ESO Live - Ask Us Anything!

Bogdan_Kobzar

When will the Alliance War Campaigns, as it pertains to skill & attribute boosts that function outside of the Alliance War Campaigns be modified?
The current sad state of affairs with uber powerful players in multiple guild groups have unbalanced all of the Alliance War Campaigns, right down to selling emperor-ships (yes tickets submitted).
Us NEW lower level players, with or without battle-leveling do not stand a chance.
The Alliance War is now no longer about battling Molag Bal, nor is it about the battle against the Imperial forces, it is all about ego's and scoreboard rank climbing.
And yes, I am frustrated.

MissBizz

I would like to hear more on how enlightment works. In the post that came out yesterday, it said we do not have to be online to gain enlightment. Do we have to be offline to gain it? Or does everyone (regardless of time played) receive the same amount of enlightment every 24/hours?

Everyone getting it wouldn't make sense, but there was not much clarification on it. Can you please go into a bit more detail?

burningcrow

Do you do motion capture with optical systems for animations or are you just animating by looking at video references? What was the deciding factor in choosing this route?

burningcrow

Are the first person animations adjusting with the 3rd person animations so they feel the same? For example I play in first person 99% of the time, are the animation changes effecting 1st person as well?

Akiija

So I know LadyN (a.k.a. Lady Nerevar) over at /r/teslore and the Imperial Library has been trying to get in touch with you guys about a database for NPC and quest dialogue not present in lorebooks and texts in game. I've been working on cataloging all the new lore additions in ESO and presenting them in a readable format, but having missed a lot of content in my first run-through because it was only seen in NPC dialogue is a bit disheartening.

Any chance you can/have reached out to LadyN or would be willing to work on getting a reference database built for all the lore snippets that are found only in NPC and quest dialogue? Both for the sake of easy review and perusal, as well as for the long-term retention of all the new materials added in ESO?

ZOS_JessicaFolsom

Below is a transcript of our questions and answers from the January 16th ESO Live show for any who were unable to tune in. Thank you for the questions!

What positive changes do Sorcerers have to look forward to in Update 6? All I see is another nerf bat, and the Surge changes seem to be the icing on the cake.
The primary goal of all these changes is to promote build diversity through buffing instead of nerfing. Some notable Sorcerer improvements are a reduced cast time on Crystal Shard, increased damage on Daedric Curse, and pets now inherit their owner’s critical strike rating. We would like Surge to continue being a key weapon in the Sorcerer’s arsenal, and will be monitoring PTS feedback on this ability.

So heavy armor will mitigate all damage types OTHER THAN SIEGE better with Update 6? Pretty sure metal plate protects a person from rocks or shells better than cloth.
Currently, siege damage is not mitigated by armor. Note that we want siege damage to be impactful against all players without one-shotting those who wear Light Armor.

In Update 6, you said we’ll be able to block magicka-based AoEs. Does this also affect the new Magicka Bomb skill?
Yes, it does.

With the changes coming in Update 6, will Fear still go through block?
Yes, Fear will still go through block. We like that Fear has a unique role on the battlefield, but we’ll continue to monitor how this interaction affects balance.

Will armor scale linearly or logarithmically? The reason I ask is because linear armor scaling results in exponential damage reduction growth as armor is added.
Armor in ESO scales logarithmically, and the damage reduction caps at 50% for physical and spell resistance.

We’ve heard that Wall of Elements will not be blockable after Update 6. Is that true? Similarly, will Caltrops remain blockable or will this stamina draining issue be fixed?
Currently, both Wall of Elements and Caltrops will be blockable with Update 6. That said, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to be blocking an effect on the ground and we may be updating these skills based on PTS feedback.

Are you guys planning on looking at Racial passives again after Update 6? Because some of the better Racial passives are going to be vastly better after that patch.

Absolutely, and we may even have time to get some changes made on PTS if you have specific feedback for us.

The damage-over-time for the Bow ability Venom Arrow will pretty much apply even if the target is blocking, but the damage-over-time from the Dual Wield ability Blood Craze will never apply if the target is blocking. I think it’s like the only damage-over-time that doesn't apply when you block. Is this intended?
This is intended behavior and now applies to Venom Arrow’s damage-over-time as well.

Since Skills that use Stamina after the patch will be based off Weapon Damage/Stamina/Weapon Crit, does this mean Fighters Guild abilities will now be good for Stamina users? Or is it just class skills that are being changed? Also is there any way we can get the 0.5 cast time removed from Dawnbreaker? It’s a pretty good Ultimate, but the fact that it can be interrupted fairly easy makes it basically used for the passive and nothing else. Other than the Templar’s channeled heal Ultimate, I don't think there is another Ultimate in the game with a cast time.
We have changed all skills in the game to conform to these standards, so yes Fighters Guild abilities will be more useful for stamina-based characters once Update 6 is live. We’ll look into the cast time for Dawnbreaker; also in Update 6, Dawnbreaker has received a substantial damage-over-time component.

