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What are the worst abilities that you're never tempted to slot?
Iselin
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For me it's a tie between the NB's Agony and morphs and the Sorc's Rune Prison. I could see theoretical special circumstance use with builds that takes advantage of disorients, but I just seem to always pass them by and go a different direction.
They almost seem to me like refugee abilities from 10 or 15 year old games when long-duration CC was used routinely (remember WOW Sapping and Sheeping when they were useful in dungeon runs?)
How about you? Which abilities do you always ignore?
They almost seem to me like refugee abilities from 10 or 15 year old games when long-duration CC was used routinely (remember WOW Sapping and Sheeping when they were useful in dungeon runs?)
How about you? Which abilities do you always ignore?
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me_ming✭✭✭✭✭Healing Ritual"We're heroes, my boon companion, and heroes always win! Let that be a lesson to you."
-Caldwell, "The Final Assault"
"There is always a choice. But you don't get to choose what is true, you only get to choose what you will do about it..."
-Abnur Tharn, "God of Schemes"]31 -
Karius_Imalthar✭✭✭✭✭Soul Trap? Oh yeah... blood altar. Charging Maneuver? Does anyone actually use this morph?
There are definitely some that I have never used but I can see their usefulness although situational. I don't want to outright say they are useless because I see other players use them. Maybe they know something I don't know.Edited by Karius_Imalthar on December 20, 2016 7:22PM3 -
Carbonised✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Inferno and its morphs. Considering that we have Inner Light, Inferno is nothing but lulz. Man they really ruined that ability (Cauterize is even more lulz).
Stonefist is a close second in my list. Damage is pathetic, and both morphs suck.
Honorable mentions are Impulse, Fire Rune and Equilibrium.2 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Trapping Webs, post-change. Stamina ground-based AOE sounds so cool ;_; but fails to deliver
Grand Master Crafter, Beta baby who grew with the game. PC/NA. @Sheezabeast if you have crafting needs!7 -
bubbygink✭✭✭✭✭Some skills have an obvious choice for morph (e.g. crystal frag) so the bad morph is basically never slotted (so crystal blast in this case). But one skill i don't think I've seen either morph used in any context is circle of protection from the fighter's guild line. About as expensive as caltrops, extremely small radius, and bad effects. Both morphs are totally worthless in my opinion.5 -
Ahzek✭✭✭✭✭
✭Blood altar has to take the number 1 spot.
Other than that bone shield and rapping webs are also pretty garbage.
Jo'Khaljor2 -
SolarCat02✭✭✭✭✭I used to say Guard without hesitation any time anyone asked me this question, but wouldn't you know, they made it actually useful!
Currently I would say Cauterize. It's the only heal in the game that will never heal the caster. I was really excited to learn Dragonknights were getting a heal to use for others, but if I still need the other things to heal myself why would I replace one of the more versatile skills with this one? I would like to see this skill tweaked. (Dragon Blood could also use some love).Why be normal when you can be better?
Elissandra Ravenwing, Magicka Dragonknight Healer
Lady Kalila, Stamina Templar DPS
Stands-in-Danger, Nightblade Saptank
Zalarah, Stamina Dragonknight DPS3 -
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Sallington - Templar - Stormproof - Prefect II
Cobham - Sorcerer - Stormproof - First Sergeant II
Shallington - NightBlade - Lieutenant |
Balmorah - Templar - Sergeant ||2 -
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✭✭✭I actually had to look the name up, Radiant Aura. Who takes that morph over Repentance?BawKinTackWarDs PS4/NA4 -
Joy_Division✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Where to start?
Eclipse
Healing Ritual
Blood Alter
Quick Siphon
Radiant Aura
Empowering Chains
Cauterize
Fragmented Shield
Cinderstorm
Aspect of Terror
Power Slam
Whirling Blades
Elemental Susceptibility
Blessing of Restoration
Ring of Preservation
Expert Hunter
Baleful Mist
Charging Maneuver
Lingering FlareMake Rush of Agony "Monsters only." People should not be consecutively crowd controlled in a PvP setting. Period.17 -
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✭Prolonged suffering, the agony morph, helped me out big time to get my first completion of VMA on my MagBlade. The ability to just cast and forget about a particular enemy until I cleared the rest was a reall help for me.PC EU - NoCP PvP, is real PvPTiidehunter Nord StamDK EP PvP MainLegion Commander Tresdin Stamplar DC PvE MainSephirith Altmer MagPlar EP Gondar the Bounty Hunter Khajiit StamBlade DCThe Dirge Redguard StamNecro EP Disruptor Stormcrafter Nord StamSorc ADLone Druid Bosmer Stam Warden EP Necro-Phos Argonian MagBlade AD@ McAttack in gamePlayed since beta, and then on console at release, until the game became unplayable on console.2 -
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✭Joy_Division wrote: »Where to start?
