More and more this whole stamina/magicka based abilities on every single class is causing a huge identity crisis for the classes!
Instead of going deeper and deeper into the abyss of every single class playing so similar to every single class.... let's pull out of it by removing any resource scaling on any ability. Let's give each class it's own identity and have physical damage/spellpower be achieved through other options (i.e enchanting, potions, set bonuses, etc).
#BringBackClassIdentity
SmalltalkJava wrote: »I love crystal blast. Why wouldn't anyone like a version of wrecking blow that is aoe and long range? I just don't understand.
Just use wrecking blow, it does more dps.
Emma_Eunjung wrote: »Stam Sorcs need a heal or a shield even MORE than we need a damage morph... but yeah, we need that, too!
Emma_Eunjung wrote: »Stam Sorcs need a heal or a shield even MORE than we need a damage morph... but yeah, we need that, too!
If they made crystal blast something stam sorcs could frequently use they would get a heal, blood magic's 8% max health heal.
Also @catalyst10e, this is ESO, classes aren't supposed to be confined to small roles. And if you look at past elder scrolls lore sorcerer's have been heavy armor weapon specialist that acted as magicka sponges, not the 'pure caster' arch-type that many seem to think.
catalyst10e wrote: »So wait.. you chose the stamina route on a class designed for magicka and now you want to be the same as a magicka build? Wheres the line? That's supposed to be a drawback of choosing stam over magicka.
Doncellius wrote: »I love to play on my Magicka Sorc. Tried out Crystal Blast to see how it looks, and went back to Crystal Fragments immediately. That morph is completely useless and could definitely become a great stamina ability.
The new morph could go like this: Allow it to be an ability that procs (smaller or larger chance based on its damage) just like Crystal Fragments, but is melee range and slashes the enemy with some sort of crystal blade, possibly doing some AoE as well which Crystal Blast failed at doing. Scale off Max Stamina and Weapon Damage, cause Minor or Major Weapon Critical. I can see some happy stam sorcs!
catalyst10e wrote: »Emma_Eunjung wrote: »Stam Sorcs need a heal or a shield even MORE than we need a damage morph... but yeah, we need that, too!
If they made crystal blast something stam sorcs could frequently use they would get a heal, blood magic's 8% max health heal.
Also @catalyst10e, this is ESO, classes aren't supposed to be confined to small roles. And if you look at past elder scrolls lore sorcerer's have been heavy armor weapon specialist that acted as magicka sponges, not the 'pure caster' arch-type that many seem to think.
Oh I know its not a defines role, but this is an MMO, and looking at the sorc abilities it's clear they're built for a magicka user. choosing to instead run stamina when your abilities don't compensate for that is the player accepting the risk and drawbacks of that decision. I think it's great we have the different playstyles of magicka and Stamina, but (I personally feel) there should be an identity within those playstyles. Would you really want to be slammed by WB from stealth with a follow up frag? pretty sure this type of thing would just cause us all to be mixed into a single build that everyone would use and kill the diversity.
catalyst10e wrote: »Yes, how dare they. They chose to use stamina abilities over Magicka ones, why should a skill line so heavily dependant on Magicka have to be altered just to pander to their decision? Where does it end? Does every morph get changed to having a Magicka and stamina version? Should the destruction staff have stamina morphs as well so everyone is happy? Part of the trade off of a stamina sorcery is a smaller move pool, or you split your abilities.
Emma_Eunjung wrote: »I like Crystal Blast in PvE, but it has very limited use in PvP because it's VERY rare that you get to just stand there and lob Blasts uninterrupted. Everyone who has been on the forums a long time knows I vouch for Crystal Blast, BUT.....
... Crystal Blast is not worth anywhere near what a Stamina morph of Frags would be worth to Sorcs.
I do not and never have understood the knee-jerk resistance from some Sorcs to Stamina morphs! Seriously, why do YOU care if Stam Sorcs get some love? What does it cost you? Nothing.
And what's all this HOGWASH about "you should have to suffer the consquences of your decision to choose Stamina, blah blah blah blah..."??? Do you hear Nightblades whining about Surprise Attack? Do you hear Templars grudging against Biting Jabs? NO, you don't hear any such thing, because those morphs have only made their respective classes STRONGER.
Emma_Eunjung wrote: »I like Crystal Blast in PvE, but it has very limited use in PvP because it's VERY rare that you get to just stand there and lob Blasts uninterrupted. Everyone who has been on the forums a long time knows I vouch for Crystal Blast, BUT.....
... Crystal Blast is not worth anywhere near what a Stamina morph of Frags would be worth to Sorcs.
I do not and never have understood the knee-jerk resistance from some Sorcs to Stamina morphs! Seriously, why do YOU care if Stam Sorcs get some love? What does it cost you? Nothing.
And what's all this HOGWASH about "you should have to suffer the consquences of your decision to choose Stamina, blah blah blah blah..."??? Do you hear Nightblades whining about Surprise Attack? Do you hear Templars grudging against Biting Jabs? NO, you don't hear any such thing, because those morphs have only made their respective classes STRONGER.