Classes

doomlocke · August 2016

I was wondering if there were any plans of expanding the classes it would be nice to have a little more choices than the original 4 ,necromncer,warlock,hunter as some examples

Nestor · August 2016

We had some other classes briefly in the early Alpha Stages but they were removed.

However, it would be nice if they would offer new classes, but they have a hard enough time balancing the 4 classes they have now.

Stovahkiin · August 2016

Nestor wrote: »

We had some other classes briefly in the early Alpha Stages but they were removed.

However, it would be nice if they would offer new classes, but they have a hard enough time balancing the 4 classes they have now.

Yeah, I doubt adding another class or classes would go well in the balancing department at all. Probably be way too underpowered or overpowered, Zeni seems to have a very hard time with finding a balance with some things.

biovitalb16_ESO · August 2016

Balance is impossible in an MMO. Just ask Blizzard. WoW is 12 years old and still horribly unbalanced. It will never happen.

As for the original topic of more classes...I would love some new ones, like a dedicated pet class

Rox83 · August 2016

I've always said with ESO classes should've been a choice after you created your character, as with most Elder Scrolls game.

DaveMoeDee · August 2016

biovitalb16_ESO wrote: »

Balance is impossible in an MMO. Just ask Blizzard. WoW is 12 years old and still horribly unbalanced. It will never happen.

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That's what I figured. I'm not sure why people think things could ever be balanced.

notimetocare · August 2016

Rox83 wrote: »

I've always said with ESO classes should've been a choice after you created your character, as with most Elder Scrolls game.

Classic Elder Scrolls classes aren't restrictive like ESO classes. It's completely different but at the same time you basically do create your class after you create your character. The time difference between when you choose your class and other Elder Scrolls games and ESO is almost nothing.

Panda_iMunch · August 2016

I would love some new classes or races to spice up builds, they've been very stagnant for a long time. Heck they could even redo some of the old crafted sets to offer more build diversity.

Another thing is that considering the game is over two years old and WoW had released two new races by this point. Could just be me, but they should really try to flex their talent!

SanTii.92 · August 2016

Recent interview with Matt Firror

Are you potentially interested in adding new classes in the future as well?
Yeah, maybe some day. We all have ideas but for now we’re focused on One Tamriel which is a huge change behind the scenes for the game, with players of all levels playing together, so we want to do all that before we start adding new things

Meaning at the very least one full year from now before new classes.

nine9six · August 2016

As long as they offer them along with more Toon Slots...

UltimaJoe777 · August 2016

nine9six wrote: »

As long as they offer them along with more Toon Slots...

I'm just gonna say this now, because even I feel it's a legit suspicion at this point...:

When they introduce new classes, they will give us the ability to change classes.

Miszou · August 2016

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

nine9six wrote: »

As long as they offer them along with more Toon Slots...

I'm just gonna say this now, because even I feel it's a legit suspicion at this point...:

When they introduce new classes, they will give us the ability to change classes.

MasterSpatula · August 2016

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

nine9six wrote: »

As long as they offer them along with more Toon Slots...

I'm just gonna say this now, because even I feel it's a legit suspicion at this point...:

When they introduce new classes, they will give us the ability to change classes.

You know, that could be taken two very different ways.

TX12001rwb17_ESO · August 2016

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

nine9six wrote: »

As long as they offer them along with more Toon Slots...

I'm just gonna say this now, because even I feel it's a legit suspicion at this point...:

When they introduce new classes, they will give us the ability to change classes.

...For 4000 crowns per class change token.

TheShadowScout · August 2016

My notion about "new classes" is stioll the same back when I posted this:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/240186/class-morph-idea/p1

doomlocke · August 2016

Yeah balance will always be an issue yes I played wow for many years but overall it was nice having that many different choices and different styles as much as eso updates I figured keeping as balanced as possible would be easier the eso team seems more on top of it than wow there updates were further apart so if it was a problem it took a while for them to fix it there are plenty of races in this game just need to add some more classes

drakhan2002_ESO · August 2016

nine9six wrote: »

As long as they offer them along with more Toon Slots...

Unlikely they will be offered for free based on the current trend. You since you can easily delete a character to make room...and of course you can purchase more slots through the crown store.

UltimaJoe777 · August 2016

Miszou wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

nine9six wrote: »

As long as they offer them along with more Toon Slots...

I'm just gonna say this now, because even I feel it's a legit suspicion at this point...:

When they introduce new classes, they will give us the ability to change classes.

Why not? We were always under the impression there would never be more than 4 classes, and that is no longer viable. At this point, safe to say anything goes (into the game).

runagate · August 2016

Nestor wrote: »

We had some other classes briefly in the early Alpha Stages but they were removed.

However, it would be nice if they would offer new classes, but they have a hard enough time balancing the 4 classes they have now.

Hey, @Nestor. I heard that right after I joined closed beta but I forgot all about it, as I was totally new. Can you share some details?

Honestly, some things have changed so dramatically - multiple times, in fact - that I sometimes forget all about how things once were.

I remember being terribly concerned that the game would launch with super-high DPS shield bashes.

Nestor · August 2016

runagate wrote: »

Hey, @Nestor. I heard that right after I joined closed beta but I forgot all about it, as I was totally new. Can you share some details?

Honestly, some things have changed so dramatically - multiple times, in fact - that I sometimes forget all about how things once were.

I remember being terribly concerned that the game would launch with super-high DPS shield bashes.

I am probably still under the NDA for the Beta, but it has been posted on these boards about one of the classes. So, I will repeat that, the Warden Class. It had some nature based skill effects and I think you could summon animals. I never tried it when it was available.

Lokryn · August 2016

I would rather see new weapon types.

Asmodean · August 2016

I don't see why people find choosing a class in this to be restrictive?. All it dictates is your class skills. Everything else is open, and not class-specific.

I'd personally also like to see more classes added when they get around to it. If nothing else for new skill lines / playstyles to play around with.

I love the character progression in this. I feel it's probably one of the strongest in any mmo to date. You really feel you've come a long way. Instead of simply leveling up, and auto getting abilities with your level, etc. The amount of freedom you have to create builds, etc is outstanding imo.

But - I do feel like a lot of the actual class-tied skills are a little underwhelming. I also feel there's bit of an inequality in stamina over magicka abilities. With the amount of choice you have.