How are you getting ready for Morrowind changes?

rotaugen454 · May 2017

I changed my CP around and took out the magicka/stamina cost reductions and redid passives to get 2% on each piece of armor so I could get used to how it will be come June 6th. It shows the hit I'm taking, but I am already adjusting my rotations and setups so I won't be as far behind the learning curve once it drops. I've run vet HM Banished Cells 2 with my DPS magicka sorc and still pulled about 38% of the overall damage and we had a death free run that went smoothly. Sorcs took the smallest hit. My tanks and healers are having a harder time, but I'll keep trying until I find a way to make it work. The DPS and HPS will definitely drop overall. I wonder how the newer players or anyone who doesn't check forums and websites will handle the changes though. I have a feeling they will just notice that things got a lot harder and not really understand why.

lunalitetempler · May 2017

I just changed the cp for now. Have to test more on pts really.

Merlin13KAGL · May 2017

By waiting to see what the final result ends up being, and downloading other games on standby, in case it ends up being the train wreck I suspect it's headed towards.

Elsonso · May 2017

Taking no character action until Morrowind drops.

If they offer free Champion Point resets, I don't want to bother doing it in advance. Besides, the current CP mix is working for me.

Same with skill and attribute points.

WalksonGraves · May 2017

I stopped playing, no point in grinding for gear before the changes.

jakeedmundson · May 2017

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

By waiting to see what the final result ends up being, and downloading other games on standby, in case it ends up being the train wreck I suspect it's headed towards.

Been looking at other games/going back to D3. The only reason i even stayed this long is because of the limited console options. They cornered the market for now. (and yes i've tried neverwinter - not for me i guess)

I love playing eso... but im having a hard time with some of the things they've been doing (or not doing) lately.

Have to buy this "expansion" when we were told 4 DLCs/year come with plus membership - that changed quick.

"balance" issues are getting ridiculous.
- the race nerfs with this patch especially P me off... i just bought a race change token and switched to redguard. Potential waste of money?
- the unnecessary stamina nerfs the past two patches - half of my character list is worthless in trials.

Major bugs/exploits not getting attention
- group finder
- vmol/vma/cyrodiil lag and DCs
- vma's horrible drop system
- the knock back issues in cyrodiil where someones skill use from the ground makes you fall through the keeps floors and die to fall damage.

Above all else.... the focus on the worthless idea of housing and crown crate gambling. Add some REAL content to the game. We get ONE trial and MAYBE 2 dungeons a year??? JUST with subscription costs thats not enough.. but now we have to BUY that content on top of the sub? If you sub, you're already paying $180/year + buying any crowns + the base game purchase you made to start.... that's more than enough to fix some damn bugs that have been around for years and get some balance between classes.

TLDR.... i don't really know how to "get ready" for this patch. Deciding on whether or not this will be worth my time/money investment.

DHale · May 2017

I pray everyday that ZOS comes to thier senses.

Blackshark · May 2017

Farming the Shroud of the Lich set for my MagSorc.

Tandor · May 2017

I certainly won't be making or planning any changes in advance of Morrowind going live. I'll be having a brief look at a couple of my characters when they are transferred to the PTS shortly but as with all previous "the sky is falling" changes I don't expect to notice much if any difference for my playstyle. If, however, the end result is that the game becomes a tad harder then I'll be delighted. It'll make a pleasant change from all the dumbing down that people crave and get in MMOs these days.

technohic · May 2017

Cleared all CP.

I run max health or magicka + regen food so ran around without that.

Tweaked builds from there until I felt I can live with the management so adding the regen food back in should bee good

A few things I won't know about is the nerf on stam cost and some of abilities as far as effectiveness until next NA character copy.

FlyLionel · May 2017

Just farming gold mats; also going to put a group together for VMOL this week.

rotaugen454 · May 2017

It will be interesting to see if the BiS gear changes at all. I have been collecting Lich set, and have full set of Elegance in case heavy attacks become a large part of my rotation permanently. I could run 5 Elegance/5 Burning Spell Weave, but lose a monster set doing that.

Danikat · May 2017

I've stopped playing my 2nd templar, because I'm planning to delete her and replace her with a warden.

Other than that nothing really. I don't see any point in changing my builds because of changes that might be coming out next month. If I do need to make any changes I'll do it after the update.

Merlin13KAGL · May 2017

jakeedmundson wrote: »

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

By waiting to see what the final result ends up being, and downloading other games on standby, in case it ends up being the train wreck I suspect it's headed towards.

Been looking at other games/going back to D3. The only reason i even stayed this long is because of the limited console options. They cornered the market for now. (and yes i've tried neverwinter - not for me i guess)

I love playing eso... but im having a hard time with some of the things they've been doing (or not doing) lately.

Have to buy this "expansion" when we were told 4 DLCs/year come with plus membership - that changed quick.

"balance" issues are getting ridiculous.
- the race nerfs with this patch especially P me off... i just bought a race change token and switched to redguard. Potential waste of money?
- the unnecessary stamina nerfs the past two patches - half of my character list is worthless in trials.

Major bugs/exploits not getting attention
- group finder
- vmol/vma/cyrodiil lag and DCs
- vma's horrible drop system
- the knock back issues in cyrodiil where someones skill use from the ground makes you fall through the keeps floors and die to fall damage.

Above all else.... the focus on the worthless idea of housing and crown crate gambling. Add some REAL content to the game. We get ONE trial and MAYBE 2 dungeons a year??? JUST with subscription costs thats not enough.. but now we have to BUY that content on top of the sub? If you sub, you're already paying $180/year + buying any crowns + the base game purchase you made to start.... that's more than enough to fix some damn bugs that have been around for years and get some balance between classes.

TLDR.... i don't really know how to "get ready" for this patch. Deciding on whether or not this will be worth my time/money investment.

