The current beta skills of the Dragonknight in The Elder Scrolls Online

While nothing is set in stone yet, many TESO fans have been pondering their main character for weeks now, and the release date is getting closer. This is reason enough for us to gradually introduce you to the current skill trees of the different classes. Today we start with the Dragonknight, who is often referred to as Dragon Warrior. But whether knight or warrior, the overarching theme is: DRAGON! So what defines a dragon?

Fire, power, strength, toughness, magic or at least a certain resistance to magic, often a connection to the earth, and yes, dragons love to sleep on a huge pile of gold, as we’ve recently been reminded by J. R. R. Tolkien’s Hobbit.

Admittedly, the young Dragonknight lacks the latter initially – that’s something you have to work on yourself – but all other aspects are actually somewhat reflected in the skill options. And what is particularly noticeable about the Dragonknight is that with a little creativity, you can play him almost however you like.

A fiery multi-talent!

On one hand, I completely agree with Darion (see later in the video below) when he says that the Dragonknight is the fire mage par excellence. This is illustrated by the talent tree Ardent Flame, which we will introduce to you first. On the other hand, we also have a support character par excellence. Both in the skill tree Ardent Flame and in Earthen Heart, there are numerous talents that should make you very popular with your teammates.

You protect them, improve their weapons and attacks, you immobilize enemies, and ensure, for example, that they miss your group more often. Anyone who develops in this direction should be a sought-after companion in dungeons and raids. And what would such a character be with a healing staff in both hands? Possibilities galore, it should be exciting.

The ultimate tank?

Furthermore, the Dragonknight is already being celebrated in many forums as the ultimate tank. And indeed, taking a look at the third talent tree Draconic Power: Wow, those are impressive skill options, which could definitely yield a hard defender when mixed with a few talents from other branches. Ultimate or not, the Dragonknight can be excellently played as a tank. Innovative talent combinations are more than welcome! 🙂

The three talent trees of the Dragonknight:

So, to cut a long story short, here for you are the three skill trees of the draconic warrior from The Elder Scrolls Online at a glance!

Fire and flame with the Ardent Flame talent tree

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As already hinted, the Ardent Flame talent tree primarily features the use of fire effects. The passive talents Spark Flight, Warmth, Scorching Heat, and World in Flames increase damage from fire effects, slow enemies through fire effects, extend the duration of certain fire talents, and the area damage of all fire skills. In other words: You’re going to be a real little fire devil!

• The active talents are also quite impressive. With Fiery Grip, you pull enemies towards you and deal fire damage to them. Yes, this talent is reminiscent of the WoW Death Knight and is likely to be very interesting for tanks in TESO as well.
• “Scorching Strike“ also deals direct fire damage to enemies and starts a DoT (Damage over Time) that more than doubles the total damage. Of course, a dragon fire is also included, so “Fiery Breath“ inflicts cone-shaped fire area damage in front of you. 
• The “Lava Whip“ also deals considerable fire damage and knocks back stunned and immobile enemies (meaning: likely to fall).
• With the talent Inferno, you gain a kind of fire aura that distributes area damage to all nearby enemies (radius 5 meters) and consumes Magicka over time. This skill needs to be manually deactivated, otherwise your Magicka supply will eventually run out.

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The Ultimate Talent in this tree is called Dragonknight Standard – making it clear for all know-it-alls that the class must be called Dragonknight. 😉 Just kidding, the standard, in any case, deals fire damage to all enemies in the vicinity and makes them receive a whopping 50% less healing for several seconds (certainly also entertaining in TESO PvP). An ally can activate the so-called Shackle synergy and deal additional damage to the affected enemies as well as hold them in place.

Conclusion: In summary, the Ardent Flame talent tree (without major mixes with other talents) focuses on delivering a decent amount of fire damage, making it generally well-suited for a damage dealer (DD) – whether melee or caster remains open for now. Nevertheless, we are dealing with a rather free character development system in The Elder Scrolls Online, so it wouldn’t be surprising if other roles like tank could benefit from some talents (e.g. Fiery Grip).

