Sypher - Dragonknight 1vX PvP + NB Preview

Sypher

I'm sure you guys are tired of these videos (I am too). I can't wait for 1.6 to have a more diversified pvp experience when it comes to optimal class builds.

Until then... Enjoy some footage of my DK and a preview of my next NB 1vX video at the end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGr-xPppEYo

Thanks for watching.

frozywozy

Impressive Sypher! And music on top, as always! ^5

JaJaLuka

Nice, I'm waiting relatively impatiently for some greater diversity too. Until then, nicely done as always.

Cody

I honestly skipped all the DK crap and went straight to the NB part.

It was pretty cool, I WANT to comment on your use of the resto staff... but I suck compared to you, so I can't really tell you how to play or anything:)

I have a good feeling about 1.6 as well. Hopefully it sees the end of all these ridiculous perma block shield builds and diversifies the builds players use.

Sharee

Cody wrote: »

I have a good feeling about 1.6 as well. Hopefully it sees the end of all these ridiculous perma block shield builds and diversifies the builds players use.

The permablock was not adressed in 1.6, but they still plan to change it eventually:

Q: Is block casting still going to be possible?

Yeah, block was definitely something we talked about changing, we had a lot of really good ideas for changing it, but there’s so much stuff that went into this it’s something we didn’t have time for. It’s still on our radar and it’s something we plan to address in the future, but we wanted to focus on adding these specific features first.

http://tamrielfoundry.com/2014/12/champion-system-details/

Sypher

Cody wrote: »

It was pretty cool, I WANT to comment on your use of the resto staff... but I suck compared to you, so I can't really tell you how to play or anything:)

Oh please tell me, I can always use insight about stuff to improve my gameplay, what is it that you had in mind?

Cody

Sypher wrote: »

Cody wrote: »

It was pretty cool, I WANT to comment on your use of the resto staff... but I suck compared to you, so I can't really tell you how to play or anything:)

Oh please tell me, I can always use insight about stuff to improve my gameplay, what is it that you had in mind?

its a negative comment, I have recently developed a general dislike of resto stave users due to the fact resto staff heavy attacks can no longer be interrupted.

it's ok though. I can make an exception here:) and again you are far better than me, I have no right to pass any kind of negative judgment on you.

If you want me to make a constructive comment, I would advise just sticking with invasion/shield charge for your gap closer. Ambush, despite what countless other NBs may tell you, IS NOT an effective gap closer. Trust me, you will be far better off if you only use it for stealth openers. I don't care what Krim and whatever other NB master may tell you, ambush is not good for pure gap closing. Heck it is almost useless against venom arrow spammers, as it is interruptible.

You use a shield with your NB build. so, for gap closing, you will be better off sticking with shield charge for your gap closer. You will have to use stamina with your magicka build, true, but trust me, you will be better off for it.

Sypher

Cody wrote: »

Sypher wrote: »

Cody wrote: »

It was pretty cool, I WANT to comment on your use of the resto staff... but I suck compared to you, so I can't really tell you how to play or anything:)

Oh please tell me, I can always use insight about stuff to improve my gameplay, what is it that you had in mind?

its a negative comment, I have recently developed a general dislike of resto stave users due to the fact resto staff heavy attacks can no longer be interrupted.

it's ok though. I can make an exception here:) and again you are far better than me, I have no right to pass any kind of negative judgment on you.

If you want me to make a constructive comment, I would advise just sticking with invasion/shield charge for your gap closer. Ambush, despite what countless other NBs may tell you, IS NOT an effective gap closer. Trust me, you will be far better off if you only use it for stealth openers. I don't care what Krim and whatever other NB master may tell you, ambush is not good for pure gap closing. Heck it is almost useless against venom arrow spammers, as it is interruptible.

You use a shield with your NB build. so, for gap closing, you will be better off sticking with shield charge for your gap closer. You will have to use stamina with your magicka build, true, but trust me, you will be better off for it.

Ah yes, I am very annoyed by the fact that you can't bash heavy attacks. Even though I still do resto-heavies, I try my best not to do it right in peoples faces and make a gap before doing it as if they could still bash it.

As for the gap closer. Ambush imo is more versatile as it helps me gap up and down as opposed to the straight line invasion has. Also, while rooted I can still use ambush, while invasion can't be used while rooted (this is really helpful against talon spam). The last reason I believe it's better is the 36% increased damage on your next attack. This is crucial to increase burst DPS and a Ambush+Soul Harvest combos is insanely deadly. I do see as to how it's not reliable at times, you make valid points. I just prefer it for my play style.

Xsorus

Sypher what sets do you use on your Nightblade by the way?

