Sorc already has a ton of survivability in the form of lightning armour. Bolt escape is, imo, perfectly fine EXCEPT that it is a guaranteed escape. No skill should allow you to 100% get away. In my experience, once a sorc uses Bolt, you may as well kiss that kill goodbye. No one should have a 100% guaranteed escape with no hope of ever being caught. Add on a stacking snare for every use of it, increase mana cost, do SOMETHING so that the sorc isn't the only class with an unlimited number of get out of jail free cards.
It isn't that they have a good escape ability, it's that they have the perfect escape ability.
Which means if i do take immovable on my bar, i adapted to counter a counter, get the picture yet? Even if i don't take it and break the CC half my stam bar is gone, they can just root me instead since root is so buggy that it doesnt follow the cc immunity timer half the time, so i use cc breaker again, im out of stam, by that time i can be stunned again.
plus immovable only blocks knockback & disabling, i can still get rooted & snared
The way bolt escape works is just stupid. There really is no way people can defend against this fact. Either increase the cost with each use or something, its ridiculous that after using it infinitely sorcerers are still able to fight normally like nothing happened, while those that attempt to chase them end up out of stamina, magicka or both.
f0rgiv3n27b14_ESO wrote: »
Which means if i do take immovable on my bar, i adapted to counter a counter, get the picture yet? Even if i don't take it and break the CC half my stam bar is gone, they can just root me instead since root is so buggy that it doesnt follow the cc immunity timer half the time, so i use cc breaker again, im out of stam, by that time i can be stunned again.
plus immovable only blocks knockback & disabling, i can still get rooted & snared
If only Bolt Escape could negate the effects of root or snare... O, wait...
popatiberiuoneb18_ESO wrote: »f0rgiv3n27b14_ESO wrote: »
Which means if i do take immovable on my bar, i adapted to counter a counter, get the picture yet? Even if i don't take it and break the CC half my stam bar is gone, they can just root me instead since root is so buggy that it doesnt follow the cc immunity timer half the time, so i use cc breaker again, im out of stam, by that time i can be stunned again.
plus immovable only blocks knockback & disabling, i can still get rooted & snared
If only Bolt Escape could negate the effects of root or snare... O, wait...
It doese not negate any soft cc, it simply teleports you forward and the cc remains in effect.
There are many many solutions to the bolt escape problem.
Ones I have favored:
Option 1 - Make it cost increasing amounts of MP the more it is cast in quick succession. This wouldn't punish people using it in normal ways, but those spamming it to escape would quickly run out of MP.
Option 2 - Make it cost more base MP, but make it return MP if you actually hit targets with it. This would incentivise using it offensively and aiming it skillfully, and penalize people who spam upwards of 3 times to escape their massive mistakes. But fix it so it does the stun at end location instead of the origin.
Option 3 - Force a small waiting period between bolt escapes, even 1 second would help. This would force them to also fall from the sky so you could counter them with other abilities.
Option 4 - Fix leap attacks so they actually track properly to someone using bolt escape.
Option 5 - Skill reduces MP regen for a short duration, stacks the more it is used in quick succession.
Also, force them on the ground at end location. Not only would this solve a lot of the issues with leap skills to counter... but it's also been exploited to enter keeps from cliffs nearby.......
Oblongship wrote: »I am tired of sorcs being untouchable...
The second you finally get some CC on one they break out of it (cause they dont need stam for anything else) and then bolt escape away....
Lately if I am chasing someone down on my horse they literally dismount and spam b olt escape because it is that much faster.
If you're spending your time in Cyrodiil chasing a single player half the map, you deserve to fail.
f0rgiv3n27b14_ESO wrote: »popatiberiuoneb18_ESO wrote: »f0rgiv3n27b14_ESO wrote: »
Which means if i do take immovable on my bar, i adapted to counter a counter, get the picture yet? Even if i don't take it and break the CC half my stam bar is gone, they can just root me instead since root is so buggy that it doesnt follow the cc immunity timer half the time, so i use cc breaker again, im out of stam, by that time i can be stunned again.
plus immovable only blocks knockback & disabling, i can still get rooted & snared
If only Bolt Escape could negate the effects of root or snare... O, wait...
It doese not negate any soft cc, it simply teleports you forward and the cc remains in effect.
Which negated the root? The purpose of the Root is to keep you there... What good is a root if the player effected by it can teleport 15m away from you after you use it?
I fear the day Sorcs actually realize they can use Immovable and Bolt escape to never be CC'd again. Good thing they have not figured out how indispensable Immovable is in PvP...
Pro tip from someone who doesn't even play a Sorc... Cast Immovable, Bolt Escape into the fight, unload your rotation, then Bolt Escape out.... If you are a sorc and haven't figured that out yet, You're Welcome... You are the perfect ganker now.
