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Sorc pets are now officially useless

  • SirAndy
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    Vahrokh wrote: »
    Vahrokh wrote: »
    I want a Class respect since they destroyed this build.
    Respect your class, and your class will respect you. The petsorc still works. It's arguably better now for PvE, because of the changes to pet mechanics.
    Yeah, pets are so improved that they immediately go to their paradise!
    I haven't seen a problem with pets today, and I have seen better survival from them. So, maybe it's that I haven't had all day to play, but they certainly seem to be less of a pain than they used to be.
    Well, in trials and 4 men they have been made immortal (wrong way to go, a crutch, in my opinion) so of course you feel they are better.
    I am talking everywhere else.
    I don't even want to enter vMA to try, any random quest NPC can 3 shot them now.

    Exactly, anyone commenting how pets are much better now hasn't tried vMA yet.
    Or really anything other than trials and 4-man dungeons with a group.

    And even in a 4-man dungeon, try running it solo. You notice how your pet doesn't draw aggro anymore?
    You know, the Clannfear that was supposed to "tank" for you? That was its whole point of existence.

    Please, let me know how great that went for you ...
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    Edited by SirAndy on October 23, 2018 1:49AM
  • SirAndy
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    ccfeeling wrote: »
    Excuse me , which content you guys talking about ? PVP or PVE ?
    I mainly PVE and running 2 pets build , nerfed or not please ?
    There were changes to the way Pets draw aggro and take damage in group PvE content. So, basically a buff, though it's not 100%. There's still some glitches.

    It's only a buff for what, 10% of the player base in 5% of the content. For the rest, it's a huge nerf ...
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  • firedrgn
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    My pets never die in overland.. i dont use shields over land. Everything dies so freaking easy.

    Are you sure its not some glitxh.?
  • Jhalin
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    It has to be a bug. The patch notes mentioned pets inheriting crit resistance. That was the intent.

    Clearly they’re inheriting every resistance now, which is obviously a bug.

    Whether this QA fail of a bug gets fixed with any speed is up for debate
  • Linaleah
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    I want a Class respect since they destroyed this build.

    Respect your class, and your class will respect you. The petsorc still works. It's arguably better now for PvE, because of the changes to pet mechanics.

    see, this is what I originaly thought. but apparently, they are only better in dungeons. solo content? not so much. what people are talking about here is SOLO content.

    edited.. wait VMA doesn;t count as dungeon content? well... what the bloody hell... I was actualy looking forward to trying MA with new supposedly immortal pets. GAH
    Edited by Linaleah on October 23, 2018 2:34AM
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  • DirkRavenclaw
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    My Sorc is fine, all in all i find him Stronger with pet. Sure infused and Torugs is the new Meta now, but he manages still Solo Group Dungeons and MA
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    Cp877 i should add
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  • MLGProPlayer
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    Just tested on warden. The bear is 100% bugged. It dies in exactly 3 melee hits to a world boss light attacks (losing about 35% health each hit). This is with 48k max magicka and all gold gear CP 160 gear.

    It appears pets have 0 resistance right now.
    Edited by MLGProPlayer on October 23, 2018 2:51AM
  • MLGProPlayer
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    @ZOS_GinaBruno Just tagging so you're aware as not many people use pets.
  • TheValar85
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    ah so not just teh shield is screwed now the pets too. you are going down realy fast @ZOS. Time to reverse your sheet.
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  • TempPlayer
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    Us stamblade dps's shade has stopped taunting a long time ago and we go down like 2 to 3 WB heavy hit unless we play our card right.
    Oh, and our main defensive class skill is constantly under fire from other angry classes with torches and pitchfork.
    I guess learn to adapt.
    Edited by TempPlayer on October 23, 2018 3:02AM
  • Ydrisselle
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    Vahrokh wrote: »
    I want a Class respect since they destroyed this build.

    Respect your class, and your class will respect you. The petsorc still works. It's arguably better now for PvE, because of the changes to pet mechanics.

    Yeah, pets are so improved that they immediately go to their paradise!

    I haven't seen a problem with pets today, and I have seen better survival from them. So, maybe it's that I haven't had all day to play, but they certainly seem to be less of a pain than they used to be.

