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Re: Nightblade balance - Move "Grim Focus" to Shadow; Move "Blur" to Assassination
no thanks.
Blur fits Shadow as it's shadow magic.
Grim Focus fits Assassination as it uses spectral weapons which that skill is.
plus Shadow is not a damage skill line so putting one of the best damage skills in there instead is a bad idea.
Its passives are for defense and sustain.
edited to add:
with Subclassing i made a themed build that uses Assassination and Aedric Spear for its magic weapons. i love Grim Focus and the build would feel weird without it.
Blur fits Shadow as it's shadow magic.
Grim Focus fits Assassination as it uses spectral weapons which that skill is.
plus Shadow is not a damage skill line so putting one of the best damage skills in there instead is a bad idea.
Its passives are for defense and sustain.
edited to add:
with Subclassing i made a themed build that uses Assassination and Aedric Spear for its magic weapons. i love Grim Focus and the build would feel weird without it.
Re: Official Discussion Thread for "Introducing ZOS’s New Studio Head, Jo Burba"
Erickson9610 wrote: »Erickson9610 wrote: »Erickson9610 wrote: »Balancing decisions are not "mistakes", as much as we wish they were considered mistakes.
Crown Store prices being too high or low than intended or character data being copied from the PTS to Live are "mistakes", and those were swiftly repaired as ZOS owned up to those mistakes with compensation.
Some more clarification from ZOS on what exactly constitutes a "mistake" would be appreciated for future clarity. Otherwise we could say any unfavorable change was a mistake and we'd be complaining to ZOS for months to remedy something that they don't consider to be a mistake.
Any decision, even if well meaning, can be seen as a mistake given time if the decision has negative consequences. That's the thing, we see performance worsen and populations decline as a result of many of the decisions made. In retrospect those decisions can now be seen as mistakes. I just wish those mistakes were acknowledged and made right, that's all I'm asking for.
Can you give a list of mistakes here for ZOS to review?
I would not be able to fit that here on the forums.
I will say though, I've written detailed posts outlining what I think were poor decisions when they happened. I've been vocal about the "play as you want" model, subclassing, balance, accessibility, the state of PvP, the list goes on and on. You can probably search for my posts within the past 3 or 4 years if you care.
Of course I'm just one person, but I've seen mass sentiment around certain decisions that have been made and the concerns were never acknowledged. Anyway, I only point this out as someone who wants the game to improve since no other game like it is on the near horizon.
I agree with that last paragraph especially. Me and others have voiced concerns regarding certain decisions that never received acknowledgement from ZOS. And I agree, there really isn't another game like ESO out there — that's why I'm still here, pleading that ZOS would remedy longstanding issues and reconsider certain decisions they've made.
The important thing to note is that each player, like you or me, may have different visions for what ESO should be. What I consider to be an issue may be completely justified in your eyes, and vice versa. Maybe what we see as issues are justified in the eyes of ZOS.
There's another perspective to this as well, which is the overall PR incentive not to encourage or engage with vociferous criticism when the scope of the topic is too large. I recently posted a thread that got a LOT of engagement criticizing hard group checks in group content.
I might be tempted to cite Jo's signaling here and jog the studio's elbow for a response, but what can they even say? That topic is about the foundational design choices that the creatives make-- it's not a balance oversight or technical issue. The studio can respond to smaller scope stuff like that without suggesting to the OP that their voice in and of itself prompted action.
If they responded to my thread at all it would signal that they're considering a shift in design direction. That would go straight to my head; I'm already insufferably verbose, they don't need to give the mods even more volume to read through. Mostly, though, it would set an unhealthy precedent that criticism is owed a response, which would only attract users with a very flawed perspective on 'critical' versus 'I don't like this, I want it to be something else.'
On the other hand, responding and declaring right off the bat that my feedback and the discourse on the thread was taken, but is NOT being considered or forwarded, is equally bad in the other extreme. That's a LOT of discourse, and signaling to the community in concrete terms that it's been ignored is wildly disheartening. Or, even worse, if they got defensive and tried to argue against the criticism-- that's just overt conflict with the community. Very bad vibes.
