ZOS...You are awesome for doing this...but also evil [VMA thread]

Mutagem · November 2016

I FINALLY beat this place...for my first time...after a week of going at it every night for 4-5 hours or more. 6-800 deaths on the last boss [no exaggeration...im also a slow learner :P]....I feel so relieved.

I have played a lot of video games in my time and MMO's...I truly think you are awesome for creating one of if not the most challenging video game experiences I have ever faced. This was harder than any new age game like dark souls, bloodborne etc. I congratulate you on making such a tough tough challenge

However you are also evil for doing this! And for bad traits

However ONE of my drops wasn't bad

My drops: Greatsword [Nirn'd] Sword/board [sword charged] [shield infused]

The duality of this post exists in a props but also a middle finger lol

Sincerely,

A fellow gamer

Stoopid_Nwah · November 2016

Congrats! Now get back in there

!

tourerttrwb17_ESO · November 2016

Totally agree with op. Done it 6 times, got sharpened 2h sword and precise dagger so far, all else is junk. But man, it is challenging

Yinmaigao · November 2016

"You're not finished with this arena yet!"
"That's how it's done!"

Mutagem · November 2016

noooooo im not going back for at least a few days....that place was the bane of my existence for like a week lol

AzuraKin · November 2016

reasons why i wont run vma: too long, too much work for too little reward, maelstrom weapons are not as great as people make them out to be.

LiquidSchwartz · November 2016

Lmao all I want is a bow and haven't gotten a crap one even at over 100 runs but hey I have 9 sharpened infernos

Mutagem · November 2016

AzuraKin wrote: »

reasons why i wont run vma: too long, too much work for too little reward, maelstrom weapons are not as great as people make them out to be.

i dont care about the weapons...I WANTED TO BEAT THE DAMN THING AT LEAST ONCE....

SublimeSparo · November 2016

I'm still not sure why people think vma is the hardest content in any game ever "or words to that effect."
I mean don't get me wrong it's not easy to learn but 90% of that is the fact the game does absolutely 0 to teach you how to create and effectively use a character.
A good proportion of the difficulty of vma is not actually related to the difficulty of the content but the performance of the game itself.
But there's many harder things in other games that do actually teach you how to play them a lot better than ESO,

wellerrocks · November 2016

Ahhh, the standard sword and board, look forward to hundreds more of them!;)

Malmai · November 2016

Mutagem wrote: »

I FINALLY beat this place...for my first time...after a week of going at it every night for 4-5 hours or more. 6-800 deaths on the last boss [no exaggeration...im also a slow learner :P]....I feel so relieved.

I have played a lot of video games in my time and MMO's...I truly think you are awesome for creating one of if not the most challenging video game experiences I have ever faced. This was harder than any new age game like dark souls, bloodborne etc. I congratulate you on making such a tough tough challenge

However you are also evil for doing this! And for bad traits However ONE of my drops wasn't bad

My drops: Greatsword [Nirn'd] Sword/board [sword charged] [shield infused]

The duality of this post exists in a props but also a middle finger lol

Sincerely,

A fellow gamer

Congrats and yea drop rates should be better i mean i did so many runs and nothing.... Also did flawless conqueror achievement and etc all i get from vMSA is title and frustration...

Mutagem · November 2016

SublimeSparo wrote: »

I'm still not sure why people think vma is the hardest content in any game ever "or words to that effect."
I mean don't get me wrong it's not easy to learn but 90% of that is the fact the game does absolutely 0 to teach you how to create and effectively use a character.
A good proportion of the difficulty of vma is not actually related to the difficulty of the content but the performance of the game itself.
But there's many harder things in other games that do actually teach you how to play them a lot better than ESO,

Name 3 games last 10 years that were harder than it if you dont mind

Skinzz · November 2016

Got sharpened inferno after 42 runs. Lol

Malmai · November 2016

Mutagem wrote: »

SublimeSparo wrote: »

I'm still not sure why people think vma is the hardest content in any game ever "or words to that effect."
I mean don't get me wrong it's not easy to learn but 90% of that is the fact the game does absolutely 0 to teach you how to create and effectively use a character.
A good proportion of the difficulty of vma is not actually related to the difficulty of the content but the performance of the game itself.
But there's many harder things in other games that do actually teach you how to play them a lot better than ESO,

Name 3 games last 10 years that were harder than it if you dont mind

Its not hard its easy now mindless grind

Rune_Relic · November 2016

Well done.

Tyrion87 · November 2016

Now it's challenging for you, after 10 runs it will be annoying, and after the next 10 runs it will become boring and always frustrating after you open the last chest...

Drops are broken here and they are the only thing that makes vMA experience unpleasant. Sometimes even to the extent that you want to rage quit the game... And many people have done so.

But GZ of course and enjoy your Stormproof title!

luen79rwb17_ESO · November 2016

I totally agree with you. And I must say it's a totally different experience with each class / resource pool. So there's plenty of replay value not only for the weapons per se.

BlanketFort · November 2016

SublimeSparo wrote: »

I'm still not sure why people think vma is the hardest content in any game ever "or words to that effect."
I mean don't get me wrong it's not easy to learn but 90% of that is the fact the game does absolutely 0 to teach you how to create and effectively use a character.
A good proportion of the difficulty of vma is not actually related to the difficulty of the content but the performance of the game itself.
But there's many harder things in other games that do actually teach you how to play them a lot better than ESO,

I think difficulty can be subjective.
I wouldn't want to belittle OP's efforts and success in having completed vMA, regardless of my perspective in the content's difficulty

bsupino · November 2016

So far, the slogan of the event for me has been "Complete vMA and get a Mace & Board for free"
No kidding, EVERY run i got one or a couple of those.

In fact I think that's RNG jesus telling us, stop runnning DPSs and create a tank. And here lies the question, is that S&B worth for tank builds ?

jakeedmundson · November 2016

bsupino wrote: »

So far, the slogan of the event for me has been "Complete vMA and get a Mace & Board for free"
No kidding, EVERY run i got one or a couple of those.

In fact I think that's RNG jesus telling us, stop runnning DPSs and create a tank. And here lies the question, is that S&B worth for tank builds ?[/quote]

nope