PTS Patch Notes v3.1.3

joaltendorf66b16_ESO · July 2017

second maintenance and still NO level 50 warden template (skills), only the other stuff (weapon, guild etc).

I dont know what the dev,s the whole day do but not fixing bugs.....

rhapsodious · July 2017

Tyrobag wrote: »

rhapsodious wrote: »

Tyrobag wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

[*]Linchal Grand Manor: This imposing estate in the Nibenese style was originally built as the summer manor of an Imperial City nobleman, now sadly deceased. Gardens with statues and a reflecting pool surround the stately walled mansion. Sumptuous!
This home will only be available for purchase with crowns once it goes live.

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Are you ******* kidding me? This is bull ****. Will you just make ONE nice house that isn't a **** crown exclusive?!?

There's... like 40 houses that aren't? Including the three Alliance manors and some of the larger large houses like Hunding's Palatial Hall that are quite nice?

And that there's two gold-purchasable houses added this update?

I said Nice house. there are plenty of awful ones, sure. Zo$ is just making sure that all the actually cool or unique houses are crown exclusives.

Hunding's is nice, all three alliance manors are nice, Forsaken Stronghold is nice, Mournoth Keep is nice, Ravenhurst is nice, Domus Phrasticus is nice, Amaya Lake Lodge is nice...

I'm not thrilled it's crown-exclusive either, but to suggest all the gold-purchasable homes suck is kind of disingenuous.

Taleof2Cities · July 2017

Item Sets

Willow’s Path: The percentage increase to recovery granted by this Item Set will now modify all flat increases to recovery, such as drinks.

Thank you, Gina, and thank you ZOS!

Now to test that it's actually working on our end ...

Asgari · July 2017

So no skill changes in the balance patch?

Cage_Lizardman · July 2017

And I just farmed some spriggan's so I wouldn't have to farm sanctum ophidia for TFS... please nerf TFS too, SO is a really boring trial to farm.

Masel · July 2017

Nerfing Spinner+Spriggan but not Twice Fanged Snake is useless... PvE wise that only kills stam diversity

JDC1985 · July 2017

No buff to Templars they are horrible dps at the moment

Strider_Roshin · July 2017

BraidasNM wrote: »

im just curious why valkyn is still an instant, unavoidable proc when all the others have been nerfed

Yeah no kidding.

JDC1985 · July 2017

Uh magplar not stam

code65536 · July 2017

Added additional mechanics for the Earthgore Amalgam when Hard Mode is activated.

Earthgore HM was already the harder of the two hardmodes. It's the HM that actually feels substantially harder (and different) compared to its non-HM counterpart.

In contrast, Falkreath HM is easier, and, most importantly, it didn't feel any different from non-HM.

So, given two HMs, one of them is harder and a noticeable step up from non-HM, and the other is easier and virtually the same as non-HM, you decide to buff the former and not the latter?

Since my friends and I no longer have our characters on the PTS, it's unlikely we'll be able to get in to test this change (or even see what this cryptic new mechanic is), but when we ran Bloodroot HM on the PTS a couple of weeks ago, we felt that it was in a good place difficulty-wise. I'm concerned that you're overtuning it with this change.

overclocker303b14_ESO · July 2017

Cage_Lizardman wrote: »

And I just farmed some spriggan's so I wouldn't have to farm sanctum ophidia for TFS... please nerf TFS too, SO is a really boring trial to farm.

Asking for a trial set to be nerfed because you don't want to go do the trial isn't exactly a great argument IMHO. Trial sets should be stronger than overland / crafted gear.

Vercingetorix · July 2017

BraidasNM wrote: »

im just curious why valkyn is still an instant, unavoidable proc when all the others have been nerfed

Valkyn Skoria is not instant - it's delayed with a telegraphed rumble/noise as it gets ready to impact. One can easily ward up in response to the proc. If YOU have problems with Skoria, then that's YOUR problem. L2P and stop crying.
Nerfing something doesn't improve your gameplay - it just means you'll lose to something else.

SirCritical · July 2017

JustSnilloc wrote: »

That's a big hit to Green Pact and Plague Doctor. They are certainly still viable, but I'm curious where the nerf is coming from for those.

Exactly. Wtf was the problem again, now with maxHP tank builds? And yes, that 2.3k maxHP could count.

Meanwhile crit sets were buffed, just to nerf them in the next patch?!

LiquidPony · July 2017

Masel92 wrote: »

Nerfing Spinner+Spriggan but not Twice Fanged Snake is useless... PvE wise that only kills stam diversity

I suspect TFS will go bye-bye as groups start running multiple stam toons anyway.

Given Alkosh + Sunderflame/NMG in the group, you'll get much higher DPS swapping out TFS for another set (e.g., War Machine + Hunding's or Hunding's + VO).

