I like, but I don't like. Tell you why:

I love pet classes. Whether it's a beast in the forest you tame (preferable), or a summoned creature. I like the option to manage my pets, even if it's basic aggro control with 'attack, defend, etc'.

To me, adding whole new 'classes' into the game would possibly detract from the freedom offered by adding new skill lines to each class.

This would convert your concept piece into at least two new NPC guilds: a huntsman's guild, where pet familiars, pet buffs and tracking/hunting abilities would be found. And a guild possibly tied to the variety of druid/witch cults, where nature healing and root-cc could be located.

Offering these skills to all current classes, means that instead of balancing a new class, you balance the skills use once across the board.


All in all, I'd still make a Wyrd character if that was how they went, hehehe ...

I will be honest , before i also wanted them to add entire new classes to this game , i thought it would be interesting and all.

But now , i think it would be better to just add skill lines everyone can use.

The more skills lines all classes get , the less of a horrible balance mess this game might become.

Roneth wrote: »

Forest Guardian
This skill line focuses on calling forth creatures of the forest. The Wyrd typically travels with an animal companion, such as a loyal wolf or resilient bear. Forest Guardian represents a deep connection between man and beast and this skill line focuses on strengthening the beast.

Nature's Wrath
This skill line is the bread and butter for offensively minded Wyrd's. By channeling frozen energy, they wreak havoc with powerful frost spells, such as Chilling Armor, Ice Spike and Blizzard to name a few.

Healing Spirit
This skill line is the support and CC tree, focusing on restoration and illusion magic. Restoration would be useful for healing yourself and allies and illusion magic would offer spells such as charm, paralyze, etc.

Thoughts/Opinions?

So a nature theme sorceror, because apart from the healing, that's what this is.

If you want a nature themed class, first avoid Ice, Ice isn't as bad as fire but still inimical to nature themes (except in extremely Icy environs). Plant based attacks would be better, shards of wood, roots ripping out of the ground and whipping the enemies, etc.

A skill line based on summoning beasts sounds good, but how do you balance this against other classes??
If the beast stay for long periods, then they have to be weak. If they are strong, then they have to leave after a very brief period of time. Otherwise this becomes the only viable class.

The healing spirit tree skill line? reading it it sounds like you are trying to put too much into it, How many spells are you thinking it will provide?? I ask because you name at least four with an ETC implying several more, which would be more than any other skill line. You might want to decide what goes in right now.

Not the worst idea ever, but it needs a bit more polish. Good luck.

AngryNord wrote: »

Blackwidow wrote: »

Roneth wrote: »

Thoughts/Opinions?

Instead of a druid class, how about a druid guild with those skills?

Or, how about: Something that doesn't completely a**er**e and ROFLstomp existing TES lore??

How does this stomp existing lore?

AlexDougherty wrote: »

Roneth wrote: »

AngryNord wrote: »

Blackwidow wrote: »

Roneth wrote: »

Thoughts/Opinions?

Instead of a druid class, how about a druid guild with those skills?

Or, how about: Something that doesn't completely a**er**e and ROFLstomp existing TES lore??

How does this stomp existing lore?

It doesn't, Druids are rare in TES but they do exist (not sure about their magic though), there are several small enclaves of people who worship Kynareth as god of nature, and no other gods. These are druidic cults, we encountered one in the Knights of the Nine expansion.

But some people forget that, and assume that Druids are anti-elder scrolls. Well they're wrong. ind you Druids and now these Wyrds (who are already in this game for pity's sake) are a minority.

I think more classes would be cool down the road.

dodgehopper_ESO wrote: »

I actually posted an idea some time back with a similar concept. Kyne/Kynareth was the inspiration, as were a number of npc's and missions from Skyrim. Seeing the Bosmer, the Wyresses, in ESO and the Nordic Kyne followers in Skyrim I think we see something that really fits this theme quite well. Additionally from a balance perspective, this would put Frost damage into the mix of class abilities making it a little more widely used than it is now. As it stands now, you really don't ever expect to take much in the way of Frost damage by anyone other than NPC's. All in all I really like this idea, or some variation of it. Something that has that 'nature-lover feel' and the 'frost magic' feel. A nice mixture of theme, balance, and uniqueness.

Yeah, adding both nature lover with frost spells would definitely add something fun to play. Hope Zenimax is listening.

I think ZOS copy and pasted this into the game

LickingHistSap wrote: »

Congratulations, this actually happened.

Did you actually go looking for this thread to necro it back up? Or what was your reasoning? I'm genuinely curious @LickingHistSap , about the reasons why people necro threads.

dodgehopper_ESO wrote: »

I actually posted an idea some time back with a similar concept. Kyne/Kynareth was the inspiration, as were a number of npc's and missions from Skyrim. Seeing the Bosmer, the Wyresses, in ESO and the Nordic Kyne followers in Skyrim I think we see something that really fits this theme quite well. Additionally from a balance perspective, this would put Frost damage into the mix of class abilities making it a little more widely used than it is now. As it stands now, you really don't ever expect to take much in the way of Frost damage by anyone other than NPC's. All in all I really like this idea, or some variation of it. Something that has that 'nature-lover feel' and the 'frost magic' feel. A nice mixture of theme, balance, and uniqueness.

I feel like a prognosticator now...

lol so what warden prob should of been

This is literally Warden.