Block Cost & Nords

mistermutiny89 · May 2016

Okay, so we've seen the "Please buff Nords" posts and the Block Cost catastrophe coming in Dark Brotherhood... A relative 45% increase to blocking thanks to Bracing being removed from the Heavy armour passives and the block cost reduction in CP points being nastily placed in the green tree from the red in which we HAVE to use on a skill cost reduction and recovery.

Why not add 15% block cost reduction or a percentage of the communities and devs choice to help the Nords be a more viable option.

We've already had the door shut in our face when it comes to adding to their Stam/Stam recovery pool perhaps the block cost reduction would be a nice little addition?

lolo_01b16_ESO · May 2016

Just curious, have you tested block costs on pts or are you just reading forum posts of people who complain about it?
When I tested it, my block costs on pts in light armour were lower than on live with full heavy thanks to the new sturdy trait.

Vangy · May 2016

"Hmmm... Very convincing.. Does the illusion apply to.. Everywhere? Perhaps this one should have a moment alone in private to double check" - Razum'Dar

That siggy from OP tho. Made me LOL.

mistermutiny89 · May 2016

lolo_01b16_ESO wrote: »

Just curious, have you tested block costs on pts or are you just reading forum posts of people who complain about it?
When I tested it, my block costs on pts in light armour were lower than on live with full heavy thanks to the new sturdy trait.

Unfortunately not, I'm on Xbox. We don't get nice things haha. But I'm a late game pve'er and I can't give up my reinforced and nirn traits for Sturdy. I won't reach cap... If the sturdy trait capped higher, I'd go for it, but it doesn't. I haven't looked at too many player reactions but rather quietly having a break down with the numbers I'm seeing.

It started when I heard that Bracing was removed, I lived, went to move on, then I found out they moved the block cost reduction in CP to the green tree and that was the last straw for me. Let's just hope that I don't have to replace too many spell damage enchants with block cost reduction on my sap tank because that means I'm actually losing dps with the new heavy armour. But regardless of all that mambo-jumbo, I found a gap in the game's passives and thought Nords may fix that! They are even less viable than Argonians these days and I really want to make a Nord on my tenth character!! Haha.

Vangy wrote: »

"Hmmm... Very convincing.. Does the illusion apply to.. Everywhere? Perhaps this one should have a moment alone in private to double check" - Razum'Dar

That siggy from OP tho. Made me LOL.

If I got magically transformed into Kate Beckinsale, I'd be wanting a moment in private to check down there myself! Haha. Drools.