Draconic Toughness – The Draconic Power talent tree

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Moving on to the supposed tank tree, which is referred to in English as Draconic Power, let’s look at the passive talents first. Iron Skin simply reduces damage taken, Burning Heart increases healing received as long as you keep a Draconic Power talent active, Elder Dragon boosts your health recovery by 2% per equipped Draconic Power, and Scaly Armor increases your spell resistance. All in all – yes, it clearly outlines a full-time tank or at the very least a very sturdy resident of Tamriel. 😉

• Visually impressive is the Spiked Armor. Large dragon spikes grow from your body, temporarily enhancing your armor while a portion of the damage you take is reflected back to the attacking enemy.
• The talent Dark Claws deals damage to surrounding enemies, briefly immobilizes them, and allows an ally to activate the Impale Synergy, which deals damage to immobilized enemies.
• In order for our showcase tank to survive briefly without a healer and endure empty healing potions, you use the talent Dragon Blood that lends you a small piece of draconic immortality, healing yourself and increasing the healing received. Uh, so this is also good if the healer is taking a nap.
• In addition to spell resistance, the Reflective Scale helps against hostile casters. Once activated, you simply reflect all spell projectiles back for a few seconds. The last skill is also very amusing. With Inhaling, you absorb some life from nearby enemies, and after a short time, they take damage in return. 🙂

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An attack to charge in is common in many games and in TESO even exists in other skill trees. You do it in an extremely stylish way with Dragon Leap. Click, spread your wings, come in reeling with style, deal significant damage, and kick all affected enemies away – to quote Friedrich Lichtenstein: SUPER COOL! 😀

Conclusion: Well, I would say it is quite obvious that the Draconic Power talent tree is focused on the role of a resilient defender. However, who knows what cool combinations you will come up with. The Dragon Leap, for instance, should be exciting for all PvP fans as well. If I think of the shamans in WoW, who love to catapult people off cliffs, it’s surely fun… uh, well, or maybe not. Depends on your perspective.

Become the earthen heart of the group – The Earthen Heart talent tree

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Moving on to the last skill tree, the quintessential draconic supporter. Again for the Earthen Heart talent tree, let’s quickly glance at the passive talents. Eternal Mountain increases the duration of all abilities in this talent tree. This already suggests that there will likely be several effects with duration. Battle Cry helps only you but tremendously. You immediately regenerate 50% health, Magicka AND Stamina at the cost of activating an Ultimate Ability. This means you are explicitly benefiting from this passive talent when you use another Ultimate Ability – it almost invites you to do this. Blessing of the Mountain helps you to build ultimate power needed to activate Ultimate Abilities. In other words – even more frequent health, Magicka, and Stamina regeneration. 😀 And Helping Hands grants you 2% Stamina when you use an ability of the Earthen Heart.

• “Stone Fist” – You deal physical damage to an opponent and knock them down after a few seconds. Okay, that could help the group, but direct support?
• Now, here we go! “Melted Weapons” – increases the weapon damage of all nearby allies and is even more effective for you!
• “Obsidian Shield” – You provide all allies with a damage-absorbing shield, and an even more effective one for yourself!
• “Petrify” – You stun an enemy for a comparatively long time, and they only regain consciousness after taking considerable damage. Aha, so two different stun options, neat.
• And with the Ash Cloud, you significantly slow down all affected enemies and reduce their hit chance by nearly one third.

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So what does the actual ultimate ability bring? “Magmatic Armor” – you limit your damage taken for a few seconds to 3% of your maximum health, and all nearby enemies also receive fire damage over that time. Hmm, certainly not uninteresting for tanks?!?

Conclusion: The Dragonknight of the Earthen Heart – sounds kind of romantic, right? – is indeed packed with active abilities, with which you can support your group. The passive talents further bolster the actives, and when things get tough, you could at least prevent the worst for yourself with the Magmatic Armor while also contributing to the decimation of the enemy group. Hypothesis: Without other ability combinations, this talent tree may not be of much interest to single players? Not necessarily, as the support abilities cleverly provide you with the greatest benefit. Therefore: Experimenting is the way to go with the Earthen Heart talent tree! 🙂

Little conclusion:

Well, there isn’t really much more to say about the Dragonknight for now. The fact is, The Elder Scrolls Online offers numerous possibilities to create your own class and playstyle. And even if one or another talent tree already seems fully playable, it is certainly advisable to experiment from time to time.

I hope you enjoyed our little overview of the truly stylish class of the Dragonknight and will soon start introducing the next one. As always at the end, the request – if you liked the post or wish to embed it in your fan forum, please share it directly on Facebook and more. We are glad to help you and wish all future Dragonknights much success in Tamriel!

Wait, that’s it? Really?

