List of sorc instant abilities that deal adequate damage:

1. You know there aren't any.

Derra wrote: »

If we´re being honest he just hates "complicated" mechanics.

Now curse is nobraineasytouse.

The next thing that will happen going by that philosophy is crystal fragments proccchance will get converted into something like:
Casting any other magica ability has gives you a fragment shards:
Each shard increases dmg by 7% reduces casttime by 34% and reduces cost by 18%.
Stacks up to three times.

Don't give them any ideas!!!

xXSilverDragonXx wrote: »

I think the hate is for all mag.

I was hoping they would at least close the Stamina-Magicka divide a little bit, but there's nothing here that does it. If they do follow up Housing with Battlegrounds, as many people assume based on previous statements, it will be dominated by Stamina classes with healers and maybe a Sorc just solely for Negate.

SublimeSparo wrote: »

RadioheadSh0t wrote: »

xXSilverDragonXx wrote: »

I think the hate is for all mag.

I was hoping they would at least close the Stamina-Magicka divide a little bit, but there's nothing here that does it. If they do follow up Housing with Battlegrounds, as many people assume based on previous statements, it will be dominated by Stamina classes with healers and maybe a Sorc just solely for Negate.

Yea a stamsorc for negate

Yup, you're right.

So, basically, GFY Magicka.

Paraflex wrote: »

Balance sorcs are in a good spot if you think they are weak your not a good player although I agree this most recent change probably isn't needed.

Sorcs will survive and adapt well the good ones atleast

I consider myself one of the "good ones." Not trying to say I'm the best Sorc in the world, because my playtime is down a lot with the most recent Meta, but I'm very good 1v1 and 1vX. I also protest the current Proc meta by usually running a proc-less build with no IG or Ilambris, despite their place in the current sorc meta, and performing at a high level demonstrating class-mastery. Sure, I'll slot another ability and still play, but it will be less effective than the current state of sorcs, which has been going down significantly over time. The Velocious Curse nerf is not only unnecessary, it's taking away one of the only primary damage sources from a class that has minimal innate direct damage to start with.

I have other classes leveled that I could jump onto and perform at a much higher level, and who is to say I haven't from time-to-time, but I still play Magicka Sorc because it feels like a challenge moreso than Stamblade for instance, especially when I don't play with Procs. So, the class I played "for a challenge," is now getting a major nerf to a core piece of their rotation in the 1v1 and 1vX situations. Sorc has been my main since beta, although I switched between Hybrid and Magicka sorc (along with Magicka DK) in the soft-caps era, so I enjoy playing it more than others, but after all the previous nerfs, nerfing curse just seems like the nail-in-the-coffin on what was once a great class to play.

There are some balance changes that I saw the reason for but disagreed with the method, others that I felt went to far, but the Curse nerf is the first one that really feels truly unnecessary.

Wroble hates mag classes

Valen_Byte wrote: »

Wroble hates mag classes

I'd take the 38% (or whatever) cost increase that Swallow Soul got over what they've done to Curse.

I urge every sorcerer out there to not forget the other issues we have if curse nerf gets reverted. Just in case theyre trying to make us forget other issues and pretend to fix things.

its the end of the world as we know it and i feel fine....

Sing-a-long ESO non-playtest version.

Frank N. Furter its all over!

The Absolutist Paradox Tango:
Its just a jump to the left (Read several posts from Wrobel has hated mag and sorc since day one and setting out to kill every time threads.)
And then a step to the right (Read posts from thread about how Stamina builds should just quit due to magica gettingbhuffed and already dominating trials and vmsa)
put your hands on your hips (Read several posts to the theme of how stamplars are still screwed and the radiant nerf too much)
and bring your knees in tight (Read several posts from threads about how night blades are nowhere in end game pve type content play. just useless.)
lets do the Tango again (repeat process)

if Wrobel has hated magsorc since the get go and been hellbent on killing them or gimping them to obscurity, he really has failed in that endeavor.

:-)