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Laggy, Buggy Messy PvP - a very demotivating and not so fun experience

Rhian-Skybladeb16_ESO
During Beta - PvP was fun.
Now, it is only a shore and very boring and frustrating at the same time.

1) Games freezes when people leave or join the PvP group

2) Skills/Actions and Spells are not very responsive. I hit the key - nothing happens.

3) Swapping weapons, to switch from healer to dps because I am attacked is pointless because it either does not work (swapping doesn't happen) or because it is too slow.

Edit (Totally forgot)
4) Eternal Loading Screen when zoning from Keep to Keep

5) Using the Transit Teleporters very often does not work - you select the Keep where you wan/need to go and nothing happens (and no that Keep is not under attack). You have to try x-times again and again until it works.

6) Weird crashes... either during fight or after being invited. Then suddelny the Game crashes and brings that window where you can describe what you were doing...


I do not have weak hardware (my second hobby is 3D and Graphics) and can play most new games on highest settings without having my computer breaking into sweat.

I have a very fast internet connection... suited to watch live stream HD movies without any choppy frames.

I do not claim to be a Pro on PvP - in fact it is not my favorite part of ESO and I only do it because without it I won't be able to see other content.

But those major issues make it a real shore and a really frustrating experience.

On top of that...

It appears to me that some spells do not really work at all on Player in PvP.
Restraining Prison, Rune Prison... no effect.
The protective buffs - no effect - could as well leave them away

I tried this on various Player - lower and higher level - never worked. Could as well have "clicked" on my table - same effect - nothing.

(My) Spells do not really do any damage most of the time - even here it does not matter if it is a high level or a low level - so it cannot be the skill or the gear.
Could as well just emote - same effect in matters of damage - nothing.

And sorry, that game is not as complex that it offers so much different ways to increase dmg of your spells. You can only upgrade them once and max your passive skill - that's it. But seems to be pointless.

Armor, spell resistance...
When I get hit by a Player - he hit me once or twice and I am dead.

What good is spell resistance when it does not help anything? I have around 1600 spell resist? Appears to me that this so called spell resistance can be left away. When I get hit my any sort of spell it takes full effect... so what is the point?

My armor skill is maxed, I am wearing always the highest level gear I can put on - and it is self crafted "set gear" with protective attributes.

That gear does not trigger its effects on Player (on NPCs it does)

It appears that I could go naked - because that armor I am wearing makes no difference. Two Hits and I am dead.

Don't get me wrong. I am not complaining that I am dying. That is normal in PvP.
I also had a chance to kill player now and then. But then, oh wonder, the spells and buttons seem to work...

I just think that a lot is not working properly, that a lot is not balanced and that somehow the latency or whatever it is makes it pointless to try fighting anyone toe to toe...
A lot seems pointless, useless...
And that we only have lousy limited 5 quick slots adds to the grief.

If I go as support in PvP I set my bar for full healing...
As a healer I am in no position to defend myself - and swapping weapons does not work or is too slow...

Yet, there are often enough ambushes and whatnot.

My current very frustrated conclusion - Could as well not even try to defend myself - because my spells do nothing, I cannot swap my weapons fast enough... and all the armor and spell resist stuff I maxed is pointless anyway

Well, let the Trolls come in and call me a newb or whatever...
I just know, even with the extreme server lagg, during beta it was far more fun and less buggy as it is now.
Edited by Rhian-Skybladeb16_ESO on April 26, 2014 2:04PM
  • Deownage
    Deownage
    Soul Shriven
    We need 1v1 a d 2v2 etc pvp is too messy
  • Rhian-Skybladeb16_ESO
    Well, I already would be happy if they balance it out and fix those bugs...
  • Zabus
    Zabus
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    3 weeks later still an issue!!
    Zavus - Khajiit Nightblade EP | AR 50
    Zāv - Imperial Templar | AR 24
    Zavbags - Argonian Nightblade EP | AR 19
    Zabus - Redguard Nightblade DC | AR 13
    Negate Three - Breton Sorcerer EP | AR 19
  • GossiTheDog
    GossiTheDog
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    It's been like this since, well, forever. The issues have got progressively worse though, sadly.
  • Zabus
    Zabus
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    It's been like this since, well, forever. The issues have got progressively worse though, sadly.

    Ever since this latest patch, I've been experiencing more and more infinite loading screens.

    Zavus - Khajiit Nightblade EP | AR 50
    Zāv - Imperial Templar | AR 24
    Zavbags - Argonian Nightblade EP | AR 19
    Zabus - Redguard Nightblade DC | AR 13
    Negate Three - Breton Sorcerer EP | AR 19
  • michaelpatrickjonesnub18_ESO
    During Beta - PvP was fun.
    Skills/Actions and Spells are not very responsive.
    Using the Transit Teleporters very often does not work.
    Armor/spell resistance...when I get hit by a Player once or twice I am dead.
    I have around 1600 spell resist

    Heavy armour is useless in this game because AOE and ranged attacks are so utterly devastating.

    And, if you miss a block or an interrupt, melee fighters will slice through you as if you were a Chinese paper lantern.

    As far as spell resistance goes, I played assuming spell resistance was 35% mitigation at a soft cap of 1870, with a 50% hard cap at 2600 which takes 4500+ points to reach due to diminishing returns.

    Elemental resists I assumed worked exactly the same way. But I don't know for sure. And don't really care anymore. The UI panels for stats in this game are so crudely detailed, they don't tell you much of anything. Who knows if anything works.
  • trustcotraptb14_ESO
    Here we are, it's August! Hey kids, guess what?!

    Cyrodiil is still a buggy train wreck!
  • Rhian-Skybladeb16_ESO
    Well, haven't been to PvP after they changed some of the Cyrodiil quests. I like questing and leveling my characters much more than laggy Zerg-PvP :D
  • PrinceBoru
    PrinceBoru
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    You know what sucks?
    I re-upped for two months the day before I caught a bug that makes the game unplayable.
    It would be nice if I could suspend my paid time for a few months, in the hope of a fix being implemented.
    I want it to work very badly.
    I love this game.
    It ain't easy being green.
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