please no removal of ghost pet VISUAL on Manifestation of Terror

emilyhyoyeon

I'm probably the only person on earth who cares about this but the ghost pet that spawned on nightblade's manifestation of terror was my favorite part of that skill. Is there a way to remove the pet spawn function but still keep the pet VISUAL on the skill when it procs? please

edit: THANK YOU for the Witches Festival ghost memento!!! I'm in love

emilyhyoyeon

hi @ZOS_GinaBruno I thought there was a policy that ZOS wouldn't go back and change artistic design related things, and this feels like it kind of does that

I understand that the ghost was causing proc issues the way it was programmed before; but the skill on PTS now already procs correctly off the AOE. Would it be possible to add the ghost back programmed as only a visual and not as a pet? thank you for considering

Suligost

They should add something instead of ghost then. Tentacles grow out of back or you get cowered in burst of darkness. How is your "BOOO" scare anybody? xD

emilyhyoyeon

Suligost wrote: »

They should add something instead of ghost then. Tentacles grow out of back or you get cowered in burst of darkness. How is your "BOOO" scare anybody? xD

I've been using this skill for years specifically for the ghost for roleplay reasons; that's why I want to keep it.

Suligost

emilyhyoyeon wrote: »

Suligost wrote: »

They should add something instead of ghost then. Tentacles grow out of back or you get cowered in burst of darkness. How is your "BOOO" scare anybody? xD

I've been using this skill for years specifically for the ghost for roleplay reasons; that's why I want to keep it.

Necromancer summons ghost, besides tentacles would be scarier.

emilyhyoyeon

Suligost wrote: »

emilyhyoyeon wrote: »

Suligost wrote: »

They should add something instead of ghost then. Tentacles grow out of back or you get cowered in burst of darkness. How is your "BOOO" scare anybody? xD

I've been using this skill for years specifically for the ghost for roleplay reasons; that's why I want to keep it.

Necromancer summons ghost, besides tentacles would be scarier.

It's not about what's scarier. I've been using the skill for its visual design for longer than the necromancer class existed.

emilyhyoyeon

It would really mean a lot to me if only the ghost visual, not the pet function, were added back. Thank you if you consider this @ZOS_BrianWheeler

emilyhyoyeon

My main TES character, whom I’ve been developing since 2009 in Oblivion, is an argonian healer and spiritual medium named Deebaba Soul-Weaver who works with spirits, focusing on restoration and conjuration magic, and specializes specifically in absorb health spells and summoning ghosts, wraiths, etc for fighting purposes. In the single player games, I always found spells that summoned any kind of spirit so she always had a ghost/wraith familiar. When I made her in ESO, the nightblade class fit her the best by far, because of the siphoning and shadow skill lines. The summon shade skill fit the marks for her ghost familiar well enough, but I always liked how the Manifestation of Terror skill spawned a much better looking wraith mob (one that looks like the necromancer spirit guardian) as well.

I’ve been gimping myself in PVP for years using this morph of the skill instead of the less clunky Mass Hysteria morph because I love the wraith mob spawn so much for this character. And I have gotten a couple of kills in 1v1s when I waited for the other player to run into the fear circle and at that moment incap + spectral arrow combo them. It’s really fun to see the ghost popping out with the stun and imagine it actively fighting alongside Deebaba as a team.

I know necromancer has a ghost familiar skill. Ignoring the fact that there is no class change token so I can’t change her from nightblade to necromancer if I wanted to opt for spirit guardian for her, she isn’t a necromancer anyway. I’ve developed a lot of backstory for her over the years, but long story short, she actively works against necromancers. Her restoration magic focus goes beyond healing physical wounds but extends to the spiritual ones as well. Releasing trapped souls from soul gems and communicating with spirits who are haunting the living is her main thing, and she only summons spirits, never raises dead bodies or skeletal remains. The spirit guardian skill is probably one of two ESO necromancer skills that suit her, the other being the rend flesh heal since she works with blood magic to heal and damage. I never take the Bonecaller’s Bane title off of her because it suits her anti-necromancer personality so much.

