In the 'Additional Context on U23 Combat Changes'- thread, Brian Wheeler mentions that this latest patch is designed as part of a large scale balance pass for ESO.

We've seen a patch like this before with the racial changes and now with this patch which seems to have the intent to entirely overhaul all of the basic, non-class skill lines.
The stated goal for this huge patch is that they wish to have a good baseline to progress into more balance patches in the future.

Personally, I think that is a great idea and regardless of whether or not you like all of the patch changes, it's hard to deny the game needs a shake-up.

But I wonder what's next? That's the intended line of balance passes here?

- Racials
- Skill Lines
- Passives?
- Classes?
- Consumables and Crafting?

Right now, people are rightfully saying that we'll all be slotting a lot less class skills because so many other skills have been made useful or buffed. This begs the question if a large class overhaul is also coming that'll make sure class skills are unique skills that generally offer a little more than a basic guild-skill. When I look at the new skill lines, I find some good reason to use almost every skill in some way or form.

When I look at some class skills, I wonder why in the world anyone would pick that morph or slot that skill. Some class skill morphs are 90% the same and offer little to nothing other than what they already offered with the base skill. Encase -in my opinion - is one such offender. Offering pathetic morphs while the skill remains identical.

So! Can we expect, in light of these huge sweeping changes, class overhauls that make all class skills and morphs unique and desirable? Can we expect a big look at passives, some of which are just completely useless for certain classes? It feels like we're halfway our destination, but us players have little to no idea where we're headed next.

Please advise.