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[Vid] Why People Use Miat's PvP Alerts

  • Cinbri
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    I rate this thread for 10/10 for number of inadequate responses of gankers.
  • Ackwalan
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    Ackwalan wrote: »


    And you can hear snipe coming, just open your ears. If you don't hear when it's coming, then you deserve to get hit.



    true, 1hit may got throuh but if you dont get block and,or shields up for the second u even deserve to die :wink:

    You almost understand. Using an add-on telling you someone has block up, is just as cheesy as using an add-on to tell you a snipe attack is coming.

  • Betsararie
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    Goshua wrote: »
    Blanco wrote: »
    I think a lot of people know why people use it, the greater issue is the whole point of stealth is to be hidden and the add on sort of ruins that.

    It just plays too much of the game for you, it would be better without it but as of now it's the meta.

    Have you never had four NB's just spamming poison injection at you while you try to deal with the first guy that didn't quite one *** you?

    The thing is it's not even enjoyable to have, I actually don't enjoy knowing when to dodge roll various projectiles , I'd rather that functionality of the addon be disabled so that stops being such a big part of the game.

    I'd rather that part of the addon be disabled, and players are forced to actually dodge or else they will get hit. It is also very annoying when people dodge my projectiles because of the add on.

    As far as NBs killing me from stealth I can say that simply has not been/is not an issue that may be a class matchup thing, I'll admit that but that is not one of the things I consider one of the biggest current problems in PvP.

    If you do get 2+ NBs in a group doing the coordinated stealth thing, for them to actually get a kill against a decent player actually requires a little bit of skill, especially considering that NB is by far the easiest class to 1vX, it isn't even really close because of the Medium armor. I say let them try their little burst, and I will be happy to take them both on. Hell even 3 NBs in medium is nothing they're the easiest class to kill by far they aren't even competition unless they're running Heavy.
  • SaintSubwayy
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    Ackwalan wrote: »
    Ackwalan wrote: »


    And you can hear snipe coming, just open your ears. If you don't hear when it's coming, then you deserve to get hit.



    true, 1hit may got throuh but if you dont get block and,or shields up for the second u even deserve to die :wink:

    You almost understand. Using an add-on telling you someone has block up, is just as cheesy as using an add-on to tell you a snipe attack is coming.

    ofc its cheesy, just messin arround a bit here :joy:

    you can hear snipes inc if you pay attention on it. and you can clearly see when someone has block up.
    So if you need an addon for it or not just depends on the players skill and nothing else.
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  • Feanor
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    Yeah. Engaging someone from stealth who already fights another player is the epitome of skill apparently.
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  • Cinbri
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  • Iselin
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    So the whole point of you posting this video is that you don't like it when stealth is used against you, even though it's a mechanic that has always been part of the game, that has passives designed specifically to make it better and more powerful, so you feel good about using an addon that helps you cope with your inability to accept a core design feature of PVP?

    Good to know I guess lol.
  • Skander
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    Stealth is what a Nightblade does.

    Miat is thus, cheating
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  • RaddlemanNumber7
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    I've noticed a distinct decline in the number people using MIATS over the past couple of weeks. I now have to actually shoot people off their horses before I can watch them comically over-react.


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  • Drazkyth
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    Ackwalan wrote: »
    You complain about people using stealth and snipe, when all you do is hold block and use lava whip.

    This. ;D
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  • Taylor_MB
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    Iselin wrote: »
    So the whole point of you posting this video is that you don't like it when stealth is used against you, even though it's a mechanic that has always been part of the game, that has passives designed specifically to make it better and more powerful, so you feel good about using an addon that helps you cope with your inability to accept a core design feature of PVP?

    Good to know I guess lol.

    I do not use Miat's PvP Alerts.

    Did you even watch the video?
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  • Ackwalan
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    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    Iselin wrote: »
    So the whole point of you posting this video is that you don't like it when stealth is used against you, even though it's a mechanic that has always been part of the game, that has passives designed specifically to make it better and more powerful, so you feel good about using an addon that helps you cope with your inability to accept a core design feature of PVP?

    Good to know I guess lol.

    I do not use Miat's PvP Alerts.

    Did you even watch the video?

    You should change the title of your post then.

  • Iselin
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    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    Iselin wrote: »
    So the whole point of you posting this video is that you don't like it when stealth is used against you, even though it's a mechanic that has always been part of the game, that has passives designed specifically to make it better and more powerful, so you feel good about using an addon that helps you cope with your inability to accept a core design feature of PVP?

