Should the poisons in this game be applied to weapons?

Fruitmass

Yes, but only certain weapons should have poisons applied to them (explain which weapons and why below)

Forestd16b14_ESO wrote: »

But question. What be the point? As we all know DoTs are horrible and adding more poison to a weapon wouldn't do jack cause a potion along can health through it.

They don't have all have to be DoTs. Certainly some should be but some could do flat damage. Not all of them have to be purely health damage either. Draining magica or Stamina has it's uses. There could be other effects such as frenzy, fear, stun, silence, healing reduction, armor reduction and so on. There's a lot of possibilities and many new avenues of gameplay that could be opened if done right.

Robbmrp wrote: »

They should make poisons/disease only for weapons typically associated with that. They should be removed from enchants and be made into potions that an alchemist could make.

Fire, Ice and Lightning enchants should remain with staffs. The only enchants that should apply to weapons that can be poisoned should be those that return a resource. These could be used in place of and not in addition to poison.

Aye, this is more or less the same thing I'm thinking and would be a fair trade off.

Would be nice to have ground targeting throwable poisons as well. For general use and to offset not being able to coat staves. If you can't slather your weapons in viscous ooze, you should at least be able to throw it at someone, lol.

usrevenge

Maybe/Need more info (Feel free to ask question below, I'll get back to you fast as possible)

if balanced, yes, if not, no

Thymos

No, poisons should not be applied to weapons in game.

This option felt a little lonely.

I'd wager that they wont add poison crafting, because it would disrupt certain skills and affect the overall balance of the game. My arrow does poison damage from the skill, and poison damage from the poison I applied to the weapon.