New Class Coming!

FeedbackOnly · January 2023

Arcanist is the class

No matter your character or role, the Arcanist class unlocks exciting new abilities and creates new ways to play via its three unique skill lines.

If you like to play offense, when wielding the destructive magics of the damage-focused Herald of the Tome skill line, you manipulate arcane energies to bombard your foes with damaging blasts, beams, and more. This includes active abilities such as Runeblades, which launches lethal projectiles at your foes, generating Crux as you do.

Prefer to play a supporting role? With the restorative Curative Runeforms skill line, you can make use of healing runes to keep your party (or yourself) healthy, shield your allies from damage, or even help them navigate the battlefield via portals with the Apocryphal Gate ability, which summons a passage between worlds!

Walk between worlds with the Arcanist

If you like to play defensively and protect your allies, the magic of the Apocryphal Soldier skill line allows you to dominate your foes’ attention, buff yourself or your party’s defensive capabilities, and even conjure an explosive damage shield with Runespite Ward, which can be improved with Crux.

This is, of course, just a taste of the kind of power you can unlock when wielding the Arcanist class, as each skill line features a full suite of potent active, passive, and Ultimate abilities, many of which generate or utilize Crux.

Zorrin · January 2023

Hope we get more character slots

FeedbackOnly · January 2023

Zorrin wrote: »

Hope we get more character slots

Please 🙏

IronWooshu · January 2023

A new class is a disappointment.. how about new skill lines so it makes existing classes fun again

Arcanist wasn't even a class people asked for, I heard Bard more. The most requested feature is Spell Crafting.

What bait.

Caligamy_ESO · January 2023

cmetzger93 · January 2023

So disappointed that it's a new class... This doesn't help players who don't have time to start over. This felt like an intentional catfish moment

blue_peaceful_Manticore · January 2023

cmetzger93 wrote: »

So disappointed that it's a new class... This doesn't help players who don't have time to start over. This felt like an intentional catfish moment

Old players spend less money then new ones

Seraphayel · January 2023

Caligamy_ESO wrote: »

Have to say that this looks absolutely fantastic. I hope it won’t be butchered too much in game.

Aardappelboom · January 2023

yeah, I'm not excited about another new class. I'm not an "alt" player either so I don't see any use in creating a new character to play the class. It feels a bit same old, same old.

If I could somehow experience the new skill lines with my main character, I could enjoy it. I do hope we get info on the new system for Q4, at least that would be something to look forward to, but I doubt they'll spill the beans on that already.

cmetzger93 · January 2023

EnKor wrote: »

cmetzger93 wrote: »

So disappointed that it's a new class... This doesn't help players who don't have time to start over. This felt like an intentional catfish moment

Old players spend less money then new ones

I spend plenty on this game and would spend even more if we could get a class change token. I'm not starting over though

Snamyap · January 2023

I have no idea what an arcanist is supposed to be. Guess we'll hear more in the second live stream.

tinythinker · January 2023

Aardappelboom wrote: »

yeah, I'm not excited about another new class. I'm not an "alt" player either so I don't see any use in creating a new character to play the class. It feels a bit same old, same old.

If I could somehow experience the new skill lines with my main character, I could enjoy it. I do hope we get info on the new system for Q4, at least that would be something to look forward to, but I doubt they'll spill the beans on that already.

A class change token is also a popular request for this very reason, but honestly a LOT of people have begged for a new class so this was a top three "most likely" possibility for a requested feature.

Caligamy_ESO · January 2023

cmetzger93 wrote: »

EnKor wrote: »

cmetzger93 wrote: »

So disappointed that it's a new class... This doesn't help players who don't have time to start over. This felt like an intentional catfish moment

Old players spend less money then new ones

I spend plenty on this game and would spend even more if we could get a class change token. I'm not starting over though

You say this like it doesn't take 6 hours to hit max lvl lol

cmetzger93 · January 2023

Caligamy_ESO wrote: »

cmetzger93 wrote: »

EnKor wrote: »

cmetzger93 wrote: »

So disappointed that it's a new class... This doesn't help players who don't have time to start over. This felt like an intentional catfish moment

Old players spend less money then new ones

I spend plenty on this game and would spend even more if we could get a class change token. I'm not starting over though

You say this like it doesn't take 6 hours to hit max lvl lol

Does it take 6 hours to collect all motifs and style pages or level all skill lines?

tinythinker · January 2023

Caligamy_ESO wrote: »

cmetzger93 wrote: »

EnKor wrote: »

cmetzger93 wrote: »

So disappointed that it's a new class... This doesn't help players who don't have time to start over. This felt like an intentional catfish moment

Old players spend less money then new ones

I spend plenty on this game and would spend even more if we could get a class change token. I'm not starting over though

You say this like it doesn't take 6 hours to hit max lvl lol

Not everyone wants a(nother) new character. They are attached to one they already have. Same idea behind race change, faction change, etc. Some care about such things, some don't.

Holycannoli · January 2023

Woot can't wait for another 180 days of MOUNT TRAINING!

Lugaldu · January 2023

I'm really amazed that people are already complaining about a new class... I remember countless threads clamoring for a new class. Sorry, but I needed to say that.

IronWooshu · January 2023

tinythinker wrote: »

Aardappelboom wrote: »

yeah, I'm not excited about another new class. I'm not an "alt" player either so I don't see any use in creating a new character to play the class. It feels a bit same old, same old.

If I could somehow experience the new skill lines with my main character, I could enjoy it. I do hope we get info on the new system for Q4, at least that would be something to look forward to, but I doubt they'll spill the beans on that already.