Subversus · July 2017

No necro nerfs, screw this I'm going back to my max mag shieldstacking build

Strider_Roshin · July 2017

Vercingetorix wrote: »

BraidasNM wrote: »

im just curious why valkyn is still an instant, unavoidable proc when all the others have been nerfed

Valkyn Skoria is not instant - it's delayed with a telegraphed rumble/noise as it gets ready to impact. One can easily ward up in response to the proc. If YOU have problems with Skoria, then that's YOUR problem. L2P and stop crying.
Nerfing something doesn't improve your gameplay - it just means you'll lose to something else.

You mean learn to play magicka since this proc removes counterplay from medium armor builds like so many other things in this game.

Alucu · July 2017

I didn't really get the changes on willow's path, someone could elaborate further?

rhapsodious · July 2017

Alucu wrote: »

I didn't really get the changes on willow's path, someone could elaborate further?

It was bugged for ages and now it is not.

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/359272/willows-path/p1

CyrusArya · July 2017

Ragnaroek93 wrote: »

Honestly, almost no broken mechanics got fixed in any way:
Bleeds still too strong

Infused oblivion enchants still too strong

Medium armor still too weak

Bow still too weak

Sorc still too strong (shieldstacking, magicka stacking, curse, ...)

Necropotence not touched at all

Shadowrend is broken, has almost perma uptime and bugs me out of cloak

Game design changes like weapontraits are good but balance wise this is a huge disappointment (like most of the time to be honest).

Honestly, your opinions are not fact. I love how people in this game simply label anything they dislike or struggle against as being 'broken'.

E: On the topic of medium armor, I can slightly agree. I main a stamplar tho and do just fine in medium...but stamplar may skew my perspective a bit. Id say medium underperfoms a tiny bit in PvP but only because heavy armor is so good for stam builds if you can sustain in it. That being said, medium is still very powerful open world, has its strengths, and is far from 'broken'.

amir412 · July 2017

ToxicPAWS wrote: »

Draugr Hulk: Increased the Max Stamina granted by this Item Set to 2540 from 2500.
Really

@ZOS_GinaBruno - Just to make sure it's not one of those TYPOS. Maybe it was 4000?

Spriggan’s Thorns: Decreased the Physical Penetration granted by this Item Set to 3450 from 4000.
This was poor man's TFS. Really not called for.

Ironblood: Decreased the snare applied by this Item Set to a 50% Movement Speed reduction, down from 75%.
Thanks for listening.

still dont get it,
Magicka gain more from stacking max stat, but still hulk remain like this.

Docmandu · July 2017

The shield expert change makes sense... only thing I still wonder about is why the frost staff only gives 30% block cost reduction, while 1h/s gives 36%... especially since using a staff already robes you of 1 extra gear slot and the taunting with heavy attack is much harder to pull off than spamming puncture (which you can do while keeping block up)

Maybe tri force passive could give that tiny damage shield as a reactive.. ie. after releasing block.. would make the "release block to heavy taunt a boss" a bit more forgiving. Then again.. pve... what do I know

xaraan · July 2017

Man, feels like you guys really just don't like tanks. Defending nerfed. Shield CP passive nerfed. Plague Dr. nerfed. Sustain nerfed repeatedly in different ways through various patches. DK nerfs (I know, specific class, but it effected DK tanks obviously). Maybe the secret to getting sorcs brought into balance is to start shield tanking on them lol.

Septimus_Magna · July 2017

Taleof2Cities wrote: »

Item Sets
Willow’s Path: The percentage increase to recovery granted by this Item Set will now modify all flat increases to recovery, such as drinks.

Thank you, Gina, and thank you ZOS!

Now to test that it's actually working on our end ...

You'd need around 1667 stam/mag regen before using Willows Path 5pc bonus in order to beat Amberplasm's 250 stam/mag regen.

Willows Path might be good for some builds but in general I think Amberplasm will remain be more effective.

MLGProPlayer · July 2017

Tyrobag wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

[*]Linchal Grand Manor: This imposing estate in the Nibenese style was originally built as the summer manor of an Imperial City nobleman, now sadly deceased. Gardens with statues and a reflecting pool surround the stately walled mansion. Sumptuous!
This home will only be available for purchase with crowns once it goes live.

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Are you ******* kidding me? This is bull ****. Will you just make ONE nice house that isn't a **** crown exclusive?!?

This one doesn't make sense since it's not even an original asset. It just re-uses a housing asset that's been in the game since launch. All crown store houses up until now have been original assets. You were presumably paying for the time it took developers to model the new house. Now we're paying for the time it took developers to copy and paste an existing house into a housing instance. How many minutes did that take?

technohic · July 2017

I'm happy that nothing I use is really being touched. I did play around with spriggans and spinners a bit this weekend but had decided to go a different route.

