Winter's Respite

ESO_Nightingale

This is really disappointing that it does not deal damage. i'm not sure why they decided to put a heal on it.

Royaji

Simple. Because ZOS is trying to reinforce the idea that ice is not a damage element in ESO.

ESO_Nightingale

Royaji wrote: »

Simple. Because ZOS is trying to reinforce the idea that ice is not a damage element in ESO.

I don't believe that for one second. glacial presence changes, winter's revenge changes, northern storm changes and the existence of the icy conjurer set (because it's post morrowind) all say otherwise.

jaws343

It's a trial healers set, of course it is going to perform a healing or buff/debuff function. They usually do this for trial sets, a mag/stam dps, and a tank and healer set.

ESO_Nightingale

jaws343 wrote: »

It's a trial healers set, of course it is going to perform a healing or buff/debuff function. They usually do this for trial sets, a mag/stam dps, and a tank and healer set.

it does not drop in trials.

jaws343

My bad. Still a healer set. The name is irrelevant.

Masel

Overland sets are designed for overland players. The newer ones are usually not meant to be relevant in harder content and just promote something "fun". This falls into that category.

Even if it dealt damage, it would likely be so insignificant that I doubt it'd be considered on a higher tier.

ESO_Nightingale

Masel wrote: »

Overland sets are designed for overland players. The newer ones are usually not meant to be relevant in harder content and just promote something "fun". This falls into that category.

Even if it dealt damage, it would likely be so insignificant that I doubt it'd be considered on a higher tier.

I am aware of that, however as this is a frost damage proc set, this would have been really great to use on people starting a frost mage damage dealing character. frost damage sets are still so few in number when compared to aoe healing proc sets.

jaws343

ESO_Nightingale wrote: »

Masel wrote: »

Overland sets are designed for overland players. The newer ones are usually not meant to be relevant in harder content and just promote something "fun". This falls into that category.

Even if it dealt damage, it would likely be so insignificant that I doubt it'd be considered on a higher tier.

I am aware of that, however as this is a frost damage proc set, this would have been really great to use on people starting a frost mage damage dealing character. frost damage sets are still so few in number when compared to aoe healing proc sets.

But it isn't a frost damage proc set... It just has the word frost in the tooltip but it says it procs on any abilities that leave effects on the ground. Nothing to do with casting frost abilities.

ESO_Nightingale

jaws343 wrote: »

ESO_Nightingale wrote: »

Masel wrote: »

Overland sets are designed for overland players. The newer ones are usually not meant to be relevant in harder content and just promote something "fun". This falls into that category.

Even if it dealt damage, it would likely be so insignificant that I doubt it'd be considered on a higher tier.

I am aware of that, however as this is a frost damage proc set, this would have been really great to use on people starting a frost mage damage dealing character. frost damage sets are still so few in number when compared to aoe healing proc sets.

But it isn't a frost damage proc set... It just has the word frost in the tooltip but it says it procs on any abilities that leave effects on the ground. Nothing to do with casting frost abilities.

the theme and way the set works is what matters. it's an aoe that is summoned from "casting a spell that leaves an effect on the ground" ground aoe DoTs are pretty good examples of that. there are really not many frost damage sets compared to ground aoe HoTs.

YandereGirlfriend

This is clearly not a Frost damage set (as much as I would like one that isn't a cheesy proc set like Conjuror) despite the OP's expectations.

However, ZOS has been consistently missing easy opportunities to introduce Frost damage sets given the theme of this Chapter arc.

Rather, we get a useless monster hat like Ciannait and one that does Magic damage and, hey, we'll probably get yet another Flame damage hat to add to the pile along with the 99 others.

Just like how stamSorcs seemingly can never have nice things, neither can Frost mages.