The Elder Bat Swarm Online

kewl · August 2014

skwornub18_ESO wrote: »

I think the problem is in the zerg battles all I see is shards spam and batswarms and we all know in the zergfests (typical pvp in cyrodil) there is very little tactical play.

This hasn't been my experience at all. Perhaps you should try a new campaign or different guild?

DisgracefulMind · August 2014

skwornub18_ESO wrote: »

I play a Templar and am forced to LOL at this thread. Come play a Templar full time if you want to know what pain feels like.

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Ya we can stay alive but can't do jack for DPS, strange thing though is DKs can stay alive just as well and still get to do way more DPS

Which is exactly why I said they don't need buffs haha. I've seen templars wreck people good in pvp though, so I guess it all just depends on the player, I dono.

But you're right, DKs have the survivability and DPS power to make them extremely formidable, so this thread is a good laugh lol.

DisgracefulMind · August 2014

skwornub18_ESO wrote: »

ItsRejectz wrote: »

How can people complain about shards. It has a cast that can easily be interrupted, a projectile that can easily be dodged or blocked and has a lower dps than people spamming crushing! Sorry but shards is no way near OP, especially with its cast time.
Bat swarm needs it's cost increased to around 250 and it will be fine

I think the problem is in the zerg battles all I see is shards spam and batswarms and we all know in the zergfests (typical pvp in cyrodil) there is very little tactical play.

Well, it is a tactic if you think about it lol. I mean, I know zergs are extremely annoying, believe me, but they have their purpose, do they not?

I would, however, really like to see less of them and more ACTUAL player versus player fighting, but we'll see with the new campaigns!

As for Crystal Fragments (this is the morph I use) not being OP, I agree, they're really not, but with the right amount of spell power, spell crit, and that lucky proc, they can be. I get that they're annoying, but every class has its annoying features lol.

Teargrants · August 2014

skwornub18_ESO wrote: »

I play a Templar and am forced to LOL at this thread. Come play a Templar full time if you want to know what pain feels like.

Because Templars totally have no way to burst or dps at all, right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjI35iMbXfE

Cody · August 2014

rackman wrote: »

NookyZooky wrote: »

DKs need buffs?.....
have you ever fought a sword and board DK? and I mean "good" ones? they are almost unstoppable. They can block full circle around themselves. if they combine talons with banner, and use dragon blood and reflective scales right..... you almost can't kill them. It will take almost 10 players just to kill that one DK. I am not exaggerating. it will actually take nearly 10 players just to kill that one DK, UNLESS that DK lets their shield down, and gets knocked down by someone. I am a NB archer. I CANNOT kill them. If they decide to use reflective scales im ***. I definitely wont be killing them then. DKs don't need "love" right now. sorry to tell you, but they don't. In the one contested campaign, all of the emperors the last few months, have been DKs. There are obvious reasons for that. there are obvious reasons why a DK emp can take on entire groups by themselves. DKs sure as heck don't need any buffs. I wont argue about nerfs, that is for another thread. but they sure as heck don't need ANY buffs.

I think you are so biased that you should be banned from an opinion

... how am I biased? because of my level 25 DK? which i have yet to even ENTER PvP with? that's laughable.
i stated facts. whether or not you think i am biased, they are facts.

timidobserver · August 2014

Kirsika wrote: »

skwornub18_ESO wrote: »

I play a Templar and am forced to LOL at this thread. Come play a Templar full time if you want to know what pain feels like.

Because Templars totally have no way to burst or dps at all, right?

You do realize that the video you linked is of a bug? Blazing shield doesn't normally hit for that much. If you watch the video again you'll notice that the one that took the normal amount of blazing shield damage barely had its health move.

JackDaniell · August 2014

timidobserver wrote: »

Kirsika wrote: »

skwornub18_ESO wrote: »

I play a Templar and am forced to LOL at this thread. Come play a Templar full time if you want to know what pain feels like.

Because Templars totally have no way to burst or dps at all, right?

You do realize that the video you linked is of a bug? Blazing shield doesn't normally hit for that much. If you watch the video again you'll notice that the one that took the normal amount of blazing shield damage barely had its health move.

Also, I would love to see someone be able to recreate this in PvP. If you want to try it go for it, I think the only way you would have a chance of doing it right is against a fresh level 10.

Teargrants · August 2014

JackDaniell wrote: »

Also, I would love to see someone be able to recreate this in PvP. If you want to try it go for it, I think the only way you would have a chance of doing it right is against a fresh level 10.

You don't think it's possible in PvP? Here you go then, enjoy:
Skip to the 9:00 mark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCx4sX4-ZcM

JackDaniell · August 2014

Kirsika wrote: »

JackDaniell wrote: »

Also, I would love to see someone be able to recreate this in PvP. If you want to try it go for it, I think the only way you would have a chance of doing it right is against a fresh level 10.

You don't think it's possible in PvP? Here you go then, enjoy:
Skip to the 9:00 mark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCx4sX4-ZcM

Allow me to explain on this forum as well.

The shield crit that you see at the mark you are referring to when Arcanus gets 1 hit by that shield is NOT THE RESULT OF USING THE SHIELD STACKING IN THE AFORMENTIONED VIDEO. Notice how at 9:02 Stevey Boy's shield is broken and he has no other shields up. Then at 9:05 he activates a NEW blazing shield that was NOT stacked with any previous shields. The crit in this video is one of the freak crits that happen as a result of blazing shield (personally with 30 days of game time logged I have only once gotten one of these.) What causes this crit I do not know, but it is not the result of shield stacking.

In order for him to have successfully pull off a shield crit like that intentionally stevey boy would have had to absorb ~5k damage from Arcanus without a SINGLE shield being broken by the incoming damage. In theory this is possible, but nearly impossible to pull off.

Pixysticks · August 2014

Prospero_ESO wrote: »

but to be honest, the weakness to fire is simply laughable and easy to counter.

I retract my previous statement about this being the best troll thread of 2014.

This is the best thread ever to grace the forums.

Chubbaz · August 2014

Pixysticks wrote: »

Prospero_ESO wrote: »

but to be honest, the weakness to fire is simply laughable and easy to counter.

I retract my previous statement about this being the best troll thread of 2014.

This is the best thread ever to grace the forums.

This thread has nothing to do with trolling, I outlined my points in my OP and that's that, there's no hidden agenda/joke.

frwinters_ESO · August 2014

DK is super powerful. I play a NB vamp and would take a standard over bat swarm anyway, but I hate all the other DK abilities as its not my playstyle, so bat swarm is what I got.

Nala_ · August 2014

Chubbaz wrote: »

This thread has nothing to do with trolling, I outlined my points in my OP and that's that, there's no hidden agenda/joke.

Chubbaz · August 2014

Nala_ wrote: »

Chubbaz wrote: »

This thread has nothing to do with trolling, I outlined my points in my OP and that's that, there's no hidden agenda/joke.

I don't get it?What's it supposed to mean? Can you please srop trying to derail my thread, this is serious.

Tankqull · August 2014

Kirsika wrote: »

skwornub18_ESO wrote: »

I play a Templar and am forced to LOL at this thread. Come play a Templar full time if you want to know what pain feels like.

Because Templars totally have no way to burst or dps at all, right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjI35iMbXfE

will be fixed sooner or later as it is not supposed to transition the dmg between multiple shield usages.

ZOS_ShannonM · August 2014

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