An interesting way to die...

Solariken · August 2014

I've had lots of cheap deaths, but today I was in Cyrodiil riding solo from one keep to another when I see a Pact player riding solo directly toward me. As soon as we get in range, he Critical Charges me 5 times in a row rapid fire. I couldn't do anything about it because I was immobilized the whole time - I was dead in 5 seconds and he only used one ability. He pushed my [snip] in. I was laughing even though I felt like crying.

I tried using Break Free but the stupid animation for it just gave him time to Critical Charge me again. What is the minimum range on Critical Charge? He didn't really seem to back away from me between spams.

Is there no diminishing return on this sort of CC?

Does blocking this ability do anything to save you?

Circuitous · August 2014

Critical Charge does indeed have a minimum range. Did it actually show as multiple hits in the death recap? Sounds like it could've just been one absurdly damaging Critical Charge that rubberbanded to animate additional times.

Solariken · August 2014

Yeah there were 5 different Critical Charges in the death recap - each one hit for ~ 650-680 damage.

Circuitous · August 2014

That's super weird. Don't suppose you /bug'd it at the time?

Brasseurfb16_ESO · August 2014

Solariken wrote: »

I've had lots of cheap deaths, but today I was in Cyrodiil riding solo from one keep to another when I see a Pact player riding solo directly toward me. As soon as we get in range, he Critical Charges me 5 times in a row rapid fire. I couldn't do anything about it because I was immobilized the whole time - I was dead in 5 seconds and he only used one ability. He pushed my [snip] in. I was laughing even though I felt like crying.

I tried using Break Free but the stupid animation for it just gave him time to Critical Charge me again. What is the minimum range on Critical Charge? He didn't really seem to back away from me between spams.

Is there no diminishing return on this sort of CC?

Does blocking this ability do anything to save you?

Next time try to dodge instead, it breaks any immobilize effects on you.

Break Free only works against Hard CC like disorients, fear, stuns, etc.

But yeah if you block his stampened when he uses it against you, you shouldn't be affected by the root done by this ability.

Cody · August 2014

just block it. if not, roll dodge.

Teargrants · August 2014

You saw a guy riding at you and you didn't stealth off your horse before engaging?

Solariken · August 2014

Kirsika wrote: »

You saw a guy riding at you and you didn't stealth off your horse before engaging?

Haha, no - but in my defense neither did he. I was planning an epic Toppling Charge to start me off. He beat me to the punch with his charge.

JLB · August 2014

An interesting way not to die. Seems bugs are all around

Azraeel · August 2014

JLB wrote: »

An interesting way not to die. Seems bugs are all around

How did you survive the 24000 to get hit two more times? o.O

Circuitous · August 2014

Been testing Critical Charge a bit myself. The minimum range is actually really short, enough that I can take a single step back and do a light attack > Critical Charge again. I can definitely see how he could hit you with it five times in a row. Bit silly.

JLB · August 2014

At @Azraeel
Funny thing is the combat log goes upwards.

Cody · August 2014

Tonight, I went thru a postern door... ended up dead on the other side.

Vizier · August 2014

I don't see an issue with it. My guess is you didn't block or dodge but were busy attempting to break cc and or ran out of stamina really quick if you were spamming cc break.

And as you admitted, the tactic you were going to use was somewhat similar. He just beat you to the punch.

ThyIronFist · August 2014

Critical Charge doesn't immobilize you, that's Stampede. And Stampede does way lower damage than Critical Charge.