Soulac

As far i can see you don´t got a siphon ability on your mainbar, so you don´t got the 8% Magicka Boost.
Well you basicly run the same skills like me, but i changed VoB with Soul Tether.
I run Cripple, Incapacitating Strike on my second bar and Soul tether on my first bar, its fine.
Anyway you´re already on the softcap, if you don´t want to swap bars for incapacitating strike or if you need vob, its ok too.

Nice animation cancel btw, looks good

Sypher

Soulac wrote: »

As far i can see you don´t got a siphon ability on your mainbar, so you don´t got the 8% Magicka Boost.
Well you basicly run the same skills like me, but i changed VoB with Soul Tether.
I run Cripple, Incapacitating Strike on my second bar and Soul tether on my first bar, its fine.
Anyway you´re already on the softcap, if you don´t want to swap bars for incapacitating strike or if you need vob, its ok too.

Nice animation cancel btw, looks good

Thanks! I'm still iffy about my NB bar set ups. So I'm going back and forth with things. I think having soul tether on the first bar is a better idea. Thanks for your input!

Asgari

Sypher wrote: »

Soulac wrote: »

As far i can see you don´t got a siphon ability on your mainbar, so you don´t got the 8% Magicka Boost.
Well you basicly run the same skills like me, but i changed VoB with Soul Tether.
I run Cripple, Incapacitating Strike on my second bar and Soul tether on my first bar, its fine.
Anyway you´re already on the softcap, if you don´t want to swap bars for incapacitating strike or if you need vob, its ok too.

Nice animation cancel btw, looks good

Thanks! I'm still iffy about my NB bar set ups. So I'm going back and forth with things. I think having soul tether on the first bar is a better idea. Thanks for your input!

The ulti i use the most is always on my bar i use the most. But when i hop on my NB its hard to decide which to go with. Since most of the killing happens on bar 1 I usually ran with incapacitating strike on it and soul tether on my second bar which was resto.

Playing NB is nothing like being on my Sorc or DK, and because of it my NBs bars are totally different than how my sorc and DK are because NB's have to rely on swapping bars more than other classes and if you cant swap bars its game over.

Sypher

xsorusb14_ESO wrote: »

Sypher what sets do you use on your Nightblade by the way?

Pretty standard stuff, x5 seducer x5 warlock x2 torugs. 2 Spell damage on the rings, 1 stam regen on my necklace.

Princess_Asgari wrote: »

Sypher wrote: »

Soulac wrote: »

As far i can see you don´t got a siphon ability on your mainbar, so you don´t got the 8% Magicka Boost.
Well you basicly run the same skills like me, but i changed VoB with Soul Tether.
I run Cripple, Incapacitating Strike on my second bar and Soul tether on my first bar, its fine.
Anyway you´re already on the softcap, if you don´t want to swap bars for incapacitating strike or if you need vob, its ok too.

Nice animation cancel btw, looks good

Thanks! I'm still iffy about my NB bar set ups. So I'm going back and forth with things. I think having soul tether on the first bar is a better idea. Thanks for your input!

The ulti i use the most is always on my bar i use the most. But when i hop on my NB its hard to decide which to go with. Since most of the killing happens on bar 1 I usually ran with incapacitating strike on it and soul tether on my second bar which was resto.

Playing NB is nothing like being on my Sorc or DK, and because of it my NBs bars are totally different than how my sorc and DK are because NB's have to rely on swapping bars more than other classes and if you cant swap bars its game over.

Yeah, so many swaps. But it's definitely a fun class to play.

Soulac wrote: »

Nice animation cancel btw, looks good

Oh and speaking of animation cancelling. I think I might have pulled off the most flawless animation cancel for this NB ever...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ADelziHVQM

frozywozy

Princess_Asgari wrote: »

Sypher wrote: »

Soulac wrote: »

As far i can see you don´t got a siphon ability on your mainbar, so you don´t got the 8% Magicka Boost.
Well you basicly run the same skills like me, but i changed VoB with Soul Tether.
I run Cripple, Incapacitating Strike on my second bar and Soul tether on my first bar, its fine.
Anyway you´re already on the softcap, if you don´t want to swap bars for incapacitating strike or if you need vob, its ok too.

Nice animation cancel btw, looks good

Thanks! I'm still iffy about my NB bar set ups. So I'm going back and forth with things. I think having soul tether on the first bar is a better idea. Thanks for your input!

The ulti i use the most is always on my bar i use the most. But when i hop on my NB its hard to decide which to go with. Since most of the killing happens on bar 1 I usually ran with incapacitating strike on it and soul tether on my second bar which was resto.

Playing NB is nothing like being on my Sorc or DK, and because of it my NBs bars are totally different than how my sorc and DK are because NB's have to rely on swapping bars more than other classes and if you cant swap bars its game over.

Talking about alot of weapon swapping, do you or anyone have any idea if you can still hold block while swapping your weapon? I have this feeling that I get cc'd alot because people use stuns anytime I weapon swap, which I do alot obviously as a DK.

