Anyone using the new arctic blast?

Aluneth · November 2018

Why would they put a target stun on a HoT/AoE heal?

ESO_Nightingale · November 2018

Aluneth wrote: »

Why would they put a target stun on a HoT/AoE heal?

That is the question you and everyone else is asking.

Red_Feather · November 2018

Please try making it a cone shape that does a delayed blast like the subterranean assault. Test it out and see how it feels.

That way it requires no target to use and it hits and stuns multiple enemies but because it telegraphs itself it can be a fair and powerful CC.

Maura_Neysa · November 2018

Red_Feather wrote: »

Please try making it a cone shape that does a delayed blast like the subterranean assault. Test it out and see how it feels.

That way it requires no target to use and it hits and stuns multiple enemies but because it telegraphs itself it can be a fair and powerful CC.

Would be an interesting combo. Your Blast, Shalks, Old Birbs, Execute.
...................................................3..........2.......Stun...1.... x3damage
Or
Shalks, Your Blast, Old Birbs, Execute
....3..........2......Debuff.....1..... Stun, x2damage

MinarasLaure · November 2018

I use it in pvp instead of clench.
It's weak, but I really love the range.
The animation is not that visible, especially in big zergs, so it hardly miss.
It's a trash skill, don't get me wrong, but, meh, at least it's a stun

Skullderic · November 2018

I have one Warden, Hi-Elf`Frost. This was one of the skills I used for damage, the heal was a little bonus & you could cast it anywhere & at anytime. It now does No damage & you have to target to cast it. IMO it's 100% trash.
My Forst Warden didnt like the change & I don't like playing her no more. She didnt do alot of damage to start with between
Mag char nerfs & frost lack of damage.
Warden needed a stun... :roll-eyes:
Should have put the stun on the flechy bug skill, was already a target skill.

macsmooth · November 2018

To answer the main question no I don’t use the new Arctic Blast skill I went straight to the shrine and remorphed it to the crap polar skill even if I didn’t want to be a healer tank

No point in that skill at all

_Ahala_ · November 2018

Garbage skill that serves only to remind us of how little zos cares for ice dps

ESO_Nightingale · November 2018

MinarasLaure wrote: »

I use it in pvp instead of clench.
It's weak, but I really love the range.
The animation is not that visible, especially in big zergs, so it hardly miss.
It's a trash skill, don't get me wrong, but, meh, at least it's a stun

id just use reach instead of it because that skill, has the same cost and more effectiveness.

weedgenius · November 2018

Aluneth wrote: »

Why would they put a target stun on a HoT/AoE heal?

Because they literally DNGAF. "Oh wardens want a stun? Okay, here's a stun. Now be quiet."

weedgenius · November 2018

Also, to answer OP: No. No longer using it. I loved this skill on my PVP healer but I've remorphed it to Polar Wind and then just dropped it from my bar. Absolute garbage change.

ESO_Nightingale · November 2018

weedgenius wrote: »

Also, to answer OP: No. No longer using it. I loved this skill on my PVP healer but I've remorphed it to Polar Wind and then just dropped it from my bar. Absolute garbage change.

absolutely agree here.