If it is intended and does indeed nerf your damage. I would rather them just give the mobs more hp and leave my *** alone. Frustrating when tool tips say one thing but do another.

tangy.citrus wrote: »

Does it go to stage 10 like dsa?
And nice videos, but what is with the damage? Does vet nerf your damage output/give them huge resistance or something?

Maelstrom arena have 9 stages. And the dmg is just bugged.

In arena 2 one boss looks like he bugged. And in arena 3 the adds seem to be bugged. Am I wrong? Cause it looks like some of the adds are standing there doing nothing.

Xjcon wrote: »

In arena 2 one boss looks like he bugged. And in arena 3 the adds seem to be bugged. Am I wrong? Cause it looks like some of the adds are standing there doing nothing.

I noticed the same but weren't sure is it normal or no considering it was my first time there. Most likely it's bug, but considering we do half the dmg we are supposed to, I take it as balance xD

FeaR Turbo wrote: »

Woot! I only got to stage 4 and couldn't DPS the stuff fast enough, i was melee magicka templar

I managed to get to 6 but got wrecked there sadly, but I did normal arena today and now I know the tactics xD Going tomorrow there again

Looks much easier on a magicka NB than on my Stamnia NB. Nicely done, I'm stuck on Arena 4, as being a vamp is not fun in that one. It's certainly easier with the shields+healing , than with stamina's hots.

I'll be honest here, if I weren't a subscriber I would not buy this DLC. And that's coming from a die hard solo player. The sets are really niche, and only getting more so every update.

My opinion of Maelstrom Arena is not favorable. In fact I'd like to see it renamed to something more appropriate like:

"Kite and Heal Arena"

I got to the 5th stage today as a magicka templar.

So far 4 has been the most challenging mostly because of the 2h sorcs that will one shot you with wrecking blow. I learned to target those first and managed to take them out before they could get me. Surprisingly being a vamp and bats help. On that one I used dark flare a lot since I couldn't stay in one spot. It also takes a lot of dodge rolling.

The 5th stage had some interesting mechanics. I made it to the last boss and took him down to around 43 % before I died. Unfortunately I had to log so I couldn't finish but so far has been fun. Definitely doable as a magicka templar.

Recommendation, have at least 2 k spell damage, otherwise you will hit like a wet noodle and everything will take forever to kill or will heal back up before one can do anything. I was also running 2 k magicka regen with tripots and it seemed to do the trick.

At this point I'm using 5 light, 1 heavy and 1 medium with 17-19 k health. I'm planning on upping my health since the damage I take is insane and sometimes I spend most of my time healing rather than DPSing. But can't wait to get to the later stages!

Thank you for the videos, nice to see another perspective and strategy!

Edit: Question, how come the boss on the 5th stage stays in the middle and doesn't run around following you and smacking you with his giant mace?

Well done D3usEX aka Enclaver!

I am at Stage 4 last Boss atm with template Sorc. Struggling a bit but i think next time i will do it.
And btw that feels pretty intense.

D3usEX wrote: »

Senaxu wrote: »

Well done D3usEX aka Enclaver!

I am at Stage 4 last Boss atm with template Sorc. Struggling a bit but i think next time i will do it.
And btw that feels pretty intense.

I postponed my next try there, decided to wait for the dmg reduction fix. Once we do normal dmg in that place, won't be issue to finish it. For now the ridiculous dmg we do and mostly the lag demotivates me to go and try again.

I'm worried that when the damage gets fixed people are going to be able to just push through mechanics. . I know that already on round 1 and 3 I was able to push the bosses pretty low before I had to start actually doing the mechanics. . Although I only made it to round 5 b4 I had to log out never felt like I was ever stuck on any bosses.

asneakybanana wrote: »

D3usEX wrote: »

Senaxu wrote: »

Well done D3usEX aka Enclaver!

I am at Stage 4 last Boss atm with template Sorc. Struggling a bit but i think next time i will do it.
And btw that feels pretty intense.

I postponed my next try there, decided to wait for the dmg reduction fix. Once we do normal dmg in that place, won't be issue to finish it. For now the ridiculous dmg we do and mostly the lag demotivates me to go and try again.

I'm worried that when the damage gets fixed people are going to be able to just push through mechanics. . I know that already on round 1 and 3 I was able to push the bosses pretty low before I had to start actually doing the mechanics. . Although I only made it to round 5 b4 I had to log out never felt like I was ever stuck on any bosses.

Yeah I think this will be the case on some stages, but the damage is really needed for the last boss of stage 9.

The last boss is ****ing insane. Seriously. I still can't wrap my head around how absurdly difficult it is.

god Im swear like half the arenas i have more trouble w/ the add rounds than I do with the boss rounds lol. Stuck on 5 trying to deal with the trolls while all the adds are smacking on me. May stream a full run later today @ twitch.tv/asneakybanana

Dymence wrote: »

asneakybanana wrote: »

god Im swear like half the arenas i have more trouble w/ the add rounds than I do with the boss rounds lol. Stuck on 5 trying to deal with the trolls while all the adds are smacking on me. May stream a full run later today @ twitch.tv/asneakybanana

One of the hardest parts of the entire vet arena is round 4 in stage 6, tbh.

haha thats where i got stuck. The mobs are just so tanky and i can never find a hoarvar to kill when i need. Had a blast though. Will probably end up highlighting my kills of each round. My stage 4 boss kill was super smooth.

Any official word regarding the bugged damage?

asneakybanana wrote: »

Septimus_Magna wrote: »

Any official word regarding the bugged damage?

Its bugged and you should expect to see a fix on the pts before it goes live.

Good news, same for the increased ability cost I hope?

Im locking Forward to this with my Magicka DK,

Septimus_Magna wrote: »

asneakybanana wrote: »

Septimus_Magna wrote: »

asneakybanana wrote: »

Septimus_Magna wrote: »

Any official word regarding the bugged damage?

Its bugged and you should expect to see a fix on the pts before it goes live.

Good news, same for the increased ability cost I hope?

Tbh can't say I really noticed an ability cost issue. I never really ran out of magicka with only like 1k Regen.

Some players were noticing that the actually cost of skills was higher than the value in the tooltip. If you manage with only 1k regen I dont you were effected.

It was 1k Regen with drain on most mobs and in combination with fp that means like infinite resources xD.