KestrelFive wrote: »Hey all,
First time posting on the forums. I’m a returning player to ESO, been playing on and off since launch. I usually have trouble settling on one class or character for too long, and despite all the time I’ve put into the game, I only have 2 toons at level 50: a StamDK and a Magblade (I’m at CP 300). I haven’t been really feeling it with those two lately, so I want to start fresh with one new stamina and one Magicka class, as new “mains” to stick with for a while. I’ll still have the other two in reserve. I’m looking to get the new toons to 50 the right way: lorebooks, skyshards, dungeon/quest skill points, etc. Therefore, I don’t want to level more than two.
I know this is all subjective, but I would really appreciate your opinions on which class to pick for each type mag/stam. For context, things I do in this game: Vet Dungeons, raids with my guild, overland content/quests/achievements, Cyrodiil, BGs, Maelstrom. Things I DONT do: push hardcore scores on trials, or other extremely competitive endgame content. Given this context, for the two new classes, I’m interested in....
Stamina: either Necromancer, Warden, or Templar
Magicka: either Necromancer, Sorcerer, Dragonknight
I would really appreciate any opinions on which mag class and stam class you’d recommend. Ultimately, I want to go with something I enjoy aesthetic wise, is set up well for both PVE and PVP content, has fun gameplay, and also wont get me kicked out of a vet dungeon PUG. All of the above classes check the box for me on aesthetic, interesting skills, etc. I’ve played each to level 10-20 and honestly cant decide, so welcome your thoughts! Thank you!
Grianasteri wrote: »KestrelFive wrote: »Hey all,
First time posting on the forums. I’m a returning player to ESO, been playing on and off since launch. I usually have trouble settling on one class or character for too long, and despite all the time I’ve put into the game, I only have 2 toons at level 50: a StamDK and a Magblade (I’m at CP 300). I haven’t been really feeling it with those two lately, so I want to start fresh with one new stamina and one Magicka class, as new “mains” to stick with for a while. I’ll still have the other two in reserve. I’m looking to get the new toons to 50 the right way: lorebooks, skyshards, dungeon/quest skill points, etc. Therefore, I don’t want to level more than two.
I know this is all subjective, but I would really appreciate your opinions on which class to pick for each type mag/stam. For context, things I do in this game: Vet Dungeons, raids with my guild, overland content/quests/achievements, Cyrodiil, BGs, Maelstrom. Things I DONT do: push hardcore scores on trials, or other extremely competitive endgame content. Given this context, for the two new classes, I’m interested in....
Stamina: either Necromancer, Warden, or Templar
Magicka: either Necromancer, Sorcerer, Dragonknight
I would really appreciate any opinions on which mag class and stam class you’d recommend. Ultimately, I want to go with something I enjoy aesthetic wise, is set up well for both PVE and PVP content, has fun gameplay, and also wont get me kicked out of a vet dungeon PUG. All of the above classes check the box for me on aesthetic, interesting skills, etc. I’ve played each to level 10-20 and honestly cant decide, so welcome your thoughts! Thank you!
Welcome back!
It depends a lot on the ROLE you envisage for each of your two new main characters. It is also as you have identified, quite subjective, particularly if we are discounting end game/competitive considerations.
If you are as I suspect, looking to be a damage dealer, here are my thoughts:
Stamina: Discount Warden, dealing stam based dps is not its forte. Stamnecro is performing very well and can be built to deal damage or tank very easily using the stam skills and morphs available, in this respect its quite flexible. It is however a bit clunky and some folk really struggle with the rotation and corpse management (I dont mind it at all). Some of the skills can also be a little buggy at times. I have never made a stamplar, nominally Id suggest magica is more its forte. I have a magplar and it is very effective at damage dealing, and for me, great fun aesthetically and thematically, much like the Necro actually.
Magica: I would discount Necromancer, it is not performing well as a damage dealer. For me, dk is not ideal for damage either, as it lends itself more to tanking, but I know that some make it work well. I do have a dk magica dps, and its actually really good fun - it just doesnt do as much dps as my other damage dealing characters so I am never using it in vet content. Sorcerer is my go to for magica damage dealing, my magsorc has the highest dps of all my characters, is way more consistent and easy to maintain that damage output and is visually and thematically great fun. Actually my stamsorc deals the 2nd highest dps of all my characters. So sorcing is where its at for me haha!
Hope that helps.
ps, for tanking I would consider Necromancer (my new favorite tank surpassing my Warden and dk tanks). For healing I would consider Templar and then Warden, discounting all the others entirely to be honest. I mained a Warden healer for a long time because of the aesthetics/thematics, but once I switched to Templar it was clear which was the easier more straight forward way to heal - magplar!
KestrelFive wrote: »Thank you everyone for the replies and info! I am loving my magplar, I feel like I can handle pretty much anything that comes my way. Sorcerer will be my next Magicka class. Magicka DK does seem very nice, in the event I ever make one, is Argonian a good all around race? Or would that gimp the dps output?
For stamina, I’m leaning toward StamSorc based on the recommendations, but I may try out NB at some point too!