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My point was that regular 'people' shouldn't be able to innately sneak/crouch/stealth faster than a horse, and certainly not all the way from one castle to the next. B.E. for sorcs (you know... all that arcane magic and stuff) only goes just so far distance-wise, and it wont take you across a map. A mere mortal squatted down duckwalking faster than a horse, and doing it forever? nah....
Only Vampires with Night's Silence set on and Concealed Weapon skill from Nightblade slotted are capable of these speeds; even then, I've not found any testing method that allows me to keep pace with a horse unless I have Rapid Maneuvers on myself and the person on the horse does not, or I have a 10 second speed buff potion (39% speed increase) active, which runs out and has a cooldown.
A regular human in Night's Silence set moves at less than running speed. A Nightblade human with Night's Silence and Concealed Weapon moves at slightly faster than running speed, but slower than sprinting speed.
I don't see any sound reason why buffing myself with rapid maneuvers makes my horse faster, but that's a totally different can of worms.
Interestingly though, actual testing shows that vampire is only moving faster than horses with weapons sheathed; and even then, I don't think they are moving faster than a Fast Horse is.
Using RavSpeed add on for all tests:
Vampire with weapons sheathed:Vampire in Sneak:
250 units per second; 100% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence in Sneak:
400 units per second; 160% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence in Sneak and Rapid Maneuvers:
467 units per second; 187% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence and Concealed Weapon:
463 units per second; 185% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence and Concealed Weapon buffed by Rapid Maneuvers:
541 units per second; 216% of regular running speed
Vampire with Weapons drawn:Vampire in Sneak (with weapon drawn):
225 Units Per Second; 90% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence in Sneak (with weapon drawn):
360 units per second; 144% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence and Rapid Maneuvers (with weapon drawn):
420 units per second; 168% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence and Concealed Weapon (with weapon drawn):
417 units per second; 167% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence and Concealed Weapon and Rapid Maneuvers(with weapon drawn):
486 units per second; 194% of regular running speed
51% speed increase Horse:Horse with 51% speed increase running:
377 units per second; 151% of regular (on foot) running speed
Horse with 51% speed increase sprinting:
453 units per second; 181% of regular (on foot) running speed
Horse with 51% speed increase dashing (repeatedly tapping Sprint key):
499 units per second; 200% if regular (on foot) running speed
Horse with 51% speed increase and Rapid Maneuvers buff running:
440 units per second ; 176% of regular (on foot) running speed
Horse with 51% speed increase and Rapid Maneuvers buff Sprinting:
526 units per second; 210% of regular (on foot) running speed
Horse with 51% speed increase and Rapid Maneuvers buff dashing (repeatedly tapping Sprint key):
576 units per second ; 230% of regular (on foot) running speed
From my perspective, the sneak mode is not a crouch position when moving. It's more like the running position you see a sprinter make as they are coming out of the sprint blocks in a race about half way from the start position and the full out sprint position.
From my perspective, the sneak mode is a crouch position when moving because that's exactly HOW the sneaker stealths, by crouching and being unobtrusive...
Otherwise, the stealther is just using a frame of mind skill and not a physical skill which cost a skill point and has any basis at all other than you just want it to.
With that point allowed, we might as well make arrow snipe take exactly the same time and motion as regular arrow time and motion if 'snipe' is just a state of mind that you paid a skill point for.
You might be misunderstanding my use of the word perspective. I'm not using it as a frame of mind, but actually what I see when I move while sneaking. It's not a crouch position. It's a sprint position.
Maybe ZOS needs to change the animation visual that others see when we move in sneak mode using this armor set and buffs.
This is only a visual problem for people in the same alliance, because once you're spotted by the other alliances, the armor set buff is no longer a factor and you slow down to a regular sneak speed. You are also crouching.
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My point was that regular 'people' shouldn't be able to innately sneak/crouch/stealth faster than a horse, and certainly not all the way from one castle to the next. B.E. for sorcs (you know... all that arcane magic and stuff) only goes just so far distance-wise, and it wont take you across a map. A mere mortal squatted down duckwalking faster than a horse, and doing it forever? nah....
Only Vampires with Night's Silence set on and Concealed Weapon skill from Nightblade slotted are capable of these speeds; even then, I've not found any testing method that allows me to keep pace with a horse unless I have Rapid Maneuvers on myself and the person on the horse does not, or I have a 10 second speed buff potion (39% speed increase) active, which runs out and has a cooldown.
A regular human in Night's Silence set moves at less than running speed. A Nightblade human with Night's Silence and Concealed Weapon moves at slightly faster than running speed, but slower than sprinting speed.
I don't see any sound reason why buffing myself with rapid maneuvers makes my horse faster, but that's a totally different can of worms.
