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Will Nightblades ever be good again for PvE content

foggycreature4
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I LOVE NIGHT BLADES.. I really do. When I started playing ESO, my main was (and sorta still is) My Khajitt stamina Nightblade. But over the years the nightblades seem to get more and more outclassed by the other classes to the point that I’m questioning why are they still in the game. I don’t think nightblades are bad, they have proven to be a good class for the solo single target adventurer, but they have passives that can be gained threw in game armor, and to this day the siphon and shadow skill trees seem to serve no purpose. Maybe I’m missing something with how I Build my characters but to me, the night blades just don’t seem as cool or useful now.

Has anyone else experienced this?
  • Vlad9425
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    They're still decent in PVE but the removal of things like berserk and fracture as well as the introduction of cast times to has made them quite unenjoyable to play imo. Before they used to be fun because they had an interesting toolkit but now they're a shadow of their former selves (no pun intended).
  • Sanguinor2
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    They are still good, you can do all Content on nightblades, nightblade tank is very good Right now and nightblade dps have been the best dps for years (stam until elsweyr, mag until murkmire) so eventually they had to fall a bit, but sooner or later they will return to the top again.
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  • Deathlord92
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    Nightblades need a slight buff imo but I’m still enjoying mine a lot more this patch as well. I look forward to the day nbs receive our deserved buffs.
  • ChunkyCat
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    Nope.

    So you’re better off just deleting the game.

    But before you do, send me your stuff.
  • universal_wrath
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    Nightblades are still very good class in both solo and group play, if you are facing problems, you should try to watch videos or let others see you dps or know what skills you use, you might be missing something. I can solo almost all world bosses and non dlc vet dungeons that does not require more than one person for mechanics on my magblade.
  • T3hasiangod
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    No class is bad for PvE content. It's just a matter of learning curve and relative effectiveness.

    The latter only matters when you're talking about high-level PvE (i.e. score-pushing trials).
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  • Anotherone773
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    Mine does fine in PVE. Some may not think so but not everyone needs to be an overachiever.
  • Asardes
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    Since this patch they reduced the damage and increased the cost of most DoTs and NB is mostly about direct damage (spammable, bow casts, execute), it should be comparatively better than the last one.
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  • El_Borracho
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    I've had no issues with my stamblade. Yes, the damage is down, but still viable. By no means are they as low as the Stam DK once was
  • ThePedge
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    Ease of rotation should effect potential output.

    Stamblade isn't difficult, sucks that they're below Stamplar which is just spam jabs, which is all AoE damage too.

    But magblade is such a difficult and dynamic rotation and comes out below all Stam Classes and MagNecro/Magsorc.

    Needs to be buffed.
  • Katahdin
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    I lost 20-25% of my damage the last patch.
    Groups are still wanting 70K damage for vet trials so you have to be even more of a robot with super exact, precise timing.
    Until that changes, no they won't be good
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  • starkerealm
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    ChunkyCat wrote: »
    Nope.

    So you’re better off just deleting the game.

    But before you do, send me your stuff.

    I keep tellin' you, man, they're not givin' you a title at 5k.
  • bongtokin420insd16
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    70k wow i been gone too long lol
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  • starkerealm
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    ...to this day the siphon and shadow skill trees seem to serve no purpose. Maybe I’m missing something with how I Build my characters but to me, the night blades just don’t seem as cool or useful now.

    Has anyone else experienced this?

    Surprise Attack and Leaching Strikes are both legit to this day. Strife isn't the sheer insanity it used to, but it's still a solid mag spammable.

    And of course, the Shadow skill line creates the unusual situaiton where you have a StamDPS getting 5k to their resists every time they fire their spam.

    Nightblades are still pretty legit, and there are real applications for them. In group content, Surprise Attack now adds an unnamed buff instead of chucking out major fracture which the tank was already applying.

    So, yeah, there are still uses for them. If anyone wants to run them is a different question, but, they still work very nicely.
  • starkerealm
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    70k wow i been gone too long lol

    70k on a pre-debuffed trail dummy which is more about the amount of damage your build could theoretically do, than what you can actually deliver.
  • Strider__Roshin
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    They gutted the class imo. It's not enjoyable anymore.
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