Shor PC/NA "Official" Discussion

technohic

Nobodies home tonight when I looked a bit ago. Im assuming they are in Summerset.

And generally; Shor has a lot of small man groups when its light that dont really PUG. Weekends it becomes more group up in numbers.

Vapirko

I’m looking forward to getting back to some open world this weekend. Been doing summerset stuff and then a few bgs for the randoms. Really like being able to deathmatch. Finished leveling a mag sorc (mostly) and trying to figure out why people are always asking for buffs. Seriously one of the most powerful classes. Can’t imagine what it was like prior to the frags and shields nerf lol. Beyond the obvious of lacking a snare removal, but seriously, PvE or PvP even for a first timer they’re really *** strong. Perhaps they lack more in open world PvP.

Also has anyone tried farming clam gall for the new max stam/ health and stam/health regen food? So good but that process is next to torture.

technohic

Vapirko wrote: »

I’m looking forward to getting back to some open world this weekend. Been doing summerset stuff and then a few bgs for the randoms. Really like being able to deathmatch. Finished leveling a mag sorc (mostly) and trying to figure out why people are always asking for buffs. Seriously one of the most powerful classes. Can’t imagine what it was like prior to the frags and shields nerf lol. Beyond the obvious of lacking a snare removal, but seriously, PvE or PvP even for a first timer they’re really *** strong. Perhaps they lack more in open world PvP.

Also has anyone tried farming clam gall for the new max stam/ health and stam/health regen food? So good but that process is next to torture.

So far all I have done since the update is go update my builds a bit. Sitting there looking at my sorc and wondering why I havent taken him out for a while. Started liking where he is at with 2 monster sets and staves. Trying to decide what I want to run.

I've cancelled subbing as I have my stamplar, NB, and sorc to where the builds might not be perfect; but they fit my playstyle. Sorc might be cheaper as far as potion usage as I dont have to down them as much as my stamplar.

NBrookus

Vapirko wrote: »

I’m looking forward to getting back to some open world this weekend. Been doing summerset stuff and then a few bgs for the randoms. Really like being able to deathmatch. Finished leveling a mag sorc (mostly) and trying to figure out why people are always asking for buffs. Seriously one of the most powerful classes. Can’t imagine what it was like prior to the frags and shields nerf lol. Beyond the obvious of lacking a snare removal, but seriously, PvE or PvP even for a first timer they’re really *** strong. Perhaps they lack more in open world PvP.

The shield nerf made sorcs much more vulnerable to gankers, but didn't affect active combat much. The frag nerf should never have happened, but neither should the rune prison buff. Sorcs have always pretty solid; you can be tanky with shields and still put out high damage, but they are predictable and if you are trying to do both the price of a mistake is usually instant death.

It's pretty hard to justify playing any mag class but destro sorc or magblade this patch.

Vapirko

NBrookus wrote: »

Vapirko wrote: »

I’m looking forward to getting back to some open world this weekend. Been doing summerset stuff and then a few bgs for the randoms. Really like being able to deathmatch. Finished leveling a mag sorc (mostly) and trying to figure out why people are always asking for buffs. Seriously one of the most powerful classes. Can’t imagine what it was like prior to the frags and shields nerf lol. Beyond the obvious of lacking a snare removal, but seriously, PvE or PvP even for a first timer they’re really *** strong. Perhaps they lack more in open world PvP.

The shield nerf made sorcs much more vulnerable to gankers, but didn't affect active combat much. The frag nerf should never have happened, but neither should the rune prison buff. Sorcs have always pretty solid; you can be tanky with shields and still put out high damage, but they are predictable and if you are trying to do both the price of a mistake is usually instant death.

It's pretty hard to justify playing any mag class but destro sorc or magblade this patch.

True, when death comes it does so swiftly. Still I think mag sorcs have a varied tool kit. To some extent all classes are predictable. We all know what mag DKs are gonna do, stam wardens, Templars etc. I’m definitely too new to mag sorc to be calling things, but I love the amount of mobility and varied damage output they have. And I don’t find shooting star to be all that buggy and terrible as most people say. Atronach is also a great ult when under pressure by multiple people. The stun and confusion it creates is great. But I’m sure my opinions will change when I start coming up against good stam toons open world lol. Oh and man do people love to chase mag sorcs, it’s like dogs after a cat.

Rickter

DC has been benefitting from low pop bonus lately with the new score evaluation periods and i couldnt be more happier.

Aside from a squad of 11 PUGs or so herded by the current #1, Requiem are the only other DC on the server and were getting 14k keep ticks and 3.4k resource ticks. 18k defense ticks.

We’ll log in around 8pm and have some pretty amazing fights - 5v6 was yhe most recent back and forth with the AD emp and i guess his squad. In discord we literally compared it to the old days of Shor when we were all there was and the smaller population.

