Block 1hand and shield

swamploard

Am i the only one that thinks there is something seriusly wrong with the fact that you can block attacks that comes from behind.

I can not even count the number of times i have seen a "tank" rush in and block all attacks from 7-12 ppl and attacking the "tank" from behind does nothing.

Am i the only one that think you should not be able to block in 360 radius?

I have no problems with a "tank" being able to block alot, BUT NOT FROM BEHIND. How do you block something you do not see?

Xsorus

Because this is a video game, and if you didn't block from behind, It would be completely unplayable as a Tank?

Second you charged into any fight, You'd be CCed from some Crystal Shard or Lethal Arrow from stealth from behind, and you'd die.

If you're having trouble with someone tanking damage from 7-12 people for what is probably going to be the 10 seconds it takes for you to completely exhaust his Stamina and for him to die...Then you've clearly not dealt with some of the Tanks in the past games that have been released.

Like you'd would *** yourself if you saw what a high rank Blackguard built for taking in Warhammer could do.

p_tsakirisb16_ESO

swamploard wrote: »

Am i the only one that thinks there is something seriusly wrong with the fact that you can block attacks that comes from behind.

I can not even count the number of times i have seen a "tank" rush in and block all attacks from 7-12 ppl and attacking the "tank" from behind does nothing.

Am i the only one that think you should not be able to block in 360 radius?

I have no problems with a "tank" being able to block alot, BUT NOT FROM BEHIND. How do you block something you do not see?

Sorry mate but is computer game.

However when they put player collision and character blocking, then by all means ZoS can remove the 360 radius.

By character blocking, I mean that you hit the person in the direct path of your attack. And include friendly fire.

Or else is tad stupid to be able to "walk" though the enemy to hit his back, or not having friendly fire shooting someone with a bow behind 2-3 of your mate.

SirAndy

swamploard wrote: »

How do you block something you do not see?

The same way your sorc wearing a pretty dress and waving a wooden stick is able to attack something that isn't in front of him?

If you think 360 blocking is outrageous, you must be up in arms about the weapon soft lock, right? RIGHT?

swamploard

SirAndy wrote: »

The same way your sorc wearing a pretty dress and waving a wooden stick is able to attack something that isn't in front of him?

If you think 360 blocking is outrageous, you must be up in arms about the weapon soft lock, right? RIGHT?

The thing i am having a problem with is 1 person being able to "tank" up to 12 ppl in pvp just by blocking constantly for 1-2 min.

There are a lot of other mechanics i find really stupid, but this is one of the things i find most irritating atm.

Exept Stamina builds being so much under magica builds. But hey at least they told us they are working on that....

arnaldomoraleseb17_ESO

I think is a bigger problem that we can use attack skills while blocking.

swamploard

arnaldomoraleseb17_ESO wrote: »

I think is a bigger problem that we can use attack skills while blocking.

That is also wrong, indeed.

They need to take a look at how block is working, and remake it a little.

olsborg

Instant spells and weapon abilities while blockig is stupid, so is the 360 degrees blocking, should limit blocking to 180 degrees infront of Your character.

Turelus

360 degrees blocking is needed in my opinion as unrealistic as it is.
If you can only block attacks from the front it would make blocking pointless in most PVP encounters where you're doing two or more vs one person and then makes the act of blocking mostly useless to do at all.
Maybe there should be some penalties to being hit from behind while blocking, snares etc. but not the removal of it over all.

Also consider the effects it would have on tanking in PVP dungeons when you have eight or ten mobs attacking you and you're trying to reduce the damage while it gets burnt down by DPS.

Xsorus

arnaldomoraleseb17_ESO wrote: »

I think is a bigger problem that we can use attack skills while blocking.

Also a hilariously bad idea in terms of game Mechanics.

If you couldn't attack while Blocking, any 2v1 you got into would be an automatic Loss because you couldn't fight back against any sort of CC or Damage in a 2v1.

swamploard wrote: »

SirAndy wrote: »

The same way your sorc wearing a pretty dress and waving a wooden stick is able to attack something that isn't in front of him?

If you think 360 blocking is outrageous, you must be up in arms about the weapon soft lock, right? RIGHT?

The thing i am having a problem with is 1 person being able to "tank" up to 12 ppl in pvp just by blocking constantly for 1-2 min.

There are a lot of other mechanics i find really stupid, but this is one of the things i find most irritating atm.

Exept Stamina builds being so much under magica builds. But hey at least they told us they are working on that....

1 person isn't able to tank 12 people in PvP just by blocking for 1-2 Minutes....

I run a Heavy Blocking Full Stamina Set, even when I swap on 5 Heavy Armor with this setup, if i have 6 people on me, I'll have all my stamina drained in seconds if I stand there blocking. People who are tanking 12 people for 1-2 Minutes are people who are getting Massive amounts of heals from other people. Remember this applies to me, someone who's running that Heavy Block setup.

Someone who's designed entirely around trying to Tank for long periods of time.

Someone who's running Light Armor with Staves for Weapons and No Block Cost Reduction will have their Stamina gone even faster then me...I'm talking 1 dual wielder eating all their stamina in seconds.

pitdemon_ESO

Keeping block up while attacking/healing is much more imbalanced IMO.

Xnemesis

Just nerf outgoing damage by 50% while blocking and make specific attacks unblockable. Problem solved problem staying solved

Thechemicals

swamploard wrote: »

SirAndy wrote: »

The same way your sorc wearing a pretty dress and waving a wooden stick is able to attack something that isn't in front of him?

If you think 360 blocking is outrageous, you must be up in arms about the weapon soft lock, right? RIGHT?

The thing i am having a problem with is 1 person being able to "tank" up to 12 ppl in pvp just by blocking constantly for 1-2 min.

There are a lot of other mechanics i find really stupid, but this is one of the things i find most irritating atm.

Exept Stamina builds being so much under magica builds. But hey at least they told us they are working on that....

Nobody is this game but an emperor can tank 12 players just by blocking for 2 minutes, without their being some real issue going on with those 12 players.

Cody

I think there is something wrong with a weapon blocking as well as a shield, but that's it. it annoys me that someone can block a full 360, but if they could not, then tanking would be a nightmare:/

Garetth

Blocking people behind you is a necessity in prison.

Mud_Puppy

The only way for combat to be balanced without 360 degree block is for hit boxes to be much much smalls and require more user accuracy.

Kypho

Mud_Puppy wrote: »

The only way for combat to be balanced without 360 degree block is for hit boxes to be much much smalls and require more user accuracy.

but at least less reduction from back, or something what interrupting your block, exept too big magicka costing ability. Or more bleedtrough for shield. You arent meant to be a halfgod (well seems you are if you are DK lolzeni). Even skyrim had something to break forever blocking, because it was inba.
Seems ppl are happy with this big BS block system, together with Zeni, so... whaaatever.

Kypho

Garetth wrote: »

Blocking people behind you is a necessity in prison.

Seems who made blocking, was in prison ... and he knows how important it is...