PTS Patch Notes v2.1

Pappa

Arrows are now easier to see while they’re traveling to your knee.

busted @ZOS_GinaBruno

Garion

@ZOS_GinaBruno - can you clarify re: bolt escape?

In ESO live it was suggested the cost increase would stack if recast within four seconds - it doesn't appear that this is the case based on your notes. Can you please confirm?

Xsorus

Umm, I thought nords were getting their health bonus to match imperials, the argonian and nord changes still leave them as the weakest races by far

xaraan

All end-of-campaign mails now include a number of Keep Wall Masonry Repair Kits.
If your Alliance was in first place, you’ll receive 20 kits.
If your Alliance was in second place, you’ll receive 10 kits.
If your Alliance was in third place, you’ll receive 5 kits.

Lots of good changes in this patch, so no party pooper here, but....


hahahahahahahahahaha

shugg

Can someone check if Agony will now effect pve bosses with the dot that are immune to stun

Draehl

Would anyone be able to clarify the Siphoning Attacks change? So it's not a toggle, but not an activated skill either- more like an "always on" effect if on your bar? (I take it this means we won't need to have it on both skill bars to use seamlessly?)

Denidil

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Inventory Upgrades
We’ve added three ranks of bag upgrades, bringing the maximum possible inventory size up to 200 (this includes your Riding Capacity skill). These new bag upgrades can be purchased at any bag vendor with a gold cost that follows the existing pattern for bag upgrades.

What do the new 3 upgrade levels cost?


Also in light of this can we get account bank space re-evaulated. Right now it is 60 base slots + 18x 10-slot upgrades totally 240 slots. (costing 768.5k gold to upgrade)

Can we change it to be

100 base slots
20x 20 slot upgrades (90k, 95k for the new last two upgrades)

Resulting in a 500 slot account bank.

Change of base slots and upgrades would be retroactive to already upgraded accounts (ie a fully upgraded person would automatically go from 240 slots to 460 slots)

Darlgon

@ZOS_GinaBruno

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

NEW FEATURES / UPDATES / BIG CHANGES

BASE-GAME PATCH


Cyrodiil Campaign Changes
Campaigns are undergoing rule changes for encouraging different styles of gameplay within the campaigns, including non-veteran campaigns now lasting 7 days instead of 5 days.

<> not equals

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

• Blackwater Blade (non-Veteran only): Ownership of keeps, resources, Elder Scrolls, and outposts will generate one point each per scoring cycle, and lasts 5 days.
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Erock25

I like how they increased the warrior mundus stone power when every stamina user was already using this.

Alcast

Why you nerf my Ravager set

TheLaw

So, is the current 50% streak cost increase going to stack now? Or have you rethought that decision?

ShadoPanauin

Where is the nirnhoned change? Please tell me you just forgot this! @ZOS_GinaBruno

Gilliamtherogue

Is Dragonstar Arena and Veteran Dragonstar Arena going to be affected by the Dungeon scaling to v16? Or trials for that matters? @ZOS pls...

amgame308_ESO

So much goodness the 1st read. Got to go back and see if some of the weapon procs were fixed.

Love the changes to the proxy detonation and the ranged version. Really well thought and hopefull will serve its intended Zerg buster purpose.

Nifty2g

pls @ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_JessicaFolsom are trials/vdsa included as "dungeon"

Baphomet

I think most of the class balance changes were left out 'cause I ain't seeing much under class changes, ha ha.

I am mostly seeing buffs to sorcs and nightblades, nerf to dragonknights and status quo on templars... I know that can't be true after 6 months of this meta.

Also, bump for comment on the nirnhoned... or it is finally get hotfixed?

Mjollo

yey

P3ZZL3

Only thing I can see that's really really missing and really really easy to add @ZOS_GinaBruno is the "Guil Store Sale" notification where it should include the Items that was sold.

Pleasssssse.....can you get this added

Otherwise Awesome work. Time to download the PTS

Cazzaxal

Is there any confirmation that you are going to FIX the Vicious Ophidian set procs in pvp at all?

we've all been waiting for some time.

mclegg721

I don't understand why you'd change Robust for Khajits and not for Orcs and Nords, that's not fair at all.

Saucy_Jack

3 new bag upgrades will be available for purchase...