    Good to know I guess lol.

    I do not use Miat's PvP Alerts.

    Did you even watch the video?

    So you're just whining about the existence of stealth and saying that's what drives people to use it? Yeah, much better lol..
  • Berenhir
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    Yeah, the pestilence of snipe spamming dung piles needs to be extinguished from the face of cyrodiil.

    The problem is not griefing other players, which is basically what snipe spamming is all about, the problem is the zero risk mentality ZOS implemented for such pathetic losers.

    By the way: OP is not using Miat's PvP Alerts' incoming projectile function and no, you cannot hear projectiles without sound and no, not all casted projectiles are animated by the game engine. The moment more than a certain amount of skills are active at once, the animations of AoE and projectiles vanish and cannot be identified quickly without addon (feared animation not playing, negate not visible, snipe not visible etc. pp.).
    Edited by Berenhir on November 13, 2017 10:11AM
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  • Taylor_MB
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    Ackwalan wrote: »
    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    Iselin wrote: »
    So the whole point of you posting this video is that you don't like it when stealth is used against you, even though it's a mechanic that has always been part of the game, that has passives designed specifically to make it better and more powerful, so you feel good about using an addon that helps you cope with your inability to accept a core design feature of PVP?

    Good to know I guess lol.

    I do not use Miat's PvP Alerts.

    Did you even watch the video?

    You should change the title of your post then.
    "People" doesn't only mean me... the title is accurate.

    Iselin wrote: »
    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    Iselin wrote: »
    So the whole point of you posting this video is that you don't like it when stealth is used against you, even though it's a mechanic that has always been part of the game, that has passives designed specifically to make it better and more powerful, so you feel good about using an addon that helps you cope with your inability to accept a core design feature of PVP?

    Good to know I guess lol.

    I do not use Miat's PvP Alerts.

    Did you even watch the video?

    So you're just whining about the existence of stealth and saying that's what drives people to use it? Yeah, much better lol..
    I'm demonstrating why people feel the need to use such an add-on. If you think I'm whinging then so be it, I was aiming for informative, I'll work on my delivery next time.
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  • DDuke
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    Feanor wrote: »
    I think the reason why people use the notifications part of the excellent addon is they’re fed up with stealth. But I’m not interested in another discussion @DDuke and his companions will turn into a essay contest again.

    Is that why you tagged me, genius?
    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    Ackwalan wrote: »
    Ackwalan wrote: »
    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    Ackwalan wrote: »
    You complain about people using stealth and snipe, when all you do is hold block and use lava whip.
    ??? I used every skill on my bars apart from Mist Form and Inhale...? Are you suggesting not to block when you know there are 4 people in stealth ready to gank you?


    Do you expect someone geared for range and stealth to run up to someone geared for blocking? How about if there was an add-on that let others know when your block was down.

    well thats already ingame, with the "magic block sign" in fornt of the shield, just open your eyes. If you dont see when its not up then you deserve not to land important dmg in this window.

    And you can hear snipe coming, just open your ears. If you don't hear when it's coming, then you deserve to get hit.


    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    Ackwalan wrote: »
    Do you expect someone geared for range and stealth to run up to someone geared for blocking?
    No...

    Ackwalan wrote: »
    How about if there was an add-on that let others know when your block was down.
    Okay... go for it?


    Genuinely confused about what point you are trying to make with this reply.

    You are using an add-on to replace skill.

    I am not using Miat's PvP Alerts...

    Did you even watch the video?

    I did, and I really don't see the point.

    Permablock magicka DK is op and needs nerfs?

    Bow needs buffs?

    You don't like people utilizing stealth in PvP?

    ...

    How exactly is Snipe a problem in this video? If anything I'd say it's your permablocking that is the problem.
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    DDuke wrote: »
    Feanor wrote: »
    I think the reason why people use the notifications part of the excellent addon is they’re fed up with stealth. But I’m not interested in another discussion @DDuke and his companions will turn into a essay contest again.

    Is that why you tagged me, genius?
    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    Ackwalan wrote: »
    Ackwalan wrote: »
    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    Ackwalan wrote: »
    You complain about people using stealth and snipe, when all you do is hold block and use lava whip.
    ??? I used every skill on my bars apart from Mist Form and Inhale...? Are you suggesting not to block when you know there are 4 people in stealth ready to gank you?


    Do you expect someone geared for range and stealth to run up to someone geared for blocking? How about if there was an add-on that let others know when your block was down.

    well thats already ingame, with the "magic block sign" in fornt of the shield, just open your eyes. If you dont see when its not up then you deserve not to land important dmg in this window.

