PvP in ESO 2.4; Stamina/Magicka balance?

FearlessOne_2014 · April 2016

I've been strickly magicka based in this game but after trying out Stam DK, Stamblade, and my new age Magicka Sorcerer. I think instead of complaining this time around I'm just going to....
Step one Adapt, make Redgaurd Stam DK.
Step two Persevere be patient and learn the new play style I'm being herding into.
Step three Overcome my passions about playing like characters and allow myself to get really good with my new style of playing.
Finally step four Dominate all the fools who could not come to terms with the way things are, and give them a harsh taste of reality, as they cling to their Magicka Sorc and Mageplars, and also some of the bad Stamblades and Stam DKs. Stam Sorcerer and Magicka DK does not count as competitive classes in mass.

The action of this plan starts in a few minutes after making this post.

Emma_Overload · April 2016

The only class with balanced magicka and stamina are Sorcs... because both are now screwed. For everybody else, stamina is king in PvP. The only thing magicka had going for it in the last year was the Vicious Death + Detonation combo, and the novelty has worn off of that.

dagonbeer · April 2016

Steel_Brightblade wrote: »

I really think its evened out a bit since all the opposite arguments were heard on the last patch where magic got a bunch of major buffs. I have multiple characters on both sides of the fence and think most changes except the weird heavy armour one are for the better and finally balancing things out.

The main buff that magicka builds received was the merging of magic and elemental damage under EExpert, which stam builds received too, to an extent (poison/disease under mighty.) Now in this patch that change is complete, what with most stam magic-damage skills changed to physical. However, roll/dodge increases, along with bone wall buff seems unwarranted.

Lava_Croft · April 2016

Emma_Eunjung wrote: »

The only class with balanced magicka and stamina are Sorcs... because both are now screwed. For everybody else, stamina is king in PvP. The only thing magicka had going for it in the last year was the Vicious Death + Detonation combo, and the novelty has worn off of that.

Stamina has been king in PvP since the introduction of Champion Points and VD+Proxy has not been a thing 'for the last year' but since the introduction of Thieves Guild.