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[Class Reps] Meeting Notes - August 16

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Below you'll find the topics we discussed with the Class Reps during our meeting yesterday, with the notes compiled by the Reps themselves. In this meeting, we discussed some of the goals we have for Update 20 and beyond, making sure they're hitting on the larger pain points currently in-game. Usual caveat: This is not a list of everything that will be changing, and may not include every piece of feedback that was received.

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Beforehand, we [Class Reps] sent ZOS a bunch of documents, videos, and charts covering previous pain points, community feedback since our last meeting, observations on the PTS process and launch of update 19, and DPS/resource management comparisons. Tasear also has a list of bugs that is being kept up to date.

ZOS’s high-level goals and things actively being worked on for update 20
  • Smaller number of high impact changes
  • Harness Magicka and Conjured Ward skills are overshadowing and diminishing the role of healers
  • Light and Medium Armor do not compare favorably to Heavy Armor (mostly in PvP: it’s easier to get good damage, sustain, and mitigation from heavy)
  • Duel Wield is an end-game PvE requirement because of the Blade Cloak skill
  • Want to get class DPS and resource regeneration more in tune with each other

Specific Class goals for update 20
Dragonknights:
  • Address inconsistent ability ranges (Embers 5 meters, Whip 8 meters, Flames 10 meters)
  • Hardened Armor morph needs improvement
  • Power Lash stun does not synergize well with class theme of control. Also want to move away from high burst+stun mechanics

Nightblades:
  • Piercing Mark is too hard of a counter for stealth gameplay
  • Dark Cloak Minor Protection buff is too short
  • Would like to have players choose between high damage or strong healing rather than current model

Wardens:
  • Better ability to control opponents in PvP
  • High DPS too reliant on Bear
  • More fluid rotation rather than buff spamming
  • Needs a unique buff to offer groupmates

Sorcerers:
  • Bound Armor needs to be more worthwhile
  • The Overload skill is awkward with the class kit: it’s either a gank gimmick or not used much
  • Crystal Fragments needs to be more cost effective

Templars:
  • Need an ultimate for burst damage
  • Agree that Templars fighting over repenting corpses is undesirable
  • Make Focused Charge easier to use in melee range
  • Make the Spear Wall passive more applicable

ZOS is working on making sure CC mechanics, specifically breaking free and CC immunity, are more reliable.

Goals beyond Update 20 that ZOS is currently working on:
  • It is too difficult to land untargeted AoE abilities such as the Templar Puncturing Strikes ability
  • They know players don’t like feeling forced to be vampires
  • More diversity for Tank gearing
  • Want to make healing both more valuable and rewarding for end-game group play
    • Also, aware that Battlegrounds need to do a better job with medals and showing healer contributions
  • Make Streak ability work better on uneven terrain
  • Improve the unique feel of each class
  • Pets more predictable and easier to manage.
  • They know players want the “Ice Mage” theme
  • Some classes need better resource regeneration while blocking

After this, ZOS asked if any points not listed above needed emphasis. Class reps responded:
  • Stamina classes, in particular Dragonknight and Sorcerer, need to get more out of their native kit and feel a better sense of identity rather than just a collection of weapon abilities.
    • Stamina diversity in DPS is also lacking as gear and weapon bars are almost identical between classes.
  • Templars still need some form of pro-active defense. Sun Shield is an obvious candidate for reform as it’s not a popular skill
  • Sorcerers are still going to lack options and are crammed for bar space. Rune Cage changes have come fast, and many feel they are right back to where they started with relying on Master Destro staff
    • We talked about giving an instant cast option for a lower damaging Crystal Blast morph
  • Templars sharing corpses for Repentance would solve the fighting-between-allies problem, but may have undesirable PvP consequences as denying enemy templars was a legit gameplay mechanic
  • High burst damage from stealth (mostly via Snipe and Overload) needed better ques (as opposed to flat nerfs). ZOS told us they were working on bugs (such as Snipe health desynchs) to help and suggested that they may look into PvP burst damage more generally
  • PvE DPS diversity is a huge pain point. This lead to a more in-depth discussion.

