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Re: More on the Microsoft lay offs, it's grim.

Malyore wrote: »

Any form of speaking out, to any injustice, is arguably better than being silent and leaving it to "the resistance" as you put it. We don't have to be part of some ultimate solution in order to take a short moment to speak out.

I feel what you're saying, I think I really do. But why try to talk down other people who are just putting their feedback out that something done seems wrong?
If you're trying to discourage people out of some sense of pragmatism, then you are actually part of the problem.
Go live a defeated life which is operated by a sense of only others' order, and let us say "wow, this is messed up" to messed up situations.

I am doing no such thing. I am presenting my view of what I think the reality of the situation is. I am the one being talked down to. Did you not read someone say I am bending over? Or another saying I am defending people being treated horribly?

This is all outside of the scope of these forums beyond what I have already expressed. It is not possible to have a serious discussion about these topics without it getting shut down by the admins and possibly having one's account actioned.

What I've said does not provide any indication about what my personal views are. I am simply stating what I believe to be facts. I do not believe there was any injustice within the context of how our society operates. A corporation should be expected to act like a corporation. If people want to change how the system works, this is not the place to make that happen.

Desiato

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Re: Last Words to Julian LeFay

OMG I just realized y'all are giving us the Wildgrown Chapel of Julianos at the end of the year! Thank you!

For those who don't know, in the Elder Scrolls lore, the god Julianos is named after Julian LeFay.

I also found this: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Sigil,_Julianos. I'll put one in my main house tonight!

SpiritKitten

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Re: Battlegrounds & Misc. PvP Questions – Community Q&A

Thanks for answering my questions in the Q&A, it's great to see a clearer picture of the team's priorities when it comes to Battlegrounds.

ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »

Q. MMR resetting every month in Battlegrounds is a point of contention with players of all skill levels right now. As it stands, it takes 2 to 3 weeks before you start getting "relatively" balanced games, and then a week later it resets again. This leads to a majority of the games you play over a month being mismatched, and shooting people in spawn while they wait out the clock is only fun for about 30 seconds. Is the team aware of what a negative experience the MMR resets have been for players since U44? - ruskiii
A. We have seen this feedback about the monthly MMR resets, yes. For context as to why we reset MMR each month, it’s to give everyone a fresh opportunity on the leaderboards. That said, we agree that the game matchmaking based on current MMR could be better.

For what it's worth, I appreciate the sentiment of wanting to give people a fair shot on the leaderboards, but I think there is a case to be made that the MMR resets actually hinder "lower MMR" players from achieving higher medal scores by matching them against players who vastly outperform them. It also makes it harder for higher skill players to get medals for the leaderboard by matching them with people who aren't able to fight on the same level yet. There is also the issue of healing medals being overtuned forcing people to play healer if they want to max leaderboard score, as well as pet damage/shielding not counting towards medals, which hits necros harder than other classes.

It's good to know the team is looking into possible changes, and I hope you reconsider tying MMR to the medal system. I've had some consistently great 4v4 games in the last couple days of the month, it would be nice if they were like that most of the time.

ruskiii

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Re: [Solstice Spoilers] Really Appreciate ZOS Bringing Him Back

She can't be dead-dead because she is still sending me antiquity messages for the codex.

Katheriah

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Torc of the Last Ayleid King DROP CHANCE TOO LOW???

Hi all,

Been trying to farm the new mythic on live - 8 hours in so far. It has not gone well to say the least. I've done every side room that has appeared, killed multiple loot goblins and earned in the process over 46,000 Archival Fortunes. With that said, I have only 1 lead for the mythic which came from a quest reward within there. My friend has also joined for at least have that time and too has issues - not got a single lead in that entire time.

Are other people having issues with these leads and if so what solutions, if any, are there?

Thanks,
Dan

Unified_Gaming

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Re: More on the Microsoft lay offs, it's grim.

Desiato wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

It is an opinion whether or not the way this was handled was unjust and unfair. And certainly one that I do not share. If the best we can say about someone's conduct is that was not literally illegal, then I'm not inclined to call that good behavior.

They are acting in what they think is in the best interest of their company. If they can do something more efficiently or no longer need staff, then they need to make the right choice for their shareholders. It's really that simple.

It would be reckless to operate a business otherwise, and they could actually be legally liable if they did so.

If you have a problem with capitalism, that's really a discussion outside the scope of the forums.

Is it really outside the scope of the forums when it directly impacts everyone here?

Personally, I'm not against capitalism but I really don't like the endgame captialism we seem to be experiencing these days.

moderatelyfatman

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Re: More on the Microsoft lay offs, it's grim.

Varana wrote: »

Desiato wrote: »

This is normal stuff in the game biz and the entertainment industry. I don't want to sound insensitive because of course I feel awful for anyone who loses their job. But what Microsoft is doing isn't inherently evil. Like Zenimax Media, they answer to their stakeholders. This is all par for the course in the entertainment industry.

I will never cease to be baffled (and, to some extent, disheartened) by people defending this horrid workplace and corporate culture.
Regardless of whether the layoffs made economic sense - while I doubt it, there is the theoretical possibility that they did - the style of firing people, how this is done, is just terrible.
And I really hope more people in that industry start unionising.

The main reason these layoffs are done in such a cold and impersonal manner is security concerns. The vast majority of affected workers will obviously take these news with as much composure and dignity as can be mustered. But if thousands are being let go, there might just be that handful who lash out and can do a massive amount of damage if given a few hours of continued IT or site access.

It's sad to see it going this way, and some companies manage it better by locking affected people out of secure systems and external mails, while still allowing them to at least connect with their co-workers and friends before leaving. But as terrible as it looks from the outside, there is some logic and rationale behind this.

Ph1p

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(SORCERER) Could we please keep things simple?

The new Blood Magic buff is amazing and it makes up for the loss of magicka increase from Bound Aegis. By having the resource increase passive into two skill lines (Expert Summoner and Blood Magic) it keeps the pure class builds interesting. However, what about keeping things simple? Maintaining this new buff is gonna be a pain during long battles. What about changing it into "WITH A DARK MAGIC ABILITY SLOTTED"? Bound Aegis used to give us 8% Max Magicka, so here's the proposed change:

WITH A DARK MAGIC ABILITY SLOTTED, increases the higher of your Max Magicka or Stamina by 4/8%. When you cast a Dark Magic ability with a cost, you heal for X/X². This effect scales off your Max Health.

Feels to me this is a healthier approach to the Sorcerer class. While keeping it simple, you make its gameplay a lot more comfortable.