Patch 1.1.3 - NPC mercenaries still invulnerable

Baphomet

Just a heads-up, @ZOS

No elaboration needed.

Turelus

And oil can still be place anywhere with no actual good counter to it any more (RIP Caltrops bug).

ZOS_GinaBruno

Hey @Baphomet, we're aware of this issue with the mercenaries and are actively investigating. Thanks!

shanersimms_ESO

Turelus wrote: »

And oil can still be place anywhere with no actual good counter to it any more (RIP Caltrops bug).

Purge, barrier, rapid maneuver? Sounds like a lot of counters to me.

Turelus

shanersimms_ESO wrote: »

Turelus wrote: »

And oil can still be place anywhere with no actual good counter to it any more (RIP Caltrops bug).

Purge, barrier, rapid maneuver? Sounds like a lot of counters to me.

They're not too effective on people hauled up in resource towers or the main flag rooms of keeps though. Not without mass losses to little risk of the defenders.

I'm fine with oil being powerful but I do wonder if ZOS really had in mind it being used on the floor inside rooms as a powerful tactics to stop groups entering.

SoulScream

Had the bugged merc chasing me all over today and just left pvp.

I also had the mass oil powerful mentioned above. We holed up in a keep and the medium force outside could not oust us. We got bored and snuck away. I'm not sure it needs a fix till I see more of what goes on.

SoulScream

The bugged merc should have been fixed right away or just removed. It's annoying!

Kybotica

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Hey @Baphomet, we're aware of this issue with the mercenaries and are actively investigating. Thanks!

May I suggest that you temporarily disable them?

I've been in at least four keep sieges that last many times longer than normal because there are three or four (yes, only 3 or 4) people TOTAL inside and they continuously drop mages. When you enter a wall breach, you'll get hit by a dozen mage teleport thunder abilities, effectively one-shotting you on the spot.

The only real counter is for your group to endlessly spam bubbles and heals until you hopefully manage to capture the flags and spawn your own friendly NPCs.

SoulScream

Yes fix or disable. This is one of those bugs that should be worked on quickly.

Lorkhan

NEED DISABLE THEM. so obvious. god, please..... then you investigate.

Ioana

What's the point of having 500 mercenaries in a resource camp or 1000 mercenaries inside a keep?? Shouldn't the standard spawning mobs just be adjusted in more locations (because right now they are just still randomly placed). Trying to siege a keep right now is just boring with the hour long PVE grind getting through the mercs.... Even still they can just be continuously placed and drawing out the siege to countless hours. I mean seriously.... Do we need this much depth to be added to PVP?

SoulScream

fredthementenrb18_ESO wrote: »

NEED DISABLE THEM. so obvious. god, please..... then you investigate.

yes yes and more yes

frwinters_ESO

I want more mercenaries!

Censorious

This is being exploited on a grand scale. (Along with the oil 'thing').

I actually got bored with trying to take a keep today because the half-a-dozen people inside were spamming caltrops and mercenaries together. It was impossible to enter the flag room to actually fight players and siege equipment had no effect.
It went on for half-an-hour or more and was still going when I logged off.

For me that's not PvP.

Lodur

Please just disable them till you have a fix!