MoeCoastie wrote: »Cyrodiil is awesome. So many different playstyles can exist within one area. To me, that's unique and should be valued. Adding arenas would just create a different game and this "meta" (as you guys like to call it) will be necessity rather than an option.
Keep PvP casual. Hardcore pvpers can go play BDO or WoW
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MoeCoastie wrote: »Cyrodiil is awesome. So many different playstyles can exist within one area. To me, that's unique and should be valued. Adding arenas would just create a different game and this "meta" (as you guys like to call it) will be necessity rather than an option.
Keep PvP casual. Hardcore pvpers can go play BDO or WoW
The problem is Cyrodil and the PVP in TESO is not casual. For some time now it has been the realm of large guilds and large groups. Anything less than 4 people will not survive for more than a few seconds.
You have veritable armies pouring from opposing factions (EP and AD for us) that seem to consist of the entire faction some days. While the opposing faction (DC) has small groups and they're all busy fighting. A solo person logs on and they aren't going to get picked up into a group. They most assuredly are not going to be getting any kills alone when everyone is running 500+ CP builds specially built for PVP ganking.
I joined 2x PVP guilds to be able to get some PVP action when I returned to the game after Orsinium and IC release. This has seen my AP balance increase but I am getting front row tickets to the destruction of the game I returned to. From the zergfest in Cyrodil to the same thing in the sewers. PVP is not a solo casual person's play area.
This then leads on to people not in America; for people outisde the US, who also play on the NA server (due mostly to the large difference in time to the EU also; I'm looking at you fellow Australians), we log into PVP at times when there is either an entire map a single colour and our faction offline or huge zergfests from every faction. For me that means DC and EP are battling at the Chalamo and AD are claiming the rest of the map because everyone else is busy fighting over a single keep.
I like TESO and I like PVP but when the combat hinges on someone having more CP (been in the game longer) and lower latency (in Australia for me that's no less than 300ms whereas people in the US report 100ms or lower latency) the difference between 100ms and 300ms is 4 attacks. That's instant death for me and it all appears to happen at the same time so I can't even react. I deal with that aspect by ensuring I'm in a group where I usually get some form of splash healing to keep me alive for the extra half a second it takes to display attacks on my end.
If you then move to Trueflame (lagsville) where the ping time for US people is reaching 300-400ms and I'm getting 900-2000ms pings it's stupid beyond a joke. ZOS needs to focus on either providing a level playing field, better encounters or getting rid of the horrendous server (not client) lag introduced back in 2015.
Casual pvp is propably one of the best things i have experiened past 5 year. Azura star pc eu atleast is so full of it atm and its GREAT.
Aoe blobbers/ballerinas/wankers stay away from it.
And no, cyrodiil is not bust. Quite far from it.
heystreethawk wrote: »Casual pvp is propably one of the best things i have experiened past 5 year. Azura star pc eu atleast is so full of it atm and its GREAT.
Aoe blobbers/ballerinas/wankers stay away from it.
And no, cyrodiil is not bust. Quite far from it.
???
On NA server, ballerinas are the most casual of them all
What different playstiles? On PS4 EU only dps stack, nothing more, with TG changes game can be renamed to something like "Zerg Of Sorcs: And two templars"MoeCoastie wrote: »Cyrodiil is awesome. So many different playstyles can exist within one area. To me, that's unique and should be valued. Adding arenas would just create a different game and this "meta" (as you guys like to call it) will be necessity rather than an option.
Keep PvP casual. Hardcore pvpers can go play BDO or WoW
Sugaroverdose wrote: »What different playstiles? On PS4 EU only dps stack, nothing more, with TG changes game can be renamed to something like "Zerg Of Sorcs: And two templars"MoeCoastie wrote: »Cyrodiil is awesome. So many different playstyles can exist within one area. To me, that's unique and should be valued. Adding arenas would just create a different game and this "meta" (as you guys like to call it) will be necessity rather than an option.
Keep PvP casual. Hardcore pvpers can go play BDO or WoW
MoeCoastie wrote: »Cyrodiil is awesome. So many different playstyles can exist within one area. To me, that's unique and should be valued. Adding arenas would just create a different game and this "meta" (as you guys like to call it) will be necessity rather than an option.
Keep PvP casual. Hardcore pvpers can go play BDO or WoW
So what? You didn't say anything about build diversity or playstile, spamnado and ganking with single target is most popular stamina "playstile"(which isn't playstile it's couple of abilities spammed, i bet your "single target playstile" is WB spam).MoeCoastie wrote: »Sugaroverdose wrote: »What different playstiles? On PS4 EU only dps stack, nothing more, with TG changes game can be renamed to something like "Zerg Of Sorcs: And two templars"MoeCoastie wrote: »Cyrodiil is awesome. So many different playstyles can exist within one area. To me, that's unique and should be valued. Adding arenas would just create a different game and this "meta" (as you guys like to call it) will be necessity rather than an option.
Keep PvP casual. Hardcore pvpers can go play BDO or WoW
I run solo most of the time. During this time I afk a ton, take a lot of medication breaks, and do a ton of lurking and scouting. The AP doesnt flow as fast, I use a few mobility abilities that arent standard with my build, and all my abilities are single target. Also, unless im in combat, im almost always in stealth patrolling transit routes
When my only 2 friends in the entire game are logged on, we 3man. I remove the mobility abilities swap out an ulti and a couple single target abilities, maybe even throw on vigor. Now im accountable to my other 2 group members so I tend to YOLO a lot instead of my usual run and hide. In this group, we're more objective oriented and less patrolling transit route. We have ok healing and more aoe and CC which allows us to hold our ground a little.
