Sorcs: Crystal Blast or Crystal Fragments?

Hadan_of_Rift · May 2016

Simple poll to see what morph most Sorcs use. I know from the PvP side Crystal Frag is the go to, but I'm curious if anyone on the PvE side uses Crystal Blast.

If Crystal Blast if not being used, @ZOS_GinaBruno @Wrobel can we get Crystal Blast turned into Crystal Blade a stamina based melee ability?

Panth141 · May 2016

The answer will be frags.

Hadan_of_Rift · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

Panth141 wrote: »

The answer will be frags.

That is my best estimate as well. So if that is the case why ZOS is so stubborn over making it a useful morph is beyond comprehension. They have shown in the past that they have no issues changing useful morphs to different play-styles, but they won't change over a mostly unused morph is frustrating.

wayfarerx · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

Hadan_of_Rift wrote: »

Panth141 wrote: »

The answer will be frags.

That is my best estimate as well. So if that is the case why ZOS is so stubborn over making it a useful morph is beyond comprehension. They have shown in the past that they have no issues changes useful morphs to different playstyles, but they won't change over a mostly unused morph is frustrating.

Why do they keep healing ritual around? Mysteries abound when it comes to ZOS's treatment of skills.

Derra · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

Don´t. They´ll nerf fragments to make you use blast - haven´t you learned that´s how ZOS works by now?

dsalter · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

i had a guy in my pub group for my daily random dungeon today.... i felt sorry for his lack of damage, using crystal blast, group ended up kicking him later on due to lack of damage on boss

edited for accuracy*

RoyJade · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

The cast time make the ability useless. Frag is the way to go, because a procced frag is the only sorc direct skill (except ultimate) who is better than force shock.
Blast is useless in nearly every situation, except in pvp for a little particularity : it's an magicka aoe, so it can't be reflected.

Hadan_of_Rift · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

dsalter wrote: »

i had a guy in my pub group for my daily random dungeon today.... i felt sorry for his lack of damage, group ended up kicking him later on due to lack of damage on boss

Was he using Crystal Blast?

dsalter · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

Hadan_of_Rift wrote: »

dsalter wrote: »

i had a guy in my pub group for my daily random dungeon today.... i felt sorry for his lack of damage, group ended up kicking him later on due to lack of damage on boss

Was he using Crystal Blast?

indeed he was.

XaXa · May 2016

I morphed to neither because I'm a stam sorc

CasNation · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

I cry a little inside whenever I see someone in PvP trying to crystal BLAST spam someone...they are promptly interrupted, set off-balance, laughed at, and then brutally murdered...

In PvE, I tend to just drop group when I see a DPS trying to kill things with this skill.

Emma_Overload · May 2016

RoyJade wrote: »

The cast time make the ability useless. Frag is the way to go, because a procced frag is the only sorc direct skill (except ultimate) who is better than force shock.
Blast is useless in nearly every situation, except in pvp for a little particularity : it's an magicka aoe, so it can't be reflected.

In "Arboretum Deathmatch", you can use Crystal Blast to farm massive amounts of AP, as long as you can keep casting it from a safe distance while your targets are distracted by other players. In every other situation, however, attempting to spam Crystal Blast will get you killed.

If ZOS wants this spell to be used, they need to drop the cast time or make it uninterruptable like Wrecking Blow.

STEVIL · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

I morphed blast with my second sorc... to be different than the first snd focus on aoe.

Then around the tu upgrade forced respec, i switched back.

That made many mudcrabs happier.

Shoulda remembered that before streaking doen the Hews Bane shoreline.

ZIP ZIP ZIP ZIP
"Hey where's Bam Bam, my clanfear?
Insert sounds of combat way behind me.
Insert sounds of multiple strikes MUCH CLOSER as i see
half-dozen really really angry v16 mudcrabs savaging my character
as BamBam skirmishes with their relatives.
"#@€&!!!!!!"
ZIP heal ZIP sparky ZIP aoe spam...
Frickin' mudcrabs.

NO STREAKIN' ON THE BEACH!!

Grao · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

No one uses Crystal Blast, the damn ability doesn't even work properly from what I've been reading.