Eclipse
Healing Ritual
Blood Alter
Quick Siphon
Radiant Aura
Empowering Chains
Cauterize
Fragmented Shield
Cinderstorm
Aspect of Terror
Power Slam
Whirling Blades
Elemental Susceptibility
Blessing of Restoration
Ring of Preservation
Expert Hunter
Baleful Mist
Charging Maneuver
Lingering Flare
Most likely, that's just the beginning. It's truly sad that there are so many terrible skills. The skills really need to be cleaned up.
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theher0not✭✭✭✭✭Soul Trap: why use it when I have the benefit from it on my weapons?
Inferno: Super underwelming, I finaly got it to rank 4 so I could morph it (and the morphs felt really bad so I didn't) and now I can finaly take that away and get Poison Breath back.
All the CC that breaks on damage spells like Petrify. I have never been in a situation where I felt like that skill would be usefull.2 -
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✭✭✭✭Khaos_Bane wrote: »Joy_Division wrote: »Where to start?
Eclipse
Healing Ritual
Blood Alter
Quick Siphon
Radiant Aura
Empowering Chains
Cauterize
Fragmented Shield
Cinderstorm
Aspect of Terror
Power Slam
Whirling Blades
Elemental Susceptibility
Blessing of Restoration
Ring of Preservation
Expert Hunter
Baleful Mist
Charging Maneuver
Lingering Flare
Most likely, that's just the beginning. It's truly sad that there are so many terrible skills. The skills really need to be cleaned up.
Agreed. It is the whole reason you limit the amount of skills you can slot. So you can make them all cool and meaninful and people then Have to choose. If half the skills are going to be crap you might as well let me have 40 skills on my bar. because most of them are near useless or with one very specific use.Edited by vyndral13preub18_ESO on December 20, 2016 8:46PM6 -
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✭✭Carbonised wrote: »Inferno and its morphs. Considering that we have Inner Light, Inferno is nothing but lulz. Man they really ruined that ability (Cauterize is even more lulz).
Stonefist is a close second in my list. Damage is pathetic, and both morphs suck.
Honorable mentions are Impulse, Fire Rune and Equilibrium.
Flames of Oblivion is a must have for mag and stam DK...@ Izaki #PCEU
#FrenchKiss #GoneFor2YearsAndMyGuildDoesn'tRaidAnymore
#MoreDPSthanYou
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Elder_III✭✭✭✭Yep, many skills need a buff or tweak to be less then a niche option (and even then most aren't worth taking). I concur with the majority of the skills listed here.
*This is coming from someone that prefers to not follow the meta and just use what is effective and fun but not "the best" 100% of the time.Semi retired from the trading aspects of the game.3 -
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✭✭✭✭✭For me it's a tie between the NB's Agony and morphs and the Sorc's Rune Prison. I could see theoretical special circumstance use with builds that takes advantage of disorients, but I just seem to always pass them by and go a different direction.
They almost seem to me like refugee abilities from 10 or 15 year old games when long-duration CC was used routinely (remember WOW Sapping and Sheeping when they were useful in dungeon runs?)
How about you? Which abilities do you always ignore?
Prolonged Suffering (agony) and Rune Cage are both highly useful skills in VMA, especially on stage 9 as you can stun the summoners, ogrims, and the healer on the last boss. 100% not necessary, but if you are playing a mSorc or mNB and are struggling with the arena, these skills are excellent. They are also not bad if you want to force an opponent to dump stam on a CC break. I typically dont slot them in PVP, but I could see a potential use for them.
My list would start with any heal that requires channeling, be it regular or an ultimate.Edited by Oreyn_Bearclaw on December 20, 2016 8:39PM2 -
Nocturnalan✭✭✭I prefer Radiant Aura. Everyone runs Repentance, that's why. And Aura works while Repent doesn't if there are no corpses around.Templar Healer PVP/PVE
Stam/Mag Warden PVP
MagSorc PVP
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AtraisMachina✭✭✭Arrow spray and knockback bow skill. Blazing shield. Silver shards. Radial sweep. All of the undaunted skills. Its like 70% of the skills in this game are pointless.1
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✭AtraisMachina wrote: »Arrow spray and knockback bow skill. Blazing shield. Silver shards. Radial sweep. All of the undaunted skills. Its like 70% of the skills in this game are pointless.
You dont play PvP.Jo'Khaljor16 -
Bandit1215✭✭✭Bone shield or whatever it's called from undaunted and the Templar reflect.CP 561- vSO HM - Completed
- vAA - Completed
- vHRC - Completed
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✭Wrecking blow(old one), jesus beam, vigor, purifying/extended ritual, cloak, elusive mist, hurricane, dk-wings, BoA.
They're all so bad and useless.
Yeah and blazing, meteor, dawnbreaker and repentance.4
