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When will you fix Volatile Familiar?
Erock25
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ZOS please respond on updates about this. Just a quick, 'we haven't found the issue yet but are still working on it' or something? For those who do not know, at some point certain people were getting their Vol Familiar to explode twice and instead of fixing the bug, it was nerfed temporarily by 40%. For those of us who haven't figured out how to get the dmg to count twice, please fix this issue.
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Erock25✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I don't care if no one else seems to care about this, I'm still gonna bump. It's bs to temporarily nerf something like this and not even have it on the known issues thread.You earned the 500 LOLs badge.
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OrangeTheCat✭✭✭✭✭
✭I've never seen that happen to mine. It sucks to think that mine has been nerfed and I didn't know it. What I have noticed is that it does not always respond to the ctrl-left click command to go attack something.1 -
Erock25✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭The pet commands have never worked properly for me either.
'Sorcerer
Summoning
Volatile Familiar: Reduced the damage of this ability to 12% maximum magicka from 20% maximum magicka. This is a temporary solution until we completely resolve the issue where the Familiar is exploding twice.'
TEMPORARY SOLUTION?You earned the 500 LOLs badge.
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I was using the guy as a bomb-omb too. Now it's just fluff on my off bar since it does half damage. It's been like a month. That isn't temporary; it's indefinite.2 -
Maulkin✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭The pet commands have never worked properly for me either.
'Sorcerer
Summoning
Volatile Familiar: Reduced the damage of this ability to 12% maximum magicka from 20% maximum magicka. This is a temporary solution until we completely resolve the issue where the Familiar is exploding twice.'
TEMPORARY SOLUTION?
I get hit by vol. familiars every evening, twice. Very very frustrating.
They need to get to the bottom of it. With the raised caps each hit does ~270 dmg in my death recap. 2 times that is 540 dmg + plus stun.
Let's hope they fix it soon.EU | PC | AD0 -
Erock25✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭mike.gaziotisb16_ESO wrote: »The pet commands have never worked properly for me either.
'Sorcerer
Summoning
Volatile Familiar: Reduced the damage of this ability to 12% maximum magicka from 20% maximum magicka. This is a temporary solution until we completely resolve the issue where the Familiar is exploding twice.'
TEMPORARY SOLUTION?
I get hit by vol. familiars every evening, twice. Very very frustrating.
They need to get to the bottom of it. With the raised caps each hit does ~270 dmg in my death recap. 2 times that is 540 dmg + plus stun.
Let's hope they fix it soon.
So less than impulse and twice as long to cast (maybe 1.5x as long without lag) with a much smaller radius? And that's only if it bugs out for you and hits twice. I dunno about random times for me but in extensive pvp testing, I've never had it hit twice. Hitting for 270 dmg for me means vol fam is currently a useless skill.You earned the 500 LOLs badge.
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Rhastar✭I only really found this familiar useful while leveling up, and this was never an issue that seemed to affect me. Post 50 they get killed faster than a mosquito breeding in bleach so I can't really justify their spot on a skill bar. If you are still leveling up, just stick it out or use another skill0 -
Erock25✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I only really found this familiar useful while leveling up, and this was never an issue that seemed to affect me. Post 50 they get killed faster than a mosquito breeding in bleach so I can't really justify their spot on a skill bar. If you are still leveling up, just stick it out or use another skill
Killed too fast? You use vol fam by blowing it up yourself.You earned the 500 LOLs badge.
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ItsMeToo✭✭✭✭✭I use it to get agro away from me. I want it to live as long as possible. Blowing up on death is icing on the cake.
Edit: Or is that... icing everywhere? LOLEdited by ItsMeToo on August 14, 2014 2:34AMFYI - There is no such thing as 'night capping' in a world wide MMO.FYI - There was no paid Beta. When they launched the game the Beta was over, even if you don't think it was.FYI - It's B2P not F2P. There is a difference.FYI - It doesn't take any player skill to mash keys or buttons in this game. The ones that stay alive longer have the better internet connection and speed.FYI - The game is not broken, it still works. It just has 'bugs' that need to be fixed.Balance is a "Bad" thing.
Example: There were hundreds of Jedi and only two Sith in Star Wars. The Jedi wanted, "Balance in the Force" and they got it. Now there are only two Jedi and two Sith.
Balance is a "Bad" thing.Is the glass half full or half empty?
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Erock25✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Come on ZOS! A lot of us are tired of a temporary fix being in place for a month now. Please fix this or at least respond.You earned the 500 LOLs badge.
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pitdemon_ESO✭✭✭They'll probably fix this when they develop a fix for the permanent CC bug, or the super speed bug, or the 1-shot kill bug.
Which is to say never.
