Is the rapids change getting reverted in Update 28?

Kharnamantic

That's literally all I care about in the next patch.

OldManJim

There was no mention of it in the stream.

We'll need to wait for the patch notes on Monday. But I'm not holding my breath.

karthrag_inak

Better not. this one went through dozens of bgs to get assault 5 on his 13 non-stam alts who didn't have it already.

Why would you think this would happen?

OldManJim

karthrag_inak wrote: »

Better not. this one went through dozens of bgs to get assault 5 on his 13 non-stam alts who didn't have it already.

Why would you think this would happen?

Because not everybody is willing to be forced into PvP to get access to a skill we had taken off us.

Taleof2Cities

OldManJim wrote: »

karthrag_inak wrote: »

Better not. this one went through dozens of bgs to get assault 5 on his 13 non-stam alts who didn't have it already.

Why would you think this would happen?

Because not everybody is willing to be forced into PvP to get access to a skill we had taken off us.

That ship has sailed ... time to move on.

MincVinyl

It takes roughly two hours of farming by following around a zerg in cyrodil to get rapids....not that hard.
Get kills, even less time
Join in a group and get on more feeds, even less time
have an ap buff, even less time
wait for low pop bonus to do the farming, half the time needed
double ap buff due to event, half the time needed

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With the testing event going on right now you could potentially pop into a keep in cyrodil and instantly get rapids just from one keep defense tick. Even so without any double ap bonuses, which are fairly common, it only takes a player an hour to unlock rapids zerg surfing. Not much to complain about, do it once and be done with it for literally the rest of the time you play the game.

Kharnamantic

I enjoy PvP. I always get to rank 6 at least to unlock caltrops and war horn, which are essential skills in PvE. It just makes more sense for rapids to be unlocked first at level 1 so that I don't have to spend 10 minutes running between keeps and I can immediately start playing new alts, instead of waiting 60 days for their mount speed training to complete.

MincVinyl wrote: »

It takes roughly two hours of farming by following around a zerg in cyrodil to get rapids....not that hard.
Get kills, even less time
Join in a group and get on more feeds, even less time
have an ap buff, even less time
wait for low pop bonus to do the farming, half the time needed
double ap buff due to event, half the time needed

---

With the testing event going on right now you could potentially pop into a keep in cyrodil and instantly get rapids just from one keep defense tick. Even so without any double ap bonuses, which are fairly common, it only takes a player an hour to unlock rapids zerg surfing. Not much to complain about, do it once and be done with it for literally the rest of the time you play the game.

SmukkeHeks

I’ll bet it’s on the list.

Right below “fix the unjust that has been committed to bosmer and argonians”

MJallday

Kharnamantic wrote: »

That's literally all I care about in the next patch.

No mention of it and I doubt it will be reverted

You can get it about an hour of Cyril or bgs

red_emu

They should also reduce number of lore books to 30 to max out mages guild.

I am sick of being forced to play PvE!

OldManJim

MincVinyl wrote: »

It takes roughly two hours of farming by following around a zerg in cyrodil to get rapids....not that hard.
Get kills, even less time
Join in a group and get on more feeds, even less time
have an ap buff, even less time
wait for low pop bonus to do the farming, half the time needed
double ap buff due to event, half the time needed

---

With the testing event going on right now you could potentially pop into a keep in cyrodil and instantly get rapids just from one keep defense tick. Even so without any double ap bonuses, which are fairly common, it only takes a player an hour to unlock rapids zerg surfing. Not much to complain about, do it once and be done with it for literally the rest of the time you play the game.

The same can be said about vigor. But here we are. Zenimax has chosen to punish one group of players to reward another.

Zulera301

just play BGs. they're laughably easy if you start early (AKA below lv.50), and on top of that, it ain't gonna kill you if one skill is locked behind PvP when all of the rest are behind PvE. and Im not even a PvP junkie when I say that.

stefj68

i like vigor as 1st skills im happy with those changes

Nestor

MJallday wrote: »

You can get it about an hour of Cyril or bgs

No. You can not. Stop spreading lies.

OldManJim

Taleof2Cities wrote: »

OldManJim wrote: »

MincVinyl wrote: »

It takes roughly two hours of farming by following around a zerg in cyrodil to get rapids....not that hard.
Get kills, even less time
Join in a group and get on more feeds, even less time
have an ap buff, even less time
wait for low pop bonus to do the farming, half the time needed
double ap buff due to event, half the time needed

---

With the testing event going on right now you could potentially pop into a keep in cyrodil and instantly get rapids just from one keep defense tick. Even so without any double ap bonuses, which are fairly common, it only takes a player an hour to unlock rapids zerg surfing. Not much to complain about, do it once and be done with it for literally the rest of the time you play the game.

