ZoS changes light / heavy attacks 5 years down - PTS Note review + gameplay including parses

Unified_Gaming

Hey guys,

I'm sharing with you my thoughts on the changes and my testing on the pts so you get a good idea on what is suggested and how it actually looks - there is LOADS of misinformation going around and well I wanted to try and clear some of that up in a video. Long and short of it - if you're a top tier dps you will lose around 3-8k on a trial dummy parse but if you adjusted your build, you could reduce that loss and if you're someone who is more casual then you will see a dps increase. As for pvp, it's really interesting and is worth watching as it's hard to explain in a short comment. Anyway, enjoy and don't stress - it isn't that bad honestly!

https://youtu.be/GQ8fe1n9m6I

wills43b14_ESO

That parse is from a buddy (Cursed Gaming) of mine in WoT and CoM. We both have 2 Godslayers and a 26:39 Godslayer run. That parse HAS 5.3k BASH DPS. This is a DIRECT DPS LOSS unless you're willing to bash weave, adding a THIRD APM. They made this more complicated. This is highly unhealthy and the nerfs to mag are MUCH more severe. Do not comment about this nonsense if you don't know what you're talking about, it will only breed more ineptitude. This will not help anyone but the end-game players who already have a high APM.

Unified_Gaming

wills43b14_ESO wrote: »

That parse is from a buddy (Cursed Gaming) of mine in WoT and CoM. We both have 2 Godslayers and a 26:39 Godslayer run. That parse HAS 5.3k BASH DPS. This is a DIRECT DPS LOSS unless you're willing to bash weave, adding a THIRD APM. They made this more complicated. This is highly unhealthy and the nerfs to mage are MUCH more severe. Do not comment about this nonsense if you don't know what you're talking about. This will not help anyone but the end-game players who already have a high APM.

The parse highlights that the DPS loss isn't as drastic as people see - theasiangod showed a 7k dps loss too - there isn't a drastic loss and it's on trail dummies. I also add the guys name to the comments but couldn't find his channel. Back to the DPS concern, I honest believe that if you change glyphs, food etc. then you can help offset it and that's what I was toying around on the PTS with. I found that it ranged from a 5-10k dps loss with a good rotation without bashes and that is inline with theasian god and Curse Gaming.

I understand that end game players will be frustrated which is fair enough as they have more experience and so should be rewarded for it. However, I feel that this could help open build diversity up and it also feels more intuitive which I think is helpful for newer players which at the end of the day, ZoS focuses on, especially with the new chapter coming out.

ZOS_GregoryV

Greetings!

We have decided to close this thread as we have an official thread for combat feedback which can be found here.

Thank you for your understanding,
-Greg-