Have you finished veteran maelstrom arena?
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ArchMikem✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭NoI think everyone has at this point.
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Reevster✭✭✭✭✭No
Apparently not...
I think he means "everyone" who is "important enough" I guess lol. The other 60 to 70 percent of us just don't mater.Edited by Reevster on March 27, 2016 11:49PM8 -
rokrdt05✭✭✭✭YesHortator Indoril Nerevar wrote: »
Yes, completed with all classes and have no deaths on both my sorc and NB. It gets easier the more you do it and the runs barely take an hour each.Server: PC - North America - Daggerfall/Ebonheart
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✭YesHortator Indoril Nerevar wrote: »
Yes, completed with all classes and have no deaths on both my sorc and NB. It gets easier the more you do it and the runs barely take an hour each.
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✭✭✭✭NoHaven't even finished non-vet
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GreenSoup2HoT✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭NoI think everyone has at this point.
How can you assume everyone has completed vMA? The arena is a so discouraging. 100+ people in this thread alone have said they have not attempted the arena.
I just started attempting vMA 2 days ago. I'm stuck on stage 3. There is so much incoming damage... i think their is a bug in stage 3 though. If you die many time's, every single strangler will remain when you go to reattempt the thing. The amount of damage 4 strangers plus the add's do is insane.
I dunno how people do it on melee classes with just vigor and rally. Its either i run out of stamina or i cannot heal enough.
Practice does make perfect though, i guess i need more practice. Which means dieing over and over again... im so excited..
Edited by GreenSoup2HoT on March 28, 2016 12:07AMPS4 NA DC1 -
Usara✭✭✭✭Yesstrikeback1247 wrote: »
Apparently, Cant seem to finish off the boss, he keeps re spawning more adds and adds .... I gave up, not worth wasting time on.
I ignore all the adds and just focus on the boss. There really isn't that much to the first boss fight, except DPS. You don't need stellar DPS, either. If you are having difficulties getting past him, I would recommend practicing the use of your DPS abilities. It's not all about gear--someone with perfect gear but not using their abilities to their full potential would do less DPS than someone with mediocre gear, but who is getting the most from their ability usage. Anyway, the entire arena will be very difficult if you don't have the DPS to take down the first boss.I gave up before finishing my gold V16 set.
(you know, which you NEED for it... not even worth it trying if you lack the specific builds)
You absolutely do not "need" it. You'll be just fine in VR15 purple. Player skill and familiarity with the arena matter much, much more than gear. I went from wiping over a hundred times on the final boss to one-shotting him--and the only thing that changed was practice and refining strategies, since I had the exact same gear and CP. There's a reason why everyone talks about practice, practice and more practice, because that's what matters, not gear.
Ya My mag Nb is geared up for defense, he can survive no problem but DPS is low, running 5 heavy Armour master and 2 light bahraras with rings/neck. Swords on first bar with siphoning skills etc. Been lvling up my Restro staff for second bar, have about 2500 spell damage almost 3000 buffed, but i guess its not enough.
So... you're a tank, that doesn't tank. And I don't mean to be mean.... but you are really calling yourself a DD ?
Well just trying different gear , plus didn't call myself a DD what ever that is, DPS I assume you mean.
So your saying a "Tank" cant do VMA?
DD = Damage Dealer. DPS is what DDs do actually
But yeah, I'm saying Tanks are not really equipped for VMA, since DPS matters so much. I know a tanky stam DK who finished it, but he was aiming for damage and not defense even then.
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Contraptions✭✭✭✭✭NoTried it once, got to stage 7, kept dying to last boss, quit and never bothered again.
Nerf it, the hardcore people have vMOL now, so it's time for us mere mortals to have vMA.Patroller and Editor at UESP0 -
nine9six✭✭✭✭✭
✭NoHaven't tried it yet. Now that you can save progress I might it a shot.Wake up, we're here. Why are you shaking? Are you ok? Wake up...0 -
Phinix1✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭NoHaven't tried. Have no desire to.
I personally don't like the whole concept of leader boards and public comparisons of achievements, but that isn't the main reason. It just doesn't appeal to me.
I'm sure I could do it. I write code and solve complex problems every day, so I know it wouldn't be an intelligence barrier learning to adapt new strategies (or look new strategies up on the internet ).
I just wish the gap wasn't so huge between BiS gear you can earn doing this vs. maybe not quite so strong but still viable alternatives that could be gained through other activities.
On the scale of things that bug me though, this is low.
Maybe I will try it one day. If I ever feel the need to compete in min max "progression" end game content. So far the spirits haven't moved me in that direction either.0 -
magnusthorek✭✭✭✭✭
✭No
It's not a matter of time, really. It's literally a physical limitation on my bones and muscles. I literally can't.KoshkaMurka wrote: »Now there's a save function so you can beat it stage by stage when you have time.
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hedna123b14_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭YesHaven't tried. Have no desire to.
I personally don't like the whole concept of leader boards and public comparisons of achievements, but that isn't the main reason. It just doesn't appeal to me.
I'm sure I could do it. I write code and solve complex problems every day, so I know it wouldn't be an intelligence barrier learning to adapt new strategies (or look new strategies up on the internet ).