PVE diversity. Class reps brought up the unsatisfying “meta” that some groups are just loading up on Nightblade DPS, with just one other support class (DK tank for Engulfing Flames, Templar healer for Purify and PoTL, Sorcerer off-healer for Conduits). To address this, the following points were raised:
  • Each class ought to bring something to the team that is both important and meaningful
    • More specifically, each class DPS should do this to avoid the “meta” issue described above
  • The class minor buffs that they are currently providing (such as minor sorcery and minor savagery) are too small. It’s better just to load up on the “BiS” DPS class
    • Wardens really lose out here. ZOS knows this and said they will give something else for Wardens to offer.
  • The Nightblade class brings the highest DPS and is the only one that feels fluid. The other 4 classes often bottom out on sustain, while the Nightblade keeps doing its smooth rotation.
    • The Nightblade can do this with blue max stat food; the other classes don’t even keep up with sustain drinks
    • The other classes could devote more into resource management, but while doing so addresses the issue with their rotations, they’re further behind in DPS
    • We’d like the Nightblade to be the model for the other classes

ZOS acknowledged this and pointed out a solution may not be easy as they want to avoid the danger of making each class necessary to complete a trial.
  • They want to prevent a scenario where a real-life issue caused the stamina Warden to drop raid and then they couldn’t do the trial because no other stamina Warden was available
  • They indicated they are looking for a fine balance between these extremes and to chip away at the problem to get to where we’d all like to go

Other issues brought up:
  • Absorb Stamina glyphs doing magicka damage went on the list to be changed.
  • Why was heavy attack melee range reduced from 10 meters to 7? To make the ranges standardized and avoid problem of why basic attacks are hitting but not abilities
  • Why do small daggers and range light attacks do more DPS than huge Axes and melee light attacks? Melee has a hard time Vs. opponents using Swift jewelry. ZOS says they will look more closely into Duel Wield Vs. Two-Handed damage.
  • Channeled abilities and those longer than 1 second (like Templar Puncturing Strikes) miss out on Light attacks, which are a big DPS contributor.
    • ZOS said this was a valid point and will look into it.
  • Healing/Tanking Diversity
    • Healers want to be more valuable and wanted. Battleground recognition.
    • Some Healing skills, in particular from the Restoration Staff, just aren’t good options (like Force Siphon and the other morph of Combat Prayer that many people don’t even know the name)
    • ZOS indicated there are looking at the discrepancy of stamina regeneration while blocking for all tanks
      • Reps indicated that while this is good, the problem goes deeper as Wardens already have good stamina sustain and DK tanks still dominate since DK tanks provide a valuable DPS buff in Engulfing Flames.
      • Some of this is perception as many people mimic what the notable guilds do.

ZOS then indicated having classes bring unique gameplay was a long-term goal for beyond Update 20.

Question and Answers:

What can we tell people?
  • Pretty much anything that comes up in our meeting. ZOS is not going to share things with the Reps that they are not comfortable going public.

What about Frost Staffs?
  • The heavy attack is too long for a taunt. Taunt does not provide Major fracture/breach
  • ZOS wanted to know if players are switching from stamina to magicka blocking
    • At first, we did. But now most tanks preserve their magicka to cast skills
    • This unfortunately has made the Tri-Focus passive useless or a pain to constantly switch skill points in and out of it.
  • Reps said Frost Staff is used mostly a back-bar tank weapon or for the easier dungeons rather than Trials.
  • ZOS acknowledged this and will look into it for a future update.
  • Frost staff is intended to be a tanking/control element as opposed to a DPS element.

Why does Crystal Fragment instant cast have a tiny cast-time and drops block?
  • That’s a bug and ZOS is looking to fix that.

Stamina players are at a disadvantage when it comes to synergies because most of them do magic damage and scale of magicka stats.
  • ZOS acknowledged the discrepancy
  • This lead to a more specific discussion about synergies.
  • It was agreed that certain ranged synergies such as from Inner Fire and Trapping Webs were too restrictive in who was eligible to activate them (range is too narrow, angle is too acute, only one specific target, etc.).
  • Certain Nightblade heal oriented synergies are not powerful enough.
  • Many of the actual synergy animations are uninspiring and don’t feel impactful (compare to say Gravity Crush or Ignite).

