You shoulda used Vol armor tbh..
but i fully agree.. i play a No Cloak Heavy Armor Stamblade and it works like a beauty.. i run Dark Cloak (the heal) instead of the invis version (mainly because i have self respect when playing a NB and i recognize that cloak is cheap and needs a nerf)
The damage is perfectly fine.. incap does need to lose the dmg bonus or the defile.. either or and its a fair game (or increase it to 125-150 ult) as incap gives WAY to much for how little it costs.
NBs that cry about "oh i need cloak to survive" are the same NBs that suck at other classes. I run my no cloak blade PERFECTLY FINE.. ive got 41k spell and physical resistances (with BS proc) and up to 4.2k wep dmg fully buffed and 1600 stam recov and i sustain just fine.
Cloak needs to last AT MAX 2 seconds, and if you use it again within 4 seconds its cost doubles (just like they did to streak) so they MUST be able to be seen for at least 2 seconds unless they wanna drain there magicka.
If me, and other good players (NBs in specific) can pull off a no cloak blade and do PERFECTLY fine on it, anyone else that puts the time and effort into it can as well. Yes its harder.. but if youre not trash at the game/class/PvP you can do it. Its just a L2P thing.
TLDR; No Cloak blade is better and MUCH stronger. Stats are 4k better than your average cloakblade as well o/
In my opinion they don't really need to nerf the damage for NBs, as long as you can counter. I created a DK build specifically to counter NBs and what I've come to realise is that the problem is cloak. It's too cheap. I spend more resources (Radiant Magelight) trying to pull a NB out of cloak than being able to apply pressure on a NB. The fights go on and on until basically it comes down to sustain. NBs should not be able to sustain invisibility during a fight. Based on a NBs play style, if they can't make the kill off the get go, they should lose the fight. It's far too OP to be able to drop in and out of invisibility during combat.
My suggestion is to make Shadowy Disguise at least double the cost. You can make it last longer too if you like, that wouldn't be a problem and would allow PvE players to still find it useful... but any more than one or two times during a fight is far too OP.
... or it should work kind of similar to roll dodging, where it increases the cost if you use it too often.
...Radiant Magelight should also be cheaper.
TLDR; No Cloak blade is better and MUCH stronger. Stats are 4k better than your average cloakblade as well o/
Designed a DK to kill NB.... runs magelight .... when you have spiked armor, inhale, talons and fossilize...
L2P issue.
Tommy_The_Gun wrote: »IB4TL L2P
There are plenty of counters for stealth & invisibility. Use them pls.
zParallaxz wrote: »Or remove the ability to suppress dots, but increase the duration and give minor protection on the base skill. Fair and balanced
You shoulda used Vol armor tbh..
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NBs that cry about "oh i need cloak to survive" are the same NBs that suck at other classes. I run my no cloak blade PERFECTLY FINE.. ive got 41k spell and physical resistances (with BS proc) and up to 4.2k wep dmg fully buffed and 1600 stam recov and i sustain just fine.
Cloak needs to last AT MAX 2 seconds, and if you use it again within 4 seconds its cost doubles (just like they did to streak) so they MUST be able to be seen for at least 2 seconds unless they wanna drain there magicka.
If me, and other good players (NBs in specific) can pull off a no cloak blade and do PERFECTLY fine on it, anyone else that puts the time and effort into it can as well. Yes its harder.. but if youre not trash at the game/class/PvP you can do it. Its just a L2P thing.
TLDR; No Cloak blade is better and MUCH stronger. Stats are 4k better than your average cloakblade as well o/
NBs that cry about "oh i need cloak to survive" are the same NBs that suck at other classes. I run my no cloak blade PERFECTLY FINE.. ive got 41k spell and physical resistances (with BS proc) and up to 4.2k wep dmg fully buffed and 1600 stam recov and i sustain just fine.
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If me, and other good players (NBs in specific) can pull off a no cloak blade and do PERFECTLY fine on it, anyone else that puts the time and effort into it can as well. Yes its harder.. but if youre not trash at the game/class/PvP you can do it. Its just a L2P thing.
TLDR; No Cloak blade is better and MUCH stronger. Stats are 4k better than your average cloakblade as well o/
... There are different playstyles and everyone is allowed to play how they like.
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...how about when you don't know the NB is there? You run around Cyrodiil holding block? LMAO
You don't need radiant magelight to counter nightblades. Especially as a DK, it is not required at all. The stun immunity you say is necessary is still a L2P issue, you do not need it even in light armor but its nice to have. Hardened armor is not required to not get bursted down either. You do not get bursted down in this meta, proc sets have been nerfed (excluding calurions), ganking has been nerf. I play in light armor on almost all my magtoons, haven't been bursted down in a long long time.
