How many Sorcs Could do vMA now they have no shield
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As the title suggests...I know they have said they are lowering the difficulty of vMA but will it be possible for a Sorc to complete this without their shields?
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greylox✭✭✭✭✭We have shields stop overreacting, they're just as strong - even getting a better one from light armour if you feel the need to stack. Shields don't last that long anyway if you use them right, no point wasting mana running them constantly in Pve for no good reason.PC EU
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RoyJade✭✭✭✭✭
✭Unable to use shield to really prevent damage, so it gonna be much harder. It'll be a huge dps loss.
But I think good sorc will still be able to finish it without too much troubles.0 -
Shader_Shibes✭✭✭✭✭
✭When has hardened ward lasted the 20 secs when your getting beat on? Never, so won't make the slightest bit of difference.Edited by Shader_Shibes on April 26, 2016 10:27AM3 -
a1x23✭✭✭I think sorc shields got buffed (harness taking all dmg now) bad sorcs will have a hard time but players who run tgeir rotations right will have no issue1 -
Silver_Strider✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭I think the bigger question is, how many Stamina builds are going to be running Bone Shield to have a better chance at completing vMaelstrom?
I know it's possible to complete vMA already on a stamina build but it might be a lot easier now that they have a viable, all-purpose shield on top of their crazy damage numbers.Argonian forever0 -
ListerJMC✭✭✭✭✭
✭Well the thing is my sorcerer's shield in vMSA doesn't last the full 20 seconds anyway, as I'm being hit with multiple enemies who are constantly wearing it down. I don't even think I'll notice the difference.Edited by ListerJMC on April 26, 2016 10:55AMPC NA & EU || Mammoth Guilds - Victory or Valhalla || Altmer sorcerer main
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Mr.Hmm✭✭✭✭Sorcs still have shields.
The difference is that they have 6 seconds duration instead of 20 seconds duration now. Change your build in a way that Shields are secondary and not the main focus.If I die tomorrow I do not want to think of the game I could of played today, therefor I will play whatever I want today while securing a future to play in as well.
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Surak73✭✭✭✭Shader_Shibes wrote: »When has hardened ward lasted the 20 secs when your getting beat on? Never, so won't make the slightest bit of difference.
Of course they don't last 20 secs during a heated fight with ten players or mobs, but that - keep spamming them to block damage - is not their intended purpose. One just casts hw or hm as a safeguard measure, to be sure that those nasty archers don't take away 80% of your life hitting you from behind while you're damaging the boss, or something. In such a normal situation, in dungeons or vma, they do last for 20 secs, and are an effective safeguard. With a timing of 6 secs, this safeguard is simply lost, since it's not possible recasting them at that pace without having at least 2k of mag recovery.
It will be impossible for a sorcerer do the vma? Not at all. It will be more difficult and there will be more odd deaths? Yes, of course.0 -
Function✭✭✭cShader_Shibes wrote: »When has hardened ward lasted the 20 secs when your getting beat on? Never, so won't make the slightest bit of difference.
Of course they don't last 20 secs during a heated fight with ten players or mobs, but that - keep spamming them to block damage - is not their intended purpose. One just casts hw or hm as a safeguard measure, to be sure that those nasty archers don't take away 80% of your life hitting you from behind while you're damaging the boss, or something. In such a normal situation, in dungeons or vma, they do last for 20 secs, and are an effective safeguard. With a timing of 6 secs, this safeguard is simply lost, since it's not possible recasting them at that pace without having at least 2k of mag recovery.
It will be impossible for a sorcerer do the vma? Not at all. It will be more difficult and there will be more odd deaths? Yes, of course.
It will be the same difficulty if not less, you are now able to stack two shields that absorb all types of damage. Not to mention sorcs still have power surge which heals on crits.0 -
Mettaricana✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭I stam sorced vma with only shoeld being brawler to deal with adds ganging on me.0 -
Surak73✭✭✭✭you are now able to stack two shields that absorb all types of damage
Yes, I will able to do this, but since it would cost roughly 1.7k mag every 2 secs, I think this opportunity won't be very useful for me...
(Unless I'm inclined to sacrifice half of my spell damage on the altair of mag recovery, of course) 0
