What do you find is the best type of damage in ESO?

SocialAssassin

What do you personally find is the best damage and why you like it? I am just curious.

SocialAssassin

Poison Damage

I personally like Poison damage because there really isn't a lot you can do about it. Except for Argonians. That have resistance against it.

VaranisArano

Fall damage. That sh*t is OP. #bringbackfeatherfall


*Watch your step.*

zvavi

Physical Damage

What is best damage? Probably physical cause stamina is broken. Why do i like it? I dont. I like lightening on sorc because of the sound effects.

idk

VaranisArano wrote: »

Fall damage. That sh*t is OP. #bringbackfeatherfall


*Watch your step.*

Levitation. We need spell crafting.

kypranb14_ESO

I like Magic damage the best because it is usually paired with unique effects. Swallow Soul for example.

Vermethys

Disease Damage

Disease, because it has a chance to apply Major Defile, making it a very potent type of damage in PvP.

darkblue5

Disease Damage

The file on disease damage mentions something called defile...

ZeroXFF

Oblivion damage, because it works no matter what.

Tommy_The_Gun

I do not prefer to "pick" one. Because of nerfs. Bit by bit stuff is getting nerfed. So at this point I prefer not to waste my time & resurces to get gear and build... Because like I have said: sooner or later, stuff will be nerfed

MartiniDaniels

Flame Damage

Fire, because I hate vampires. Also it looks cool. #buffMagDK

Donny_Vito

Yeah, Oblivion Damage.

Vermintide

Magic

Tommy_The_Gun wrote: »

I do not prefer to "pick" one. Because of nerfs. Bit by bit stuff is getting nerfed. So at this point I prefer not to waste my time & resurces to get gear and build... Because like I have said: sooner or later, stuff will be nerfed

MMOs are probably not the type of game for you then, friend.

What you have to realise is that the continuous nerfs/buffs are not just for balance. They are to keep the player base running on their treadmills, because if you could simply "finish" building your character and call it a day, you'd unsub and quit pretty soon after.

Things must change to force players to adapt, work on new skills, and acquire new sets; which keeps the game alive.

oXI_Viper_IXo

SocialAssassin wrote: »

I personally like Poison damage because there really isn't a lot you can do about it. Except for Argonians. That have resistance against it.

Not anymore, only Bosmer do now.

No_Division

Shock Damage

shock, has chance to add 8% dmg to all attacks hitting that target making it the most universal of the dmg types.
And the vulnerability subtracts from protection sources making it operate kinda like how penetration is to armor.

Ragnarock41

Shock Damage

Shock because it has the strongest condition proc of all damage types.

Shantu

Nerf damage.

ccmedaddy

Magic

I'm basic af

Xvorg

Shock Damage

Shock, hands down, after it disease.

Poison and flame, cool on look but kind of useless without BSW or being a DK, just for niche builds. Frost is much better

Magic and physical, pretty much generic but much more useful than flame and poison

Oblivion and bleed, both shouldn't have made it into the game, though both were OK.

So, it should be:

Shock, Disease, Frost, Magic, Physical, Oblivion, Bleed, Flame, Poison (ultimate crap type of dmg with less than 10 skills in all the game)

Lokey0024

Physical Damage

You can make a complete start to finish build using physical damage skills available RN. Fire is close but only for Mag DK.

Fal_El

Frost Damage

Frost damage being the best?
Lol i know i’m Just joking 🙃

Vanya

Shock Damage

Speaking strictly lore related:

There are very few beings that resist shock.
Nearly all are weak.

No race has shock/lighting damage resist.

Poison disease Argonians,Bosmer.
Fire Dunmer
Nords Frost


Also in game the Oblivion damage by far the most lethal there is no known defence against it.

You know in Skyrim for instance shock burst damage could zap anything fast. Lore related should make sense too but its the most draining and difficult to master

Raideen

Physical Damage

Oreyn_Bearclaw

Flame Damage

Flame. I play mag DPS most of the time in PVE and single target DPS is what generally limits trial score. In PVP, well I like to kill vamps so win win, and again, single target kills players. But like most things, you can build for just about any type of damage and be effective. There are pros and cons to all.

milesrodneymcneely2_ESO

Physical Damage

idk wrote: »

Levitation. We need spell crafting.

We REALLY do!

Vevvev

Shock Damage

As a magDK I love fire but shock has minor vulnerability attached to it. Hit someone with a Shock Lancer for instance at point blank range and watch their health disappear.

Koronach

Vermintide wrote: »

Tommy_The_Gun wrote: »

I do not prefer to "pick" one. Because of nerfs. Bit by bit stuff is getting nerfed. So at this point I prefer not to waste my time & resurces to get gear and build... Because like I have said: sooner or later, stuff will be nerfed

MMOs are probably not the type of game for you then, friend.

What you have to realise is that the continuous nerfs/buffs are not just for balance. They are to keep the player base running on their treadmills, because if you could simply "finish" building your character and call it a day, you'd unsub and quit pretty soon after.

Things must change to force players to adapt, work on new skills, and acquire new sets; which keeps the game alive.

This game does it more than any other MMORPG I have ever played. I have never seen a game go through such huge changes constantly, more than this one. Not to mention such huge bias toward specific races over others.

Tharonil

I love fire swords in every other game. It is a pity, that fire damage is only for mages in eso.

Athan1

Magic

Magic damage coz it's thw closest thing we have to holy light damage. I am looking forward to the new status ailments for each damage type too.

Rebiludo

Oblivion... can't vote T_T

BisDasBlutGefriert

Lag damage.

You're in a harrowstorm fighting mobs, all of a sudden your bar swap doesn't work. So you try to light attack, your character doesn't move but you hear the sound of a light attack. So you try a skill. Skill sound fires off, yet no movement. Then you're screen goes blueish and your on the ground, dead.