Depression has set in..I give up on my templar

Jimm_ay

Defeat the dark mane - yeah....no. Solo it is all but impossible and just another depressing step in my decision to play a templar. This comes after soloing the end game content for vet ebonheart (I won't spoil it but its pretty hard) on my sorc. I went back with some hope to put some levels on my templar...only to realize he is at the defeat dark mane place for a reason...he can't

timidobserver

I can see how playing a Templar would be hard for someone used to just facerolling on a FOTM Sorc. I can tell you that all of the game is possible on a Templar.

traigusb14_ESO2

Did it last week VR10 with a Heavy armor Sword and shield Tank Templar. He is tricky. All bosses have patterns, if you can set up to defeat those patterns (or just avoid the attacks if possible), you will win.

Karizza

I think Veteran content in the zones is almost impossible now that my Templar has gotten to VR-7. That is solo play of course. I see what other characters lay down for dps and the Templar never gets close to that. There is utility for a Templar but dps is not one of them. The talents that increase armor don't seem to help on defense much at all. Magic recovery is the worst in game.

The class is starting to be pigeonholed into healing if you want to be in a group. No one takes a Templar anymore for dps. Fighting 2 common level 7 mobs in Veteran content is a 50/50 contest. Fighting 3 is a loss unless our ultimate is up. Higher Veteran zones now all seem to be in groups of 2-3 mobs. I have ditched my Templar except farming at much lower levels for crafting materials. Templars need a whole bunch of love and hope this will be addressed soon.

NerfYou

If I can defeat Dark Mane on my Nightblade, it can be done with a Templar.

Cody

who the heck is dark mane? lol

Nox_Aeterna

Well mate , i got to vr10 on my templar , it is possible to do the solo quests.

But , if you dont like the class enough to deal with its ... problems and obvious flaws , then just use the sorc or DK , both are much better anyway.

NookyZooky wrote: »

who the heck is dark mane? lol

One of the bosses in AD , considering the way OP is speaking , he is doing it on high VR. It is a hard boss.

Murmeltier

As a Templer i can say, try the Blinding Light-Morph: Blinding Flashes or the Sunshield-Morph: Heatshield. Both Skills are damn good and with the new 6s Base of Blinding Flashes this Skill helps to avoid a lot of Meleedamage.

I have tested them both and for me it works, i can play more tactical and avoid more Damage.

With the Heatshield you can use your Restorationstaff to Regenerate Magicka, this works very well. I have Fights which i used only Restoratonstaff with Heatshield and the Group or Boss is dead.

The Flashing Light-Morph: Blinding Light can help to avoid massive Damage to Groups or Bosses if they are not imune. Use this Spell against Mobs in your Level and do nothing, only see how much of them will hit you. You will be impressed. I have tested this Yesterday.

The new Puncturing Sweep is fine too, it helps to get some nice TP back.

The Templer needs some Help or Rework thats right but he has some nice Options you can use, to survive the Time to the next Templerpatch . I hope it helps.

MFG Murmeltier.

Oronell

I had difficulty with this boss fight as well. It took several attempts over a period of days (if I failed I would go do something else in the zone or log off and try again the next day) but finally defeated him at VR4 with my DK (Dual Wield, Heavy Armor). I succeeded by using the environment to my advantage. Try pulling him into the hallway entrance area and then burn him down before his cats can get to you.

Oronell

Kego wrote: »

If you can't beat the Vet. Content you are a bad player. Nothing more to say about it.

Some people just enjoy a challenge and prefer not to go with easy mode builds or classes, can't blame them for that.

Shiroro

Embrace the cheese! It's how you play a templar thru vet content.

flow.currypoteb17_ESO

yeah templer is strong, if the game lets u play him...

Nidwin

C'mon.
We've Blinding Javelin, best skill in game.

It's perfect to play.