Quick Siphon says it will heal any player that is attacking the target of the siphon, but in reality no healing happens unless the attacker also damages the target of the siphon (meaning, shielded target=no healing). Intended?
Yes and this is one of the unique things that makes damage shields different than a standard heal.

Will we be able to bash/interrupt heavy attacks in 1.6?
Not currently, however we have been planning an update where only the ranged heavy attacks can be interrupted (bow, restoration staff, and destruction staff).

If all Magicka-based AoEs will be blockable, will the Nightblade's Aspect of Terror be too? Because if so, block casting is going to be getting better and better in Update 6. Also, will this change affect skills like Dark Talons, or Dragonknight Standard, the Siphon Ultimate, Sap Essence, etc?
Aspect of Terror will not be blockable. Here are a few other examples of how this change will impact some of the other abilities mentioned:

• Dark Talons – Damage is blockable, the immobilize is not
• Dragonknight Standard – Blockable
• Soul Shred – Blockable
• Sap Essence – Blockable
• Drain Power – Blockable (The caster still gains the Major Brutality buff as long as the ability deals damage.)

Note we’re looking into making all of the ground-based AoEs not blockable.

What is the status with Shadow Cloak and its morphs? Can we expect any fixes in Update 6? How about the whole stealth gameplay, any new mechanics/skills for that in Update 6 that players enjoying rogue type characters might like?
We are continuing to fix bugs with Shadow Cloak. With Update 6, we’ve introduced new quieter sound effects for sheathing and unsheathing weapons while stealthed. We’re also working on a new skill line associated with the Justice System that reduces the cost of sneaking. You can now stealth while in an NPC’s notice area, as long as you are not within their detection area. The stealth “hidden” eye also provides a more accurate indication of when you can and cannot be detected.

How will major and minor buffs be determined in 1.6? Will the order the buffs are applied determine which is the major/minor buff or is it something you "set" out of combat? – Jahosefat
We went through every ability in the game that provided a buff to player characters and replaced it with either a “Major” or “Minor” buff. The buff and whether it’s a Major or Minor one is determined by the ability; the buff also corresponds with the ability’s desired gameplay. For example, the Sorcerer’s Lightning Form ability now gives the Major armor buff, while Bound Armor gives the Minor armor buff. The armor bonus from these abilities scales based on your character’s level, so the Major buff might grant 5,120 armor while the Minor buff gives 960.

How do you keep a level playing field in the game when Vet players can pour Champion Points into newly created alts, while brand new players to the game cannot? – Caroloces
Champion bonuses scale based on your character’s level, so the passives will be much more effective at VR14 than at level 5. Additionally, most of the Champion bonuses increase your stats by a percentage. So increasing armor by 25% when you have only 100 is a much smaller value than when you have 20,000 armor. With Champion Points your alts will feel more powerful, and we think it’s going to be a lot of fun for high level players to make a new character and crush the monsters.

Separate key binds for weapon 1 and 2 were reported as being worked on. Any status update? – heroofnoneb14_ESO
Yes, this change is coming in Update 6. In addition to the weapon toggle keybind, you’ll be able to set keybinds for Weapon Set 1 and Weapon Set 2 in the keybind window. So three total keybinds. The ones for Weapon Set 1 and 2 are not assigned to any key by default. It's just there for those that want to use it.

We tweaked weapon toggling so it's less likely to double swap if you press the key binds in quick succession, too. There's a tiny delay built in before it registers another swap.

We also made weapon swapping feel more responsive; it can now be activated to interrupt a cast or while on cooldown.

So basically weapon swapping should function better in Update 6—we hope you’ll help us test it on the PTS!

Will the pet Critical Strike coming in Update 6 scale off of my Spell Crit or Weapon Crit? – NordJitsu
All pet summons are magicka-based abilities, so both their damage and critical strike rating are based off your Sorcerer’s spell stats.

When will the vendors in Cyrodiil sell blue VR14 mystery boxes? – LonePirate
Not in 1.6, but we do have a comprehensive loot update planned for PVP players in the future.

When the new class ability morphs are introduced, will our morphed ability levels be preserved and/or carried over, or will we have to re-level our morphed abilities? – Muizer
When Update 6 goes live, all the experience you have previously accrued (including progress in ability morphs) will be preserved.

Can you confirm, once and for all, for the record, whether or not Nirncrux can be found in Upper Craglorn while harvesting ANY node... like herbs and runes, and not just ore, cloth and wood... no matter how slim the chance may be? – Stonesthrow
Nirncrux is not found from alchemy and enchanting nodes in Craglorn, as those tradeskills do not use it. If you are hunting for Nirncrux, the smithing, woodworking, and clothier survey reports have a higher drop rate than normal nodes. We recommend doing those!

