It doesn't. Make sense, that is.
https://youtu.be/xlA9bNk3b5Q

Trying to make sense of ANY change to the Bosmers in that update is a lost cause.

"They are hunters, so they will detect stealthed things". Even though a hunter is someone who remains discreet to avoid being seen by their prey. Even though, from the maths team's own words, nothing is stealthed in game besides players. Even though Bosmers will now be as stealthy as Orcs or Nords, which makes perfect nonsense. Even though lorewise Bosmers are more thieves than hunters, even having an epic named "The 1000 benefits of hiding" and the Rite of Theft. Even though they have had stealth bonus in every Elder Scrolls game ever.

But sure, they tried to respect the lore. I can see why the Lore Master at ZOS quit his job. I'd do that too if it were my job, wouldn't want to be blamed for allowing that.

All I know is I'm ready for the update tested a few things out on PTS I'm sitting around 40k max Stam 3k recovery and 5k weapon damage and 20k penetration fully buffed GG

Jameliel wrote: »

There have been and will continue to be numerous explanations. The one that makes the most sense is that there will be increased crown sales from these changes. They should just rename the game at this point. It only has vague similarities to a TES game now. It's homogenized and generic in every aspect. I'd be willing to place a large wager that 90% or more of people defending the proposed changes have never played a TES game. At most, maybe they started with Skyrim. The people in charge are using the TES name and reputation to sell their game and contents, but at this point, it's no longer a real TES game.

If ESO were true to the single player games, there would be no racial passives except the learn X skill quicker ones.

In the single player games there weren't any racials which gave any race an advantage over others in terms of combat / magic power other than in the very early game. One you maxed your skills - which every race could do - everyone was equal.

And there were a few inconsequential passive like argonians having underwater breathing. Which really was inconsequential since there was little to no underwater content and everyone else could easily cast that as a spell or wear it as enchant.

While the imminent changes don't bring ESO back in line with the single player games, they do bring it closer. So from that perspective they're an improvement.

Unfortunately the specifics are less shiny. Like bosmer getting a pvp only racial bonus screws anyone who doesn't pvp.

And while their rationale for these changes is to make more race / class / role combinations viable , they stripped one race (bosmer) of thieving bonuses and now only khajiit have them.

WTF?!

MartiniDaniels wrote: »

InvictusApollo wrote: »

It doesnt even make sense that Bosmer can move at the same speed as other races since Bosmer have much shorter legs.

Haha, look at fastest real-life sprinters, they are short..

@MartiniDaniels Except Usain Bolt, who is huge. 195cm, so almost 2meters!

@Tasear @ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_Gilliam In my opinion, this passive should work in two different ways: moving and standing. "Mantle of Siroria" is a good example. But you don't have to deal direct damage. You just need not move.

Wood Elf

• Hunter’s Eye: Increases your Stealth detection radius by 3m. While you are not moving, a small ring is created beneath you for 6 seconds. Standing in the ring grants you a stack of Hunter’s Eye for 3 seconds. Each stack increases your Physical and Spell Penetration by 330. 5 stacks max. After you use Roll Dodge you gain 10% Movement Speed for 3 4 seconds.

5 stacks max. = 1650 Physical and Spell Penetration.

Peneration sounds dirty!

It doesn't. Half the changes in this PTS cycle make zero sense.