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Re: Poll: PvP HoT Stacking Options for Update 49
I would like to see much more sources of heal absorption to counter the healing rather than this kind of proposed flat cap after a certain number of HoTs. Do multiple instances of a heal absorption ability stack? Maybe they should. Maybe defile could become an absorb rather than a % reduction, that could be a pretty significant change because I'm almost always either completely overhealing my group or they died before I could get a heal off (so a 30% reduction in my healing done doesn't actually really hurt me at all, I can still pump out a lot of healing and there's probably like 2-3 other healers doing the same thing). More heal absorbs would *** us, so please buy us dinner first.
I would also like to see more sets or something that can punish positioning more than anything else. I am thinking of Azureblight, which was disproportionately effective against the same groups that people say abuse HoTs. The way we had to play to survive during the Azureblight meta involved watching the stacks and stepping out of group when they got close to blowing up. I had fun with that, and people clearly had fun using it against us due to how many times we all blew up spectacularly.
Maybe there could be consideration about the effectiveness of heals. Should they scale off of Weapon/Spell damage? Or should they scale off of max stats? Right now, damage dealers casting Vigor is partly so powerful because our damage dealers consistently have 7k+ WD and their Vigors slap (plus, there's probably 4 of them). I guess this delves deeper into balance issues revealed with the hybridization change. I'd be curious to see what would happen if all damage abilities only scaled off of the highest of your max damage stat, if all heals would scale off the higher of your max resources, and all shields off max health. This would gut the current ballgroup meta (of which I'm a participant) of stacking health above magicka or stamina and maybe make folks consider something other than 50+ points into health.
Currently, we lose fights in these three ways:
- Too many oils or coldfire ballistas that we weren't paying attention to
- One person got knocked/pulled out of the keep
- Another group kills us
I admit that's not enough counterplay for ungrouped players, but I don't think simply nerfing the same skills they use in our group is the answer. Give us all the same tools and let us choose to use those tools effectively.
I also want to thank you all for being so communicative about this and other changes lately, it is greatly appreciated and I also appreciate so many of the community joining in and discussing this. We all love this game and want the best for it, and I love to see us all working towards that together.
I would also like to see more sets or something that can punish positioning more than anything else. I am thinking of Azureblight, which was disproportionately effective against the same groups that people say abuse HoTs. The way we had to play to survive during the Azureblight meta involved watching the stacks and stepping out of group when they got close to blowing up. I had fun with that, and people clearly had fun using it against us due to how many times we all blew up spectacularly.
Maybe there could be consideration about the effectiveness of heals. Should they scale off of Weapon/Spell damage? Or should they scale off of max stats? Right now, damage dealers casting Vigor is partly so powerful because our damage dealers consistently have 7k+ WD and their Vigors slap (plus, there's probably 4 of them). I guess this delves deeper into balance issues revealed with the hybridization change. I'd be curious to see what would happen if all damage abilities only scaled off of the highest of your max damage stat, if all heals would scale off the higher of your max resources, and all shields off max health. This would gut the current ballgroup meta (of which I'm a participant) of stacking health above magicka or stamina and maybe make folks consider something other than 50+ points into health.
Currently, we lose fights in these three ways:
- Too many oils or coldfire ballistas that we weren't paying attention to
- One person got knocked/pulled out of the keep
- Another group kills us
I admit that's not enough counterplay for ungrouped players, but I don't think simply nerfing the same skills they use in our group is the answer. Give us all the same tools and let us choose to use those tools effectively.
I also want to thank you all for being so communicative about this and other changes lately, it is greatly appreciated and I also appreciate so many of the community joining in and discussing this. We all love this game and want the best for it, and I love to see us all working towards that together.
Re: Poll: PvP HoT Stacking Options for Update 49
Why don't we just remove those continuous healing and shield abilities altogether?
We have skills like Borrowed Time and Trample + Dispel that can counter continuous healing and shields; we just need to enhance those skills and provide more similar options.
Instead of adding new mechanics, it's better to make good use of and improve existing ones.
We have skills like Borrowed Time and Trample + Dispel that can counter continuous healing and shields; we just need to enhance those skills and provide more similar options.
Instead of adding new mechanics, it's better to make good use of and improve existing ones.
Re: Poll: PvP HoT Stacking Options for Update 49
MXVIIDREAM wrote: »NEITHER do what many people have suggested and make it one instance of healing/shielding per skill best option in everyone’s opinion I’ve seen multiple times
Everyone? Let me be the first to disagree then?
Major_Mangle wrote: »MXVIIDREAM wrote: »NEITHER do what many people have suggested and make it one instance of healing/shielding per skill best option in everyone’s opinion I’ve seen multiple times
One instance is just too low tbh, it makes the healer/support role completely redundant. "Diminishing returns" or debuff above a certain threshold is a much better approach.
