krucible9369: This is the future of ESO everybody. Not even a day in and every build video is a beam meme. Devs got desperate and made a fatal mistake with subclassing.

GeorgiyBogdanov-m3p: ZOS: "Subclassing will bring more diversity in gameplay!"

All content creators: "Arcanist beam Assasination, third is anything."

anthonyvharris: Great break downs. I really hate that skill has been nerfed so bad in this game. I may give the new meta a chance but I’m not sure I can enjoy it. DPS is my role. I so much loved the Nightblade from the beginning that I have never invested much into any other class.

The whole play how you want is irrelevant when there is one build to rule them all.

Thanks Skinny. My ESO days are probably going to be reduced though.

NeonNokt: Very nice video! I'm hoping to see more build combinations where the base isn't arcanist. Obviously the meta will be arcanist nb 3rd class, but all other classes should be able to dish out a decent amount of damage as well. Just gotta figure out what combinations work best (though I have a sneaking suspicion most will involve NB at least).

simonstrand5162: “Subclassing will be a good mix up for a couple of months.”

Literal stale meta across all major content creators before content releases

vexils: everybody is making arcanist builds and im actually gonna quit if that continues... that class is so braindead boring to play

merpins: For those of you that don't do trials (myself included), I did some testing for non-trial setups. Velothi 1 piece crit monster helm Deadly Tideborn with a maelstrom backbar is very solid. I also tested Deadly War Maiden's which was pretty comparable, and though I personally prefer Deadly Tide or Deadly War Maiden, Deadly Pillar's of Nirn OR Aegis Caller are both still solid choices. These setups aren't a ton different from the trial setups either, you're mainly just missing out on a 5% damage bonus, which you're usually trading for a relatively easier set to actually use in content.

BenjaminWagener: Thanks, I will probably just change the soldier line for assassin for now, since my trial group likes me to play Zenas' Empowering Disc. Glad I have to change way less than I thought. Thanks for your work!

bradwilson4387: Turning our brains on—great advice! Love how you make DPS testing about learning, not just chasing numbers. Solid breakdown

ItzGenesis: no intro, thank you, straight to the point

Xray8906: I leveled an arcanist like you said. I'm excited to play again. Love the videos. Don't see much activity from WOT. Everyone leave? What gui are you running?

andrewmicallef9679: And so it begins

First btw

TheFippe: Lol this game is a joke now, im going back to osrs. Taking a break until they balance this bs

vladimirsviridov7114: “To beam, or not to beam, that is the question” William Shakespeare

dyattz: I hate that my favorite class is the current center of attention which means it will obviously be the 1st thing nerfed (AGAIN) in the next swing of the hammer - sigh

greystagthedeer: Hey Skinny! It looks like the thumbnail (both the background and the little title card) are AI generated images. Your channel's aesthetic is very clean, and you put an insane amount of effort into your content, but the only thing that using AI does is counteract the effort and make them look like generic ESO guide slop.

If it's the case, please reconsider this move. You've been by far the Number 1 ESO content creator for me for years now and it'd be sad to see you fall into using them. Just the opinion of a concerned fan.

siniister710: genuine question, are they making any trial bosses have more hp or anything? Like are these guilds going to require 150k dps, or can I just still do 110-120ish and be fine? With subclassing I know dps is gunna be insane and I'm confident I can do my own build I like and easily hit 100k, just kinda waiting to see what happens.

ЯрославСуський: ZOS must made class scripts and class sets (up them too) usable only if you have 3/3 same class line active.

Also some most strongest class line passive must be hide for subclassing (such as 10% damage/ healing/ damage mitigation etc.)

warthogger14: I can't wait to try and get as many pets as possible

Felana1988: Multiple approaches (Staff ftw for theme!), well explained and awesome guides as usual. Thanks lots Skinny. Looking forward to tomorrow.

GRAVEGAMING: Great video as always buddy!

individual116: Thanks for the video

iceicejay9569: SHOUT OUT TO GG!!

b1rdn01r: What if I'm a nightblade and wanting to try out your build? Am I cooked?

lotrcdefender: Are any just melee builds looking good? I'm not gonna run a beam build. None of the way they handled this makes me excited for eso's future.

lapinlogic6267: Thanks for helping me understand this strange new madness

Jun 03 2025

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