Give me a reason to not quit eso

Waffennacht · February 2018

If there's lag (such as getting hit before enemy animation) I don't do vMA for weeks.

There is nothing more infuriating than vMA with lag.

Without lag, I can beat it with some time, with lag F that MFer!

Kanar · February 2018

Stage 6 can be a tough stage if you don't learn the mechanics. If you want to get good at vMA you have to learn the mechanics; it doesn't matter if everyone is telling you to dps through. I would be really surprised if anyone who is "good" at vMA did not know every mechanic in there.

For stage 6 there's two mechanics to know (aside from the obvious pillars/swarm): 1. The pet spider daedra slows you; kill it asap to remove the snare. And 2. The boss enrage is reset by the pillar mechanic. Yes it's possible to dps through but learning is easy: just make sure to open all the pillars at least once to reset enrage (when she's under 75% hp), and kill the spider daedra pet asap.

ClockworkCityBugs · February 2018

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huschdeguddzje · February 2018

ClockworkCityBugs wrote: »

Guys who selling vmA runs love ppl like OP

I'm not gonna pay someone for that ***

ClockworkCityBugs · February 2018

huschdeguddzje wrote: »

ClockworkCityBugs wrote: »

Guys who selling vmA runs love ppl like OP

I'm not gonna pay someone for that ***

sooner or later... you will

Nocturnal_Annoyance · February 2018

vMA is about punishing you when you miss something. So if you can't get past stage 6, then what are you not doing? I know it's frustrating, I am on stage 9 but I just haven't put the time in to beat it yet. It's not impossible though, just take a break from it and revisit with a clear head. Good luck to ya

altemriel · February 2018

if you are on pc eu and if you decide to quit, pls mail all your good stuff to @altemriel
thank you

LiquidPony · February 2018

huschdeguddzje wrote: »

So I've been playing eso since November got 2 characters maxed out, a stamdk and a magblade at cp380. I'm able to hit 30K with both of them consistently.
The obvious next step was to go into vma and get the staff and bow.
And ***, this is hell, I've been trying for 7 hours and I'm still stuck at the boss of arena 6. I don't know why people say that the ice Lake is the hardest arena.
I was so hopefull that vma would get just a little easier after that she troll fell but no not for me.
On top of that vma made me realize how seriously infuriating the hitboxes are.
Being uppercutted by a guy 5 meters to your left? Or the dwemer steamwall hitting you at 10 meters range?What a jolly good time.
Now I like a challenge but this is just straight up ***. All for weapons I probably won't get anyway, but with are essential.
I'm not having fun anymore and if I even can't finish maelstrom I can forget the hard Mode trials anyway.
I really liked this game, so I hope some of you can reignite that spark.
Edit: I can't believe I actually have to say this, but yes I'm aware that there are vma guides, I am able to use google, I was hoping for your personal input

It's different for everyone.

My first clear, I spent a week on stage 5 and then blew through stage 6 in 30 minutes.

Then I spent another few days stuck on stage 7.

Then another week stuck on stage 9.

And as far as the necessity of weapons ... well, the bow is 100% essential for all stam builds but the destro staff is not that significant. I mean it obviously helps but you don't need one.

Magblade and stamsorc are two of the easier Maelstrom builds. What gear are you using? Do you have your pen optimized?

On stage 6, the last boss is pretty easy if you save up the totem thingies and stun her.

Once you clear it the first time, it gets easier. And then it gets easier and easier every time you clear it until you get to the point where you get mad if you die at all.

As others have said, Maelstrom is a memorization game. If you know all the spawns, and especially if you know the kill priorities, it's not difficult.

Pink_E_808 · February 2018

One of my guildmates, who is a phenomenal player, is currently doing vMA and he's been stuck on the last boss for days. Don't quit the whole game, you'll get there. No shame in stopping and trying again another time.
I know it's different, but I had started nDSA a while back when I was at about 300-350cp and barely got through the first stage. I didn't know then that there were so many stages to get through and I was intimidated by the prospect of continuing on at the point, so I bailed. Now that I'm finally closer to the 690 cap and have been able to complete a couple of normal dungeons solo, I've been considering going back soon.
Best of luck to you wherever you go!!

SilverIce58 · February 2018

Honestly, if you need a random stranger on the internet to give you a reason to quit, it just means that you've already made your choice, and you're looking for attention. There's very little to no reason that anyone can give you that you won't disagree with.