When will we finally get an option to disable the obnoxious notifications when guild members complete trials? – Samadhi
The option to turn off in-game notification mails is a request we’ve gotten often. We are working on adding the option to turn them off that will be introduced in a future patch or Update.

For the revamp and consolidation of the buffs and debuffs: Will we get a list of the changed effects in advance, and will we get a free respec to change our builds? – Menelaos
We’ll have a full list of the effects in the Update 6 patch notes, and yes everyone will get a free respec.

Will Naryu Virian be involved in the introduction of the Morag Tong? I want to see her again. – MercutioElessar
We want to see Naryu again, too! We’re talking about how best to use all of the various recurring characters in the future. There are ideas floating around for Naryu, but nothing has been nailed down quite yet.

What’s the highest amount of gold a player character can carry? – MercutioElessar
The absolute maximum gold a player character can carry is a little over 2 billion gold. Better hope that’s not all in copper!

DDuke

ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »

What is the status with Shadow Cloak and its morphs? Can we expect any fixes in Update 6? How about the whole stealth gameplay, any new mechanics/skills for that in Update 6 that players enjoying rogue type characters might like?
We are continuing to fix bugs with Shadow Cloak. With Update 6, we’ve introduced new quieter sound effects for sheathing and unsheathing weapons while stealthed. We’re also working on a new skill line associated with the Justice System that reduces the cost of sneaking. You can now stealth while in an NPC’s notice area, as long as you are not within their detection area. The stealth “hidden” eye also provides a more accurate indication of when you can and cannot be detected.

Thanks for answering my question.

When talking about being able to stealth in NPC's notice area, does this include the Cyrodiil flag NPCs?
And how about the changes to the stealth "hidden" eye, does this include NPCs that are currently able to instantly spot you (e.g. Cyrodiil flag NPCs)?

Would be great to get a clarification on this :P

StrangerFull

Again the old. Will we ever see in the game familiar to all fans places like Balmora, Seyda Neen and others? If we compare the map of the world in the ESO and the world map of Tamriel in general, we see a lot of missed locations. Would like to see all of them in the game, the whole game world as a whole, without gaps, even if there are areas devoted exclusively to farm gold by grind and just investigation of any dungeons, catching fish, collecting trophies, collecting books, collection of unique weapons and equipment. This raises the question, and add you to the game such well-known artifacts of Tamriel, as Fists of Randagulf and others?
Vvardenfell can be varied, to divide it into parts, divided by zones for solo play and group play, mixing Craglorn and future Wrothgar, location with increasing difficulty.

Lionxoft

ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »

Are you guys planning on looking at Racial passives again after Update 6? Because some of the better Racial passives are going to be vastly better after that patch.

Absolutely, and we may even have time to get some changes made on PTS if you have specific feedback for us.

@ZOS_JessicaFolsom‌ @ZOS_GinaBruno‌

This might sound racist ( ) but please just buff lesser races instead of just nerfing Imperial. I think Khajiit, Argonian and Bosmer are great starting points. The other races are fine since they seem to have nice specialty racial passives.

I would include Orc in that discussion however it's existing 6% stam/health isn't bad however sprint speed is a less than desirable passive.

With that said Imperial is a paid race and should be powerful otherwise you'll be hearing a lot of people asking for refunds because of a bait and switch marketing tactic. If Imperial doesn't have a large health pool or stam pool then it's Red Diamond passive is negligible.

I wouldn't mind having to reroll but the outcry from the playerbase would be ridiculous.

One last thing I have to mention is caltrops... Why is caltrops proc'ing as a melee attack? This causes Red Diamond passive (heal) to proc without cooldown which is kind of silly. Might be something the team will want to address since health pools will be larger than what they are currently or at least that's my assumption.

Disclaimer:
PLEASE do not over buff those races mentioned as some on the forums have suggested with examples already. Most of those examples from players are garbage balance suggestions because they simply don't want to reroll their character and want the beyond doubt best racials.

kelly.medleyb14_ESO

Thanks for selecting at least some semi hard hitting questions.

When will you move some of the wayshrines and guild traders to be more in line with Rawl'kha where the Wayshrine, 5 guild vendors, Bank, daily crafting quest turn ins, and crafting stations are all right on top of each other?

Thanks in advance.

fromtesonlineb16_ESO

StrangerFull wrote: »

Again the old. Will we ever see in the game familiar to all fans places like Balmora, Seyda Neen and others?

Did they even exist in the time this game is set?