    And you can hear snipe coming, just open your ears. If you don't hear when it's coming, then you deserve to get hit.


    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    Ackwalan wrote: »
    Do you expect someone geared for range and stealth to run up to someone geared for blocking?
    No...

    Ackwalan wrote: »
    How about if there was an add-on that let others know when your block was down.
    Okay... go for it?


    Genuinely confused about what point you are trying to make with this reply.

    You are using an add-on to replace skill.

    I am not using Miat's PvP Alerts...

    Did you even watch the video?

    I did, and I really don't see the point.

    Permablock magicka DK is op and needs nerfs?

    Bow needs buffs?

    You don't like people utilizing stealth in PvP?

    ...

    How exactly is Snipe a problem in this video? If anything I'd say it's your permablocking that is the problem.

    5 sturdy in a no-CP campaign is not perma block...
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  • Mureel
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    Ackwalan wrote: »
    You complain about people using stealth and snipe, when all you do is hold block and use lava whip.

    What? Do you want him to just run through a field in a lightning storm in the rain holding up an antenna shouting LIGHTNING! LIGHTNING?

    How dare you block with a shield and attack people with a skill!! How DARE YOU reflect damage back at people! Blasphemy! They will tellll the Church!
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    Times like this, I'm glad I am playing on console. Can't be bothered with people gaining unfair advantages by using crutches, um, I mean, add ons.
    Edited by LukosCreyden on November 13, 2017 10:16AM
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  • ToRelax
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    In Cyrodiil you get rage tells for allegedly using Miat's after roll dodging incoming Snipes.
    Now people complain about people for allegedly using Miat's after mentioning it in a forum thread.
    I wonder what will come next. :joy:
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  • Witar
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    You will know how bad some people actually are without miat's when you switch to magwarden from sorc.
    Those hatewhispers from permarolldodgers are tasty. Gotta try it guys.
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  • DDuke
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    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    DDuke wrote: »
    Feanor wrote: »
    I think the reason why people use the notifications part of the excellent addon is they’re fed up with stealth. But I’m not interested in another discussion @DDuke and his companions will turn into a essay contest again.

    Is that why you tagged me, genius?
    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    Ackwalan wrote: »
    Ackwalan wrote: »
    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    Ackwalan wrote: »
    You complain about people using stealth and snipe, when all you do is hold block and use lava whip.
    ??? I used every skill on my bars apart from Mist Form and Inhale...? Are you suggesting not to block when you know there are 4 people in stealth ready to gank you?


    Do you expect someone geared for range and stealth to run up to someone geared for blocking? How about if there was an add-on that let others know when your block was down.

    well thats already ingame, with the "magic block sign" in fornt of the shield, just open your eyes. If you dont see when its not up then you deserve not to land important dmg in this window.

    And you can hear snipe coming, just open your ears. If you don't hear when it's coming, then you deserve to get hit.


    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    Ackwalan wrote: »
    Do you expect someone geared for range and stealth to run up to someone geared for blocking?
    No...

    Ackwalan wrote: »
    How about if there was an add-on that let others know when your block was down.
    Okay... go for it?


    Genuinely confused about what point you are trying to make with this reply.

    You are using an add-on to replace skill.

    I am not using Miat's PvP Alerts...

    Did you even watch the video?

    I did, and I really don't see the point.

    Permablock magicka DK is op and needs nerfs?

    Bow needs buffs?

    You don't like people utilizing stealth in PvP?

    ...

    How exactly is Snipe a problem in this video? If anything I'd say it's your permablocking that is the problem.

    5 sturdy in a no-CP campaign is not perma block...

    Of course it is, especially on a DK.

    Against one person, I could permablock with zero sturdy as long as I use S&B on either of my DKs.


    I still don't understand the point of your video. You kill 4 bow users basicly holding block & spamming gap closers and whip, and somehow snipe is overpowered because people use a stealth skill?

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  • Biro123
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    Didn't watch the vid - but there are a lot of reasons people use it..

    1. is for some protection vs stealth (moreso with the old version)
    2. is for what @Berenhir just mentioned
    3. is for an actual advantage in open combat
    4. is to even the field vs all those doing 1-3.

    I use it, but I'm in the #4 camp. I started using it on my magsorc, who at the time used defensive rune - so it wasn't for number 1. Number 2 and 3 didn't really matter on magsorc cus shields. 4 came about after seeing just soo many people dodge my frag, from behind them while in the middle of a zerg.. playing a DW sorc, its very obvious who is using it - and there was a LOT when I finally decided to try it.

