@ZOS - Please introduce a difficulty slider for solo content!

Erock25 · March 2016

I keep trying to level up some alts, but holy smokes is it mind numbingly easy to just waltz through the solo content. I have about 290 champ points and I know that causes some of these issues, but I've been trying to die lately on my VR7 and I can basically walk through cadwell's gold blindfolded spamming one button and clear the solo content. I remember what Vet Zones used to be like before they were nerfed (this is way back pre 1.5 I believe) and I'd kill to get some of that difficulty back. I don't care if the rewards for choosing the harder solo pve zones is as low as 5% more exp/gold/whatever, just give me back some difficulty.

This game has zero replay value for me right now because solo content seems to be balanced for babies. I've even shown the game to friends having them play my VR7 in the appropriate cadwell's gold zone, and they had zero issues playing while having no idea about blocking or roll dodges or how to weave attacks. It was boring to them, so they had no interest to play again.

dimensional · March 2016

Can we have another thread about this after this one too? And maybe one next week?

Shunravi · March 2016

Oh, here we go again! Cant wait for the 'nerf yourself' posts....

Mysteri0n · March 2016

Please keep this thread going, till Zos actually reaponds totally agree

Alphashado · March 2016

*Sigh*

Erock25 · March 2016

So from the responses it seems like this is a frequent request. Has there been any identified downside to implementing something like this from the other threads?

Sentinel · March 2016

How to implement a "difficulty slider"
Range: Normal-> Impossible
How to affect the character:

Reduce damage done by X%, (Perhaps 0% to 95%)
Increase damage received by all sources by X% (Perhaps 0% to 500%)

The slider's effects are weighed into the character, not the environment to hold, so the character is afflicted with reduced damage, and increased damage received. Therefore, someone can play and have complete and utter impossible difficulty and face mobs while a second character fights the same mobs side by side, at normal difficulty with ease.

Normal, one corner of the slider, keeps the base damage %s the same as the current game. The impossible end of the slider should be just that: impossible. It should be an extreme because the extent many would enjoy their gameplay difficulty increased can be just as extreme, and given that it is a slider, anywhere in between can fit anyone else searching for a challenge. It might be good to consider balancing the impossible end to be extremely difficult for even a v16 decked out in 501 CPs to face off a group of mobs in a starter zone. You know, for the masochists.

What limitations should it have? Slider is not functional in any group dungeon, cyrodiil, and trials. If something similar is wanted for activities such as group dungeons and trials, it may have to be a separate issue, with its own ui.

johu31 · March 2016

Try doing it naked. Make your own difficulty.

Artis · March 2016

No, but seriously guys. Leveling is way too easy nowadays. I created an alt too, I couldn't even make it until I can grind fighting big packs of mobs. The game is just too boring, especially when you have some CP.