Hints to a new a weapon skill line.

BRogueNZ · February 2017

Interesting. with the change to 2H vs DW I was thinking possibly magicka morphs for 2H melee weapons to line up with warden release, might just be me though

Faulgor · February 2017

Darkonflare15 wrote: »

TheShadowScout wrote: »

Darkonflare15 wrote: »

In the trailer the Warden can be seen holding a spell in one hand and reaching for his sword towards the end of the trailer...

Didn't the warden in the trailer start with his sword, then cast spells while holding the sword (as in, just remove one hand from the hilt to cast and go back to grabbing the blade 2H style), then loose his sword and open up full magic?

In any case...

More weapon skills would -definitely- be a great thing to have! Like...
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/259011/additional-weapon-skill-ideas/p1
...those for example!

The Warden started with a 2h sword then left the sword in a dwarven sphere. He then casts a big ice spell that looks like a ultimate. After that if you look at his side, during the scene where Nayru is about to kill the grandmaster, he has a one handed sword in his scaboard attach to his hip. At the very end, you can see him have a glow of magic in his hand and he pull his sword out. The glow in his hand looks like the same glow from the pictures above. This is reason why I think it a new weapon skill line.

Just a quick screengrab to illustrate:

KimoBitz · February 2017

@ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_JessicaFolsom Can you confirm this please ?

altemriel · February 2017

we need this!!!

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/291777/new-magicka-weapons-proposal-to-zos-short-staff-as-dual-wield-magicka-weapons/p1

WikileaksEU · February 2017

There will be spellcrafting I heard somewhere. If spellcrafting is true, then we will be able to equip spells in our hands like weapons.

TheNuminous1 · February 2017

WikileaksEU wrote: »

There will be spellcrafting I heard somewhere. If spellcrafting is true, then we will be able to equip spells in our hands like weapons.

Of what we do know of Spellcrafting that's not how it will work. Its like creating your own active skill

Seraphayel · February 2017

KimoBitz wrote: »

@ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_JessicaFolsom Can you confirm this please ?

They said nothing during the stream so I am 100% sure that nobody would confirm this through a forum post.

Memnock · February 2017

We kind of have that right now you know. For example , NBs cast Strife with 1 hand and it does not matter if you wield staff or sword in the other , for magika wielders the weapons are just stat sticks anyway.

So until the PTS comes or someone from ZOS posts a thread about having a new skill line, i would be more inclined to say , that they took the animations from the spells that are right now in the game castable with 1 hand and added anther weapon in the other , for aesthetic purpose.

Seraphayel · February 2017

Memnock wrote: »

So until the PTS comes or someone from ZOS posts a thread about having a new skill line, i would be more inclined to say , that they took the animations from the spells that are right now in the game castable with 1 hand and added anther weapon in the other , for aesthetic purpose.

Why should they do this? “Aesthetic purpose?“ Why?

Lynx7386 · February 2017

Probably just grasping at straws. Only way this would even work is if the offhand were an actual item, like a focus, not just "Magic"

Would also prefer Polearms and spears over and kind of magic 1h as a new weapon type.

OtarTheMad · February 2017

Looks to me like they might introduce the Spellsword into ESO. Spellsword was always one of my favorite playstyles in ES games, that and Battlemage. For those who don't know ES games: elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Spellsword

I think that introducing a Spellsword-like weapon skill line would be pretty sweet and change up the game a lot.

Dr_Rektar · February 2017

I guess it's warden skill line

magnusthorek · February 2017

Going on the oppositon of hype, how this could be good gear-wise?

Will Destro Staves become one-handed weapons (as their animations suggests) and we won't need to hunt unicorns (a.k.a Moondancers Swords)?

If somehow the rune boosts all elemental attacks matching the rune type I predict everyone with fire runes and BSW getting nerfed hard.

TheValkyn · February 2017

magnusthorek wrote: »

Going on the oppositon of hype, how this could be good gear-wise?

Will Destro Staves become one-handed weapons (as their animations suggests) and we won't need to hunt unicorns (a.k.a Moondancers Swords)?

If somehow the rune boosts all elemental attacks matching the rune type I predict everyone with fire runes and BSW getting nerfed hard.

Or they just call it a short staff or something of that nature.

Mettaricana · February 2017

magnusthorek wrote: »

Going on the oppositon of hype, how this could be good gear-wise?

Will Destro Staves become one-handed weapons (as their animations suggests) and we won't need to hunt unicorns (a.k.a Moondancers Swords)?

If somehow the rune boosts all elemental attacks matching the rune type I predict everyone with fire runes and BSW getting nerfed hard.

Dear merciless gods I hope only thing left os to male two handers count as double set bonus and wed finally have se set balance...

Also would this new gear skill line require 9 traits or a new crafted skill line like rune crafting which I suppose could go in hand with spell crafting

spencer2361 · February 2017

I'm sure it's just from weapon swapping lag

SaRuZ · February 2017

Will Staves and 2H finally have the ability to count as Two set pieces(2H + Rune)

Please do.

Lynx7386 · February 2017

It would be really, really nice if staves were changed to 1h. Frost staff + shield ftw

Darkonflare15 · February 2017

I am just curious to see what kind of skills will come from it or how will it work.

MilwaukeeScott · February 2017

Wands?

Mataata · February 2017

The thing is, in the first image, it shows a 1h and spell Warden against a 1h and shield fighter. That's a pretty big tell.