Some class AOE oriented Ultimates were falling out of favor. Wardens are the exception here as Permafrost is quite good.
  • ZOS said they are looking to make the other morph better as most people just use it for the 8% maximum stat passive.

We came back to Sorcerers for the last topic.
  • ZOS is firm in their stance that high burst damage skills combined with stuns are undesirable and is looking to get away from that.
  • ZOS said they are aware that Crystal Fragments ability needs to be more efficient.
  • The Reps repeated the feedback that the Crystal Blast morph also needs an update and reiterated the idea of giving sorcerers the choice between instant cast high damage and instant cast medium damage with a stun.
  • Initial and early feedback for Sorcerers is that their class is walking in place with the buff-nerf cycle to Rune Prison.
    • Also, some are wondering why the other morph that wasn’t an issue, Defensive Rune, can now be dodged.
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  • Masel
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    Class Rating Statistics (380 Entries):


    for clarification: these are not the basis of the feedback we provided to the devs, these are supplemental. These are meant to provide the PERCEPTION of players onto how certain classes and specs perform in certain aspects of the game. If you disagree with anything you see here, then the best thing you can do is to simply do an entry yourself and include your own perception to counter it.

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    Link to the form:

    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXLak8XM1xrojAcnMZ8PZmU35DUZjruoh7RC2zTSrHDQuq1Q/viewform
    Edited by Masel on August 17, 2018 10:01PM
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  • MissBizz
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    I really don't know what the other morph of combat prayer is called...
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  • React
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    Overall, this seems like a compilation of very valid and mostly unbiased feedback. I am excited to see where this new program takes us in terms of combat & mechanic changes (mainly referring to PvP) in the future. As a stamplar main with 2600+ hours on the class, I have to say that reading some of my larger concerns with the class from a zenimax post is a huge relief.

    The only thing I am a bit concerned about are the references to "Burst damage" being too strong/not ideal for PvP. Burst damage is not only very difficult to build for in a meta where the vast majority are playing tankier/survival oriented specs, but it is also a much more rewarding playstyle than a sort of "dot them up and/or out sustain them" playstyle. While certain burst builds are outliers (I.e nightblade incap -> bow being very easy, or sorc curse->fury->met->cage), the vast majority of burst gameplay takes a higher skill level and more precise targeting capabilities to pull off. I certainly hope that ZoS won't take this feedback as a sign that burst damage as a whole has no place in PvP.

    Finally, I would just like to say that all class balance issues aside, zenimax really needs to focus resources on FIXING BUGS. There is no reason that we should have spent 6 months dealing with issues like the sprint bug, bar swap bugs, extreme rubberbanding happening with all knockback & range ccs + meteor, dawnbreaker and other ults dissapearing, etc. Xbox PvP is at a point where between the lag and the bugs, there is hardly any skill separation between a good player and an average player. You cannot animation cancel and time abilities/actions properly because they simply do not function in the lag, and thus you are essentially inputting these abilities and actions at the same pace as someone with far less experience. In addition to this, fighting outnumbered and having even one bug occur (sprint lock, rubberband CC, etc) basically means death. It is time for ZoS to step up and acknowledge these issues as a primary focus for their development team instead of working on upcoming content and poor balance changes.
    Edited by React on August 17, 2018 6:48PM
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  • Fallewarrior
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    Mfw zos thinks shields are the reason healers are not needed.
    Mfw zos thinks that duelwield is only used because of bladecloak.

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    Can't tell if class reps completely lost their mind, or that zos is not listening at all.

    Edited by Fallewarrior on August 17, 2018 6:45PM
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  • casparian
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    Mfw zos thinks shields are the reason healers are not needed.
    Mfw zos thinks that duel is only used becuase of bladecloak.

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    But these notes didn't say either of those things.
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  • Itacira
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    Thank you so much for the notes and graphs !

    These give me high hope that my PVE Two Handed stamsorc might one day be VIABLE, I'm so happy !
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  • King_Thelon
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    I've lost all faith in this program. It's clear that Zenimax doesn't know how to balance Mag Sorc and the reps have little impact or useful feedback to provide on this issue.

