Let´s make streak a vaible dmg spell again...

Derra · February 2016

Why not increase streaks dmg by 50% for every 50% cost increase that´s active.

For ball of lightning they could increase the absorb duration.

It´s the only skill prohibitive in terms of gaining it´s secondary effects - if you can´t use it at will the effects should atleast scale with the cost increase imho.

GilGalad · February 2016

I totally agree. It was so useful against reflect spamming DKs and perma dodgers before they implemented the cost increase. There should be some kind of compensation for the ones that are using streak offensively.

Ryuho · February 2016

YES

Tdroid · February 2016

I'd support this if it also included reducing th nerf on blocking and dodging.

Alcast · February 2016

Does it not hit for like 5k already? Not a sorc so not sure

RoyJade · February 2016

More than 3k in pve, less than 1k5 in pvp most of the time.

I agree that streak need a damage boost (and perhaps an increased duration stun, or the old stun it has before). BoL… I don't know, when well used it still very powerful especially in this magicka-based pvp with the TG.

Derra · February 2016

Tdroid wrote: »

I'd support this if it also included reducing th nerf on blocking and dodging.

I don´t know how they could include something similar to dodge and block as both of these have no secondary effects. I just had this idea because before the most recent streak nerf i found myself using streak and bol for their utility secondary effect. Now it´s almost strictly a mobility move and the secondary effects are simply not accessible because the cost increase is prohibitive.

RoyJade wrote: »

More than 3k in pve, less than 1k5 in pvp most of the time.

I agree that streak need a damage boost (and perhaps an increased duration stun, or the old stun it has before). BoL… I don't know, when well used it still very powerful especially in this magicka-based pvp with the TG.

I agree on BOL - maybe they could work out something with the stun duration.

Forestd16b14_ESO · February 2016

Sorry but no.

RoamingRiverElk · February 2016

Ball of Lightning should be buffed. Currently NO ONE uses that morph in PvP. Something's wrong with that morph then since no one sees it as the better option of the two.

cosmic_niklas_93b16_ESO · February 2016

It should lose the 50% resource cost increase, then it'd be good again.

timidobserver · February 2016

No.

mike.eso · February 2016

Lol, streak gets you out of sticky situations, cc's anyone you streak through and does damage...yeah lets buff it.

Derra · February 2016

Forestd16b14_ESO wrote: »

Sorry but no.

timidobserver wrote: »

No.

Care to explain why?

Mady · February 2016

Derra wrote: »

Why not increase streaks dmg by 50% for every 50% cost increase that´s active.

Agree (as a non sorc)

timidobserver · February 2016

Derra wrote: »

Forestd16b14_ESO wrote: »

Sorry but no.

timidobserver wrote: »

No.

Care to explain why?

I think it is already strong enough.

Derra · February 2016

timidobserver wrote: »

Derra wrote: »

Forestd16b14_ESO wrote: »

Sorry but no.

timidobserver wrote: »

No.

Care to explain why?

I think it is already strong enough.

It used to be a vaible dmg spell before it was nerfed - why not bring that back but leave the mobility nerfs in place.

Leovolao · February 2016

Mikmak wrote: »

Lol, streak gets you out of sticky situations, cc's anyone you streak through and does damage...yeah lets buff it.

Only it doesn't. Any player with half a brain can keep gap closers on you until you run out of magicka.
1 sec CC it's basically a free cc immunity, unless my shields are down I dont even bother breaking out of it. And the damage? C'mon dude.

MonarchChief · February 2016

No, thank you.

Derra · February 2016

MonarchChief wrote: »

No, thank you.

What a well thought out contribution to the discussion. Would you mind giving us insight as to why you feel this way?

Tankqull · February 2016

change the stun to a disable keep everything else.

Derra · February 2016

Tankqull wrote: »

change the stun to a disable keep everything else.

Disable?

