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DPS - Which Class Does It Best?
So i have a friend joining the ESO community. He wants to play a DPS class, and I want to be able to suggest a good one to him.
So. I created this thread to ask everyone their opinions, and perhaps facts with data, on which class/race combination yields the most DPS in the game. Keep in mind, the characters we will be playing are going to be PVE orientated.
All opinions are welcome. I'd love to hear them all.
Discuss
Edited by BorrawinTheWarrior on October 2, 2015 11:41PM So. I created this thread to ask everyone their opinions, and perhaps facts with data, on which class/race combination yields the most DPS in the game. Keep in mind, the characters we will be playing are going to be PVE orientated.
All opinions are welcome. I'd love to hear them all.
Discuss
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remilafo✭✭✭✭magicka Dragon Knights seem to be the best from what i have observed... with Stamina templar's in second place.1 -
anitajoneb17_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭You'll start a war with such a question
I think all 4 classes are good for DPS and can reach high numbers, but the easiest to play is probably something like a dunmer magicka DK. Looks like the best combination for high sustainable DPS.
I play a magicka sorc DPS myself, and can reach very decent DPS with it, but I can never reach the very high figures that some people talk about in the forums, and there are quite a lot of fight about "sorcs suck at DPS" and "sorcs are the best DPS in the game" so I'm not sure what to think ;-). I just find the magicka sorc a little bit restricted when it comes to pulling very high DPS, basically I have not much choice it's ONE type of gear and ONE type of rotation, not several to choose from.
I don't know enough about the two other classes but from what I can see around me obviously nightblades are very good for DPS. Templars seem to be quite behind (but I have examples for excellent templar DPS too...)
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Honestly I hope to cause a debate war. A lot of options gives me a lot of things to try out.1
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I would have to say I have seen a lot of the same thing. I have seen some classes play one way and do terrible damage. Then they switch a couple things and the damage soars. It's really hard to pin point some of the best builds for dps. Reason being is because there are so many things (gear,boons,attributes,skills,race,morphs,enchants,armor traits) that can be altered that all make up our characters and how they perform.0 -
Olen_Mikko✭✭✭✭✭
✭magicka Dragon Knights seem to be the best from what i have observed... with Stamina templar's in second place.
You must be joking right?
Nightblades, especially stamina NB's are all about doing high damage and killing opponents before they can react.
NB's passives gives bonuses doing damage from stealth and high burst.
Best choices for stamina NB is imperial (good passives for health too) redguard (all about stamina) bosmer (awesome regen and stealth damage bonus) and khajiit (stealth damage + crit bonus)
Other hard-hitting class is sorcs, even with all the nerfs.
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✭✭✭✭✭Olen_Mikko wrote: »NB's passives gives bonuses doing damage from stealth and high burst.
Best choices for stamina NB is imperial (good passives for health too)
Discussion is about PVE endgame DPS. Stealth is not relevant there. Unless you want to use stealth boni with Mantikora^^ ... ?
Edited by anitajoneb17_ESO on October 3, 2015 9:49AM3 -
13igTyme✭✭✭Olen_Mikko wrote: »magicka Dragon Knights seem to be the best from what i have observed... with Stamina templar's in second place.
You must be joking right?
Nightblades, especially stamina NB's are all about doing high damage and killing opponents before they can react.
NB's passives gives bonuses doing damage from stealth and high burst.
Best choices for stamina NB is imperial (good passives for health too) redguard (all about stamina) bosmer (awesome regen and stealth damage bonus) and khajiit (stealth damage + crit bonus)
Other hard-hitting class is sorcs, even with all the nerfs.
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✭✭I can't speak for all classes/builds, but of my 3 higher level characters, v16 magic sorc, v16 magic templar and v10 stamina dk, my templar and dk dish out more sustained damage than my sorc. My stamina dk is equalling (and occasionally even outdoing) my templars damage and is only vet10 in vet6 armour
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✭Olen_Mikko wrote: »magicka Dragon Knights seem to be the best from what i have observed... with Stamina templar's in second place.
You must be joking right?
Nightblades, especially stamina NB's are all about doing high damage and killing opponents before they can react.
NB's passives gives bonuses doing damage from stealth and high burst.
