I figure if I make their death as prolonged and painful as possible, they will find another profession. Has not worked yet, they keep showing up.

Hehe. Like Serana from TESV:Skyrim, frequently ending fights with saying "That'll teach them". No it won't, because they're dead, and they won't tell the others to stop.

You should bring them to the brink of death and then run away laughing until they lose track of you. If you make it obvious that you could have killed them with another flick of your pinky, maybe they'll learn to fear you. Maybe.

Just remembered Early Access-Doshia... Compared to Current-Doshia

But yeah, the trick is really just any AoE when the bubbles spawn.

Jitterbug wrote: »

Just remembered Early Access-Doshia... Compared to Current-Doshia

But yeah, the trick is really just any AoE when the bubbles spawn.

Even though even then she wasn't super hard she at least felt like a boss. Now you can stroll right past her, like nearly everything non group-instanced

Can I just comment about the increasingly curious moderation here, where references to a quitting user's inventory get removed, but "sucks balls" is allowed to remain in the op.

Don't get me wrong, I have no objection to the term, and said much worse about the 1st Harvester that wiped me, it's the application and interpretation of tos is so strange here.

And I deal with Harvesters with ground aoe or shield bashing them into submission.

stefan.gustavsonb16_ESO wrote: »

I figure if I make their death as prolonged and painful as possible, they will find another profession. Has not worked yet, they keep showing up.

Hehe. Like Serana from TESV:Skyrim, frequently ending fights with saying "That'll teach them". No it won't, because they're dead, and they won't tell the others to stop.

You should bring them to the brink of death and then run away laughing until they lose track of you. If you make it obvious that you could have killed them with another flick of your pinky, maybe they'll learn to fear you. Maybe.

Beat em down but let them live with a tiny sliver of health. "Tell your friends what happened here." No more healer problems. XD

As far as harvesters go, I freaking love Steel Tornado from the Dual Wield line. If I know I'm gonna be fighting a harvester, I drop that on my bar in advance and head in knowing that b**** is going down. Tight circles around her with Leeching Strikes to keep my stam up and spamming Steel Tornado will usually take the orbs down pretty quick. Haven't died to one yet at least.

And once you finally kill her, doesn't anybody else wonder where on her person she was keeping all those potions, a stack of gold, and a greatsword?

what are you talking about?
they are so easy to kill now.

I remember how they were at launch and in beta. They were really brutal, but do-able. But anyone new to the game, I can understand the frustration. Not to the point of quitting, but if it is something that bothers you that much, it might be good for you to move on.

Doshia in beta... she was a total beast. I recall everyone standing around the entrance to the mini-dungeon there trying to group up to take her down. No one could figure out why their group members weren't showing up in the dungeon with them when zoned in... the dawn of people learning there are solo only instances.

But since those days, they have really been slammed by the nerf hammer. Including those healing spheres. There was a time you couldn't easily 1-shot them. As already stated, the only time I have problems with them is in tight areas. Devs appear to be aware of that to.

The prince who comes back from the dead quest in Bangkorai. Prior to a recent update, at the end of that quest you fought a Harvester inside that temple. Her healing spheres spawned right on top of her due to the small room and pillars in it. They have changed it now so that you no longer fight her inside the temple, but go underneath it and fight her inside a wide open room. Couldn't be easier now.

So, with that issue, the only ones I have an irritation with are the ones in the hallways going to the Far Shores at the end of Bangkorai. Those narrow corridors, spheres spawn instantly on top of them. Just drags the fight out longer, but still certainly kill-able.

But I will also add one thing I don't like about their mechanics. I have difficulty seeing those animated red lines indicating a special attack is powering up. And the Harvester's basic movements are very much similar to her charging up that black harvest (whatever it is called) attack. If you have adds, or a lot of stuff going on at the same time, it's very easy to miss that cue and miss interrupting it. When it comes to Harvesters, that's really the only attack that is going to kill you. If they could change something about that, it would really only be a quality of life improvement, and in no way a priority. They are certainly not "broken" or anything like that.

Hopefully anyone wishing to quit the game due to finding some thing too difficult can overcome it. Shame to leave a whole game over one specific NPC as well. Everything in this game is kill-able. Just a matter of learning the mechanics.

Well I feel like an idiot. I couldn't figure out the harvester for the longest time. (I mean like 15 levels.) I would run from them. With some experience, obviously it has been figured out. The skill I rely on for the orbs is in the fighters guild skill line, so accessible for all, Silver Bolts (now morphed to silver shards). I just hit my Blazing Shield and 1 shot to the orbs. Silver Shards gives the extra damage for the Daedra. Had to figure something out, found running was harder in heavy armor than standing and fighting. Besides, running usually leads to getting stabbed in the back.

Boohoo. Go PVP for a bit and then we can talk.

+1 on the spiders.

I was stamina NB and found harvsters my bain too.
Snipe while sidestepping in a circle will get the job done.
Cycle heavy/snipe to keep the stamina up.
Keep sidestepping to avoid the damage.

Its a pain coordinating all the fingers but can be done.
Looking at the enemy and not walking into obstacles or other bads is the problem.

ZOS_UlyssesW wrote: »

Hi there, folks.
We can definitely understand how it can be frustrating to hit a "wall" in difficult content, and there are quite a few players who have had to learn through a trial and error process how to defeat the Harvesters. We would like to keep this topic open for players to discuss tactics, but we do not allow "goodbye" threads. As such we have removed several off-topic comments, and we will keep this thread open as long as the discussion can stay constructive and on-topic.

The problem is a harvester is not difficult content lol give me a break. The only semi hard one was doshia which you already nerfed to the point of hand holding... Second play I killed before first set of orbs! Really! The best advice is to use different tactics. If you keep dying try different tactics, different abilities, learn mechanics. There are sooooo many skill points you are EXPECTED not to be a one trick poney. People already explained the mechanics here so I won't, but next time consider that perhaps you should change before the whole game needs to be changed; lots of things need tweeks but we should always do as much as we can to adapt before whipping out our entitlement

Well its a good thing you didn't play the first quest in the Fighters Guild back in the beginning of ESO when Doshia (the harvester) was actually formidable. You would have raged quit..lol

Harvesters are a welcomed challenge, I think there is some over powered content but I don't think your average harvester is one of them. Wait until the health orbs are within 10m and AoE, you 'll heal, it wont.

MasterSpatula wrote: »

lorien1973 wrote: »

They are in coldharbour (vampire area) and near the end of the ED story, I believe.

By "ED," do you mean Ebonheart Pact, Aldmeri Dominion, or Erectile Dysfunction?

He means Ebonheart Dominion - Duh