Fortunately there are only about 5 Sorcs I have ran across that actually use this combo...
f0rgiv3n27b14_ESO wrote: »popatiberiuoneb18_ESO wrote: »f0rgiv3n27b14_ESO wrote: »
Which means if i do take immovable on my bar, i adapted to counter a counter, get the picture yet? Even if i don't take it and break the CC half my stam bar is gone, they can just root me instead since root is so buggy that it doesnt follow the cc immunity timer half the time, so i use cc breaker again, im out of stam, by that time i can be stunned again.
plus immovable only blocks knockback & disabling, i can still get rooted & snared
If only Bolt Escape could negate the effects of root or snare... O, wait...
It doese not negate any soft cc, it simply teleports you forward and the cc remains in effect.
Which negated the root? The purpose of the Root is to keep you there... What good is a root if the player effected by it can teleport 15m away from you after you use it?
I fear the day Sorcs actually realize they can use Immovable and Bolt escape to never be CC'd again. Good thing they have not figured out how indispensable Immovable is in PvP...
Pro tip from someone who doesn't even play a Sorc... Cast Immovable, Bolt Escape into the fight, unload your rotation, then Bolt Escape out.... If you are a sorc and haven't figured that out yet, You're Welcome... You are the perfect ganker now.
Fortunately there are only about 5 Sorcs I have ran across that actually use this combo...
You mean Immobile that does not affect roots or snares? Ya, that's just brilliant!!
@f0rgiv3n27b14_ESO
That's fine. I can't wait till I get home from work today and can work on the video we recorded with my guildie.
I'll go through class based counters, weapon based counters, and other escape/speed mechanisms that surpass Bolt Escape.
Video proof so all you forum warriors can see how things actually are rather than how you perceive them to be.
Oblongship wrote: »I am tired of sorcs being untouchable...
The second you finally get some CC on one they break out of it (cause they dont need stam for anything else) and then bolt escape away....
Lately if I am chasing someone down on my horse they literally dismount and spam bolt escape because it is that much faster.
They go from near me to barely visible within second.
I am not saying take it away, or nerf the range....just make it cost more so they can only do it a couple times.
maxilaub17_ESO wrote: »Oblongship wrote: »
1. Bolt into the fight to catch up
2. Immediately use all there best magic attacks
3. Than escape Bolting away non-stop again
So... what you are saying is that he should be able to kill you instead for running away?
maxilaub17_ESO wrote: »Oblongship wrote: »
1. Bolt into the fight to catch up
2. Immediately use all there best magic attacks
3. Than escape Bolting away non-stop again
So... what you are saying is that he should be able to kill you instead for running away?
Excatly! He should learn to PvP and kill people instead running around with his head cut off spamming the same few buttons.
f0rgiv3n27b14_ESO wrote: »
So one class should have the ability to "never die"... That kinda defeats the purpose of PvP doesn't it?
Before long it's just gonna be Sorcs all fighting each other, because no one wants to die either, yet when it turns into Sorc vs Sorc, you will start dieing. But by then the game will be dead anyway.
Balance is necessary for the longevity of an MMO, when something stays imbalanced for to long more and more players flock to the imbalance, which makes players like me, and many others quit. Because Noone wants to fight only FotM builds.
And the Vampire situation was getting that way, literally 7 out of 10 players were probably vampires in PvP. Since the patch, it is probably 2 out of 10, and PvP is WAY more fun and Balanced since the Vampire Nerf.
I'm not Saying nerf everything but there are 3 things in this game that need to have some adjustments, Bolt Escape, Shield Bash, and Dark Talons. Two of those are getting adjustments in 1.1.
There is no counter to Bolt Escape, I have read the numerous threads, even posted in a few of them. All of your counters are laughable most revolve around having an entire skill bare dedicated to countering 1 ability of 1 class... If you think in order for 3 other classes to counter one ability needs that much effort to MAYBE work, your sense of balance is biased.
If you don't believe me, just wait, the Sorc population will rise.
maxilaub17_ESO wrote: »Oblongship wrote: »I am tired of sorcs being untouchable...
The second you finally get some CC on one they break out of it (cause they dont need stam for anything else) and then bolt escape away....
Lately if I am chasing someone down on my horse they literally dismount and spam bolt escape because it is that much faster.
They go from near me to barely visible within second.
I am not saying take it away, or nerf the range....just make it cost more so they can only do it a couple times.
I agree about the cost of bolt escape, sorcs try to argue the base cost is high however it doesn't matter what the base cost is if u can itemize and get it to a point where you can use it non-stop as many times in a row as you'd like. ANYONE who PvP's see's Sorc's using it non-stop over and over again all the time.
I can't count how many times a sorc has caught me on my horse using bolt escape then was losing the fight (using more mana) could still spam bolt escape away. Dam right it is too cheap when they can:
1. Bolt into the fight to catch up
2. Immediately use all there best magic attacks
3. Than escape Bolting away non-stop again
There's no strategy, just mindless attacks and mindless escaping if they don't kill you. They need to think about using Bolt escape, such as if they bolt into a fight from too far they won't have enough mana reserves to fight properly, OR if they use all their best abilities to attack and don't kill you they won't have enough mana to bolt escape. I always have to think about management of my Magicka and Stamina pools, everyone should... IT'S THE REASON FOR ABILITY COST AND RESERVES IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!!
