PTS Patch Notes v2.6.0

Oompuh

Many drop locations for Item Sets have been changed. Below are the locations for all existing and new Item Sets (generally listed in Light/Medium/Heavy order when applicable)


Rivenspire: Necropotence, Darkstride, Vampire Cloak

Stonefalls: Silks of the Sun, Coat of the Red Mountain, Shalk Exoskeleton

Necropotence and Silks outside of trials?

MissBizz

Darlon wrote: »

MissBizz wrote: »

Server selection is now done at the login screen rather than in the launcher. You can change the server you log into by selecting the new “SERVER” option in the left menu.

Does this still mean we are downloading 2 copies of the game to use both though?

I hope it means we won't need 2 different clients for basically the same game...

That's what I am hoping for. Maybe that's why they started doing maintenance at the same time? @ZOS_GinaBruno if you know the answer could you please enlighten us?

Darlon

AverageJo3Gam3r wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Nifty2g wrote: »

@ZOS_GinaBruno

All set drops from dungeons and Trials are bind-on-pickup.

This sounds like a mistake, if not, what the hell is that change? You want people to be broke? How do you expect people to be raid ready?

Wtf is this

Don't forget you can trade within your group.

@Nifty2g and if I read the patch notes right, many sets previously locked behind trials will now be available in open world PvE. For example, looks like you can get silks of the sun jewlery by completing dolmens in stonefalls. Take that people price gouging on sun set pieces!

Looks like you're right... That's an interesting change... I see Red Mountain there also...

Nifty2g

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Nifty2g wrote: »

@ZOS_GinaBruno

All set drops from dungeons and Trials are bind-on-pickup.

This sounds like a mistake, if not, what the hell is that change? You want people to be broke? How do you expect people to be raid ready?

Wtf is this

Don't forget you can trade within your group.

@ZOS_GinaBruno

Well that's the issue, seeing as I run high end dungeons and Trials

This mainly puts a massive hindrance on trials especially, if I was raid leading most people can't get the best gear anymore, they wont be getting invited to raids or anything like that if they are wanting to start out, I understand that the best gear is already Bind on Pickup, but your other option is Bind on Equip gear and after that is crafted gear

Not only that but right now the economy is utter crap, removing Bind on Equip from trials just ruins raiders too, we can't sell gear to the community, we can't buy anything because of it either, I just don't understand what this will achieve, are you trying to cause more PUG and group finder groups to sell your loot within groups to each other, because friends dont do that with each other, and most people wont run in them anyway because of the gear issue

That is just my opinion, personally I think it's a very unhealthy addition and will just breed more elitism and divide raiders apart from the experienced and non experienced

Sallington

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Nifty2g wrote: »

@ZOS_GinaBruno

All set drops from dungeons and Trials are bind-on-pickup.

This sounds like a mistake, if not, what the hell is that change? You want people to be broke? How do you expect people to be raid ready?

Wtf is this

Don't forget you can trade within your group.

Are we supposed to charge our group members and guildies gold?

LUC1D7

Bluepitbull13 wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Nifty2g wrote: »

@ZOS_GinaBruno

All set drops from dungeons and Trials are bind-on-pickup.

This sounds like a mistake, if not, what the hell is that change? You want people to be broke? How do you expect people to be raid ready?

Wtf is this

Don't forget you can trade within your group.

let me group with my guild merchant so that I can "trade" it for gold

The sets that aren't BIP are now available in other areas. For example, Silk of the Suns is one of the stonefall sets.

Bluepitbull13

AverageJo3Gam3r wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Nifty2g wrote: »

@ZOS_GinaBruno

All set drops from dungeons and Trials are bind-on-pickup.

This sounds like a mistake, if not, what the hell is that change? You want people to be broke? How do you expect people to be raid ready?

Wtf is this

Don't forget you can trade within your group.

@Nifty2g and if I read the patch notes right, many sets previously locked behind trials will now be available in open world PvE. For example, looks like you can get silks of the sun jewlery by completing dolmens in stonefalls. Take that people price gouging on sun set pieces!

you could actually do something like farm normals for your gear or do your writs to buy your gear

GreatWhite000

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Nifty2g wrote: »

@ZOS_GinaBruno

All set drops from dungeons and Trials are bind-on-pickup.

This sounds like a mistake, if not, what the hell is that change? You want people to be broke? How do you expect people to be raid ready?