All this corny explanation of my OC’s character design stuff is because I just want to be clear that something so small means a lot to me, and similar things might apply to other players with the same or other skills, too.

I know the devs didn’t take the ghost out with ill-intentions, and I know why they did it. This isn’t the end of the world for me, I will still be playing ESO, even if the ghost doesn’t get added back to Manifestation of Terror as a visual. But I still hope adding it back in as a cosmetic when the fear procs is feasible. Thank you.

@ZOS_BrianWheeler @ZOS_Gilliam @ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_RichLambert

emilyhyoyeon

I really hope this can come within the upcoming patch notes sometime. Here is Deebaba in Oblivion with her wraith summon taking a walk/float in the Imperial City.
I could never figure out how to take screenshots in that game so I always had to take a picture of the screen with my phone.

emilyhyoyeon

emilyhyoyeon wrote: »

hi @ZOS_GinaBruno I thought there was a policy that ZOS wouldn't go back and change artistic design related things, and this feels like it kind of does that

I understand that the ghost was causing proc issues the way it was programmed before; but the skill on PTS now already procs correctly off the AOE. Would it be possible to add the ghost back programmed as only a visual and not as a pet? thank you for considering

Hi. I just wanted to make another post because although I still really hope the ghost visual is added back to the animation of this skill, I am really thankful and happy for the ghost wraith memento reward coming up on PTS during the Witches Festival.

When I saw someone mention this on PTS, I hopped on and bought it to check out and take screenshots because I just had to.





Honestly, even if Manifestation of Terror remained unchanged from its current form on live, I still am really excited for this event reward. IT'S SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!! The ghost is so playful, it's so adorable. I love it. I'm losing my mind (in a good way)

francesinhalover

emilyhyoyeon wrote: »

emilyhyoyeon wrote: »

hi @ZOS_GinaBruno I thought there was a policy that ZOS wouldn't go back and change artistic design related things, and this feels like it kind of does that

I understand that the ghost was causing proc issues the way it was programmed before; but the skill on PTS now already procs correctly off the AOE. Would it be possible to add the ghost back programmed as only a visual and not as a pet? thank you for considering

Hi. I just wanted to make another post because although I still really hope the ghost visual is added back to the animation of this skill, I am really thankful and happy for the ghost wraith memento reward coming up on PTS during the Witches Festival.

When I saw someone mention this on PTS, I hopped on and bought it to check out and take screenshots because I just had to.





Honestly, even if Manifestation of Terror remained unchanged from its current form on live, I still am really excited for this event reward. IT'S SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!! The ghost is so playful, it's so adorable. I love it. I'm losing my mind (in a good way)

Would be amazing if that ghost was a pet or lasted more than 5 mins

emilyhyoyeon

francesinhalover wrote: »

emilyhyoyeon wrote: »

emilyhyoyeon wrote: »

hi @ZOS_GinaBruno I thought there was a policy that ZOS wouldn't go back and change artistic design related things, and this feels like it kind of does that

I understand that the ghost was causing proc issues the way it was programmed before; but the skill on PTS now already procs correctly off the AOE. Would it be possible to add the ghost back programmed as only a visual and not as a pet? thank you for considering

Hi. I just wanted to make another post because although I still really hope the ghost visual is added back to the animation of this skill, I am really thankful and happy for the ghost wraith memento reward coming up on PTS during the Witches Festival.

When I saw someone mention this on PTS, I hopped on and bought it to check out and take screenshots because I just had to.





Honestly, even if Manifestation of Terror remained unchanged from its current form on live, I still am really excited for this event reward. IT'S SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!! The ghost is so playful, it's so adorable. I love it. I'm losing my mind (in a good way)

Would be amazing if that ghost was a pet or lasted more than 5 mins

Oh yeah it being a pet would've been my dream. Even as a memento it would've been awesome if it worked like some other mementos and remained on you for a few mintues and didn't lock you in place in an animation.