Exactly, it accomplishes the same goal without completely invalidating your skill casts or forcing groups to coordinate 10 different unique heals and shields, just to end up just as powerful, if not more than before. How is that even a viable solution to anyone?
Re: PTS Update 49 - Feedback Thread for Skill Scrolls
This is the official feedback thread for new Skill Scrolls. Specific feedback that the team is looking for includes the following:
- How useful have Skill Scrolls been?
- How motivated to acquire and use them?
- Which Skills would you like to see in the future?
- Do you have any other general feedback?
I don’t see why I would use them. I think they’re just going to take up inventory space. The only way I think it’d be balanced is if they’re not literally the skills on a consumable but a way to get some buffs that aren’t sourced from potions (like major resolve). Or it can be used to help deal with the necessity of subclassing by making the functionality of “necessary” skills into spell scrolls (group major resolve, for instance).
I agree with the others that the way it’s sourced feels unhealthy. However, instead of crafting, I think there’s potential to make this a very lucrative gold sink by having them be sold by an NPC. Or having a material be sold by an NPC required to craft them (and maybe make some more use of luminous ink).
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Re: Update 49 PTS – Week 2 Summary
ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »
[*] Difficulty Balance [Feedback]: We have seen your feedback about the overall difficulty of the Night Market content and will continue to do so. We do want this content to be challenging so players are encouraged to group, and the content feels suitably rewarding for groups. We are taking your feedback to heart and evaluating the numbers in the Night Market; we are open to making adjustments for the future, so please keep providing that feedback.
There is a difference between encouraging something and forcing it. Right now wiith the Night Market, grouping is being forced if you want any chance to complete the content not encouraged. Please place the difficulty where it is encouraged but not forced.
Re: My Friend ruined the Noble Colovian Beds for me
I definitely noticed the funeral parlor look when I first saw them, you're not alone. The entire problem with them is that they are based on Ancient Roman furniture, specifically those found in dining areas, called lectus triclinaris. Many historical depictions of these in statuary and murals feature quite a bit more padding than what is seen on the ESO models.
The padding that is there is much too stiff and square looking, and is in the wrong position, while the headrest should have pillows resting in the curve. Ancient Romans often lounged on their sides on such furnature while eating, so they weren't as uncomfortable looking as our in game ones. There were typically three lecti arranged in a sort of half-square around a round table, where food/refreshments would be within easy reach.
If you want some inspiration for making them look more comfy, look to the Romans! I'd suggest some of the Elsweyr pillows, or some of the longer square Khajiit pillows, they might fit into the headrest. Clipping smaller carpets and pillows into them might make them look more restful.
Good luck!
The padding that is there is much too stiff and square looking, and is in the wrong position, while the headrest should have pillows resting in the curve. Ancient Romans often lounged on their sides on such furnature while eating, so they weren't as uncomfortable looking as our in game ones. There were typically three lecti arranged in a sort of half-square around a round table, where food/refreshments would be within easy reach.
If you want some inspiration for making them look more comfy, look to the Romans! I'd suggest some of the Elsweyr pillows, or some of the longer square Khajiit pillows, they might fit into the headrest. Clipping smaller carpets and pillows into them might make them look more restful.
Good luck!
Re: It's time for Werewolves to get weapon passives.
With all the talk about a Werewolf update, this thread feels like it is still relevant to the conversation. I hope weapon passives will be enabled soon.
Re: Hurricane Skill Style "Sandstorm"
Good idea. However, considering Sorc will be reworked this year, I think it's unnecessary to provide new skill skins for Sorc and Wardne at this stage. We should postpone that until the reworked skills and effects for these two classes are finalized.
After all, even if we have new skill appearances now, if the animations change after the skill rework, the developers might need to create additional skill skins for the reworked skills, which would reduce the resources and time available for the class rework.
I remember the official statement somewhere that modifying animations/effects requires the most resources and time. Therefore, to allow the developers to fully focus on the class rework, I think things unrelated to balance can be postponed.
These also help finance the game....and you cant just pause everything for 2+ years until the refresh is "done"
Re: So...we don't have chance to meet major place of new land of second age in 2026?
They said that they aren't ready to talk about that yet and name dropped Winter Hold in the stream so who knows!
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https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/687250/do-you-think-we-039-ll-get-winter-hold-this-year#latest
Re: Queuing for Cyro in IC when you have Tel Var - proposal
Okay, today, on the first day of Whitestrake's Mayhem, I earned 189 telvar doing a single PvE quest in Imperial City for my one event ticket. And then went to Cyrodiil, like I always do. Which will be blocked once this change goes live. Sigh.
I play while queueing for Grey host usually. When this goes live I simply won't bother
Problem solved for me. I expect IC will be even more dead than it currently is when this goes live
