Will there ever be a 5th class to play?

Gokmak · September 2016

After two years, still only four classes. Will there ever be a 5th class? Have they given up?

seebra · September 2016

probably not, because it's hard to balance things:/

LegacyDM · September 2016

Unfortunately class balance is a mess right now. Look how many dlcs we have and they have yet to introduce active skills. Every new skill added has been a useless passive when it comes to combat. Update 12 will finally feature weapon ultimates but as you can see they are extremely unbalanced. right now we are in a stamina meta. If they ever do offer a new class it will be at a time when they can profit most from it using the crown store.

We really could use s necromwncer dot and pet class. Or a monk class with an unarmed fist and acrobat skill line. Who knows when ZOS will feel comfortable enough to introduce a new class or when they think the right financial time is for them to release one.

Tandor · September 2016

I don't think it's a priority given the many ways in which you can play the existing classes. I suspect that those who see the game as only offering four classes are set in the mindset of following the FOTM builds for those classes. Asked about the non-viability of hybrid builds at PAX, ZOS said they considered that to be more of a perception based on people streaming what worked for them (but not necessarily for anyone else although everyone else then feels that has to be the build for them to follow) rather than a reality.

I have a dual dagger-wielding nightblade assassin as well as a bow-equipped archer nightblade, and those are just my stamina nightblades

! That's two classes in one, and it illustrates the fact that when you don't just have class skills to differentiate your characters but also armor and weapon skills then you're not so class-restricted as you might think you are based on the way other games operate.

Of course, the elite PvPers and competitive PvEers will disagree and may even claim that there are only one or two effective builds in the game, but they're in a tiny minority and would in any event be very unlikely to be attracted by a fifth class given their reluctance to make the maximum use of the existing four classes

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Savos_Saren · September 2016

This was posted in an interview with Matt Firor:

Do you intend to introduce new skill lines?

Yeah, we have things we want to do after One Tamriel and housing. But you know, for Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood we introduced new skill lines and we like to do it from time to time.

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.

Source: http://wccftech.com/elder-scrolls-online-interview-looking-ahead-with-game-director-matt-firor/

attackjet · September 2016

A new class or two would be a good breathe of fresh air in this game.

Like the above poster said, a necromancer/warlock and monk would be awesome.

But balance is hard.

I would love to see a class similar to the death knight or hunter like in wow.

ajwest927 · September 2016

I rather they add more skill lines to the class than a new class.

Tonturri · September 2016

I really wish they would add a new class. Hell even active abilities to use (although they'd need a LOT of active abilities - adding just 4 or 5 would be pretty weak) would liven up the game for me.

newtinmpls · September 2016

I want the class system completely dismantled.

UltimaJoe777 · September 2016

There will eventually be new classes, as soon as Zenimax comes up with 1 or more.

Aenvar · September 2016

I've read there was a Warden class planned at release but eventually scrapped off. Not sure if it fits ES lore but I REALLY wish it made it to the game...

Abeille · September 2016

I hope that, if they ever do add new classes, that they increase the character limit.

I think it is unreasonable to expect someone that has 12 maxed characters to reroll one of them to play a new class. I only have 10, but I imagine there are plenty of people with 12 already.

Wreuntzylla · September 2016

attackjet wrote: »

A new class or two would be a good breathe of fresh air in this game.

Like the above poster said, a necromancer/warlock and monk would be awesome.

But balance is hard.

I would love to see a class similar to the death knight or hunter like in wow.

There hasn't been balance since release. Throwing another class in the mix won't change anything. Go for it ZoS!

Wifeaggro13 · September 2016

seebra wrote: »

probably not, because it's hard to balance things:/

Dude that's a cop out. It is hard to balance but development is hard unless your just in milk the cow mode. Many MMO's with a far richer class systems were able too

Thealteregoroman · September 2016

I am thinking that they wont introduce new classes until they raise the CP to prob like 230.........

In order to access them they prob will attach them already to specific classes.....so for necromancers it will prob be sorc class.......

dragon knight class will prob be Dovakin class.....

Nightblade will prob be illusionist class.......

templar class will prob be like dawnguard class.

SOOOOO potentially each class will have a 4th tier........

you would have to do the class quest to unlock the tier.......

