Missing animation? Weapons are no longer unsheathed?

NeriaMorvayn

So I've noticed the strangest thing since since yesterday's Elsweyr update:

When clicking once to draw my weapons, they are no longer unsheathed but rather get teleported directly into my character's hands so that I instantly start light attacking the air.

First I thought it was a glitch, so I relogged and asked around in my guild. Everyone seems to have the same issue.

It feels really odd and takes away from the immersion. Will this get fixed/reverted back to how it was before? I really loved to be able to ready my weapon before lunging into battle.

barney2525

I noticed it too. One single click when the staff was on my character's back, or when I was riding into a combat situation, didn't just bring the weapon to hand. It brought it out and fired off a light attack everytime.

Shawn_PT

It's been bugging me all day Looks and feels so clunky.

ApostateHobo

Hopefully this is just a bug and not intended

blnchk

Killed a critter by accident because of this. Sorry, pig.

Darkstorne

Argh that explains it. I keep accidentally pulling mobs with my bow light attacks, when I just mean to ready my weapon while I start crouching and line up a sneak heavy attack to open.

I’m worried this might be deliberate, in the same way bow heavy attacks were changed to auto fire once charged (you used to be able to hold it for as long as you wanted). A change with the intention of being more efficient, but just hinders your options and immersion.

Knootewoot

NeriaMorvayn wrote: »

I really loved to be able to ready my weapon before lunging into battle.

It's probably because with lag people got stuck in the animations or something.

If you really want to unsheet before attack, you ca still press the unsheet weapons button (Z is default button)

whitecrow

It is super-annoying, and is going to cause a lot of unintentional aggro.

Yes, we can press Z, but why force us to get used to something new for no reason?

Please put it back how it was!

NeriaMorvayn

Yes, it is super annoying!

I have two monitors and move my mouse over to the non-ESO one periodically. So to get back to ESO I have to click - and tadaah! I'm lucky if no random NPC decides to cross the frame that very second for the AI to conveniently recognise them as being within my attack range. Which is even easier when it comes to ranged weapons.

I hate having bounties on my head as is, there's no need to force them with something as silly as this.

Don't get me wrong, I totally get that other players have different playing styles (I personally play it for the story & dungeons and couldn't care less about PvP)

ZOS, If you're not planning to revert the one-click-attack thing, please at least consider making it optional and adjustable in the game settings for those who prefer it the old way.

OmniDo

Probably a "feature" implemented on behalf of PVP'rs complaints about getting ganked before they could unsheath. /shrug

Ratzkifal

Is this related to the t-pose bug I had yesterday with unsheathed weapons? Because it sounds related...

whitecrow

Can someone from Z confirm or deny that this is working as intended? It is driving me nuts.

Sylvermynx

NeriaMorvayn wrote: »

Yes, it is super annoying!

I have two monitors and move my mouse over to the non-ESO one periodically. So to get back to ESO I have to click - and tadaah! I'm lucky if no random NPC decides to cross the frame that very second for the AI to conveniently recognise them as being within my attack range. Which is even easier when it comes to ranged weapons.

I hate having bounties on my head as is, there's no need to force them with something as silly as this.

Don't get me wrong, I totally get that other players have different playing styles (I personally play it for the story & dungeons and couldn't care less about PvP)

ZOS, If you're not planning to revert the one-click-attack thing, please at least consider making it optional and adjustable in the game settings for those who prefer it the old way.

Why I started ALT-Tabbing back to ESO from my other screen.... seriously stupid that clicking back causes you to attack with a weapon....

Adernath

I considered my weapon in a sheathed state as some form of security, so that I must click twice to attack something. Now it is more likely that I unintentionally start attacking when I don't want.

Thogard

If you get the bug where they get stuck at your feet, you can equip and then unequip a costume helmet

SleepyTroll

I can't count how many times I've went to take out my weapon to accdenelty stack a random creature or towns person.