Let's Talk About Characters Options

[Grits]

Ever since I saw the first character gen video I've had my heart set on a pot-bellied Argonian mage with blue feathers called He-Knows. Or maybe Picks-His-Nose. Either way he will have narrow shoulders, ample thighs, and a mead gut. I haven't read enough about classes and whatnot to predict anything else.

What are your ideas? What characters have you already made?

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This post has been edited by Grits: Sep 15 2016, 11:37 PM

[mALX]

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Okay, here are some links, I hope they work but if they don't (let me know and I'll copy the page and paste it on here):


Solo Gameplay:


If you solo, you will want to allocate your skills a little more wisely. Solo players usually level more quickly then group players but it will not be easy in Cyrodiil if you PvE.

Solo players will also have a tougher experience in dungeons, more time & more deaths. These issues can be overcome as long as your skills are used properly.




** As you level your weapon you will achieve new skills that will increase your weapon’s efficiency.

Stamina Trees, Health and Magicka are also found in Elder Scrolls Online. It’s your choice how to use points. You can use them to increase several attributes or use them all for only one.

You are able to develop your own build which allows you to create a unique character with a unique distribution of your points depending on how you play.


The Elder Scrolls Online Classes combine with many options to allow for really interesting build possibilities.



Class Abilities & Skills:


Each of the classes have abilities & skills. You can select up to six for use at any given time and they can be changed on the fly to adapt to different situations. Unique selections of ESO class skills and abilities are obviously the way you will set your character apart from others within your class.



Armor:


You can use any combination of armor when equipping your character, regardless of which of the four classes you decide to go with.


Light Armor: Provides bonuses to spell damage and magicka regeneration.

Medium Armor: Improves stamina based abilities like sprinting, dodging and sneaking.

Heavy Armor: Provides bonuses to healing received and damage absorption.





Skill lines:



Selecting the best combinations of ESO Skills and Abilities to build your character:


With so many choices and combinations, knowing each skill tree is imperative! You’ll first want to decide on your Race and Class as these will be the backbone of your character’s skills.

Each of the four classes offer 3 unique skill lines that cannot be acquired unless that class is chosen.

All ten races also retain their own unique set of Racial Bonuses which also cannot be obtained any other way.


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Players will need to explore Tamriel to unlock the world, alliance and crafting skills.

Joining a guild is the only way to acquire guild skills.

You can select any of the six weapons skill lines and any armor regardless of your chosen class/race.

The character creation process is time consuming and can be confusing as all options must be considered if you are to create a well preforming character to suit your specific tastes.

There are literally millions of different potential builds, so try to leave no stone unturned when considering skill lines.




TIP:

Active abilities must be placed on (and can only be activated from) the hotbar and require an ‘action’ by the player to be activated. There is no ‘action’ required for passive abilities. Put skill point into a passive ability and you will receive the eternal benefits of those abilities automatically!






Races:




Race Builds:



http://www.esouniverse.com/wp-content/uplo...-Comparison.jpg



Here is the pages of individual races I'm linking to, if they don't work let me know and I'll copy paste the info here:




http://www.esouniverse.com/skill-lines/races/







Classes:



Sorcerer/Sorceress:



The Sorcerer is the one class in ESO that can be great at almost anything! The versatile Sorc can be built to heal, tank, DPS and take down single targets easily and is definitely a favorite for both PvE and PvP! Sorcerers with a top notch build have amazing speed, well ranged abilities, high weapon damage and use magic spells and skills to control, weaken & destroy their enemies.

If you enjoy playing the mage play style, the Elder Scrolls Online Sorcerer is the one for you! The Sorcerer skill lines are Dark Magic, Daedric Summoning and Storm Calling.


Dark Magic is primarily used in a support role providing crowd control and debuffs which allows others to deal the damage and finish off the enemy. There are a few damage dealing spells in the Dark Magic tree.


