PTS Patch Notes v3.3.3

Solariken · January 2018

Great stuff in here! Bringing the heat with those fixes!

@ZOS_Wrobel you guys forgot Arrow Spray which by those rules should be blockable but not dodgeable. Please make undodgeable!

Bevik · January 2018

Chufu wrote: »

kookster wrote: »

Holy crap.... the birds are dodgeable........... THIS PATCH JUST GOT AMAZING.

Unfortunately yes "Dive: The damage from this ability and its morphs can now be dodged."

Can't believe that. My MagWarden is *** in PvE Damage and now you steal his Bird-Attack in PvP. What should I do in PvP then? Be a healer or tank?

Should switch to a twohand-stamina then for PvP... seems to be better. Bye Bye my Warden.

Oh please no, now all the bird spamming wardens will unite to cry on the forum...

ak_pvp · January 2018

Chufu wrote: »

kookster wrote: »

Holy crap.... the birds are dodgeable........... THIS PATCH JUST GOT AMAZING.

Unfortunately yes "Dive: The damage from this ability and its morphs can now be dodged."

Can't believe that. My MagWarden is *** in PvE Damage and now you steal his Bird-Attack in PvP. What should I do in PvP then? Be a healer or tank?

Should switch to a twohand-stamina then for PvP... seems to be better. Bye Bye my Warden.

l2 land bird like every other projectile? Especially as magwarden, who can stun with their combo.

rafaelcsmaia · January 2018

Hutch679 wrote: »

Searing strike, aka burning embers, now dodgable lol yessssssssssssssss! Great change! Mdk's were overperforming like crazy! So now their offensive healing skills have been nerfed hard. I'm digging these changes!

Trying to figure out if this was a troll post

OtarTheMad · January 2018

The change to birds makes sense but I feel like people spammed it because it's the only class DPS a Warden has. My question is how will this change a Warden's burst in PvP? Will it not make much of a difference or will it impact the class so much that players will shelf their Wardens and play another class?

Warden's don't have much DPS as it is so this nerfs what they were good at in PvP... burst. Probably won't impact the good players doing Warden or myself since I changed my Warden to more of a tank (saw this coming). More minor buffs (emphasis on minor) to some Warden passives and abilities would make up for this change to birds and also make them slightly more viable in DPS situations. (since I sense some nerfs to other abilities coming as well)

Plus I thought I read somewhere that birds were already reflectable? Did I imagine that lol? I think I did.

Speed_Kills · January 2018

See some nice needed changes in here. Now if you can fix defensive rune being consumed by shadowrend or shadow image even though they can't be cced, I will be one happy dw stamsorc.

SodanTok · January 2018

DDuke wrote: »

Another excellent patch, thank you.

A question: did you miss Bombard/Acid Spray, or do those remain dodgeable by purpose?

Similar cone AoE abilities: Sweeps, Cleave, Shalks, WoE etc are all undodgeable now.

Wait, how did stamina AoE ability where you literally shoot daggers got undodgeable treatment, and different stamina AoE ability where you literally shoot arrows is still dodgeable...

This does not sound to me like it adhering to any stable mechanics

Asgari · January 2018

Thank you! finally some useful changes. Dodging birds change is late but better late than never. THANK YOU!

bigdavid11b16_ESO · January 2018

rename the patch to " dragonknight bone"

Hutch679 · January 2018

rafaelcsmaia wrote: »

Hutch679 wrote: »

Searing strike, aka burning embers, now dodgable lol yessssssssssssssss! Great change! Mdk's were overperforming like crazy! So now their offensive healing skills have been nerfed hard. I'm digging these changes!

Trying to figure out if this was a troll post

Let me clarify for you; mag DKs were overperforming in PvP. Now they can't do ridiculous damage/pressure while healing to full constantly. A great and welcomed change. Searing strike should not be an undodgable ability. The change is a fantastic addition to their nerf fest.

Hutch679 · January 2018

OtarTheMad wrote: »

The change to birds makes sense but I feel like people spammed it because it's the only class DPS a Warden has. My question is how will this change a Warden's burst in PvP? Will it not make much of a difference or will it impact the class so much that players will shelf their Wardens and play another class?

Warden's don't have much DPS as it is so this nerfs what they were good at in PvP... burst. Probably won't impact the good players doing Warden or myself since I changed my Warden to more of a tank (saw this coming). More minor buffs (emphasis on minor) to some Warden passives and abilities would make up for this change to birds and also make them slightly more viable in DPS situations.

Plus I thought I read somewhere that birds were already reflectable? Did I imagine that lol? I think I did.

Medium armor dodge roll nightblades just went up a notch in pvp. Dodge is the dumbest thing in the game and they just made it even stronger.

JobooAGS · January 2018

buff cutting dive now that it is dodgeable?

mandricus · January 2018

The real question are:

why Dive has been undodgeable until now?

And why it is still unblockable?