    Your PvP mag Sorc "ratings " are just lol. Like please. Mag Sorc has more mobility than Mag Blade? Sure bud. Better defense than Mag Blade, Mag DK, Mag Warden and Mag Plar??? Lol sure bud. Mag Sorc has best sustain of all Mag classes? Wow. Just wow.

    Did the Mag Sorc class rep resign? Who in the program actually plays this class in outnumbered PvP? Surely they didn't provide input onto those "ratings"...

    The class does not function without an effective stun. Period. Right now, our only viable stun is blockable, dodgeable, reflectable,requires DSA farming, and still is worse than old frags, a skill that was nerfed so "people will try the other morph". How is that acceptable? How does ZOS plan to address that? It's no where in the notes. No where

    And these are old issues fellas. You've had months to address it. You're getting nowhere. That's failure. Plain and simple.

    I've been as constructive as I can. I'm not bashing or baiting anyone. But you've got to call it like you see it. This is failure personified.
  • TheStealthDude
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    Would like to have players choose between high damage or strong healing rather than current model

    This worries me as a magblade player (though I am not an end-game trial player), because I thought that this WAS the current model. We already make that choice with Strife, Path, and the Siphon ultimate.

    One of the things I love about this class is that I can change my gear and skill bars to adjust to how much healing my group needs. I can stay at minimal healing with just Funnel Health, Refreshing path, and an otherwise full-DPS loadout; OR I can stack some more heals in there like Healthy Offering or Resto Staves or change out DPS gear for healer-centric gear. All this without having to respec skill points and sacrificing just a bit of DPS when I go full-DPS mode.

    The statement worries me because I am afraid that they are looking to take this functionality and adaptability away from the class.
    Edited by TheStealthDude on August 17, 2018 6:58PM
  • NBrookus
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    Your PvP mag Sorc "ratings " are just lol. Like please. Mag Sorc has more mobility than Mag Blade? Sure bud. Better defense than Mag Blade, Mag DK, Mag Warden and Mag Plar??? Lol sure bud. Mag Sorc has best sustain of all Mag classes? Wow. Just wow.

    Did the Mag Sorc class rep resign? Who in the program actually plays this class in outnumbered PvP? Surely they didn't provide input onto those "ratings"...

    The ratings were self-reported by players who filled out the form. The reps didn't make them up.

    And yea, there are a few real lol-worthy self-ratings.
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    NBrookus wrote: »
    Your PvP mag Sorc "ratings " are just lol. Like please. Mag Sorc has more mobility than Mag Blade? Sure bud. Better defense than Mag Blade, Mag DK, Mag Warden and Mag Plar??? Lol sure bud. Mag Sorc has best sustain of all Mag classes? Wow. Just wow.

    Did the Mag Sorc class rep resign? Who in the program actually plays this class in outnumbered PvP? Surely they didn't provide input onto those "ratings"...

    The ratings were self-reported by players who filled out the form. The reps didn't make them up.

    And yea, there are a few real lol-worthy self-ratings.

    Which means some players are out of touch with their classes lol

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    For example, stamplar is rated kinda high for dots despite them only having 1 dot in their class kit. I remember giving stamplar a 3 on that rating, because the only DOT in the kit is jabs and jabs is kinda nice/efficient for what it does. They still have to get other dots from the weapon lines to fuel POTL, which other stamina classes can arguably use better anyway.
    Edited by Minno on August 17, 2018 7:13PM
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  • Mureel
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    Harness Magicka and Conjured Ward skills are overshadowing and diminishing the role of healers

    SO NOT what we even ever said!
    1. DUNGEON MECHANICS are either minimal damage or one shot, rendering healers ineffective.
    2. DPS IS OP
    3. SELF HEALS are OP (in PVE)

    Were the things we actually said. smh.

    *Gives up and focuses on Tanking and DPS.*
    Edited by Mureel on August 17, 2018 7:14PM
  • casparian
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    Would like to have players choose between high damage or strong healing rather than current model

    This worries me as a magblade player (though I am not an end-game trial player), because I thought that this WAS the current model. We already make that choice with Strife, Path, and the Siphon ultimate.
    No, you don't have to make that choice. Magblades who choose Restoring over Twisting Path and who run Funnel Health over Ele Weapon or Force Pulse do top-tier DPS while putting out significant amounts of off-healing. If you want to know what it feels like to have to choose between damage and healing, roll another class.
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  • Mureel
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    Mfw zos thinks shields are the reason healers are not needed.
    Mfw zos thinks that duelwield is only used because of bladecloak.

