How to choose your class based on weapons/playstyle

Liddyenna · April 2018

For those new players struggling to choose their class, not knowing the playstyles of each one, I have put together a handy little guide.
This lists the 'optimal' weapon/playstyle for each class:

Stamina Nightblade - DW/Bow
Stamina Dragonknight - DW/Bow
Stamina Warden - DW/Bow
Stamina Sorcerer - DW/Bow
Stamina Templar - DW/Bow

Magicka Nightblade - Destruction Staff
Magicka Dragonknight - Destruction Staff
Magicka Warden - Destruction Staff
Magicka Sorcerer - Destruction Staff
Magicka Templar - Destruction Staff

Now all you have to do is choose your preferred weapon/playstyle and select appropriately.
Have Fun!

Checkmath · April 2018

Hmm this guide surely is lacking the pvp part and the tank and healer roles. Otherwise very nice insight and good write up

ramenwaifu · April 2018

Thank you for this! I wish I had known this when I first started playing eso, I remember my first character was a magplar that used a bow... oh well.

GeorgeBlack · April 2018

Let me do the PvP part
Ahmm hmm

StamDK SnB 2h
Stamplar SnB 2h
Stamden SnB 2h
Stamsorc anything except for bow
StamNB anything.

MagNB boring
MagSorc boring
MagDen no comment
MagDK SnB
MagTemp SnB DW

Dasovaruilos · April 2018

I think this was supposed to be a sarcastic post?

klowdy1 · April 2018

Liddyenna wrote: »

For those new players struggling to choose their class, not knowing the playstyles of each one, I have put together a handy little guide.
This lists the 'optimal' weapon/playstyle for each class:

Stamina Nightblade - DW/Bow
Stamina Dragonknight - DW/Bow
Stamina Warden - DW/Bow
Stamina Sorcerer - DW/Bow
Stamina Templar - DW/Bow

Magicka Nightblade - Destruction Staff
Magicka Dragonknight - Destruction Staff
Magicka Warden - Destruction Staff
Magicka Sorcerer - Destruction Staff
Magicka Templar - Destruction Staff

Now all you have to do is choose your preferred weapon/playstyle and select appropriately.
Have Fun!

2h will become viable, even if not optimal for the hardest content. Very funny, though. So many options.

b.bredfeldtub17_ESO · April 2018

klowdy1 wrote: »

2h will become viable, even if not optimal for the hardest content. Very funny, though. So many options.

2h or Bow/2h?

There's a big difference. One ruins my immersion and makes me feel like a scrubby legolas. This is my biggest problem with ESO. No flexibility in build because the difference between meta and non meta builds is STAGGERING.

Joy_Division · April 2018

My suggestions:

Stam DK: reroll Stam Warden
Stam Templar: Throw your computer out the window

Mag Warden: Not much hope. It's a paygate class and still not very good after one year.
Mag Sorc: Find 3 PvEers who'll run DSA with you.
Magplar: Take a break until Summerset releases so you can use skills that are not awkward.

Checkmath · April 2018

The sarcasm here really hits new levels never seen before

Kanar · April 2018

klowdy1 wrote: »

Liddyenna wrote: »

For those new players struggling to choose their class, not knowing the playstyles of each one, I have put together a handy little guide.
This lists the 'optimal' weapon/playstyle for each class:

Stamina Nightblade - DW/Bow
Stamina Dragonknight - DW/Bow
Stamina Warden - DW/Bow
Stamina Sorcerer - DW/Bow
Stamina Templar - DW/Bow

Magicka Nightblade - Destruction Staff
Magicka Dragonknight - Destruction Staff
Magicka Warden - Destruction Staff
Magicka Sorcerer - Destruction Staff
Magicka Templar - Destruction Staff

Now all you have to do is choose your preferred weapon/playstyle and select appropriately.
Have Fun!

2h will become viable, even if not optimal for the hardest content. Very funny, though. So many options.

Wow I wish people would stop saying this. 2h is currently viable, because even the hardest content is not that hard. Maybe you don't know it's viable, because you never bothered to use it? Or maybe you just follow builds that others post?

The point is that it is behind DW a fair amount, and will still be after SS. 2h needs improvements and 2 set bonuses won't change that. If anything, zos will be less inclined to buff 2h because "we already buffed it."

(Above comments are re:PvE only)

Checkmath · April 2018

No 2h doesnt need a buff, because its simply not intended as a pve dd weapon. And for the purpose it is intended, it works more than fine: for buffing, healing, snare immunity and executing in pvp.

JobooAGS · April 2018

Wish there was bow/bow for pve

srnm · April 2018

Your wish is granted:

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/381498/everything-needed-to-know-about-bow-bow-in-pve#latest

and

A PVE build? Bow/Bow for VMA:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz_RB5SS0nM&t=842s

Khivas_Carrick · April 2018

Kanar wrote: »

klowdy1 wrote: »

Liddyenna wrote: »

For those new players struggling to choose their class, not knowing the playstyles of each one, I have put together a handy little guide.
This lists the 'optimal' weapon/playstyle for each class:

Stamina Nightblade - DW/Bow
Stamina Dragonknight - DW/Bow
Stamina Warden - DW/Bow
Stamina Sorcerer - DW/Bow
Stamina Templar - DW/Bow

Magicka Nightblade - Destruction Staff
Magicka Dragonknight - Destruction Staff
Magicka Warden - Destruction Staff
Magicka Sorcerer - Destruction Staff
Magicka Templar - Destruction Staff

Now all you have to do is choose your preferred weapon/playstyle and select appropriately.
Have Fun!