You generally have to recognize a problem to fix it.The Grixxitt of Melek - Alfar Nightblade
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Erock25✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭pitdemon_ESO wrote: »They'll probably fix this when they develop a fix for the permanent CC bug, or the super speed bug, or the 1-shot kill bug.
Which is to say never.
You generally have to recognize a problem to fix it.
They recognized it at one time. It was in the patch notes.You earned the 500 LOLs badge.
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eventide03b14a_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭ZOS please respond on updates about this. Just a quick, 'we haven't found the issue yet but are still working on it' or something? For those who do not know, at some point certain people were getting their Vol Familiar to explode twice and instead of fixing the bug, it was nerfed temporarily by 40%. For those of us who haven't figured out how to get the dmg to count twice, please fix this issue.
Welcome to the world of the nightblade. I would not be shocked if we never heard another word about this from ZOS.:trollin:1 -
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✭✭Let's see if we can jinx them not replying in this thread as expected, by stating it's almost certain they won't reply to this thread.
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Maulkin✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭mike.gaziotisb16_ESO wrote: »The pet commands have never worked properly for me either.
'Sorcerer
Summoning
Volatile Familiar: Reduced the damage of this ability to 12% maximum magicka from 20% maximum magicka. This is a temporary solution until we completely resolve the issue where the Familiar is exploding twice.'
TEMPORARY SOLUTION?
I get hit by vol. familiars every evening, twice. Very very frustrating.
They need to get to the bottom of it. With the raised caps each hit does ~270 dmg in my death recap. 2 times that is 540 dmg + plus stun.
Let's hope they fix it soon.
So less than impulse and twice as long to cast (maybe 1.5x as long without lag) with a much smaller radius? And that's only if it bugs out for you and hits twice. I dunno about random times for me but in extensive pvp testing, I've never had it hit twice. Hitting for 270 dmg for me means vol fam is currently a useless skill.
No, Impulse doesn't hit for 270 let alone 540. Pulsar can take around 450hp away from you (at best) but even that can be purged. Also, it stuns people for 2 secs.
It seems some people have found a way to make it explode twice, because when I get hit, I get hit twice. If you can't make it explode twice then obviously you wouldn't use it, indeed it's not worth it atm.
Also you forget Rebate, you get the max magicka that it costs on your bar back. the cast is long but you always do the cast out of combat. So it's a free 500+ dmg aoe opener with a 2 sec stun.
Essentially it's a one-off trick you can use when entering combat, but like I said if you can reliably make it explode it's better than 20% dmg. Which is why like you I want it fixed
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Erock25✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I dunno man, my impulse hits a bit harder than that. But yeah they need to fix this vol fam *** asap. I love the in your face style of pvp and without vol fam there is no reason for me to use any charges. Someone tell me how to make it hit twice so I can use it again?You earned the 500 LOLs badge.
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Slaunyeh✭✭✭Oh, it was "temporarily" nerfed? I picked it up recently, and noted that when I detonate it, I can barely see the enemy health bar move. I kinda assumed it was bugged and just did nothing.
The stun is nice, but not really worth my entire magicka bar.0 -
Erock25✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Oh, it was "temporarily" nerfed? I picked it up recently, and noted that when I detonate it, I can barely see the enemy health bar move. I kinda assumed it was bugged and just did nothing.
The stun is nice, but not really worth my entire magicka bar.
Especially when the radius is so small.You earned the 500 LOLs badge.
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Erock25✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭No fix for this in update 4. Amazing. I think I'm done waiting for this.
I know. It is very frustrating. In a lot of my builds I need a good self centered aoe and do not want to use a destruction staff. I really wish ZOS would comment on this temporary fix.You earned the 500 LOLs badge.
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✭✭Just hoping some ZOS dev checks this message and is like, 'oh yeah, that ability! I forgot all about that even though we temporarily nerfed it. Let me try and fix it on my lunch break.'You earned the 500 LOLs badge.
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✭✭Day 47. I am all alone. I patiently refresh the message boards hourly hoping for some news of salvation. The patch notes said temporary. I wait.You earned the 500 LOLs badge.
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✭✭✭It's been over 90 days since ZOS acknowledged and stated they were working on various bug fixes for Nightblade's Shadow Cloak and morphs.
Since that post, ZOS has refrained from mentioning the acknowledged issues again at any point, and has pushed other fixes for the the skill while not yet fixing the acknowledged issues, and has not (that I have seen) responded to any of the new poster concerns about the same old bugs.
Looking at today's patch notes, that appears to be the same approach that is being taken with Volatile Familiar.
I wish you patience and good luck with your wait. I unfortunately do not have tangible encouraging input however."If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." -- the 14th Dalai Lama
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