ZOS vision of skill gap

caperon

Is this what we have to expect from balancing?

https://clips.twitch.tv/BlitheLivelyCattleBigBrother

A stamina character using ONLY resto staff heavy attacks and no skills in his bar finishing vMa

Sauce:



(I didn't even know this streamer until someone linked it in discord earlier)

BuddyAces

Pretty sure vma, at this point, can be cleared by having a cat walk over your keyboard as long as you control the mouse. The real vma pros can have a second cat play with the mouse

Mindcr0w

People completing "extreme" challenges with "extreme" self imposed restrictions are hardly indicative of the general state of a game.

caperon

BuddyAces wrote: »

Pretty sure vma, at this point, can be cleared by having a cat walk over your keyboard as long as you control the mouse. The real vma pros can have a second cat play with the mouse

This aplies to all content in this game. You don't need leet dps for anything, only teamplay:

Craglorn trials - Pugged in craglorn
vMol - Any abismal group can kill rakkat in platform 7 before lunar phase
vHof - Nerfed to oblivion las patch, the only dps check (assembly general execute) is not a dps check anymore
vAs - Long and tedious but you can have a 30 min fight with no consequences
vCr - Its not about dps at all, it just makes it easier
vSS - Can be pugged in craglorn, the only dps check is navi execute and downstairs group in HM. Non hard mode is really easy.

Power creep already has made the content irrelevant to a point that any mediocre group can complete all the content.

BuddyAces

This is what gets me. Outside of certain hm trials there is absolutely nothing that can't be completed with 30k dps. Even if you made this game where you only had to push one button to get max dps so everyone was at the same level, bad players are still going to fail pve mechanics and get wrecked by people who are just plain better at pvp.

But what do I know, I'm still subbed and haven't played in over 2 weeks. Don't ask why cuz I don't know.

@caperon meant to quote your post but I are dumb and forgot to.

Matchimus

BuddyAces wrote: »

Pretty sure vma, at this point, can be cleared by having a cat walk over your keyboard as long as you control the mouse. The real vma pros can have a second cat play with the mouse

I cleared vma for the 1st time a week ago. I was feeling good about it. Now I know it is a worthless achievement I'm glad we have veterans of the game to cheers us on.

BuddyAces

Matchimus wrote: »

BuddyAces wrote: »

Pretty sure vma, at this point, can be cleared by having a cat walk over your keyboard as long as you control the mouse. The real vma pros can have a second cat play with the mouse

I cleared vma for the 1st time a week ago. I was feeling good about it. Now I know it is a worthless achievement I'm glad we have veterans of the game to cheers us on.

In a month from now I promise you that you'll look back and question yourself why you ever struggled there. Vma is nothing but remembering what happens next.

Edit
Did you get your weapon you needed?

Agenericname

BuddyAces wrote: »

Matchimus wrote: »

BuddyAces wrote: »

Pretty sure vma, at this point, can be cleared by having a cat walk over your keyboard as long as you control the mouse. The real vma pros can have a second cat play with the mouse

I cleared vma for the 1st time a week ago. I was feeling good about it. Now I know it is a worthless achievement I'm glad we have veterans of the game to cheers us on.

In a month from now I promise you that you'll look back and question yourself why you ever struggled there. Vma is nothing but remembering what happens next.

Technically it's your cat remembering.

BuddyAces

Agenericname wrote: »

BuddyAces wrote: »

Matchimus wrote: »

BuddyAces wrote: »

Pretty sure vma, at this point, can be cleared by having a cat walk over your keyboard as long as you control the mouse. The real vma pros can have a second cat play with the mouse

I cleared vma for the 1st time a week ago. I was feeling good about it. Now I know it is a worthless achievement I'm glad we have veterans of the game to cheers us on.

In a month from now I promise you that you'll look back and question yourself why you ever struggled there. Vma is nothing but remembering what happens next.

Technically it's your cat remembering.

Depends if it's him or you that pushes the dodge roll key

Cadbury

BuddyAces wrote: »

Pretty sure vma, at this point, can be cleared by having a cat walk over your keyboard as long as you control the mouse. The real vma pros can have a second cat play with the mouse

Now I wanna see a video of someone's pet clearing vMA and soloing all WB. Bonus points if it's a snake or hamster.

zyk

whalezmode - dumbed down for the biggest spenders.

Agenericname

Matchimus wrote: »

BuddyAces wrote: »

Pretty sure vma, at this point, can be cleared by having a cat walk over your keyboard as long as you control the mouse. The real vma pros can have a second cat play with the mouse

I cleared vma for the 1st time a week ago. I was feeling good about it. Now I know it is a worthless achievement I'm glad we have veterans of the game to cheers us on.

I doubt that's what they meant by that. It's a good feeling and not a worthless achievement, congrats. The challenge will however diminish after the few clears.