imredneckson wrote: »

frakko wrote: »

Hey Peeps,
So, currently I am CP210 and I am insure what to play in terms of PvP, should I go Normal campaign or the non CP campaign? I have gotten guildies crafted shacklebreaker gear for me and going more as a tank so that I can survive. Tested some battlegrounds, was fun but ppl got like 12k hits on me, my hits was 1-2k, dunno why tho but guess gear and cp levels are crazy.

What are the traits you're running on your gear? Most people in PvP at 500CP and up so you have a pretty big gap. What other sets are you running?

This is clearly a build issue not a CP issue, though it’s exacerbated by his lack of CP for sure. 12k means you’ve got no enough impen or native resists and 1-2k hits from him means he’s not running enough damage either.

@frakko you can’t truly compete with top end players at your CP levels tbh. However, you can put together a credible build and learn mechanics with it as you gain CP. If you’ve got a good build you’ll be able to do open world despite lower Cp as long as you’re careful with positioning and don’t try to solo. the issues you’re seeing are build issues and we’ll need to know race, class, spec, gear traits, and all of your gear and skill choices to really start helping you. You’re at the gear cap so you should see no more than a 20% performance loss for your CP once we fine tune your setup

I have a bazillion hours in PvP. I can offer some tips.

- I advise playing a busy campaign. If you have to choose between a busy cp amd light non-cp, play the busy one. You’ll earn more AP, there’s more opportunity to learn, and you can group up. And honestly, I think cp campaigns help stam dks. But that’s me...I hate non-cp.

- play with a friend, or do small groups. (Or large if you like). As a stam dk it’s going to be tough to get kills. Now as a stam dk walking around with a stealth stamblade nearby...hmm... But playing in a team allows a stam dk to shine. You can root and snare and stun enemies to give allies a chance to bring down hell on their heads.

- turn combat text on. You really want to see your specific damage done...it’ll help you get better at smacking enemies.

- there’d be no shame in also running a ranged build while you learn the ropes...a 2h/bow. It’s a good way to get a little more combat in without necessarily getting slaughtered so fast. If nothing else, bow attacking from a wall to defend a keep can be a good lesson in identifying other builds and learning how to best push past their defenses.

- carry invisible/speed potions. They’ll save your butt sometimes, others you can find hilarious creative uses for them. I mean...enemy on his mount with his npcs all around and you invisible in then wrecking blow plus leap...ha. That never gets old.

- work up your legerdemain to 16 so you can invest in reducing sneak cost. Go to the ships in daggerfall, load up on stolen crap, fence it. It takes like a dozen Times fencing your daily max, but it’s worth the payoff. Speaking of...

- ...sneak more. The DKs usually lumber around. Be a little stealthier and it helps. And use the terrain to your advantage...put rocks and trees between you and enemies. Come up from behind. Think like a nightblade, I guess, lol.

- practice your snares and roots and stuns. They are your friends. As a nb ganker, there are several kinds of stam dks. The ones that scare me aren’t the tanks...they’re the tanky builds who know how to snare me then come in with a lot of hardcore 2h smacks. That can kill me. Sometimes. Not always, I’m slippery.

- longer battle are your friend. Stam dks win if they can drain the enemy of resources. As such, a ravage stam/magic poison can be lethal. Those are actually the scariest dks...they snare and root me AND drain my stamina. Jerks.


And like others say, if all else fails roll a different class. I’m not saying stam dks are bad...I think they’re way fun for PvP if you play to their strengths. But you’re on the low damage / high resist end of the spectrum. It’s possible you might not like that toon in PvP. I love my magplar in pve...totally love it...but I HATE PvP with him.

But the reason I mention other toons is because leveling an alt isn’t as bad as it sounds. Get a character ready by crafting them some willows path or something in training, a set for every ten levels or so. Then when one of the Zos double xp events come along, run them on that buff and psijic and they’ll be vet in about 15 hrs. My friend and I have leveled a dozen each. When there’s an xp event we run them an hour each night, through dolmens and public dungeons. You’ll be surprised how fast they get to vet.