Wtf is this

Don't forget you can trade within your group.

That means nothing. Most money made by running trials is made from selling to people who are not interested at all in PvE.

Darlon

Nifty2g wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Nifty2g wrote: »

@ZOS_GinaBruno

All set drops from dungeons and Trials are bind-on-pickup.

This sounds like a mistake, if not, what the hell is that change? You want people to be broke? How do you expect people to be raid ready?

Wtf is this

Don't forget you can trade within your group.

@ZOS_GinaBruno

Well that's the issue, seeing as I run high end dungeons and Trials

This mainly puts a massive hindrance on trials especially, if I was raid leading most people can't get the best gear anymore, they wont be getting invited to raids or anything like that if they are wanting to start out, I understand that the best gear is already Bind on Pickup, but your other option is Bind on Equip gear and after that is crafted gear

Not only that but right now the economy is utter crap, removing Bind on Equip from trials just ruins raiders too, we can't sell gear to the community, we can't buy anything because of it either, I just don't understand what this will achieve, are you trying to cause more PUG and group finder groups to sell your loot within groups to each other, because friends dont do that with each other, and most people wont run in them anyway because of the gear issue

That is just my opinion, personally I think it's a very unhealthy addition and will just breed more elitism and divide raiders apart from the experienced and non experienced

Actually getting the gear like the sun set for instance, won't be an issue, as it will drop in normal overland content (stonefalls) now also.

I agree it hurts people selling it though...

Runs

Wow.

I am impressed.

kinggingernator

Darkonflare15 wrote: »

kinggingernator wrote: »

This is completely ridiculous the class balance is worse than it has ever been and they dont change it whatsoever, for

No it is not. It is the same.

What? Its the same as it has always been? Or are you saying the same as last patch, which is what i meant? Class balance is trash and they didnt change it. Period.

Synozeer

Storm Knight looks like the old patch notes - that damage was increased last time. No mention of the fixes to it.

Pangnirtung

Not happy about "Heresy of Ignorance: You must now be near your groupmates to share credit for disrupting the obelisks."

Why? Why? Why? Is this intended to drag out the quest?

LUC1D7

Man the main thing I wanted to read was the weapon ultimates. Those details were left out

silvereyes

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Updated the way Provisioning recipes drop as follows:

• Recipes in Cyrodiil, the Imperial City, and Dungeons now drop based on your rank in the Recipe Improvement passive.
• In other zones, recipes drop based on your passive rank 75% of the time, and the rest of the time drop the same way they dropped prior to One Tamriel, by zone.

Excellent! I was wondering if lowbie recipes were going to be completely blocked for high-level players or not. This was a very cool way of handling things. Good job ZOS!

Nifty2g

Darlon wrote: »

Nifty2g wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Nifty2g wrote: »

@ZOS_GinaBruno

All set drops from dungeons and Trials are bind-on-pickup.

This sounds like a mistake, if not, what the hell is that change? You want people to be broke? How do you expect people to be raid ready?

Wtf is this

Don't forget you can trade within your group.

@ZOS_GinaBruno

Well that's the issue, seeing as I run high end dungeons and Trials

This mainly puts a massive hindrance on trials especially, if I was raid leading most people can't get the best gear anymore, they wont be getting invited to raids or anything like that if they are wanting to start out, I understand that the best gear is already Bind on Pickup, but your other option is Bind on Equip gear and after that is crafted gear

Not only that but right now the economy is utter crap, removing Bind on Equip from trials just ruins raiders too, we can't sell gear to the community, we can't buy anything because of it either, I just don't understand what this will achieve, are you trying to cause more PUG and group finder groups to sell your loot within groups to each other, because friends dont do that with each other, and most people wont run in them anyway because of the gear issue

That is just my opinion, personally I think it's a very unhealthy addition and will just breed more elitism and divide raiders apart from the experienced and non experienced

Actually getting the gear like the sun set for instance, won't be an issue, as it will drop in normal overland content (stonefalls) now also.

I agree it hurts people selling it though...

Hold up guys I cant go to trials tonight I have to farm solo for my gear

Yeah, sounds good doesn't it I can't support this change what so ever, just doesn't seem right, not only do I help people farm for gear and trade it with them if they are offline or something and helping friends complete gear sets who are not in my group, but now they have to farm SOLO for it, as if Maelstrom wasn't enough

Preyfar

Odd question, but has the Yokudan medium gloves been fixed? They still remove Khajiit claws when worn.

