Dear ZoS New weapon / skill line maybe?

chriscloud2236 · July 2022

Think we could get a Brawl\MMA or a spear skill line?
Heck, even a new class would be refreshing maybe?

Just a thought don’t flame me lol.

jlmurra2 · July 2022

The High Isle chapter needed something more like that.

DMuehlhausen · July 2022

I'd prefer a new resource.

Add in Power which becomes essentially the melee weapons skill resource. Then you can balance resource usage for both range and melee as Stam will be used for blocking, dodging etc only on both.

Lumsdenml · July 2022

Not going to happen for at least 6 months. They have stated they are rewriting the base server code and will not do major additions (like new skill line, new class, etc) until this is done. This is slated (as of last update) to be done by the end of the year, so we can't expect anything new until 1Q2023 at the very earliest. Prob 3Q2023.

Ratzkifal · July 2022

Khajiiti martial arts skill line you use by equipping a type of brass knuckles. It doesn't change the appearance, so no need to add a new page to every motif out there. It will just look like your character is punching (and kicking) things.

There isn't much room for classes we haven't covered yet in some form already. A type of void mage warlock seems possible after the Markarth lore was added, but Bards for example cannot work in this universe like in D&D.
We have Spellblades and Battlemages in the form of hybrid builds now too, even if I would have preferred ZOS to take a different approach there, especially for the Spellblades.

But there are plenty of weapons they could add. Spears, a magic focus for "unarmed" magic, alteration staff (tank/support), conjuration staff, maybe even combat alchemy for throwing oil, acid, poison and maybe even small explosives.

Sadly I doubt we'll be getting anything like this any time soon. Maybe in two years maybe in three. ZOS is having too much trouble with performance and older generation consoles (and toaster PCs).

Drammanoth · July 2022

Not gonna happen - U 35 has a potential to keep new people from coming to ESO. As for older playerbase? Leaving, because we don't matter ;(

Gythral · July 2022

If this next patch is any indiucatore then any new weaopn or skill will bwe just a reanimation of the 'normalization' in progress!

ESO soon to be 1 rotation for them all, no other options...

cptscotty · July 2022

Some type of martial combat with fists/feet would be fantastic. Then buff redguard passives to increase this as well. Or just a nature/earth staff/weapon. Not destructive (fire, ice, lightning), nor resto, but something closer to warden-like type of nature.

Think of AD quest line for the wilderking/queen...the rulers abilities concerning earth/nature. Not sure if that would be a whole new class or not but having it as a weapon type would be cool too...which of course a new nature based class could benefit from. A class that can create an army of spriggans.

Lumsdenml · July 2022

Drammanoth wrote: »

Not gonna happen - U 35 has a potential to keep new people from coming to ESO. As for older playerbase? Leaving, because we don't matter ;(

People thought that the Morrowind chapter changes with sustain were going to kill the game, too. People are adaptable and and no one will even think about this by September...

Sarannah · July 2022

Would love a Chakram skillline, with both ranged and melee abilities. Could even include some tanking/taunting skill.

PS: Just because ZOS said they won't add anything major soon, does not mean we can't give them any ideas for the future.

Holycannoli · July 2022

Spear? But what would separate it from the other weapon skills?

Bard? Could work maybe. Magic buffs and DoTs. Weak solo, strong in group.

Shapeshifter? Not sure anything like that has been done in any Elder Scrolls game. It's the kind of thing that's either OP or so weak it's not worth using.

Illusionist?

A Tamer-type class? Tame wild beasts to become your pets. It's been done in WoW but it's a lot of fun.

Aquelarre · July 2022

Lumsdenml wrote: »

Drammanoth wrote: »

Not gonna happen - U 35 has a potential to keep new people from coming to ESO. As for older playerbase? Leaving, because we don't matter ;(

People thought that the Morrowind chapter changes with sustain were going to kill the game, too. People are adaptable and and no one will even think about this by September...

Looks like the plan is nerf skill mechanics like sustain and LA and HA, and bring power with sets and items.

In my opinion, it hurts a lot to a big sample of players. I have my toons leveled and a good bank of mats and gold to build around and try some things, and it's hard/expensive/annoying for me to change my gear to be competitive in PvP.
Some group builds are not getting touched, yeah, but almost every 1vsX good build gets nerfed very often.

How much hurts to a new-mid player all this meta changes involving gear?

