New vampire changes: keeping? Curing?

OWLTHEMAD

Just trying to get a feel for where the player base is at.

If your keeping it, or plan on getting AND keeping vampirism, pick the first keep option.

If your displeased with the changes and going to cure it, or just picking up vamp to see the new changes but wont commit, or retiring any vamp toons but not curing for role play reasons, pick cure

Vevvev

CURE!

Only using it for RP at this point since I've been performing better without being a vampire on the PTS, especially in PVP.

Sephyr

CURE!

I'm not using my vampire characters in any competitive gameplay after this dumpster fire.

FrancisCrawford

CURE!

Actually, I have one casual overland character who's a thief/assassin and is likely to keep it. Otherwise it seems pointless and indeed counterproductive.

XomRhoK

Need option leaving
I came to this game from GW2, where i roleplayed vampire with necromancer skills. In ESO i also could play as a vampire, but i liked overall more "realistic" visual style of the game and visuals of vampire skills in particular, in comparison with GW2. In ESO i have single character, vampire as you can guess, other playstyles don't really interested me. So now i am a little confused how i will continue playing with all this "revamp". I don't think i will leave, but i received hard hit to my playstyle and visual enjoyment.

driosketch

KEEP!

This is a little tough.

I have it on one toon, who is not my main, for RPs reasons, but I'm not going to play the character any less for it, or bar him from use in any content. (I've made less optimal builds work in PvP & PvE, no doubt I can make a new vampire build work.) Plus a guildmate may want a bite, for what ever reason, so I would like to have one to give.

Hmm, I guess that means I fall under "keep".

Dark_Lord_Kuro

Looks interesting
Too bad i dont have egnough character slot for a dedicated vampire character

Spartabunny08

15 characters like 12 are vampire. After years and now this. No way am I respecing and after being beaten to nothing left by nerf hammer, just walking away. Another year or two and all of this will be changed and possibly they'll bring real tanks back to stop the tank DD meta. Tanks are supposed to be tanks. They really need to figure out where they're going in this game cause right now it looks like they're going all over the place. So much just doesn't synergy with the rest. Good luck all.

Paradisius

KEEP!

Im gonna keep it, Eviscerate, Blood Mist, and to a lesser extent the Scion are skills I can incorporate into my Magcro build, could have added blood frenzy to that list but the 6.0.3 patch made sure I wasnt going to do that.

SirLeeMinion

CURE!

As with WW when they nerfed it to oblivion, I'll keep vampire on at least one crafting character. But, most will be cured; for certain the characters I use in meaningful content will get the cure. I think if I were into RP, these changes would be great! As it is, I see no reason to build into vamp.

Glurin

KEEP!

OWLTHEMAD wrote: »

Just trying to get a feel for where the player base is at.

Yeah, not sure how much stock we can put into polls like this. A lot of the "no" votes are going to be from overreaction. The same overreaction we see each and every time something gets the slightest nerf that says anything even remotely associated with it is now beyond useless.

As such, I honestly think you'd be better off waiting at least a few weeks or even longer after Greymoor goes live to give everyone a chance to calm down. There's still going to be a few stubborn ones who will never change their mind no matter what, but at least then you might get a more level headed reading.

Noxavian

CURE!

Glurin wrote: »

OWLTHEMAD wrote: »

Just trying to get a feel for where the player base is at.

Yeah, not sure how much stock we can put into polls like this. A lot of the "no" votes are going to be from overreaction. The same overreaction we see each and every time something gets the slightest nerf that says anything even remotely associated with it is now beyond useless.

As such, I honestly think you'd be better off waiting at least a few weeks or even longer after Greymoor goes live to give everyone a chance to calm down. There's still going to be a few stubborn ones who will never change their mind no matter what, but at least then you might get a more level headed reading.

imagine thinking criticizing and disliking the rework has anything to do with balance or overreacting.

In case you've missed it most people have beef with the rework due to the visuals and abilities present in said rework. Also people don't like the cost debuff.

People's tastes in what they were expecting from the rework thematically and their hatred for NPCs getting better vampire abilities aren't going to 'die out'.

Actually in fact, I'd argue the longer Greymoor is up the more people will start complaining. Because they're going to see all the cool thing vampire NPCs can do that players can't for some reason. They're going to realize the skill line as a whole is a sham.

XomRhoK

Glurin wrote: »

As such, I honestly think you'd be better off waiting at least a few weeks or even longer after Greymoor goes live to give everyone a chance to calm down. There's still going to be a few stubborn ones who will never change their mind no matter what, but at least then you might get a more level headed reading.

I agree, I can even name a few: Rich Lambert, Rob Garrett, Kyle Nowak

Deathlord92

I will be using it for role play only in its current state vampire isn’t viable for pvp or pve and it’s certainly not stamina build friendly.

OWLTHEMAD

Glurin wrote: »

OWLTHEMAD wrote: »

Just trying to get a feel for where the player base is at.

Yeah, not sure how much stock we can put into polls like this. A lot of the "no" votes are going to be from overreaction. The same overreaction we see each and every time something gets the slightest nerf that says anything even remotely associated with it is now beyond useless.

As such, I honestly think you'd be better off waiting at least a few weeks or even longer after Greymoor goes live to give everyone a chance to calm down. There's still going to be a few stubborn ones who will never change their mind no matter what, but at least then you might get a more level headed reading.

Well after greymore goes live i can test it my self. No pts for xbox until than i figured the pole would be nice to help see if i want to come back this chapter.

