Wood Elf/ Bosmer losing stealth passive, An open letter.

  • max_only
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    thedude33 wrote: »
    The open letter has been closed and returned to the sender.

    Clever
    #FiteForYourRite Bosmer = Stealth
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  • Uryel
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    reading those worthless "developer commentary" bits in the patch notes only further confirm my suspicions. (Seriously. Using "alteration magic" as an argument for the Altmer spell recharge change? How dense are these people?)

    Neutron star dense, mate. Or maybe black hole. Very dense and really not that bright.
  • BlueRaven
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    Did any of you even think about its meaning for PvP?

    The passive cuts both ways.

    If you are running around searching for sneaking enemies it is a nice tool. If you want to hide from enemies you are going to hate it. No matter how good your stealth is, detecting another player removes you from stealth. That applies to hunters eye as well so if you are hiding all your opponents need to do is to let a sneaking light/heavy armor player that is no khajiit walk around. In a distance of 10-15 m the little sneaking indicator eye should be half open for him and at a distance of 8.5-9.5 m you will detect him and therefor be revealed yourself

    "If you want to hide from enemies you are going to hate it." Yes, bosmers are supposed to be stealthy, that's why we made bosmers, so we hate it.

    And yes, we have thought about it's meaning for PvP. And some us even tested it. Have you?

    From the tests it appears that the only people who are going to get caught by this are the odd templar or sorc who went into stealth so they can go to the bathroom. Most attackers appear to attack from well beyond the capabilities of this passive.

    It's not going to help from a stealthy archer who is far away from you, and it's not going to help from a melee NB who uses Shadowy Disguise in their opener. And stealth detect is not mage light.

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    Also the previous bonus to stealth passive was useful in PvP AND PvE. The new stealth detect passive is only useful in PvP. And even then extremely limited in its usefulness.

    Bosmers are known for their stealthiness, now they are as stealthy as a nord or an orc, but not Imperials who actually have a passive that directly helps stealth. Net effect; Imperials are stealthier than bosmers.


    Edit: My mistake. I completely misread this. Sorry!
    Edited by BlueRaven on February 26, 2019 2:03PM
  • Razorback174
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    BlueRaven wrote: »
    Did any of you even think about its meaning for PvP?

    The passive cuts both ways.

    If you are running around searching for sneaking enemies it is a nice tool. If you want to hide from enemies you are going to hate it. No matter how good your stealth is, detecting another player removes you from stealth. That applies to hunters eye as well so if you are hiding all your opponents need to do is to let a sneaking light/heavy armor player that is no khajiit walk around. In a distance of 10-15 m the little sneaking indicator eye should be half open for him and at a distance of 8.5-9.5 m you will detect him and therefor be revealed yourself

    "If you want to hide from enemies you are going to hate it." Yes, bosmers are supposed to be stealthy, that's why we made bosmers, so we hate it.

    And yes, we have thought about it's meaning for PvP. And some us even tested it. Have you?

    From the tests it appears that the only people who are going to get caught by this are the odd templar or sorc who went into stealth so they can go to the bathroom. Most attackers appear to attack from well beyond the capabilities of this passive.

    It's not going to help from a stealthy archer who is far away from you, and it's not going to help from a melee NB who uses Shadowy Disguise in their opener. And stealth detect is not mage light.

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    Also the previous bonus to stealth passive was useful in PvP AND PvE. The new stealth detect passive is only useful in PvP. And even then extremely limited in its usefulness.

    Bosmers are known for their stealthiness, now they are as stealthy as a nord or an orc, but not Imperials who actually have a passive that directly helps stealth. Net effect; Imperials are stealthier than bosmers.

    I might be misunderstanding him, but I believe he's saying it makes you even LESS stealthy in PvP, as you detecting someone will, in turn, make you detected as the one detecting them.

    That is, if I followed that logic correctly....
  • Temeraire507
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    BlueRaven wrote: »
    Did any of you even think about its meaning for PvP?

    The passive cuts both ways.

    If you are running around searching for sneaking enemies it is a nice tool. If you want to hide from enemies you are going to hate it. No matter how good your stealth is, detecting another player removes you from stealth. That applies to hunters eye as well so if you are hiding all your opponents need to do is to let a sneaking light/heavy armor player that is no khajiit walk around. In a distance of 10-15 m the little sneaking indicator eye should be half open for him and at a distance of 8.5-9.5 m you will detect him and therefor be revealed yourself

    "If you want to hide from enemies you are going to hate it." Yes, bosmers are supposed to be stealthy, that's why we made bosmers, so we hate it.