Leovolao · February 2016

Derra wrote: »

Tankqull wrote: »

change the stun to a disable keep everything else.

Disable?

I think he means a disorient like it used to be. I'd take this change and a little damage increase. 3k in pvp sounds about right.

Xeven · February 2016

Tankqull wrote: »

change the stun to a disable keep everything else.

The only reason Streak is still on my bar is because

A ) It allows me to meteor/burst people without them blocking it or stealthing it
B ) It can buy you a second or two of breathing room when you have 2 or more people beating on you

That said I think the stun duration should be increased by 1 second to force a break free, and yeah, I wouldnt mind a damage buff. I must say though that I get a fair share of streak killing blows. It's not great, but its not terrible either.

mike.eso · February 2016

Leovolao wrote: »

Mikmak wrote: »

Lol, streak gets you out of sticky situations, cc's anyone you streak through and does damage...yeah lets buff it.

Only it doesn't. Any player with half a brain can keep gap closers on you until you run out of magicka.
1 sec CC it's basically a free cc immunity, unless my shields are down I dont even bother breaking out of it. And the damage? C'mon dude.

Yes you can get gap closer spammed...that's not limited to just streak, the same player with half a brain should be able to successfully use streak to create enough of a gap more times then not. CC is short, but enough to land a burst when you already have curse, proxy, then streak (cc) frag proc and drop a dawn breaker. Yes dmg is low and doesn't play a part much.

My point was that your skill is already preforming a lot of different actions for you, making it a very valuable skill, that every sorc runs, when used well it is a very strong skill.

I simply disagree that it needs to be buffed, to give it more would put it far over top wouldn't it? 1 skill to do all that? seems a bit much, I think it is in a good spot at the moment. There are many other abilities that need to be buffed, or completely reworked before we add more dmg to streak.

C'mon dude.

Cathexis · February 2016

As a stam sorc, if streak hit for 8k damage, moved me to target locks, and gave me empower like teleport strike hell yes I would use it.

In its current state I can't see why I would..

Personally I recommend stam sorcs removing it from their bar - the amount of magicka you have to work with will be staggering.

mike.eso · February 2016

Cathexis wrote: »

As a stam sorc, if streak hit for 8k damage, moved me to target locks, and gave me empower like teleport strike hell yes I would use it.

In its current state I can't see why I would.

If someone's lotus fan or ambush is hitting you for 8k and you're not dead from them trying to gank you, turn your a$$ around and burn them down cause they are a full class cannon build and will melt very quickly.

More to your point, yes ambush and lotus fan are also examples of skills that have a ton of utility. I would be arguing against buffing it as well if someone was suggesting it, and I have never argued with either the removal of the empower or no min range.

Cathexis · February 2016

Single target nightblades don't actually bother me, I am just comparing both of our supposed "teleport" abilities.

mike.eso · February 2016

Cathexis wrote: »

Single target nightblades don't actually bother me, I am just comparing both of our supposed "teleport" abilities.

I think cloak is a closer equivalent or at least more often compared to streak, than ambush/lotus fan.

Draxys · February 2016

I think I would be more in favor of removing the cost increases. I think that utility skills and CCs in this game already do way too much damage on top of having other good effects, especially gap closers.

Cinbri · February 2016

Am i wrong or BoL doesn't absorb new Meteor and thus became a little bit weaker?

Joy_Division · February 2016

With RD now hitting dodge-rollers, Streak has returned to its dubious status as most nerfed skill in the game.

This skill has been nerfed too much offensively and defensively. I'd like ZoS to buff both ... but not at the same time.

Like the OP suggested, I would not mind so much the inability for the streak morph to ... ehem .. escape if it was a ligit offensive option.

The ball of lightning morph briefly became a thing after the 1.6 patch, but its nerf combined with escalating costs made this defensive morph pointless as the prohibitive costs made bolt escape a poor defensive tool. As this morph lacks offense, it really should give noticeably better mobility/defense.