MLGProPlayer · July 2017

JDC1985 wrote: »

No buff to Templars they are horrible dps at the moment

Try playing warden.

Liofa · July 2017

No fixes to Infused . People still think Torug's Pact is OP because you are not fixing Infused .

Draugr Hulk: Increased the Max Stamina granted by this Item Set to 2540 from 2500.

What is this ? 40 Stamina ? I can't even ... This must be a typo right ?

Spriggan’s Thorns: Decreased the Physical Penetration granted by this Item Set to 3450 from 4000.

Spriggan is basically crappy version of TFS . You don't touch TFS and nerf Spriggan instead . What ?

Plague Doctor: Decreased the Max Health granted by this Item Set to 4000 from 6000.

This set is not being used anymore by PvE tanks . It is already dead . You are just nerfing Blazing Shield Templars , which barely exists after the nerf to it . I am having a hard time understanding the reason behind this change .

Amber Plasm: Decreased the Magicka and Stamina Recovery granted by this Item Set to 250 from 300.

So , you are nerfing this set because it gives a lot of raw stats . Did you not bother to check other sustain sets ? Alteration Mastery for example . It reduces every single cost . Ultimates , block , roll dodge , CC break , everything . Lich is meta for almost every magicka build anyways . I completely agree that Amber Plasm is strong but why don't you look at other sets too ?

Leviathan: Increased the Weapon Critical Strike rating granted by this Item Set to 2470 from 1643.
Mother’s Sorrow: Increased the Spell Critical Strike rating granted by this Item Set to 2470 from 1643.

Oh boy , this gonna need a lot of testing . Mostly a good change . These sets were not good in PvP or PvE . Good change , look much better now . Especially after the 1-2-3-4 piece buffs .

Maw of the Infernal: The monster summoned by this Item Set now only deals Flame Damage instead of a mixture of Flame and Physical Damage.

Already asked a friend to test this on mDK for PvE . It has nice tooltip but I guess needs some RNG to proc . 10% seems low considering it procs only on light and heavy attacks .

Rest of the item set changes do not interest me sadly . I was expecting changes to Necropotence , TFS and mostly Infused trait but none happened . I hope you will make more changes while pushing this to live server . You definitely can't let Infused go like this . Well , I hope you won't .

Cage_Lizardman · July 2017

overclocker303b14_ESO wrote: »

Cage_Lizardman wrote: »

And I just farmed some spriggan's so I wouldn't have to farm sanctum ophidia for TFS... please nerf TFS too, SO is a really boring trial to farm.

Asking for a trial set to be nerfed because you don't want to go do the trial isn't exactly a great argument IMHO. Trial sets should be stronger than overland / crafted gear.

Since it apparently needs clarifying, I was not asking for spriggans to be stronger than TFS. The difference does not need to be very large for BiS players to go farm them anyway.

Scyantific · July 2017

TheHsN wrote: »

Draugr Hulk: Increased the Max Stamina granted by this Item Set to 2540 from 2500.
That one is really funny no need to bother to write even code for it.

Nerien’eth: Decreased the delay from when this Item Set procs to when it deals damage to 2 seconds from 3 secsonds.
i think still no usefull atleat make it 1.2 or 1.3 and first bonus to max magicka than usefull... compared to SELENE

Willow’s Path: The percentage increase to recovery granted by this Item Set will now modify all flat increases to recovery, such as drinks.
u fix this (happy) But i guess u broke this now again we will see on pts testing but im sure u broke it:(SAD)

Like I said in the first thread for this patch's item balance, make Nerien'eth instant burst like Selene and we'll be happy. The 1pc mag bonus would be the icing on the buff cake.

Anne_Firehawk · July 2017

MLGProPlayer wrote: »

Tyrobag wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

[*]Linchal Grand Manor: This imposing estate in the Nibenese style was originally built as the summer manor of an Imperial City nobleman, now sadly deceased. Gardens with statues and a reflecting pool surround the stately walled mansion. Sumptuous!
This home will only be available for purchase with crowns once it goes live.

[/list]

Are you ******* kidding me? This is bull ****. Will you just make ONE nice house that isn't a **** crown exclusive?!?

This one doesn't make sense since it's not even an original asset. It just re-uses a housing asset that's been in the game since launch. All crown store houses up until now have been original assets. You were presumably paying for the time it took developers to model the new house. Now we're paying for the time it took developers to copy and paste an existing house into a housing instance. How many minutes did that take?

It should be available to people who bought the Imperial Edition. Just another spit into everyones face, im speechless.