Does this thread count as a "quitting thread", bc if it does inb4lock.

Meld777 · February 2018

huschdeguddzje wrote: »

And ***, this is hell, I've been trying for 7 hours and I'm still stuck at the boss of arena 6. I don't know why people say that the ice Lake is the hardest arena.

It's usually experienced people that say it's the hardest - and it is. If you know every spawn and are able to clear the arena with your eyes closed, and you wanna go for a 600k+ score - yes - the ice arena is the one that will annoy you most.

As for you, every new arena will seem harder, except arena 8, that one's a joke. Just take breaks and keep coming back. Do it on your Magblade, don't do it on DK. To be plain honest with you, you just have to die every death possible to know how you can die. Only then you can avoid all these deaths. So don't beat yourself up over it. Arena 6 is hard, it will take many tries, arena 7 will be harder, round 4 will be especially annoying. Arena 8 will be easier. Arena 9 will be hell. Last boss will be a lot harder. Back in my learning days, learning the last boss took me about as much as the whole rest of vMA. Be ready for it.

However, you do have tools now people didn't have when vMA came out. Destro ulti is extremely OP, CP are frontloaded, gear stats are higher.

You can do this!

Iccotak · February 2018

You're going to quit because one part of the game is not working out?
Go play the rest of the game, get better gear, come back to it later. Or take a break, I do it all the time

kyle.wilson · February 2018

ClockworkCityBugs wrote: »

Guys who selling vmA runs love ppl like OP

That's a risky move. Allowing someone else to use your account is a violation of the TOS.
Plus, they could steal everything you own, and complaining to ZOS would only get you banned for account sharing.

The risk is extremely high for what you are getting.

huschdeguddzje · February 2018

SilverIce58 wrote: »

Honestly, if you need a random stranger on the internet to give you a reason to quit, it just means that you've already made your choice, and you're looking for attention. There's very little to no reason that anyone can give you that you won't disagree with.

Does this thread count as a "quitting thread", bc if it does inb4lock.

I want a reason to keep playing, try to read more carefully

LadyLethalla · February 2018

SoLooney wrote: »

guides have been out for years, no excuse to not beat it at this point

Uhhh.... "LAG".

I have spent DAYS in VMA. Cannot get past the crystal phase on the last boss. At this point, idk how many deaths I've had, but it's a metric butt-ton; how many are due to lag, I would say the greater percentage. I have had deaths due to the pause you get when your weapon runs out of charge. I have had to die deliberately in stage 6 because when I went into the boss fight, all except one of the pillars was unwebbed and I could not unweb the final one and get a stun. That happened more than a dozen times. Crap like that.

I want to finish this so badly, that I have started again on NA, with the hope that the lag is less. Less lag should mean it's easier to learn and therefore complete.

SilverIce58 · February 2018

huschdeguddzje wrote: »

SilverIce58 wrote: »

Honestly, if you need a random stranger on the internet to give you a reason to quit, it just means that you've already made your choice, and you're looking for attention. There's very little to no reason that anyone can give you that you won't disagree with.

Does this thread count as a "quitting thread", bc if it does inb4lock.

I want a reason to keep playing, try to read more carefully

Semantics. If you need a stranger to give you a reason to keep playing then just leave.

Runefang · February 2018

I assume you're dying on the last boss in stage 6?

The first time I did vMA I was on my pet sorc with a defensive build (hardening enchant, Iceheart, Mother's Sorrow to maximise Surge healing). This actually made it harder in the end because I had to follow more mechanics due to lower dps.

The easiest way to do stage 6 is to ignore the pylon mechanics entirely. DPS the boss down inside 2 minutes and you'll be fine, given you can achieve 30K DPS this is quite achievable. Just do it on your magblade because its so much easier with a built in self heal.

Unlock 1 additional pylon right at the start
Kill any webspinners
Kill the daedra spider that empowers the boss - don't range this add down, run over so you can aoe the boss and the add at once
Follow the spider swarm mechanics since its unavoidable
All other times you need to dps down the boss. Any adds that come along you need to either stack on the boss or get the boss to stack on them.

Then wait till you hit stage 7, its my most hated round. I still die there more than any other stage, the last stage is genuinely easier once you learn all the mechanics.