Best choices for stamina NB is imperial (good passives for health too) redguard (all about stamina) bosmer (awesome regen and stealth damage bonus) and khajiit (stealth damage + crit bonus)
Other hard-hitting class is sorcs, even with all the nerfs.
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✭Altmer Sorcerer for single target.
Breton Magicka NB for AoE and group support.
Dunme Magicka DKs only really excel in trials.
The best setup we've found for groups in Hodor is:
Magicka based DK/NB tank
Templar healer
Magicka Sorcerer for it's massive single target damage output on bosses
Magicka NB for it's nice AoE, decent single target, defensive Veil ulti and Funnel Health healing support
Overall I think your friend is better off with a magicka NB. When he reaches around 300 CP he can run the same build and both tank or DPS just by switching gear. They have really good solo potential and awesome support for a group. Also if he ever decides to PvP, NBs are really well off right now.
On the other hand if he only cares about doing as much DPS on a single target fight then Sorcerers are currently king0 -
jebuspowers✭✭✭Altmer Sorcerer for single target.
Breton Magicka NB for AoE and group support.
Dunme Magicka DKs only really excel in trials.
The best setup we've found for groups in Hodor is:
Magicka based DK/NB tank
Templar healer
Magicka Sorcerer for it's massive single target damage output on bosses
Magicka NB for it's nice AoE, decent single target, defensive Veil ulti and Funnel Health healing support
Overall I think your friend is better off with a magicka NB. When he reaches around 300 CP he can run the same build and both tank or DPS just by switching gear. They have really good solo potential and awesome support for a group. Also if he ever decides to PvP, NBs are really well off right now.
On the other hand if he only cares about doing as much DPS on a single target fight then Sorcerers are currently king
I agree.0 -
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Bhakura✭✭✭✭Had a v16tank leave group yesterday because dps was 2 NB
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argument: "nbs cant dps, sorry im out"
i was like huh? its v2 silver for crying out loud ...
Edited by Bhakura on October 21, 2015 8:19AM0 -
Jitterbug✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Yeah magicka DK right now, but then they'll patch something and stamina templar (or whatever) will be on top.
Tell your friend to roll what he thinks is the coolest. All classes have many ups and downs during the life span of a game.2 -
a.skelton92✭✭✭Yeah magicka DK right now, but then they'll patch something and stamina templar (or whatever) will be on top.
Tell your friend to roll what he thinks is the coolest. All classes have many ups and downs during the life span of a game.
This.
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kupacmac✭✭✭Breton Magicka NB for AoE and group support.
Out of curiosity, what AoE abilities does a Magicka NB bring that makes them best in that regard? Every time I'm in a PuG with my healer or tank and we have 2 NB DPS the AoE damage is severely lacking. Are they all stamina based? Or maybe Cyrodiil refugees? Or does NB attract 99% of the nubs? It's seriously getting to the point where I'm not even going to bother doing a PuG vet run with 2 NB's anymore.0 -
quickblade418✭✭✭Id say magicka DK first place, then magicka sorc, then Magicka NB third placeNA PC
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✭✭Breton Magicka NB for AoE and group support.
Out of curiosity, what AoE abilities does a Magicka NB bring that makes them best in that regard? Every time I'm in a PuG with my healer or tank and we have 2 NB DPS the AoE damage is severely lacking. Are they all stamina based? Or maybe Cyrodiil refugees? Or does NB attract 99% of the nubs? It's seriously getting to the point where I'm not even going to bother doing a PuG vet run with 2 NB's anymore.
I think he refers to Sap essence an the Ultis (VoB and/or ST)
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✭✭Magical Night Blade that's all you can play as now is a magical NB spamming surprise attack and WB.0 -
Corrupted_Soul✭✭✭Olen_Mikko wrote: »magicka Dragon Knights seem to be the best from what i have observed... with Stamina templar's in second place.
You must be joking right?
Nightblades, especially stamina NB's are all about doing high damage and killing opponents before they can react.
NB's passives gives bonuses doing damage from stealth and high burst.
Best choices for stamina NB is imperial (good passives for health too) redguard (all about stamina) bosmer (awesome regen and stealth damage bonus) and khajiit (stealth damage + crit bonus)
Other hard-hitting class is sorcs, even with all the nerfs.
Clearly he's talking about PVE.
NB's are all about ganking your opponent so you don't have to fight them - that's it.
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