DDuke

fromtesonlineb16_ESO wrote: »

StrangerFull wrote: »

Again the old. Will we ever see in the game familiar to all fans places like Balmora, Seyda Neen and others?

Did they even exist in the time this game is set?

Balmora - yes (http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Balmora)
Seyda Neen - probably a lot smaller, without the Imperial structures (http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Seyda_Neen)
others - Vivec, Ald'ruhn etc did exist, but places like Ebonheart (Vvardenfell one) & the Imperial Legion forts didn't.

Faulgor

Faulgor wrote: »

Can you give us any update on the Undaunted style armor shown at QuakeCon? The armor itself has been in game since update 5, but it still lacks its unique style.

I now deconstructed all my Undaunted gear because you still didn't answer my question. Not going to bother with this stuff anymore.

Xsorus

ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »

Below is a transcript of our questions and answers from the January 16th ESO Live show for any who were unable to tune in. Thank you for the questions!

What positive changes do Sorcerers have to look forward to in Update 6? All I see is another nerf bat, and the Surge changes seem to be the icing on the cake.
The primary goal of all these changes is to promote build diversity through buffing instead of nerfing. Some notable Sorcerer improvements are a reduced cast time on Crystal Shard, increased damage on Daedric Curse, and pets now inherit their owner’s critical strike rating. We would like Surge to continue being a key weapon in the Sorcerer’s arsenal, and will be monitoring PTS feedback on this ability.

So heavy armor will mitigate all damage types OTHER THAN SIEGE better with Update 6? Pretty sure metal plate protects a person from rocks or shells better than cloth.
Currently, siege damage is not mitigated by armor. Note that we want siege damage to be impactful against all players without one-shotting those who wear Light Armor.

In Update 6, you said we’ll be able to block magicka-based AoEs. Does this also affect the new Magicka Bomb skill?
Yes, it does.

With the changes coming in Update 6, will Fear still go through block?
Yes, Fear will still go through block. We like that Fear has a unique role on the battlefield, but we’ll continue to monitor how this interaction affects balance.

Will armor scale linearly or logarithmically? The reason I ask is because linear armor scaling results in exponential damage reduction growth as armor is added.
Armor in ESO scales logarithmically, and the damage reduction caps at 50% for physical and spell resistance.

We’ve heard that Wall of Elements will not be blockable after Update 6. Is that true? Similarly, will Caltrops remain blockable or will this stamina draining issue be fixed?
Currently, both Wall of Elements and Caltrops will be blockable with Update 6. That said, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to be blocking an effect on the ground and we may be updating these skills based on PTS feedback.

Are you guys planning on looking at Racial passives again after Update 6? Because some of the better Racial passives are going to be vastly better after that patch.

Absolutely, and we may even have time to get some changes made on PTS if you have specific feedback for us.

The damage-over-time for the Bow ability Venom Arrow will pretty much apply even if the target is blocking, but the damage-over-time from the Dual Wield ability Blood Craze will never apply if the target is blocking. I think it’s like the only damage-over-time that doesn't apply when you block. Is this intended?
This is intended behavior and now applies to Venom Arrow’s damage-over-time as well.

Since Skills that use Stamina after the patch will be based off Weapon Damage/Stamina/Weapon Crit, does this mean Fighters Guild abilities will now be good for Stamina users? Or is it just class skills that are being changed? Also is there any way we can get the 0.5 cast time removed from Dawnbreaker? It’s a pretty good Ultimate, but the fact that it can be interrupted fairly easy makes it basically used for the passive and nothing else. Other than the Templar’s channeled heal Ultimate, I don't think there is another Ultimate in the game with a cast time.
We have changed all skills in the game to conform to these standards, so yes Fighters Guild abilities will be more useful for stamina-based characters once Update 6 is live. We’ll look into the cast time for Dawnbreaker; also in Update 6, Dawnbreaker has received a substantial damage-over-time component.

Quick Siphon says it will heal any player that is attacking the target of the siphon, but in reality no healing happens unless the attacker also damages the target of the siphon (meaning, shielded target=no healing). Intended?
Yes and this is one of the unique things that makes damage shields different than a standard heal.

Will we be able to bash/interrupt heavy attacks in 1.6?
Not currently, however we have been planning an update where only the ranged heavy attacks can be interrupted (bow, restoration staff, and destruction staff).

If all Magicka-based AoEs will be blockable, will the Nightblade's Aspect of Terror be too? Because if so, block casting is going to be getting better and better in Update 6. Also, will this change affect skills like Dark Talons, or Dragonknight Standard, the Siphon Ultimate, Sap Essence, etc?
Aspect of Terror will not be blockable. Here are a few other examples of how this change will impact some of the other abilities mentioned:

• Dark Talons – Damage is blockable, the immobilize is not
• Dragonknight Standard – Blockable
• Soul Shred – Blockable
• Sap Essence – Blockable
• Drain Power – Blockable (The caster still gains the Major Brutality buff as long as the ability deals damage.)

