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Re: PTS Update 47 - Feedback Thread for Classes & Abilities Changes
YandereGirlfriend wrote: »Quite like that you're continuing to bang the drum for Warden as the Bleed class (which makes complete thematic sense).
I feel like it wouldn't only fit thematically, but it would also be pretty balanced. In the 144K parse where I used Cutting Dive as a spammable I only did 40K Bleed Damage, so buffing that by 5% or something wouldn't have a huge impact in the grand scheme of things. A generic Weapon/Spell Damage, Critical Chance or Direct Damage buff would be more impactful, but I'd prefer it if good buffs like that would be added to skill lines that are worse than Animal Companions (e.g. Dark Magic and Shadow).
Also respect for attempting to necromantically raise the Dro'Zakar set, a neat and thematic set that was killed-off before it ever got the chance to live (if you happen to know, that bonus still functions like Bloodthirsty and is unable to be buffed by %mods, right?).
I believe you're right, sadly. I didn't play ESO yet when that set was introduced on the PTS, but it apparently used to give 200 W/S Damage per Bleed? It would be nice if it would be bumped up to those values again to make up for it.
IMO, though, the Cliff Racers all need their animation speed doubled to ever see use as spammables. Using them feels like you're trapped in quicksand or have extreme input latency or something, they're simply too slow and unresponsive no matter how much power they have on paper (Screaming is crazily OP in terms of tacked-on random buffs but still nobody uses it because the skill simply feels bad to use).
Heh, that's was also in my Word draft but it didn't make it into the comment. I really should've just posted everything I originally thought of (... but the comment was already getting soo long). I agree with you, though. I vastly prefer the feel of most other spammables as well.
BasP
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Re: Writhing Wall Event which server will win.. but???
Love how people make up scenarios in their head to get bent out of shape about. Lol
Re: August 7 Twitch Drops
Hey all, sorry for the delay. We did test this out again this morning and everything seems to be working again. I personally confirmed and was able to claim both rewards. You can watch, qualify, and claim through Sunday, August 10 at 9:59 PM EDT.
Here's a link to where you can see what streamers are participating and active, again: https://www.twitch.tv/directory/category/the-elder-scrolls-online?filter=drops
Here's a link to where you can see what streamers are participating and active, again: https://www.twitch.tv/directory/category/the-elder-scrolls-online?filter=drops
Re: New Mythic Concept item: Lariat of the Long Winter
Izanagi.Xiiib16_ESO wrote: »it seems like a good Mythic.
i really love that you wrote codex entries for this, they are interesting.
But i know i couldn't use it as i use Oakensoul for my Damage Dealer builds, as it makes combat more accessible to me.
You can still play 1 bar without Oakensoul equipped - just slot multibar passives on the 2nd bar and play with only 1 bar. If you're worried about swapping accidentally you can just unbind the swap bar key.
the problem with that is that not all passives are multibar. they havent got around to coding that in yet
for me, oakensoul or velothi would excel over the 10% suggested - so a 20-25% nudge or simliar would be a better compromise
thinking this through - a "frost" "flame" and "lightning" version of the above (3 different mythics) would be an interesting idea
They absolutely should NOT code that into the game, as it would mean you could be a one-bar build AND have an additional mythic, which would be beyond broken in PVE and PVP.
The issue with accessibility in this game is that ZOS keeps raising the floor to be equal, or even better than the people on the ceiling, and that makes putting in effect to min/max, keep up DoTs/rotation, and perfect light attack weaving unrewarding.
Why would you put in 100% effort when you can just use Arcanist beam or heavy attacks with 5% of the effort but get the same damage output? You wouldn't, that's why the majority of endgame PvE players are just using the stupid beam and heavy attacks.
Accessibility needs nerfed, sorry, but nobody wants a game where you get a trophy just for participation. Accessibility is meant to enable people with actual disabilities or impairments to be able to play without being so disadvantaged that they cannot get into any trial groups or do PvP, like people with arthritis, missing a limb, etc. Not for every average joe to be able to pickup a single ability (Arcanist beam) and out compete people who spend weeks practicing the mechanics and pushing the records on DPS.
Accessibility options should always do significantly less dps than non-accessibility options, but enough still to the content in the game. Accessibility options should not be the meta.
Re: Writhing Wall Event which server will win.. but???
We will have more info on the Writhing Wall event next month. But to answer the main question, PC and console will start at the same time. So no two week delay between platforms.
ZOS_Kevin
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Re: Any PvP Dizzy Enjoyers?
Major_Mangle wrote: »MincMincMinc wrote: »
Old dizzy knock-up should never make a return (in it´s old version that is) and I´m so happy it got removed. It had the same buggy interaction as skills like leap or javelin (especially leap) where you can´t break free until your character lands on the ground. With old dizzy it was essentially a death sentence unless you taped down your block button. The current off-balance interaction with medium weaves are much better and rewards a little bit of "skillful" (whatever that means in ESO terms I guess) gameplay with proper weaving and timing around the off-balance window.
Sure if ZOS change things so you can actually break free at any time after you get stunned (aka mid-air) then sure I wouldn´t mind if they brought it back, but otherwise the biggest of NO.
