Hey ZOS! did you forget to put 1 second cast time on healing ward ?

CavalryPK · September 2018

Hurry up and do it before its to late.

Sorry for useless post. sort of frustrated. I mean for magicka classes in light armor. having a 1 second cast time on shields.... and the ability to crit on the shields.... Its like giving stam classes 1 second cast time on dodge roll..

I mean shields should be reactive ability not proactive.... I am sorry for sorcs.... anyways.... this is only the first week of pts... who knows what will change bla bla bla... we all know how this goes.

Bergzorn · September 2018

CavalryPK wrote: »

Its like giving stam classes 1 second cast time on dodge roll

I'm not on the PTS, but to me it feels like the changes to the dodge roll window will have a tremendous impact.

Biro123 · September 2018

For all that they wanted light and med to be more appealing, the shield changes imho pretty-much make light a no-go for PVP now.

While being crit, the only way they will stay up long enough is with high resists - which means heavy.. and with a 1 sec cast time, the only way you're gonna stay alive long enough to recast is with high resists.. heavy.

Shield changes are a nerf to light and a buff to heavy.. Just a shame magsorc can't sustain anything in heavy

CavalryPK · September 2018

I guess 1 second before attack dodge (instant cast) and 1 second shield cast timer )I meant to offset each other. Man!!! who is making this amazing balancing decisions.

Beardimus · September 2018

Heavy Impen meta for ward users how fricken dull. Honestly think they lost it with direction.

And ur right OP PTS notes change etc etc, I'm not QQing on the details, I'm QQing on direction, which will not change.

Those i feel sorry for are the class reps, in particular those that out loads of time into sorcs etc then this. Utterly gutting

Defilted · September 2018

I would like to see someone under fire and casting shields on the PTS before passing judgment.

The way it is now a Sorc can stay alive under heavy assault if it is a good player. Can that same good players still stay alive with this change? Would like to see that.

Streak/shield/streak?

Minno · September 2018

Biro123 wrote: »

For all that they wanted light and med to be more appealing, the shield changes imho pretty-much make light a no-go for PVP now.

While being crit, the only way they will stay up long enough is with high resists - which means heavy.. and with a 1 sec cast time, the only way you're gonna stay alive long enough to recast is with high resists.. heavy.

Shield changes are a nerf to light and a buff to heavy.. Just a shame magsorc can't sustain anything in heavy

Magplar might be the only ones that can run light in pvp:
- 7+ seconds major protection on 75 ulti cost
- minor protection on the same cast+other AS ability use
- radiant ward might still be instant cast.

CavalryPK · September 2018

Defilted wrote: »

I would like to see someone under fire and casting shields on the PTS before passing judgment.

The way it is now a Sorc can stay alive under heavy assault if it is a good player. Can that same good players still stay alive with this change? Would like to see that.

Streak/shield/streak?

Nah man... with this change... its going to be more like ::::

Streak/Gap closed/ trying to cast shield/ Dead.... again. we need more peeps in PTS.

NyassaV · September 2018

I can't wait to see an incap combo and then cast my ward- Oh I'm dead why aren't my skills going off REEEEEEEEEEEE

What_In_Tarnation · September 2018

*Pssst* Hey guys, remember bone shield from undaunted skill line? Let's ruin that skill, too.

Nyladreas · September 2018

What_In_Tarnation wrote: »

*Pssst* Hey guys, remember bone shield from undaunted skill line? Let's ruin that skill, too.

noone even uses that cause its so weak it cant even withstand a single hit on 30k health in PVP.

Get More HP you say? Fine. 2 hits at 60k. So strong.

Meanwhile i see 30K hp sorcs get a 30K shield.

Perhaps if ZOS wasn't stupid and gave bone shield a buff we would never get into this nerf this nerf that situation.

ZOS has the right tools to adress problems in balance but keeps resorting to using the WRONG TOOLS.

Sharee · September 2018

CavalryPK wrote: »

Hurry up and do it before its to late.

Sorry for useless post. sort of frustrated. I mean for magicka classes in light armor. having a 1 second cast time on shields.... and the ability to crit on the shields.... Its like giving stam classes 1 second cast time on dodge roll..

I mean shields should be reactive ability not proactive.... I am sorry for sorcs.... anyways.... this is only the first week of pts... who knows what will change bla bla bla... we all know how this goes.

The changes to shields are meant to make them a proactive defense (as per patch notes commentary). healing ward however is designed as a reactive defence - the shield is meant to be cast after you take damage, not before. That's why it wasn't changed.

Didgerion · September 2018

CavalryPK wrote: »

Defilted wrote: »

I would like to see someone under fire and casting shields on the PTS before passing judgment.

The way it is now a Sorc can stay alive under heavy assault if it is a good player. Can that same good players still stay alive with this change? Would like to see that.

Streak/shield/streak?

Nah man... with this change... its going to be more like ::::

Streak/Gap closed/ trying to cast shield/ Dead.... again. we need more peeps in PTS.

Installing PTS now, lets try save the class.

Skander · September 2018

Healing ward should stay like this. It's a recover ability.

Makes the other shield changes viable

What_In_Tarnation · September 2018

Nyladreas wrote: »

What_In_Tarnation wrote: »

*Pssst* Hey guys, remember bone shield from undaunted skill line? Let's ruin that skill, too.

noone even uses that cause its so weak it cant even withstand a single hit on 30k health in PVP.

Get More HP you say? Fine. 2 hits at 60k. So strong.

Meanwhile i see 30K hp sorcs get a 30K shield.

Perhaps if ZOS wasn't stupid and gave bone shield a buff we would never get into this nerf this nerf that situation.

ZOS has the right tools to adress problems in balance but keeps resorting to using the WRONG TOOLS.

I meant if we're going to ruin lots of abilities, then why not ruin all of them.