    I tried to solo dolmens today as usual - I used 1 pet (scamp). It died in 5 seconds after engaging the last boss of the dolmen. Yes, I had a shield for it too. The boss was a xivkyn with a silence and a stun. It felt like it was nerfed into uselessness. Since I can't resummon it while kiting the boss, I had a completely useless button on my action bar...
    Edited by Ydrisselle on October 23, 2018 3:09AM
  • starkerealm
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    Linaleah wrote: »
    I want a Class respect since they destroyed this build.

    Respect your class, and your class will respect you. The petsorc still works. It's arguably better now for PvE, because of the changes to pet mechanics.

    see, this is what I originaly thought. but apparently, they are only better in dungeons. solo content? not so much. what people are talking about here is SOLO content.

    edited.. wait VMA doesn;t count as dungeon content? well... what the bloody hell... I was actualy looking forward to trying MA with new supposedly immortal pets. GAH

    It should be. IIRC it flags as a dungeon for Slayer and Aegis. If it's not for pets, that's really damn weird.

    I figured my Clanfear just somehow drew aggro. But, for the most part enemies seemed to ignore my pets today.
  • Ydrisselle
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    Linaleah wrote: »
    I want a Class respect since they destroyed this build.

    Respect your class, and your class will respect you. The petsorc still works. It's arguably better now for PvE, because of the changes to pet mechanics.

    see, this is what I originaly thought. but apparently, they are only better in dungeons. solo content? not so much. what people are talking about here is SOLO content.

    edited.. wait VMA doesn;t count as dungeon content? well... what the bloody hell... I was actualy looking forward to trying MA with new supposedly immortal pets. GAH

    It should be. IIRC it flags as a dungeon for Slayer and Aegis. If it's not for pets, that's really damn weird.

    I figured my Clanfear just somehow drew aggro. But, for the most part enemies seemed to ignore my pets today.

    I'm guessing they ignored the pets because they were already dead...
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    Ydrisselle wrote: »
    Linaleah wrote: »
    I want a Class respect since they destroyed this build.

    Respect your class, and your class will respect you. The petsorc still works. It's arguably better now for PvE, because of the changes to pet mechanics.

    see, this is what I originaly thought. but apparently, they are only better in dungeons. solo content? not so much. what people are talking about here is SOLO content.

    edited.. wait VMA doesn;t count as dungeon content? well... what the bloody hell... I was actualy looking forward to trying MA with new supposedly immortal pets. GAH

    It should be. IIRC it flags as a dungeon for Slayer and Aegis. If it's not for pets, that's really damn weird.

    I figured my Clanfear just somehow drew aggro. But, for the most part enemies seemed to ignore my pets today.

    I'm guessing they ignored the pets because they were already dead...

    One clanfear death. No Storm Attro deaths (no surprise.) I'm not sure if my Daedroth got waxed, but it's a proc so I don't keep a close eye on it.

    That said, I was messing around with Hardened Ward (I don't usually use it), so that may have been a factor, I'm not sure.
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    Tried vMA on my pet sorc today, pets will not be an option at all for vMA now. They die every two second even if your spamming your tiny shield. If pets don't die in dunegons and trials now they should not die either in vMA. Such a stupid patch for mag sorc and magblades.
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    DarkLylith wrote: »
    Tried vMA on my pet sorc today, pets will not be an option at all for vMA now. They die every two second even if your spamming your tiny shield. If pets don't die in dunegons and trials now they should not die either in vMA. Such a stupid patch for mag sorc and magblades.

    MA is an arena, hence Pets behave like for any other PvE content. Only trials and group dungeons have Pet immunity.

    vMA is now a real pain if you previously ran a light armor magicka Pet Sorc that relied on shields to survive.
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  • LeHarrt91
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    SirAndy wrote: »
    DarkLylith wrote: »
    Tried vMA on my pet sorc today, pets will not be an option at all for vMA now. They die every two second even if your spamming your tiny shield. If pets don't die in dunegons and trials now they should not die either in vMA. Such a stupid patch for mag sorc and magblades.

    MA is an arena, hence Pets behave like for any other PvE content. Only trials and group dungeons have Pet immunity.

    vMA is now a real pain if you previously ran a light armor magicka Pet Sorc that relied on shields to survive.
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    What about a Light Armor Warden that relied on shields lol :p
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  • ccfeeling
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    It's not the end of day ...
    Just change to non pet build , what you have to do is melt everything quickly before they melt you :D
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    I seen this personally myself and sharing this thread with others.
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    SirAndy wrote: »
    DarkLylith wrote: »
    Tried vMA on my pet sorc today, pets will not be an option at all for vMA now. They die every two second even if your spamming your tiny shield. If pets don't die in dunegons and trials now they should not die either in vMA. Such a stupid patch for mag sorc and magblades.