XDragonoid

Is there no nerfs or buffs for classes?

Rex-Umbra

Epic sauce

Darlon

Nifty2g wrote: »

Darlon wrote: »

Nifty2g wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Nifty2g wrote: »

@ZOS_GinaBruno

All set drops from dungeons and Trials are bind-on-pickup.

This sounds like a mistake, if not, what the hell is that change? You want people to be broke? How do you expect people to be raid ready?

Wtf is this

Don't forget you can trade within your group.

@ZOS_GinaBruno

Well that's the issue, seeing as I run high end dungeons and Trials

This mainly puts a massive hindrance on trials especially, if I was raid leading most people can't get the best gear anymore, they wont be getting invited to raids or anything like that if they are wanting to start out, I understand that the best gear is already Bind on Pickup, but your other option is Bind on Equip gear and after that is crafted gear

Not only that but right now the economy is utter crap, removing Bind on Equip from trials just ruins raiders too, we can't sell gear to the community, we can't buy anything because of it either, I just don't understand what this will achieve, are you trying to cause more PUG and group finder groups to sell your loot within groups to each other, because friends dont do that with each other, and most people wont run in them anyway because of the gear issue

That is just my opinion, personally I think it's a very unhealthy addition and will just breed more elitism and divide raiders apart from the experienced and non experienced

Actually getting the gear like the sun set for instance, won't be an issue, as it will drop in normal overland content (stonefalls) now also.

I agree it hurts people selling it though...

Hold up guys I cant go to trials tonight I have to farm solo for my gear

Yeah, sounds good doesn't it

Better than having to buy it... you're complaining that people can't get it outside of trials (otherwise, what is the problem with it being BoP if you're going to use it yourself ? )

Gilliamtherogue

Nifty2g wrote: »

Darlon wrote: »

Nifty2g wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Nifty2g wrote: »

@ZOS_GinaBruno

All set drops from dungeons and Trials are bind-on-pickup.

This sounds like a mistake, if not, what the hell is that change? You want people to be broke? How do you expect people to be raid ready?

Wtf is this

Don't forget you can trade within your group.

@ZOS_GinaBruno

Well that's the issue, seeing as I run high end dungeons and Trials

This mainly puts a massive hindrance on trials especially, if I was raid leading most people can't get the best gear anymore, they wont be getting invited to raids or anything like that if they are wanting to start out, I understand that the best gear is already Bind on Pickup, but your other option is Bind on Equip gear and after that is crafted gear

Not only that but right now the economy is utter crap, removing Bind on Equip from trials just ruins raiders too, we can't sell gear to the community, we can't buy anything because of it either, I just don't understand what this will achieve, are you trying to cause more PUG and group finder groups to sell your loot within groups to each other, because friends dont do that with each other, and most people wont run in them anyway because of the gear issue

That is just my opinion, personally I think it's a very unhealthy addition and will just breed more elitism and divide raiders apart from the experienced and non experienced

Actually getting the gear like the sun set for instance, won't be an issue, as it will drop in normal overland content (stonefalls) now also.

I agree it hurts people selling it though...

Hold up guys I cant go to trials tonight I have to farm solo for my gear

Yeah, sounds good doesn't it I can't support this change what so ever, just doesn't seem right, not only do I help people farm for gear and trade it with them if they are offline or something and helping friends complete gear sets who are not in my group, but now they have to farm SOLO for it, as if Maelstrom wasn't enough

Sounds like VMA.

AverageJo3Gam3r

Bluepitbull13 wrote: »

AverageJo3Gam3r wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Nifty2g wrote: »

@ZOS_GinaBruno

All set drops from dungeons and Trials are bind-on-pickup.

This sounds like a mistake, if not, what the hell is that change? You want people to be broke? How do you expect people to be raid ready?

Wtf is this

Don't forget you can trade within your group.

@Nifty2g and if I read the patch notes right, many sets previously locked behind trials will now be available in open world PvE. For example, looks like you can get silks of the sun jewlery by completing dolmens in stonefalls. Take that people price gouging on sun set pieces!

you could actually do something like farm normals for your gear or do your writs to buy your gear

@Bluepitbull13 true, but farming trials requires tracking down 12 people that can run the trial at the same time I can (not convenient). Writs are a waste of mats after the change. Could I steal/farm/flip to get the 1.5-2mil gold needed to buy sun jewlery, a sharpened 1H, and a shield? Sure. But is it worth it when I know it will drop in price? Nope. Would rather keep rockin my torugs pact+willpower in PvP (which is what I really want to do), while I wait for update 12.

