Necromancer we want

Magplars mostly play as ranged dd‘s with only a few class abilities. Right there are melee builds for magplars, but they dont fit into endgame, where melee spots will be taken by stam toons (or magdks with SS).
About necromancers, there is already a lot of ideas and data mining about this class and i think a lot of people would like it, since necromancer classes exists in other games and their playstyle is attractive. But still, there is no announcement about a new class, so we probably habe to wait one or two years to see a new one.
At the moment we have a class themed with lightning magic and one with fire magic. Warden should fit into the ice theme, but atm the skills into that direction are almost missing. Necromancer also would provide a base for some ice magic in my opinion.
Thats why we will not see an archmage class based on the three elemantal damage sources, it just doesnt fit into ESO atm.
OP has a nice idea with a support class, but if we think abour it, warden should have been that class. A class with lretty much only support skills would obly be viable, if it is able to push damage, healing or tankyness so far, that it performs better than a damahe dealer. This surely is not the case in 4 man contenr, maybe for trials it could work. But supporting at the moment is done by healers and specific sets, so a supporter ckass rather would take over the place of a healer, will use either a resto or destro to either do damage ir healing as long as buffs dont have to be recasted.
In the end the only objective of a support class could fit into trials or pvp content. So this class can not really participate in anything, where no group members are present. No solo content (whole map, guilds and no MSA), also for dungeons they will probably not be welcomed. Gor pvp, it would be only viable in groups of 6 players at minimum. So WHO wants to play such a class, when its not viable for 90% of game content?

Seraphayel wrote: »

QuebraRegra wrote: »

Vanthras79 wrote: »

I kind of want an Archmage type that has a fire, Frost, and lightning skill line.

they just need to expand the existing SORC skill line, and set up to allow some skills to be auto triggered (more than 5 skills lots).

Sorcerers as a class in ESO use dark magic and lightnings. No point in giving them fire and frost spells. It doesn't make sense lore-wise. Fire belongs to DK, frost to Warden. That's the way they chose for ESO.

And the Destruction Staff is your "Archmage". Yes you're bound to one element but you can freely choose between fire, frost and lightning.

But but ... necromancers can be a new subclass of sorc. They are even accused so in the game. There's a book in game called sorcery not nercomancy.

Felexir wrote: »

So everyone is talking about a new character class and I was thinking about it. Wouldn't it be cool if there was a new character who was a support character...

No.
For one because they have stated before they do not wish classes be pigeonholed into one role - that's why we can make characters in variuous ways.

For another because new classes would su... uhm... be somewhat vexing for those who have been playing a lot of characters already, and for one would hate to have to make character sixteen to eighteen to enjoy any new stuff, for another would feel really aggrivated if a new class came up that might have been better for a character idea they have been playing for years now...

And that is why I keep saying, it would be cool if they added more ways to diversify characters - as long as those ways could be refitted toexisting characters. Like more guilds to become members with. Like more weapons to choose from. And most of all, like some sub-class specializations akin to the old AD&D "prestige classes" that every character can pick up, no matter if newly made or played since launch!

And yes, among those, some support abilities for people to pick would be a nifty thing!

Jeffdkc wrote: »

If they added anything, I feel like it would have to be a ranged class...

All classes can be ranged, though of course some classes are better at it then others.
Personally i think it would be better to give the ranged ones more weapons options (see above), to encourage more diversity in build anyhow...

Tasear wrote: »

But but ... necromancers can be a new subclass of sorc. They are even accused so in the game. There's a book in game called sorcery not nercomancy.

That's the book I keep telling people about when they argue necromancy should be a full class!
And I still think my Class Morph Idea is the best way to bring new classyness to ESO, by allowing the five classes we have to take a fourth class skill line as "specialization", while giving them several options... (and necromancy being one of those options for sorcerors due to the aforementioned book outlining the connection and difference between the two)