Nightblades... (need we say more)

ipkonfigcub18_ESO

I had to laugh today when I came across this. I laughed a lot.

A Set that is better than our actual ability (Blur for example):



(ya I get it's only 3sec compared to our 20sec ability, but come on. Even our Sparks ability would blow this away if it didn't cost a crap ton of Stamina)

How obtuse this class is to its own developers.

Dagus

and something else that bothers me with NBs. its not like they are "The stealth rogue class" like everyone says.

everyone has access to the ctrl key. not just NBs

Korah_Eaglecry

Dagus wrote: »

and something else that bothers me with NBs. its not like they are "The stealth rogue class" like everyone says.

everyone has access to the ctrl key. not just NBs

Yeah....Its so horrible that people can sneak when they want to. Whats worse is. Theres no penalty for it...Oh wait there is. Stamina drain.

Loco_Mofo

Dagus wrote: »

and something else that bothers me with NBs. its not like they are "The stealth rogue class" like everyone says.

everyone has access to the ctrl key. not just NBs

Sure, but can they go completely invisible during combat whenever they like? Do other classes have passives to improve stealth more?

Seems to me that NBs are certainly better at it than others.

Back on topic:
Yep, blur is not worth the skill slot. Really lackluster skill, but we already know that.

Datagram

Asd, however Blur can save your life! (only if you don't put it in your bar).

Ser Lobo

Blur does seam a waste to me. Not enough oomph to take up a slot on our bar.

Our invisibility is 2.5 seconds. Aren't there invisibility potions, too? And technically, doesn't any class have access to the vampire 'partial invis'? And I thought mages disappear for an instant when they do their little teleport thing.

I'd trade almost any nightblade passive for the vampire passive that allows you to move faster in stealth. I just can't handle the fire damage, so I stay out of the kitchen, so to speak.

And really, how very different is 'invisibility' from 'stealth' when invisibility is actually easier to be taken out of than stealth, and costs a hefty chunk of magicka (instead of a very slight stamina drain)?

nerevarine1138

Loco_Mofo wrote: »

Dagus wrote: »

and something else that bothers me with NBs. its not like they are "The stealth rogue class" like everyone says.

everyone has access to the ctrl key. not just NBs

Sure, but can they go completely invisible during combat whenever they like? Do other classes have passives to improve stealth more?

Seems to me that NBs are certainly better at it than others.

Back on topic:
Yep, blur is not worth the skill slot. Really lackluster skill, but we already know that.

I'm sick of hearing people say that Nightblades are the only class that can go invisible. Everyone can be an alchemist or buy potions. Those actually last longer than the Nightblade ability.

Decimus_Rex

Dagus wrote: »

and something else that bothers me with NBs. its not like they are "The stealth rogue class" like everyone says.

everyone has access to the ctrl key. not just NBs

A whole line of skills called assassination and a stealth skill as well.

You know your right its definatly more sorceror like

The new buzz phrase is Nb is not a rogue type class

We just need to roll the sorc spec to be uber like the rest of the dress and staff weilders

Ser Lobo

Decimus_Rex wrote: »

Dagus wrote: »

and something else that bothers me with NBs. its not like they are "The stealth rogue class" like everyone says.

everyone has access to the ctrl key. not just NBs

A whole line of skills called assassination and a stealth skill as well.

You know your right its definatly more sorceror like

The new buzz phrase is Nb is not a rogue type class

We just need to roll the sorc spec to be uber like the rest of the dress and staff weilders

It's not that nightblades CANT be rogues. It's that they aren't in any, shape, form or factor limited to being rogues. In fact, they aren't even particularly good at all that rogue business. We are far better single-target tanks and healers than we are at outright DPS (though that's mostly because of broken mechanics).

It's better to fight the assumptions and stereotyping of others, because in the end we can and will do what we want with the class. A player that won't bring a nightblade tank along on his dungeon run is a player who's own assumptions are detrimental to the whole group.