I've never changed my class based on balance changes directly, I did change my main from a Nightblade to a Necromancer because I no longer enjoyed the Nightblade, but that's also because I always wanted to be a Necromancer.

Yes. If my main played a certain way and then it was changed...to a point I can no longer play that "style" then it's(to me) not the same class I started playing.

Example...my main is a pet sorc. Played since...veteran levels where a thing. I enjoy it because it's a powerful heavy pet themed class and in all my Elderscrolls games I've favored a class that favored pets/minions. Now if the devs destroyed it by nerfing the class to the point my dps is better without the pets....what's the point of playing a weak pet class? So in closing...yes i would drop a class if it no longer resembles the class i fell in love with.

I stuck it out through the devs taking my clanfear taunt away.....them nerfing my shields. But if the upcoming changes are bad enough...i might just only use him as a crafter. He's a master crafter after all so he still has his uses.

I'm now leaning more towards Necros.....been enjoying the class so far. It's not exactly a pet class persay....but it's close.

Maybe. I don't play every class, I play the ones that I enjoy playing. Some do, that's fine but not my cup of tea. DPS isn't always a measurement that accurately describes how much fun I'm having, so the nerfs need to be looked at as a whole.

If the nerfs render that character, that I have invested a significant amount of time into, unable to provide me enjoyment, yes. If not, I'll continue on playing them. That is after all why I am here. Its why I give ZOS money. Its entertainment.

I think that it's a little premature to say at the moment. ZOS has the arduous task of giving us what we need and deciding whether or not what we ask for is indeed what we need. I'm willing to wait this out and see, but some of these changes have me scratching my head.

Nope, even now I still mostly use sweeps as a magplar and stay mellee despite it not being meta.
I’ll never be a player that competes for the highest scores or some of the more extreme achievements like Tick Tock etc. I can do enough to complete all veteran content based on how I enjoy playing and that’s enough for me.

I'm not a good player by any means and my current DPS is barely acceptable as it is. If my pet sorc gets nerfed she will not be viable for vet group content.

I can try to adapt, but last time I checked I wasn't being paid for this work.

I really love my character. And how I'm playing him today has nothing to do with how I played him when I started. He's like Rajhin and his seven shadows.

If they nerf anything, I'll just use something else. I'm not playing for a specific gameplay, I welcome change.

No it isn't but it does depend on how you enjoy the game, some can argue that if you nerf certain abilities even if they aren't class skills but you use them as part of your rotation it can interrupt the fluidity of your build and thus ruin the experience for you.

I dont follow this train of thought myself but I know others who do, if its awkward to play its not fun.

The other is people who tunnel on mini-maxing if the class is under-performing they will just stop playing because its not what they enjoy. I.e Top tier groups will often use whatever they consider to be the most powerful.