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Absorb Magic Counterplay
Kadoin
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Didn't see anything about this skill being changed, and maybe I missed it, but is this skill seriously going to be left alone in the state that it is?
It lasts 30 sec, is the size of a % of your HP, absorbs nearly ALL elemental and magic damage in the game (even an ultimate like soul assault), and it heals you every time a magic attack hits you. It's what currently makes up a large portion of those unkillable tanks survivability. Now, here's the thing. ZOS wants to add resists and let shields be crit, which will make this skill even harder to deal with and remove! How will someone counter this skill as a magic user? There is no counterplay now and if the changes to shields go to live, then you can consider this skill to be the most overpowered in the game.
Now, tell me if I missed where they changed or nerfed this skill. I didn't see it. And if its not nerfed, every mag build should QUIT pvp.
It lasts 30 sec, is the size of a % of your HP, absorbs nearly ALL elemental and magic damage in the game (even an ultimate like soul assault), and it heals you every time a magic attack hits you. It's what currently makes up a large portion of those unkillable tanks survivability. Now, here's the thing. ZOS wants to add resists and let shields be crit, which will make this skill even harder to deal with and remove! How will someone counter this skill as a magic user? There is no counterplay now and if the changes to shields go to live, then you can consider this skill to be the most overpowered in the game.
Now, tell me if I missed where they changed or nerfed this skill. I didn't see it. And if its not nerfed, every mag build should QUIT pvp.
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✭✭Just to make sure people know what skill I'm talking about, it's this one:
https://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Absorb+Magic0 -
Judas Helviaryn✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭Bolster your defenses, absorbing up to [x] damage from the next spell projectile cast at you and healing for 12% of your Max Health.
If it's one cast per projectile, how is that an issue? It's not as if this skill is some godly merging of flappy wings and damage shields for magic attacks. It's literally one projectile.
I've never seen -anybody- complain about absorb magic before.Edited by Judas Helviaryn on September 17, 2018 8:27PM1 -
Jinchuu✭✭✭✭There won't be any mag classes left anyway so it won't matterUnless you are willing to be a mindless sycophant and/or coddle others due to their insecurities prepare to be harrased by the Orwellian enforcers on these forums. You should also try to refrain from using any words more complex than those used by a small child due to the fact that said enforcers have made it clear that their vocabulary pool is aenemic.1
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Kadoin✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Judas Helviaryn wrote: »Bolster your defenses, absorbing up to [x] damage from the next spell projectile cast at you and healing for 12% of your Max Health.
If it's one cast per projectile, how is that an issue?
Not if you reflect it or have another damage shield on.0 -
The_Brosteen✭✭✭✭✭Well it only absorbs one projectile so I dont think it'll be as cancer as you seem to think.0
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Judas Helviaryn✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭Judas Helviaryn wrote: »Bolster your defenses, absorbing up to [x] damage from the next spell projectile cast at you and healing for 12% of your Max Health.
If it's one cast per projectile, how is that an issue?
Not if you reflect it or have another damage shield on.
So covering it up with another skill, thereby preventing it from activating? I still don't get it.
If it isn't even activating, it hardly seems to be your issue.Edited by Judas Helviaryn on September 17, 2018 8:28PM0 -
Kadoin✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Judas Helviaryn wrote: »Judas Helviaryn wrote: »Bolster your defenses, absorbing up to [x] damage from the next spell projectile cast at you and healing for 12% of your Max Health.
If it's one cast per projectile, how is that an issue?
Not if you reflect it or have another damage shield on.
So covering it up with another skill, thereby preventing it from activating? I still don't get it.
If it isn't even activating, it hardly seems to be your issue.
No, you don't get it. The heal activates no matter what.This is why you see "super tanks" spam it under shield wall.0 -
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✭✭✭Judas Helviaryn wrote: »Judas Helviaryn wrote: »Bolster your defenses, absorbing up to [x] damage from the next spell projectile cast at you and healing for 12% of your Max Health.
