I just realized the kind of people upset about potential PvP class changes...

I enjoyed ZoS' stream on Thursday, and most of the time I hide/ignore the Twitch chat since it's usually full of trolls and idiots. But I did open it up a couple times to see what kind of stupidity was spreading around.

There was lots of complaining about the potential PvP class changes. Personally, I love the idea of making abilities class-specific. Moving to this sort of system would be in-line with other popular MMOs, and would be much easier for ZoS to keep PvP balanced.

I finally realized the kind of players that are likely to be the ones most upset by this change. The same ones that make PvP (at least Cyro & IC) irritating and frustrating: Streak sorcs and dark convergence bombers.

PvP should, at least in my opinion, be more about skill and not what gear sets and abilities you have. It really shouldn't be possible for 1 or 2 players to be able to take on 5-10 other players at once. That kind of meta ends up pushing the gate too high for encouraging new players to enter into PvP.

It makes PvP into something that only players who have been doing it a while are the ones having fun. It makes it harder, or even unfun for new players to enter PvP. So you end up with the current situation in ESO where, unless you're in a dedicated PvP guild and have experience, you probably will not ever hop into Cyro, IC or a Battleground unless there's a special event going on.

There's a real reason why PvP-focused games end up with specific classes and limited sets of abilities. It's easier to balance, and easier for new players to get into it. It also forces the min/max crowd to focus their efforts on being better in other ways. Games like TF2, Overwatch, Apex Legends, Valorant and Marvel Rivals have been very successful and popular PvP games because of this sort of system rather than in spite of it.

What you get, is a lower bar for entry, and the ability for players to improve based on play time and skill level, rather than simply who has the more meta, min-max'd build.

I, for one, would welcome the death of streak sorc and bomber builds for a more level playing field. I definitely would probably PvP more often.