We've had some major PTS patches this past year come and go and just about each one myself and others have asked for another Race balance passover to correct some imbalances that have been further perpetuated by other core changes in the game such as the major overhaul of Stamina/Magicka sustain.

There's one race in particular, the Argonian, that you may have noticed the huge influx of as of late for PvP. ESO steamers and build publishers recommending Argonian as best for not just Magicka builds but for Stamina and Tank. The reason being is the Argonian Resourceful passive which returns 4620 Health, Stamina, and Magicka when you consume a Potion. You essentially get almost a Tri Stat potion on top of the resources from the actual Potion you use.

Why is this a big deal? Because when Stamina/Magicka sustain was rebalanced in the effort to make players invest more into Recovery instead of just running double damage sets they seemed to forget that there is two races in the game where you can get a lot of Resource return regardless of your Recovery stat, Argonian and Redguard. In the case of Argonian you not only get the sustain for your main stat but you get that same Recovery for Health, Stamina, and Magicka. That is why Argonian has gained such massive popularity lately because in PvP the #1 factor is sustain now, not a few percentage differences in DPS.

Now I'm not calling for a nerf to Argonian or Redguard but with all these major changes to sustain the other races need buffs to offset that huge difference in resource return. Namely races like Khajiit, Nord, Imperial, and Breton are the ones furthest behind and in need of some kind of buffs. Wood Elf, Orc, and High Elf could use minor buffs as well either in Recovery or Damage.

As another major update rolls around here at the first of the year I hope that we can see at least some look this PTS at what can be changed to bring more balance between the Races.