The same can be said about vigor. But here we are. Zenimax has chosen to punish one group of players to reward another.

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That's right...this forum is a waste of time.

But it's not really up to you how I spend my time. In fact I've waster my precious time because you tagged me in a post.

OldManJim

Actually this forum should count as PvP, due to the constant attacks from other players, simply for having a differing opinion.

merevie

It'll be less painful than you think -x up in zone. I get that being chased around isn't a joyful experience though.

You're also likely to get 50 transmutation crystals when the server ends.

wolfie1.0.

MincVinyl wrote: »

It takes roughly two hours of farming by following around a zerg in cyrodil to get rapids....not that hard.
Get kills, even less time
Join in a group and get on more feeds, even less time
have an ap buff, even less time
wait for low pop bonus to do the farming, half the time needed
double ap buff due to event, half the time needed

---

With the testing event going on right now you could potentially pop into a keep in cyrodil and instantly get rapids just from one keep defense tick. Even so without any double ap bonuses, which are fairly common, it only takes a player an hour to unlock rapids zerg surfing. Not much to complain about, do it once and be done with it for literally the rest of the time you play the game.

It takes longer than 2 hours to get to rank 5. It's on average 4and if you have a slow mount it's closer to 5. And this is with double AP.

Sinolai

The fun thing is if it was already unlocked you could use it despite not having enough levels to put a skillpoint in it. I had 3 chars with Assault rank too low yet they could keep using the skill

MJallday

Nestor wrote: »

MJallday wrote: »

You can get it about an hour of Cyril or bgs

No. You can not. Stop spreading lies.

So I just got mine from a brand new character in 29 minutes (edit admittedly level 10) also worth noting I stacked achievements to boost AP and also had an ap xp scroll


Even without this it’s very easy. Find a Zerg. Follow . If it takes longer than an hour then your not being effective in your ap Sources


The point I’m making is that it’s very easy to get rapids . Just play the game and it doesn’t take long

nickl413

Sinolai wrote: »

The fun thing is if it was already unlocked you could use it despite not having enough levels to put a skillpoint in it. I had 3 chars with Assault rank too low yet they could keep using the skill

I had one character like that but that's not typical, it's a bug. If you are below assault level 5 you are not supposed to be able to use it.

d3adpain

we will see later

Jaraal

MincVinyl wrote: »

It takes roughly two hours of farming by following around a zerg in cyrodil to get rapids....not that hard.

Obviously you've never tried "following a zerg around" without Rapids.

There's a reason they originally made it the first available unlock before you ever left your base.

Dark_Lord_Kuro

Jaraal wrote: »

MincVinyl wrote: »

It takes roughly two hours of farming by following around a zerg in cyrodil to get rapids....not that hard.

Obviously you've never tried "following a zerg around" without Rapids.

There's a reason they originally made it the first available unlock before you ever left your base.

I do it all the time in fact none of my 18 character wasted a skill point on that skill

relentless_turnip

Apologies if someone has already mentioned this(I didn't read the whole thread).
I would love to see this ability become a passive and maybe just a synergy you hit while riding.

It is very annoying to get rapids stuck on your bar.

karthrag_inak

OldManJim wrote: »

Because not everybody is willing to be forced into PvP to get access to a PVP skill we had taken off us.

fixed

JoeCapricorn

I hope so. I hope they revert the change or at least have Rapids require Assault 2.

Jodynn

You could always just try BG and maybe it won't suck your soul out like Mannimarco.
Look up a quick build video or ask some friends for some, you might even have fun.

JoeCapricorn

If I bring some of my alts into Battlegrounds just to get Rapids back no one is going to have a good time. Some don't even have weapon and armor skills unlocked (or the skillpoints to get them)

Plus I don't have the time. Recent real-life events have me very busy.

Jaraal

relentless_turnip wrote: »

Apologies if someone has already mentioned this(I didn't read the whole thread).
I would love to see this ability become a passive and maybe just a synergy you hit while riding.

That would be ideal, but not profitable.

Rehdaun

Kharnamantic wrote: »

Is the rapids change getting reverted in Update 28?
That's literally all I care about in the next patch.

ROFL. How do you think their broken [snip] two person mount would sell if they did that? Or the overly expensive alliance war skill line?

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