Scribing and the Armory

NikoSquared

I feel like scribing being specific to the character instead of the armory build was done to reduce confusion and possibly increase ink spending, but it ends up making it very difficult to run multiple builds on the same character

Example, my character is primarily a Healer/Tank, but I’ve wanted to try out DPS for a while. Problem is, many of the best builds use scribing, and swapping scribes requires me to go to a station, try and remember and respec everything, and then do it all again when I want to swap back.

Having to constantly swap between healing scribes, damage scribes, support scribes, is very frustrating and time consuming, slowing down the pace and enjoyment of the game.

Sometimes I just want to queue for whatever is fastest, or I just want to play a specific role, but locking scribes out of the armory has made that very difficult.

Treeshka

I have the same issue for my main character. I mainly play that character as healer, therefore i have Damage Shield versions of some of the scribing skills.
I could theoretically scribe again whenever i play another role, but saving scribed skill on Armory would be a big quality of life.

Radiate77

Yup, we paid for Armory slots, I would appreciate if they were updated regularly!

Last'One

The Armory is just one more system in ESO that feels incomplete. I truly wish ZOS would fix it so we could save our Scribing setups, but I don’t believe they ever will. Why? Because fixing broken systems and delivering something fully functional seems to be beyond common sense at ZOS.

• Armory? Incomplete.
• Group Finder? Incomplete.
• Criminal Act (Skills)? Incomplete.
• Housing Editor? Incomplete.
• Achievements System (Tracking, Sharing)? Incomplete.
• Guild Tools and Permissions? Incomplete.
• Companions and AI Behavior? Incomplete.
• Crown Store Gifting System? Incomplete.
• PvP Rewards and Campaigns? Incomplete.
• Endgame Scaling and Performance? Still incomplete after years.

etc...

So, there’s nothing new about this sentiment. It’s just another hope that maybe, just maybe, we could have something in ESO that actually works as intended.
But hey, what do we know? ZOS holds all the power.

Gabriel_H

I have 1 toon, 10 builds.

Banner Bearer - DPS
Elemental Explosion - DPS
Mender's Bond - Healing
Shield Throw - Tank
Smash - All builds except tank
Soul Burst - Tank
Torchbearer - All builds
Trample - PvP
Traveling Knife - DPS
Ulfsild's Contingency - All builds
Vault - DPS
Wield Soul - PvP

frogthroat

Yes, this makes it pretty difficult for those toons I play multiple roles with. Single purpose toon, no problem. But if I have more than one build in the armory... that's where the trouble starts.

NikoSquared

Gabriel_H wrote: »

I have 1 toon, 10 builds.

Banner Bearer - DPS
Elemental Explosion - DPS
Mender's Bond - Healing
Shield Throw - Tank
Smash - All builds except tank
Soul Burst - Tank
Torchbearer - All builds
Trample - PvP
Traveling Knife - DPS
Ulfsild's Contingency - All builds
Vault - DPS
Wield Soul - PvP

This works fine in some cases, but what if a build requires the same scribe in very different cases?


Personal example, I use Binding Banner in PvP healer to be fully immune to snare/immobilize, and Minor Protection for damage reduction, but for a PvE beam DPS id want it to be a direct damage banner with Minor Berserk, and not having it would be a substantial loss in power.

Personal Example 2, I use Minor Resolve on my ulsfilds in PvP healer to make my team live longer, but in PvE healing, Minor Force is much more preferable

Izanagi.Xiiib16_ESO

ZOS just gnna sell the portable scribing station NPC instead and call it a day most likely.

Gabriel_H

NikoSquared wrote: »

Gabriel_H wrote: »

I have 1 toon, 10 builds.

Banner Bearer - DPS
Elemental Explosion - DPS
Mender's Bond - Healing
Shield Throw - Tank
Smash - All builds except tank
Soul Burst - Tank
Torchbearer - All builds
Trample - PvP
Traveling Knife - DPS
Ulfsild's Contingency - All builds
Vault - DPS
Wield Soul - PvP

This works fine in some cases, but what if a build requires the same scribe in very different cases?


Personal example, I use Binding Banner in PvP healer to be fully immune to snare/immobilize, and Minor Protection for damage reduction, but for a PvE beam DPS id want it to be a direct damage banner with Minor Berserk, and not having it would be a substantial loss in power.

Personal Example 2, I use Minor Resolve on my ulsfilds in PvP healer to make my team live longer, but in PvE healing, Minor Force is much more preferable

Therein lies part of the problem. Any scribed skill that is one build only, excludes it from all other play.

Side Note: You don't need to be providing Minor Force in PvE as a healer, it has so many sources that DDs can get themselves.

NikoSquared

Izanagi.Xiiib16_ESO wrote: »

ZOS just gnna sell the portable scribing station NPC instead and call it a day most likely.

I feel like this would raise the price of ink drastically, maybe not the worst thing but if it goes too high there comes a point where you can’t even switch builds anymore if this alternative became a reality