My freinds will follow me back into this game, or on to something new. I dont want to drag them back to eso if the chapter is a bust. And so far its pretty 50/50.

New trial gear is dead on arrival. Antiquities system has some nice goodies locked behind what is so far touted to be a disgustingly bad grind. And

the vampire rework is still up in the air. When people vote theyre more likely to comment. And id like to see what they say.

Polls help me directly, but also satisfy my curiosity in seeing how others feel about things as well.

Vevvev

CURE!

Glurin wrote: »

Yeah, not sure how much stock we can put into polls like this. A lot of the "no" votes are going to be from overreaction. The same overreaction we see each and every time something gets the slightest nerf that says anything even remotely associated with it is now beyond useless.

As such, I honestly think you'd be better off waiting at least a few weeks or even longer after Greymoor goes live to give everyone a chance to calm down. There's still going to be a few stubborn ones who will never change their mind no matter what, but at least then you might get a more level headed reading.

I don't know man, this poll is a bit odd as you can say yes but vote no, and then vote yes and mean no. I'm still keeping a few vampires around for giving out bites and RP but my main won't have it despite how much I was originally looking forward to it.

Universe

CURE!

The drawbacks are too severe.
The Vampire abilities aren't useful enough.
It's like ZOS want this skill line to be used primarily in RP or by Questers.
So I will go for the cure when Update 26 will launch.

ZOS could have handled it better.
The only downside of curing is that I will need to re-infect my character if they ever change the skill line to be useful.

BalticBlues

CURE!

After yesterday's live show confirming the mess, I cured mine today.
Vamps now seem to me more like a melee freak show,
hardly useful anymore for regular Magicka ranged builds or support builds.

ONE YEAR now with the ZOS STAM combat team:
1. MagNBs ruined
2. MagSorcPets ruined
3. MagVamps ruined

On the other hand, the ZOS STAM combat team even made my STAM WW better.
Brace for another year of Stam dominance.
Perhaps the Vampire melee freak show was carefully designed as tailor-made PvP prey for StamPlayers...

navystylz_ESO

CURE!

OWLTHEMAD wrote: »

Just trying to get a feel for where the player base is at.

If your keeping it, or plan on getting AND keeping vampirism, pick the first keep option.

If your displeased with the changes and going to cure it, or just picking up vamp to see the new changes but wont commit, or retiring any vamp toons but not curing for role play reasons, pick cure

Not curing. I quit. Shoulda had a quit/refund optoin lol.

Hu-Rikan

I didn't vote because im in between, at the moment im thinkin to keep it on my highest lvl toon who i mainly rp and craft with my tank might have to get cured tho

WraithShadow13

CURE!

Personally, with how this is, curing is the only option. Unfortunately for my main, he is a Vamp for RP reasons, so he might stay as is but just for those headcanon reasons, as well as keeping an eye on any vampire updates and changes they make. likely, there is only ONE ability i will use, and that's surprisingly blood mist, though i'm losing out on my favorite ultimate Bat Swarm.

And yes, i'm losing it simply because i don't want to turn into a giant demon looking thing.

Suligost

KEEP!

Keep, its good for experianced players but also I kinda glad that most will cure it. Thanks to that it will be more rare and unique

navystylz_ESO

CURE!

Suligost wrote: »

Keep, its good for experianced players but also I kinda glad that most will cure it. Thanks to that it will be more rare and unique

Well you enjoy your self killing, overly penalizing infection that does more harm to you than benefits in the name of being unique lol.

fxeconomisteb17_ESO

KEEP!

Keep, remain in stage 1. Won't look as bad as stage 4 and can access new abilities at a minimum cost for regular abilities. Looks like definitely a win-win compared to the current vampire.

LuxiasCaelum13

CURE!

I'll only keep it on my stamblade and stamcro, and i'll stay at stage 1 on both.
The NB because the ganking potential and the possibility to make it even faster with the ring of the hunt, and the stamcro because mist form, since 3% extra cost is negligible. My other toons will be cleansed ASAP.

Vea

CURE!

I will cure 3 of my vamps (sadly, all
magicka and one is my main ), infect my crafter and keep it on my Stam ganker . I have not tested ganking with the new abilities so I will see myself how it work before make a decision on that. I'm a vamp since oblivion, seems like something gonna change 🥺

Edit:
I would like to see DEVS dueling/PvP/PVe dungeon and trial as a vampire. Maybe they know something about build and rotations we don't yet. Plus would be fun 🙃

RaddlemanNumber7

CURE!

RP story vampire - cured. I already sold her coffin. She's someone else now, with a new story.

The three characters I occasionally use as group dungeon soloists - cure.

Maybe, I'll keep my Mag NB as stage 1 for the speed in stealth buff, but if her health/sustain suffers while she's running a defensive build against group targets then she'll get cured as well.

The car crash victim that was my Bosmer until U21, is also a vampire. It'll stay the way it is until I decide what to do with it.

Lintashi

CURE!

Cure. I will use my Arctic rime skin, and just pretend, that I am vampire. RP as if I am vamp. I refuse to gimp my healer, just to be useless only-good-for-sneaking vampire after patch, that dies, if it trips on rock in the middle of a road.

Narvuntien

I will cure it on my MagDK and keep it on my Stam-gank-blade. I was only using it for sustain on my MagDK

Cerbolt

CURE!

I'm curing all but one so I can at least try it out.

JanTanhide

CURE!

I have 17 Vampires. Going to cure them all except one.