If it's one cast per projectile, how is that an issue?
Not if you reflect it or have another damage shield on.
So covering it up with another skill, thereby preventing it from activating? I still don't get it.
If it isn't even activating, it hardly seems to be your issue.
No, you don't get it. The heal activates no matter what.This is why you see "super tanks" spam it under shield wall.
But only once per projectile, right? If you have to consistently re-cast it, even under shield wall which only lasts for a few seconds at a time, this isn't some overpowered ability being exploited.0 -
Kadoin✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Judas Helviaryn wrote: »Judas Helviaryn wrote: »Judas Helviaryn wrote: »Bolster your defenses, absorbing up to [x] damage from the next spell projectile cast at you and healing for 12% of your Max Health.
If it's one cast per projectile, how is that an issue?
Not if you reflect it or have another damage shield on.
So covering it up with another skill, thereby preventing it from activating? I still don't get it.
If it isn't even activating, it hardly seems to be your issue.
No, you don't get it. The heal activates no matter what.This is why you see "super tanks" spam it under shield wall.
But only once per projectile, right? If you have to consistently re-cast it, even under shield wall which only lasts for a few seconds at a time, this isn't some overpowered ability being exploited.
IF you stack shield over it, it is never removed last I checked. Now on the PTS they may have silently patched this, but I highly doubt it. I don't have patch to see if its still possible to keep it after reflecting projectile and/or putting another shield over it. If it is, ZOS better patch it...0 -
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✭✭✭Judas Helviaryn wrote: »Judas Helviaryn wrote: »Judas Helviaryn wrote: »Bolster your defenses, absorbing up to [x] damage from the next spell projectile cast at you and healing for 12% of your Max Health.
If it's one cast per projectile, how is that an issue?
Not if you reflect it or have another damage shield on.
So covering it up with another skill, thereby preventing it from activating? I still don't get it.
If it isn't even activating, it hardly seems to be your issue.
No, you don't get it. The heal activates no matter what.This is why you see "super tanks" spam it under shield wall.
But only once per projectile, right? If you have to consistently re-cast it, even under shield wall which only lasts for a few seconds at a time, this isn't some overpowered ability being exploited.
IF you stack shield over it, it is never removed last I checked. Now on the PTS they may have silently patched this, but I highly doubt it. I don't have patch to see if its still possible to keep it after reflecting projectile and/or putting another shield over it. If it is, ZOS better patch it...
I used to run a sword and board magsorc way back when, and I had never personally noticed this behavior. I suppose it's something to test on Live later tonight, to be safe.0 -
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✭✭Judas Helviaryn wrote: »Judas Helviaryn wrote: »Judas Helviaryn wrote: »Judas Helviaryn wrote: »Bolster your defenses, absorbing up to [x] damage from the next spell projectile cast at you and healing for 12% of your Max Health.
If it's one cast per projectile, how is that an issue?
Not if you reflect it or have another damage shield on.
So covering it up with another skill, thereby preventing it from activating? I still don't get it.
If it isn't even activating, it hardly seems to be your issue.
No, you don't get it. The heal activates no matter what.This is why you see "super tanks" spam it under shield wall.
But only once per projectile, right? If you have to consistently re-cast it, even under shield wall which only lasts for a few seconds at a time, this isn't some overpowered ability being exploited.
IF you stack shield over it, it is never removed last I checked. Now on the PTS they may have silently patched this, but I highly doubt it. I don't have patch to see if its still possible to keep it after reflecting projectile and/or putting another shield over it. If it is, ZOS better patch it...
I used to run a sword and board magsorc way back when, and I had never personally noticed this behavior. I suppose it's something to test on Live later tonight, to be safe.
It's patched on live...I previously did that 2-3 weeks ago with combat physician. Good that its patched lol...but someone with PTS make sure its not possible to do this again since it may have been an "accidental fix"...0