Note we’re looking into making all of the ground-based AoEs not blockable.

What is the status with Shadow Cloak and its morphs? Can we expect any fixes in Update 6? How about the whole stealth gameplay, any new mechanics/skills for that in Update 6 that players enjoying rogue type characters might like?
We are continuing to fix bugs with Shadow Cloak. With Update 6, we’ve introduced new quieter sound effects for sheathing and unsheathing weapons while stealthed. We’re also working on a new skill line associated with the Justice System that reduces the cost of sneaking. You can now stealth while in an NPC’s notice area, as long as you are not within their detection area. The stealth “hidden” eye also provides a more accurate indication of when you can and cannot be detected.

How will major and minor buffs be determined in 1.6? Will the order the buffs are applied determine which is the major/minor buff or is it something you "set" out of combat? – Jahosefat
We went through every ability in the game that provided a buff to player characters and replaced it with either a “Major” or “Minor” buff. The buff and whether it’s a Major or Minor one is determined by the ability; the buff also corresponds with the ability’s desired gameplay. For example, the Sorcerer’s Lightning Form ability now gives the Major armor buff, while Bound Armor gives the Minor armor buff. The armor bonus from these abilities scales based on your character’s level, so the Major buff might grant 5,120 armor while the Minor buff gives 960.

How do you keep a level playing field in the game when Vet players can pour Champion Points into newly created alts, while brand new players to the game cannot? – Caroloces
Champion bonuses scale based on your character’s level, so the passives will be much more effective at VR14 than at level 5. Additionally, most of the Champion bonuses increase your stats by a percentage. So increasing armor by 25% when you have only 100 is a much smaller value than when you have 20,000 armor. With Champion Points your alts will feel more powerful, and we think it’s going to be a lot of fun for high level players to make a new character and crush the monsters.

Separate key binds for weapon 1 and 2 were reported as being worked on. Any status update? – heroofnoneb14_ESO
Yes, this change is coming in Update 6. In addition to the weapon toggle keybind, you’ll be able to set keybinds for Weapon Set 1 and Weapon Set 2 in the keybind window. So three total keybinds. The ones for Weapon Set 1 and 2 are not assigned to any key by default. It's just there for those that want to use it.

We tweaked weapon toggling so it's less likely to double swap if you press the key binds in quick succession, too. There's a tiny delay built in before it registers another swap.

We also made weapon swapping feel more responsive; it can now be activated to interrupt a cast or while on cooldown.

So basically weapon swapping should function better in Update 6—we hope you’ll help us test it on the PTS!

Will the pet Critical Strike coming in Update 6 scale off of my Spell Crit or Weapon Crit? – NordJitsu
All pet summons are magicka-based abilities, so both their damage and critical strike rating are based off your Sorcerer’s spell stats.

When will the vendors in Cyrodiil sell blue VR14 mystery boxes? – LonePirate
Not in 1.6, but we do have a comprehensive loot update planned for PVP players in the future.

When the new class ability morphs are introduced, will our morphed ability levels be preserved and/or carried over, or will we have to re-level our morphed abilities? – Muizer
When Update 6 goes live, all the experience you have previously accrued (including progress in ability morphs) will be preserved.

Can you confirm, once and for all, for the record, whether or not Nirncrux can be found in Upper Craglorn while harvesting ANY node... like herbs and runes, and not just ore, cloth and wood... no matter how slim the chance may be? – Stonesthrow
Nirncrux is not found from alchemy and enchanting nodes in Craglorn, as those tradeskills do not use it. If you are hunting for Nirncrux, the smithing, woodworking, and clothier survey reports have a higher drop rate than normal nodes. We recommend doing those!

When will we finally get an option to disable the obnoxious notifications when guild members complete trials? – Samadhi
The option to turn off in-game notification mails is a request we’ve gotten often. We are working on adding the option to turn them off that will be introduced in a future patch or Update.

For the revamp and consolidation of the buffs and debuffs: Will we get a list of the changed effects in advance, and will we get a free respec to change our builds? – Menelaos
We’ll have a full list of the effects in the Update 6 patch notes, and yes everyone will get a free respec.

Will Naryu Virian be involved in the introduction of the Morag Tong? I want to see her again. – MercutioElessar
We want to see Naryu again, too! We’re talking about how best to use all of the various recurring characters in the future. There are ideas floating around for Naryu, but nothing has been nailed down quite yet.

What’s the highest amount of gold a player character can carry? – MercutioElessar
The absolute maximum gold a player character can carry is a little over 2 billion gold. Better hope that’s not all in copper!

