“Life is a state of mind”
full monty up front – I have neither the patience nor skill to gank myself (not sure if that came out quite right)…occasionally I’ll indulge with others – by and large though, I’m too focused and in a rush to find that next “great” fight… I do though greatly appreciate the time and effort others put into the art of stealthy combat…
So, what the heck is so great about ganking – well, I give you exhibit A:
https://youtu.be/omek-g6_LAQ
Yes, ganking can in fact be a warm, loving and beautiful thing…
So, big thanks to all you pro ganks out there and please keep doing your thing…
pro tip number 4 for successful ganking – if you see some strange character all alone on top of a rock dancing or playing a lute – chances are very good, they are in fact not alone …
Yes it's hard holding back a little more when you just want to get in there and fight but patience is a big part of it also sometimes feels like your not contributing but you are
Wreuntzylla wrote: »He keeps his chucks in a sock in his closet. Hahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!
Wreuntzylla wrote: »He keeps his chucks in a sock in his closet. Hahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!
@Wreuntzylla ...I remember my cousin getting me into them as a kid - man, I nearly beat myself to death...I remember years later being super pissed when I learned their were foam versions available...
I remember thinking as a kid - well, Bruce Lee makes it look so easy...although I don't remember him ever being covered in black and blue marks all over his body...
yeah, whipping them around your thigh is a little dicey...
I remember thinking as a kid - well, Bruce Lee makes it look so easy...although I don't remember him ever being covered in black and blue marks all over his body...
yeah, whipping them around your thigh is a little dicey...
First time I ever tried out dem nunchakus during martial arts training ended with me having a brown bump on my forehead for 3 weeks
As someone who ganked a LOT on a Khajiit stam nightblade before proc sets and heavy armor became pvp meta, I miss the old days. My favorite parts were the situational awareness, target selection, and the ability to get in, pull off an extremely fast combo with animation canceling before the target could break stun, and get out while their group scratched their head searching for me.
I am considering using the spriggan set with clever alchemist now to give these heavy armor builds something to fear again.
chaserstorm16909 wrote: »This thread is hard for me to relate to since I have never actually ganked anyone.
Reasons I envy players who play NB is their patience. As a DK I can't simply spend 2.9h out of 3h in PvP without any real action. I have NB but didn't play it that much in PvP compared to DK. I guess it's simply not my style.
@Sheezabeast ...solid points - all things being perfect (skills, gear, location, target), it really shouldn't be a fair fight, and the whole shooting match should be over in under 5 seconds...
I have 8 active characters in cyro...some wear all light (with a bunch of impen armor traits, plus cp in crit resistance), some only have around 20k health (my own NB, plus a magsorc)...
honestly, it's probably less than 20% of the attacks that are successful (most of those are on my horse )...when I'm ready - i spend a lot of time dancing on rocks outside of keeps, resources, and my favorite spot now - outposts, lots and lots of folks lurking around outposts these days...
very rarely does someone get me out of there in 3 shots or less, by then i can defend - granted, I might not be able to find the person that hit me..but, a lot of times that I unstealth - they'll be friendlies in stealth nearby...
I will say this - my survivability rate from stealth attacks go waaaaay down in IC...I'm lucky to survive a third of the time there...it's exciting and fun though...
most importantly - freakin awesome shot of clouseau and kato...happy times watching those movies when I was young...
Maybe my happiest moment in ESO was hitting Zergbad with a scorching flare and watching him buuuuuurn. That dude was an amazing ganker with a terrible attitude lol. He had a special way of insta-gibbing, and I remember also being very pleased with myself when I instinctively blocked a second before he ganked me (easily survived that).
Ya, it is fun being the gankee. You get to witness the overwhelming successes and crippling failures of players alike lol, depending on how it goes.
so here's the thing - i understand that a lot of the better stealth players have a "list", sure they take easy targets of opportunity...but, for the most part they're out there hunting folks on the leader boards or people that have annoyed them in the past...
as I said in the past - i'm so low on the political/social totem pole, it feels like i got dirt covering my face...I'm fine with that...
I know only a very small portion of the players on my map are involved with the forums (they probably just enjoy spending more time playing than writing about it)...
I'm just hoping to show up on some of our better players hit list
"After a hard week of farming, or a long night of being nagged by your wife, there is nothing better than going out for a bit of a fish."
oh yeah - gotta beware of fluoridation...Since this thread's title is a reference to Strangelove may I point out that he, too, was a proponent of the preemptive strike.
And worried about the purity of his fluids.
hey @wazzz56 ...
sorry man - i'm 50 something going on 15
yes, please do dust off your AD old man waz...that's perfect - i'm gonna be playing my DC DK for a couple of more nights...
i finally stopped trying to switch up my characters all the time in cyro - it just got too difficult...so, i'll stay with the same character now for 2 or 3 days straight - much, much easier to compete...
warning for your cat though - i'm a tough mouse to kill...even more so cuz i'm gonna upgrade his armor from level 16 to level 24 tonight...i also need to bump up his jewelry - realized last night i was still wearing a level 8 prophet's recollection ring...yeah, that ain't gonna cut it...
it's funny - i pretty much suck at dueling...i think i'm 0 for 4 since 1T rolled out, back when all the dueling was in the arena district and some quiet spots in cyro - i was barely scratching 50% (my last duel in IC i got spanked hard with two of my "tougher" characters by some sorc whom had about 100 less cp then me - that was humbling )...
i don't know what it is, but, throw in some chaos in the form of buildings, trees, rocks and some random players - and i'm a little bit beastly
only tough thing is - i'm out here in cali, so i don't usually get on til around 9 pst...hope to see you out there sir...
"After a hard week of farming, or a long night of being nagged by your wife, there is nothing better than going out for a bit of a fish."