Jade1986 · February 2018

Hokiewa wrote: »

Jade1986 wrote: »

Honestly? I really cant at this point. I logged in ONCE this week, and that was to preview the horse ppl were whining about . Other than that , to me, the game has really hit a plateu and is going to crash soon. Too much focus on content with low QA and too much focus on the crown shop, too little focus on bug fixing, server upgrades, performance fixes, etc.

We are all aware how you feel. You've been predicting doom for eso for six months. If you are truly this unhappy then why do you stay? I know the answer and so do you.......

Stalker much?

Voicing critique about failing points of a game is not predicting gloom. Its just stating facts. If you have a problem with the facts. That's not my problem. I have already stated i adore the game, which is why its a shame that it falls so short in so many important areas.

Diminish · February 2018

If stage 6 is making you contemplate quiting, just wait until stage 7...

disintegr8 · February 2018

I've never been frustrated by vMA.... because I've never started it.

In 2 and a half years I have only done normal MA twice and still have no desire to do vMA.

thedude33 · February 2018

CardboardedBox wrote: »

I started playing the game around a few weeks after console release, and never even attempted to do regular maelstrom arena, because of how bad I am.

At least you're attempting it. Have patience, things can take some time. Just because you can't beat maelstrom is no reason to quit the game and make forum posts about it....

I am in the same boat.

As Clint Eastwood says, ... 'A mans got to know his limitations.'

Rebirthment · February 2018

FLuFFyxMuFFiN wrote: »

Don't stress yourself out over a couple weapons that aren't essential regardless of what you may have been told. People can do just fine without them. Sure they are a nice little boost to dps but people can complete the majority of content without them.

This. They aren't needed and you can do just fine without them. But as someone else mentioned, if your trying to get people to give you a reason to stay, you've already made a choice and there isn't much we can do to help you.

JamuThatsWho · February 2018

I can't; if you're asking, you've already made up your mind.

Take a break if you need it.

Loves_guars · February 2018

Baby netches

Cpt_Teemo · February 2018

ClockworkCityBugs wrote: »

huschdeguddzje wrote: »

ClockworkCityBugs wrote: »

Guys who selling vmA runs love ppl like OP

I'm not gonna pay someone for that ***

sooner or later... you will

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNS4t5UCBfI

lazerlaz · February 2018

PvP and play for hate mail.

Only thing that keeps me going at this point lol.

MattT1988 · February 2018

I’m not going to give you a reason not to quit until you give me a reason why I should care that you quit.

Vapirko · February 2018

Welcome to the long, bitter history of first ever vMA runs. Stam DK is probably the hardest stamina class to complete it on with stam sorc being the best. If you want to take a break and farm vicious ophidian gear that will make it a lot easier and you don’t need the weapons for vMA. It’s mostly the stam return and speed boost you’re looking for. Look at some of the good guides by @Joy_Division and @Lukums1 and keep trying. I think I spent about 4 hours on the first 8 stages, quit for over a month on the last and then eventually beat stage 9 after another 4 hours.

temjiu · February 2018

huschdeguddzje wrote: »

SilverIce58 wrote: »

Honestly, if you need a random stranger on the internet to give you a reason to quit, it just means that you've already made your choice, and you're looking for attention. There's very little to no reason that anyone can give you that you won't disagree with.

Does this thread count as a "quitting thread", bc if it does inb4lock.

I want a reason to keep playing, try to read more carefully

I think that's the point he's making. Enjoyment of a game is an intrinsic personal thing. Another person cannot TELL you what you should enjoy or how.

If you a person of average or higher intellect, you probably already know this. Which is why he's assuming your just looking for attention.

If you honestly believe your not trying to garner attention, then you need to ask yourself why you need someone else to tell you how to enjoy your gameplay. Or perhaps you are really just looking for advice on the trials, and don't know how to ask? Plenty of good advice in this thread so far...and encouraging words.

Me, I don't even bother with trials. That's not why I play the game. I have very specific reasons to play the game, because I know what I enjoy, and that's as far as I push it.

I sincerely hope that you can push ahead, and accomplish your objectives. If you can't muster the motivation, that's OK too. it IS after all a game...not a proving grounds, nor does it define our personal value. enjoy it for what you can, and once your done, salute, have a beer and move on.

LioraValkyrie · February 2018

My advice on the stage 6 boss: ignore the boss. Focus entirely on the stun mechanic and killing the ads. Just drop a few dots on her when you get the chance. She will die all of a sudden and you'll be all shocked, like, huh I didn't even attack her!