If that is a dummy parse, it is hardly definitive of anything for PVP. Dummy's cannot dodge, have nearly no mitigation after pen, can't heal, can't block, can't counter attack you, don't have % mitigations, or shields. I mean, great the proc was a quarter of your DPS because it hit every time it procced. That is not a real scenario in the least.
If that is a dummy parse, it is hardly definitive of anything for PVP. Dummy's cannot dodge, have nearly no mitigation after pen, can't heal, can't block, can't counter attack you, don't have % mitigations, or shields. I mean, great the proc was a quarter of your DPS because it hit every time it procced. That is not a real scenario in the least.
Alright, cut that by half for being pvp;
100k in 1 sec
Now let's cut it in half again for resistances;
50k in 1 sec
Now let's cut it in half again cuz WHY NOT;
25k in 1 sec
Still too much damage to come out in a split second; when both Assassin's Scourge, Heavy Attack AND Whirling Blades did NOT crit. Remember that this combo is done out of stealth, meaning the initial shot of Poison Arrow will stun you and everything else will most likely come out as you are. If not, this can be timed to be done with a Dawnbreaker, which stuns through dodge cuz its AOE.
Is it a dummy burst? Yes.
Is it irrelevant to pvp analysis? No.
These 2 sets combined are insane, and this is on a nightblade for crying out loud; doing this on a DK is even worse, cuz they'll not only do more poison damage, but also proc the Maw every 10 seconds due to poison dots.
I am not saying this is a 1 to 1 translation in pvp; hell, if you parse an actual dummy Scav Maw hits for 90k...; what I'm saying is such a high damage burst shot shouldn't exist. I get it to crit for 20~40k on players in BGs all day long.
No parse you will ever do on a dummy will ever be a valid set of evidence for any PVP balancing effort. Ever. You can try to chop it up however you want. None of it is valid.
And damage per second is irrelevant in pvp anyways. It's all about burst. Which takes time to set up and is entirely shut down by an opposing players response I'm many cases.
If that is a dummy parse, it is hardly definitive of anything for PVP. Dummy's cannot dodge, have nearly no mitigation after pen, can't heal, can't block, can't counter attack you, don't have % mitigations, or shields. I mean, great the proc was a quarter of your DPS because it hit every time it procced. That is not a real scenario in the least.
Alright, cut that by half for being pvp;
100k in 1 sec
Now let's cut it in half again for resistances;
50k in 1 sec
Now let's cut it in half again cuz WHY NOT;
25k in 1 sec
Still too much damage to come out in a split second; when both Assassin's Scourge, Heavy Attack AND Whirling Blades did NOT crit. Remember that this combo is done out of stealth, meaning the initial shot of Poison Arrow will stun you and everything else will most likely come out as you are. If not, this can be timed to be done with a Dawnbreaker, which stuns through dodge cuz its AOE.
Is it a dummy burst? Yes.
Is it irrelevant to pvp analysis? No.
These 2 sets combined are insane, and this is on a nightblade for crying out loud; doing this on a DK is even worse, cuz they'll not only do more poison damage, but also proc the Maw every 10 seconds due to poison dots.
I am not saying this is a 1 to 1 translation in pvp; hell, if you parse an actual dummy Scav Maw hits for 90k...; what I'm saying is such a high damage burst shot shouldn't exist. I get it to crit for 20~40k on players in BGs all day long.
No parse you will ever do on a dummy will ever be a valid set of evidence for any PVP balancing effort. Ever. You can try to chop it up however you want. None of it is valid.
And damage per second is irrelevant in pvp anyways. It's all about burst. Which takes time to set up and is entirely shut down by an opposing players response I'm many cases.
If that is a dummy parse, it is hardly definitive of anything for PVP. Dummy's cannot dodge, have nearly no mitigation after pen, can't heal, can't block, can't counter attack you, don't have % mitigations, or shields. I mean, great the proc was a quarter of your DPS because it hit every time it procced. That is not a real scenario in the least.
