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Re: Please don't shut down Blackreach
Attorneyatlawl wrote: »ItsNotLiving wrote: »Why do people even want an alliance locked campaign?
I don't get why people want an unlocked one. I made all of my toons the same faction at launch with pvp in mind. Why would you want to play multiple sides of the same war? Doing so used to be considered cheating in older mmorpgs and was heavily looked down upon.
That all said, greyhost queues are a good reason for there to he a second normal campaign that isn't vengeance.
For some people, PVP is about PVP combat. Not faction or alliance related roleplay.
The best way to find fights is to play the underdog faction, which tends to change a few times a year. Even further, it is very refreshing to swap to another faction and fight players from your previous faction who you'd never had an opportunity to fight before.
React
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Re: From Balance Issues to Overpriced Bundles: What Happened to ESO?
The sad thing is some players are daft enough to pay that much and reward the predatory pricing.
My mindset is always 'however pretty a thing is in ESO, I don't physically own it'. So if I quit or the game ends, I know I lose access to all the cosmetic stuff I've bought. It makes junk like these items very easy to resist
Unfortunately this nonsense will continue as long as it sells enough to justify the time creating said items.
My mindset is always 'however pretty a thing is in ESO, I don't physically own it'. So if I quit or the game ends, I know I lose access to all the cosmetic stuff I've bought. It makes junk like these items very easy to resist
Unfortunately this nonsense will continue as long as it sells enough to justify the time creating said items.
CalamityCat
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Re: The game needs things to do.
First, thanks for the feedback. A bit of follow up before asking a question. We are adding some new things for folks to do. Dynamic Encounters (Currently on PTS), Favors (Currently on PTS), Rumors (Coming later this year), Sages Vault (coming later this year) and our events are aimed to give more things to do. We are trying to find a right balance for events, since we have heard feedback around having too many.
It sounds like you are looking for more things for players to do based on their agency, rather than activities we have set up in-game. But please correct me if I am wrong. Just trying to make sure the request is understood.
Is there something you are looking for in particular? Like some examples from other games you have played would be helpful. Just so we can send things to the right places.
I think more things should be added to Infinite archive, I thought it was meant to be evergreen content but it has become too stale now.
Mattymoo92
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Re: I'm tired of soloing all the time.
AcadianPaladin wrote: »A large chunk of the player base prefers solo play so one must be careful not to drive us away. ESO is quite solo friendly - if it was not, I'd be gone.
I wanted to chime in and agree. I've been soloing in MMOs for decades and I always solo. I have no problem with providing various kinds of content that caters to grouping, raiding, guilds, etc. Just please don't make ESO solo-unfriendly as that would make me abandon this game entirely, and I've been playing on and off since inception.
Re: I'm tired of soloing all the time.
rockDokRock wrote: »SilverBride wrote: »That will kill trading, which is one of the last things left in this game that I enjoy.
I create my own and do all the resource maps daily. Sorry, I have very little sympathy for traders. Obsessed with trying to diddle absolutely every last coin out of us. I look for a motif... 150k, 175k, etc. I wait, I'm patient and I get it for 45k. Screw the guys with the fantasy prices. lol. Not gonna happen. I hate traders.
Seems a bit harsh. People set their prices too high? Don't buy their items. Fortunately, we can all farm up everything we need ourselves. No one is obligated to farm stuff up for others and then give it away or sell it cheap. That said, personally, I do list items very cheap because my primary goal is to clear inventory bloat, not to "diddle every last coin" out of other players. Everyone has different goals and values their time differently.
Re: From Balance Issues to Overpriced Bundles: What Happened to ESO?
That recall is possibly worse than the dolmen one.
Re: 2026 Anniversary Event
If you're tired of participating in any part of the event, you can stop at any time, don't you?
Ultimately, it's your decision whether to continue with something that doesn't bring you joy.