Quick question, why is Venom Arrow being changed to be similar to Blood Craze? Since it and BC are now the only two dots in the game that follow that logic. Every other Dot will go through block in terms of applying..but will do reduced damage while the target is Blocking

Xsorus

Lionxoft wrote: »

ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »

Are you guys planning on looking at Racial passives again after Update 6? Because some of the better Racial passives are going to be vastly better after that patch.

Absolutely, and we may even have time to get some changes made on PTS if you have specific feedback for us.

@ZOS_JessicaFolsom‌ @ZOS_GinaBruno‌

This might sound racist ( ) but please just buff lesser races instead of just nerfing Imperial. I think Khajiit, Argonian and Bosmer are great starting points. The other races are fine since they seem to have nice specialty racial passives.

I would include Orc in that discussion however it's existing 6% stam/health isn't bad however sprint speed is a less than desirable passive.

With that said Imperial is a paid race and should be powerful otherwise you'll be hearing a lot of people asking for refunds because of a bait and switch marketing tactic. If Imperial doesn't have a large health pool or stam pool then it's Red Diamond passive is negligible.

I wouldn't mind having to reroll but the outcry from the playerbase would be ridiculous.

One last thing I have to mention is caltrops... Why is caltrops proc'ing as a melee attack? This causes Red Diamond passive (heal) to proc without cooldown which is kind of silly. Might be something the team will want to address since health pools will be larger than what they are currently or at least that's my assumption.

Disclaimer:
PLEASE do not over buff those races mentioned as some on the forums have suggested with examples already. Most of those examples from players are garbage balance suggestions because they simply don't want to reroll their character and want the beyond doubt best racials.

Nords are pretty terrible Racial Wise right now.

Frost Resist is all but useless right now, and Health Recovery will either be amazing after the caps are removed (I'm going to make a build around it) or still be complete crap

that leaves a paltry 3% health increase and the 6% damage reduction....

Argonian Racials aren't terrible, except for its final one..the 6% increased healing received is pretty bad... the other Racials are to bad though..Unique but not terrible

Samadhi

xsorusb14_ESO wrote: »

ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »

Below is a transcript of our questions and answers from the January 16th ESO Live show for any who were unable to tune in. Thank you for the questions!

What positive changes do Sorcerers have to look forward to in Update 6? All I see is another nerf bat, and the Surge changes seem to be the icing on the cake.
The primary goal of all these changes is to promote build diversity through buffing instead of nerfing. Some notable Sorcerer improvements are a reduced cast time on Crystal Shard, increased damage on Daedric Curse, and pets now inherit their owner’s critical strike rating. We would like Surge to continue being a key weapon in the Sorcerer’s arsenal, and will be monitoring PTS feedback on this ability.

So heavy armor will mitigate all damage types OTHER THAN SIEGE better with Update 6? Pretty sure metal plate protects a person from rocks or shells better than cloth.
Currently, siege damage is not mitigated by armor. Note that we want siege damage to be impactful against all players without one-shotting those who wear Light Armor.

In Update 6, you said we’ll be able to block magicka-based AoEs. Does this also affect the new Magicka Bomb skill?
Yes, it does.

With the changes coming in Update 6, will Fear still go through block?
Yes, Fear will still go through block. We like that Fear has a unique role on the battlefield, but we’ll continue to monitor how this interaction affects balance.

Will armor scale linearly or logarithmically? The reason I ask is because linear armor scaling results in exponential damage reduction growth as armor is added.
Armor in ESO scales logarithmically, and the damage reduction caps at 50% for physical and spell resistance.

We’ve heard that Wall of Elements will not be blockable after Update 6. Is that true? Similarly, will Caltrops remain blockable or will this stamina draining issue be fixed?
Currently, both Wall of Elements and Caltrops will be blockable with Update 6. That said, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to be blocking an effect on the ground and we may be updating these skills based on PTS feedback.

Are you guys planning on looking at Racial passives again after Update 6? Because some of the better Racial passives are going to be vastly better after that patch.

Absolutely, and we may even have time to get some changes made on PTS if you have specific feedback for us.

The damage-over-time for the Bow ability Venom Arrow will pretty much apply even if the target is blocking, but the damage-over-time from the Dual Wield ability Blood Craze will never apply if the target is blocking. I think it’s like the only damage-over-time that doesn't apply when you block. Is this intended?
This is intended behavior and now applies to Venom Arrow’s damage-over-time as well.

