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[Possible Issue/Bug] Damage drop off in PvP/PvE since patch?

Uriel_Nocturne
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I've been wandering around just doing my normal Questing since the Homestead patch, but only as recently as last night, I noticed an issue: it seems as though there's been a significant damage drop off in the game.

I play on Xbox One NA.
I run a 592CP Magicka Templar. I use Reflective Light (as my combat initiator), Stabby Sticks (the Biting Jabs morph that Heals) as my spammable, Explosive Charge (Gap Closer), and Radiant Destruction as my finisher. My Equipment is all Gold CP160 Divines gear, weapons are CP160 Sharpened Flame Enchanted (Dunmer says yes!) and Gold as well.

I've got my CP wrapped up in Spell/Magic Damage, Elemental Damage, the DoT increase in The Ritual, and a couple of others.

Normally; my stabby sticks hits for about 3500-5400 per hit (5000-6500 for Crit/damage tick), and even after the damage reduction in Homestead my Radiant Destruction hits for about 14k-16k each tick (29k-32k if a damage tick Crit's).

But last night I went into Cyrodiil to hunt some Skyshards and to go through a couple of Delves. Since this is my Main character and all his stuff is Gold, I NEVER change his equipment, and I always make sure it's fully repaired before any sortie into Cyrodiil.

When taking on the Mobs in Cyrodiil, I noticed a severe drop-off in my damage, both normal damage and Crit's.

I went from 3500-6400 per tick of my Stabby Sticks to 1800-2400 per tick (3500-4000 per Crit), and my Radiant Destruction went from 14k-16k (29k-32k on Crit ticks) to 12k-14k (and Crits only managing 20k-24k per Crit tick).

While this might not seem like much of a change, or even that bad of one, it DEFINITELY makes a difference in a Battle.

I though it may have just been because I was in Cyrodiil, so I left and went to Deshaan to test my damage numbers out. Whether I was in a Public Dungeon, Delve, or overland Mobs, the damage decrease results are the same.

I hope this is just a temporary glitch with the game doing the math on attacks and damage, but I was wondering if anyone else was experiencing drastically decreased damage as well since the patch.

Maybe it's just my imagination, but I don't think so.

@ZOS_JessicaFolsom @ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_RichLambert Could I have you guys look at this and give me some feedback, por favor? It was and is pretty disconcerting for me and my Questing.

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  • Swainyboy
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    Hi,

    Just want to check that you are factoring in the no CP whilst in pvp right? As to pve you'll have to give me your full build specs.
  • Uriel_Nocturne
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    Swainyboy wrote: »
    Hi,

    Just want to check that you are factoring in the no CP whilst in pvp right? As to pve you'll have to give me your full build specs.
    Is the "No CP" for all PvP campaign? Because I was in Thornblade last night.

    I should also note that for PvE, once I moved Zones from Deshaan to Reaper's March, the damage seemed normal to me. Maybe the game was just slow to correct itself and recognize that I wasn't in Cyrodiil anymore?

    If the "No CP" is in every Cyrodiil campaign, then that right there would explain the discrepancy.

    My CP loadout (the rest of my build is listed in the OP) is:

    Mage:
    Apprentice:
    51 Elemental Expert
    51 Elfborn
    51 Spell Erosion

    The Ritual:
    47(?) Thaumaturge

    Warrior
    The Lady:
    75 Elemental Defender

    The Steed:
    75 Spell Shield

    The Lord:
    46(?) Quick recovery

    Thief
    The Tower:
    75 Magician

    The Lover:
    75 Arcanist

    The Shadow:
    46(?) The Shade

    And, that's my build on the CP side of the game.

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  • SolarCat02
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    Currently all Cyrodiil campaigns are no CP, double AP. This is running until the end of the weekend. ZOS is running a load test on the PvP portion of the game, to see the true impact of CP on server lag, to determine if that is a possible contributor.
    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 DPS
  • Baronh2o
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    Its in all campaigns for the remainder of the week through Sunday. It's for a stress test event that ZOS is running.
    "Not all who wander are lost." - Tolkien

  • Uriel_Nocturne
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    Then the thread issue is solved.

    I thought it was only one campaign, and didn't know it was all of them.

    Well, those last few Skyshards are going to have to wait then. I cannot hunt Skyshards or Delves in Cyrodiil when my character feels neutered.

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