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Re: This is how ESO recovers: a tale of two MMOs
I occasionally find something to hold onto that makes me feel like they might be listening to feedback and that the game will improve for me. The last comment about subclassing has pretty much made me give up hope now. The time for listening has passed, by the time they ever do, if they even do, it will be too late to turn the ship around.
I just try to get as much enjoyment out of the game as I can. All elements that I play in have been degraded though, PvE, PvP, housing. Every time I log in I remember how much better those things used to be.
I just try to get as much enjoyment out of the game as I can. All elements that I play in have been degraded though, PvE, PvP, housing. Every time I log in I remember how much better those things used to be.
Re: Sorc class set "Beacon of Oblivion" now just a subclass set
@NxJoeyD testing a % damage done set in a solo environment should appear stronger because it's not being diluted by diminishing returns found from stacking group damage done debuff/buffs you wouldn't have access to.
On the other hand, using a crit set combo like Advancing Yokeda and Sliver of Null Arca in solo possibly wouldn't appear as strong comparatively because you don't have max 125% Crit Damage, nor are you getting any use from minor slayer on a world boss, you're getting much less value there.
This is why the trial dummy is useful because it takes these 2 factors into account.
That said, it's a decent solo or small group set, but it should fall off for trials unless you really value that 1.2k health and 1.5k armor, but I'd argue a good group shouldn't have their DDs prioritize these stats over DPS ones. If things go wrong like you said, maybe you don't run in an optimized group or pug most of the time, then that wiggle room could be useful and maybe the set comes ahead.
You could say it increases your healing done, but so does Crit Chance or Weapon/Spell Damage. In the case of Crit Surge for example, taking Beacon over Advancing Yokeda is a loss of -20% Crit chance. That is massive.
About the pet side of the set, it's completely useless. A damage dealing pet Sorc does not need armor and health in any competitive capacity, full stop. A tank wouldn't want this either, it's just a worse version of Fortified Brass which no one has used for 8 or 9 years.
Above all else, this set is just poorly implemented from a design standpoint. It's dead in PvP and punishes you for using pets instead of rewarding you. No pet Sorc has the Storm Calling and Dark Magic skill lines for potential damage dealing sets, it's almost like they knew the Storm Calling set was so bad, they chose to throw us a bone with Beacon.
If they wanted to make a Daedric Summoning set for tank/damage dealing, they could of easily made a summoned pet like Maw which scales it's damage based on your w/s damage which applies a debuff with a duration that scales based on your Max HP. What they ended up making is so unbelievably bland, it completely defeats the fun factor of class specific set potential.
On the other hand, using a crit set combo like Advancing Yokeda and Sliver of Null Arca in solo possibly wouldn't appear as strong comparatively because you don't have max 125% Crit Damage, nor are you getting any use from minor slayer on a world boss, you're getting much less value there.
This is why the trial dummy is useful because it takes these 2 factors into account.
That said, it's a decent solo or small group set, but it should fall off for trials unless you really value that 1.2k health and 1.5k armor, but I'd argue a good group shouldn't have their DDs prioritize these stats over DPS ones. If things go wrong like you said, maybe you don't run in an optimized group or pug most of the time, then that wiggle room could be useful and maybe the set comes ahead.
You could say it increases your healing done, but so does Crit Chance or Weapon/Spell Damage. In the case of Crit Surge for example, taking Beacon over Advancing Yokeda is a loss of -20% Crit chance. That is massive.
About the pet side of the set, it's completely useless. A damage dealing pet Sorc does not need armor and health in any competitive capacity, full stop. A tank wouldn't want this either, it's just a worse version of Fortified Brass which no one has used for 8 or 9 years.
Above all else, this set is just poorly implemented from a design standpoint. It's dead in PvP and punishes you for using pets instead of rewarding you. No pet Sorc has the Storm Calling and Dark Magic skill lines for potential damage dealing sets, it's almost like they knew the Storm Calling set was so bad, they chose to throw us a bone with Beacon.
If they wanted to make a Daedric Summoning set for tank/damage dealing, they could of easily made a summoned pet like Maw which scales it's damage based on your w/s damage which applies a debuff with a duration that scales based on your Max HP. What they ended up making is so unbelievably bland, it completely defeats the fun factor of class specific set potential.
Re: Companions should have Skill Styles, too!
But what about skill styles? This would add another layer of customization to our Companions and I'd love to see it.
Re: This is how ESO recovers: a tale of two MMOs
katanagirl1 wrote: »I occasionally find something to hold onto that makes me feel like they might be listening to feedback and that the game will improve for me. The last comment about subclassing has pretty much made me give up hope now. The time for listening has passed, by the time they ever do, if they even do, it will be too late to turn the ship around.
I just try to get as much enjoyment out of the game as I can. All elements that I play in have been degraded though, PvE, PvP, housing. Every time I log in I remember how much better those things used to be.
Subclassing makes it so this is the only game where you can live that like anime fantasy isekai-style life with any kind of build you can imagine. The item sets+ mythic bonus and now subclassing/scribing allow you more build freedom than any mmo even though you're limited to 12 abilities. I see no issue with subclassing and hope they add even more ways to make bizarre builds.
I’m happy with the characters I have developed and am totally not interested in anime anything. If I were, I’d play Final Fantasy instead.
Re: What's So Fun About PvP?
For me, fighting other players challenges me more then NPC's and Boss fights. It takes a different skill set to predict people over AI. I enjoy the challenge. For some people it is much more.
Rohamad_Ali
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Re: Morphing Collectible Chart 2025
IsharaMeradin wrote: »Now that we are at the tail end of Q3, can we get an idea on what type of item the Q4 collectible will be? I.e. Skin, house, emote, etc.
We already know that the Q4 morphable is the Wildgrown Chapel of Julianos house in West Weald south of Ostumir. It was announced on the U47 reveal ESOLive.
There will be 5 fragments and they start dropping during Witches Fest
Re: PTS Update 48 – Feedback Thread for Combat Animation Memory Reduction
Well, that is fairly alarming!
Re: Proposed idea for PvP with sub-classing
MasterSpatula wrote: »I would point out that they tried no cross-healing years ago, and people hated it. It completely killed solo play as a healer, among other issues.
+1, as someone who never parties and just enters skirmishes as a solo player that idea is absolutely silly. you should not be required to group in order to make the most out of your spells.
I also hate the idea of killing build variety for PvP since build variety is one of ESO's strong points and why it's such a good game to PvP in imo.
Kappachi
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Re: Vengeance Server
Yeah, still not enjoying it. I've played every time. It's just basic cookie cutter stuff. Biggest zerg wins, all that jazz.
I'll still play for a bit and fill out the survey, if that even means anything to them, I doubt it.
I'll still play for a bit and fill out the survey, if that even means anything to them, I doubt it.
Would you like an event that gave us more transmute crystals as a reward?
I love this undaunted event but I dont need anymore keys, would have been nice to get double the transmute crystals, especially since we have subclassing now..I know I'm making new builds so need more transmutes.
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