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Re: Rich Lambert's Comments About The Current State of Balance
I'm always interested in the phrases, "freedom of choice," and, "play your way," when there are clearly certain events, bosses and mechanics that encourage anything but. Lots of endeavors/dailies showcase that. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying every aspect of the game is/can be/should be for every player, but there's a bit difference in giving the freedom to build a character and actually being able to utilize them by and large.
I was warned away from playing this game by people who played it for some time, hence the reason I haven't been playing since release, however, I've been playing for the largest part of its existence. And in that time, I've learned a few things: Pre-pandemic, pre-Microsoft, etc. there has never been a meaningful exchange of ideas and feedback. I greet each of these roadmaps, states of play and the like with a rather substantial amount of skepticism. It always seems to play out the same way. Things are going to be done the way they're done and it seems any interaction with the community, no matter how you feel about said community, is largely performative.
I was warned away from playing this game by people who played it for some time, hence the reason I haven't been playing since release, however, I've been playing for the largest part of its existence. And in that time, I've learned a few things: Pre-pandemic, pre-Microsoft, etc. there has never been a meaningful exchange of ideas and feedback. I greet each of these roadmaps, states of play and the like with a rather substantial amount of skepticism. It always seems to play out the same way. Things are going to be done the way they're done and it seems any interaction with the community, no matter how you feel about said community, is largely performative.
Re: PTS Update 48 - Feedback Thread for Hearts Week Event
I'd just like to add another comment being confused about why Sanguine is a part of Heart's Day; why not use Dibella and Mara? This kind of lore stuff is important, I think.
Re: PTS Update 48 - Feedback Thread for Hearts Week Event
emilyhyoyeon wrote: »I'd just like to add another comment being confused about why Sanguine is a part of Heart's Day; why not use Dibella and Mara? This kind of lore stuff is important, I think.
There is some sense in Sanguine being part of Heart's Day in the first place - his Summoning day is Heart's Day and lust/temptation is definitely his sphere. As happens in the modern world as well, his influence has been sanded off to make the event more about love and harmony, but that was specifically done by Maran/Dibellan priests appropriating the festival the same way that many modern holidays like Christmas and Halloween have been appropriated from the Pagan/Celtic traditions of the past (and then capitalism came by and even appropriated them from the religious traditions so now we have fully non-religious cash grabs).
Long story short, though, the boxes should not reference Sanguine and his desire to spread love across Tamriel, it should be Mara. Sanguine should be a part of the event, but in the same way that his is the old (and much less sanitized) version of the holiday that is 0% wholesome.
Re: PTS Participation & Experience Survey
tomofhyrule wrote: »Thank you so much for giving us the chance to give feedback on the PTS. I know I’m not the only one who was severely disappointed about how the PTS and feedback from thence was handled this year.
I really hope the devs take our responses to heart. I always want to do my part to make the game better for everyone, even if I’m just a normal guy, not a content creator.
Want to echo this. The survey is to make sure we get feedback from everyone. We know many want to help in making the game better for everyone. We want to make sure we are giving everyone the tools to do that. And if we are missing some of those tools, we can see what is possible to resolve pain points.
FWIW - I know that SkinnyCheeks offered to sit down with Brian and walk through the sets for a couple hours. Man - what an idea - can that happen? Can that be a live stream please?
Speaking of tools - I think understanding how people like him test or what tools they've been given by ZOS would go a long way. Having standard metrics, forms, etc. to test with would be helpful.
Destai
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Re: TODAYS DAILY ENDEAVOR SAYS TO DEAL 200K IN DAMAGE IN PVP
I had this same complaint the last time this endeavor came up, but it turns out that the only damage which counts is damage done to other players. I think the wording on the endeavor should be changed to say "deal damage to other players" for clarity.
Re: Would you like Zerith Var's favour to not be hidden behind winning a ToT match?
DenverRalphy wrote: »I've maxxed out his favour without playing ToT at all, so not sure this is even an issue?
You may have maxed out his Rapport. But you can't get the Zerith-Var's Favor Achievement without playing ToT. Which in turn is required for The Twilight Path achievement. Both of which are required to get Zerith-Var's companion trinket which grants you his perk.
Didn't know that, thanks. But from that page it says "Complete any Tales of Tribute Daily Quest with Zerith", meaning you could just play a match vs an NPC, in which case I definitely think it's perfectly fine as is. If it was forced to be a PvP match, I'd have more of an issue with it.
Re: Rich Lambert's Comments About The Current State of Balance
The fact that the entirety of class balance was basically a non-issue at the dev office overnight by way of subclassing but tweaking potions/food would "break the game" (by words of combat lead) has not escaped my mind as of yet. Buff weapon skills, nerf class skills into the ground. Subclassing denies the existence of classes. Remove class set restrictions. Remove "primary class" restrictions. Go full sandbox. Its just not fun anymore.
