User blog comment:Equillibrium/Elder Scrolls Online: Character Progression/@comment-173.189.163.32-20131207193947/@comment-67.189.160.159-20131208033008

i think classes are a way to make the player feel as though they have their own sort of "exclusive" group, which adds to the immersion as they learn to play their class and become more effective with it. all the classes are meant to be synergistic with one another. its different for multiplayer games than it is for single player games since you have a larger balancing issue. the video also described abilites and skill lines that you receive doing certain things within the game, which also adds to the individuality of a players character.