Trollball
Put troll back in cave
Boss should be punished and stay in thar corner.

and so on and so on

Jimm_ay

I enjoy a challenge...you are talking to a templar that beat Malog Bol with 2H, but some things are ridiculous. It would be different if the fighters guild powers helped (shades are alive?) or if didn't crit for more than my hp (block runs out when your stam runs out..so yeah). I have tried the healing reso route but you can't heal and block. Best I did was binding jav, heavy attack at range...but it seemed he was over binding jab and refused to fall down after some point. Distance is great on hard bosses but when they have teleport strike and hit for all your hp when you are down...it's not fun.

Oronell

My DK is all melee no CC, no range with most points in Stamina and Health. The spawns (shade pets or whatever) were the problem for me. When I fought him out in the main hall he would summon at least two of them in addition to using the teleport strike ability and every other trick in the book. When I flipped the script and forced him into the more enclosed hallway area it placed him farther away from the spawn points and made him fight on my terms. Only one pet was able to get to me and by then I had already beat him down to < 15% health. When I decided to use this tactic I was able to get the W on my very first attempt.

bloodlanceeb17_ESO

timidobserver wrote: »

I can see how playing a Templar would be hard for someone used to just facerolling on a FOTM Sorc. I can tell you that all of the game is possible on a Templar.

yea with one strict build, if you want to have a shot at it, and even then you need to keep your gear topped off. While other classes just steamroll the content with so so gear on.

SBR_QuorTek

It is a matter of keeping doing stuff, also additional food and potions is an option... everything has a pattern, some is tougher than others but first of all IT IS FAR from impossible.

Giving up is not the key to success, and all I can advice is to get back into the fight and deal with it.

WhitePawPrints

I fought the Dark Mane back when he was still glitched and would respawn with full life every now and then. It wasn't VR content for me, but I remember that glitch being the biggest annoyance. As a Templar, I learned to pull him toward the entrance of the area, which kept the spawns away from me, and I just used my CC abilities to keep my Stamina and Magicka balanced, and to avoid hits. Took a while, and a bit of multitasking with the spawns now and then but it was doable. VR content? I have no idea.

Anjelicus

dont give up hope, templars end game are pulling over 900 dps now

Gilvoth

Jimm_ay wrote: »

Defeat the dark mane - yeah....no. Solo it is all but impossible and just another depressing step in my decision to play a templar. This comes after soloing the end game content for vet ebonheart (I won't spoil it but its pretty hard) on my sorc. I went back with some hope to put some levels on my templar...only to realize he is at the defeat dark mane place for a reason...he can't

this is also true for me on my vet 12 nightblade.

Utildai

Jimm_ay wrote: »

Defeat the dark mane - yeah....no. Solo it is all but impossible and just another depressing step in my decision to play a templar. This comes after soloing the end game content for vet ebonheart (I won't spoil it but its pretty hard) on my sorc. I went back with some hope to put some levels on my templar...only to realize he is at the defeat dark mane place for a reason...he can't

I don't see the issues with Templars, I have no issues playing mine in a group or solo vet content....

Brandoid

gitgud.

mqlaurenceb14_ESO

Temp takes skill, and matching skills to fights. Go back to your sorc

Kewljag_66_ESO

Lately ive been fighting some very tough templars in Cyrodiil, I dont think they were ever weak but now they are force to avoid 1v1.

Brandoid

Kewljag_66_ESO wrote: »

Lately ive been fighting some very tough templars in Cyrodiil, I dont think they were ever weak but now they are force to avoid 1v1.

About 90% of what I do in Cyrodil is 1v1as templar.

SwampRaider

I never solo'd Dark mane. I used help

Jimm_ay

gitgud..best advice...

milk drinker...

oh yeah and I beat him.

dodgehopper_ESO

I'd like there to be a milk drinking npc out there who is brutally difficult to fight, and wields a gigantic Axe cleaving through his foes like he were shearing wheat. Maybe he's a dairy farmer who had enough, and was tired of people mocking his product.

Anastasia

timidobserver wrote: »

I can see how playing a Templar would be hard for someone used to just facerolling on a FOTM Sorc. I can tell you that all of the game is possible on a Templar.

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And after the July 7th upcoming changes, there may even be glitter on all the little paths - difficulties faced prior to that date will be diminished for all... ;o/