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(...) a good build that could be used in regular PVE, Cyrodiil, and group dungeons. (...)
FixedBlade123 wrote: »A few months ago I decided to buy the ESO Mastery Guide for about $35.00. I had searched in the forum, Youtube, and other sites for information on a good DPS build for me DK but I was getting LOTS of mixed messages and nobody seemed to help me with a good build that could be used in regular PVE, Cyrodiil, and group dungeons. So I bought the guide. Well ... there went a tank of gas and a waste of an hour-and-a-half of hard-earned wages. Although I had all the Guide's information and advice I just made the switch a couple of days ago.
I'm a Nord DK but hated tanking so I decided to try my hand at DPS. I did a lot of tweaking and got my Nord to the point that he could do some fair DPS but I had great health longevity. The red bar hardly moved in battle (most of the time). However, when I took the advice of the Guide I switched all of my armor from heavy to medium (Hunding's Rage & Ashen Grip). I also bumped up my stamina and critical hit abilities and Mundus stone (Warrior). The result? I have great DPS abilities but a Nix Hound can look cross-eyed at me and I die on the spot.
What good is having lots of DPS if you're lying on the ground with a big, white Plus Sign attached to your forehead? The "Masters" who put this guide together are "Masters" at taking your money and giving you nothing truly useful in return. Save your bucks.
Now I get to figure out what the hell to do. I'm afraid of dark anchors and dungeons are out of the question. I guess I can go back to my old build (which is unsatisfactory) or I can just spend the rest of my ESO life provisioning.
Signed: Frustrated!!!
angelncelestine wrote: »If I were you I would check out the free websites that people mentioned above. They will be more updated. Also I would suggest joining a guild. There are some really good ones out there with people that are more then happy to offer you helpful advice.
To those saying race doesnt matter, it does.
if youre gonna play a magic toon and pick a redguard race, youre screwing yourself over and vice versa, some races are more optimized for certain playstyles whether it be magic, stam, healing, or tanking.
Nord isnt a horrible choice for stam dk dps, but not nearly good either. redguard for sustain, khajiit for crit, orc for melee damage, even a wood elf isnt so bad. but i recommend a redguard, khajiit or orc.
yea, i never buy guide books when theres plenty of good resources on the forums and youtube. you just need to experiment and see a commin trend on what gear,skills, and set ups are good.
To those saying race doesnt matter, it does.
if youre gonna play a magic toon and pick a redguard race, youre screwing yourself over and vice versa, some races are more optimized for certain playstyles whether it be magic, stam, healing, or tanking.
Nord isnt a horrible choice for stam dk dps, but not nearly good either. redguard for sustain, khajiit for crit, orc for melee damage, even a wood elf isnt so bad. but i recommend a redguard, khajiit or orc.
yea, i never buy guide books when theres plenty of good resources on the forums and youtube. you just need to experiment and see a commin trend on what gear,skills, and set ups are good.
puffytheslayer wrote: »To those saying race doesnt matter, it does.
if youre gonna play a magic toon and pick a redguard race, youre screwing yourself over and vice versa, some races are more optimized for certain playstyles whether it be magic, stam, healing, or tanking.
Nord isnt a horrible choice for stam dk dps, but not nearly good either. redguard for sustain, khajiit for crit, orc for melee damage, even a wood elf isnt so bad. but i recommend a redguard, khajiit or orc.
yea, i never buy guide books when theres plenty of good resources on the forums and youtube. you just need to experiment and see a commin trend on what gear,skills, and set ups are good.
but OP isnt currently interested in end game content they want to be able to play overland content
you DO NOT need to min max to complete overland content, so OP does not need to re roll or change class, what they need is someone (i have voulenteered) to help guide them through a few basics and help play how they want whether that be a stam, a mag a hybrid or a support DD
LadyNalcarya wrote: »puffytheslayer wrote: »To those saying race doesnt matter, it does.
if youre gonna play a magic toon and pick a redguard race, youre screwing yourself over and vice versa, some races are more optimized for certain playstyles whether it be magic, stam, healing, or tanking.
Nord isnt a horrible choice for stam dk dps, but not nearly good either. redguard for sustain, khajiit for crit, orc for melee damage, even a wood elf isnt so bad. but i recommend a redguard, khajiit or orc.
yea, i never buy guide books when theres plenty of good resources on the forums and youtube. you just need to experiment and see a commin trend on what gear,skills, and set ups are good.
but OP isnt currently interested in end game content they want to be able to play overland content
you DO NOT need to min max to complete overland content, so OP does not need to re roll or change class, what they need is someone (i have voulenteered) to help guide them through a few basics and help play how they want whether that be a stam, a mag a hybrid or a support DD
This.
People pay too much attention to races and tend to overlook other, more important things such as players skill and survivability. I even saw someone in a group arguing that ONLY bretons can be healers and altmers and argonians suck and cant even dream of clearing vhof or vmol (no, Im not kidding).
Not everyone is going to claim top spots on leaderboards; actually a very small percentage of playerbase cares about them. And its totally possible to do any content with any race... I know a nord dk tank who respecced to stam dd and got a Flawless title and a decent score very quickly. I also saw some redguard mag dds and one healer, and they actually pulled their weight in dungeons. Theres also many khajiit and redguard stam dds who die all the time and can only do reliable dps on a target dummy.
puffytheslayer wrote: »To those saying race doesnt matter, it does.
if youre gonna play a magic toon and pick a redguard race, youre screwing yourself over and vice versa, some races are more optimized for certain playstyles whether it be magic, stam, healing, or tanking.