    Since then, I added some well-fitted pieces to my build, a bit more stam recov and now use dodging as an integral part of my defence.

    Simply put, an addon shouldn't result in builds changing - but it does. - but then joining a boat-race where everyone else is using a speedboat while you use a row-boat because you don't agree with engines won't get you far...

    I'd rather the boat-engine hadn't been invented, but you can't 'uninvent it'..

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  • Iselin
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    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    Ackwalan wrote: »
    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    Iselin wrote: »
    So the whole point of you posting this video is that you don't like it when stealth is used against you, even though it's a mechanic that has always been part of the game, that has passives designed specifically to make it better and more powerful, so you feel good about using an addon that helps you cope with your inability to accept a core design feature of PVP?

    Good to know I guess lol.

    I do not use Miat's PvP Alerts.

    Did you even watch the video?

    You should change the title of your post then.
    "People" doesn't only mean me... the title is accurate.

    Iselin wrote: »
    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    Iselin wrote: »
    So the whole point of you posting this video is that you don't like it when stealth is used against you, even though it's a mechanic that has always been part of the game, that has passives designed specifically to make it better and more powerful, so you feel good about using an addon that helps you cope with your inability to accept a core design feature of PVP?

    Good to know I guess lol.

    I do not use Miat's PvP Alerts.

    Did you even watch the video?

    So you're just whining about the existence of stealth and saying that's what drives people to use it? Yeah, much better lol..
    I'm demonstrating why people feel the need to use such an add-on. If you think I'm whinging then so be it, I was aiming for informative, I'll work on my delivery next time.

    So the informative part is people use MIat's because stealth exists? OK... thanks for the tip.:)

  • DDuke
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    Berenhir wrote: »
    Yeah, the pestilence of snipe spamming dung piles needs to be extinguished from the face of cyrodiil.

    The problem is not griefing other players, which is basically what snipe spamming is all about, the problem is the zero risk mentality ZOS implemented for such pathetic losers.

    By the way: OP is not using Miat's PvP Alerts' incoming projectile function and no, you cannot hear projectiles without sound and no, not all casted projectiles are animated by the game engine. The moment more than a certain amount of skills are active at once, the animations of AoE and projectiles vanish and cannot be identified quickly without addon (feared animation not playing, negate not visible, snipe not visible etc. pp.).

    "Zero risk" - did you watch the video? Almost all of those bow users died in it.

    The only time you can talk about zero risk is when you're sniping at a target 40m+ away (meaning you can't combo the snipe and thus can't get kills on anyone even semi-decent at this game) from a keep wall where you can't get surprised by someone from stealth (ironic btw).

    In every other scenario, bow is far from zero risk since you're as good as dead when caught by permablocking root/snare/undodgeable damage spamming DKs, sorc streaks, Soul Assaults etc.

    The entire bow playstyle is about kiting & dealing ranged damage which might be annoying to some people - but tell me, how is that any different than playing against a magicka sorc camping mines? Or a permacloaking magblade with 15k+ Assassin's Wills combo'd with CCs?
  • RaddlemanNumber7
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    Iselin wrote: »
    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    Ackwalan wrote: »
    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    Iselin wrote: »
    So the whole point of you posting this video is that you don't like it when stealth is used against you, even though it's a mechanic that has always been part of the game, that has passives designed specifically to make it better and more powerful, so you feel good about using an addon that helps you cope with your inability to accept a core design feature of PVP?

    Good to know I guess lol.

    I do not use Miat's PvP Alerts.

    Did you even watch the video?

    You should change the title of your post then.
    "People" doesn't only mean me... the title is accurate.

    Iselin wrote: »
    Taylor_MB wrote: »
    Iselin wrote: »
    So the whole point of you posting this video is that you don't like it when stealth is used against you, even though it's a mechanic that has always been part of the game, that has passives designed specifically to make it better and more powerful, so you feel good about using an addon that helps you cope with your inability to accept a core design feature of PVP?

    Good to know I guess lol.

    I do not use Miat's PvP Alerts.

    Did you even watch the video?

    So you're just whining about the existence of stealth and saying that's what drives people to use it? Yeah, much better lol..
    I'm demonstrating why people feel the need to use such an add-on. If you think I'm whinging then so be it, I was aiming for informative, I'll work on my delivery next time.

