The developers of Elder Scrolls Online want to work on the classes 11 years after the release of the MMORPG, but they need the help of the players.
What do the developers have in mind? In a blog post on elderscrollsonline.com, the developers published a survey that can be filled out until October 3, 2025. They want to learn more about the classes in the game from the players. Since the MMORPG was released in 2014, a lot has changed regarding balance, abilities, and the classes themselves.
Now the developers hope to gain deeper insights from players into the classes, as well as aspects such as “their visual effects and animations, their current abilities, their playstyle, and also their problems.”
The questionnaire represents only a part of the class revisions in the MMORPG. Nevertheless, it already provides a good insight into what is to come.
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Survey reveals what the developers are planning
What does the survey show? The developers’ questionnaire is detailed and shows what the developers are really interested in. Instead of merely asking which class is currently top and which is more of a flop, it first seeks to find out what activities the players are engaging in who are answering the survey.
The players then select one or more classes to which they are to answer 21 detailed questions. For instance, the developers want to know whether players like the class even without subclasses and how well the classes perform in their respective dual-spec, that is, as healer and damage dealer or as tank and damage dealer.
The developers also ask about animations and graphical representation. They are interested in whether the classes look good enough. They are also interested in the active and passive class abilities of the class and whether the class differentiates itself well enough from others.
What happens with the data? The developers will use the data from the survey, which you can fill out on elderscrollsonline.com, in the long run to improve the classes in the MMORPG and to find out where the players’ opinions differ from their assessments.
What exactly happens with the data and how the classes in ESO are supposed to change will be presented by the developers in the coming months as a long-term plan for the MMORPG.
Elder Scrolls Online takes an important step with the survey 11 years after the release to position the MMORPG well for the coming years. The detailed questions show that it is about much more than just finding out which class is currently in the meta. You can find out about another innovation for ESO here: One of the biggest MMORPGs for PC and consoles finally gets crossplay, aiming to bring all players in Europe together
