Game altering changes...

Zvorgin

... every patch throws the game on its head. I can't recall another game that made such drastic changes every single patch cycle to core mechanics.

CP clearly seems to be driving these issues, and I can't see any consistency until they overhaul the CP system. I haven't done trials, but I can't imagine these changes are good for end game group PvE and VMA is going to be a nightmare. Am I missing something because this seems way too drastic for a single patch across the board?

Oreyn_Bearclaw

This is certainly the most radical shift from a patch to gameplay that we have ever seen from a PVE perspective. The two areas you mentioned (VMA and Trials) will have it the worst. Sustain will be a total f'ing nightmare, even in the best of groups.

My complaint about ZOS for the longest time has been overreaction. They are very good at identifying the problem, but they lack subtlety and finesse in their "solutions".

Zvorgin

A lack of finesse is a good way to put it.

MasterSpatula

Also, too much sustain may have been a problem with the hardcore crowd. But more casual players are having quite the opposite problem.

These days, I'm really enjoying PUGing in Craglorn. Some days I run with people who really know their stuff and feel like I'm getting carried. More often I feel like I'm the one doing the carrying. Those guys who are constantly asking me to wait a sec in Shada's Tear so they can get resources back are about to find their fun strip-mined from the game.

Zvorgin

I knew the CP nerf hammer was coming but to see class skills hit so drastically was a surprise. At this point in the game (3 years out) I wouldn't think we are still seeing overhauls to class fundamentals.