Oh right, I did mention something about a video, didn’t I? Well, we won’t withhold that from you. Here’s Darion’s post about the Dragonknight in The Elder Scrolls Online. Enjoy and feel free to ask questions and provide answers! 😀

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News about The Elder Scrolls Online: A few hours ago, Paul Sage, the Game Director, commented in the official beta forum on upcoming changes for the soon-to-be-released online role-playing game. Especially interesting is the announcement of the FOV Slider (Field of View), which provides players with a larger field of view.

So far, fans who prefer a third-person perspective have had a significantly better overview in the virtual world. Players who prefer the first-person view, like from The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, face the problem of having nearly no visibility, making it easy to overlook approaching enemies.

Additionally, Paul Sage addressed a few more points that will soon be improved:

• Expansion of world interaction, which will not only increase the number of collectible items but also the variety of interaction options.
• An optimized grouping mechanism: Players complained that they could no longer find each other due to phasing technology.
• In the future, you will be informed about who or what was responsible for your death.
• The option to enable or disable “Battle-Level” in Cyrodiil.
  • A Battle-Level is an artificially increased level, whereby a player is raised to a high level, but the combat power does not correspond to the same level at a “Normal” level.

Furthermore, we can soon look forward to in-depth information about the so-called Adventure Zones, which are said to resemble raids from other MMORPGs and are particularly important for the endgame.

The next beta weekend is just around the corner?

The rumors that the next weekend beta will take place on March 14th are gaining traction. Apparently, the Finnish edition of IGN has already leaked information pointing in that direction. However, that has since been taken down. It is assumed that Zenimax wants to be the first to announce the start of the beta weekend.

So please act surprised. It all makes sense, as when you start your client, you will notice something – a big update is coming your way 😉

p.s.: Anyone who is also preparing for the upcoming release should check out the list of important links regarding The Elder Scrolls Online Skill Calculator, Maps, Addons, and more.

+++UPDATE+++ The fact that a beta is taking place this weekend has now been officially confirmed (who would have thought):

.@Close27Scott The next #ESO beta event for PC/Mac will take place this coming weekend. We’ll send out invites tomorrow. Get excited!

— Elder Scrolls Online (@TESOnline) March 10, 2014

More information about the beta this weekend can be found here.

The release of The Elder Scrolls Online, short TESO, is approaching. On April 4th, it will be here. Many players will take advantage of the Early Start option, which is offered, for example, by the Imperial Edition, and will dive into the world of Tamriel five days earlier.

After we at mein-mmo.de have already extensively presented the press opinions on the game, which were initially somewhat meager, but became more positive regarding PvP, we have now decided to let you, the players, have a say.

That’s why we have been where the true TESO fans hang out in their free time: In the gaming and guild forums. We have kept our ears open and can therefore let the real players have their say in a kind of pub survey.

After all, you will be wandering through Tamriel together with them in just a few weeks. And perhaps we even overheard you chatting.

An MMORPG in the guild comes with obligations

In the forum of worldofplayers.de a large thread dominates the discussion, which has almost 300 posts. It addresses the question of how players actually find TESO. In the discussion, numerous forum participants share where they stand in their current MMORPG careers and discuss their enthusiasm for The Elder Scrolls Online. The thread has already been ongoing for almost 10 months. At the beginning, the discussion is still about “Online game: Yes or No?”

Too old for this?

Krysos1962, for example, is an Elder Scrolls fan but will not become a player of The Elder Scrolls Online after many years with WoW. He feels he has become too old to completely immerse himself in an online world. The numerous obligations that active raiding and guild life entail are too much for him. He doesn’t want a computer with a second life waiting for him; Krysos1962 wants to manage his time freely.

Dense atmosphere instead of mindless slaughter

The closer the launch of the game approaches, the more concrete the discussion about The Elder Scrolls Online becomes. Bluntschi has already participated in some beta sessions and shares his impressions. At first, the experience was quite disillusioning. He could not dive into the game as much as he had hoped. The difficulty level is surprisingly challenging, and time and again, he finds himself surrounded and defeated by skeletons.

But right from the start, he noticed the beautiful graphics and game world. Unlike World of Warcraft, Bluntschi especially appreciates the seriousness of the presentation. No large damage numbers pop up here, nothing blinks or distracts. In The Elder Scrolls Online, it’s not about mindless hacking, but about atmosphere and story.

Watch a suitable video that demonstrates the atmosphere in TESO:

TESO: A small atmospheric impression from the beta

Is the world too static?

