Thanks for Fixing Tanking - Seriously!

Skylandra

I must admit - as a tank I was suckered into the whole BASH BASH BASH BASH BASH BASH BASH BASH - you get the idea.

I wanted to try playing a Tank as my first toon in ESO because its a great way to learn a game - the dungeons - the strengths weaknesses of mobs. Bash quickly got the better of me and I was soon winning 3v1 in Cyrodiil 4/5 times.

Today playing in Craglorn with 2 guildies ( a DPS and Healer) I had to really think about what I was doing. First thing... Invasion off, Puncturing Strikes on. I am a DK so I added burning embers into the Mix - Cinder storm - Razor armor and green dragon blood ( I have rebuilt from 1295 to 1986 magika Stam Still 1976). For the first time I really felt like I was tanking. I didn't just Bash things to death, I managed my resource, I pulled the mobs of the healer and I let the DPS Loose with AoE. It was Fun!!
We were doing so well that the DPS and (mostly) the healer were running in first and then I had to pull the trash of of them ( the healer is pretty tough )
but I could with ease - Puncturing strikes Followed by a Quick burning Embers, next target - when my flock is big enough and the dps chases me or is in a 1v1 I hit Razor Armor and Cinder storm and watch the Ulti Build!!!

I did feel it before the patch, but bash was getting boring. I take my hat of and applaud any tank not suckered in by bash before the patch. Irony at its best... my DPS also went up post patch and without bash!!

So thank you ZOS - ESO is about Skill, and the Bash fix will make more tanks play with Skill

Alpha_Protocol

You discovered what a lot of us already knew. Shields are for blocking and interrupting, with enough stamina you can do both of those and dodge when needed. Magicka is where most of your damage (should) comes from.

Cheers!

pknecron

Nice to see someone does not whine like a little girl when their "I win" button get's fixed. You are a rarity I must admit though; most players like to win with the absolute minimum of effort. Shield Bash did that for them.

murklor007neb18_ESO

Skylandra wrote: »

So thank you ZOS - ESO is about Skill, and the Bash fix will make more DKs play with Skill

Fixed it for you.

So you found out that the best tank class in the game is - surprisingly - still the best tank class. Go figure.

Skylandra

@‌murklor007neb18_ESO

you insinuate other classes won't play with skill after the fix?
try not to fix stuff that ain't broken, what I said was fine. More than DK can tank and more than DK were using Bash. whether DK is the best will always remain an open debate and this thread is not the place to do it.
Thanks

Chrysolis

Sounds like you were a little behind the curve to begin with if you were spamming all your stamina away into bashes. Tanking wasn't "fixed", it sounds like you just took the opportunity to actually think about what you were doing.

joshisanonymous

This is a refreshing post.

Rosveen

Skylandra wrote: »

Puncturing Strikes on. I am a DK

I'm confused. Do you mean Puncture?

Skylandra

Rosveen wrote: »

Skylandra wrote: »

Puncturing Strikes on. I am a DK

I'm confused. Do you mean Puncture?

probably

Ser Lobo

I keep telling everyone, that the goal of the game is to make everyone have to work as hard as nightblades.

We'll continue to see more nerfs and game updates until everyone dreads doing 1v3 in VR content. And yes, I'm looking at you, too, stealth-abusing NB's!