Nord isnt a horrible choice for stam dk dps, but not nearly good either. redguard for sustain, khajiit for crit, orc for melee damage, even a wood elf isnt so bad. but i recommend a redguard, khajiit or orc.
yea, i never buy guide books when theres plenty of good resources on the forums and youtube. you just need to experiment and see a commin trend on what gear,skills, and set ups are good.
but OP isnt currently interested in end game content they want to be able to play overland content
you DO NOT need to min max to complete overland content, so OP does not need to re roll or change class, what they need is someone (i have voulenteered) to help guide them through a few basics and help play how they want whether that be a stam, a mag a hybrid or a support DD
WhoSlappedThePie wrote: »If anything this is an expensive lesson on keeping up to date with eso
Tan9oSuccka wrote: »I certainly wouldn't pay for any guides.
Stam Nord DK?
Start with 5 Hundings. Look at recent builds to see what the newest yolo sets are and go from there.
My main is a Stam DK Nord tank. You can swap around gear and make a DPS build pretty easily.
FixedBlade123 wrote: »Tan9oSuccka wrote: »I certainly wouldn't pay for any guides.
Stam Nord DK?
Start with 5 Hundings. Look at recent builds to see what the newest yolo sets are and go from there.
My main is a Stam DK Nord tank. You can swap around gear and make a DPS build pretty easily.
I've probably read about 200 similar responses over the past 2-1/2 years that I've played this game but I have yet to read a response explaining that "pretty easy" build actually is. Thus ... my search continues.
Lois McMaster Bujold "A Civil Campaign"Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself. Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the ***
FixedBlade123 wrote: »WhoSlappedThePie wrote: »If anything this is an expensive lesson on keeping up to date with eso
Agreed! Unfortunately, ESO doesn't email/message me with what the best build should be. So after searching this site, other sites, and Youtube I ended up with so much conflicting information that I was frozen in indecision. My final alternative was to buy a guide from someone who called himself a "master." That didn't work out so well either. So here I am ... back at ground zero.
I spent the day tweaking and practicing with my current build. It's a little bit better and I manage to stay alive but it's still not what I'm looking for. I practiced a lot with a staff which is totally new to me. I've always preferred the sword/board combo but that puts me too deep in the thick of things. I notice that most DPS use a staff and stay more on the fringe of the battle. But I've also seen some really good two-handed sword wielders.
To those saying race doesnt matter, it does.
if youre gonna play a magic toon and pick a redguard race, youre screwing yourself over and vice versa, some races are more optimized for certain playstyles whether it be magic, stam, healing, or tanking.
Nord isnt a horrible choice for stam dk dps, but not nearly good either. redguard for sustain, khajiit for crit, orc for melee damage, even a wood elf isnt so bad. but i recommend a redguard, khajiit or orc.
yea, i never buy guide books when theres plenty of good resources on the forums and youtube. you just need to experiment and see a commin trend on what gear,skills, and set ups are good.
You have to remember, however, that considerations like race only matter to the small percentage that want to be the most competitive and win all the time, for the overwhelming majority that just want to do ok and not die all the time then the additional advantage that one race conveys over another, for example, is trivial. For them, playing a character they enjoy and feel an empathy with is far more important than playing a character that gives them X more points on the leaderboard.
FixedBlade123 wrote: »WhoSlappedThePie wrote: »If anything this is an expensive lesson on keeping up to date with eso
Agreed! Unfortunately, ESO doesn't email/message me with what the best build should be. So after searching this site, other sites, and Youtube I ended up with so much conflicting information that I was frozen in indecision. My final alternative was to buy a guide from someone who called himself a "master." That didn't work out so well either. So here I am ... back at ground zero.
Your race doesn't make all that much difference
FixedBlade123 wrote: »puffytheslayer wrote: »To those saying race doesnt matter, it does.
if youre gonna play a magic toon and pick a redguard race, youre screwing yourself over and vice versa, some races are more optimized for certain playstyles whether it be magic, stam, healing, or tanking.
Nord isnt a horrible choice for stam dk dps, but not nearly good either. redguard for sustain, khajiit for crit, orc for melee damage, even a wood elf isnt so bad. but i recommend a redguard, khajiit or orc.
yea, i never buy guide books when theres plenty of good resources on the forums and youtube. you just need to experiment and see a commin trend on what gear,skills, and set ups are good.
but OP isnt currently interested in end game content they want to be able to play overland content
you DO NOT need to min max to complete overland content, so OP does not need to re roll or change class, what they need is someone (i have voulenteered) to help guide them through a few basics and help play how they want whether that be a stam, a mag a hybrid or a support DD
I tried to find you online today but couldn't I sent a "group" request and got a message that you don't exist. LOL. I must have done something wrong.
puffytheslayer wrote: »FixedBlade123 wrote: »puffytheslayer wrote: »To those saying race doesnt matter, it does.
if youre gonna play a magic toon and pick a redguard race, youre screwing yourself over and vice versa, some races are more optimized for certain playstyles whether it be magic, stam, healing, or tanking.
Nord isnt a horrible choice for stam dk dps, but not nearly good either. redguard for sustain, khajiit for crit, orc for melee damage, even a wood elf isnt so bad. but i recommend a redguard, khajiit or orc.
yea, i never buy guide books when theres plenty of good resources on the forums and youtube. you just need to experiment and see a commin trend on what gear,skills, and set ups are good.
but OP isnt currently interested in end game content they want to be able to play overland content
you DO NOT need to min max to complete overland content, so OP does not need to re roll or change class, what they need is someone (i have voulenteered) to help guide them through a few basics and help play how they want whether that be a stam, a mag a hybrid or a support DD
I tried to find you online today but couldn't I sent a "group" request and got a message that you don't exist. LOL. I must have done something wrong.
if you message me on actual xbox it would be better. alternativley reply here with your gamertag and i will messge you