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The option I wanted wasn't there:

5. I haven't given up on Sorc, but I'll probably play other classes.

Yes Sorcs have been hit hard with the nerf bat while buffing a build that only 5% of sorcs want to play (togglemancer). With that said I do think that players are exaggerating a little. It's possible to get decent damage at the moment (11-12k) sustained with a couple variations. The biggest issue is survivability in 1.6 with the nerf to light armor. All together the class just may be too much effort than what I'd like to get competitive damage. That is compared to easymode DK rotations and survivability with GDB.

I've got a v14 NB and I'm leveling two (2) DKs (v1 imperial tank, soon to be v1 Dunmer Pyromage) too while I fine tune my sorc build just to be safe that I'll have a build I actually enjoy. I don't like pets that I know for sure.

Didn't have the option I'd chose, I haven't tested enough on the PTS but I have seen all the posts both good and bad. For me, even if its nerfed all to hell, I wont give up my favorite class, it fits my play style. I will find a way to adapt to the changes.

Besides, I just got Vyle to V14 and not really looking to go through that grind again lol. I do play other classes but I will never shelf my sorc's completely.

I did far better in PvP on 1.6 than on live so I'm certainly looking forward to it.
Might just be a meta change that favours my playstyle though.

Zorgon_The_Revenged wrote: »

last time I checked the PTS my sorc was still as powerful as live. In fact "Power Surge" had also gained a healing effect from crits so my sorc was better off.

.25 sec CD breaks it, especially considering the nerf. Not DoT in any build or you will get an RNG of which dot crits.

As for testing DPS metres that in itself is a full on folly as those numbers won't be the same when this goes live. Most sorcerers who say they are doing well aren't using full caster builds and are sword and board melee builds. Or pet builds, we are really far off from sitting pretty as one minor nerf to shields could turn us from hard nuts to bubble pops. Especially when most have just been dueling 1 vs 1 testing builds in legendary gear handed to them from templates. I admit burst damage with Crystal fragments is enticing but that's it. Lightening flood as a main AoE DPS just makes it hard for Tanks to hold aggro with addeds and is useless when most bosses will move around like a fly.

Quite frankly I was shocked that Eric gave the green light to have cloth mitigate 1/4 of heavy. It was so heavy handed and ruined class builds that were magicka based but didn't have the hardened ward sorcerers had to survive such a change. 2/4 or 1/2 of heavy would suffice, cloth will still be the weakest but it won't ruin playstyles for people who liked magicak builds and give the combat team more leg room to adjust shield numbers without worrying about breaking sorcerers survivability.

But what really needs to be addressed is Surge, its broken. An ability meant to increase our damage output while healing us with the damage we dealt has been overshadowed by the basic entropy mages guild skill. That's just wrong. Scrap the CD or have Dark exchange give an instant heal when activated as it channels.

As someone who always played his character as a stamina spec, I will be focusing on my DK or leveling my Templar from now on. I do think magicka Sorc could possibly be decent now. Especially considering some fights require range.

I will continue with the Cadwell's gold quests (I will probably need another month for those at least).

And if I don't like the game anymore after the patch, there are more than enough other options out to spend my time and money on. I would never shed tears or be sad because of a computer game. Play as long as it's fun, stop immediately if it's not.

Sorc's atm are not even viable in 1.5, why would they even be useful in 1.6, just a negate? The dps needs to be lowered on a pet build that grants you more surviveability and increase the dps of a typical no pet sorc build. The Sorc has never had the love it needed in the game, every other class has a higher dps output in light armor and staff setup. Thus, this game is tilted into the DK's favor and always will be with the Sorc's riding on the coat tails. Will the game be fixed and finally balanced? Maybe one day, but it is not in 1.6.