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Do you hate gankers and why?

  • Jamini
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    Yes I hate gankers
    I hate the fact that it's extremely easy and safe, and thus, popular.
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  • driosketch
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    Only until I learned to how deal with them.
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  • DurzoBlint13
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    invisibility should not even exist in any game with PvP IMO. Not in "stealth", not with potions, not at all. Camouflage or being harder to see is one thing, but to be able to go completely invisible is just idiotic. Especially in the middle of a fight. And then to give it as a crutch to one specific class is beyond stupid. This is why I refuse to make a NB
  • Nemeliom
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    No I don't hate gankers
    I love ganking. Yesterday I ganked a DC templar on Imperial city. I got no less than 18k TVS hahaha. And tell me also, whats the fun of an invincible templar or mage? How is that ok and ganking no.
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  • ChandraNalaar
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    No I don't hate gankers
    I don't mind gankers; if you can get somebody quickly and get out, good for you. I don't care for stacking proc sets and having them all go off at once because it wasn't really your skill as a ganker that killed your target. The fun part about ganking is the skill it takes to kill somebody even if you can't one shot them using procs. The whole point of a gank build is you get screwed if you fail at the gank or get caught while trying to gank. Some of the best fights I've had as a ganker have come from being just shy of killing them and subsequently having a nice little battle.
  • Voxicity
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    No I don't hate gankers
    It's a unique play style which takes more skill than people might think. Doing enough burst damage, picking your targets properly, getting away unkilled

    I don't do it very often at the moment but it sure gives you a rush when it's executed correctly :)
  • Sigtric
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    No I don't hate gankers
    KaiVox22 wrote: »
    It's a unique play style which takes more skill than people might think. Doing enough burst damage, picking your targets properly, getting away unkilled

    I don't do it very often at the moment but it sure gives you a rush when it's executed correctly :)

    Everyone who doesn't do it, misses this part. There's a whole lot more involved than pressing stealth and then 1 or 2 attack buttons.

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  • Karius_Imalthar
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    Yes I hate gankers
    Ok, hate is a strong word. Am I seriously frustrated at times with gankers? Yes.
  • Jamini
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    Yes I hate gankers
    KaiVox22 wrote: »
    It's a unique play style which takes more skill than people might think. Doing enough burst damage, picking your targets properly, getting away unkilled

    I don't do it very often at the moment but it sure gives you a rush when it's executed correctly :)

    I've explained previously that stealth play in ESO is probably one of the absolute safest versions of stealth/assassination I have seen in dozens of games across approximately four genres of games.

    It's really not that skillful man. Ganking in ESO is baby-easy and extremely safe.
    "Adapt. or Die."
  • Voxicity
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    No I don't hate gankers
    Jamini wrote: »
    KaiVox22 wrote: »
    It's a unique play style which takes more skill than people might think. Doing enough burst damage, picking your targets properly, getting away unkilled

    I don't do it very often at the moment but it sure gives you a rush when it's executed correctly :)

    I've explained previously that stealth play in ESO is probably one of the absolute safest versions of stealth/assassination I have seen in dozens of games across approximately four genres of games.

    It's really not that skillful man. Ganking in ESO is baby-easy and extremely safe.

    Sounds like someone doesn't slot Radiant Magelight :D
  • geonsocal
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    DHale wrote: »
    It was super easy to gank before proc sets I have over 6 k buffed weapon damage on my non proc ganker.

    yikes, over 6k weapon damage - it sounds like stuff would just start dieing around you as soon as you unsheathed your weapon...
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  • OOJIMMY
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    Yes I hate gankers
    I hate gankers in the sense that half the time one of our keeps are under siege I see a the gankers on my team way away from the keep, typically only jumping the low levels and doing absolutely nothing to actually help overall campaign.
    It's like playing bf1 rush and 90% of my team are snipers in the back while we're on offense.
  • Stovahkiin
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    No I don't hate gankers
    The entire point of gankers being gankers is to annoy and hinder their opponents (or just to farm AP). So if you get annoyed by them then that just means they're doing their job well. That doesn't mean you should act like an immature child and start hating on them.
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  • Cerbolt
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    Yes I hate gankers
    I actually used to appreciate a good ganker, it took skill to take someone down that quickly. Now most stack proc sets and kill people with one hit. I suppose you could say I hate proc stacking gankers. I applaud any gankers that choose not to run proc sets, you guys are my heroes ;)
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  • Oreyn_Bearclaw
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    No I don't hate gankers
    I dont hate gankers. I think they add variety and keep you on your toes. I love getting ganked because usually its a bad day for the ganker. Assuming I recover, I will out duel 95% of gankers. Not because I am awesome, but because gankers arent built for 1v1 combat and I am.

    What I do hate is the current meta where 3 proc sets can hit at once, resulting in an effective one shot. I say effective one shot because its not technically a one shot, but its a combo that simply cant be avoided. In the current meta, it is very possible for a ganker to one shot a 30k health heavy armor wearer before he is able to respond, assuming his combo (or macro) lands and all of his procs go off. I think that is a bit of an issue to put it mildly.

    Off topic, but the change to proc sets probably is not going to address this whereas a global cooldown on proc sets absolutely would.
  • Shadowasrial
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    No I don't hate gankers
    As a ganker I feel it is my duty to humble some players. I like to target higher profile players not just for the challenge but to remind them that even they aren't invincible. A gankers role is to perform hit and run strikes. If you don't nail it the first time stealth up and wagon wheel back again. There is a certain finesse involved if you get very good and your picking people off as they sprint to keeps. Sometimes I will gank 4-8 players at a time within seconds of eachother because of proper movement and target priorities. You need to choose between killing off the weakest link of eliminating your biggest threat. Usually that choice is determined by how strong the core group is. If you decide that the group is a solid group of players who move together then your going to alter your strike plan. Getting away alive is the goal and when you do it's very fulfilling. Sometimes I'll hide in an enemy keep and gank them as they leave causing a massive manhunt for me inside the keep. And it's a lot of fun to see how long you can last.
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