Sorcerers Bound Armor/Aegis/Armaments

TheDarkRuler · October 2016

Right now the ability is an "activate and forget about it"-skill.
Which is boring to be honest. I'd like to change it a little bit.

Bound Armor
While Slotted increases your Maximum Magicka by 5% and grants Minor Resolve, increasing your Physical Resistance by 1320.
No activateable component.

Bound Aegis
While Slotted increases your Maximum Magicka by 5% and grants Minor Resolve/Ward, increasing your Physical/Magical Resistance by 1320.
Activating the Ability costs Magicka and grants your Evasion making the next direct attack against your miss 100% within 5 seconds.

Bound Armaments
While Slotted increases your Maximum Stamina by 5% and grants Minor Resolve, increasing your Physical Resistance by 1320 and increases your Heavy Attacks damage by 13%. Activating the Ability costs Stamina and grants your Empower, increasing the Damage of your next attack by 20% as long as it is executed within 5 seconds.

Asardes · October 2016

*only if you have it on both bars. If you switch and you don't have it on the other, it's disabled. Just like the pets.

I actually like it that way.

Nidro · October 2016

would be a bit too OP, what u think? lol

stam sorcs are very strong in mobility damage and suvivability like no other class lol

Nidro · October 2016

magicka sorcs are also extremely powerful already.
i think it would not be a good change

CasNation · October 2016

We have been asking for them to put an active component on this skill for a long time...I think it is the only true toggle left in the game.

subtlezeroub17_ESO · October 2016

Would rather bound aegis give us empower and bound armaments berserk for 6 seconds.

Beardimus · October 2016

Having Empower on this would be pointless, Sorcs already get that via Might of the Guild passive proccing off any Mages Guild Skill (and a morph of mage light is most likely in use)

Evasion doesn't fit with a Magika character to me, that's more stamina, and the only reason I use Aegis is for 8% Magika, if it was reduced to 5% I wouldn't run it so not keen on that suggestion!!

The only change is like to see is it made non-toggle so you could one bar it. Right now you waste a slot on all 3 bars if you run overload.. On a Pet build that's 3 slots locked out before you've even started

subtlezeroub17_ESO · October 2016

Beardimus wrote: »

Having Empower on this would be pointless, Sorcs already get that via Might of the Guild passive proccing off any Mages Guild Skill (and a morph of mage light is most likely in use)

Evasion doesn't fit with a Magika character to me, that's more stamina, and the only reason I use Aegis is for 8% Magika, if it was reduced to 5% I wouldn't run it so not keen on that suggestion!!

The only change is like to see is it made non-toggle so you could one bar it. Right now you waste a slot on all 3 bars if you run overload.. On a Pet build that's 3 slots locked out before you've even started

Could also give bound aegis minor force and bound armaments minor berserk

bantad87 · October 2016

I mean, technically the skill is really only useful for the heavy attack bonus right now - and mostly only for stealth openers. You can get a lot more dps or utility from slotting another skill/buff vs the 8% stamina modifier.

Literally, switch to bow, turn on armaments, pop damage potions, open with heavy attack -> injection. I don't even run it on my dual-wield bar because it doesn't provide enough benefit to want it on both bars. Maybe if it granted minor berserk or minor savagery.

Omgwtfbbq321 · October 2016

I don't even like my sorc anymore. The best set I can see for it at the moment (pre-1T) is necropendance.

Although it allows me to have huge wards and decent damage, it's incredibly boring to play. To fully take advantage of this set, you require at least: bound aegis, one pet and possibly inner light across all 3 bars. Not to mention you still need to fit your wards and buffs.

Not much room for offensive skills. I'm assuming this is a balance thing, but outside of PVE I wouldnt touch bound armor.

Just my two cents.

Mivryna · October 2016

Sorcerer toggles are such a mess... The lack of synergy is compounded by the sheer requirements for each one. Each one requires two skill slots. And since the pets are based purely on Magicka, it's almost necessary to run either Bound Armor or Magelight. If using pets for damage, then they also require Daedric Pray and possibly Conjured Ward just to become sub-par.

By itself the armor isn't too bad, but it has such terrible synergy with the abilities it's supposed to support. I think all of the toggles need to remain active if the ability is on at least one bar. At that point I suppose it would be fair to reduce the effectiveness of Bound Armor just a bit to compensate.