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Shield Cast Time Suggestion
Onmari
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Although, I have intermittently stalked this forum off and on over the years to learn about the game or what's up and coming, this is my first actual post. I usually like to do my own thing in the background, but the proposed changes to magicka sorcerer have motivated me to step outside my comfort zone.
Me. I have been playing the game for about 3 1/2 years, first on PC then on Xbone. Despite that much time, I do not represent the 1% of pve or pvp. I play with a small group of two other people and I am in charge of tinkering with builds / rotations so that we can complete group dungeon content together or occasionally go into Cyridiil and work on content, defend a keep, etc.
So we are subbed, crown buying average players who have completed most PVE achievements and trying to complete group dungeons and the like, see what we've not seen, maybe get swanky armor we do not have access to otherwise.
I play as a magicka sorc, non pet. I only slot a shield during difficult bosses in dungeons. Mostly, I evade or block which means when I use a shield, I truly need one. If the shield has a cast time, I am going to die a lot more and as a result my group will wipe more. The suggested solutions are all messy, imo. I would like to leave the restro staff to our healers, heavy armor to those warriors that soak up damage, and play a light armor wearing sorcerer who is squishy and needs a shield. And yes, lets not forget the lightning. It just seems intuitive that each class be at least good at their classic role.
Tyat being said, Zenimax developers, I woyou like you to know that I feel frustrated by the proposed shield cast time which is not universal across classes or resource preference. I have faith that you can devise a better way to prevent shield stacking than making gameplay harder for someone like me.
Maybe one way would be to make any newly cast shield to automatically override a currently active shield, so no one can stack multiple shields. Apply this to all shields in the game across all skill lines. Rescind cast times both future and past (not sure if any other classes are struggling with a shield ct already).
There may be other issues I haven't thought for implementation but at first brush, I like this idea for how it would end shield stacking without punishing others who use light armor or sorc shields to survive higher level content. Everyone gets access to their OS shield without a casting time, but can have only one shield active at a time. Hopefully it would also do away with (lessen? Lol)the perception of favoritism shown for either side.
Cheers.
Me. I have been playing the game for about 3 1/2 years, first on PC then on Xbone. Despite that much time, I do not represent the 1% of pve or pvp. I play with a small group of two other people and I am in charge of tinkering with builds / rotations so that we can complete group dungeon content together or occasionally go into Cyridiil and work on content, defend a keep, etc.
So we are subbed, crown buying average players who have completed most PVE achievements and trying to complete group dungeons and the like, see what we've not seen, maybe get swanky armor we do not have access to otherwise.
I play as a magicka sorc, non pet. I only slot a shield during difficult bosses in dungeons. Mostly, I evade or block which means when I use a shield, I truly need one. If the shield has a cast time, I am going to die a lot more and as a result my group will wipe more. The suggested solutions are all messy, imo. I would like to leave the restro staff to our healers, heavy armor to those warriors that soak up damage, and play a light armor wearing sorcerer who is squishy and needs a shield. And yes, lets not forget the lightning. It just seems intuitive that each class be at least good at their classic role.
Tyat being said, Zenimax developers, I woyou like you to know that I feel frustrated by the proposed shield cast time which is not universal across classes or resource preference. I have faith that you can devise a better way to prevent shield stacking than making gameplay harder for someone like me.
Maybe one way would be to make any newly cast shield to automatically override a currently active shield, so no one can stack multiple shields. Apply this to all shields in the game across all skill lines. Rescind cast times both future and past (not sure if any other classes are struggling with a shield ct already).
There may be other issues I haven't thought for implementation but at first brush, I like this idea for how it would end shield stacking without punishing others who use light armor or sorc shields to survive higher level content. Everyone gets access to their OS shield without a casting time, but can have only one shield active at a time. Hopefully it would also do away with (lessen? Lol)the perception of favoritism shown for either side.
Cheers.
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Kagukan✭✭✭✭✭
✭You are not alone in your frustrations and I am glad you came here to express yourself. I suggest you go to the PTS section in the forums and post your comments on the ongoing sorc feedback post. The more people they hear from the better.
I enjoy this game. I love playing my mag sorc. It would be a shame if that all comes to an end because the game is no longer fun for me because of a simple change that most do not want.0