Nerf Skyshard, ZOS

Alamakot

Yes. Title is not a joke.
And ESO should not be an arcade game, depending of player's jumping abilities.
I mean skyshard in Murkmire, south of Dominus Fatum, locating at sharp, tiny peak of the rock, unnaccessible from below. Player needs to jump down correctly.

Maybe it's funny for someone 20 years old, esperienced in arcade games. For me, over 50 old guy with slow fingers, is not fun trying time after time and repeatedly fall down to water. And go around to try again and again. With first alt I've done it accidentally maybe at 10th attempt. And I have 14 chars more. Need this skyshard to be done at each of them, as I need skillpoints

Sylvermynx

Yep. I ran one girl into there just to get the skyshards. Sorry, that one ain't hap'nin for this 71 year old lady, with mega-lag.... so when the girl tries to jump down.... she doesn't land where she should - because hey.... 2000 ms ping means where she was to start with isn't where she was when she caught up to the server....

Gave up on that one. Fortunately, there are many many easier shards to get to, so.... not messing with that one.

firedrgn

Lol i have done this also. There is one in a delve that is like on top of a mushroom looking thing. I fall off every time. You have to go all the way back thru delve to try agsin. .

The annoying thing for me is the surveys. They put them in some very awkward places.

Sheezabeast

i had to unequip my swift jewelry because i kept overshooting it...died like 3 times trying for that jerk of a skyshard

Vapirko

I never understood the doing the same thing on 14 alts style of playing. I’m like get the absolute minimum skill points and then go fight.

Sylvermynx

Hmm. I wonder if the key is to be slllllooooooowwwwww.... Might have to give that a shot. I didn't die, but about the 10th time I hit the water, I said screw it.

Greg11jkalfa

It seems like a small nitpick. I understand being upset that you may miss the jump, but in the base game alone there are so many shards, and just quests that give skill points that I find saying "Need this skyshard to be done at each of them, as I need skillpoints" is a bit overboard. I don't have the DLC yet, so I can't confirm, or deny that it can be a challenge, but it looks easy enough if you toggle walk.

mreisse

I'm only getting max shards on my crafter main. My alts are getting enough to unlock the skills they need and that's it. Things like this is why

phairdon

Also had trouble with the skyshard. Only once thankfully Positioned myself directly above the skyshard second time around and slid down.

OrdoHermetica

Yeah, I was annoyed by that as well.

That said, something that helped me and might help others struggling to get it: walk up to the edge, turn around, hold block, and then slowly inch off the ledge backwards. That should keep your momentum low enough that you'll still land on the outcropping, albeit barely. Not foolproof, but most characters I've done it with have nailed it on the first or second try.

Also, if you're trying to get it with a tank character, make sure you're not blocking with a shield, since if you have the Battlefield Mobility passive (and you probably do), your move speed while blocking with a shield is too fast. Equip a non-S+B weapon first, or just unequip and block using your hands.

SirenofEntropy

Someone on another site suggested toggling on walk before going down for that shard, and I have found that it does indeed help. Walking slow means you're less likely to overshoot.

Robvenom

You literally step down onto it from the rock on the left. It is not hard.

Ackwalan

Hit crouch and tip toe over the edge. You can even turn walk on to make it easier.

idk

Just block and move deliberately. Holding block slows down the toons movement. I found no issues getting that shard.

Sylvermynx

Okay, lots of good ideas here. Didn't think about any of that, sucks to be me! Thanks guys!

Alamakot

I gave up. Much faster will be to gain some skillpoints by doing part of the questline.
I know, that I'm unable to do some achievments, like most of veteran level contest. But skyshard collecting achievement should be not as challenging as this one.

RedRook

OrdoHermetica wrote: »

Yeah, I was annoyed by that as well.

That said, something that helped me and might help others struggling to get it: walk up to the edge, turn around, hold block, and then slowly inch off the ledge backwards. That should keep your momentum low enough that you'll still land on the outcropping, albeit barely. Not foolproof, but most characters I've done it with have nailed it on the first or second try.

Also, if you're trying to get it with a tank character, make sure you're not blocking with a shield, since if you have the Battlefield Mobility passive (and you probably do), your move speed while blocking with a shield is too fast. Equip a non-S+B weapon first, or just unequip and block using your hands.

Thank you!

Noctus

idk about this one i rly liked the jumping puzzles in guild wars 2 and i welcome little challenges like that. as u said ur self u have 14 alts so u rly actually DONT need the extra skillpoints since u can invest points into crafting by any of those characters and only combat skills ony ur main character. I need that skillpoints becouse i only play 1 character. im one of those guys who identify as their character so switching is not an option

MLGProPlayer

SirenofEntropy wrote: »

Someone on another site suggested toggling on walk before going down for that shard, and I have found that it does indeed help. Walking slow means you're less likely to overshoot.

For players who don't know what this is, check your key binds (I'm not sure it's even assigned a default key).

Sylvermynx

I set mine to CapsLock where I'm used to having it. I'm not sure what the default on PC is now.

Anotherone773

That is going to be a nightmare on my NB. Maybe i need to make a movement speed debuff pot before i go for that one.

starkerealm

Sylvermynx wrote: »

I set mine to CapsLock where I'm used to having it. I'm not sure what the default on PC is now.

By default it's unbound. I use B, as it's normally an alternate key for your inventory.

ZonasArch

Anotherone773 wrote: »

That is going to be a nightmare on my NB. Maybe i need to make a movement speed debuff pot before i go for that one.

Plug a controller, best thing for this if you have heavy fingers.

DRTE

I just bound walk to a key and slowly walked off the edge onto it.

OFFL1MIT

ha! I know that pain when you need to collect skyshards. I'm always ragequitting after 30 mins of collecting them. So annoying especialy on hills and at dvelves.

MehrunesFlagon

Alamakot wrote: »

Yes. Title is not a joke.
And ESO should not be an arcade game, depending of player's jumping abilities.
I mean skyshard in Murkmire, south of Dominus Fatum, locating at sharp, tiny peak of the rock, unnaccessible from below. Player needs to jump down correctly.

Maybe it's funny for someone 20 years old, esperienced in arcade games. For me, over 50 old guy with slow fingers, is not fun trying time after time and repeatedly fall down to water. And go around to try again and again. With first alt I've done it accidentally maybe at 10th attempt. And I have 14 chars more. Need this skyshard to be done at each of them, as I need skillpoints

I'm 36 and have arthritis in my left hand.Not exactly 50 though.I suggest using the walk function.it will allow you to go slow and also give you more precise aim on on you final destination as well.It's definitely doable.

MehrunesFlagon

you can also block to slow down your speed

Armatesz

10/10 when murkmire comes out for us console peps I'm going to get that skyshard but debating about either getting it randomly or make that one my last one from murkmire.

Gilvoth

skyshards should be account wide, No! i said that wrong ...
"Everything" should be account wide and effect all your characters.

Runschei

It worked fine for me on first try just to slide down holding block

Agalloch

Actually this reminds me about jumping puzzles in Guild Wars 2.

It's not so hard to jump there