If radiant magelight was one of the only counters (along with flare and detect pots) then I would agree with your suggestion.
In current state of the game, there's at least 2-3 dozen abilities that break cloak while also being great abilities otherwise, some of them include Spin 2 Win, hurricane, volatile armor, jabs, permafrost, arrow spray, curse, etc etc.
You do not need to cater your build to counter cloak, almost every build will have 1 ability that counters cloak even if you did not slot it with the explicit intention of countering cloak.
...how about when you don't know the NB is there? You run around Cyrodiil holding block?
...how about when you don't know the NB is there? You run around Cyrodiil holding block?
If i'm already fighting a nightblade and cloaks i'll block to prevent the incoming stun.
If i'm not in a fight and tries to gank me i'll break free and roll dodge right away.
...how about when you don't know the NB is there? You run around Cyrodiil holding block?
If i'm already fighting a nightblade and cloaks i'll block to prevent the incoming stun.
If i'm not in a fight and tries to gank me i'll break free and roll dodge right away.
but a good NB doesn't TRY to gank... he ganks. Good luck with that man.
ScruffyWhiskers wrote: »
ScruffyWhiskers wrote: »
If OP came up with a DK build to counter NBs and the problem they have with NBs is cloak then they have not figured out how to use it.
It really is that simple because I do not have the magicka issues OP is claiming when pulling NBs out of cloak. I guess it is possible OP's build is a bad build to start with.
If OP came up with a DK build to counter NBs and the problem they have with NBs is cloak then they have not figured out how to use it.
It really is that simple because I do not have the magicka issues OP is claiming when pulling NBs out of cloak. I guess it is possible OP's build is a bad build to start with.
Nah man, I'm not intending to state a problem with killing NBs with this build... I don't mean to reference it as a problem for my build, but in general. I'm stating an observation. I have killed plenty of average NBs with this build and pulled them out of stealth just fine... but I don't mean to talk about average NBs. I mean to address certain players that exploit stealth during combat. I'm stating that after testing combat with many good NBs with high sustain where we are in combat for a long period using magicka for both defensive and offensive play, applying pressure, cc, reflecting, shielding and pulling from stealth... after exchanges like that, I've observed that the sustain for invisibility is too great, especially when you factor in kiting and distance. Then if that NB player was going up against another player without a build like mine, without all the counters?! It woudn't even be a contest for them.
I believe once you enter toe to toe combat, invisibility should not be a sustainable option. You shouldn't have to pull a NB from stealth more than once or twice 1v1. I don't know maybe I wrote the original post too vaguely, I can't edit it.
I apologise if I'm not being clear on that.... I'm not complaining. I'm making a suggestion based on gameplay experience. Maybe that's why I seem like I have split personalities lol.
This post is not intended as a complaint, but as a suggestion all around that stealth should cost substantially more but also last longer... that's it!
If OP came up with a DK build to counter NBs and the problem they have with NBs is cloak then they have not figured out how to use it.
It really is that simple because I do not have the magicka issues OP is claiming when pulling NBs out of cloak. I guess it is possible OP's build is a bad build to start with.
Nah man, I'm not intending to state a problem with killing NBs with this build... I don't mean to reference it as a problem for my build, but in general. I'm stating an observation. I have killed plenty of average NBs with this build and pulled them out of stealth just fine... but I don't mean to talk about average NBs. I mean to address certain players that exploit stealth during combat. I'm stating that after testing combat with many good NBs with high sustain where we are in combat for a long period using magicka for both defensive and offensive play, applying pressure, cc, reflecting, shielding and pulling from stealth... after exchanges like that, I've observed that the sustain for invisibility is too great, especially when you factor in kiting and distance. Then if that NB player was going up against another player without a build like mine, without all the counters?! It woudn't even be a contest for them.
I believe once you enter toe to toe combat, invisibility should not be a sustainable option. You shouldn't have to pull a NB from stealth more than once or twice 1v1. I don't know maybe I wrote the original post too vaguely, I can't edit it.
I apologise if I'm not being clear on that.... I'm not complaining. I'm making a suggestion based on gameplay experience. Maybe that's why I seem like I have split personalities lol.
This post is not intended as a complaint, but as a suggestion all around that stealth should cost substantially more but also last longer... that's it!
Tommy_The_Gun wrote: »IB4TL L2P
There are plenty of counters for stealth & invisibility. Use them pls.
I do and they work... but you're not considering kiting, distance and other factors.
Look, I may not be on the forums very often but I've been playing ESO since 2014... I am very well versed on every skill, class, race and most sets in the game. I have multiple builds of every class. I designed my counter NB build after playing versus many NB players and have chosen the skills very carefully. Take a moment and consider what I'm saying before making your judgement please.