    And yes, we have thought about it's meaning for PvP. And some us even tested it. Have you?

    From the tests it appears that the only people who are going to get caught by this are the odd templar or sorc who went into stealth so they can go to the bathroom. Most attackers appear to attack from well beyond the capabilities of this passive.

    It's not going to help from a stealthy archer who is far away from you, and it's not going to help from a melee NB who uses Shadowy Disguise in their opener. And stealth detect is not mage light.

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    Also the previous bonus to stealth passive was useful in PvP AND PvE. The new stealth detect passive is only useful in PvP. And even then extremely limited in its usefulness.

    Bosmers are known for their stealthiness, now they are as stealthy as a nord or an orc, but not Imperials who actually have a passive that directly helps stealth. Net effect; Imperials are stealthier than bosmers.

    Did you even read my post?!
    BlueRaven wrote: »
    Did any of you even think about its meaning for PvP?

    The passive cuts both ways.

    If you are running around searching for sneaking enemies it is a nice tool. If you want to hide from enemies you are going to hate it. No matter how good your stealth is, detecting another player removes you from stealth. That applies to hunters eye as well so if you are hiding all your opponents need to do is to let a sneaking light/heavy armor player that is no khajiit walk around. In a distance of 10-15 m the little sneaking indicator eye should be half open for him and at a distance of 8.5-9.5 m you will detect him and therefor be revealed yourself

    "If you want to hide from enemies you are going to hate it." Yes, bosmers are supposed to be stealthy, that's why we made bosmers, so we hate it.

    And yes, we have thought about it's meaning for PvP. And some us even tested it. Have you?

    From the tests it appears that the only people who are going to get caught by this are the odd templar or sorc who went into stealth so they can go to the bathroom. Most attackers appear to attack from well beyond the capabilities of this passive.

    It's not going to help from a stealthy archer who is far away from you, and it's not going to help from a melee NB who uses Shadowy Disguise in their opener. And stealth detect is not mage light.

    •••

    Also the previous bonus to stealth passive was useful in PvP AND PvE. The new stealth detect passive is only useful in PvP. And even then extremely limited in its usefulness.

    Bosmers are known for their stealthiness, now they are as stealthy as a nord or an orc, but not Imperials who actually have a passive that directly helps stealth. Net effect; Imperials are stealthier than bosmers.

    I might be misunderstanding him, but I believe he's saying it makes you even LESS stealthy in PvP, as you detecting someone will, in turn, make you detected as the one detecting them.

    That is, if I followed that logic correctly....

    This.
  • BlueRaven
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    BlueRaven wrote: »
    Did any of you even think about its meaning for PvP?

    The passive cuts both ways.

    If you are running around searching for sneaking enemies it is a nice tool. If you want to hide from enemies you are going to hate it. No matter how good your stealth is, detecting another player removes you from stealth. That applies to hunters eye as well so if you are hiding all your opponents need to do is to let a sneaking light/heavy armor player that is no khajiit walk around. In a distance of 10-15 m the little sneaking indicator eye should be half open for him and at a distance of 8.5-9.5 m you will detect him and therefor be revealed yourself

    "If you want to hide from enemies you are going to hate it." Yes, bosmers are supposed to be stealthy, that's why we made bosmers, so we hate it.

    And yes, we have thought about it's meaning for PvP. And some us even tested it. Have you?

    From the tests it appears that the only people who are going to get caught by this are the odd templar or sorc who went into stealth so they can go to the bathroom. Most attackers appear to attack from well beyond the capabilities of this passive.

    It's not going to help from a stealthy archer who is far away from you, and it's not going to help from a melee NB who uses Shadowy Disguise in their opener. And stealth detect is not mage light.

    •••

    Also the previous bonus to stealth passive was useful in PvP AND PvE. The new stealth detect passive is only useful in PvP. And even then extremely limited in its usefulness.

    Bosmers are known for their stealthiness, now they are as stealthy as a nord or an orc, but not Imperials who actually have a passive that directly helps stealth. Net effect; Imperials are stealthier than bosmers.

    I might be misunderstanding him, but I believe he's saying it makes you even LESS stealthy in PvP, as you detecting someone will, in turn, make you detected as the one detecting them.

    That is, if I followed that logic correctly....

    The posters text is a bit confusing I will admit. I assumed the line "If you want to hide from enemies you are going to hate it." was directed at Bosmer players, not people hiding from bosmers, but I could be wrong. There is a lot of indefinite pronouns in there.