@jakeedmundson I understand. Sadly, there's a long history of this with ESO, and many that were die hard supporters at one time found it harder and harder to defend the game's actions.

Regarding other things, it's a complete gamble, this "getting ready" because you're playing the odds on what will be viable and what will not, whether that's gear, class, skills, whatever.

So best advice I can offer is to just keep playing on live as you are right now, and hope the end result is salvageable enough to warrant continued play. If it's not (immediately), hopefully it will be somewhere a little down the line.

It wouldn't be the first time several people had taken a hiatus from the game, people that played dedicatedly for a long, long time.

Idinuse · May 2017

Rolling a Sorc and I'm not joking.

jakeedmundson · May 2017

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

jakeedmundson wrote: »

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

By waiting to see what the final result ends up being, and downloading other games on standby, in case it ends up being the train wreck I suspect it's headed towards.

Been looking at other games/going back to D3. The only reason i even stayed this long is because of the limited console options. They cornered the market for now. (and yes i've tried neverwinter - not for me i guess)

I love playing eso... but im having a hard time with some of the things they've been doing (or not doing) lately.

Have to buy this "expansion" when we were told 4 DLCs/year come with plus membership - that changed quick.

"balance" issues are getting ridiculous.
- the race nerfs with this patch especially P me off... i just bought a race change token and switched to redguard. Potential waste of money?
- the unnecessary stamina nerfs the past two patches - half of my character list is worthless in trials.

Major bugs/exploits not getting attention
- group finder
- vmol/vma/cyrodiil lag and DCs
- vma's horrible drop system
- the knock back issues in cyrodiil where someones skill use from the ground makes you fall through the keeps floors and die to fall damage.

Above all else.... the focus on the worthless idea of housing and crown crate gambling. Add some REAL content to the game. We get ONE trial and MAYBE 2 dungeons a year??? JUST with subscription costs thats not enough.. but now we have to BUY that content on top of the sub? If you sub, you're already paying $180/year + buying any crowns + the base game purchase you made to start.... that's more than enough to fix some damn bugs that have been around for years and get some balance between classes.

TLDR.... i don't really know how to "get ready" for this patch. Deciding on whether or not this will be worth my time/money investment.

@jakeedmundson I understand. Sadly, there's a long history of this with ESO, and many that were die hard supporters at one time found it harder and harder to defend the game's actions.

Regarding other things, it's a complete gamble, this "getting ready" because you're playing the odds on what will be viable and what will not, whether that's gear, class, skills, whatever.

So best advice I can offer is to just keep playing on live as you are right now, and hope the end result is salvageable enough to warrant continued play. If it's not (immediately), hopefully it will be somewhere a little down the line.

It wouldn't be the first time several people had taken a hiatus from the game, people that played dedicatedly for a long, long time.

oh yeah, i'm still playing currently. And i think my sub renews on the 25th or so every month. So i'll have a solid couple weeks to try the patch before deciding to buy morrowind or move on. Not the end of the world to move on. Just disappointing to spend all this time and money and have it turn into something i no longer want to be a part of.

vonScuzzman · May 2017

Playing other games, will probably come back a couple of weeks before Morrowind drops.

NordSwordnBoard · May 2017

Farming mats to sell to baby Wardens

Saving Nirncrux

Holding 2 million AP to buy 4 gold Rings of the Lich... Someday

Sitting on my crowns from the sale

ku5h · May 2017

Playing less and less, up to the point i will probably stop playing completely when Morrowind launches.

xjdc1985x · May 2017

Quitting

raglau · May 2017

By cancelling ESO Plus and restarting my FF14 sub.

SydneyGrey · May 2017

I'm not reworking my CP until after the Nerf Patch of Doom drops, in case they change things further based on the feedback they're getting now.

In the meantime, I just finished the Frostbreak Fortress quest from Orsinium with my dragonknight, because Urfon Ice-Heart is a notoriously difficult guy to kill. I didn't want to wait until their magicka sustain nerfs made the fight even harder for me.

Managed to kill him. Yay.

SneaK · May 2017

Been playing a lot of GTA and BF1.

templesus · May 2017

Bought a reduce cost glyph. Done

rotaugen454 · May 2017

templesus wrote: »

Bought a reduce cost glyph. Done

It will take multiple glyphs to make up the difference and that will cut into something else. It isn't the end of the world but it does hurt.

Hallothiel · May 2017

Playing as normal as really can't be arsed to get my knickers in such a twist over what is only a game.....and will adapt, learn & carry on the same with Morrowind.

Rickter · May 2017

im knocking out my pve bucket list starting now lol

then - BGS 4 LYFE SUCKAS!

vyndral13preub18_ESO · May 2017

Well let see...

I started with some Mass Effect Andromeda. Then I played through Witcher3 again. And right now I am on this entertaining little game called Tyranny. It is very enjoyable if you are into baldur gate style games and always wanted to be the bad guy.

I should be well prepared....

Balamoor · May 2017

I'm not doing anything really, my happiness from this game is letting it just happen, I did that in EQ and the game was much more enjoyable...when I played WoW it was always about getting ready for the next expansion drop and I never got back to the sheer fun I had the first year I played.

Tamriel is a huge journey, I'll enjoy the Xpack no doubt, but this isn't a raid game...there really isn't anything to get ready for, just enjoy things as they happen which to me is awesome.

kevlarto_ESO · May 2017

Nothing really I can't see any thing to really change until I see what goes live, so at the moment I am doing the most OP thing in game fishing LOL, and playing other games, until Morrowind comes out even then I plan on being more casual than I used to be 30 hours of content can go fast, going to make it last as long as I can.

Enemy-of-Coldharbour · May 2017

Grinding for new gear sets.