Daedric Summoning skills allow you to call in different creatures and minions to come help deal damage and curse the enemies for you.


Storm Calling is the offensive, damage dealing skill tree giving you the power of lightening to inflict massive damage!


Gearing up your Sorcerer in Elder Scrolls Online:


You need to select, combine, test and tweak your skills and weapons/armor until you’ve come up with a unique and viable build. The good thing about having so many options is that we CAN come up with a build that no other player has.

Destruction Staves are a favorite weapon of ESO Sorcerer builds; but many builds use a bow and various weapons are used on swap.

Light armor and medium armor is the choice for most builds since the Sorcerer relies heavily on Magicka regeneration and spell damage but other playstyle builds use medium and heavy armor.


Increasing your Magicka is where most of your points will go to fuel your spell casting. many builds will require points in Stamina and health as well. Some skills in the Dark Magic tree will help you will keeping your health pool bigger.

Use only light armor and a staff if you’re strictly a spell caster. If you’re going to use weapons and spells you might want to throw in some medium armor.

Heavy armor (and a couple light pieces) and shield is for those who want to tank. Heavy armor helps out with health so you’re able to withstand a bit more damage.





Templar:



Whether you’re planning your ESO Templar build as a God-like healer, a heavy tank, optimized for max DPS or a good Templar leveling build; you'll need to choose all the right skills, skill rotations, armor.

The combinations and options seem endless, but if you spend a lot of time testing and tweaking your build choices, it will pay off with a strong character that will allow you to max up your DPS potential or be the healer your group can’t play without!

It takes patience and time to develop a perfect Templar build for your play style.



Templar Leveling Builds:

Leveling builds are designed to use ranged AoE attacks, efficiently utilizing both Stamina and Magicka for damage dealing, self healing and farming. Many builds use the Sun Fire skill line for the DoT, range and snare which is very effective.

Reflective Light Morph can eliminate most mobs before they give you trouble. Others prefer to use a variety of other skills.

A mix of weapons are used such as bows, destruction and restoration staffs, 2 handed, bows, etc. Medium and heavy armor are mostly used with leveling builds for Templar.



Templar Healing Builds:


Templar healers can take advantage of the many healing abilities from the Restoration skill line and will need an enormous amount of Magicka! 2 handed sword, bow and staffs are all good weapons so it’s just a matter of personal preference.

Many top healing builds use a sword or bow! Rapid Regen, Breath of Life and Lingering Ritual are great skills of healing yourself and allies.



Templar DPS Builds:


Templars have strong self healing capabilities, even without the restoration staff and surviving should be your first base to cover when building a High DPS Templar character.

The next issue you’ll want to tackle is sustaining enough Magicka. Since most of Templar’s abilities cost Magicka, if you’re in long battles or need to burst out lots of damage, you will need to sustain Magicka regeneration or you can’t sustain DPS.

Most skills for DPS builds are from the Aedric’s Spear skill tree and some from Dawn’s Wrath. 2 Handed, bows & sword and shield are all good weapons for this play-style.

Creating top level ESO Templar builds takes time, trial & error - and sometimes frustration.





Templar is the best healing ESO class due to the fact that they are the only one of the four classes with healing skills built in. The other three must use healing staff which is less effective. But that is not their only strength.

Templars have devastating DPS and most of it is either AoE or can be morphed to AoE which makes them great for PvP and PvE.

Templar’s ability to instantly self-heal AND the Aedric Spear passive (increases block amount vs melee attacks) makes them perfect Tanks.

They can have all 3 at once and lose very little effectiveness in any of the three. However, you should not use all 3 at once since it will use up all of your resources.



The best races for Templar are Bretons, Orc, High Elves, Argonians, Dunmer, Nords and Imperials.

Templar is best when using One-Hand and Shield, Dual Wield, Bow and restoration staff as weapon selections.

Light or Heavy armor is best for use with the Templar.






