Stam Sorcs have been capable of "1-shot builds" for a while now, with several different set options, but changes this patch have made it more prevalent than ever. While I haven't personally played Stam Sorc since before Battlegrounds even existed, I've seen quite a few of these builds around, and they're one of the most annoying things to try fighting against as a class that has 0 chance of actually running one down. 'Course, if they're using Ball of Lightning they can even reset fights while staying in my range and LOS.
That said, most of the 1-shotters that I see aren't really using heavy attacks (at least not fully charged ones). The "medium" attacks themselves can certainly do a bit of damage, but it's mostly used to trigger Crystal Weapon and the Vateshran 2h proc simultaneously, oftentimes layered with an off-GCD stun and immediately followed by a Dawnbreaker (if necessary). Stacked with weapon enchant procs and sets like Way of Fire + Ashen Grip, the burst damage is really absurd.
Stam Sorcs have been capable of "1-shot builds" for a while now, with several different set options, but changes this patch have made it more prevalent than ever. While I haven't personally played Stam Sorc since before Battlegrounds even existed, I've seen quite a few of these builds around, and they're one of the most annoying things to try fighting against as a class that has 0 chance of actually running one down. 'Course, if they're using Ball of Lightning they can even reset fights while staying in my range and LOS.
That said, most of the 1-shotters that I see aren't really using heavy attacks (at least not fully charged ones). The "medium" attacks themselves can certainly do a bit of damage, but it's mostly used to trigger Crystal Weapon and the Vateshran 2h proc simultaneously, oftentimes layered with an off-GCD stun and immediately followed by a Dawnbreaker (if necessary). Stacked with weapon enchant procs and sets like Way of Fire + Ashen Grip, the burst damage is really absurd.
Perfectly said. I suppose the only thing we can do is to counter this is jack the prices up on way of fire. No clue how people are going to be able to deal with these builds, especially new players. Can't heal through it, can't block through it or roll dodge away cause all it takes is one streak stun. A least its not in cyrodiil....
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