[VIDEO] Overload Ganking

aLi3nZ

So yeah, I use overload because I haven't been playing long enough to unlock magika detonation and my regular rotation with curse/crushing shock/medium/light attack/frags/streak doesn't put out quite enough damage against many players. Many people on receiving end of overloading seem to get upset. Maybe overload is OP, maybe not. When comparing to wrecking blow / ambush combo where wrecking blow hits for around the same amount, stuns for 3.5 seconds, is spammable and is not an ultimate. It doesn't really seem OP.

Revenge was sweet against the 2 players that ganked me while I was grinding DC sewers and got around 1000 stones from me. They were still there after I released and raced back there - So I got about 1900 stones from killing 1 of them, alll my stones back

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHKmgld7X40

https://youtube.com/watch?v=kHKmgld7X40

DannyLV702

Hahaha nice payback. I'm tempted to slot overload but I usually get killed trying

Mac10murda

Nice can't wait till my sorc it's max level only 10 more vet ranks

RoamingRiverElk

Overload is only "op" if the enemy doesn't have a proper build and doesn't know how to play. There are so many counters to overload, there really is no class that should get killed so easily by overload 1 vs 1, if the player on the receiving end of it knows what they're doing.

The enemies aren't healing, shielding, interrupting, cloaking, dodge rolling, blocking, reflecting, porting to shadow image nearly enough... It's easy to see they just aren't "doing stuff" that any experienced PvPer would do.

In any case, nice video.

KozawahGaming

RoamingRiverElk wrote: »

Overload is only "op" if the enemy doesn't have a proper build and doesn't know how to play. There are so many counters to overload, there really is no class that should get killed so easily by overload 1 vs 1, if the player on the receiving end of it knows what they're doing.

The enemies aren't healing, shielding, interrupting, cloaking, dodge rolling, blocking, reflecting, porting to shadow image nearly enough... It's easy to see they just aren't "doing stuff" that any experienced PvPer would do.

In any case, nice video.

I've had Overload go right through my "Flappy Wings" as so many people like to call them. For me its not Overload thats OP its just them (ZoS) not having reflect work 100% if the time. But like the original poster said Wrecking Blow is way more OP. That skill needs a look at first before Overload. Then Dragonknights and Templars need a buff. Then we can talk about Overload.

Derra

I chuckled when the stam dk got roasted.

Wreuntzylla

I love when someone reflects my overload. Second reflect always sticks...

Ashamray

Why do you miss your Overload attacks so often and why don't use streak to find cloaked NB? oO

Fellenore_Ewalion

I am very glad that I could watch this from the EP pov, because you clearly met some rookies, comrade

Look at that poor guy at 3:08, he attacked you, and then he got completely lost , standing and spamming breath of life to outheal your overload - but maybe he took the other morph.

I felt like I wanted to help him with a roll dodge or something

aLi3nZ

I consider myself a rookie. When I get Magika detonation unlocked and don't use overload as much for pvp - At that time I will no longer be a rookie. Quite a few of those killed are rookies, I'm pretty sure some were scared of dying with so many tv stones and that lead them to make some mistakes. But just like a night blade who kills in a couple seconds, I try not to give the enemy players a chance to breathe and get them low/dead asap. It wouldn't help that many times when you encounter an enemy in ic sewers they have a pve build and skills loaded. It's happened to me quite a lot also, I'm just doing pve grinding with group or solo and boom 3 ad come for pvp ganking.

I do use steak to find cloaked nb's as you can see in the vid but i also like to use detect pots and stick close to them so they can't run away so easily.

As far as missing some bolts, yeah that is going to happen when spamming it with 300 ping against players that are trying to evade.

Thelon

aLi3nZ wrote: »

So yeah, I use overload because I haven't been playing long enough to unlock magika detonation

Use both

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWJPDzPhor4

Emma_Overload

Gankers don't like Overload, you say? CONFIRMED:



LOL, this guy was pissed he couldn't rob my stones so easy. This isn't the first time I've heard a ganker say that Overload is "broken", either. It's nice to get whispers from gankers instead of sending them, so I'll continue to rock Overload, thank you very much!

RAGUNAnoOne

Ashamray wrote: »

Why do you miss your Overload attacks so often and why don't use streak to find cloaked NB? oO

for your first question try rolling a sorcerer and using overload yourself and you will know.

Thelon

Emma_Eunjung wrote: »

Gankers don't like Overload, you say? CONFIRMED:



LOL, this guy was pissed he couldn't rob my stones so easy. This isn't the first time I've heard a ganker say that Overload is "broken", either. It's nice to get whispers from gankers instead of sending them, so I'll continue to rock Overload, thank you very much!

werk it!

Islyn

Rekt rekt rekt.

Exactly how my sorc and my friend's sorc roll xD

Edited to add we're never setting off to gank but someone always has to start things up.

Cinnamon_Spider

Emma_Eunjung wrote: »

Gankers don't like Overload, you say? CONFIRMED:



LOL, this guy was pissed he couldn't rob my stones so easy. This isn't the first time I've heard a ganker say that Overload is "broken", either. It's nice to get whispers from gankers instead of sending them, so I'll continue to rock Overload, thank you very much!

I want to know who that was, so I can track them down with some overload.

Wreuntzylla

Emma_Eunjung wrote: »

Gankers don't like Overload, you say? CONFIRMED:



LOL, this guy was pissed he couldn't rob my stones so easy. This isn't the first time I've heard a ganker say that Overload is "broken", either. It's nice to get whispers from gankers instead of sending them, so I'll continue to rock Overload, thank you very much!

The chat is perfect.

I've received messages that I am a "newb rekting blow spammer." Thing is, I don't use wrecking blow on that toon...

Kova

Dude, I would seriously suggest overload sorcs run bow. Depending on your setup, you would have a 12% increase to ranged attacks like overload and frags (and magicka detonate, last time I checked). The spell damage decrease would be negligible in comparison to the raw damage of a critical from far away.

Thelon

Kova wrote: »

Dude, I would seriously suggest overload sorcs run bow. Depending on your setup, you would have a 12% increase to ranged attacks like overload and frags (and magicka detonate, last time I checked). The spell damage decrease would be negligible in comparison to the raw damage of a critical from far away.

@Kova

No, once you're in Overload you lose access to the passives on the equipped weapon. Dual Wield gives innate increased Spell Damage. Since its not tied to a passive skill, you don't lose the benefit.

Kova

Thelon wrote: »

@Kova

No, once you're in Overload you lose access to the passives on the equipped weapon. Dual Wield gives innate increased Spell Damage. Since its not tied to a passive skill, you don't lose the benefit.

Ah, that's unfortunate. I tested it in pts a while back and it seemed to keep the ranged damage for me. It must of just been bugged UI.