Bound Aegis

method__01

change to Bound Aegis must go immediately like the console has not enough probs,you now added one more,whats the use of pressing
one more button every 3 sec to get similar results ? isnt the frustration from using all other skills in time enough? why do you have to add 1 more button who does fkn nothing???
i wonder if these ppl who decide this,actually play the game?

bring it back
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WrathOfInnos

Not sure you understand the new Bound Aegis. You get all the benefits of the old version just for having it on your bar, you don’t need to activate it. Think of it like inner light.

Royaji

They should probably fix the reading comprehension of forum users while they are at it.

Hurtfan

Interesting, so you don't need to double bar it? I understand it won't be active when you switch to the bar that doesn't have it slotted. But this way it'll at least be active when you do switch to the bar that has it, and you won't have to activate it. Might find a use for it now.

DoonerSeraph

Hurtfan wrote: »

Interesting, so you don't need to double bar it? I understand it won't be active when you switch to the bar that doesn't have it slotted. But this way it'll at least be active when you do switch to the bar that has it, and you won't have to activate it. Might find a use for it now.

Exactly. And in blockable damage heavy situations (Starfall comes to mind) you can activate it for extra mitigation.

dpencil1

They added extra blocking mitigation that wasn't there before as the active ability, which can be helpful for tanks. For a dps, it functions the same as it did before with the added benefit that you don't need to have it on both bars anymore, or ever activate it at all. So the OP is completely wrong.

method__01

WrathOfInnos wrote: »

Not sure you understand the new Bound Aegis. You get all the benefits of the old version just for having it on your bar, you don’t need to activate it. Think of it like inner light.

then why nothing of the skill description isnt present on active effects?

method__01

Royaji wrote: »

They should probably fix the reading comprehension of forum users while they are at it.

a "0 to conversation" button will be nice

Ihatenightblades

method__01 wrote: »

WrathOfInnos wrote: »

Not sure you understand the new Bound Aegis. You get all the benefits of the old version just for having it on your bar, you don’t need to activate it. Think of it like inner light.

then why nothing of the skill description isnt present on active effects?

Skill description is a disaster. It literally tells dps to use the weaker dps ability 90% of the time. For example my stam dk gets recommended to use lethal arrow instead of poison injection.. lulz

jaws343

Even if you double bar it, it is such a great change. I can't tell how many times I accidentally toggled this off in combat or forgot to reactivate it after dying.

Agenericname

method__01 wrote: »

WrathOfInnos wrote: »

Not sure you understand the new Bound Aegis. You get all the benefits of the old version just for having it on your bar, you don’t need to activate it. Think of it like inner light.

then why nothing of the skill description isnt present on active effects?

I haven't looked on mine to see if anything is present under active effects, however, according to the patch notes that's exactly how it works now. Looks for the effects such as minor ward, minor resolve, etc.

geonsocal

jaws343 wrote: »

Even if you double bar it, it is such a great change. I can't tell how many times I accidentally toggled this off in combat or forgot to reactivate it after dying.

i'm on console - whenever I slotted bound armor I had to keep reminding myself not to hit that button it was slotted to - easier thought than done...

BozzyTheDrummer

Hurtfan wrote: »

Interesting, so you don't need to double bar it? I understand it won't be active when you switch to the bar that doesn't have it slotted. But this way it'll at least be active when you do switch to the bar that has it, and you won't have to activate it. Might find a use for it now.

I thought you had to double bar it for it to work. That's why I stopped using it. I have my settings to where all my buffs show on my screen. After casting it, the buff icon shows up that it is active, when switching bars, it goes away, then when I switch back to my main bar, still gone and I have to re-cast it.

Hurtfan

BozzyTheDrummer wrote: »

Hurtfan wrote: »

Interesting, so you don't need to double bar it? I understand it won't be active when you switch to the bar that doesn't have it slotted. But this way it'll at least be active when you do switch to the bar that has it, and you won't have to activate it. Might find a use for it now.

I thought you had to double bar it for it to work. That's why I stopped using it. I have my settings to where all my buffs show on my screen. After casting it, the buff icon shows up that it is active, when switching bars, it goes away, then when I switch back to my main bar, still gone and I have to re-cast it.

This is exactly what I'm trying to figure out post Summerset. I personally can't test it until after work.

method__01

the skill isnt working as intended,its now confusing and the player does not know if its on/off or nonfunctional
and my original question remains:why force us to use another one button for something that it was just there "always on" ?
how this adds to game?

Royaji

method__01 wrote: »

the skill isnt working as intended,its now confusing and the player does not know if its on/off or nonfunctional
and my original question remains:why force us to use another one button for something that it was just there "always on" ?
how this adds to game?

I stay by my earlier statement.

Bound Armor: This ability and its morphs are no longer toggle abilities. Slotting Bound Armor will continue to grant you an increase to Max Magicka, and activating these abilities will increase the amount of damage you can block by 20% for 3 seconds.
Bound Aegis (Bound Armor morph): This morph now grants Minor Ward and Minor Resolve while it is slotted.
Bound Armaments (Bound Armor morph): This morph converts the ability into a Stamina ability and now increases your damage done with Light Attacks while slotted, instead of Heavy Attacks.

You don't need to ever activate it at all unless you are a tank. So you actually have to press less buttons because it's no longer needed to even toggle it. Just put it on your bar and all the old bonuses are already active.

Merlin13KAGL

Passive bonus is there (for that particular bar) so long as it's slotted (Max Mag/LA bonus damage).

The extra block bonus only active when it's activated (like any other skill).

If you want the bonus effect on both bars, you have to slot it on both bars, so in a sense, it's not much different than when it was a toggle.

generalmyrick

l2p

Biro123

Royaji wrote: »

method__01 wrote: »

the skill isnt working as intended,its now confusing and the player does not know if its on/off or nonfunctional
and my original question remains:why force us to use another one button for something that it was just there "always on" ?
how this adds to game?

I stay by my earlier statement.

Bound Armor: This ability and its morphs are no longer toggle abilities. Slotting Bound Armor will continue to grant you an increase to Max Magicka, and activating these abilities will increase the amount of damage you can block by 20% for 3 seconds.
Bound Aegis (Bound Armor morph): This morph now grants Minor Ward and Minor Resolve while it is slotted.
Bound Armaments (Bound Armor morph): This morph converts the ability into a Stamina ability and now increases your damage done with Light Attacks while slotted, instead of Heavy Attacks.

You don't need to ever activate it at all unless you are a tank. So you actually have to press less buttons because it's no longer needed to even toggle it. Just put it on your bar and all the old bonuses are already active.

This is correct. Been using it on PC like this for weeks.

DuskMarine

WrathOfInnos wrote: »

Not sure you understand the new Bound Aegis. You get all the benefits of the old version just for having it on your bar, you don’t need to activate it. Think of it like inner light.

well that active is practically useless the passives are really the only point it has.