    MA is an arena, hence Pets behave like for any other PvE content. Only trials and group dungeons have Pet immunity.

    vMA is now a real pain if you previously ran a light armor magicka Pet Sorc that relied on shields to survive.
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    Yeah, I'm running bolt escape as my main survival tool... okay, why didn't my pets draw anyone's ire? This is weird.
  • RinaldoGandolphi
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    Not being able to shield your pets anymore is just silly. They need to change that back
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  • MLGProPlayer
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    ccfeeling wrote: »
    It's not the end of day ...
    Just change to non pet build , what you have to do is melt everything quickly before they melt you :D

    Wardens lose a ton of DPS by switching to non-pet build (they already have the lowest DPS in the game with pets). I know it's only for vMA and world bosses, but it's still annoying having to swap.
    Edited by MLGProPlayer on October 23, 2018 3:34AM
  • Vahrokh
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    maboleth wrote: »
    How on Earth do you guys get your pets dying so much?

    I'm using empowered ward (40%) and my pets rarely die when soloing world bosses, let alone normal npc enemies that are quite easy to kill anyway. You were doing something wrong but past buffs were easy mode so they got your covered.

    So, make sure to shield AND heal your pets, even if your HP is max. If one of your pets is getting hits from the boss, there's like 99% chance his shield will wear off and will take hp damage. Buff the HP with Matriarch and recast the shield. By doing this timely and right your pets will not die that easily if at all. Also make sure to spread CP points wisely and do not use Bastion anymore.

    So far I tested BGs and overland content and so far so good. It's not easy mode anymore, but it's far from impossible and BGs are more or less the same.

    And one more thing - frags got a buff and it shows. The frag speed seems slightly increased since PTS3 and it's not an issue in PVP. Also 20-24% reduction in snare and 15-18% reduction for speed for light armour also shows.

    Yes let me get tunnel-vision fixated 24/7 to my pets, and heal them up when mino charges at a column.

    Oh, wait, they instadie at full shield and health in 0.0001 seconds and I cannot do anything about it.


    Yes, let me lose surroundings awareness and totally focus on my pets while melee Gryphon 1 shots both of them together and air Gryphon 2 shots me because I am mesmerized to my pets health.


    Yes, let me reposition my pets at Graveld so they don't get insta-melted. Oh, wait, this is not a normal MMO, where I can actually command my pets in a proper way.
    Edited by Vahrokh on October 23, 2018 5:32AM
  • Vahrokh
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    ccfeeling wrote: »
    Excuse me , which content you guys talking about ? PVP or PVE ?

    I mainly PVE and running 2 pets build , nerfed or not please ?

    There were changes to the way Pets draw aggro and take damage in group PvE content. So, basically a buff, though it's not 100%. There's still some glitches.

    May I pretty please opt out of this "buff"? I mean, I really want to be my pets to be as weak as they were in Summerset! ;)
    Edited by Vahrokh on October 23, 2018 5:29AM
  • CiliPadi
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    Came back to check on the changes. I was prepared for disappointment and true enough, ESO has gotten worse. My fav pet sorc is down the toilet.
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    Hmmm it seem fine for me in overland, dies more to worldbosses, but I was expecting that.

    Mobs are fine as they melt before they can damage it - which makes me feel pet builds have become basically useless for brand new sorcs, especially folks that want to try out eso solo.

    vMA: lol yeah... StamDK has been re-promoted to my main farmer here xD
  • Schokolade
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    Good, I have one character, my pet sorc.
    Now I can't play what I like, Ty "patch".
    Well, it's time for a stamina Dk while I'm waiting for F76.

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  • Azurya
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    Free the Pets
  • LioraValkyrie
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    I don't see why pets can't be unkillable in PvP also, so long as they are also untargetable. The damage they do without activating their special ability is negligible, and more than a reasonable sacrifice for having to double slot them. Using your pet as a literal meat shield seems dishonourable to me somehow... Why not just take the leap and make them ethereal all the time? /shrug.
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