Replacement for Bolt Escape (new skill idea)

NotSo

Bolt Escape keeps getting nerfs. Bolt Escapers hate nerfs. Victims of the stereotypical Bolt Escape scenario love nerfs. Bolt Escape gets nerfed more. "Might as well delete it and make a new skill." OK.

So my idea for this branches off the very biased idea that a sorc who can Bolt Escape from every fight, wins every fight. 1v1, 1v2, 1vX. All fights. Well, I would be inclined to agree (to an extent) that if you can't kill that sorc, you can't win. Now in any 1vX scene the Bolt Escape effects everybody in some way. Whether it's stunning you, absorbing your magic, making you relocate your target, or making you super angry that you can't chase down this squirrely bolt lord. So what if the real nerf made Bolt Escape only effect one target instead of the entire fighting force? What if Bolt escape wasn't a total sh** show? (I love bolt escape btw, shutup)

I want to replace Bolt Escape's blink/teleport/juke effect with one that will target strictly 1 enemy and launch them (teleport them) backwards, away from the sorcerer, placing them down at a distance equal to the old teleport distance. Just one target. Sorcerer stays put. Effect has a fixed distance from sorc to drop enemies; somebody who is further away will be dropped in the same spot as a target right in their face.

The sorcerer launches out a ball of lightning (fast moving, and I mean like lightning fast), scoops up target, drags them to a distance of 15m from sorcerer, (I think that's Bolt Escapes travel distance) and drops them on the ground (with or without knockdown animation/effect). No damage (Unmorphed).
Range would be restricted to a max of 10m.

Morphs would be simple, either add damage to spell (streaks damage) or add small (tiny) aoe stun to the dropoff point.
Or increase distance (range and teleport distance).

What do you guys think? Anything need some more elaboration?
Only one guy gets mad about getting sorced, instead of entire AvA uproar?

GilGalad

No. Just imagine a sorc with this skill on the top floor of a keep or on Alesia bridge kicking everyone down.

Ball of longing might need a nerf but streak is absolutely fine. Bolt escape is the only instant cast stun a sorc has and a perfect counter to dodging and cloaking nigh blades. People should stop flaming about bolting sorcs. There are tons of counters to hold escape (every charge, ambush, ...). NBs have a one button escape with cloak and the shadow image (if you are not running detection pots).
And why is escaping a problem? If someone runs away he doesn't kill anyone...

NotSo

@Gil.Galad
If that would indeed be a problem, then why haven't we changed the knockback from scattershot (bow skill) and uppercut (2h skill). Knocked plenty of fish back into the water from on the bridge. Gotta feed the slaughterfish.

I don't care either way. There will be players such as yourself who think it's just fine. Then there are the players who think it's weak and useless and the players who think it's the bane of ES. So I am sidestepping all that.

pjwb16_ESO

Gil.Galad wrote: »

No. Just imagine a sorc with this skill on the top floor of a keep or on Alesia bridge kicking everyone down.

Ball of longing might need a nerf but streak is absolutel fine. Bolt escape is the only instant cast stun a sorc has and a perfect counter to dodging and cloaking nigh blades. People should stop flaming about bolting sorcs. There are tons of counters to hold escape (every charge, ambush, ...). NBs have a one button escape with cloak and the shadow image (if you are not running detection pots).
And why is escaping a problem? If someone runs away he doesn't kill anyone...

everyone can already kick people from bridges with fire touch nub so it wouldnt change anything
both skills dont need a nref, peole should just l2p and btw if escaping is no problem why u need streak then as a cloak counter + since when is shades + cloak 1 button`? teach me how to hax pls

GilGalad

Destructive touch, scattered shot, ... Can be blocked. If you would be able to block that new bolt escape it would deal no dmg and do nothing. Sounds like an awesome skill...

NotSo

Well anything that's not a ground based aoe can be blocked. So the skill was too good now the skill's too bad?