A class change token is also a popular request for this very reason, but honestly a LOT of people have begged for a new class so this was a top three "most likely" possibility for a requested feature.

The spoiled kids got a Necromancer not to long ago, what about those of us who don't care about alts and would be happy with new skill lines our mains can use?

LunaticOne_ · January 2023

I am at 18/18 characters and won't delete any of them because I put way too much time and effort into every single one of them. Any word on slot increases or class change tokens? I'm going to have to nope out of this if not

CaptainVenom · January 2023

I guess NOW a class change token would be coming too?

tonyblack · January 2023

Best new feature possible. I was prepared to be disappointed and probably take a break from ESO for a few months skipping chapter entirely but it seems like it will worth to stick around and start a new. I already have a lot of plans for new characters.

The_Titan_Tim · January 2023

New classes are not the play. With this “feature,” they actively locked out six out of seven active players from all of the new combat abilities.

If I play any other class than an Arcanist, all I get this year is a new zone? Maybe some mythics and sets? How about we fix Sorcerer instead of adding another magic based class.

Dark_Lord_Kuro · January 2023

Snamyap wrote: »

I have no idea what an arcanist is supposed to be. Guess we'll hear more in the second live stream.

A type of mage that practice arcane magic, now how it translte to eso remain to be see

The_Titan_Tim · January 2023

Lugaldu wrote: »

I'm really amazed that people are already complaining about a new class... I remember countless threads clamoring for a new class. Sorry, but I needed to say that.

On every poll you could clearly see that getting a new class was something desired by the minority.

Constantly beaten out by the desire for more active abilities for everyone.

carly · January 2023

Caligamy_ESO wrote: »

cmetzger93 wrote: »

EnKor wrote: »

cmetzger93 wrote: »

So disappointed that it's a new class... This doesn't help players who don't have time to start over. This felt like an intentional catfish moment

Old players spend less money then new ones

I spend plenty on this game and would spend even more if we could get a class change token. I'm not starting over though

You say this like it doesn't take 6 hours to hit max lvl lol

Exactly! You can max a character in no time. Maybe I'm just old but I don't get the instant gratification crowd. The whole point of leveling is to learn how to play your class properly. If they give people class change tokens, then they'll get bored faster so I hope they never do it. I don't say this to offend but if you're not enjoying the game anymore then maybe it's time to try something else? I've been playing ESO for 5 years and I still find things to enjoy and occupy my time. The day I don't will be the day I move on to something else.

UnabashedlyHonest · January 2023

EnKor wrote: »

cmetzger93 wrote: »

So disappointed that it's a new class... This doesn't help players who don't have time to start over. This felt like an intentional catfish moment

Old players spend less money then new ones

You mean old in age or long time ESO players? How do you know they don't spend as much money as newer players? How do you know they don't spend more than "older" players?

Faulgor · January 2023

Who looked at ESO's classes and said "yes, more of that please"?

Seriously. Why is it so hard to add combat systems we can use with our existing classes. The only thing we got during this whole games lifetime was the Psijic Skill line. Aeons ago.

INM · January 2023

The class itself could be good, but look at the desctription.

Become empowered by the secrets of Apocrypha and the forbidden knowledge of Hermaeus Mora. The Arcanist is a powerful new Class capable of destructive, restorative, or defensive magic by channeling the arcane, ancient runes and lost tomes of power.

So it's again one line for dds, one for healers and one for tanks. And half of skills will be generic skills that any class is supposedly should have, like a spammable, single target heal, aoe heal, self-heal and etc.

Dragonlord573 · January 2023

carly wrote: »

Caligamy_ESO wrote: »

cmetzger93 wrote: »

EnKor wrote: »

cmetzger93 wrote: »

So disappointed that it's a new class... This doesn't help players who don't have time to start over. This felt like an intentional catfish moment

Old players spend less money then new ones

I spend plenty on this game and would spend even more if we could get a class change token. I'm not starting over though

You say this like it doesn't take 6 hours to hit max lvl lol

Exactly! You can max a character in no time. Maybe I'm just old but I don't get the instant gratification crowd. The whole point of leveling is to learn how to play your class properly. If they give people class change tokens, then they'll get bored faster so I hope they never do it. I don't say this to offend but if you're not enjoying the game anymore then maybe it's time to try something else? I've been playing ESO for 5 years and I still find things to enjoy and occupy my time. The day I don't will be the day I move on to something else.

Bro I don't want to delete characters I've had for years just to play a new class and lose all the stuff that character had done/learned. I've learned more about how the classes work while I'm in CP than leveling from 1-50.

Seraphayel · January 2023

INM wrote: »

The class itself could be good, but look at the desctription.

Become empowered by the secrets of Apocrypha and the forbidden knowledge of Hermaeus Mora. The Arcanist is a powerful new Class capable of destructive, restorative, or defensive magic by channeling the arcane, ancient runes and lost tomes of power.

So it's again one line for dds, one for healers and one for tanks. And half of skills will be generic skills that any class is supposedly should have, like a spammable, single target heal, aoe heal, self-heal and etc.

What did you expect? That’s their approach for new classes. They all play the same, only the visuals are different.

IronWooshu · January 2023

Faulgor wrote: »

Who looked at ESO's classes and said "yes, more of that please"?

Seriously. Why is it so hard to add combat systems we can use with our existing classes. The only thing we got during this whole games lifetime was the Psijic Skill line. Aeons ago.

Once again ZoS says they listen but it just falls on deaf ears. I would challenge @ZOS_RichLambert to prove to me and the others that a new class was the most requested feature rather than new skill lines or weapons all pre existing characters can use? or spell crafting.