Well javelin is its own thing with its own issues, it is a different copy and paste issue with knockbacks. The knockup you CAN break free from mid air, but it prevents movement or roll dodging for the time you are mid air. In many cases you could even cast vigor by the time you hit the ground back in the day.
Having a defeatist take isn't great either. Its basically saying that we should remove all knockups, knockbacks, fears, charms and boil everything down to the generic stun code........why not just recode these mechanics correctly for fluidity? It is in fact possible. Adjust the speed of the animations to be quicker based on the break free animation. Make sure that break free can be done at any point in the animation such that skill casting is not ignored after break free is done.
When it comes to counterplay design the most important thing is understanding and clarity. You should be able to see and understand what is going to happen and what you should do. This goes for both the attacker and defender. ESO is like a fighting game where you want chained decisions happening each gcd.
With old dizzy swing knockup it was extremely clear. Hey this guy is doing a long wind up animation and nothing else >>> i need to dodge or block. Oops I didn't do either I got punished >>>> Ok now I need to cc break and recover. NEWER players also had the learning introduction since PVE matched pvp combat way more since pvp was more active skill oriented, where now it is more proc effect oriented. Even if someone never played PvP, they knew that mobs doing the dizzy animation did a big hit and knockup. Which only added to the overall clarity and learning process.
Offbalance breaks so many rules I just described. It is the embodiment of bloated convoluted design that is plaguing the game as a whole.
- The effect cooldown might aswell be an invisible animation - bad for both parties
- The effect might aswell be invisible - bad for both parties
- The effect isn't well described anywhere in game where players can learn it, it should be on the tooltips much like how status effect skills should list the status effect info.
- The stun has no leading telegraph since it isn't linked to a skill. This is likely because originally it was supposed to be only on dizzy swings or FULLY CHARGED heavy attacks and zos just forgot and left it. There is no way to see or react to light/heavy attack procs because the flags that trigger effects happen at the start of the animation, which gets canceled anyways. This hard punishes the defending party to an unfair degree. Javelin for example is healthier in this respect I can see the telegraph and counterplay......even if not counterplayed I can prepare to hit cc break before it hits. Fossilize breaks this rule, but old dk used to not be bursty so followup was limited other than a clear telegraphed leap.
- Since the stun is based on a debuff, ANY attacking party can accidentally trigger the above non existent telegraph. - This is bad for both parties.
- Because the stun isn't GCD locked it can pair with any combination of skills. Which goes against zos's original justification was that the OLDdizzy1.5d/wd hit too hard with the stun......but now you can do merci2.15 +Blastbones1.63 +Deep1.63 +Dbos1.63 all at the same time.
IDK I just dont see how offbalance is a clear and well designed counterplay concept. You could argue the counterplay is to use addon trackers and block for 7s to counter all the invisible aspects listed above, but ehhhhhhh thats pretty weak for an argument. Is that the fast paced interactive gameplay you want? Its also 2025, light attack weaving isn't skillful to any degree. Maybe back in 2015 that argument could hold more weight since people were just learning that you could click more than two buttons per second. The most important take away is that CC mechanics DIRECTLY impact how CLUNKY the game feels to the player, we should not praise zos for all the above bullet points.
Re: Is damage useless from companions?
Players do over 100k dps. Companions do about 15k dps. Not useless but not particularly helpful either.
Not all players do 100k dps. For those of us doing significantly less than that the Companions can be very helpful.
Re: This One-Shot Combination Does Exist
albertberku wrote: »The question is why would you do that, when there is a standing player there, you know that it will be a one-shot kill, and the other player will have to ride again for 5 minutes just to be able to play the game. What is your motivation here? There is no active combat, there is no game to be played, there is only frustration and unfairness caused. Like why?
It's PvP, do they need motivation for killing other players? They're preventing you from getting to your destination. That's literally the entire point of ganking and it's been a staple of PvP since PvP has existed.
Re: This One-Shot Combination Does Exist
albertberku wrote: »The question is why would you do that, when there is a standing player there, you know that it will be a one-shot kill, and the other player will have to ride again for 5 minutes just to be able to play the game. What is your motivation here? There is no active combat, there is no game to be played, there is only frustration and unfairness caused. Like why?
its fun, i play only high. i kill or die fast and go afk smoking and drinking
Re: This One-Shot Combination Does Exist
albertberku wrote: »So, tbagging a dead corpse gets you a warning in this game but being able to do this is ok? Keep in mind the traveling time when considering i am playing alone (and people know that), am AD, our castle was Faregyl at that moment, and this happens near Bleakers Outpost. If this is not considered harrasment/griefing, i dont know what is.
I use Death Dealer Fete, so my hp sits at around 28k. So ~22k resistances with 2.2k crit resist is just a normal build. Not everyone wants to play a PvP Tank build.
Maybe it was another serial streaker that took multiple ticks, I thought it was when I got you.
Yeah it's a 24k HP ganker with vamp toggle like I'm not expecting to survive even against the worst magsorcs in the game, especially when I'm already running from some DC players that are mad at me for ganking them too.
You are still low resistance, low HP, and low crit resists even for pre-subclassing standards. Not hard to burst even on a suboptimal build like I was testing.
Here's from my end. WTB more crits, I should take Assassination instead of Shadow. I'll try that next.