WinterHeart626 · July 2022

Duelist- one handed weapon, no offhand/ shield.
Gain damage bonuses for being only armed with a one handed weapon, maybe some timed defence perks 🤷🏻‍♂️

Paulytnz · July 2022

Since we are not getting any new "game systems" it makes sense that next year might be a new class or some skill lines.

If so, my bet would be on the Thauma-vocalist or whatever that person has in that 1 High Isle side quest. People have asked for a "bard", singing type for ages. And the detail they put in to that quest was telling me "yeah next chapter is this".

Fata1moose · July 2022

Spell sword (1H + magic) and spears would both be awesome and I’d like that more than a new class.

Bobargus · July 2022

-crossbow weapon
-Thu'um skill line

CaptainVenom · July 2022

Not even a skill line, but crossbows

it can even share bow skill line the way destruction staves do.

ZeroDPS · July 2022

no, we need more nerfs!!!!

WinterHeart626 · July 2022

ZeroDPS wrote: »

no, we need more nerfs!!!!

So a skill line that players can use to nerf bat players who make them cry in PVP? Hmmm 🤔

I hear sorc werewolf berserkers are causing quite a bit of salt right now, perhaps a personal skill line for those who are screaming about that?

Something like.
Super nerf hammer: on cast, remove player from the instance, revert all their skills to un morphed and stage 1, if it’s a sorcerer werewolf berserker, ban their account for eternity, you get invulnerability and happy feelings to help you cope with having to deal with that nasty nasty player who was just playing a meta build.

Sorta that yeah?

ZeroDPS · July 2022

WinterHeart626 wrote: »

ZeroDPS wrote: »

no, we need more nerfs!!!!

So a skill line that players can use to nerf bat players who make them cry in PVP? Hmmm 🤔

I hear sorc werewolf berserkers are causing quite a bit of salt right now, perhaps a personal skill line for those who are screaming about that?

Something like.
Super nerf hammer: on cast, remove player from the instance, revert all their skills to un morphed and stage 1, if it’s a sorcerer werewolf berserker, ban their account for eternity, you get invulnerability and happy feelings to help you cope with having to deal with that nasty nasty player who was just playing a meta build.

Sorta that yeah?

yes, exactly, also we need @ZOS_Gilliam to nerf all values of damage, like LA = 500 damage, SurpriseAttack = 500 damage etc... all dots = 500 damage plus autoattack and auto questing

Dracan_Fontom · July 2022

As much as I would love new weapons, I would also love for ZoS to create class specific morphs for current weapon skills. Imagine a Stamina DK using a destro staff, hurling poison across the field. Or a resto staff to use antitoxins to heal and reforce his allies. A magicka sorcerer infusing their arrows with lightning and calling down a literal storm of armor. Or a Stamina Sorcerer using a 1h and Shield to manipulate wind magic to hurl themselves into an enemy or to redirect ranged attacks. I think it would make the game so much cooler and make the classes truly feel unique.

WinterHeart626 · July 2022

Dracan_Fontom wrote: »

As much as I would love new weapons, I would also love for ZoS to create class specific morphs for current weapon skills. Imagine a Stamina DK using a destro staff, hurling poison across the field. Or a resto staff to use antitoxins to heal and reforce his allies. A magicka sorcerer infusing their arrows with lightning and calling down a literal storm of armor. Or a Stamina Sorcerer using a 1h and Shield to manipulate wind magic to hurl themselves into an enemy or to redirect ranged attacks. I think it would make the game so much cooler and make the classes truly feel unique.

This, I can get behind, however the amount of programming……

ZeroDPS wrote: »

WinterHeart626 wrote: »

ZeroDPS wrote: »

no, we need more nerfs!!!!

So a skill line that players can use to nerf bat players who make them cry in PVP? Hmmm 🤔

I hear sorc werewolf berserkers are causing quite a bit of salt right now, perhaps a personal skill line for those who are screaming about that?

Something like.
Super nerf hammer: on cast, remove player from the instance, revert all their skills to un morphed and stage 1, if it’s a sorcerer werewolf berserker, ban their account for eternity, you get invulnerability and happy feelings to help you cope with having to deal with that nasty nasty player who was just playing a meta build.

Sorta that yeah?

yes, exactly, also we need @ZOS_Gilliam to nerf all values of damage, like LA = 500 damage, SurpriseAttack = 500 damage etc... all dots = 500 damage plus autoattack and auto questing

We need a laugh reaction. I needed a good chuckle in the wake of all the 35 despair.