It's easy to interpret radio silence as being ignored, but when any response to a topic is a lose / lose for the studio, you just have to trust that the note went into the box. Hope that enough engagement and bumps get in front of devs' and creatives' eyes.
Re: negated blastbones
It's similar to sorc pets - an NPC which can get stunned.
Re: Chef Arquitius' Lost Thesis post-update 44
Hi. Never saw this item in bg or TTC since U44 on PC EU. Will keep farming.
Re: Vampire Rework Idea 09/29/2024 (Ver. 2.0)
Gotta say I'm guilty of glazing over the wall of text, but if you're looking for more active gameplay over passives, why not take an arcanists approach and have vampiric abilities generate blood charges that empower certain abilities/play with passives instead?
Would allow some skills to become more competitive in mortal and Scion form so long as you invest in using vampiric skills.
I'd say let Blood Frenzy provide Brutality/Sorcery even slotted while not a Perfect Scion. As it provides a non-subclassing method of acquiring Brutality/Sorcery should your class not have access to it. (at the cost of slightly higher non-vampiric skills/more fire damage).
Would allow some skills to become more competitive in mortal and Scion form so long as you invest in using vampiric skills.
I'd say let Blood Frenzy provide Brutality/Sorcery even slotted while not a Perfect Scion. As it provides a non-subclassing method of acquiring Brutality/Sorcery should your class not have access to it. (at the cost of slightly higher non-vampiric skills/more fire damage).
Re: Please introduce Speed caps for scroll runners.
Thumbless_Bot wrote: »Avran_Sylt wrote: »Stunning a 40K health tank that's running at max speed only to have them run away while you can't even mount because you're in combat is absolutely thrilling gameplay.
There is a speed cap. You even mention it in your ask for a speed cap. Are you asking that there be a snare? The fact that they cant mount woth the scroll SHOULD be the snare...
I think what you are really asking for is for zos to fix the stuck in combat bug so you can reengage the runner after failing to burst down the 40k health tank running at the speed cap... because that's a thing...
Yes, I suppose a snare would be the better term. If you're running the scroll you should need to have protection, not just being able to outrun anyone because they can't re-mount and trudge along behind without tri-swift gear/passives/mythics. But I wouldn't be asking for the snare to slow players down below the standard sprint speed.
And no, I'm not asking for a fix to the stuck in combat bug (though that'd be nice), moreso an artificial limitation on a players action as part of a dynamic objective.
Slowing the scroll runner down would require more defensive gameplay to transport it, it would allow reclaimers to make better catchup distance while their keeps are currently occupied preventing travel behind the lines and with the knowledge of a more expedient catchup for all players may get more people to chase after the scroll then give it up as a lost cause because you don't have the gear to keep up.
Re: Mammoth
tomofhyrule wrote: »The fact that a lot of people want it means it will sell. I’m honestly expecting 5000 Crowns here, and I’d be surprised if it’s less than 4000.
I don't see how or why it should be more expensive than other mounts when it isn't even a multi-rider mount. (Multi-rider are the only ones to have cost 5,000 Crowns.)
*Dwarven Spiders and *Heavyweights tend to average between 3,000—4,000 Crowns with some being even less. (Counting direct Crown purchases not Gem exclusives.)
* I chose to point out these two specifically as they were entirely new models being introduced at their times and not just a "new" mount using a preexisting base being slightly modified like Elks(horse), Indriks(horse), Ornaugs(senche), Durzogs(wolf), Nix-Ox(Dwarven Spider) etc.
The most expensive mount to this day, again NOT counting Gem Exclusive mounts, I believe is still the Great Elk at 4,500 Crowns. They've never gone up to 4,500 again since when it comes to single rider mounts. (I remember the backlash over the price and remember being pelted with mud balls because I'd bought it for myself.)
