I've voted Sorc on these polls for as long as I can remember. Their ability to have high burst, great suitability and excellent mobility at the same time, without really having to sacrifice anything to get them all, have always made them the most versatile class, and the one that tends to come out top in most situations. Well, at least when spoken from the perspective of PVP. I don't really do raiding or trials or any other PVE end game activity, and the rest of PVE is so easy that you can do it basically naked with any class, so don't have much to say from that angle. But as for PVP, Sorcs have been the best overall option ever since the great nerfing of the Vampire Dragonknight builds. . Well, 'till Thieves Guild at least...

The current meta, and the various tweaks and changes along with the ridiculous item sets introduced in Thieves Guild, have made Nightblades even more over the top than they used to be. It's the only class that I need to actively plan my builds for. All other classes and their various builds, can be handled with the same set of tools. Some classes will obviously be easier to handle than others, and each will require me to adopt different tactics. But against Nightblades, you are so much toast unless you build includes stuff specifically meant to counter them, and only them.

Before TG, all this meant was that anyone who did not actively include anit-NB measures died when ever they got ambushed. Those that did, tended to either kill the assailant (they are all glass cannons) or drive away their foe. (Nightblades are fairly fast runners, especially when running away...) But after TG things have become much worse. You still need to slot your anti NB abilities - i.e. anti-stealth abilities, but you also need to constantly be spamming them and trying to expose hidden NBs or you and everyone you are running around with will be instant toast should even one of them slip by and proxy-det-siphon soul in midst of your group, and wipe everyone out in one hit with clever alchemist and Viscous death.

Add on all of this the fact that they have the only really reliable gap closer in the game, can do hideous single target burst damage and can defuse most of their problems by either fearing their enemies (which often bugs and is about the most unresponsive CC in the game to break) or turn invisible and scurry away at break neck speeds. At this point anyone not playing a NB in PVP is just doing it wrong. ME included...

Also, as long as I can remember, these polls have been consistently being a tie between Sorcs and NB with Templars and DK barely registering at all. So yeah, great work with balancing the game ZOS!

I hope ZOS revamp CC immunity with 40% damage reduction taken for like 1.5seconds after being stunned and break free for us to respond w/ those macro players.

Overall I think it is Magicka Sorc.

For PvP I really enjoy my Stamina DK as it is so much more fun, though I know that my Magicka Sorc is much stronger and easier to fight back while heavily outnumbered due to higher mobility and easier burst (due to me having x5 PvP time played, not balance issues). My Stamina DK puts Magicka Sorcs on their knees like it is going out of fashion.

Always outnumbered, never outgunned!

Sorc everyday of the week. Anyone that says Magblade is a fool that has been demolished by Proxy and VD and now think that they're OP. They probably have the best burst in the game, but open world pvp and dueling? Nah.

Keep_Door wrote: »

Skill > class

Yes but you get two evenly matched players, the better class is always going to win. Therefore, if you're a well skilled player, there's no point in playing a magicka DK, wrecking all the newbies in the sewers because soon as you come up against an equal skill opponent in a duel, you're going to get destroyed.

Although I have to agree that it's a question based on what content you are tackling, personally I prefer either Sorc or NB. I lean more toward the NB because I prefer the layout of the skill lines and enjoy stealth.

Not that I don't like Temp or DK, but it's just my personal opinion.

Solid_Metal wrote: »

i feel nightblade and sorc now is the only viable class for PvE and PvP

In a burst build yes but Dragon Knights and Templars are not burst classes both my Templar and Dragon Knight wear five heavy and deal sick damage. Be that DoT stacking or heal debuff and Jabs with Burning Light proc. Running a burst build on non burst classes works all the same but your class powers don't fully support that play style.

Should have been an option for all magic classes.

Doncellius wrote: »

JAMESLJNR wrote: »

Keep_Door wrote: »

Skill > class

Yes but you get two evenly matched players, the better class is always going to win. Therefore, if you're a well skilled player, there's no point in playing a magicka DK, wrecking all the newbies in the sewers because soon as you come up against an equal skill opponent in a duel, you're going to get destroyed.

Evenly matched.... I've seen some nasty Magicka DKs slaughter "good" Magicka Sorcs before.

Sorcs and Nightblades have great mobility, which is why they are (rightfully) seen as the stronger. They have the speed/stealth needed to escape and maneuver accordingly versus groups of players in PvP, your 1vXers

1v1 is completely different. If Sorcs/Nightblades were so strong they would never even come close to losing 1v1s.

Dragonknights and Templars have to work much harder to get any mobility. They don't have any reliable in-class source of Major Expedition or Cloak/teleport/bolt escape. This is why 1vXing and strong solo players pick Sorc/Nightblade. You need speed to evade zergs.

However, pit a good Magicka DK versus a typical Magicka Sorc in a 1v1 and that Sorc will Bolt Escape against a wall (can't turn when rooted w/ talons) until they quickly die.

--> 1v1 is 95% skill/build, not your class. That other 5% is reserved for Shieldbreaker Stam builds versus anyone using shields.

As a sorc id agree, my hardest enemy is deff a good dk

I truly believe that all classes excel if the person behind the controls uses them right. I have a magic and stamina version of all toons, and all but two are vet. Having said that, which one I use is entirely based on what I feel that day. Each class has benefits and drawbacks.

Now if you mean favorite, I really took a liking to templars. Started the game as a breton sorc, ended up an imperial stamplar

You can tell when a Dev or Dev team likes a certain class because it tends to have the most work put into it and at times OP. In this game it's the Sorcerer. The rest they cycle through, now Templar has the buff and easy to solo.

I've also noticed in playing MMO's over the years that different teams sometimes get to put together a class they have little interest in, that class usually comes out poorly done and of course no one will stick up for that class unless players really push for it.

Prob NB

Cuz we get blamed for everything