Long story short, roll dodging is basically trading stamina for invulnerability frames and there is nothing else like it in ESO. Even just roll dodging once in a while when the enemy is pressuring you or you're trying to escape (for example: Vigor => roll dodge cancels vigor animation while granting you immunity to non-ground base aoe attacks/dots) allowing more chance of you living through say an onslaught or an executioner or just straight up helping you get out of execution range. As for not using roll dodge, of course it is possible to play the game without roll dodge, but you would not fare as good as players who can actually juggle all the mechanics of the game. I suggest using heavy armor if you're not used to roll dodging and simply try to just do the easiest roll dodges like when you're in deep trouble and you know you're going to get screwed. As for how to kill players that often roll dodge it isn't really that hard. Right now the skills that are strong are DoTs which you can't roll dodge (so for your stamden would be soul trap if you run it) but obviously there are pros and cons of any class. For a stamden you simply just need to catch him out of roll dodge.

Take note that roll dodging within another 4s of another roll dodge costs 33% more (this stacks btw. i.e. first roll dodge 1000 stamina, second roll dodge = 1333, third roll dodge = 1333*1.33 = 1773) so it is unwise to roll dodge multiple times consecutively. Knowing this you can predict that your opponent will probably roll dodge once or twice and then switch to something else unless they're in the oh-my-effing-jeezuz kind of situation (in which case they might just roll dodge 3-4 times while depleting their stam because if they don't they're dead meat anyways).

TL;DR no one is forcing you to roll dodge, but learning roll dodging can only benefit you. Take advantage of enemies probably not roll dodging 3-4 times consecutively within 4s.

I got an Insightful for replacing a snarky comment with "nvm". Let me have another go then:

If you have a small stamina pool and high health, you're either a magicka build or a health tank. I presume the latter, but you are certainly not a stamina warden. IMO warden tanks can assist the group by putting out ice AOE / snares / roots, but speaking from a solo perspective you're doomed to be zerged down and killed, without ever killing anyone yourself but the occasional noob. Some people - a friend - have taken this very far and get a kick out of seeing how long they can last against a zerg, but be under no illusion: You will be killed without killing yourself. It's just a matter of how long you last.

You can't really discount any mechanic in PvP. You have to use them all. If your stamina pool is small, you'll want that for break frees and keep dodge rolls to a minimum. You can focus more on blocking, but that presumes you have some block sustain, which means 1H+S and you're either a DK or you might want to invest in some Sturdy gear and block-cost reduction glyphs to become an actual tank. You'll find 1vXers in PvP, primarily DKs, who are virtually unkillable, but who are sure to use all manner of tricks, primarily LoS (line-of-sight), which makes it difficult to actually hit them. While wardens have some health-based damage skills, I am not aware of any health tanks that can do significant damage in the current patch. The typical tanky stamina DK wears Fury and 7th Legion, which ramps up their weapon damage. They don't build for health.

Tzayad wrote: »

Disabling the double tap to roll dodge and binding it to a key (I use Z key) was the best thing I ever did in this game.
Practice for a day and it becomes second nature, you'll be a rollie pollie in no time!

Yeah, that actually goes without saying. Completely forgot about it.

Malamar1229 wrote: »

I also feel weird about seeing up my dress when I roll dodge too

Switch to pants?

GhostofDatthaw wrote: »

You just ran into the bird. He's one of the best players on pcna. Don't feel bad he wreckes alot of people

Lol the bird. @Pelican

Considering that most damage in the game is undodgeable at this point, if you are not a stamplar or stamblade you really shouldnt be in medium armor without a way to suppress or purge dots. Medium armor is very hard to play this patch despite its mobility buff, yes you can finally get away from people to stop taking damage UNFORTUNATELY It would not really matter since 10 dots are ticking on you for a total of like 10k a second:)