Crystal Blast needs to be reworked, have a proc mechanic and be a stamina ability.

Father_X_Zombie · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

lol who actually voted for C-Blast?

STEVIL · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

Father_X_Zombie wrote: »

lol who actually voted for C-Blast?

Me
See above.

Rastoric · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal BLAST

Blast all the way. Love it in pvp, hitting from distance. Proc'n frags is not my style

Khaos_Bane · May 2016

Is this what troll thread looks like?

Rylana · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

monsterblitz wrote: »

Blast all the way. Love it in pvp, hitting from distance. Proc'n frags is not my style

troll found

Grao · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

monsterblitz wrote: »

Blast all the way. Love it in pvp, hitting from distance. Proc'n frags is not my style

You do realize Blast is currently bugged right? If it does any AoE damage its below weak...

Hadan_of_Rift · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

monsterblitz wrote: »

Blast all the way. Love it in pvp, hitting from distance. Proc'n frags is not my style

Well one person so far. I'll give him/her the benefit of the doubt.

Wollust · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

Crystal blast would be ideal to make a stam skill for these poor stam sorcs.
No magicka sorc with more than 3 brain cells would miss that skill.

Grao · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

Wollust wrote: »

Crystal blast would be ideal to make a stam skill for these poor stam sorcs.
No magicka sorc with more than 3 brain cells would miss that skill.

Ding Ding Ding... Besides, with all the nerfs the only skill sorcerers have left that draw some attention and seem unique is Crystal Fragments >.> Stamina sorcerers should have use of a similar skill.

Bfish22090 · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

monsterblitz wrote: »

Blast all the way. Love it in pvp, hitting from distance. Proc'n frags is not my style

you sir are a troll

Minalan · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

Wollust wrote: »

Crystal blast would be ideal to make a stam skill for these poor stam sorcs.
No magicka sorc with more than 3 brain cells would miss that skill.

If they'd make it a Stam skill, I'll respec and start leveling my two handed weapon and fighters guild skills now...

Ghost-Shot · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal BLAST

Crystal blast is absolutely the best option

Birdovic · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

Im a very special Snowflake, im using Chrystal Blast...nah kidding.

Hadan_of_Rift · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

Ghost-Shot wrote: »

Crystal blast is absolutely the best option

Now I know this is fake. Best option? LOL

phaneub17_ESO · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal BLAST

I'm one of those fools that uses Crystal Blast in PvE. My Sorc is a Breton with a high magicka recovery rate (2500+) and a decent amount of cost reduction that I can spam it almost indefinitely; the drawback I don't have access to the high powered damage sets like Julianos. I prefer the explosion AOE to a chance cost reduction when I don't need any more cost reduction. While I don't do insane damage by any means, my average Crystal Blasts hit around 10k normally and 14k crits to the primary target, it's enough for the content I'm playing in which is PvE dungeons.

Yolokin_Swagonborn · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal FRAGMENTS

phaneub17_ESO wrote: »

I'm one of those fools that uses Crystal Blast in PvE. My Sorc is a Breton with a high magicka recovery rate (2500+) and a decent amount of cost reduction that I can spam it almost indefinitely; the drawback I don't have access to the high powered damage sets like Julianos. I prefer the explosion AOE to a chance cost reduction when I don't need any more cost reduction. While I don't do insane damage by any means, my average Crystal Blasts hit around 10k normally and 14k crits to the primary target, it's enough for the content I'm playing in which is PvE dungeons.

If I make you a set of Julianos will you stop using it so we can get it re-designed? Seriously I think the whole sorc community is just going to have to buy out the three people using the skill so we can better our class. Inb4 everyone claims to be using it for free gear.

ForsakenSin · May 2016

I morphed into Crystal BLAST

hmm ive been always using Chrystal Blast had no problems in pve but in pve its usually miss or reflected however when it hits it hits hard and hits others as well.

I was always thinking of using the Chrystal Fragments i might try it out eventually.

of course the only problem we all have its the conjuring time then misses and then doing it again just to get the target go out of the range so you start again and then it misses ..

i wish it was instant or if there was a place in cp points where you can reduce time for conjuring.

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