Alright, cut that by half for being pvp;
100k in 1 sec
Now let's cut it in half again for resistances;
50k in 1 sec
Now let's cut it in half again cuz WHY NOT;
25k in 1 sec
Still too much damage to come out in a split second; when both Assassin's Scourge, Heavy Attack AND Whirling Blades did NOT crit. Remember that this combo is done out of stealth, meaning the initial shot of Poison Arrow will stun you and everything else will most likely come out as you are. If not, this can be timed to be done with a Dawnbreaker, which stuns through dodge cuz its AOE.
Is it a dummy burst? Yes.
Is it irrelevant to pvp analysis? No.
These 2 sets combined are insane, and this is on a nightblade for crying out loud; doing this on a DK is even worse, cuz they'll not only do more poison damage, but also proc the Maw every 10 seconds due to poison dots.
I am not saying this is a 1 to 1 translation in pvp; hell, if you parse an actual dummy Scav Maw hits for 90k...; what I'm saying is such a high damage burst shot shouldn't exist. I get it to crit for 20~40k on players in BGs all day long.
No parse you will ever do on a dummy will ever be a valid set of evidence for any PVP balancing effort. Ever. You can try to chop it up however you want. None of it is valid.
And damage per second is irrelevant in pvp anyways. It's all about burst. Which takes time to set up and is entirely shut down by an opposing players response I'm many cases.
Sure thing man lol
I'll keep doing my thing you do yours yeah?
Alchimiste1 wrote: »Caluurions needs a nerf no question about it.
Danse_Mayhem wrote: »Scavenging maw doesn’t work well with caluurions at all.
Landing the incap combo from stealth will guarantee that caluurions lands but scavenging is a much longer proc, and gives plenty of time for the opponent to break free and dodge roll (which is what everyone does when they just barely survive a gank attempt anyway)
Flame blossom is a much better choice as it hits the same time as caluurions, and isn’t affected by the proc set overlap
We had trouble killing a dodge rolling NB in IC. One of my group mates, also a nightblade, switched to some Snipe, Scavenging Maw, Meteor build. It got that particular nightblade every time. I don't know exactly why, because Meteor is also such a telegraph to block, but apparently the combo of something like Snipe, Meteor, Snipe (+ Maw) just hits really hard, even through block. At the very least it stops opposing nightblades in their tracks and prevents them from cloaking, cause they either have to block or eat the full Meteor.YandereGirlfriend wrote: »Scavenging Maw is not much of a threat due to its huge telegraph. As someone above me wrote, it's a giant "Dodge-Roll NOW sign." The only way that I get hit with it is if I get randomly stunned by a 3rd party right before the proc fires.
I legit don't know why so many NBs are running it in Cyrodiil these days because it is so easily avoided. Lack of better alternatives for ranged ganking?
Come to think of it, Snipe has a cast time, a travel time, and can be a stun if cast from crouch out of combat. It is also a guaranteed poison damage crit when used by a nigthblade. If, for some reason, Snipe triggered Maw a little early, e.g. before Snipe Impact, then Maw might coincide with the stun. Either that, or it simply coincides with the Meteor. Would need some testing.We had trouble killing a dodge rolling NB in IC. One of my group mates, also a nightblade, switched to some Snipe, Scavenging Maw, Meteor build. It got that particular nightblade every time. I don't know exactly why, because Meteor is also such a telegraph to block, but apparently the combo of something like Snipe, Meteor, Snipe (+ Maw) just hits really hard, even through block. At the very least it stops opposing nightblades in their tracks and prevents them from cloaking, cause they either have to block or eat the full Meteor.YandereGirlfriend wrote: »Scavenging Maw is not much of a threat due to its huge telegraph. As someone above me wrote, it's a giant "Dodge-Roll NOW sign." The only way that I get hit with it is if I get randomly stunned by a 3rd party right before the proc fires.
I legit don't know why so many NBs are running it in Cyrodiil these days because it is so easily avoided. Lack of better alternatives for ranged ganking?
Well, I take your word that it’s telegraphed, however, perhaps due to lag or desync, I almost never see it— at all. Yet there it is for ~10k on my death recap. Always an NB bow ganker. What am I missing?
Well, I take your word that it’s telegraphed, however, perhaps due to lag or desync, I almost never see it— at all. Yet there it is for ~10k on my death recap. Always an NB bow ganker. What am I missing?