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Did Shields needed cast time?
Prabooo
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really?
Did Shields needed cast time? 177 votes
Yes
14%
25 votes
No
79%
140 votes
Maybe
6%
12 votes
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Gilvoth✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Noi Hate sorcerers, i love killing them.
but i do not agree with the 1 second delay on shield casting.
infact, if that 1 second delay on shield casting goes live then it will be a trickle down effecT.
eventually leading to alot of very serious problems with elderscrolls online and may even be fatal for sorcerers and and up being fatal for all classes.
Edited by Gilvoth on September 18, 2018 11:17PM6 -
VaranisArano✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭VaranisArano wrote: »Probably not.
But did we really need another poll?
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Banana✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭NoVaranisArano wrote: »Probably not.
But did we really need another poll?
I want more forum stars
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Warganic✭YesHow many shields got cast time?PC:
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Itzmichi✭✭✭✭✭Maybewe should stop opening the 17373838282929³ thread?!Edited by Itzmichi on September 21, 2018 11:13PMHere, have a chill pill 💊!1
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Jules✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭NoLooks like it's pretty unanimously a 'no, this was not necessary' - from even people who hate sorcs.1 -
Vesper_BR✭✭✭YesA colldown or a cast time... That's my opinion. And dont come here telling me that no skills have cooldow... Go and play a mag dk before telling me this...
A colldown would be preferable by me, since we could still use shields as a reacting machanic but only for a short period of time to get a space or received healing/support.Edited by Vesper_BR on September 22, 2018 5:12PMVESPER BR - MAGICKA DRAGONKNIGHT - GRAND OVERLORD + FLAWLESS CONQUEROR (1070 CP / 01-01-2018)
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Tonturri✭✭✭✭✭NoA colldown or a cast time... That's my opinion. And dont come here telling me that no skills have cooldow... Go and play a mag dk before telling me this...
A colldown would be preferable by me, since we could still use shields as a reacting machanic but only for a short period of time to get a space or received healing/support.
I've played a magdk. None of their skills have cooldowns unless you count that flame lash proc thing. Counting that, sorc frags and nb bow also have a cooldown, but let's not go there.
Still though, why do you think shields should have a cooldown or cast time? What was wrong with them before?1 -
Kadoin✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭NoThey needed a nerf, but not cast time lol...Still, I can understand why ZOS went that route.2 -
GreenSoup2HoT✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭NoI don't think cast-time was the correct solution but its about time shields got an overhaul. Shield crit and resistance was ALONG time coming.
There was 0 reason to run a crit build since so many players in pvp had shields.
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LiquidPony✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭NoI don't understand why they didn't go with an existing solution like ... stacking costs.
Dodging multiple times consecutively scales the cost up. Streaking multiple times consecutively scales the cost up.
Why not just scale up the cost of shields dramatically on consecutive casts? That way, you can still shield *once* reactively, but doing so repeatedly becomes prohibitively expensive.
This prevents shield stacking in PvP and shield spamming in PvE.
The cast time change is awful. Cast times in general are awful in this game.2 -
werzui✭✭Noi say no to the casttime of shields especially that one from the sorcs that looks like u take a dump while casting it
but honestly if they really think a casttime is the way to balance shields then pls for the love of JESUS make the casttime like 0.1 or 0.2 seconds, that way its not stacked that fast and can be interrupted but is still fast enougth for pve content like trials or vma mechanics that are too fast for that 1 sec delay.! . . .
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OFFL1MIT✭✭✭NoI didnt have any issue killing sorcs, you either CC and blast them, or just play with them until their resources gets low and nuke them with a combo.
about pve - trials, dungeons that matter Im no sure , you can ofcourse escape of some of the mechanics from dungeons, trails, but not all of it. If it will go live, it will have BIG impact for a community, alot of people will leave, because it will be a sign that zos dont care about people and who are more experienced at this game than them. So no, even sorc is not my main class.1 -
shaielzafine✭✭✭✭✭NoIf ESO continues with the cast times and it becomes more & more like other mmo's cast times & global cooldowns for abilities, then I may as well just stay logged on to WoW. Being able to animation cancel, dodge & have spammable abilities like shields made ESO's combat significantly different from other MMOs. With the lag and server performance, a 1 second cast time is more like 3-5, of it even gets cast at all (looking at you, sprint bug and skill lag). This wasn't a change people cried out for, and it's very clunky on the pts. Very poor idea3
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StamWhipCultist✭✭✭✭✭YesYes. Maybe not entire second but some cast time is indeed solid solution for shieldstacking. Now they have to use brain and not just scrub over keyboard. In few months this will make sorcs become better or leave the class. Its good for ESO, in PvE there will be no more zero healer runs or light armor sorc tanks. In PvP they will jump no more.0
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mlsweet✭✭NoThe only way I would "accept" a shield cast time (it's a terrible idea, game is too fast and that gameplay is not fun) is if magsorcs reclaimed their mobility with streak.
Remove consecutive streak costs or dramatically reduce them. Remove streak delay for rapid streaking.
If we can't stand our ground and shield up, give us the "strategic" ability to LOS and reapply them.
Also, a magicka based weapon ability snare removal would be great.
But I would rather nuke the cast time and keep my crappy streak.PC-NA
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AcadianPaladin✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭NoThis thread rather confirms my gut feel that the only problem with shields is PvP and the answer is (as ever) balance PvP and PvE separately. That said, even many PvPers are saying shields are not a problem. As a PvEer, I certainly don't see a problem in PvE. Cast time on shields to make healers relevant?!? How many times do we have to say that the inability to heal a one shot mechanic is the healer's problem. Who in PvE cares if mages are shielded up or not? To believe that a cast time on shields will make healers more relevant is absurd.PC NA(no Steam), PvE, mostly solo1 -
Prabooo✭✭✭✭NoAcadianPaladin wrote: »Cast time on shields to make healers relevant?!? How many times do we have to say that the inability to heal a one shot mechanic is the healer's problem. Who in PvE cares if mages are shielded up or not? To believe that a cast time on shields will make healers more relevant is absurd.
This is so evident, so obvious to the people that play the game … This shield nerf is totally bollocks ...
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Starlock✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭MaybeNeeded? Nothing is ever technically needed as far as game mechanics changes go. A wise idea? Probably, but not a change I would have suggested. Don’t really care either way, as this change will not impact me significantly as a non-competitive player.0