I think how things are going now this would be the best way of implementing "new classes"

Starting a new "NEW" class from scratch wouldn't be fair.......I think this would be a a base game update not paid DLC.

BUT you would have to get to like 230 CP to unlock class quest.

You are welcome Zenimax and E$O.

slasb16_ESO · September 2016

To really take ESO up a notch, you need to create not 1, not 2, not even 3, but 4 new classes all at the same time. Yes, it will be a mess at times for class balance, but that's a lot easier when 4 classes already work well.

And while you're at some innovation, you could include a knob to turn the difficulty in world pve up or down.

juhasman · September 2016

I doubt it because oif few reasons.
1st ballance 2nd there are people who spend crowns to buy additional character slots and have all of them reserved so what Zenimax would add additional character slots , and we would have option to create 16 characters ? That would give adventage for those who are doing dailys and would *** off people who already had additional character slots and would be forced to buy more of them when others would buy their 1st additional character slot and have also acces to new class. Personally i think spellcrafting would bring more diversity to the game then new class.

UltimaJoe777 · September 2016

Just to clear the air Zenimax HAS stated officially that they would like to add new classes but haven't come up with anything for it yet. Therefore, it's not off the table like it used to be.

disintegr8 · September 2016

I thought those of us who still think there is a future for ESO were the new class.... Suckers!!!

ajwest927 · September 2016

Any new class can easily be just another skill line added to the existing class. For example.

Sorcerer
Necromancer, Engineer, Firebender, Icebender, Sage, Alchemist.

Templar
Priest, Monk, Exorcist, Shaman.

Night Blade
Hunter, Bard, Animal Ranger, Scout.

Dragon Knight
Warlord, Warrior, Combat Medic, Gladiator

idk · September 2016

seebra wrote: »

probably not, because it's hard to balance things:/

This, and many games do not add classes. Since Zos does not lock down classes to anything specific outside of class skills, there is even less of a need here.

Games were I have seen new classes added lacked decent content. I would rather the focus be on game content, new skill lines available to all and this would do more for the game overall.

Humatiel · September 2016

so ZoS Added a "skill line" where 90% was how to pay less bounty and called that four months of work, do we actually think we're ever going to get something as large as a new Class.

UltimaJoe777 · September 2016

Humatiel wrote: »

so ZoS Added a "skill line" where 90% was how to pay less bounty and called that four months of work, do we actually think we're ever going to get something as large as a new Class.

Shallow much? You know damn well that's just a small part of that patch.

Wow · September 2016

newtinmpls wrote: »

I want the class system completely dismantled.

Elder Scrolls game should never have fixed class like this. Delete all the class crap, make all skill lines available. And make all builds viable for people to enjoy.

Mayrael · September 2016

I wanna class called Wroblade, it would have burst heals like templar that return also stamina, cloak, bolt escape but without this cost increase and reflective scale but without that 4 missles limit, perfect balance!

Mojmir · September 2016

I wish

Mojmir · September 2016

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Humatiel wrote: »

so ZoS Added a "skill line" where 90% was how to pay less bounty and called that four months of work, do we actually think we're ever going to get something as large as a new Class.

Shallow much? You know damn well that's just a small part of that patch.

Dark brotherhood was also done by the original team,along with thieves guild,plenty of time since then to make a class and add it in.

SHADOW2KK · September 2016

The game cannot balance 4 classes after 2 odd years, I shudder to think what a 5th class would bring to the table..

Mojmir · September 2016

SHADOW2KK wrote: »

The game cannot balance 4 classes after 2 odd years, I shudder to think what a 5th class would bring to the table..

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say,maybe in the beginning when they originally had 5-6 classes it might have been a better balance. The 4 we have now absorbed some skills from the ones taken out.

SHADOW2KK · September 2016

Mojmir wrote: »

SHADOW2KK wrote: »

The game cannot balance 4 classes after 2 odd years, I shudder to think what a 5th class would bring to the table..

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say,maybe in the beginning when they originally had 5-6 classes it might have been a better balance. The 4 we have now absorbed some skills from the ones taken out.

Aye true, can see where you are coming from.

Arundo · September 2016

Remove all classes please make all lines available for all toons imo.