How easy is it to switch between roles and builds on one character?

Fiskerton · May 2017

As I understand, resetting is hella expensive, but is it possible to get every relevant skill in the game so the only thing you have to switch is Magicka/Stamina?

Is it possible to easily switch between roles if you stay on just Magicka or Stamina? For example can stamina builds switch easily between tank and dps role by swapping skills and gear? Or do you have to be dedicated?

If you absolutely have to be dedicated, then I suppose the only way is to level up a lot of characters. I suppose it's easy just by grinding Dolmen, but is getting level 50 without any skyshards or quests enough to make builds?

Merlin13KAGL · May 2017

You can adjust a lot with just gear. CP's and skill morphs will never let you be min/maxed for either role, but it is possibly to find a middle ground, at least two roles at a time.

If you're trying to pull all three roles, simple with different gear enchants, you'll dilute the effectiveness of the others even further. Two roles are generally possible with a reasonable middle ground.

(Tank requires different configurations than heals, which is different still than DPS.)

And then you factor PvP into the mix...

You don't have to 1-character, 1-role, but it's more effective if you focus as much as you can.

altemriel · May 2017

Fiskerton wrote: »

As I understand, resetting is hella expensive, but is it possible to get every relevant skill in the game so the only thing you have to switch is Magicka/Stamina?

Is it possible to easily switch between roles if you stay on just Magicka or Stamina? For example can stamina builds switch easily between tank and dps role by swapping skills and gear? Or do you have to be dedicated?

If you absolutely have to be dedicated, then I suppose the only way is to level up a lot of characters. I suppose it's easy just by grinding Dolmen, but is getting level 50 without any skyshards or quests enough to make builds?

well you need new armor/weapon sets and then respec your attribute points and skills and CPs

altemriel · May 2017

Fiskerton wrote: »

As I understand, resetting is hella expensive, but is it possible to get every relevant skill in the game so the only thing you have to switch is Magicka/Stamina?

Is it possible to easily switch between roles if you stay on just Magicka or Stamina? For example can stamina builds switch easily between tank and dps role by swapping skills and gear? Or do you have to be dedicated?

If you absolutely have to be dedicated, then I suppose the only way is to level up a lot of characters. I suppose it's easy just by grinding Dolmen, but is getting level 50 without any skyshards or quests enough to make builds?

well you need new armor/weapon sets and then respec your attribute points and skills and CPs

Magdalina · May 2017

You can fairly easily switch between some setups, for example healer and magicka dps. You won't be 100% optimal but with the right gear for both roles you'll actually be pretty damn close, both builds likely have all points into magicka and morphs are mostly independent, only difference would be some cp. It also goes for stamina dps-stamina tank or magicka dps-magicka tank but these would have a bit more tradeoffs due to tanks also needing higher health. Totally doable, in (vet) dungeons at least.

Only one that'd be really hard to switch would be magicka-stamina for obvious reasons.

TheDoomsdayMonster · May 2017

Fiskerton wrote: »

As I understand, resetting is hella expensive, but is it possible to get every relevant skill in the game so the only thing you have to switch is Magicka/Stamina?

Is it possible to easily switch between roles if you stay on just Magicka or Stamina? For example can stamina builds switch easily between tank and dps role by swapping skills and gear? Or do you have to be dedicated?

If you absolutely have to be dedicated, then I suppose the only way is to level up a lot of characters. I suppose it's easy just by grinding Dolmen, but is getting level 50 without any skyshards or quests enough to make builds?

As a Magicka Templar, I can definitely say its very easy for me to switch between Healer and DPS...

Bar one is Healer mode, bar 2 is DPS mode...

The way I am currently configured, no matter wether I am soloing in the overworld, doing the Undaunted dailies, or PvP'ing, my gear never changes...

I will swap a few abilities in and out, but champion points stay the same at all times as does my gear...

Jitterbug · May 2017

If you stick to one attribute (ie magicka) you will be able to switch between roles, but all the points you put into cp for healing will be wasted when you DPS. This won't be as big of an issue with the new front loading but an issue none the less. On my magblade I could theoretically switch between all 3 roles (for pve) if I'm skilled enough to play all 3 in vet dungeons for the cp not to matter. Then no skill remorphs are necessary and neither is attributes respec because I would be mag tank, mag healer, and mag DPS. If you are able to tank the dungeon well, or heal through it, or pull enough DPS nothing else matters.
I have opted not to do this though and simply have my magblade set up for DPS and then I play no-cp pvp.

crobarXIII · May 2017

My stamdk just changes skills, armor & cp to switch between tank & dps. Never have to change morphs or attribute points.

crobarXIII · May 2017

Jitterbug wrote: »

If you stick to one attribute (ie magicka) you will be able to switch between roles, but all the points you put into cp for healing will be wasted when you DPS. This won't be as big of an issue with the new front loading but an issue none the less. On my magblade I could theoretically switch between all 3 roles (for pve) if I'm skilled enough to play all 3 in vet dungeons for the cp not to matter. Then no skill remorphs are necessary and neither is attributes respec because I would be mag tank, mag healer, and mag DPS. If you are able to tank the dungeon well, or heal through it, or pull enough DPS nothing else matters.
I have opted not to do this though and simply have my magblade set up for DPS and then I play no-cp pvp.

With the coming morrowind changes to siphoning attacks, shards (restoring your highest max resource) & without using selfish sets. How do you plan on maintaining your resources as a magicka tank?