In the forum of http://www.elder-scrolls-online.de/, experienced MMORPG players mainly reside, discussing game mechanics and beta impressions in individual threads. In one of the largest threads, players provide first-hand impressions from the beta weekend of February 28th.

User Gannicus has a long MMO career. He started with Dark Age of Camelot, then moved on to World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2 to Star Wars: The Old Republic. He sees noticeable references to Skyrim in the graphics, perhaps even a bit too obvious. It gives the impression that not much has been post-processed.

Generally, the world feels a bit too static to him. In market squares and quest hubs, this impression is less pronounced, but especially in the open world, it seems somehow dead to him. Monsters wait to be defeated; NPCs await their rescue. Gannicus would have liked more wandering mobs and quest givers.

Overall, he sees potential in the game but is also skeptical.

A great and atmospheric quest system

User Apokh, on the other hand, has already become an enthusiastic fan of The Elder Scrolls Online during the beta. He cannot agree with others’ criticism of the graphics at all. TESO has the best graphics for an MMO overall. Comparing it to Age of Conan or Morrowind is absurd to him.

Especially the quest system has captured him. Unlike other MMOs, often it is not enough to just look at the log here, but you need to think a bit. Especially a treasure quest on the Daggerfall side has particularly impressed Apokh.

The only problems Apokh had during the beta weekend were, besides forgivable lags, the level of the community on the American test server. He hopes it will be different at release.

Cheering among role-players: Finally the shared padded cell

In the forum for TESO role-play, there has been great cheer in a thread. On February 14th, the moderator announced the happy news: Role-players in TESO will come into a phase with other role-players.

A phase refers to an instance of the game world that is shared by certain players. Two players in the same location who are in different phases cannot interact with each other… just like (spoiler alert) the ghosts in “The Others”.

Some had previously predicted that on the massive mega-server, space for role-players could become tight. They would have to deal constantly with non-role-players, ruining their immersion. This is called complete immersion in a game world.

The post immediately garnered applause and relief. A planned role-play guild will be put on hold for the time being. The idea that in The Elder Scrolls Online, as a role-player, you only encounter other role-players even earned the comment “Hooray, a padded cell for all”.

English as a fantasy language

In general, however, the topic is dicey and doubts will arise in the coming weeks. Will there really be a pure role-play phase, or will “role-play” just be counted as one of many indicators by which players are placed into shared phases? And what will happen if an English-speaking role-player appears next to a German player? That would ruin the illusion for him.

User Angier has a clever solution: You could simply pretend that English is some fantasy language that you just don’t understand.

Overall, the role-players of the forum are very much looking forward to the release of The Elder Scrolls Online. They have come together in this forum to form guilds and to embark on the journey in Tamriel together.

Shadow Wolves discuss the trading system

In the Shadow Wolves guild forum they are extensively discussing our article about the missing auction house in The Elder Scrolls Online and the resulting consequences for the in-game economy.

Here you can read our article on this topic:

The Elder Scrolls Online: The Rich, the Poor, and the Beautiful in Tamriel – completely without an auction house

User Anti Snow has been excited about the idea of a trading system without an auction house from the beginning. Networking, interacting with other players, and talking in general – he finds that really great in an MMORPG. In the few days of the beta, he experienced more epic moments than in years of other games.

Now that he is informed about the trading guild system, it makes sense for him to be in multiple guilds. He plans to become a member of the main guild, the Shadow Wolves, and perhaps join four other trading guilds that would give him access to exquisite materials and items.

He can already imagine that when one of the Shadow Wolves gains access to an elite trading guild, that will lead to benefits for all other guild members.

His excitement has definitely increased again (“Excitement +1,” writes Anti Snow). He wants to settle down for the time being before diving into the topic further.

Great anticipation: Many can hardly wait any longer

If you, like mein-mmo.de, ask around in the forums about The Elder Scrolls Online, you get the impression: Many are ready and can hardly wait any longer.

But of course: In the TESO forums themselves, mainly fans of the title and past Elder Scrolls games will be around. That’s why we will also let the other side have its say in one of the next articles. But that’s a song that can be sung next time.

During our strolls through the taverns of Tamriel, we met interesting people and listened to their stories. Every player out there has their own past and looks forward to The Elder Scrolls Online and the adventures that await them for different reasons. Discussions in the forums are heated, and expectations are huge.

We will surely see each other in Tamriel

– and until then, we will keep you updated on the most important aspects regarding The Elder Scrolls Online.

