not haha

I have a magicka based templar healer that is warewolf, but it was mainly back from the days where we would get stamina regen with a single passive, I never used nor use any WW skills in combat.

oh no I wna be all la la la la heal here heal there then see a mob that looks at me funny and eat them

lordrichter wrote: »

Yeah, I think all of mine are...

DK, 2H, heavy, stam
Sorc, destruction, light, magicka <-- well, maybe not this one.
NB, dual wield, medium, stam
Templar, sword n board, medium, stam

a 2h stam dk not so impractical sorc not so much either the nb is a common thing and Templar is a little different but hey that's how I see it

My new character is somewhat of a unique build, I wouldn't say its impractical.

An Imperial Stamina Sorc that uses DW/Bow with the only spells used being: Clannfear, Hardened Ward and Power Surge. I love having my Clannfear around to draw aggro while I can sneak attack from behind or just sit back and range with the bow.

This idea came from playing both a regular Nightblade and Sorc... I missed my Clannfear as a NB, it makes survivability in solo content much easier (and I only do PvE solo content), but as a Sorc I missed my weaponry... using a staff is boring IMO.

So far things have been going well. Previously I tried a hybrid build, tried to use DW/DW along with spells... but found myself doing crap damage at both because of having to split my attribute points and enchantments. This time, I can focus on Stamina while using Purple food and a couple Magicka enchantments to keep enough Magicka to power my Surge and Ward.

Cillion3117 wrote: »

Who here has or will make an impracticable build for fun or lore reasons? Or does everyone just min/max the hell out of every decision?

Ill do whatever i feel that suits my playstyle. Been playin around a while in update 7 without using 2/2 Monster Helmet Sets from the Undaunted. It works pretty good, and i´m havin fun as Tank right now ^^.

Mostly my groups never complain about that, as long as i get the job done and deal some dps with them ^^.

Im competitive. I dont want to get into a group and be dead weight. So I definitely min/ max. Ill play D&D when I feel like roleplaying.

I tried to make a hybrid sorc at first (attempting to recreate the Witchhunter class from Morrowind), but realized I didn't use most magicka-based spells for damage so went to full stamina.

Bow sorcerer works just great. The synergy between Acid Spray and Encase/Restraining Prison is fantastic, not to mention Crit Surge. Out of all my characters he's the most fun to solo IC with. I wish I could free up a slot to spam the occasional Consuming Soul Trap, though.

I might change the secondary 2h for 1h/s and use it as a buff/defense bar, but currently wrecking blow is too helpful.

Otherwise I tend to stick to uncommon race/class/role combinations, like Orc gealers, Khajiit mages and Altmer warriors. Sucks while racial passives are so important, but a blast to play.