2h will become viable, even if not optimal for the hardest content. Very funny, though. So many options.

Wow I wish people would stop saying this. 2h is currently viable, because even the hardest content is not that hard. Maybe you don't know it's viable, because you never bothered to use it? Or maybe you just follow builds that others post?

The point is that it is behind DW a fair amount, and will still be after SS. 2h needs improvements and 2 set bonuses won't change that. If anything, zos will be less inclined to buff 2h because "we already buffed it."

(Above comments are re:PvE only)

This is correct. While I am excited for the changes coming with SS, 2H skill line still needs a substantial rework, esoecially regarding it's measely excuse for AoE/DoT.

Narvuntien · April 2018

The problem is more people in your group having a go at you for being trash if you try anything other than meta, more than the game not letting you do content with a "sub optimal" build.

Balance is a fool errand, something will always be the best.

Now, magicka speced characters using non staff weapons, is an issue. But I am not sure you can solve it. The weapon skills are all stamina. Everything scales off max resources which means you just can't do damage as a hybrid. You cannot gain resources back with heavy attacks.

I did pre-morrowind play dual swords on my MagDK, this allowed me to easily solo world bosses using heavy attacks to restore stam to block. But then morrowind happend and I couldn't sustain magicka.

Khivas_Carrick · April 2018

Perfect Balance is a fool's errand, Near Perfect Balance is not.

It's also really quite easy to get, I mean ***, half the time it's just numbers tweaking, but I will admit you are spot on with how certain members of the community can be total and utter trash if you're not following the perfect meta.

klowdy1 · April 2018

Kanar wrote: »

klowdy1 wrote: »

Liddyenna wrote: »

For those new players struggling to choose their class, not knowing the playstyles of each one, I have put together a handy little guide.
This lists the 'optimal' weapon/playstyle for each class:

Stamina Nightblade - DW/Bow
Stamina Dragonknight - DW/Bow
Stamina Warden - DW/Bow
Stamina Sorcerer - DW/Bow
Stamina Templar - DW/Bow

Magicka Nightblade - Destruction Staff
Magicka Dragonknight - Destruction Staff
Magicka Warden - Destruction Staff
Magicka Sorcerer - Destruction Staff
Magicka Templar - Destruction Staff

Now all you have to do is choose your preferred weapon/playstyle and select appropriately.
Have Fun!

2h will become viable, even if not optimal for the hardest content. Very funny, though. So many options.

Wow I wish people would stop saying this. 2h is currently viable, because even the hardest content is not that hard. Maybe you don't know it's viable, because you never bothered to use it? Or maybe you just follow builds that others post?

The point is that it is behind DW a fair amount, and will still be after SS. 2h needs improvements and 2 set bonuses won't change that. If anything, zos will be less inclined to buff 2h because "we already buffed it."

(Above comments are re:PvE only)

Ok, its viable, and ignored by just about everyone in pve. It will now become a viable option for those that wish to do great in pve, not be kicked from a group for using a 2h, or have to run DW in order to get the benefit of using a monster set.

ak_pvp · April 2018

Probably going to run 2h on all PvP tbh.

Violynne · April 2018

Liddyenna wrote: »

This lists the 'optimal' weapon/playstyle for each class:

I enjoy a great laugh and your post certainly delivered.

Enjoy your awesome!

AverageJo3Gam3r · April 2018

JobooAGS wrote: »

Wish there was bow/bow for pve

@JobooAGS You can do it if you try (spoiler alert, my buddy going flawless on bow/bow on everything except a stamplar):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuSaSAy7_dI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5LEFpfIFjo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOKr_HoreKc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1ZsoVxsOiE

JobooAGS · April 2018

AverageJo3Gam3r wrote: »

JobooAGS wrote: »

Wish there was bow/bow for pve

@JobooAGS You can do it if you try (spoiler alert, my buddy going flawless on bow/bow on everything except a stamplar):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuSaSAy7_dI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5LEFpfIFjo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOKr_HoreKc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1ZsoVxsOiE

I am able to clear vMA on my bowden while using basic bows to the point of farming (trying to farm more vMA bows, but rng sucks). The thing is my raid leader laughs at the idea of a bowden or a bowblade

AverageJo3Gam3r · April 2018

@JobooAGS gotcha. That's more of a people problem. Unless bow/bow is absolute highest damage, elitist raid leaders will always be against it. Just like they've been against mDK, magden, magplar DPS in the current patch, anything but a DK tank, anything but a templar healer, etc.

Checkmath · April 2018

im raiding in a progress guild as magplar dd and nobody has a problem with it, they are rather glad to find a lot more spear shards than usual. now you think: hehe sure "progress" guild. but we cleared vAS HM, so we cant be that bad and still take specs with us, which are a bit behind others.