    Got it. Sorry about that!
    Edited by BlueRaven on February 26, 2019 2:06PM
  • Temeraire507
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    BlueRaven wrote: »
    BlueRaven wrote: »
    Did any of you even think about its meaning for PvP?

    The passive cuts both ways.

    If you are running around searching for sneaking enemies it is a nice tool. If you want to hide from enemies you are going to hate it. No matter how good your stealth is, detecting another player removes you from stealth. That applies to hunters eye as well so if you are hiding all your opponents need to do is to let a sneaking light/heavy armor player that is no khajiit walk around. In a distance of 10-15 m the little sneaking indicator eye should be half open for him and at a distance of 8.5-9.5 m you will detect him and therefor be revealed yourself

    "If you want to hide from enemies you are going to hate it." Yes, bosmers are supposed to be stealthy, that's why we made bosmers, so we hate it.

    And yes, we have thought about it's meaning for PvP. And some us even tested it. Have you?

    From the tests it appears that the only people who are going to get caught by this are the odd templar or sorc who went into stealth so they can go to the bathroom. Most attackers appear to attack from well beyond the capabilities of this passive.

    It's not going to help from a stealthy archer who is far away from you, and it's not going to help from a melee NB who uses Shadowy Disguise in their opener. And stealth detect is not mage light.

    •••

    Also the previous bonus to stealth passive was useful in PvP AND PvE. The new stealth detect passive is only useful in PvP. And even then extremely limited in its usefulness.

    Bosmers are known for their stealthiness, now they are as stealthy as a nord or an orc, but not Imperials who actually have a passive that directly helps stealth. Net effect; Imperials are stealthier than bosmers.

    Did you even read my post?!
    BlueRaven wrote: »
    Did any of you even think about its meaning for PvP?

    The passive cuts both ways.

    If you are running around searching for sneaking enemies it is a nice tool. If you want to hide from enemies you are going to hate it. No matter how good your stealth is, detecting another player removes you from stealth. That applies to hunters eye as well so if you are hiding all your opponents need to do is to let a sneaking light/heavy armor player that is no khajiit walk around. In a distance of 10-15 m the little sneaking indicator eye should be half open for him and at a distance of 8.5-9.5 m you will detect him and therefor be revealed yourself

    "If you want to hide from enemies you are going to hate it." Yes, bosmers are supposed to be stealthy, that's why we made bosmers, so we hate it.

    And yes, we have thought about it's meaning for PvP. And some us even tested it. Have you?

    From the tests it appears that the only people who are going to get caught by this are the odd templar or sorc who went into stealth so they can go to the bathroom. Most attackers appear to attack from well beyond the capabilities of this passive.

    It's not going to help from a stealthy archer who is far away from you, and it's not going to help from a melee NB who uses Shadowy Disguise in their opener. And stealth detect is not mage light.

    •••

    Also the previous bonus to stealth passive was useful in PvP AND PvE. The new stealth detect passive is only useful in PvP. And even then extremely limited in its usefulness.

    Bosmers are known for their stealthiness, now they are as stealthy as a nord or an orc, but not Imperials who actually have a passive that directly helps stealth. Net effect; Imperials are stealthier than bosmers.

    I might be misunderstanding him, but I believe he's saying it makes you even LESS stealthy in PvP, as you detecting someone will, in turn, make you detected as the one detecting them.

    That is, if I followed that logic correctly....

    This.

    I got it now. Sorry. My bad. I completely misread your post. I thought you were going the other way with your argument. My apologies!!!!

    (This whole thing is making me way too tense.)

    No problem
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    @Temeraire507 So you're saying... Bosmer is now the worst race to sneak with as long as your enemy pays attention?
    This Bosmer was tortured to death. There is nothing left to be done.
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    max_only wrote: »
    Jeremy wrote: »
    Incidentally, if you're wanting to make any character stealthy, my recomendation would be either Night Mother's Embrace (the Night Mother drop set, not the crafted one), and either Darkstride, Night Terror (for reduced detection radius), or Night's Silence (for full movement in stealth).

    Did you seriously think that somebody who makes as much of a fuss about stealthiness as I do didn't know that?

    I've been playing the character for years wearing Night Terror and Night's Silence. I've been collecting Night Mother's Embrace since it was a heavy set, but it's just taking up bank space;I don't want to use both it and Night Terror, since I don't want to make my character a vampire, and hence do what him to have Night's Silence. Of course I have a lot of it stashed away now, since who hasn't farmed Deshaan dropped sets at some point? The original plan was to make a second stealthy character wearing it, but as much as I liked the Thieves Guild the first time, I haven't yet felt like repeating the quests. Besides, one of the big things I use sneaking for is generic mats farming (yes, I know there are other ways to do it), and having enough skill points for that, for thieving and for combat ... well, it's a lot of skill points.

