Orc

Mostly heal but have started DD more now leveling an NB and DK.

I main a tank. Even on my other characters, I prefer the tanking spot, so much so that I run a dps/tank with my friends when they run 3 DPS.

One reason is that a good tank isn't actually necessary to complete group dungeons if the group has the right amount of DPS and heals. But boy is it noticeable when there isn't a good tank. Adds are all over the place, the boss is sprinting right out the AOEs, and nobody has the situation under control. Playing a tank is all about bringing order to the chaos, and that's why I like playing the tank.

Another reason is that my job is simple. I taunt the boss, hold him aggro-ed and more or less still, debuff the boss, buff the group, interrupt and do mechanics and then don't die. That's my job whether the group is burning the boss faster than a fuse on a firecracker or the group has no clue what the mechanics are and the DPS is torturously slow.

If I want an interesting dungeon run without having to sweat too much, I take my tank (who's geared and set for vet dungeons) and I tank a random normal. The sheer variety of players mean these never get boring even though I know the mechanics, from the Maelstrom Champion Sorc who carried the rest of us through Darkshade 1 or the Crypt of Hearts 2 run when the healer and I out-DPSed the 2 DPS, or the seemingly endless Fungal Grotto 2 runs where I'm explaining mechanics on every fight (kill the adds on the chains, don't kill the spiders, don't aggro the whole room on the magicka draining guy, cleanse the beams in the bubble, etc). Sometimes the groups the groupfinder gives me are a drag, but its all worth it for the times I get to see new players learn the dungeon and their role.

I like tanking. Its a fun support role who brings order to the chaos and makes everyone else's life easier. Am I necessary for all content for all players? Nope. But for those times when I am necessary, there's nothing I'd rather be than a tank.

Swap between tank and dps Nightblade.

My Main for questing is as close to role less (and useless) as possible. BUT my main for roles is my tank, which I enjoy very much, not liking dying and such. With him I've gathered all the gear I'd need to make other characters. Which yes was a grind but some things cannot be done with just a respect/gear. Now, my DPS is working its way up and I'm enjoying a new play style.

I play only DPS but I don't use dungeon finder so I am fine with my role.

I only play a Dunmer stam dk. I'm used to waiting in the queue, even though it's sometimes boring and/or frustrating.

What I do NOT appreciate are people who queue as tanks or healers, but are really DDs, and are cheating to get ahead in the queue. Yesterday, for the first time in my experience, I had a "tank" in my PUG who showed up with a 2-hander, had none of the tank skills whatsoever, and got us killed repeatedly in a relatively easy vet dungeon. This wasn't a noob, he was CP 200 or so. Eventually everyone, including myself, bailed on the group.

If you're unprepared for, or not intending to take the role you queued for, don't lie about it--just wait like the rest of us! People often have limited time to play ESO, and don't have the time to waste because someone else just had to get into a dungeon NOW, and to hell with the rest of the group, they're gonna play even if they can't take up the responsibilities of the role they've requested, and it destroys the experience for everyone else. Screwing with people's time is perhaps the one unforgivable offense in online gaming. I know I won't forget.

I've been a healer since the first MMO was released, never looked back, I never grow tired of the role. I do have a tank and dps character just for those times when someone else in my guild wants to heal so that they have a chance to, but other than that I never play them.

Nestor wrote: »

Playing this game on one character is just asking to be frustrated at some point. Also, with the Champ System being what it is, you can level a character to a 150 Skill Point character in about 30 hours. And, be the same Champ Rank as your current character. No reason to not run alts. With the Exp Event coming up, it will take even less time.

In most games I have tons of alts. But in ESO for some reason I have no interest in playing alts; I just don't like any of the classes so I found the one I dislike the least (dk) and play that.

No reason for alts though, any stam char can be a tank and any magika char can be a healer. My stamdk carries heavy armor + s/b and can tank just fine if it is needed.

Normally I'm healing but I'm leveling 2 dps and a tank at the moment so I can do all the roles.

I DPS, I'm not sure I'm good at it but I have the most fun playing DPS. The activity finder sucks for DPS because there are so many DPS out there but if I really want to run dungeons I can always just ask one of my guilds.

I started as a nightblade tank and had a lot of fun when the game first came out. Now I dps just because my tank kept getting shafted with every patch.

No option for all?
I play all. My main is a dps though.