I hope it is not another topic that turns into "ZoS enforces us to grind these rewards we don't want"
Ultimately, it's your decision whether to continue with something that doesn't bring you joy.
I hope it is not another topic that turns into "ZoS enforces us to grind these rewards we don't want"
Blood_again
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Re: U50 Feedback Thread for Class Mastery
Class Mastery Feedback – Healers & Tanks
1. Did Class Mastery help in providing a meaningful boost to power for playing as a solo class?
For support roles (healers and tanks), the system does not currently provide a meaningful increase in power.
Support effectiveness is measured through group impact, not personal output. Most Class Mastery passives are too passive, conditional, or low-impact to significantly affect real gameplay, and therefore do not feel like a meaningful power increase when playing without subclassing.
2. Do you feel this system helps in allowing for more player agency in a post subclassing play environment?
Not for support roles. Subclassing currently provides:
Reliable group buffs
Resource sustain
Strong, identity-defining utility
Class Mastery does not offer an equivalent level of impact, which results in a lack of real choice. Healers and tanks are effectively forced into subclassing because the opportunity cost of losing that group utility is too high.
3. What are the things you like about Class Mastery?
It brings a strong concept with potential for build diversity, an opportunity to reinforce class identity, and opens space for alternative playstyles.
4. What places do you think could use improvement with Class Mastery?
1. Utility is too weak compared to subclassing
Effects do not meaningfully impact group performance
Not strong enough to justify replacing subclass utility
2. Effects are too conditional or inconsistent
Health thresholds and niche triggers reduce reliability
Support roles need consistent uptime, not situational value
3. Lack of group-oriented design
Many passives feel like they were designed for DPS (self-focused bonuses)
Healers and tanks need group-wide impact, not personal gain
4. Passives are not role-defining and can be taken by DPS
Some utility passives are generic enough that DPS can take them with little tradeoff. Because of this, they are tuned conservatively, which further weakens their value for supports. This results in passives that are not strong for supports, but still accessible to DPS, creating poor role identity
5. Opportunity cost is too high
Losing subclassing means losing proven, high-impact utility. Class Mastery does not currently compensate for that loss
5. Any other general thoughts around Class Mastery?
For support roles, Class Mastery needs to meet a higher standard:
It should provide group utility powerful enough that a healer or tank could reasonably choose it over subclassing.
This can be achieved by:
Increasing group-wide utility, not just personal stats
Ensuring high uptime and reliability
Designing effects that are role-defining, not generic
Additionally, if certain passives are intended to serve support roles, they should be designed in a way that:
Either scales with healing/tanking behavior, or
Provides value that DPS cannot easily utilize
At its current state, the system feels overly cautious and sits in a middle ground where:
It is not strong enough for supports
But not specialized enough to justify being weak
As a result, Class Mastery does not currently function as a true alternative to subclassing for healers and tanks, and player choice in these roles remains limited.
1. Did Class Mastery help in providing a meaningful boost to power for playing as a solo class?
For support roles (healers and tanks), the system does not currently provide a meaningful increase in power.
Support effectiveness is measured through group impact, not personal output. Most Class Mastery passives are too passive, conditional, or low-impact to significantly affect real gameplay, and therefore do not feel like a meaningful power increase when playing without subclassing.
2. Do you feel this system helps in allowing for more player agency in a post subclassing play environment?
Not for support roles. Subclassing currently provides:
Reliable group buffs
Resource sustain
Strong, identity-defining utility
Class Mastery does not offer an equivalent level of impact, which results in a lack of real choice. Healers and tanks are effectively forced into subclassing because the opportunity cost of losing that group utility is too high.
3. What are the things you like about Class Mastery?
It brings a strong concept with potential for build diversity, an opportunity to reinforce class identity, and opens space for alternative playstyles.