The Elder Scrolls Online: The Complete Overview of All Races and Their Skills

Some time ago – even before the NDA was lifted – we compiled and presented you with the preliminary racial advantages in TESO. Now, as we are allowed to report directly from the beta, we update everything and also make it a bit more visually appealing. It is indeed more fun to browse such lists when the post looks a bit stylish. 😉

Now, long story short, here is the complete overview of the current racial skills from the beta weekend. Note: We had to obtain the bonuses of the Imperials from another source, as the guys and girls were unfortunately not yet playable. But all future Imperial tanks can look forward to it. See for yourself! 😀

The Bretons

Affinity for Light Armor: Increases experience gain with light armor by 15%.

Gift of Magnus: Increases max Magicka by 4%. [1/3]

Spell Resistance: Increases spell resistance by 14. [1/3]

Magicka Mastery: Reduces the Magicka cost of spells by 1%. [1/3]

The Orcs (Orsimer)

Skill with Heavy Armor: Increases experience gain with heavy armor by 15%.

Muscular: Increases max health and stamina by 2% [1/3]

Robustness: Increases health regeneration in combat by 5%. [1/3]

Swift: Reduces sprinting costs by 4% and increases your sprint speed by 3%. [1/3]

The Redguards

Shield Affinity: Increases experience gain with a shield and one-handed weapon by 15%.

Momentum: Increases stamina regeneration in combat by 3%. [1/3]

Fortification: Increases max stamina by 4%. [1/3]

Adrenaline Rush: Melee attacks restore 1 stamina. This can only occur once every 3 seconds. [1/3]

The High Elves (Altmer)

Destruction Skill: Increases experience gain with destruction staffs by 15%.

Spell Charge: Increases Magicka regeneration in combat by 3%. [1/3]

Gift of Magnus: Increases max Magicka by 4%. [1/3]

Elemental Skill: Increases the damage of cold, fire, and shock effects by 2%. [1/3]

The Wood Elves (Bosmer)

Archery Skill: Increases experience gain with bows by 15%.

Momentum: Increases stamina regeneration in combat by 3%. [1/3]

Innate Resistance: Increases your poison and disease resistance by 7 and your max stamina by 1%. [1/3]

Furtiveness: Reduces detection radius while sneaking by 1 meter and increases damage dealt from sneaking by 3%. [1/3]

The Khajiit

Feline Skill: Increases experience gain with medium armor by 15%.

Robustness: Increases health regeneration in combat by 5%.  [1/3]

Furtiveness: Reduces detection radius while sneaking by 1 meter and increases damage dealt from sneaking by 3%. [1/3]

Bloodbath: Increases the chance of critical melee hits by 1% and increases damage from critical hits by 5%. [1/3]

The Argonians

Restoration Skill: Increases experience gain with restoration staffs by 15%.

Amphibious Lifestyle: Increases your swimming speed by 50% and the effectiveness of potions by 5%. [1/3]

Argonian Resistance: Increases your max health by 1% and your poison and disease resistance by 7. [1/3]

Fast Healing: Increases the healing received by 2%. [1/3]

The Dark Elves (Dunmer)

Ambidexterity: Increases experience gain with dual-wielding by 15%.

Dynamic: Increases max Magicka and stamina by 2%. [1/3]

Flame Resistance: Increases your fire resistance by 10 and your max Magicka by 1%. [1/3]

Flame Talent: Increases the spell strength of flame effects by 1. [1/3]

The Nords

Skill with Two-Handed Weapons: Increases experience gain with two-handed weapons by 15%.

Robustness: Increases health regeneration in combat by 5%.  [1/3]

Frost Resistance: Increases your frost resistance by 10 and your max health by 1%. [1/3]

Toughened: Increases your armor by 2. [1/3]

The Imperials

Shield Affinity: Increases experience gain with a shield and one-handed weapon by 15%.

"Tough": Increases max health by 4%. [1/3]

Fortification: Increases max stamina by 4%. [1/3]

Red Diamond: Melee attacks have a 10% chance to restore 2 health. [1/3]

Everything Remains Different!

So, since nothing is as constant as change, a lot can happen until the TESO release. But for now, these numbers and facts should be helpful to you. Of course you are welcome to share the post and post it vigorously in your forums! Meanwhile, we will also stay active and see what else we can conjure up for you from the beta chest. If you haven’t seen it yet, here is our (almost) first TESO Let’s Play. 🙂