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Re: Change Sorcerer's Storm Calling passives
Amplitude I: Increases your damage done against enemies by 1% for every 20% current Health they have.
Amplitude II: Increases your damage done against enemies by 1% for every 10% current Health they have.
Maybe I'm wrong but reading your post I'm under the impression that you have missread the Amplitude passive : it don't increase your damages based on your health, but on the health of your targets. Stacking health won't change anything about that.
Heren
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Re: Extremely Low Midyear Mayhem Turnout, Why?
MorallyBipolar wrote: »There hasn't been a low turnout for this years MYM event. Every faction has been pop locked since the event began except for a few hours when most using NA server are in bed.
Why are you trying to claim there has been such low turnout this event when there hasn't been is the question.
MorallyBipolar wrote: »Can you please post your data showing that this years MYM event is experiencing a reduced turn out.
Thank you.
MorallyBipolar wrote: »Could it be that, to someone who hasn't been PvP'ing for a couple years or more just hasn't realized that the pop caps have been slashed to 60-75 players/faction?
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A pop locked Grey Host is normal. The fact that PvP populations have been slashed is just further evidence of decline, because even with slashed populations, Blackreach wasn't close to being full for most of the day. Imperial City used to fill up during these events, and you could find pretty large groups in the added IC campaigns. This year even the main IC is getting like 1 bar per faction... that's a massive difference.
Also this isn't unique to PC NA, I was curious and checked the Xbox NA population bars at various points in the day and it was the same story.
[edited for baiting]
Stamicka
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Re: Extremely Low Midyear Mayhem Turnout, Why?
MorallyBipolar wrote: »Vonnegut2506 wrote: »Because I can't be tasked to do activities I don't enjoy just for some item in a video game, and I would guess many people feel the same way about PvP.
I understand. There’s a significant amount of players who participated in Midyear Mayhem in the past, but didn’t participate this time though.
I’m not sure if they quit or what, but it’s a very noticeable drop off. It’s pretty interesting to see from a game design perspective. I’m wondering what’s led to such a dramatic change this time.
Can you please post your data showing that this years MYM event is experiencing a reduced turn out.
Thank you.
This isn't the mic drop you hope it is. Anybody who PvPs on a regular basis knows the population is next to nothing compared to past MYM events. There was a time when U50 was pop locked during this event. Blackwater Blade days. When you don't need to queue into an alternate campaign while waiting to get into GH, there is no need to present data. It's crystal clear.
Stridig
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Re: Extremely Low Midyear Mayhem Turnout, Why?
i barely play at all anymore and i have over 10k hours in the game. love what eso used to be. me and a lot of people i know who have a lot of time in the game feel the same: sick of getting excited for some cool changes only for the fun to get squashed out of the game in the next patch. we did update 35, kind of got over it. update 46 hit, fun, then with what is happening with update 47 we all kind of said "yeah im not doing another update 35". keeping an eye on forums and the pts page to see the final state of update 47 before i make a decision. but im not going to spend my time doing things in a game i might be walking away from in a couple of weeks. it's summer time afterall 
Re: Extremely Low Midyear Mayhem Turnout, Why?
Felt like every other 'summer Mayhem' to me.
PvD players like myself stick to the 7-day campaigns for AP, chasing that sweet low pop/low score. Emperors are crowned and dethroned and the choo-choo train goes on, only briefly slowed down by the occasional bomber.
Business as usual.
The only thing I have noticed is that 'farming parties' that used to be a staple of the first weekend were notably absent; I encountered a couple on Friday evening but none after. The fact that hardly anyone bites anymore might have been a contributing factor.
The majority of players I have grouped with have finally wisened up to the fact that doing the 'merry chase' around the resource towers/keep walls only nets some AP (and entertainment) to those aforementiones parties, for the rest is a waste of time and potential AP. It has only taken a decade. We're slow learners.
The campaigns where PvP happens however seemed pop capped (PC/EU), well except Ravenwatch, which used to be a place where people like myself could dip their toes on actual PvP without being ROFLStomped in 2 GCDs flat - thus learning nothing in the process - until it was reverted to a ruleset that apparently pleases no one. Winning.
PvD players like myself stick to the 7-day campaigns for AP, chasing that sweet low pop/low score. Emperors are crowned and dethroned and the choo-choo train goes on, only briefly slowed down by the occasional bomber.
Business as usual.
The only thing I have noticed is that 'farming parties' that used to be a staple of the first weekend were notably absent; I encountered a couple on Friday evening but none after. The fact that hardly anyone bites anymore might have been a contributing factor.