Interestingly though, actual testing shows that vampire is only moving faster than horses with weapons sheathed; and even then, I don't think they are moving faster than a Fast Horse is.
Using RavSpeed add on for all tests:
Vampire with weapons sheathed:Vampire in Sneak:
250 units per second; 100% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence in Sneak:
400 units per second; 160% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence in Sneak and Rapid Maneuvers:
467 units per second; 187% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence and Concealed Weapon:
463 units per second; 185% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence and Concealed Weapon buffed by Rapid Maneuvers:
541 units per second; 216% of regular running speed
Vampire with Weapons drawn:Vampire in Sneak (with weapon drawn):
225 Units Per Second; 90% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence in Sneak (with weapon drawn):
360 units per second; 144% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence and Rapid Maneuvers (with weapon drawn):
420 units per second; 168% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence and Concealed Weapon (with weapon drawn):
417 units per second; 167% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence and Concealed Weapon and Rapid Maneuvers(with weapon drawn):
486 units per second; 194% of regular running speed
51% speed increase Horse:Horse with 51% speed increase running:
377 units per second; 151% of regular (on foot) running speed
Horse with 51% speed increase sprinting:
453 units per second; 181% of regular (on foot) running speed
Horse with 51% speed increase dashing (repeatedly tapping Sprint key):
499 units per second; 200% if regular (on foot) running speed
Horse with 51% speed increase and Rapid Maneuvers buff running:
440 units per second ; 176% of regular (on foot) running speed
Horse with 51% speed increase and Rapid Maneuvers buff Sprinting:
526 units per second; 210% of regular (on foot) running speed
Horse with 51% speed increase and Rapid Maneuvers buff dashing (repeatedly tapping Sprint key):
576 units per second ; 230% of regular (on foot) running speed
See, I asked a guy doing it if he was a vamp, and right before he zoomed off into the distance he said 'no'.....
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See, I asked a guy doing it if he was a vamp, and right before he zoomed off into the distance he said 'no'.....
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smeeprocketnub19_ESO wrote: »...
Sometimes I swear switching to my concealed weapon bar actually slows me down so I think it may be semi-bugged.
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AlienDiplomat wrote: »Conversation with ESO on 8/6/14:Email to ESO support:I just wanted to ask for confirmation, before I spend tens of thousands of gold on something that will be useless next week...
I recently tested out the new Night's Silence set which increases sneak speed, and combined with the vampire passive Dark Stalker, you can achieve some truly impressive stealth sprinting!
I realize this is lost as soon as you enter combat, but still for scouting and general movement around the world it is excellent.
However, people have been telling me that you are nerfing this so soon after giving it. That you will prevent the two and others from stacking, or cap sneak speed far below what is currently offered by just these two combined.
So, rather than speculate I thought I would seek an answer directly from the source.
Can you offer any comment? I won't bother making this one of my epic or legendary sets if it is slated to be nerfed.
Thanks!
Response:Greetings!
And thanks for contacting us concerning the rumors. I love giving some clarity where I can~
As it stands, I cannot release any information on future additions and adjustments to the game content that hasn't already been released. However, that should be enough to confirm the rumor false. Any plans for readjusting armor would be properly announced and we haven't released any information like that.
We did make a few adjustments to sets that you may have seen under the Item Sets section of the Patch Notes. And that does include fixing [Night's Silence]'s functionality and clarifying it's bonus percentage, but nothing in terms of adjusting its actual quality of the armor.
These are the only readjustments we have slated and patched at the moment.
So hopefully that's helpful information for you!
eventide03b14a_ESO wrote: »Okay well, there is nothing wrong with it. You need 5 items, which means you are giving up a different set bonus for the speed and it still costs stamina. I'm sorry that it bothers you, but this is not something that needs correcting.rophez_ESO wrote: »eventide03b14a_ESO wrote: »Are you serious?
Super seriously.
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My point was that regular 'people' shouldn't be able to innately sneak/crouch/stealth faster than a horse, and certainly not all the way from one castle to the next. B.E. for sorcs (you know... all that arcane magic and stuff) only goes just so far distance-wise, and it wont take you across a map. A mere mortal squatted down duckwalking faster than a horse, and doing it forever? nah....
Only Vampires with Night's Silence set on and Concealed Weapon skill from Nightblade slotted are capable of these speeds; even then, I've not found any testing method that allows me to keep pace with a horse unless I have Rapid Maneuvers on myself and the person on the horse does not, or I have a 10 second speed buff potion (39% speed increase) active, which runs out and has a cooldown.
A regular human in Night's Silence set moves at less than running speed. A Nightblade human with Night's Silence and Concealed Weapon moves at slightly faster than running speed, but slower than sprinting speed.
I don't see any sound reason why buffing myself with rapid maneuvers makes my horse faster, but that's a totally different can of worms.