Dragon Knight:



This class is chosen by players for a variety of roles. Most players build a melee DPS or heavy tank using the Dragonknight, although Dragonknights can also be very effective as ranged damage dealers and support/healing
roles.

The Dragonknight is loaded with tanking skills which allows for a huge variety of strong builds. Creating the ultimate Dragonknight build isn’t easy, even if you’re familiar with the class skills!



Elder Scrolls Online Dragonknight Builds:


Most Dragonknights take advantage of heavy armor for solid protection from enemy spells & attacks. If you have a Veteran Rank build in mind that requires the use of light and/or medium armor, of course do that but if you’re going for a good tanking build stick with heavy armor.

Use Helpful Tanking Passives for Dragonknight and use as many as you can afford.


It may be difficult creating and/or optimizing your Dragonknight; it takes to build, test and optimize a Dragonknight. You may have to stop playing to adjust and test your build till you find the perfect fit.


For tank builds, many players choose 1 handed weapon and shield. As a tank, you will need a shield for blocking and mitigating damage. Many tank builds also use 2 handed weapons, check out all the weapon skills. If you’re role will be a ranged caster or support, staffs are preferred.

Tanks should be focusing their skill points on Stamina and Health. If you plan to be a more offensive character, you’ll need more Magicka.

Tanks with need to dodge, block and evade some a large supply of Stamina is very important.

The Best Two-Handed DPS + Leveling ESO Dragonknight Build? You can use any weapons you want, even for a tank build but the 2 handed works very well with any tanking build and you can quickly switch weapons to allow your DK to play between higher DPS and tanking.


Building a strong Dragonknight that can successfully fill their role isn’t quick or easy. If you’re not leveling as fast as you think you should be; are under-powered; finding it difficult to gain skill points or keep your resource pools full = any of these are signs your build might need tweaking.







Nightblade:



The Nightblade is the ultimate stealth/assassin class. It has a wide spectrum of skills and abilities ranging from:


The Assassination skill tree (which provides the Nightblade with many offensive abilities allowing you to deal heavy damage to enemies);

The Siphoning tree (used for sucking power, speed and health from enemies);


And the Shadow skill tree (for stealth and ranged attacks).




Regardless of which play style you choose for your ESO nightblade build, your build effects how well and how fast you level; if you’re able to kill groups of mobs; and how much help you will be in dungeons.


Nightblade Healing Builds:


Strong potions abilities coupled with several of the healing abilities from the Siphoning skill tree enhances and maxes out the effects.

Siphoning is for taking the Magicka, Health, Stamina and speed from your enemies and using it for yourself.

Magicka & Stamina regeneration along with bonuses for using medium armor will help enhance your Nightblade healing build.




Nightblade Tanking Builds:


Tanks need great AoE attacks and must take full advantage of Nightblade’s stealthy Shadowing skills. You will need lots of stamina and be readily able to replenish health and Stamina.


You will use all or mostly heavy armor unless you are VR and have unlocked all your skills, where, if built right, you could actually use all light armor as a tank!

Lotus Fan, Blur, Surprise Attack, Refreshing Path & Dark Shades are just some of the great Nightblade skills used for tanking builds. What could make a better tank than a tank who never runs out of resources?



Nightblade DPS Builds:


The Assassin and Siphon skill lines will be the source of a DPS Nightblade’s damage. Nightblades can first use abilities from the Siphon line to damage and weaken enemies before using Assassin abilities to finish the job. Some of the best Siphoning skills for a great Nightblade

DPS build are Strife, Drain Power, Soul Shred and Agony. Haste and Death Stroke from Assassination line are amazing skills as is Assassin’s Blades’ Mark Target!

Nightblade strategies and builds, spell rotations, skill lines, abilities, and morphs.











Here is gear suggestions to help aid the Player:



http://www.esomasteryguides.com/best-veteran-rank-gear/





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This post has been edited by mALX: May 30 2015, 10:33 PM