Since Skills that use Stamina after the patch will be based off Weapon Damage/Stamina/Weapon Crit, does this mean Fighters Guild abilities will now be good for Stamina users? Or is it just class skills that are being changed? Also is there any way we can get the 0.5 cast time removed from Dawnbreaker? It’s a pretty good Ultimate, but the fact that it can be interrupted fairly easy makes it basically used for the passive and nothing else. Other than the Templar’s channeled heal Ultimate, I don't think there is another Ultimate in the game with a cast time.
We have changed all skills in the game to conform to these standards, so yes Fighters Guild abilities will be more useful for stamina-based characters once Update 6 is live. We’ll look into the cast time for Dawnbreaker; also in Update 6, Dawnbreaker has received a substantial damage-over-time component.

Quick Siphon says it will heal any player that is attacking the target of the siphon, but in reality no healing happens unless the attacker also damages the target of the siphon (meaning, shielded target=no healing). Intended?
Yes and this is one of the unique things that makes damage shields different than a standard heal.

Will we be able to bash/interrupt heavy attacks in 1.6?
Not currently, however we have been planning an update where only the ranged heavy attacks can be interrupted (bow, restoration staff, and destruction staff).

If all Magicka-based AoEs will be blockable, will the Nightblade's Aspect of Terror be too? Because if so, block casting is going to be getting better and better in Update 6. Also, will this change affect skills like Dark Talons, or Dragonknight Standard, the Siphon Ultimate, Sap Essence, etc?
Aspect of Terror will not be blockable. Here are a few other examples of how this change will impact some of the other abilities mentioned:

• Dark Talons – Damage is blockable, the immobilize is not
• Dragonknight Standard – Blockable
• Soul Shred – Blockable
• Sap Essence – Blockable
• Drain Power – Blockable (The caster still gains the Major Brutality buff as long as the ability deals damage.)

Note we’re looking into making all of the ground-based AoEs not blockable.

What is the status with Shadow Cloak and its morphs? Can we expect any fixes in Update 6? How about the whole stealth gameplay, any new mechanics/skills for that in Update 6 that players enjoying rogue type characters might like?
We are continuing to fix bugs with Shadow Cloak. With Update 6, we’ve introduced new quieter sound effects for sheathing and unsheathing weapons while stealthed. We’re also working on a new skill line associated with the Justice System that reduces the cost of sneaking. You can now stealth while in an NPC’s notice area, as long as you are not within their detection area. The stealth “hidden” eye also provides a more accurate indication of when you can and cannot be detected.

How will major and minor buffs be determined in 1.6? Will the order the buffs are applied determine which is the major/minor buff or is it something you "set" out of combat? – Jahosefat
We went through every ability in the game that provided a buff to player characters and replaced it with either a “Major” or “Minor” buff. The buff and whether it’s a Major or Minor one is determined by the ability; the buff also corresponds with the ability’s desired gameplay. For example, the Sorcerer’s Lightning Form ability now gives the Major armor buff, while Bound Armor gives the Minor armor buff. The armor bonus from these abilities scales based on your character’s level, so the Major buff might grant 5,120 armor while the Minor buff gives 960.

How do you keep a level playing field in the game when Vet players can pour Champion Points into newly created alts, while brand new players to the game cannot? – Caroloces
Champion bonuses scale based on your character’s level, so the passives will be much more effective at VR14 than at level 5. Additionally, most of the Champion bonuses increase your stats by a percentage. So increasing armor by 25% when you have only 100 is a much smaller value than when you have 20,000 armor. With Champion Points your alts will feel more powerful, and we think it’s going to be a lot of fun for high level players to make a new character and crush the monsters.

Separate key binds for weapon 1 and 2 were reported as being worked on. Any status update? – heroofnoneb14_ESO
Yes, this change is coming in Update 6. In addition to the weapon toggle keybind, you’ll be able to set keybinds for Weapon Set 1 and Weapon Set 2 in the keybind window. So three total keybinds. The ones for Weapon Set 1 and 2 are not assigned to any key by default. It's just there for those that want to use it.

We tweaked weapon toggling so it's less likely to double swap if you press the key binds in quick succession, too. There's a tiny delay built in before it registers another swap.

We also made weapon swapping feel more responsive; it can now be activated to interrupt a cast or while on cooldown.

So basically weapon swapping should function better in Update 6—we hope you’ll help us test it on the PTS!

Will the pet Critical Strike coming in Update 6 scale off of my Spell Crit or Weapon Crit? – NordJitsu
All pet summons are magicka-based abilities, so both their damage and critical strike rating are based off your Sorcerer’s spell stats.

When will the vendors in Cyrodiil sell blue VR14 mystery boxes? – LonePirate
Not in 1.6, but we do have a comprehensive loot update planned for PVP players in the future.

When the new class ability morphs are introduced, will our morphed ability levels be preserved and/or carried over, or will we have to re-level our morphed abilities? – Muizer
When Update 6 goes live, all the experience you have previously accrued (including progress in ability morphs) will be preserved.

