Orb will not disappear after synergy activation

Jolipinator

ZOS_BrianWheeler wrote: »

As always, we will be monitoring feedback about all the balance changes during this PTS cycle, however we wanted to let everyone know that in a future PTS patch, the synergy from Orbs will not cause the Orb to vanish and can be activated multiple times by anyone not on synergy cool down.

Move along.

RogueShark

Face-heel-turn of the update right there.

Tryxus

driosketch

Jolipinator wrote: »

ZOS_BrianWheeler wrote: »

As always, we will be monitoring feedback about all the balance changes during this PTS cycle, however we wanted to let everyone know that in a future PTS patch, the synergy from Orbs will not cause the Orb to vanish and can be activated multiple times by anyone not on synergy cool down.

Move along.

What, like nothing to see here? Because I actually find this addition the most interesting yet. Although it still promote stacking to some degree, this is a complete 180, and is actually better on the resources of not only the group, but the healer as well.

Mudguard

Lightspeedflashb14_ESO

driosketch wrote: »

Jolipinator wrote: »

ZOS_BrianWheeler wrote: »

As always, we will be monitoring feedback about all the balance changes during this PTS cycle, however we wanted to let everyone know that in a future PTS patch, the synergy from Orbs will not cause the Orb to vanish and can be activated multiple times by anyone not on synergy cool down.

Move along.

What, like nothing to see here? Because I actually find this addition the most interesting yet. Although it still promote stacking to some degree, this is a complete 180, and is actually better on the resources of not only the group, but the healer as well.

This still lowers the healing output of the skill, by a lot. And that was the point of only one orbs anyways, this change is the best of both worlds, synergy for everyone and the healing out is lowered.

idk

driosketch wrote: »

Jolipinator wrote: »

ZOS_BrianWheeler wrote: »

As always, we will be monitoring feedback about all the balance changes during this PTS cycle, however we wanted to let everyone know that in a future PTS patch, the synergy from Orbs will not cause the Orb to vanish and can be activated multiple times by anyone not on synergy cool down.

Move along.

What, like nothing to see here? Because I actually find this addition the most interesting yet. Although it still promote stacking to some degree, this is a complete 180, and is actually better on the resources of not only the group, but the healer as well.

It is not much change for the healer as the healing orbs counted for a large % of their heals in trials where healing is most intense for PvE.. They just need to do other skills to heal, and of course will have the time. Also, almost all heals I ESO are AoE so they all favor stacking. That is why Zos has anti-stacking mechanics.

This is more for the bigger issue of synergies and sustain.

majulook

So they drift through the "pack" and have to time out?

RogueShark

majulook wrote: »

So they drift through the "pack" and have to time out?

It will probably work how it does now: if you cast another, the first disappears. However, people synergizing the orb won't make it vanish. So one orb can be synergized by the entire group, and then you can cast another (thus dismissing the first) towards the offtank who's across the map and he'll get it by the time the boss is dead, probably.

Raisin

DLM

Jolipinator wrote: »

ZOS_BrianWheeler wrote: »

As always, we will be monitoring feedback about all the balance changes during this PTS cycle, however we wanted to let everyone know that in a future PTS patch, the synergy from Orbs will not cause the Orb to vanish and can be activated multiple times by anyone not on synergy cool down.

Move along.

Now we're talking.

blnchk

Mudguard wrote: »

If anyone's ever wanted to know what activating an Orb would look like in real life: This is it.

Aznarb

I love this change.
Less mana wast to sustain a full group, at least we got one good change.

Now I'll wait for more healing option from class skill if you don't want use to rely to much on resto staff skill.
But RN, only Warden and Templar (dunno for necro) have enough class healing skill.

So, do something for use, the "less played healer" (NB, DK, Sorc) so we can still complete the content.
Thx.

danara

@Aznarb in which position do you place the necromancer ? With templar/warden or NB/Sorc/DK

Btw, NB is really strong in pvp as a healer, not sure it needs a buff

Khrogo

blnchk wrote: »

Mudguard wrote: »

If anyone's ever wanted to know how activating an Orb would look like in real life: This is it.

Lmao. Unfortunately, that looks like a multiple orbgasm. We only get one orb now

ccfeeling

Jolipinator wrote: »

ZOS_BrianWheeler wrote: »

As always, we will be monitoring feedback about all the balance changes during this PTS cycle, however we wanted to let everyone know that in a future PTS patch, the synergy from Orbs will not cause the Orb to vanish and can be activated multiple times by anyone not on synergy cool down.

Move along.

Oh cool , my healer can still support the team in trial

LoreToo

I read it as orc will not disappear after synergy activation

SoLooney

Synergy change is nice but it would be nice if you could have up to 2 or even 3 orbs out at the same time

zaria

LoreToo wrote: »

I read it as orc will not disappear after synergy activation

This is definitely an buff for orcs

Mettaricana

Jolipinator wrote: »

ZOS_BrianWheeler wrote: »

As always, we will be monitoring feedback about all the balance changes during this PTS cycle, however we wanted to let everyone know that in a future PTS patch, the synergy from Orbs will not cause the Orb to vanish and can be activated multiple times by anyone not on synergy cool down.

Move along.

Can shards get this treatment or atleast a morph of it get that treatment

Cryptical

Should cap at two orbs, not one. Because battlefields are sometimes large.

There have been many times I’ve sent one orb heading to the tank and a second to float to the dps location.

Imp city prison was the pledge the other day, and someone decided to hit the scroll. At the 4 shades part, tank runs one way while both melee dps split the opposite, and I said “WTF are you knobs doing?”

Being able to float an orb to the far player(s) and have them covered while your attention has to turn elsewhere is part of a healer holding a group up when it splits.

Odovacar

Watched a video last night and they looked to travel quite slow. Has anyone on PTS noticed this change at all?

Seraphayel

Odovacar wrote: »

Watched a video last night and they looked to travel quite slow. Has anyone on PTS noticed this change at all?

Travel speed was reduced from 3m to 2m per second.

HappyLittleTree

You know what will disappear tho'?

Your racial distinction when using the "skeleton" polymorph.

xeNNNNN

Jolipinator wrote: »

ZOS_BrianWheeler wrote: »

As always, we will be monitoring feedback about all the balance changes during this PTS cycle, however we wanted to let everyone know that in a future PTS patch, the synergy from Orbs will not cause the Orb to vanish and can be activated multiple times by anyone not on synergy cool down.

Move along.

Thank F for that.

Aznarb

danara wrote: »

@Aznarb in which position do you place the necromancer ? With templar/warden or NB/Sorc/DK

Btw, NB is really strong in pvp as a healer, not sure it needs a buff

I don't know for necro, I don't have play one yet so I can't tell.
For NB heal in PvP, tbh I don't know and don't care.
I'm a PvE Trial healer, I've try hard to make this off-meta healer work (same for my DK and Sorc heal) it's my favorite one, I don't want it to be useless to my team after these change.