Interestingly though, actual testing shows that vampire is only moving faster than horses with weapons sheathed; and even then, I don't think they are moving faster than a Fast Horse is.
Using RavSpeed add on for all tests:
Vampire with weapons sheathed:Vampire in Sneak:
250 units per second; 100% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence in Sneak:
400 units per second; 160% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence in Sneak and Rapid Maneuvers:
467 units per second; 187% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence and Concealed Weapon:
463 units per second; 185% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence and Concealed Weapon buffed by Rapid Maneuvers:
541 units per second; 216% of regular running speed
Vampire with Weapons drawn:Vampire in Sneak (with weapon drawn):
225 Units Per Second; 90% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence in Sneak (with weapon drawn):
360 units per second; 144% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence and Rapid Maneuvers (with weapon drawn):
420 units per second; 168% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence and Concealed Weapon (with weapon drawn):
417 units per second; 167% of regular running speed
Vampire with Night's Silence and Concealed Weapon and Rapid Maneuvers(with weapon drawn):
486 units per second; 194% of regular running speed
51% speed increase Horse:Horse with 51% speed increase running:
377 units per second; 151% of regular (on foot) running speed
Horse with 51% speed increase sprinting:
453 units per second; 181% of regular (on foot) running speed
Horse with 51% speed increase dashing (repeatedly tapping Sprint key):
499 units per second; 200% if regular (on foot) running speed
Horse with 51% speed increase and Rapid Maneuvers buff running:
440 units per second ; 176% of regular (on foot) running speed
Horse with 51% speed increase and Rapid Maneuvers buff Sprinting:
526 units per second; 210% of regular (on foot) running speed
Horse with 51% speed increase and Rapid Maneuvers buff dashing (repeatedly tapping Sprint key):
576 units per second ; 230% of regular (on foot) running speed
Decimus_Rex wrote: »eventide03b14a_ESO wrote: »Okay well, there is nothing wrong with it. You need 5 items, which means you are giving up a different set bonus for the speed and it still costs stamina. I'm sorry that it bothers you, but this is not something that needs correcting.rophez_ESO wrote: »eventide03b14a_ESO wrote: »Are you serious?
Super seriously.
If you can't see an over powered advantage to this sets buff speed in PvP
Then your drunk and need to go home.....
Sir
Suggestion:
You cannot sneak faster than you sprint, ever, by any means.
-Add to 1.4x soon, thank you.
eventide03b14a_ESO wrote: »I swear some people won't be happy until we are hitting each other with pool noodles in Cyrodiil. EVERY TACTICAL ADVANTAGE IS AN EXPLOIT!! NERF IT ALL!!!
Decimus_Rex wrote: »eventide03b14a_ESO wrote: »Okay well, there is nothing wrong with it. You need 5 items, which means you are giving up a different set bonus for the speed and it still costs stamina. I'm sorry that it bothers you, but this is not something that needs correcting.rophez_ESO wrote: »eventide03b14a_ESO wrote: »Are you serious?
Super seriously.
If you can't see an over powered advantage to this sets buff speed in PvP
Then your drunk and need to go home.....
Sir
Explain the advantages then, and what makes them "overpowered"
Ruze is a veteran of the PC Beta, lived through the year one drought, survived the buy-to-play conversion, and has stepped foot in the hells known as Craglorn. He mained a nightlbade when nightblades weren't good, and has never worn a robe. He converted from PC during the console betas, and hasn't regretted it a moment since.
He'd rank ESO:TU (in it's current state) a 4.8 out of 5, loving the game almost entirely.
Decimus_Rex wrote: »eventide03b14a_ESO wrote: »Okay well, there is nothing wrong with it. You need 5 items, which means you are giving up a different set bonus for the speed and it still costs stamina. I'm sorry that it bothers you, but this is not something that needs correcting.rophez_ESO wrote: »eventide03b14a_ESO wrote: »Are you serious?
Super seriously.
If you can't see an over powered advantage to this sets buff speed in PvP
Then your drunk and need to go home.....
Sir
Nice post, almost had me BE BE BE
ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »Hey guys! Just want to let you know that this shouldn't actually be happening, and will be fixed once we release Update 4. Hope that clears up any confusion!
Decimus_Rex wrote: »eventide03b14a_ESO wrote: »Okay well, there is nothing wrong with it. You need 5 items, which means you are giving up a different set bonus for the speed and it still costs stamina. I'm sorry that it bothers you, but this is not something that needs correcting.rophez_ESO wrote: »eventide03b14a_ESO wrote: »Are you serious?
Super seriously.
If you can't see an over powered advantage to this sets buff speed in PvP
Then your drunk and need to go home.....
Sir
@smeeprocketnub19_ESO;
@Samadhi;
As always, I appreciate being given info, and my understanding of situations being put on the correct path when needed.
Respects.