I suspect that the patch 35 changes were entirely for balancing damage on a spreadsheet. If everyone used Rapid Strikes no matter the class, it makes the combat devs' jobs a lot easier.
Too bad that it removes the unique playstyle of each class. The old phrase 'Not all that matters can be measured, not all that can be measured matters' is truer here than ever.
And subclassing is the final nail in the coffin for class diversity outside of role playing.
Re: Rich Lambert's Comments About The Current State of Balance
Yes, of course meta doesn't matter at all.
Unless:
- You want to be wanted by any group that can actually clear harder content.
- You like to complete as many achievements as you can.
- You are any level of competitive and like to try reach big numbers.
- You like to learn about game mechanics and test builds to find what gives the best results.
- You like to feel efficient and powerful when playing.
- You want to feel like you are keeping up with and not holding back your friends/groups who run meta setups.
- You like the challenge of clearing the most difficult content.
Sure, there is always going to be a meta. The problem is when the gap gets so big.
I am so tired of PvE damage dealer being Herald of the Tomb + whatever currently supports it best. If the devs are honestly happy with this state, I'm glad I've stopped supporting via ESO+.
Any Build has been able to clear content and achievements long before subclassing, and still can after. Its not the Devs responsibility to make Trial groups accept you. I've played plenty of Trials on some subpar setups before.
Many problems we blame on the game or the Devs are problems of our own making.
What's the hardest level of content you've completed with these subpar builds, and was it just you or the whole group running subpar builds? I ask because unless a group is doing the trifectas from the last few years with these set ups your argument falls a bit flat. I've done plenty of vet trials on subpar builds myself, even trifectas like GH and GS. It doesn't mean much given issues of damage creep since their release and difficulty level compared to something like Unstoppable, where the difficulty ramps up massively if you run anything other than beam (if only due to the mechanics when fighting Xoryn).
But anyway, if you know a group that will let me prog OC trifecta on my non-subclassed parse sorc DD (aka my main that I really miss playing) please let me know. I'd give a lot to play her again but... insert many of the points from my original post.
Oh, and to be very clear - I don't expect the devs to make groups accept me and I have no idea where you're getting that from. I do expect them to make a combat system that I find interesting and engaging and to be able to handle the fundamentals of basic game balance if they're going to get more money out of me though.
Ezhh
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Re: Rich Lambert's Comments About The Current State of Balance
It is not the community's fault that the games performance has dropped significantly and the hardware refresh they did only lasted months. Exploits aren't our fault either.Yes, of course meta doesn't matter at all.
Unless:
- You want to be wanted by any group that can actually clear harder content.
- You like to complete as many achievements as you can.
- You are any level of competitive and like to try reach big numbers.
- You like to learn about game mechanics and test builds to find what gives the best results.
- You like to feel efficient and powerful when playing.
- You want to feel like you are keeping up with and not holding back your friends/groups who run meta setups.
- You like the challenge of clearing the most difficult content.
Sure, there is always going to be a meta. The problem is when the gap gets so big.
I am so tired of PvE damage dealer being Herald of the Tomb + whatever currently supports it best. If the devs are honestly happy with this state, I'm glad I've stopped supporting via ESO+.
Any Build has been able to clear content and achievements long before subclassing, and still can after. Its not the Devs responsibility to make Trial groups accept you. I've played plenty of Trials on some subpar setups before.
Many problems we blame on the game or the Devs are problems of our own making.
Bugs are not your fault. Exploiting bugs is.
Re: Rich Lambert's Comments About The Current State of Balance
Yes, of course meta doesn't matter at all.
Unless:
- You want to be wanted by any group that can actually clear harder content.
- You like to complete as many achievements as you can.
- You are any level of competitive and like to try reach big numbers.
- You like to learn about game mechanics and test builds to find what gives the best results.
- You like to feel efficient and powerful when playing.
- You want to feel like you are keeping up with and not holding back your friends/groups who run meta setups.
- You like the challenge of clearing the most difficult content.
Sure, there is always going to be a meta. The problem is when the gap gets so big.
I am so tired of PvE damage dealer being Herald of the Tomb + whatever currently supports it best. If the devs are honestly happy with this state, I'm glad I've stopped supporting via ESO+.
Any Build has been able to clear content and achievements long before subclassing, and still can after. Its not the Devs responsibility to make Trial groups accept you. I've played plenty of Trials on some subpar setups before.
Many problems we blame on the game or the Devs are problems of our own making.