Post dlc/chapter release is best pvp. Enjoyed this last week. Probably will be back to the shenanigans next week now that everyone has time stop, accelerate and mending....

Also been seeing a lot of Sload’s. The Sloadageddon has begun!!!!

Vapirko

Rickter wrote: »

DC has been benefitting from low pop bonus lately with the new score evaluation periods and i couldnt be more happier.

Aside from a squad of 11 PUGs or so herded by the current #1, Requiem are the only other DC on the server and were getting 14k keep ticks and 3.4k resource ticks. 18k defense ticks.

We’ll log in around 8pm and have some pretty amazing fights - 5v6 was yhe most recent back and forth with the AD emp and i guess his squad. In discord we literally compared it to the old days of Shor when we were all there was and the smaller population.

Post dlc/chapter release is best pvp. Enjoyed this last week. Probably will be back to the shenanigans next week now that everyone has time stop, accelerate and mending....

Also been seeing a lot of Sload’s. The Sloadageddon has begun!!!!

I’m definitly coming back to open world this weekend. Fury and 7ths on the stam warden with stam jewelry now so strong v pugs.

Rickter

There was a tenacious 4 man of <Ignis Veritas> tonight. And the AD emp has benefitted from the company of the likes of @BaylorCorvette and his crew so i think youll be disappointed if youre expecting the run of the mill AD pug squad, @Vapirko .

But that does sound like a killer combo for your warden. Play smart and USE GUARDS!!

BaylorCorvette

The campaign is weird atm. Tonight is the first time I've been in Shor since Summerset launched, it was dead for the most part. My two buddies and I either ran into a group of 10-12 EP or we would run into 1s and 2s that wouldn't put up much of a fight. Then it seemed where ever we went to flag/pick a fight our Emp would show up, I'm sure he was just looking for something to do. Those huge AP ticks from the low score bonus sure sound nice!

Vapirko

Rickter wrote: »

There was a tenacious 4 man of <Ignis Veritas> tonight. And the AD emp has benefitted from the company of the likes of @BaylorCorvette and his crew so i think youll be disappointed if youre expecting the run of the mill AD pug squad, @Vapirko .

But that does sound like a killer combo for your warden. Play smart and USE GUARDS!!

My brother is playing a magplar healer now, so we can stand up to some decent small groups as a two man. Having the purge and heals is amazing. DD and healer duo is the new solo. Of course a coordinated group of good players is still gonna take us out. But when 7th and Fury proc and you come in with the good old warden burst on a group of new players it’s jsut carnage. Not to mention heavy armor with like 28k health it’s just kind of OP. Good thing ZOS took away five seconds of major fracture lol.

New guards are a chore for sure. But I am looking forward to their help when we get the AD/EP farming the map on off hours and we’ve got our ragtag group of 3 DC. At least one of which usually doesn’t speak English.

NBrookus

Rickter wrote: »

We’ll log in around 8pm and have some pretty amazing fights - 5v6 was yhe most recent back and forth with the AD emp and i guess his squad. In discord we literally compared it to the old days of Shor when we were all there was and the smaller population.

The old days?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xzH0ULhm54&amp;t=0s

casparian

NBrookus wrote: »

Rickter wrote: »

We’ll log in around 8pm and have some pretty amazing fights - 5v6 was yhe most recent back and forth with the AD emp and i guess his squad. In discord we literally compared it to the old days of Shor when we were all there was and the smaller population.

The old days?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xzH0ULhm54&amp;t=0s

My finest PVP achievement to date is being the last to die in that wipe.

W0lf_z13

casparian wrote: »

NBrookus wrote: »

Rickter wrote: »

We’ll log in around 8pm and have some pretty amazing fights - 5v6 was yhe most recent back and forth with the AD emp and i guess his squad. In discord we literally compared it to the old days of Shor when we were all there was and the smaller population.

The old days?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xzH0ULhm54&amp;t=0s

My finest PVP achievement to date is being the last to die in that wipe.

its def fun being emp with an mDK thats for sure!

Grimlok_S

Do guards just have more health?

I took a handful of level 5 resources this morning, but didn't notice much of a difference outside of that. I noticed Eclipse uptime is down from 100%, and no longer reflects volatile armour's damage return. And they have more health.

Seem to be less threatening overall.

Rickter

NBrookus wrote: »

The old days?

holy cow!! He just uploaded that? that was like a year ago. But yeah that brought back some memories. Man so much has changed since then. I honestly didnt know about crit resistance, and was wearing 7/7 medium i think. I learned a lot and the guild has trimmed down quite a bit since then.

I can safely say there hasnt been an emp like @Lord_Hev on shor since. I'd love to see you guys back on the server. I cant speak for this weekend or next week but EP has been sparse with the main conflicts being between DC and AD.

@Grimlok_S - they buffed the guards this patch. Like, a lot. Ive had opposite experiences than you it seems. I cc break the eclipse and its put right back on me. rss's are still soloable but you have to be on your toes.