JobooAGS · January 2018

mandricus wrote: »

The real question are:

why Dive has been undodgeable until now?

And why it is still unblockable?

it is blockable

Hutch679 · January 2018

Asgari wrote: »

Thank you! finally some useful changes. Dodging birds change is late but better late than never. THANK YOU!

I bet you're a medium armor stam blade

JobooAGS · January 2018

Hutch679 wrote: »

Asgari wrote: »

Thank you! finally some useful changes. Dodging birds change is late but better late than never. THANK YOU!

I bet you're a medium armor stam blade

I would bet not as cloak negates birds.

OtarTheMad · January 2018

Hutch679 wrote: »

OtarTheMad wrote: »

The change to birds makes sense but I feel like people spammed it because it's the only class DPS a Warden has. My question is how will this change a Warden's burst in PvP? Will it not make much of a difference or will it impact the class so much that players will shelf their Wardens and play another class?

Warden's don't have much DPS as it is so this nerfs what they were good at in PvP... burst. Probably won't impact the good players doing Warden or myself since I changed my Warden to more of a tank (saw this coming). More minor buffs (emphasis on minor) to some Warden passives and abilities would make up for this change to birds and also make them slightly more viable in DPS situations.

Plus I thought I read somewhere that birds were already reflectable? Did I imagine that lol? I think I did.

Medium armor dodge roll nightblades just went up a notch in pvp. Dodge is the dumbest thing in the game and they just made it even stronger.

LoL ikr. Maybe I should dust off my stamblade and have some fun dodging everything in the game.

CavalryPK · January 2018

Assassins Blade : What the heck is this skill ? ?????

DDuke · January 2018

CavalryPK wrote: »

Assassins Blade : What the heck is this skill ? ?????

Unmorphed Killer's Blade/Impale

OtarTheMad · January 2018

JobooAGS wrote: »

buff cutting dive now that it is dodgeable?

I wouldn't hold your breath.

Takes-No-Prisoner · January 2018

Chufu wrote: »

kookster wrote: »

Holy crap.... the birds are dodgeable........... THIS PATCH JUST GOT AMAZING.

Unfortunately yes "Dive: The damage from this ability and its morphs can now be dodged."

Can't believe that. My MagWarden is *** in PvE Damage and now you steal his Bird-Attack in PvP. What should I do in PvP then? Be a healer or tank?

Should switch to a twohand-stamina then for PvP... seems to be better. Bye Bye my Warden.

Learn a combo for it. Once they get half health just pressure with Bird and another attack.

CavalryPK · January 2018

DDuke wrote: »

CavalryPK wrote: »

Assassins Blade : What the heck is this skill ? ?????

Unmorphed Killer's Blade/Impale

Oh . omg all this time it was un dodgebl? dam. I missed out on some grate kills.

JobooAGS · January 2018

OtarTheMad wrote: »

JobooAGS wrote: »

buff cutting dive now that it is dodgeable?

I wouldn't hold your breath.

casparian · January 2018

CavalryPK wrote: »

DDuke wrote: »

CavalryPK wrote: »

Assassins Blade : What the heck is this skill ? ?????

Unmorphed Killer's Blade/Impale

Oh . omg all this time it was un dodgebl? dam. I missed out on some grate kills.

Maybe it was just the stam morph that was undodgeable? Impale was definitely dodgeable.

JobooAGS · January 2018

casparian wrote: »

CavalryPK wrote: »

DDuke wrote: »

CavalryPK wrote: »

Assassins Blade : What the heck is this skill ? ?????

Unmorphed Killer's Blade/Impale

Oh . omg all this time it was un dodgebl? dam. I missed out on some grate kills.

Maybe it was just the stam morph that was undodgeable? Impale was definitely dodgeable.

no, apparently just the base skill

OtarTheMad · January 2018

JobooAGS wrote: »

OtarTheMad wrote: »

JobooAGS wrote: »

buff cutting dive now that it is dodgeable?

I wouldn't hold your breath.

I agree. I love Wardens, some minor buffs would be nice. We'll see but I'm not going to wait for it that's for sure.

OdinForge · January 2018

RIP notorious bird Xv1'ers.

Warden

Animal Companions
Feral Guardian: Fixed an issue where the Guardian’s Wrath and Guardian’s Savagery special attacks from this ability and its morphs could not hit some larger monsters, such as Saint Olms.
Dive: The damage from this ability and its morphs can now be dodged.

MotokoKusanagi34 · January 2018

@ZOS_GinaBruno
@ZOS_Wrobel
So does that mean the off-balance cooldown starts at the first proc of off-balance or when off-balance runs out?

NyassaV · January 2018

Soul Harvest still needs additional effects to be viable in PvP. Powerlash needs to not be consumed if dodged (I would like to say the same for grim focus but one fight at a time). Otherwise pretty good notes

jediprime74 · January 2018

@ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_Wrobel

Are orbs and shards still sharing a cooldown or have they been reverted back to separate cooldowns?

Thanks!