Can you confirm, once and for all, for the record, whether or not Nirncrux can be found in Upper Craglorn while harvesting ANY node... like herbs and runes, and not just ore, cloth and wood... no matter how slim the chance may be? – Stonesthrow
Nirncrux is not found from alchemy and enchanting nodes in Craglorn, as those tradeskills do not use it. If you are hunting for Nirncrux, the smithing, woodworking, and clothier survey reports have a higher drop rate than normal nodes. We recommend doing those!

When will we finally get an option to disable the obnoxious notifications when guild members complete trials? – Samadhi
The option to turn off in-game notification mails is a request we’ve gotten often. We are working on adding the option to turn them off that will be introduced in a future patch or Update.

For the revamp and consolidation of the buffs and debuffs: Will we get a list of the changed effects in advance, and will we get a free respec to change our builds? – Menelaos
We’ll have a full list of the effects in the Update 6 patch notes, and yes everyone will get a free respec.

Will Naryu Virian be involved in the introduction of the Morag Tong? I want to see her again. – MercutioElessar
We want to see Naryu again, too! We’re talking about how best to use all of the various recurring characters in the future. There are ideas floating around for Naryu, but nothing has been nailed down quite yet.

What’s the highest amount of gold a player character can carry? – MercutioElessar
The absolute maximum gold a player character can carry is a little over 2 billion gold. Better hope that’s not all in copper!

Quick question, why is Venom Arrow being changed to be similar to Blood Craze? Since it and BC are now the only two dots in the game that follow that logic. Every other Dot will go through block in terms of applying..but will do reduced damage while the target is Blocking

@ZOS_JessicaFolsom‌

Would like some clarification on this.

Are all DoT effects being changed in the manner of Blood Craze, or just Venom Arrow?

Lionxoft

xsorusb14_ESO wrote: »

Lionxoft wrote: »

ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »

Are you guys planning on looking at Racial passives again after Update 6? Because some of the better Racial passives are going to be vastly better after that patch.

Absolutely, and we may even have time to get some changes made on PTS if you have specific feedback for us.

@ZOS_JessicaFolsom‌ @ZOS_GinaBruno‌

This might sound racist ( ) but please just buff lesser races instead of just nerfing Imperial. I think Khajiit, Argonian and Bosmer are great starting points. The other races are fine since they seem to have nice specialty racial passives.

I would include Orc in that discussion however it's existing 6% stam/health isn't bad however sprint speed is a less than desirable passive.

With that said Imperial is a paid race and should be powerful otherwise you'll be hearing a lot of people asking for refunds because of a bait and switch marketing tactic. If Imperial doesn't have a large health pool or stam pool then it's Red Diamond passive is negligible.

I wouldn't mind having to reroll but the outcry from the playerbase would be ridiculous.

One last thing I have to mention is caltrops... Why is caltrops proc'ing as a melee attack? This causes Red Diamond passive (heal) to proc without cooldown which is kind of silly. Might be something the team will want to address since health pools will be larger than what they are currently or at least that's my assumption.

Disclaimer:
PLEASE do not over buff those races mentioned as some on the forums have suggested with examples already. Most of those examples from players are garbage balance suggestions because they simply don't want to reroll their character and want the beyond doubt best racials.

Nords are pretty terrible Racial Wise right now.

Frost Resist is all but useless right now, and Health Recovery will either be amazing after the caps are removed (I'm going to make a build around it) or still be complete crap

that leaves a paltry 3% health increase and the 6% damage reduction....

Argonian Racials aren't terrible, except for its final one..the 6% increased healing received is pretty bad... the other Racials are to bad though..Unique but not terrible

People don't understand that 6% flat damage reduction is actually a pretty significant racial passive by itself.

keonimeyer

When will we be able to duel other players in a 1v1 scenario? (dueling)

keonimeyer

Is it possible to make werewolf toggable instead of an ultimate?

keonimeyer

When will we see a console release date or even get info on it's current status?

keonimeyer

will nightblades get any buffs? such as damage increase or even survivability?

keonimeyer

Will there be an expansion or update that revolves around the dwarves?

keonimeyer

will player housing ever be implemented?

keonimeyer

will there be an update with another daedric prince who will try to threaten us all?

keonimeyer

will crossbows make it into eso at some point?

keonimeyer

will we see a new playable race introduced to eso? Like the snow elves or even the dwarves?

keonimeyer

werebear was an awesome easter egg in skyrim's dragonborn dlc, will that possibly make it to eso?

keonimeyer

will dragonknights talons be nerfed?

keonimeyer

will werewolf get an ability that truly suits it's rage? such as an ability that makes you invulnerable to cc or even to all damage for a short time.

Thymos

2,147,483,647 should be the highest for the 32 bit integer. That is the most amount of gold you can carry :P