NBrookus

He was a nasty full damage magDK emp when almost every DK emp tends to go tank. One of a handful of times I switched to support-plar and we needed it. Monty and I got focused super hard.

Funny how I can remember that night vividly yet have no idea why I just walked into the kitchen a minute ago.

MinarasLaure

Rickter wrote: »

@Grimlok_S - they buffed the guards this patch. Like, a lot. Ive had opposite experiences than you it seems. I cc break the eclipse and its put right back on me. rss's are still soloable but you have to be on your toes.

I like the buff they gave to the guards.
Pre patch I could solo a Lev 5 res easily with my healer (only 2 attack skills slotted).
Now it's a whole new world, I can still flip them, but it takes forever haha

Rickter

Yeah man i like the change overall too.

Vapirko

I’m getting the worst potions bugs right now. Haven’t been able to use pots in over 20 minutes. Dying didn’t help.

Sheesh, open world is fun and the fps is better/combat feels a little smoother over all but damn are there some really out standing bugs popping up. Instead of just consistently not so good gameplay it’s like good gameplay with some really bad hitches.

BaylorCorvette

I haven't had a potion bug, however for about the past 12 hours it wouldn't let me lay a camp at all. Could use other siege and pots just fine. Also, has anyone seen the inner postern bug where the wall is at (or near) full health, but the wall is invisible except for the postern door itself? You can literally walk through this invisible wall whether or not it is your keep. I've reported it but it's really bad.

Vapirko

BaylorCorvette wrote: »

I haven't had a potion bug, however for about the past 12 hours it wouldn't let me lay a camp at all. Could use other siege and pots just fine. Also, has anyone seen the inner postern bug where the wall is at (or near) full health, but the wall is invisible except for the postern door itself? You can literally walk through this invisible wall whether or not it is your keep. I've reported it but it's really bad.

That wall bug is kind of hilarious. Obviously needs to be fixed.

Tzayad

There is also the door bug where an enemy keep door might be down, but you can't pass through it. Just an invisible wall.

I got the potion bug last night after I tried to use a pot while still in mist form, so that might be related.

LoDG_Kawi

Vapirko wrote: »

Rickter wrote: »

DC has been benefitting from low pop bonus lately with the new score evaluation periods and i couldnt be more happier.

Aside from a squad of 11 PUGs or so herded by the current #1, Requiem are the only other DC on the server and were getting 14k keep ticks and 3.4k resource ticks. 18k defense ticks.

We’ll log in around 8pm and have some pretty amazing fights - 5v6 was yhe most recent back and forth with the AD emp and i guess his squad. In discord we literally compared it to the old days of Shor when we were all there was and the smaller population.

Post dlc/chapter release is best pvp. Enjoyed this last week. Probably will be back to the shenanigans next week now that everyone has time stop, accelerate and mending....

Also been seeing a lot of Sload’s. The Sloadageddon has begun!!!!

I’m definitly coming back to open world this weekend. Fury and 7ths on the stam warden with stam jewelry now so strong v pugs.

Shhhhhhhhh been running that set on my stam warden, transmuted rings to robust

BaylorCorvette

Shor was pretty fun last night. Was running around with one other friend for a couple hours before a third guild member joined up. Lots of small to medium sized fights to be had. Just started testing out Medium armor again, still think shuffle is garbage compared to Forward Momentum..

Vapirko

BaylorCorvette wrote: »

Shor was pretty fun last night. Was running around with one other friend for a couple hours before a third guild member joined up. Lots of small to medium sized fights to be had. Just started testing out Medium armor again, still think shuffle is garbage compared to Forward Momentum..

It really is.

Rickter

Good fights at nikel from 10:30-11pm eastern @BaylorCorvette

And yeah forward momentum is much better.

Valen_Byte

No Rickter, NO #stamwhip

Rickter

Valen_Byte wrote: »

No Rickter, NO #stamwhip

The Dragon Knights have spoken! You cant stop the movement

#stamwhip

Valen_Byte

Rickter wrote: »

Valen_Byte wrote: »

No Rickter, NO #stamwhip

The Dragon Knights have spoken! You cant stop the movement

#stamwhip

Umm, Im a DK. A true DK. A magDK. NO #stamwhip. Unless ofc you are ok with there also being Mag morphs to all the Stam weapons. Id like a 2H with all mag morphs pls thnks.

casparian

Valen_Byte wrote: »

Rickter wrote: »

Valen_Byte wrote: »

No Rickter, NO #stamwhip

The Dragon Knights have spoken! You cant stop the movement

#stamwhip

Umm, Im a DK. A true DK. A magDK. NO #stamwhip. Unless ofc you are ok with there also being Mag morphs to all the Stam weapons. Id like a 2H with all mag morphs pls thnks.

That sounds awesome. Fire damage Dizzy Swing with a giant flaming sword is what my Deathplar really needs to be complete.