    So the informative part is people use MIat's because stealth exists? OK... thanks for the tip.:)

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  • Taylor_MB
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    Iselin wrote: »
    So the informative part is people use MIat's because stealth exists? OK... thanks for the tip.:)
    You're welcome :)

    DDuke wrote: »
    Of course it is, especially on a DK.

    Against one person, I could permablock with zero sturdy as long as I use S&B on either of my DKs.
    It was my understanding that "perma block" generally referred to a tank vs 10+ people never running out of stamina. Perhaps we need an ESO Urban Dictionary to define these terms. Not saying your definition is wrong, but your saying "perma block" covers everyone with S+B? That seems entirely too large a grouping to be helpful to any conversation.

    DDuke wrote: »
    I still don't understand the point of your video. You kill 4 bow users basicly holding block & spamming gap closers and whip, and somehow snipe is overpowered because people use a stealth skill?
    I don't have a gap closer slotted...

    The video was merely meant to demonstrate why some people chose to use Miat's PvP Alerts. Because fighting outnumbered against players in stealth sucks. As I said previously, the only reason I didn't die was because those players were new to PvP.
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    I actually don't understand why people have any problems with gankers in the game's current meta. I used to get ganked multiple times per evening of PvPing, now I don't even remember the last time I was ganked and I run around Cyrodiil with like 22k health. Pretty much a prime target.

    Nor can I successfully pull off a gank unless the target is afk or has extremely low health, like 20k. Otherwise they just cc break and begin perma blocking.

    And I think there are like 2 snipers in vivec pc eu right now, a couple of DC players.

    So yeah, I think it's just that people still have a hate for the old times when ganking actually was a problem and happened frequently. I don't mind that ganking is less effective these days, I just wish it wasn't replaced with the tanky perma blocking meta. Slow gameplay is mind numbingly boring for me.
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    @DDuke

    There wasn’t any need to tag you, as you would have commented anyway. I just saved you effort. I’ll just sit bank and watch with a bag of popcorn now.
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    DDuke wrote: »
    Berenhir wrote: »
    Yeah, the pestilence of snipe spamming dung piles needs to be extinguished from the face of cyrodiil.

    The problem is not griefing other players, which is basically what snipe spamming is all about, the problem is the zero risk mentality ZOS implemented for such pathetic losers.

    By the way: OP is not using Miat's PvP Alerts' incoming projectile function and no, you cannot hear projectiles without sound and no, not all casted projectiles are animated by the game engine. The moment more than a certain amount of skills are active at once, the animations of AoE and projectiles vanish and cannot be identified quickly without addon (feared animation not playing, negate not visible, snipe not visible etc. pp.).

    "Zero risk" - did you watch the video? Almost all of those bow users died in it.

    The only time you can talk about zero risk is when you're sniping at a target 40m+ away (meaning you can't combo the snipe and thus can't get kills on anyone even semi-decent at this game) from a keep wall where you can't get surprised by someone from stealth (ironic btw).

    In every other scenario, bow is far from zero risk since you're as good as dead when caught by permablocking root/snare/undodgeable damage spamming DKs, sorc streaks, Soul Assaults etc.

    The entire bow playstyle is about kiting & dealing ranged damage which might be annoying to some people - but tell me, how is that any different than playing against a magicka sorc camping mines? Or a permacloaking magblade with 15k+ Assassin's Wills combo'd with CCs?

    The skill itself allows unskilled players without game knowledge to pressure experienced players in XvY Situations where y>=2x without any risk because players x usually are busy in a melee fight whereas the snipe portion of players y sits 40m away spamming one button while sniggering like beavis & butthead. They have zero risk because they are too far away to be charged and will have cloaked and repositioned by the time they can be focused.

    This is different to e.g. dark flare spam, crystal blast spam, molten armaments elegance heavy attack spam because all these classes cannot use stealth repeatedly to stay in mostly the same position/range and continue spamming and cannot put as many projectiles into the air at once.

    The video OP posted is pointing this out by showing how useless these people are if they are NOT accompanied by melee fighters and are NOT stealing kills (they all die eventually because their style of combat is relying on others to do the actual work). This puts a spotlight on the fact that most of the snipe spammers ingame are just bad players empowered by zergsurfing and numbers.

    On the other hand, everybody visiting the forums regularly should understand that OP didn't post a video showing him in an intense melee fight or a fight against a visible opponent and then getting rekt by two rank 5 snipers from behind.

    All you would ever get on the forums is a L2P from people who themselves get oneshotted from pve healers in duels.
    Edited by Berenhir on November 13, 2017 11:05AM
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