4. What places do you think could use improvement with Class Mastery?
1. Utility is too weak compared to subclassing
Effects do not meaningfully impact group performance
Not strong enough to justify replacing subclass utility
2. Effects are too conditional or inconsistent
Health thresholds and niche triggers reduce reliability
Support roles need consistent uptime, not situational value
3. Lack of group-oriented design
Many passives feel like they were designed for DPS (self-focused bonuses)
Healers and tanks need group-wide impact, not personal gain
4. Passives are not role-defining and can be taken by DPS
Some utility passives are generic enough that DPS can take them with little tradeoff. Because of this, they are tuned conservatively, which further weakens their value for supports. This results in passives that are not strong for supports, but still accessible to DPS, creating poor role identity
5. Opportunity cost is too high
Losing subclassing means losing proven, high-impact utility. Class Mastery does not currently compensate for that loss
5. Any other general thoughts around Class Mastery?
For support roles, Class Mastery needs to meet a higher standard:
It should provide group utility powerful enough that a healer or tank could reasonably choose it over subclassing.
This can be achieved by:
Increasing group-wide utility, not just personal stats
Ensuring high uptime and reliability
Designing effects that are role-defining, not generic
Additionally, if certain passives are intended to serve support roles, they should be designed in a way that:
Either scales with healing/tanking behavior, or
Provides value that DPS cannot easily utilize
At its current state, the system feels overly cautious and sits in a middle ground where:
It is not strong enough for supports
But not specialized enough to justify being weak
As a result, Class Mastery does not currently function as a true alternative to subclassing for healers and tanks, and player choice in these roles remains limited.
Re: U50 Feedback Thread for Class Mastery
Speaking from a PvE DD perspective, for the most part, the class masteries are really good and do a lot to fill the gap between pure class and subclassed setups.
Then you have Necromancer, with the options for DD being Nothing Wasted and Cycle Unending. Nothing Wasted feels decent, hard to judge. But Cycle Unending is quite lacking, a max damage bonus of 25% which will only be at max for 75% of the fight, which averages the damage bonus out to about 20%. Whereas you have Arcanist with Unbound Potential, which is a 30% damage done bonus all the time.
Taking the current top Necromancer parses, which are at just about 157k to 159k without the Pummeling Goliath ultimate which is very impractical to use, if Cycle Unending had a max of 50% Necromancer would still be a bit short of the current Dragonknight top parses which are at around 176k and 180k. Considering both these classes have a similar function in the DD role, slow ramp up, lots of cleave, Necromancer ought to be a lot closer to Dragonknight.
Another look at the Cycle Unending passive would be great as it is very lacking at the moment.
Parses referenced:
Then you have Necromancer, with the options for DD being Nothing Wasted and Cycle Unending. Nothing Wasted feels decent, hard to judge. But Cycle Unending is quite lacking, a max damage bonus of 25% which will only be at max for 75% of the fight, which averages the damage bonus out to about 20%. Whereas you have Arcanist with Unbound Potential, which is a 30% damage done bonus all the time.
Taking the current top Necromancer parses, which are at just about 157k to 159k without the Pummeling Goliath ultimate which is very impractical to use, if Cycle Unending had a max of 50% Necromancer would still be a bit short of the current Dragonknight top parses which are at around 176k and 180k. Considering both these classes have a similar function in the DD role, slow ramp up, lots of cleave, Necromancer ought to be a lot closer to Dragonknight.
Another look at the Cycle Unending passive would be great as it is very lacking at the moment.
Parses referenced:
Re: U50 Feedback Thread for Combat Refresh: Werewolf
Perhaps try not to get close to the raging werewolf?
This is what I was worried about. People want to 1 v 1 a werewolf during his rage ultimate in melee range and throw a fit when they lose. Instead of... you know, stunning the crap out of him because he still has no defense against that, using range, draining ultimate, and just disengaging for a bit until his ult is over (not the werewolf form but the ultimate in werewolf form).
You can also 100% dodge the channeled claw attack with just as much ease as you can beam, if not moreso because beam has range and claws do not.
coop500
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