Sypher

frozywozy wrote: »

Princess_Asgari wrote: »

Sypher wrote: »

Soulac wrote: »

As far i can see you don´t got a siphon ability on your mainbar, so you don´t got the 8% Magicka Boost.
Well you basicly run the same skills like me, but i changed VoB with Soul Tether.
I run Cripple, Incapacitating Strike on my second bar and Soul tether on my first bar, its fine.
Anyway you´re already on the softcap, if you don´t want to swap bars for incapacitating strike or if you need vob, its ok too.

Nice animation cancel btw, looks good

Thanks! I'm still iffy about my NB bar set ups. So I'm going back and forth with things. I think having soul tether on the first bar is a better idea. Thanks for your input!

The ulti i use the most is always on my bar i use the most. But when i hop on my NB its hard to decide which to go with. Since most of the killing happens on bar 1 I usually ran with incapacitating strike on it and soul tether on my second bar which was resto.

Playing NB is nothing like being on my Sorc or DK, and because of it my NBs bars are totally different than how my sorc and DK are because NB's have to rely on swapping bars more than other classes and if you cant swap bars its game over.

Talking about alot of weapon swapping, do you or anyone have any idea if you can still hold block while swapping your weapon? I have this feeling that I get cc'd alot because people use stuns anytime I weapon swap, which I do alot obviously as a DK.

There is a small opening on your block while weapon swapping for you to get knocked down.

Soulac

Sypher wrote: »

Soulac wrote: »

Nice animation cancel btw, looks good

Oh and speaking of animation cancelling. I think I might have pulled off the most flawless animation cancel for this NB ever...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ADelziHVQM

Ambush, Ult, Bash, looks so epic

Btw try the second skill in S&B for Duels, it stack with Shadow Image.
As non-vamp i reduce the dmg by DK whips to nearly 230 as example.
Its compareable to Mutagen, but i like the extra slow and the possibility to hit 3 Enemys at the same time with the S&B Skill.

If you reduce the enemy standard spamskill with a dmg of ~500-550 you´re at around 80 DMG reduction, on 3 Enemys its already 240. (if they attack you all the time)
Mutagen/Rapid Reg heals every 1,x Seconds for ~90-110 (depends on Weapondmg) so i think its worth it
Well it depends on the actual situation but to see ~400 Dmg Shards is actually rly funny.

Sypher

Soulac wrote: »

Sypher wrote: »

Soulac wrote: »

Nice animation cancel btw, looks good

Oh and speaking of animation cancelling. I think I might have pulled off the most flawless animation cancel for this NB ever...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ADelziHVQM

Ambush, Ult, Bash, looks so epic

Btw try the second skill in S&B for Duels, it stack with Shadow Image.
As non-vamp i reduce the dmg by DK whips to nearly 230 as example.
Its compareable to Mutagen, but i like the extra slow and the possibility to hit 3 Enemys at the same time with the S&B Skill.

If you reduce the enemy standard spamskill with a dmg of ~500-550 you´re at around 80 DMG reduction, on 3 Enemys its already 240. (if they attack you all the time)
Mutagen/Rapid Reg heals every 1,x Seconds for ~90-110 (depends on Weapondmg) so i think its worth it
Well it depends on the actual situation but to see ~400 Dmg Shards is actually rly funny.

Ah yes, I do use the skill in duels on my DK and NB, or defensive posture. I really like it.

AltusVenifus

Where do you find these guys that don't instantly break your fear... hilarious that you found 3 in a row...

Sharee

Soulac wrote: »

Btw try the second skill in S&B for Duels, it stack with Shadow Image.
As non-vamp i reduce the dmg by DK whips to nearly 230 as example.

Does low slash special effect (damage reduction) get applied even if the target blocks the attack? Because the old crippling slash did not root target when blocked, not does blood craze from DW add any bleed when blocked...

Sypher

Sharee wrote: »

Soulac wrote: »

Btw try the second skill in S&B for Duels, it stack with Shadow Image.
As non-vamp i reduce the dmg by DK whips to nearly 230 as example.

Does low slash special effect (damage reduction) get applied even if the target blocks the attack? Because the old crippling slash did not root target when blocked, not does blood craze from DW add any bleed when blocked...

It still applies the damage reduction.

Cody

AltusVenifus wrote: »

Where do you find these guys that don't instantly break your fear... hilarious that you found 3 in a row...

a lot of people use magicka builds nowadays; they don't have the stamina to break CCs.

course, there are some that do have the stamina for it; those are the ones to look out for.

Sypher

AltusVenifus wrote: »

Where do you find these guys that don't instantly break your fear... hilarious that you found 3 in a row...

Either they ran out of stamina chasing me / getting feared / shade .. Or they are just 'slow'