In a zerg I swap out weapons for dual wield spamnado, slot barrier and basically stick on crown spamming a couple abilites while I yell for my daughter to get my hotpocket from the micro. Without a /stick or /follow command, the days of afk zerging are over.
Im sure others have different playstyles, im just really simple and broad with mine. My only real experience with instanced pvp was rift and a little in warhammer. They are usually timed and from my experience faster paced with little wiggle room for diversity in playstyles.
heystreethawk wrote: »Casual pvp is propably one of the best things i have experiened past 5 year. Azura star pc eu atleast is so full of it atm and its GREAT.
Aoe blobbers/ballerinas/wankers stay away from it.
And no, cyrodiil is not bust. Quite far from it.
???
On NA server, ballerinas are the most casual of them all
you mean the 20-30 ppl who all stacked and running together spamming pretty much same time whole time steel tornado are casuals? sounds quite organized to me!
Casuals> those folks ppl complain about zerging from keep to keep sieging happily, killing and dying all the time.
Sugaroverdose wrote: »So what? You didn't say anything about build diversity or playstile, spamnado and ganking with single target is most popular stamina "playstile"(which isn't playstile it's couple of abilities spammed, i bet your "single target playstile" is WB spam).MoeCoastie wrote: »Sugaroverdose wrote: »What different playstiles? On PS4 EU only dps stack, nothing more, with TG changes game can be renamed to something like "Zerg Of Sorcs: And two templars"MoeCoastie wrote: »Cyrodiil is awesome. So many different playstyles can exist within one area. To me, that's unique and should be valued. Adding arenas would just create a different game and this "meta" (as you guys like to call it) will be necessity rather than an option.
Keep PvP casual. Hardcore pvpers can go play BDO or WoW
I run solo most of the time. During this time I afk a ton, take a lot of medication breaks, and do a ton of lurking and scouting. The AP doesnt flow as fast, I use a few mobility abilities that arent standard with my build, and all my abilities are single target. Also, unless im in combat, im almost always in stealth patrolling transit routes
When my only 2 friends in the entire game are logged on, we 3man. I remove the mobility abilities swap out an ulti and a couple single target abilities, maybe even throw on vigor. Now im accountable to my other 2 group members so I tend to YOLO a lot instead of my usual run and hide. In this group, we're more objective oriented and less patrolling transit route. We have ok healing and more aoe and CC which allows us to hold our ground a little.
In a zerg I swap out weapons for dual wield spamnado, slot barrier and basically stick on crown spamming a couple abilites while I yell for my daughter to get my hotpocket from the micro. Without a /stick or /follow command, the days of afk zerging are over.
Im sure others have different playstyles, im just really simple and broad with mine. My only real experience with instanced pvp was rift and a little in warhammer. They are usually timed and from my experience faster paced with little wiggle room for diversity in playstyles.
MoeCoastie wrote: »Cyrodiil is awesome. So many different playstyles can exist within one area. To me, that's unique and should be valued. Adding arenas would just create a different game and this "meta" (as you guys like to call it) will be necessity rather than an option.
Keep PvP casual. Hardcore pvpers can go play BDO or WoW
PeggymoeXD wrote: »MoeCoastie wrote: »Cyrodiil is awesome. So many different playstyles can exist within one area. To me, that's unique and should be valued. Adding arenas would just create a different game and this "meta" (as you guys like to call it) will be necessity rather than an option.
Keep PvP casual. Hardcore pvpers can go play BDO or WoW
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"No ETA."jamesharv2005ub17_ESO wrote: »You are in luck OP. PVP arenas and battlegrounds are in active development.
heystreethawk wrote: »heystreethawk wrote: »Casual pvp is propably one of the best things i have experiened past 5 year. Azura star pc eu atleast is so full of it atm and its GREAT.
Aoe blobbers/ballerinas/wankers stay away from it.
And no, cyrodiil is not bust. Quite far from it.
???
On NA server, ballerinas are the most casual of them all
you mean the 20-30 ppl who all stacked and running together spamming pretty much same time whole time steel tornado are casuals? sounds quite organized to me!
Casuals> those folks ppl complain about zerging from keep to keep sieging happily, killing and dying all the time.
Ahh, I think it means a different thing over here. Nm.
Mrs_Quietus wrote: »heystreethawk wrote: »heystreethawk wrote: »Casual pvp is propably one of the best things i have experiened past 5 year. Azura star pc eu atleast is so full of it atm and its GREAT.
Aoe blobbers/ballerinas/wankers stay away from it.
And no, cyrodiil is not bust. Quite far from it.
???
On NA server, ballerinas are the most casual of them all
you mean the 20-30 ppl who all stacked and running together spamming pretty much same time whole time steel tornado are casuals? sounds quite organized to me!
Casuals> those folks ppl complain about zerging from keep to keep sieging happily, killing and dying all the time.
Ahh, I think it means a different thing over here. Nm.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH BALLERINAS
(pulls up tutu)
I am surprised no one commented on the effect someplace like this would have on Cyrodil for the masses.
1) Reduce population in Cyrodil. Reduce Lag in Cyrodil.
2) Create a place for players to go when fewer are online - and instead of PvDooring a map one color - actually get fair and balanced PvP.
3) Places Cyrodil as a "Zerg Busting" locale.
4) Also let's the top 12 and 24 mans duke it out in a place to sack up and show who is the best - and create tactics for a different type of play style.
jamesharv2005ub17_ESO wrote: »You are in luck OP. PVP arenas and battlegrounds are in active development.
zZzleepyhead wrote: »jamesharv2005ub17_ESO wrote: »You are in luck OP. PVP arenas and battlegrounds are in active development.
so is colonizing Mars. Who wants to place some bets?