The problem is too many kiddies want to just spam buttons forever and not have to think or fight strategically.
f0rgiv3n27b14_ESO wrote: »f0rgiv3n27b14_ESO wrote: »popatiberiuoneb18_ESO wrote: »f0rgiv3n27b14_ESO wrote: »
Which means if i do take immovable on my bar, i adapted to counter a counter, get the picture yet? Even if i don't take it and break the CC half my stam bar is gone, they can just root me instead since root is so buggy that it doesnt follow the cc immunity timer half the time, so i use cc breaker again, im out of stam, by that time i can be stunned again.
plus immovable only blocks knockback & disabling, i can still get rooted & snared
If only Bolt Escape could negate the effects of root or snare... O, wait...
It doese not negate any soft cc, it simply teleports you forward and the cc remains in effect.
Which negated the root? The purpose of the Root is to keep you there... What good is a root if the player effected by it can teleport 15m away from you after you use it?
I fear the day Sorcs actually realize they can use Immovable and Bolt escape to never be CC'd again. Good thing they have not figured out how indispensable Immovable is in PvP...
Pro tip from someone who doesn't even play a Sorc... Cast Immovable, Bolt Escape into the fight, unload your rotation, then Bolt Escape out.... If you are a sorc and haven't figured that out yet, You're Welcome... You are the perfect ganker now.
Fortunately there are only about 5 Sorcs I have ran across that actually use this combo...
You mean Immobile that does not affect roots or snares? Ya, that's just brilliant!!
It is really, Because Bolt Escape Negates the purpose of either... The purpose of a snare is to slow the target down so you can catch up to them, or keep them from you...
The purpose of a Root is to keep the target there...
Bolt Escape negates either of those effects by teleporting 15m in a direction defeats the point of them.
With Immovable up you will never be stunned or K/D so you are free to cast your rotation, and get out of dodge...
I'm sorry I had to spell it out for you, I thought it would be pretty clear from my post above...
f0rgiv3n27b14_ESO wrote: »f0rgiv3n27b14_ESO wrote: »popatiberiuoneb18_ESO wrote: »f0rgiv3n27b14_ESO wrote: »
Which means if i do take immovable on my bar, i adapted to counter a counter, get the picture yet? Even if i don't take it and break the CC half my stam bar is gone, they can just root me instead since root is so buggy that it doesnt follow the cc immunity timer half the time, so i use cc breaker again, im out of stam, by that time i can be stunned again.
plus immovable only blocks knockback & disabling, i can still get rooted & snared
If only Bolt Escape could negate the effects of root or snare... O, wait...
It doese not negate any soft cc, it simply teleports you forward and the cc remains in effect.
Which negated the root? The purpose of the Root is to keep you there... What good is a root if the player effected by it can teleport 15m away from you after you use it?
I fear the day Sorcs actually realize they can use Immovable and Bolt escape to never be CC'd again. Good thing they have not figured out how indispensable Immovable is in PvP...
Pro tip from someone who doesn't even play a Sorc... Cast Immovable, Bolt Escape into the fight, unload your rotation, then Bolt Escape out.... If you are a sorc and haven't figured that out yet, You're Welcome... You are the perfect ganker now.
Fortunately there are only about 5 Sorcs I have ran across that actually use this combo...
You mean Immobile that does not affect roots or snares? Ya, that's just brilliant!!
It is really, Because Bolt Escape Negates the purpose of either... The purpose of a snare is to slow the target down so you can catch up to them, or keep them from you...
The purpose of a Root is to keep the target there...
Bolt Escape negates either of those effects by teleporting 15m in a direction defeats the point of them.
With Immovable up you will never be stunned or K/D so you are free to cast your rotation, and get out of dodge...
I'm sorry I had to spell it out for you, I thought it would be pretty clear from my post above...
Here's a hint son. Even after I BE away I'm still cc'd. I know, mind = blown!!
jobo11b16_ESO wrote: »
jobo11b16_ESO wrote: »
you're slotting the wrong abilities, mind blown...
jobo11b16_ESO wrote: »jobo11b16_ESO wrote: »
you're slotting the wrong abilities, mind blown...
Yeah, I forgot to slot my instant cast teleport on my Templar, oh wait. It's very nice of you to keep posting, every time you do you show how little you're able to comprehend what the issue is.
jobo11b16_ESO wrote: »jobo11b16_ESO wrote: »
you're slotting the wrong abilities, mind blown...
Yeah, I forgot to slot my instant cast teleport on my Templar, oh wait. It's very nice of you to keep posting, every time you do you show how little you're able to comprehend what the issue is.
Oblongship wrote: »jobo11b16_ESO wrote: »jobo11b16_ESO wrote: »
you're slotting the wrong abilities, mind blown...
Yeah, I forgot to slot my instant cast teleport on my Templar, oh wait. It's very nice of you to keep posting, every time you do you show how little you're able to comprehend what the issue is.
I am beginning to see LadyChaos as a forum troll.
All I see is them arguing the same point over and over again...and lord forbid you say something about the perfectly balanced sorc...they will lose their *** lol