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    Can't tell if class reps completely lost their mind, or that zos is not listening at all.

    Agree - like What?
  • Mureel
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    MissBizz wrote: »
    I really don't know what the other morph of combat prayer is called...

    It's called 'Don't use it because it's pointless.'
  • Masel
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    I've lost all faith in this program. It's clear that Zenimax doesn't know how to balance Mag Sorc and the reps have little impact or useful feedback to provide on this issue.

    Your PvP mag Sorc "ratings " are just lol. Like please. Mag Sorc has more mobility than Mag Blade? Sure bud. Better defense than Mag Blade, Mag DK, Mag Warden and Mag Plar??? Lol sure bud. Mag Sorc has best sustain of all Mag classes? Wow. Just wow.

    Did the Mag Sorc class rep resign? Who in the program actually plays this class in outnumbered PvP? Surely they didn't provide input onto those "ratings"...

    The class does not function without an effective stun. Period. Right now, our only viable stun is blockable, dodgeable, reflectable,requires DSA farming, and still is worse than old frags, a skill that was nerfed so "people will try the other morph". How is that acceptable? How does ZOS plan to address that? It's no where in the notes. No where

    And these are old issues fellas. You've had months to address it. You're getting nowhere. That's failure. Plain and simple.

    I've been as constructive as I can. I'm not bashing or baiting anyone. But you've got to call it like you see it. This is failure personified.

    Ratings are based on community feedback as the entries are done by players, so they're not "ours", they're more yours than ours for example. You could've entered your own opinion to counter what you disagree with.

    Your opinion apparently does not match the majority of feedback we received, otherwise they'd be on there :wink:
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  • Mureel
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    I've lost all faith in this program. It's clear that Zenimax doesn't know how to balance Mag Sorc and the reps have little impact or useful feedback to provide on this issue.

    Your PvP mag Sorc "ratings " are just lol. Like please. Mag Sorc has more mobility than Mag Blade? Sure bud. Better defense than Mag Blade, Mag DK, Mag Warden and Mag Plar??? Lol sure bud. Mag Sorc has best sustain of all Mag classes? Wow. Just wow.

    Did the Mag Sorc class rep resign? Who in the program actually plays this class in outnumbered PvP? Surely they didn't provide input onto those "ratings"...

    The class does not function without an effective stun. Period. Right now, our only viable stun is blockable, dodgeable, reflectable,requires DSA farming, and still is worse than old frags, a skill that was nerfed so "people will try the other morph". How is that acceptable? How does ZOS plan to address that? It's no where in the notes. No where

    And these are old issues fellas. You've had months to address it. You're getting nowhere. That's failure. Plain and simple.

    I've been as constructive as I can. I'm not bashing or baiting anyone. But you've got to call it like you see it. This is failure personified.

    Same.

    Honest to goodness.
  • Ankael07
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    What do these class ratings suppose to accomplish? Surely we're not balancing the game with democracy?
    Edited by Ankael07 on August 17, 2018 7:25PM
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  • King_Thelon
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    Masel92 wrote: »
    I've lost all faith in this program. It's clear that Zenimax doesn't know how to balance Mag Sorc and the reps have little impact or useful feedback to provide on this issue.

    Your PvP mag Sorc "ratings " are just lol. Like please. Mag Sorc has more mobility than Mag Blade? Sure bud. Better defense than Mag Blade, Mag DK, Mag Warden and Mag Plar??? Lol sure bud. Mag Sorc has best sustain of all Mag classes? Wow. Just wow.

    Did the Mag Sorc class rep resign? Who in the program actually plays this class in outnumbered PvP? Surely they didn't provide input onto those "ratings"...

    The class does not function without an effective stun. Period. Right now, our only viable stun is blockable, dodgeable, reflectable,requires DSA farming, and still is worse than old frags, a skill that was nerfed so "people will try the other morph". How is that acceptable? How does ZOS plan to address that? It's no where in the notes. No where

    And these are old issues fellas. You've had months to address it. You're getting nowhere. That's failure. Plain and simple.