HALLE FREAKING LUJAH

tinythinker

Only had time to get through a small portion of the notes, but some observations/questions I have include:

Typo

Poison will now scale off of Weaopn Power or Spell Power.

Dragonknight

Molten Whip and Flame Lash (Lava Whip morphs) will no longer set targets off-balance when the ability misses.

Good fix, but will Molten Whip ever go stam?

Nightblade

Lotus Fan (Teleport Strike morph): Increased the initial hit damage for this ability.

Nice. But how much? Will have to compare in PTS.

Shadow Cloak: You can no longer be hit by single target attacks while this ability is active. You also can no longer avoid infamy from lockpicking by using this ability.

Was the "now makes player immune to detect invisible potions" left out of the patch or the patch notes?

Ball Lightning (Bolt Escape morph): Reduced the duration of the orbs from this ability to 1.5 seconds from 6.5 seconds.
But if we have a high recast cost (as mentioned on a recent "ESO Live!" and use this to catch projectiles why nerf the time the ball lasts?

Bolt Escape: This ability no longer reduces out-of-combat Magicka recovery after casting; the cost increase for re-casting Bolt Escape within four seconds remains in place.

Is the cost for recasting the same as what was mentioned on "ESO Live!" (if so why no numbers? 50% per extra cast stacked, right?) or was that change scrapped?

Templars
So what do we get in exchange for the bonus damage of Radiant Desctruction being cut in half?

Sun Fire: Increased the travel speed of this ability.

Unstable Core (Eclipse morph): This ability now deals additional damage.

Piercing Javelin: Increased this ability’s damage by 10%.

How much more damage on Eclipse? Hope Sun Fire is muuuch faster. Much. And finally a little extra on my Javelin. Could stand to see other damage buffs for Templar, but something is better than nothing. Also nice to see the passives buffed a bit.

Destruction Staff

Frost Touch and its morphs will no longer apply a half-second stun to the target.

So what takes its place?

Heavy Shock attacks now deal 50/100% of the final pulse damage to nearby enemies with a maximum of 6 targets, using a radius falloff.

My Lightning Staff wielding Sorc approves.

Removed Stamina Regeneration from Lycanthropy; it now requires Werewolf Transformation to be slotted in your ability bar.
Supernatural Recovery (passive): This passive now only works while any Vampire ability is slotted in your ability bar.

Interesting...

Racial Passives

Argonian

Amphibious: Increased the bonus Health, Magicka and Stamina restore upon consuming a potion to 2/5/8% from 2/4/6%.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymhmD1GJWAo

Cyantific87

So no fix for Breton 3% reduced cost passive(which is terrible compared to high elfs 12% regen) Regen>Reduced Cost

Xael

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Combat & Gameplay
General

• Incapacitating Strike (Teleport Strike morph): The stun from Incapacitating Strike will now properly grant CC immunity.
  
  
  

Typo I think. Incapacitating Strike is the morph of Death Stroke.

@ZOS_GinaBruno

Vatter

Any chance on a few clarifications?

1. will detect pots still work on disappearing NB's?
2. has there been any changes to nirnhoned?
3. is there a still a gcd for the templar charge?

Xael

ads1 wrote: »

So no fix for Breton 3% reduced cost passive(which is terrible compared to high elfs 12% regen) Regen>Reduced Cost

Agreed, remove it and give Breton 7% magic damage instead

Own

Akinos wrote: »

Is it just me or did anybody else not read anything about nirnhoned armor being fixed/reduced? I REALLY hope they just forgot to add that in the patch notes.....

holy crap we need this

WhiskeyJac

what about trials , will they scale to vr16 ? please confirm

Alcast

@ZOS_GinaBruno I got some questions:

1. Are there any changes incoming to passives that increase Spell damage/Weapon damage or Crit and work then with the higher stat? Like Sorc passive(Inc spelldmg) or Templar Passive (Inc weapon dmg) or Kahjit (Inc Weapon crit)?

2. Do Ultimates and Stamina Morphs now propperly scale of Armor or Spell penentration, changing on which higher stats you have?
3. Howl of Agony is reflectable atm, is this being worked on?


And is there any chance of looking at the new Armor Set Bonuses`?

Xael

tinythinker wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymhmD1GJWAo

Glad I wasn't drinking anything while watching that... lost