Not easy for me either. I've some disabilities that compound matters but I learned to laugh at myself. I've not bothered to check my DPS, might splurge on a test dummy just to see where I'm at.

I fail, I try, I fail some more, I laugh at myself and, yes, sometimes get frustrated but so long as it's FUN, I keep on keepin' on.

master animation cancelling

They really need to fix that exploit

I have always said that if the mobs die before you do, your doing enough DPS.

For the most part this is true. There is a set of content, certain vet instances, that does put pressure on how much DPS you need to do to be successful. Of course competitive content can put even more pressure on the level of DPS you need to prevail.

So the DPS you need to depends on the content you do.

I much prefer practicing rotation, weaving, resource management and canceling on regular mobs myself. mainly because they die faster and I usually just practice certain combinations in my rotation since I don't rely on macros. I do practice on a dummy, but that's mainly to practice for longer fights. I think parsing is a little overrated. It's good to know what range you're normally hitting, and to use it to make sure you are getting the best out of your gear set-up and rotation. But some dps focus obsessively on numbers. Seriously, deepers, no one cares what your parse was on that last boss, so stop posting it in the group chat. Get a dog if you are that starved for approval and acceptance.

Numbers mean little if you can't prioritize your skills and targets in a fight. I'd rather run with a lower parsing dps that knows how to keep aoe and dots up, will run a support set and can change focus to get adds and rez's than Sir Posting My Parse Every 5 Seconds any day.

There's a lot to this game, yes. There always has been. That was the point from the start, what they wanted ESO to offer than other MMOs didn't.

DieAlteHexe wrote: »

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Also, accepting that there will usually be some content that is beyond my abilities. I'm not good enough for most grouping (physical limitations, reaction time sort of stuff) so I don't foist myself on groups aside from a few friends who don't mind overmuch if I'm just that tad too slow.

It's also why I make such lovely fodder in PvP. Hah.

I do vet end game dps and I have repetitive stress injuries in both hands and forearms from years for being a guitarist. I also have Aspergers and along with that some frontal lobe issues that can make it challenging for me to shift my attention. But I cope. The trick is not to compare yourself to others and be patient with yourself. A lot of what goes into being good at pve is really anticipation: knowing what to do and what to expect. That takes time to learn, for anyone. It's just a matter of familiarizing yourself with the content, your skills, your build, etc. So don't think this is beyond you.

As for pvp, there are a lot that cannot be predicted from fight to fight, which is why resistances are muy importante in pvp. You don't always need to be fast to survive--just tough enough to last until your group gets the upper hand, or you can pop a pot, or you can get away. And any player can get good resistances--get the right gear (there's both dropped and crafted sets you can choose from), use the Lady stone, pick a race that has resistance passives, etc. You can be an "iron teddy bear"--tanky af but do little damage and still be of value in pvp because you can draw fire away from your group, or scout out locations, or stand on the ram and withstand oils being dumped on you, or be the person still alive and able to rez everyone else. I don't think many people get this about pvp in ESO--there is literally a place for nearly any kind of player in your typical Cyro pvp group.

jssriot wrote: »

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DieAlteHexe wrote: »

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Also, accepting that there will usually be some content that is beyond my abilities. I'm not good enough for most grouping (physical limitations, reaction time sort of stuff) so I don't foist myself on groups aside from a few friends who don't mind overmuch if I'm just that tad too slow.

It's also why I make such lovely fodder in PvP. Hah.

I do vet end game dps and I have repetitive stress injuries in both hands and forearms from years for being a guitarist. I also have Aspergers and along with that some frontal lobe issues that can make it challenging for me to shift my attention. But I cope. The trick is not to compare yourself to others and be patient with yourself. A lot of what goes into being good at pve is really anticipation: knowing what to do and what to expect. That takes time to learn, for anyone. It's just a matter of familiarizing yourself with the content, your skills, your build, etc. So don't think this is beyond you.

As for pvp, there are a lot that cannot be predicted from fight to fight, which is why resistances are muy importante in pvp. You don't always need to be fast to survive--just tough enough to last until your group gets the upper hand, or you can pop a pot, or you can get away. And any player can get good resistances--get the right gear (there's both dropped and crafted sets you can choose from), use the Lady stone, pick a race that has resistance passives, etc. You can be an "iron teddy bear"--tanky af but do little damage and still be of value in pvp because you can draw fire away from your group, or scout out locations, or stand on the ram and withstand oils being dumped on you, or be the person still alive and able to rez everyone else. I don't think many people get this about pvp in ESO--there is literally a place for nearly any kind of player in your typical Cyro pvp group.

True enough but when I simply cannot do something, there's not "patience" involved. It just is the way it is. I do okay though, just not okay enough for most folk to want to hold up for me and I don't blame them one iota. I'm also one of those ditherers who wants to read everything, see everything etc. IOW, "annoying". LOL

PvP and I...ah, a long history. It's just not my thing, mainly because of the behaviour of so many. Not only the rude prats but the speed at which it all occurs. Sometimes I'd find myself sitting here thinking: WTF just happened? That's okay too as there is so much I can do and enjoy a lot. I'm not an asset unless I can do strict support work (like via crafting) that doesn't require fast reactions or moving around a lot. That's fun.

I dont care if its hard but why does the game not teach me the mechanics I need to know to compleat the content? Why do I need to spend money on a dummy I thought thats why i spent money on the game and not to spend hours practiceing rotations and spend hours online and in youtub to figure out what I need to know I bought the game to play and have fun not to spend my game time on the Internet to learn how to play for crying out loud by the time I get to cp 230 on my magsorc I should know how to play at that lvl.so my next post will be to ask a guild, a group or a few good friends to help me figure all this out.
Have a great day. I plan to

Mureel wrote: »

DieAlteHexe wrote: »

Mureel wrote: »

Wait....it's Hard?
I loves me some Rough Nightwood xD *gets her coat*

For some of us, yes it is. You can now feel extra Über!

Oh hunny, I wasn't talking about dps ;-)

Hunny? Okay, young 'un.

And my comment was posted before your edit.

Don't forget then they nerf your build and you start all over again

xbobx wrote: »

this seems like the perfect time to say,

"thats what your mom said."

ok

If you have issues reaching 20k, find someone that parses high and talk it over.

At the 20k level, it's usually about staying on target and not rotation. You can build to hit 20k by spamming one skill. Rotation becomes important if you want to hit 30k.

Don't pay attention to people hitting 40-50k. They are doing it in trial type settings where bosses are debuffed and dps are heavily buffed. Not many, if any, are pulling over 30k on a target skelly parse.

Not being able to go over 10k means there is something systemically wrong.