Can we get a class change token?

DarkStrifeYT · May 15

While subclassing is more of a bandage with all the content in the game trying to catch up with a character that has at least a decade of stuff done on it becomes intimidating to redo everything. With the class masteries coming out some people like myself (especially templars) really want to retire the class from the roster. However we don't want to redo everything especially with all of the stuff in the game with some of us taking a liking to said character.

sshogrin · May 15

It won't happen. That's one thing that ZOS has been steadfast about.
Subclassing isn't a "bandage" at all, it was a way to blend classes together.
Class change tokens have been talked about for a decade.
I have one of each class on 4 different accounts...you just do what you have to do.

LunaFlora · May 15

maybe eventually in like 7 years.

But Subclassing is the alternative to Class Change tokens.

Personofsecrets · May 15

A class change token is the most basic way that the can make up for seriously injuring, my only playable character, my DK.

ADarklore · May 15

They said there were major code issues in trying to do a class change token, so subclassing was the closest we would get.

AcadianPaladin · May 15

I don't know why the game could not support subclassing all three skill lines. If you took a templar and subclassed into all three warden skill lines, voila, you have completely changed classes. No token and I should think the 'code' is already there - more a matter of simply removing the 'must retain one original class skill line' restriction. Who cares if the game thinks my templar running all three warden skill lines is a templar instead of a warden? Just a thought. . . .

That all said, I think subclassing as it is, is way better than no subclassing.

Erickson9610 · May 16

Class Change Tokens are possible in the way Alliance Change Tokens and Crossplay/Crossprog are possible.

Just give it time and it'll become a reality.

BardokRedSnow · May 16

Personofsecrets wrote: »

A class change token is the most basic way that the can make up for seriously injuring, my only playable character, my DK.

I’m sure they’ll finally grant class change tokens for the dozens of players out of the thousands that don’t enjoy the new shiny dk

In the meantime you could max dozens of toons before this happens

Jestir · May 16

I still hope we get this one day 🙏

My oldest character with the most work put in stuck with a class I have almost 0 interest in playing after learning the ins and outs of the game and the other classes 🥺

cmetzger93 · May 16

I wish they would just remove the restrictions on subclassing to let us freely switch any and all of the skill lines rather than making us keep one of the base class and not more than two from another. Don't know why this is even needed at this point.

ldzlcs065 · May 16

I think the code issue they keep mentioning is just an excuse, but now that ZoS got a new leadership, maybe they'll have a second thought.

BretonMage · May 16

With classes being reworked, our class may end up differing in a way that bothers us. It’s only fair that we be given the opportunity to change it.

Deserrick · May 16

AcadianPaladin wrote: »

I don't know why the game could not support subclassing all three skill lines. If you took a templar and subclassed into all three warden skill lines, voila, you have completely changed classes. No token and I should think the 'code' is already there - more a matter of simply removing the 'must retain one original class skill line' restriction. Who cares if the game thinks my templar running all three warden skill lines is a templar instead of a warden? Just a thought. . . .

That all said, I think subclassing as it is, is way better than no subclassing.

They would have to do that, and either split the scribing class script into multiple types or have its effect be selectable. Seems doable.

Arunei · May 16

They've mentioned the coding for it would be VERY hard, but iirc they also said that about the Alliance Change Tokens and we eventually got those.

Not to say that one very hard thing managing to get added means ANY very hard thing will get added after enough time, just saying that the coding thing has been an issue before but they did wind up working it out. Maybe one day the same will be true for Class Change Tokens.

Tho I can imagine one of the problems is working out Skills and whether you'd be able to keep whatever progress you've made on X Class, or whether you'd start all the way over with Y Class.

LesserCircle · May 16

Even if people say it won't happen I will always be here in every post that suggests it being supportive of this. I have played this game for over a decade at this point, I would like to change some 10+ year old decisions on my first character one of them being it's class.

LesserCircle · May 16

BardokRedSnow wrote: »

Personofsecrets wrote: »

A class change token is the most basic way that the can make up for seriously injuring, my only playable character, my DK.

I’m sure they’ll finally grant class change tokens for the dozens of players out of the thousands that don’t enjoy the new shiny dk

In the meantime you could max dozens of toons before this happens

Always the same answer, you guys don't understand that some people care about their characters, they're not just a tool to be used for some of us. Yeah leveling a new character is fast and you can use the class you want, that's not what we want tho.

Grafahel · May 16

I know this might sound facetious and I don't mean it that way, but just make a new character. I understand liking a character a lot, but if you think about it for a bit and make something you find interesting a new character can really add a fresh bit of fun. But then I'm the kind of person who only has 1 or 2 older characters and in my general gameplay I always have a fresh rotation of new characters every few months, it just keeps it fun. And honestly you don't 'need' to grind through everything again, you can just play the game and enjoy yourself while you're leveling and flesh it out along the way. Most things you picked up over time are account wide anyway.

Ardriel · May 16

I don't think there will ever be class change tokens.
I assume ZOS wants to avoid accusations of “pay to win.” There are always changes to classes that result in some classes being stronger than others. If these tokens existed, people might say that ZOS buffs or nerfs classes just so they can sell tokens in the Crown Store.
Of course, ZOS still benefits indirectly from class buffs/nerfs when players create new characters and buy skill lines, Skyshards, etc., in the shop. But you can’t directly blame ZOS for that.

BardokRedSnow · May 16

LesserCircle wrote: »

BardokRedSnow wrote: »

Personofsecrets wrote: »

A class change token is the most basic way that the can make up for seriously injuring, my only playable character, my DK.

I’m sure they’ll finally grant class change tokens for the dozens of players out of the thousands that don’t enjoy the new shiny dk

In the meantime you could max dozens of toons before this happens

Always the same answer, you guys don't understand that some people care about their characters, they're not just a tool to be used for some of us. Yeah leveling a new character is fast and you can use the class you want, that's not what we want tho.

I do understand that, which is why I’m not sympathetic here as you should have to actually play the class and level the skills. Randomly swiping over from dk to warden and being max level is pretty antithetical to a game like this, at least with subclassing you gotta level the skill lines for the character