    I've been as constructive as I can. I'm not bashing or baiting anyone. But you've got to call it like you see it. This is failure personified.

    Ratings are based on community feedback as the entries are done by players, so they're not "ours", they're more yours than ours for example. You could've entered your own opinion to counter what you disagree with.

    Your opinion apparently does not match the majority of feedback we received, otherwise they'd be on there :wink:

    Whether my feedback "matches" that of a player who has played mag Sorc for a day in a blob is irrelevant. This program was supposed to provide meaningful feedback compiled by knowledgeable players to Zenimax. Your charts are clearly not meaningful, even more so if you're counting feedback from ppl with 4+ years experience on the same level as a day 2 player who just unlocked vigor.

    Disappointing. To say the least.
  • TheStealthDude
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    casparian wrote: »
    Would like to have players choose between high damage or strong healing rather than current model

    This worries me as a magblade player (though I am not an end-game trial player), because I thought that this WAS the current model. We already make that choice with Strife, Path, and the Siphon ultimate.
    No, you don't have to make that choice. Magblades who choose Restoring over Twisting Path and who run Funnel Health over Ele Weapon or Force Pulse do top-tier DPS while putting out significant amounts of off-healing. If you want to know what it feels like to have to choose between damage and healing, roll another class.

    I get that. My concern is about what they are going to do to change that.

    Are they going to buff the DPS-focused morphs?

    Are they going to cut out 50-100% of the damage from the healing/non-DPS morphs?

    One of those changes I would be fine with, the other would make me lose a lot interest in playing my Nightblade healer.
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    oh boy stamdk being bad in any category yet the only changes coming with update 20 will be magdk QoL changes like let's make their life better before we try to bring stamdk back to agrypnocoma from it's current state that has more in common with death than being alive
  • ZOS_GinaBruno
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    Community Manager
    Guys, please stay respectful and constructive. As mentioned in the first paragraph, this doesn't encompass every piece of feedback. The goal here is to collect how the majority of players are feeling, and it may not include everything. We want to continue doing this, but respect goes both ways.
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  • RedRook
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    I've lost all faith in this program. It's clear that Zenimax doesn't know how to balance Mag Sorc and the reps have little impact or useful feedback to provide on this issue.

    Your PvP mag Sorc "ratings " are just lol. Like please. Mag Sorc has more mobility than Mag Blade? Sure bud. Better defense than Mag Blade, Mag DK, Mag Warden and Mag Plar??? Lol sure bud. Mag Sorc has best sustain of all Mag classes? Wow. Just wow.

    Did the Mag Sorc class rep resign? Who in the program actually plays this class in outnumbered PvP? Surely they didn't provide input onto those "ratings"...

    The class does not function without an effective stun. Period. Right now, our only viable stun is blockable, dodgeable, reflectable,requires DSA farming, and still is worse than old frags, a skill that was nerfed so "people will try the other morph". How is that acceptable? How does ZOS plan to address that? It's no where in the notes. No where

    And these are old issues fellas. You've had months to address it. You're getting nowhere. That's failure. Plain and simple.

    I've been as constructive as I can. I'm not bashing or baiting anyone. But you've got to call it like you see it. This is failure personified.

    @Thelon Do you play any other classes? I've wondered for a while. No offense intended or implied, just curiosity.
  • Avran_Sylt
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    One thing that I want to note about DW and 2H for PvE:

    I am a Nightblade.

    I use DW over 2H because it offers 2 Enchantment spots, allowing me to squeeze in a bit more damage via glyphs.
    It offers slightly greater total Weapon Damage because of the +20% off-hand bonus (with Passive).
    The "Follow Up" 2H Passive is getting progressively worse as the game progresses. Especially given the Heavy Attack damage reduction over the Light Attack buffs.
  • Thestephenmcraeub17_ESO
    Masel92 wrote: »

    Wow. Weird to see the numbers indicating that magDK PvE DPS performs overall worse than mag warden. Worst out of all classes, in fact. No wonder no one wants us in vet trials :(

    #BuffMagDKs2018

    That's not to say that mag wardens definitely don't need some love too. Buff them up.