I just wish the gap wasn't so huge between BiS gear you can earn doing this vs. maybe not quite so strong but still viable alternatives that could be gained through other activities.
On the scale of things that bug me though, this is low.
Maybe I will try it one day. If I ever feel the need to compete in min max "progression" end game content. So far the spirits haven't moved me in that direction either.
Actually you don't need any crazy dropped gear. You can craft all the gear you'll ever need except jewelry....however the arena does such and as soon as I get my staves I'll stop running it completely...0 -
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✭✭✭✭YesGreenSoup2HoT wrote: »I think everyone has at this point.
How can you assume everyone has completed vMA? The arena is a so discouraging. 100+ people in this thread alone have said they have not attempted the arena.
I just started attempting vMA 2 days ago. I'm stuck on stage 3. There is so much incoming damage... i think their is a bug in stage 3 though. If you die many time's, every single strangler will remain when you go to reattempt the thing. The amount of damage 4 strangers plus the add's do is insane.
I dunno how people do it on melee classes with just vigor and rally. Its either i run out of stamina or i cannot heal enough.
Practice does make perfect though, i guess i need more practice. Which means dieing over and over again... im so excited..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGJuCChX3qQ
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beamy93✭✭✭The simple fact that the poll is 65-35 for 'No' scares me. Who hasn't beaten VMA by now? Even the stam DK tanks in my guild have the title now just so they don't feel left out. It's been out for 5 months? You should have at least beaten it once by now with ANY character.
'I'm a stamblade babyrage' stop... Any class stam/mag can do it easily. I can push skoria up top by the time the first healer spwans on my stamblade.
If that's your excuse then you could have made and leveled 5 mag sorcs in that time to do it.1 -
beamy93✭✭✭GreenSoup2HoT wrote: »I think everyone has at this point.
How can you assume everyone has completed vMA? The arena is a so discouraging. 100+ people in this thread alone have said they have not attempted the arena.
I just started attempting vMA 2 days ago. I'm stuck on stage 3. There is so much incoming damage... i think their is a bug in stage 3 though. If you die many time's, every single strangler will remain when you go to reattempt the thing. The amount of damage 4 strangers plus the add's do is insane.
I dunno how people do it on melee classes with just vigor and rally. Its either i run out of stamina or i cannot heal enough.
Practice does make perfect though, i guess i need more practice. Which means dieing over and over again... im so excited..
Everyone that has some grasp on the game should have beaten by now thats why he assumes it. SO many videos, you can save now, ITS BEEN OUT FOR ALMOST HALF A YEAR...
If you just started it, then sure, it might take u a week or so, but with being able to save it and the buffs this patch it will be even easier. After you beat it the first time you won't now how you died so much before.2 -
J2JMC✭✭✭✭✭Yesmagnusthorek wrote: »No, I don't have physical strength to do it. I wish I could pay someone to do it for me, just for the achievements.
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beamy93✭✭✭magnusthorek wrote: »No, I don't have physical strength to do it. I wish I could pay someone to do it for me, just for the achievements.
@magnusthorek If you're on ps4 let's talk. We could negotiate something.
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redspecter23✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭NoHaven't finished it yet but making slow and steady progress now that it can be saved. I find I don't have the memorization skills necessary to get each arena mastered as quickly as some others do. I'll get there eventually, but that type of content isn't something that comes naturally. Now that I've spent some time in there I understand completely those that say that doing it often enough will lead to success. You just have to have the patience to play long enough to get to that success. You might fail 100 times at any given arena but on that 101st try, something will just click and you'll likely clear it much easier from then on.Edited by redspecter23 on March 28, 2016 2:29AM1 -
JaJaLuka✭✭✭✭strikeback1247 wrote: »
Apparently, Cant seem to finish off the boss, he keeps re spawning more adds and adds .... I gave up, not worth wasting time on.
If you don't have the DPS for that, grab the defence (reflects his own attacks back which do TONNES of damage to him) and offensive (obvious reasons) sigils. Ignore the first two stages of adds and burn the boss as fast as you can. After those sigils wear off, up to you to experiment how you go about it. I personally keep burning him straight down, though I don't use that strat anymore, don't need the sigils.Krojick, DC Sorc PC NA
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sigsergv✭✭✭✭NoThe simple fact that the poll is 65-35 for 'No' scares me. Who hasn't beaten VMA by now? Even the stam DK tanks in my guild have the title now just so they don't feel left out. It's been out for 5 months? You should have at least beaten it once by now with ANY character.
'I'm a stamblade babyrage' stop... Any class stam/mag can do it easily. I can push skoria up top by the time the first healer spwans on my stamblade.
If that's your excuse then you could have made and leveled 5 mag sorcs in that time to do it.
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✭✭✭✭✭YesGreenSoup2HoT wrote: »If you die many time's, every single strangler will remain when you go to reattempt the thing. The amount of damage 4 strangers plus the add's do is insane.
The stranglers are a top kill priority. And they do persist. Don't let them build up in the first place.Nightfighters ― PC/NA and PC/EU
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✭✭✭✭✭NoCouldn't even get past stage 3 on my Mag Sorc. Might give it another try with Mag Templar, not sure.Alandrol Sul: He's making another Numidium?!?
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