    I sympathize.

    But it sounds like it's time to become a kitty cat.

    No thank you. In fact I wish stealth had been given to more races. Argonian Shadowscales and Dunmer Morag Tong should have always had this same reduced detection passive. More choices only helps, it never hurts.


    They should have had something
    Zuboko wrote: »
    I did not think I would miss the Stealth perk, but now that I have had a chance to play after the patch went live, I realize just how badly I miss it. And as I ponder on the detection radius they replaced it with, I realize that is a skill only effectively used in PVP, which I do not play. So, if you grade the Bosmer by that ability, it would seem they are now a PVP only race.

    Please give me my stealth back. I don't want to refer to myself in the 3rd person.
    @ZOS_GinaBruno

    This one is practicing.

    (Well, I also have an alt Khajiit, so I gotta when I'm wearing him)
    Taking stealth away from the Bosmer is like taking magic away from the Altmer, making Nords allergic to mead, or making Orcs pretty.
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    Ratzkifal wrote: »
    @Temeraire507 So you're saying... Bosmer is now the worst race to sneak with as long as your enemy pays attention?

    In PvP, Yes. Given you invested the points into the passive

    I wouldn't know. I wouldn't put points there if I got paid.
    Taking stealth away from the Bosmer is like taking magic away from the Altmer, making Nords allergic to mead, or making Orcs pretty.
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    Ratzkifal wrote: »
    @Temeraire507 So you're saying... Bosmer is now the worst race to sneak with as long as your enemy pays attention?

    In PvP, Yes. Given you invested the points into the passive

    Is this tested at new patch? Because at murkmire i sometimes make fun of alone players which went to sneak without noticing me, so I crawl at their location and they were detected at short range, but i was not detected (bosmer+night mother). Then i will just do something spooky, but not a stupid snipe ofc :D
    Edited by MartiniDaniels on February 26, 2019 3:28PM
  • Temeraire507
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    Ratzkifal wrote: »
    @Temeraire507 So you're saying... Bosmer is now the worst race to sneak with as long as your enemy pays attention?

    In PvP, Yes. Given you invested the points into the passive

    Is this tested at new patch? Because at murkmire i sometimes make fun of alone players which went to sneak without noticing me, so I crawl at their location and they were detected at short range, but i was not detected (bosmer+night mother). Then i will just do something spooky, but not a stupid snipe ofc :D

    I tested it at the end of the last PTS week and it worked that way. Not 100% sure it carried over to live since I weren't able to test it after the change yet. But they didn't change anything with that passive so I'm quite sure it still works that way. If not that would be great
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    Loot boxes dropping goofy things (including nirncrux'd stuff)? Immediate response. Still waiting for any reaction to this fiasco, and it's been about a month.
    Taking stealth away from the Bosmer is like taking magic away from the Altmer, making Nords allergic to mead, or making Orcs pretty.
  • MartiniDaniels
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    Ratzkifal wrote: »
    @Temeraire507 So you're saying... Bosmer is now the worst race to sneak with as long as your enemy pays attention?

    In PvP, Yes. Given you invested the points into the passive

    Is this tested at new patch? Because at murkmire i sometimes make fun of alone players which went to sneak without noticing me, so I crawl at their location and they were detected at short range, but i was not detected (bosmer+night mother). Then i will just do something spooky, but not a stupid snipe ofc :D

    I tested it at the end of the last PTS week and it worked that way. Not 100% sure it carried over to live since I weren't able to test it after the change yet. But they didn't change anything with that passive so I'm quite sure it still works that way. If not that would be great

    This is bad :( though we are outta of stealth gameplay anyway.
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    Katahdin wrote: »
    Katahdin wrote: »
    Never totally gone
    Just decided to enjoy the game instead of watching you people wail and flail

    And yet you remain.

    As I said, I am never totally gone.

    Thanks for bumping my thread, keep up the good work!
    #FiteForYourRite Bosmer = Stealth
    #OppositeResourceSiphoningAttacks
    || CP 1000+ || PC/NA || GUILDS: LWH; IA; CH; XA
    ""All gods' creatures (you lot) are equal when covered in A1 sauce"" -- Old Bosmeri Wisdom
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