Slaughterfish are completely annoying

Wurmhole · May 2015

I have died from them several times in shallow water. Once I see my health bar going down, I can never escape. I have played many games that used critters or drowning to keep you out of places they don't want you going, but never in such an unrecoverable way as this. The fish need to have their damage lowered significantly, to allow us a chance to retreat to safe water or land.

Nestor · May 2015

I can always swim back from the slaugherfish, the only time I die is if I ignore the first few nibbles. Although a low level character will die quicker and perhaps not be able to.

But, there is no place in the game that you can get to that have slaughterfish in the way. Even the few places where you can swim around to another area in the zone, there are better overland routes.

So, rule of thumb, you see a beach/island, you can swim to it, you see open water, don't swim towards it.

Merlin13KAGL · May 2015

You have time, albeit not much.

As soon as you hear the splash and see your health drop, if you don't turn around right then, you're pretty much done.

Lower the damage and they wouldn't be much of a barrier.

The good news is, once you go to Cyrodiil, around the bottom right corner of the map, the Dev's at least had a twisted sense of humor about it...

There's a sign tacked to a tree with Slaughterfish Warning. You usually find it after crawling out the water from the wrong side, narrowly avoiding your demise.

It's a hard lesson, but one you learn quickly - always expect them, especially if you're trying to get somewhere you likely are not supposed to be.

UrQuan · May 2015

Hey, at least they give you an achievement!

SLAUGHTERED

But yeah, if you turn around the very second you start getting bit you can escape. Otherwise you don't have time and you'll die. But you can later get your revenge at a fishing hole by fishing up some slaughterfish, filleting them, turning them into food, and eating them.

blabafat · May 2015

Now people are asking to nerf slaughterfish? LOL

Rook_Master · May 2015

Slaughterfish are fine, but what's really OP is sorcs bolt escaping away from the fish. It's not fair to the fish.

Nerf Sorc. Fish need a buff if anything.

Tomg999 · May 2015

Whenever I am swimming in an area that is suspected to be a closed border. I have my finger ready on the "backup" key.
I just slowly go forward, stopping and going, at the first nibble I hit backup and head to shore.

If there are ships in the harbor or it's a narrow strait, it may be safe to swim out a bit. When swimming along the coast, looking at the map if you see mountains along the coast and no populated landfall for quite a while, it is a suspected slaughterfish zone.

Ackwalan · May 2015

A good way to survive the slaughter fish, is to jump your way to shore. Even in water you can jump, and when you are in mid hop you take less damage.

SHADOW2KK · May 2015

Ackwalan wrote: »

A good way to survive the slaughter fish, is to jump your way to shore. Even in water you can jump, and when you are in mid hop you take less damage.

Aye very true, been doing that since beta days, hehe.

Plus as others have said, if you are in open water, then chance are good, you will be lit up by slaughterfish, I also never go into water if I can help it in PvP due to being eaten long ago......

Lets face it people, the sea is full of things that do not like humans....period....

AlnilamE · May 2015

Are you trying to swim to the Imperial City? Because that's the only place I ever die to Slaughterfish these days...

Tandor · May 2015

Tomg999 wrote: »

Whenever I am swimming in an area that is suspected to be a closed border. I have my finger ready on the "backup" key.
I just slowly go forward, stopping and going, at the first nibble I hit backup and head to shore.

This.

idk · May 2015

All you have to do is turn around and go back.

starlizard70ub17_ESO · May 2015

And people complain about NBs stealth ganking ability, why did it take so long to call the slaughter fish on it.

Wurmhole · May 2015

well, Thanks to advice here, I just survived an encounter... close, but made it. I like the jumping thing.

Nestor · May 2015

SHADOW2KK wrote: »

Lets face it people, the sea is full of things that do not like humans....period....

They like humans just fine, they just wish they had some ketchup or mustard to slather on.

Moonshadow66 · May 2015

How about a new skill line that unlocks when we get the Master Angler achievement, where we can throw slaughterfish in combat?^^

AlnilamE · May 2015

Moonshadow66 wrote: »

How about a new skill line that unlocks when we get the Master Angler achievement, where we can throw slaughterfish in combat?^^

That would be awesome.

SeñorCinco · May 2015

It seems they have nerfed them since the beta and into the release. At that time, you would die almost instantly. At least now, it appears they have a longer delay between the initial splash and the mob attack.

SirAndy · May 2015

I remember during the Psijiic Beta when Tabbycat suggested that slaughterfish would be a better way to die in the water than the simple "You can't go there" message we used to have.

And ZOS really liked the idea. So, you can blame the whole slaughterfish business on her ...

TheShadowScout · May 2015

Yay for slaughterfish! Much better then invisible walls IMO!

And I only die to them when I am -really- not paying attention. Usually in cyrodil, where they are in shallow waters as well...

Hypertionb14_ESO · May 2015

they need to buff them actually... certain places they are intended to be a impassable obstacle they fail in that purpose..

MisterBigglesworth · May 2015

Kinda wish the slaughterfish in Cyrodiil were designed to stop attacking you at 10% HP. Would be a good opportunity for zergs to covertly bypass the bridges and run the risk of enemy faction waiting for them on the shoreline.

SHADOW2KK · May 2015

Nestor wrote: »

SHADOW2KK wrote: »

Lets face it people, the sea is full of things that do not like humans....period....

They like humans just fine, they just wish they had some ketchup or mustard to slather on.

Hehe aye, well they love to do evil nasty things to humans while we are in the water, sharks, slaughterfish....the list goes on hehe.

Yolokin_Swagonborn · May 2015

Slaughterfish are there to keep us from swimming to the imperial city out of frustration and building it ourselves.

If I swam there and build it myself brick by brick it would be in the game faster then the current rate.

P3ZZL3 · May 2015

Yolokin_Swagonborn wrote: »

If I swam there and build it myself brick by brick it would be in the game faster then the current rate.

lol You mean exactly what they are doing with EQN and Landmark

Attorneyatlawl · May 2015

SirAndy wrote: »

I remember during the Psijiic Beta when Tabbycat suggested that slaughterfish would be a better way to die in the water than the simple "You can't go there" message we used to have.

And ZOS really liked the idea. So, you can blame the whole slaughterfish business on her ...

Yep.... that was a cool thing to have seen in the patch notes not so long after

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Sacadon · May 2015

using the lol button.

MornaBaine · May 2015

Moonshadow66 wrote: »

How about a new skill line that unlocks when we get the Master Angler achievement, where we can throw slaughterfish in combat?^^

Slaughterfish-nado?"

SickDuck · May 2015

What happens when a town guard swims in the deep?