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Rip Overload 3rd Bar

Koolio
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Great now I can set up my Stam Sorc Exactly like my other Stam classes. This may or may not have been a good “balance” change.

But it definitely nerfed FUN. It was awesome in PvP and Maelstrom getting a guild transition between them to access some more moves. Now it’s just the same bar setup as everything else
  • DeadlyRecluse
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    Yeah, I think you are spot on. It's kinda hard to argue that it isn't a good change in terms of bringing overload mechanics into line with the rest of the game, but it certainly removes a fun and flavorful part of sorc gameplay that has been around forever.
    Thrice Empress, Forever Scrub
  • Ankael07
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    People said the only thing good about Overload was the 3rd bar so Wrobel went on and nerfed it. Nothing surprising here
    If you want me to reply to your comment type @Ankael07 in it.
  • DoobZ69
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    Now I can make a dips*** generic DK tank and retire my now useless sorc tank into PvP. Thanks to all who requested this mechanic gutting and got themselves a rubbish ultimate in turn, I hope you're satisfied.
  • rafaelcsmaia
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    Well will it at least work with master architect so we can spam it from 25 ulti?
  • DeadlyRecluse
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    DoobZ69 wrote: »
    Now I can make a dips*** generic DK tank and retire my now useless sorc tank into PvP. Thanks to all who requested this mechanic gutting and got themselves a rubbish ultimate in turn, I hope you're satisfied.

    I don't think a single serious player requested this change.
    Thrice Empress, Forever Scrub
  • ZarkingFrued
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    Literally the only diversity stam sorc had. Gone.
  • ZarkingFrued
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    Not to mention, no more rapids.... can we just get an ability slot exclusively for Rapids, pvp is cringeworthy on horseback without it. Honestly, nvm, give us our 3rd bar back. This is absurd
  • HazelRose
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    This change is absolutely terrible. If ZOS actually wanted balance, why not have a morph that does half the damage but gives you a third bar? This change just guts stam sorcs.
  • DoobZ69
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    DoobZ69 wrote: »
    Now I can make a dips*** generic DK tank and retire my now useless sorc tank into PvP. Thanks to all who requested this mechanic gutting and got themselves a rubbish ultimate in turn, I hope you're satisfied.

    I don't think a single serious player requested this change.

    This is all over the sorcerer feedback post. I even posted TWICE to stop them from suggesting this nonsense and there are some saying this change is good now because its no longer "clunky".

    Now I'm looking at replacing a THIRD BAR ON A CLASS (A WHOLE SKILL BAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) for my tank with a ULTIMATE I WILL ONLY HAVE IT FOR THE PASSIVE AND NEVER CAST BECAUSE WARHORN IS 10000000000000000000000000XXXXXX better than everything else. Thanks a bunch. F***s me off so much.

    This will most likely lead me to retiring from tanking altogether, I just don't see myself casting TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT TAUNT only
  • Narvuntien
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    As a Sorc Healer I am losing so much over other healers now :( before despite having to double bar twilight I could at least have a few additional slots for some class skills. This is particularly bad since my front bar is all resto staff abilities because I have to rely particularly heavily on them.

    Now it was definitely clunky and hard to use but removing it completely D: I am just losing so much utility.
  • TBois
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    Yup this fight (at 1:05) shows how nice it was to have but also how it wasn't OP. You could easily use it to prebuff, but it was risky to use mid combat. The video just shows prebuffing, then not using it during heavy fighting, then using it later in combat when i'm less pressured.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkZbmucjshQ&t=65s
    Edited by TBois on September 18, 2018 6:20AM
    PC/NA
    T-Bois (Stam Sorc since 1.4) - AD
    An Unsettling Snowball (Templar) - AD
    Bosquecito (Stam Sorc) - DC
    Peti-T-Bois (Stamden) - AD
  • Morgul667
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    As a main stamsorc I feel sad when I read the patch notes
  • Morgul667
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    Players feedback overload is clunky and takes too much time to get on the 3rd bar
    ZOS brainstorm : let's remove the third bar ... problem solved !
  • binho
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    to be honest not many people used overload in PVP. the 3rd bar was the only good thing about it since the skill itself had been nerfed already before...
    now there's just no point using it at all :/
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