/rant
Edited to add: I personally think if they'd waited another year to release it the mammoth would've been a great Golden Purisuit for say celebrating Skyrim's 15th Anniversary. Along with like a costume, a shout emote or memento, and like a mini Alduin dragon imp pet and such.
meekmiko
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Re: Extremely Low Midyear Mayhem Turnout, Why?
Greyhost is full of cross-faction alts preying on AD PC NA and relaying zone chat bs.
I can't gank a bloody 30K hp player while they stand motionless from behind with triple crit Focused/Incap/Merciless 15K pen 115% crit damage and they can 1-combo me after using a single skill to re-heal more than half their HP while negating any usefulness of cloak because det pots. (albeit I am playing a pureblade and not sublclassing, I should probably drop siphoning for Aedric)
We've got 31K hp tanks that are now bloody bombing.
It's just a pubstomp on anyone that isn't a bloody sweat.
I can't gank a bloody 30K hp player while they stand motionless from behind with triple crit Focused/Incap/Merciless 15K pen 115% crit damage and they can 1-combo me after using a single skill to re-heal more than half their HP while negating any usefulness of cloak because det pots. (albeit I am playing a pureblade and not sublclassing, I should probably drop siphoning for Aedric)
We've got 31K hp tanks that are now bloody bombing.
It's just a pubstomp on anyone that isn't a bloody sweat.
Re: Extremely Low Midyear Mayhem Turnout, Why?
After a few Rush of Agony/Charm bombs, new players trying pvp for first time, or PVE'ers, get frustrated and never come back.
Vengeance is not an option because it gets boring very quickly and again, players leave and never come back. You see that in the tests were once players complete the Golden Pursuit.
My experience is that performance during the last Vengeance was worse than the current MYM. Just saying. Ironically, pvp performance is always better during MYM for me. No idea why.
Vengeance is not an option because it gets boring very quickly and again, players leave and never come back. You see that in the tests were once players complete the Golden Pursuit.
My experience is that performance during the last Vengeance was worse than the current MYM. Just saying. Ironically, pvp performance is always better during MYM for me. No idea why.
katorga
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Re: Extremely Low Midyear Mayhem Turnout, Why?
For me personally:
I generally dip in and out of PvP outside of the event, I have 3 "PvP" Characters; DPS, Tank and Healer all different alliances.
I suck at PvP (I'm really good at the dyeing bit, not very good at the killing bit lol) but I do find it fun.
I've found in Cyrodiil during the event there can be a distinct lack of communication and organization, hardly any Zone shouts, no one grouping or adding lfg people to groups.
I've tried making my own groups and /Zone what we are doing and had some success, but when others don't reciprocate the comms you don't know what the other players in your alliance are doing and you end up scattered across the map (Hope that makes sense) This isn't happening all the time it's just something I find frustrating and off putting.
Like a few others have said at peak times sitting in a que for 30+ minutes isn't fun.
Don't really go in IC during the event.
BGs- the most annoying thing is "Waiting for players" then "Not enough players, closing" to then have to requeue, for it to happen again....
ZOS imagine trying to do your daily BG on 18 different characters, it could potentially take all day
I generally dip in and out of PvP outside of the event, I have 3 "PvP" Characters; DPS, Tank and Healer all different alliances.
I suck at PvP (I'm really good at the dyeing bit, not very good at the killing bit lol) but I do find it fun.
I've found in Cyrodiil during the event there can be a distinct lack of communication and organization, hardly any Zone shouts, no one grouping or adding lfg people to groups.
I've tried making my own groups and /Zone what we are doing and had some success, but when others don't reciprocate the comms you don't know what the other players in your alliance are doing and you end up scattered across the map (Hope that makes sense) This isn't happening all the time it's just something I find frustrating and off putting.
Like a few others have said at peak times sitting in a que for 30+ minutes isn't fun.
Don't really go in IC during the event.
BGs- the most annoying thing is "Waiting for players" then "Not enough players, closing" to then have to requeue, for it to happen again....
ZOS imagine trying to do your daily BG on 18 different characters, it could potentially take all day