KenaPKK

Aerin wrote: »

For once, there is no nerfs in this patch notes.

Too bad we need a lot of them.

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Nifty2g wrote: »

@ZOS_GinaBruno

All set drops from dungeons and Trials are bind-on-pickup.

This sounds like a mistake, if not, what the hell is that change? You want people to be broke? How do you expect people to be raid ready?

Wtf is this

Don't forget you can trade within your group.

Nifty knows that... He means that trading with the group isn't enough. This change will gut the game's economy and limit powerful sets to people who heavily farm trials. Not a good decision.

Darlon

KenaPKK wrote: »

Aerin wrote: »

For once, there is no nerfs in this patch notes.

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Too bad we need a lot of them.

Nifty2g wrote: »

@ZOS_GinaBruno

All set drops from dungeons and Trials are bind-on-pickup.

This sounds like a mistake, if not, what the hell is that change? You want people to be broke? How do you expect people to be raid ready?

Wtf is this

Don't forget you can trade within your group.

Nifty knows that... He means that trading with the group isn't enough. This change will gut the game's economy and limit powerful sets to people who heavily farm trials. Not a good decision.

It will not limit the sets to people that farm trials, since the sets now also drop outside of trials (where they are still BoE)...

kinggingernator

Chill out with the trading stuff, farm mats to make gold or farm normal zones for the gear its not that bad. Can we please address the fact that balance has not been changed whatsoever?

Meshal

WTF is up with BOP in all trials and dungeons? isn't it already hard enough to get the sets we need? why the heck are you changing the game completely to solo gameplay? as if msa is not enough? something is wrong here...!!!!

Glory

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Velidreth: Reduced this item set’s cooldown to 9 seconds from 10 seconds.

Yo dawg, I heard you like one shotting people with a set so I reduced the CD so you could one shot more.

JR_Returns

Well done for getting this out before the weekend.

Sad to see that there is no mention of the riding on your arse graphic being fixed.

Asgari

How can you not do any class rebalancing at all? Like none?

Nifty2g

Darlon wrote: »

Nifty2g wrote: »

Darlon wrote: »

Nifty2g wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Nifty2g wrote: »

@ZOS_GinaBruno

All set drops from dungeons and Trials are bind-on-pickup.

This sounds like a mistake, if not, what the hell is that change? You want people to be broke? How do you expect people to be raid ready?

Wtf is this

Don't forget you can trade within your group.

@ZOS_GinaBruno

Well that's the issue, seeing as I run high end dungeons and Trials

This mainly puts a massive hindrance on trials especially, if I was raid leading most people can't get the best gear anymore, they wont be getting invited to raids or anything like that if they are wanting to start out, I understand that the best gear is already Bind on Pickup, but your other option is Bind on Equip gear and after that is crafted gear

Not only that but right now the economy is utter crap, removing Bind on Equip from trials just ruins raiders too, we can't sell gear to the community, we can't buy anything because of it either, I just don't understand what this will achieve, are you trying to cause more PUG and group finder groups to sell your loot within groups to each other, because friends dont do that with each other, and most people wont run in them anyway because of the gear issue

That is just my opinion, personally I think it's a very unhealthy addition and will just breed more elitism and divide raiders apart from the experienced and non experienced

Actually getting the gear like the sun set for instance, won't be an issue, as it will drop in normal overland content (stonefalls) now also.

I agree it hurts people selling it though...

Hold up guys I cant go to trials tonight I have to farm solo for my gear

Yeah, sounds good doesn't it

Better than having to buy it... you're complaining that people can't get it outside of trials (otherwise, what is the problem with it being BoP if you're going to use it yourself ? )

Some of the people that want stuff don't step foot in trials, some of these sets are also largely popular inside Cyrodill, not only does this destroy PvE and breeds elitism out the ass for end game PvE but now it also forces PvP players to come into trials who can't get any groups, or they would have to farm it

Why was having this stuff as BoE an issue? It's going to ruin the economy, enforce solo game play even more, a lot of players will be under equipped rather than just buying stuff and it is also going to make it hell for PvP players
The plus side, you get to use group finder and trade more/talk with the community

But really, most groups will stay in their small circle of friends anyway