Magickal Tanking: Alteration Staff Skill Line

CambionDaemon

Enough with the staves. Magicka shouldn't be tied to a single weapon, it is time that their introduce a new Magicka only weapon line or even two.

milesrodneymcneely2_ESO

Doctordarkspawn wrote: »

Nobody likes the 'taunt on heavy' thing.

I'm one of the few weirdos that actually does.

HOWEVER, there should be a passive that allows for the slightly faster cast time on a heavy attack that's supposed to function as a taunt.

Huyen

As Alteration Magic is mostly defensive in nature in the other TES games, this is actually a viable alternative to frost-staff tanking. As a tank, I second this motion.

worrallj

I love this idea

Donny_Vito

I was actually reading this thinking it was a fresh idea. Should have known it was necro'd.

Vogtard

Alteration Nunchucks

Zero damage but imagine the animations guys.. the animations.

Vercingetorix

Donny_Vito wrote: »

I was actually reading this thinking it was a fresh idea. Should have known it was necro'd.

Sorry man, it looks like someone brought back my thread from last year. Oddly enough, some of my ideas about making a dedicated magic tanking skill line were liked, but sadly ZoS still hasn't bothered with it. It's a shame because I'd rather the Frost Staff have nice combat mechanic like the other elements do and have magic tanking be its own thing. Ice Staff tanking right now on live is comparably trash because it doesn't have a full set of passives and skills to support it like 1H&S does.

Donny_Vito

Vercingetorix wrote: »

Donny_Vito wrote: »

I was actually reading this thinking it was a fresh idea. Should have known it was necro'd.

Sorry man, it looks like someone brought back my thread from last year. Oddly enough, some of my ideas about making a dedicated magic tanking skill line were liked, but sadly ZoS still hasn't bothered with it. It's a shame because I'd rather the Frost Staff have nice combat mechanic like the other elements do and have magic tanking be its own thing. Ice Staff tanking right now on live is comparably trash because it doesn't have a full set of passives and skills to support it like 1H&S does.

Very true, and the idea of an Alteration Magic skill line (specifically for tanking) is still a good idea. We need something fresh for tanks. They sorta forced tanks to use Staffs with the 1-hand enchantment changes, and it would be nice to see some positive changes coming back their way.

Emmagoldman

You should so turn this into an infomercial

Kitten Mittens 6.0

Awesome idea overall

Hamish999

Vercingetorix wrote: »

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- Heavy attacks would restore magicka and blocking with Alteration staves consumes magicka.
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With a skill cost (if I run through both bars) of 7188 stamina and 17281 magicka, the last thing in the world my warden tank wants is blocking to cost magicka ...

VocalThought

I say instead of making another Magic Staff, maybe they could make this a Spellbook, Magic Scroll, or Tome. I know it'll be easier for it to be a Staff though, but I would love to see other alternatives to the current weapons we have.

bzz86

VocalThought wrote: »

I say instead of making another Magic Staff, maybe they could make this a Spellbook, Magic Scroll, or Tome. I know it'll be easier for it to be a Staff though, but I would love to see other alternatives to the current weapons we have.

Oh... Tank blocking with a scroll ? Or a book ? Yeah not sure we are on the same page ;- )

Araneae6537

VocalThought wrote: »

I say instead of making another Magic Staff, maybe they could make this a Spellbook, Magic Scroll, or Tome. I know it'll be easier for it to be a Staff though, but I would love to see other alternatives to the current weapons we have.

I feel like a type of staff makes the most sense for tanking as you can physically block with it as well, but I too would like to see either an Alteration staff or separate Destruction staff into three skill lines which all have morphs for DPS and utility/tanking.

Additional magicka weapons or the option to wield sword and spell could be fun too.