They must have fixed NB Shadow Cloak right?

LtCrunch

SuraklinPrime wrote: »

Brandalf wrote: »

munch.daveb14_ESO wrote: »

Cloak breaks if:
-the NB uses crippling grasp and it ticks while cloak is active (please fix this it's been broken forever)
-if you shoot a slow projectile and cloak before it reaches the target
-if a slow moving enemy projectile is fired before you cloak and hits you after you cloak
-if you get clipped by aoe
-if a dot ticks on you (cleanse morph doesn't always remove all dots)
-magelight
-detect potion
-mark target morph
-in PVE some mobs see right through it

That's a lot of ways to make a key class ability unreliable. Keep in mind the very high cost. Wasting a big chunk of magicka for absolutely nothing is very frustrating.

At the very least crippling grasp needs to be fixed. Having two completely incompatible class skills due to a bug is unacceptable. This bug was mentioned as a known issue two patches ago, has existed since launch, and has yet to be fixed.

These are not bugs of any sort, hell some of them are specifically designed as a counter to the cloak/stealth mechanics of the game. If you get hit by an AOE while in stealth/cloak you should be taken out of stealth. It should not be a guaranteed escape no matter what, there have to be counters/downsides.

That being said Things like "-the NB uses crippling grasp and it ticks while cloak is active (please fix this it's been broken forever)" or "-if a dot ticks on you (cleanse morph doesn't always remove all dots)" are indeed things that should be addressed and fixed and have been issues for quite some time now.

I (& ZOS) disagree.

No logical reason why being hit by an aoe needs to break either stealth or cloak. Why would a non targetted hit do that? It doesn't stop you from taking damage but unless you are leaving a blood trail why can't you be injured and sneaky at the same time? Real world analogy... I take a machine gun and fire off 100 rounds indiscriminately at a possible hidden enemy... If one hits but the enemy does not scream or otherwise give themselves away I still don't know where they are....

Nor has it ever been a guaranteed escape as it does not break aggro, it gives you time to reposition, grab a quick potion or whatever... Or if you have not engaged maybe sneak past or get in a first strike. Trying to sell it as an escape is not realistic, and if it was it would be OP... And I speak as an NB.

Please cite any official ZOS source that mirrors what you are saying oh and FYI it does break aggro now, at least in group situations a NB cant taunt and then cloak forcing a boss in a group dungeon to just stand there while the rest of the group beats up on him. It is indeed an escape mechanic in PVP.

Tavore1138

Someone else quoted the ZOS known issues post further up the thread, it's on the dev boards too.

To clarify the aggro point - it temporarily breaks aggro and can be used to interrupt a heavy or special attack but mobs or bosses will still chase and re-aggro as soon as you become visible. If you can get out of their range in that time you can escape. Obviously it is different in PvP.

ThisOnePosts

It's not reliable in combat, still as of today. Whether it be PVE or PVP, all the same. I rarely use it as of now, it needs a permanent fix.