The majority of players I have grouped with have finally wisened up to the fact that doing the 'merry chase' around the resource towers/keep walls only nets some AP (and entertainment) to those aforementiones parties, for the rest is a waste of time and potential AP. It has only taken a decade. We're slow learners.
The campaigns where PvP happens however seemed pop capped (PC/EU), well except Ravenwatch, which used to be a place where people like myself could dip their toes on actual PvP without being ROFLStomped in 2 GCDs flat - thus learning nothing in the process - until it was reverted to a ruleset that apparently pleases no one. Winning.
ApoAlaia
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Re: Extremely Low Midyear Mayhem Turnout, Why?
I've noticed less folk too. I think it's a factor of things. Multi classing, I certainly saw what folk are saying they feel outclassed in pvp
Another is a lot of folk are sick of how this event is handled. There's a lot of folk who would rather not pvp just to get tickets. It doesn't help when there's gankers picking on people just doing the event. Yes I know the whole debate but it's still a problem when you got folk who dont' wanna deal with getting killed just getting their tickets.
Other stuff folk have said it better than me
Another is a lot of folk are sick of how this event is handled. There's a lot of folk who would rather not pvp just to get tickets. It doesn't help when there's gankers picking on people just doing the event. Yes I know the whole debate but it's still a problem when you got folk who dont' wanna deal with getting killed just getting their tickets.
Other stuff folk have said it better than me
Re: Population shrinking, please BRING CROSSPLAY QUICK
Midyear mayhem is good so far on the server. Brought my people and me back to playing after 2 months break.
Just hoping it stays populated after it.
Just hoping it stays populated after it.
Re: PTS Update 47 - Feedback Thread for Classes & Abilities Changes
A simple change to keep pure class NB and Sorc competitive and still suitable for subclassing.
1. Move the wd lost by Grim Focus to Shadowy Disguise in Shadow. Since Shadowy Disguise lost Major Prophecy and Major Savagery in U47, gaining some wd should be a reasonable compensation. Just set the effect to: "When Shadowy Disguise begins or ends, increase your damage done to monsters by 10%, and increase 300 wd for 10 seconds"
2. Exploitation, in order to avoid being too similar to Hemorrhage, but still be able to compete with it, you can add "increase direct damage caused by 6%". 6% direct damage is not a particularly high buff, although it may enhance Fatecarver, but considering that many people have already obtained 5% class damage from Solar Barrage, it is still reasonable to let Exploitation provide 6% direct damage.
3. Add a 20-second dot to Manifestation of Terror and Shattering Spines after they hit the target, so that they can play a better role in PVE. There are many ways to remove negative effects in PVP now, so it will not have a big impact on PVP.
4. Blood Magic has been changed from the maximum resource of U47 to increase critical damage and critical treatment by 8%.
5. The damage caused by Veil of Blades and Suppression Field has been increased, and the former will provide Major Force to the team after enabling synergy, and the latter will cause Major Brittle to the damaged target. This will allow both to compete with other damage-type ultimate skills.
1. Move the wd lost by Grim Focus to Shadowy Disguise in Shadow. Since Shadowy Disguise lost Major Prophecy and Major Savagery in U47, gaining some wd should be a reasonable compensation. Just set the effect to: "When Shadowy Disguise begins or ends, increase your damage done to monsters by 10%, and increase 300 wd for 10 seconds"
2. Exploitation, in order to avoid being too similar to Hemorrhage, but still be able to compete with it, you can add "increase direct damage caused by 6%". 6% direct damage is not a particularly high buff, although it may enhance Fatecarver, but considering that many people have already obtained 5% class damage from Solar Barrage, it is still reasonable to let Exploitation provide 6% direct damage.
3. Add a 20-second dot to Manifestation of Terror and Shattering Spines after they hit the target, so that they can play a better role in PVE. There are many ways to remove negative effects in PVP now, so it will not have a big impact on PVP.
4. Blood Magic has been changed from the maximum resource of U47 to increase critical damage and critical treatment by 8%.
5. The damage caused by Veil of Blades and Suppression Field has been increased, and the former will provide Major Force to the team after enabling synergy, and the latter will cause Major Brittle to the damaged target. This will allow both to compete with other damage-type ultimate skills.
negated blastbones
I noticed that you can cast blighted blastbones (stam skill) while in a negate field, but it will not jump. Is that because the jump is considered a spell (and silenced) or because the blastbones is an NPC who gets stunned? Or is there a third answer I didn't think of?