    But probably what's least surprising out of all of this is how nightblades just objectively reign supreme. Such a clear indicator that balance is way off, and everything except NBs needs a buff overall.
  • RedRook
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    ZOS then indicated having classes bring unique gameplay was a long-term goal for beyond Update 20.

    That's good to read, I hope they stay with that.

    It's great to have world skill lines to allow for creativity in builds and to cover for the deficits a particular class may have, but we are increasingly all reliant on the same skills, the same gear, the same must-have weapon ability slotted no matter what class, and it's depressing. Parity between all the classes for any particular role in the "trinity" is all well and good, but playing the different classes should be different.

    I hope they're not only referring to what each class offers to the group in a raid of twelve.
  • Strider__Roshin
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    It's about time they address damage shields. I'm liking the direction they're going. Makes me happy to support it.
  • RaddlemanNumber7
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    Dragonknights:
    Power Lash stun does not synergize well with class theme of control. Also want to move away from high burst+stun mechanics

    I'm sure PvP'ers will be happy the reps said that ;)
    Nightblades:
    Piercing Mark is too hard of a counter for stealth gameplay

    I disagree with that statement. I play a stealthy NB in PvP myself. I find that Piercing Mark is nothing more than a minor annoyance because I slot Purge. Piercing Mark is also an essential tool for countering other stealth players and I use it a lot myself. I see a lot of benefit from it. Please don't screw it up.
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  • King_Thelon
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    RedRook wrote: »
    I've lost all faith in this program. It's clear that Zenimax doesn't know how to balance Mag Sorc and the reps have little impact or useful feedback to provide on this issue.

    Your PvP mag Sorc "ratings " are just lol. Like please. Mag Sorc has more mobility than Mag Blade? Sure bud. Better defense than Mag Blade, Mag DK, Mag Warden and Mag Plar??? Lol sure bud. Mag Sorc has best sustain of all Mag classes? Wow. Just wow.

    Did the Mag Sorc class rep resign? Who in the program actually plays this class in outnumbered PvP? Surely they didn't provide input onto those "ratings"...

    The class does not function without an effective stun. Period. Right now, our only viable stun is blockable, dodgeable, reflectable,requires DSA farming, and still is worse than old frags, a skill that was nerfed so "people will try the other morph". How is that acceptable? How does ZOS plan to address that? It's no where in the notes. No where

    And these are old issues fellas. You've had months to address it. You're getting nowhere. That's failure. Plain and simple.

    I've been as constructive as I can. I'm not bashing or baiting anyone. But you've got to call it like you see it. This is failure personified.

    @Thelon Do you play any other classes? I've wondered for a while. No offense intended or implied, just curiosity.

    I do, but i only PvP and RP competatively on MagSorc
  • HeroOfNone
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    Mark target is too over powered to stealth mechanics but almost every other anti cloak ability sucks we keep circling this but nightblades are strong and made stronger with cloak, so the desire to improve other builds will always have to be balanced with that in mind. Even if you don't use cloak and image, you can, which gives a high advantage and few counters that work with lag. Just nerf cloak through better counters or with a natural weakness like base or increased cost, then we can get the other improvements going.

    Battlegrounds not rewarding healers enough is a deathmatch issue, on matches they a lot more medals than fraggers who single handedly do the job of protecting the relic/carrier/flags. We can do better and adjust the medals we reward for both.


    And on vampires, I keep mentioning in the discordand not sure how many others agree, but does anyone else see an issue in a cosmetic game like ESO where having vampirism turns off or mutes a LOT of character skin markings? I mean I don't mind the pale look, some fangs would be cool, but at stage 1 vampirism I can't see any tattoos, markings, and by stage 4 I look like almost every other khajiit, save my clothing. No point to buy cosmetics when they don't show up right?

    Oh well, those are my current gripes.
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  • Inig0
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    casparian wrote: »
    Mfw zos thinks shields are the reason healers are not needed.
    Mfw zos thinks that duel is only used becuase of bladecloak.

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    But these notes didn't say either of those things.

    Harness Magicka and Conjured Ward skills are overshadowing and diminishing the role of healers
    Duel Wield is an end-game PvE requirement because of the Blade Cloak skill

    Here is where Fallen is getting his facial reaction from. Its literally right there. In. the. NOTES.
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