Destruction Staff nerf ?

Dracane · February 2015

I have discovered a few secret nerfs or maybe bugs with the destruction staff.
I don't know, if this was announced in the patchnotes, because I haven't seen it there.

First of, heavy attacks take like 50% (maybe a bit less) more time to charge. People say, this is intended ?
And both, Destruction and restoration staff heavy attacks only restore 6% Magicka now, which is very low in my opinion.
Is that intended ?

Vis · February 2015

I'll have to test this. If it's true it would be quite a hit to all magicka builds (ahem, sorcs).

Rydik · February 2015

One more nerf for stupid CS compensation?! Ehh, hopes this not intended.

xMovingTarget · February 2015

Yes, this is true. Your compensation is in the Champion System. -.-

Dracane · February 2015

So these are indeed bugs ? I thought, I was not reading the patchnotes good enough.
But when I'm using my lightnign staff, the channel takes like 50% longer, it kills the DPS and it feels so slow. In pvp, it's hard sometimes to even finish the channel. I am not 100% sure, but I think, also the healing staff takes much longer.

However. Both, lightning staff and restoration staff only restore 6%. Destruction staves normally restore 9% and the restoration staff should be about 13% or so (because of the passive) And since both is the same, this must be a bug. There is 1 passive in the champion point system, that increases the restored ressources with heavy attacks. Maybe it it is bugged and has an negative impact ? Who knows. Maybe someone can confirm something.

xMovingTarget · February 2015

Its not a bug. ZoS did that intentionally.. So if we want more magicka back on full charged HA we need to spend points in the CS.. If we like it or not.. -.-

Dracane · February 2015

xMovingTarget wrote: »

Its not a bug. ZoS did that intentionally.. So if we want more magicka back on full charged HA we need to spend points in the CS.. If we like it or not.. -.-

No

I have 3600 CP activated and the restored Magicka is only 6%.
So this must be a bug I think and how about the longer cast time for destruction staff heavy attacks ? Do you know, if it is intended ?

Dracane · February 2015

Dracane wrote: »

I have discovered a few secret nerfs or maybe bugs with the destruction staff.
I don't know, if this was announced in the patchnotes, because I haven't seen it there.

First of, heavy attacks take like 50% (maybe a bit less) more time to charge. People say, this is intended ?
And both, Destruction and restoration staff heavy attacks only restore 6% Magicka now, which is very low in my opinion.
Is that intended ?

EDIT: This was tested with 3600 CP.

xMovingTarget · February 2015

Dracane wrote: »

xMovingTarget wrote: »

Its not a bug. ZoS did that intentionally.. So if we want more magicka back on full charged HA we need to spend points in the CS.. If we like it or not.. -.-

No I have 3600 CP activated and the restored Magicka is only 6%.
So this must be a bug I think and how about the longer cast time for destruction staff heavy attacks ? Do you know, if it is intended ?

The longer cast time is intended. Since they boosted the damage by alot. But after your post saying "with 3600CP" i cant believe the magicka return works properly.
I also noticed, that on 3600cp, my DK has 43k magicka, you dont seem to notice any magicka return on heavy attack. It seems pretty low though.

Idk, if its not a bug, they might have tried to rebalance it because of Spell Symm and potions. Since you now gain 20% more regen for a good amount of time. But still not right. Magicka return is very low.

Dracane · February 2015

xMovingTarget wrote: »

Dracane wrote: »

xMovingTarget wrote: »

Its not a bug. ZoS did that intentionally.. So if we want more magicka back on full charged HA we need to spend points in the CS.. If we like it or not.. -.-

No I have 3600 CP activated and the restored Magicka is only 6%.
So this must be a bug I think and how about the longer cast time for destruction staff heavy attacks ? Do you know, if it is intended ?

The longer cast time is intended. Since they boosted the damage by alot. But after your post saying "with 3600CP" i cant believe the magicka return works properly.
I also noticed, that on 3600cp, my DK has 43k magicka, you dont seem to notice any magicka return on heavy attack. It seems pretty low though.

Idk, if its not a bug, they might have tried to rebalance it because of Spell Symm and potions. Since you now gain 20% more regen for a good amount of time. But still not right. Magicka return is very low.

They have buffed the damage of destruction staff heavy attacks with the last patch ? I haven't recognized an increase.
Did ZoS say, they have increased the time ? I haven't seen it in the patchnotes.

Rydik · February 2015

So, we need some clarification from @ZOS about longer heavy attack cast time on staffs, and about abnormally low resources restoration from heavy attacks of staffs (staffs only?)

Dracane · February 2015

Rydik wrote: »

So, we need some clarification from @ZOS about longer heavy attack cast time on staffs, and about abnormally low resources restoration from heavy attacks of staffs (staffs only?)

I'm not a melee. I haven't tested it and also don't, if they have increased too.
And I'm currently not in the mood to log in. It's so dissapointing. When I'm at the duel spot and see the 2handed and shield bash exploiters challenging me, I tend to ignore it or run away abit and then they just come after me and 1 hit me.