mb10 wrote: »

Half the player base, the magicka half, cannot use this weapon effectively at all.


No one at ZOS think about or consider that?

This is big failure,

and they may not again release next weapon.

mb10 wrote: »

Half the player base, the magicka half, cannot use this weapon effectively at all.


No one at ZOS think about or consider that?

The only disadvantage magicka has is CP allocation and less stam regen to dodge roll with. Otherwise it's the same.

Thanks for the feedback on the weapon!

MrSinister213 wrote: »

something like this ZOS, Fortnites special artifact thanos wpn. same concept. needs to 2x as strong and only buff the holder, not an entire group. easy fix, I am sure the hard working employees at ZOS will figure it out by release

https://youtu.be/ZaopNifUDno

not my video


Don't listen to me ZoS, listen to Epic studios making over a billion in 2018 off a free game. smiles in chat.

That game is completely different.
ZOS needs to buff the artifact for solo usage, not only group wise.
Though they shouldn't take inspiration from Battle Royale one shot type of game.
The artifact shouldn't enable near god mode state, but only provide a strong boost.

Shokasegambit1 wrote: »

Universe wrote: »

MrSinister213 wrote: »

something like this ZOS, Fortnites special artifact thanos wpn. same concept. needs to 2x as strong and only buff the holder, not an entire group. easy fix, I am sure the hard working employees at ZOS will figure it out by release

https://youtu.be/ZaopNifUDno

not my video


Don't listen to me ZoS, listen to Epic studios making over a billion in 2018 off a free game. smiles in chat.

That game is completely different.
ZOS needs to buff the artifact for solo usage, not only group wise.
Though they shouldn't take inspiration from Battle Royale one shot type of game.
The artifact shouldn't enable near god mode state, but only provide a strong boost.

I don't play Fortnite - but do know it is an Esport that it more balanced and competitive than a lot of the other games today.

But rule of thumb, you are forgetting one thing. That this is still a game and and not an Esport. You cannot win no real money, nor is there tournaments to for real cash in ESO.

You cannot base skill on RNG fighting, and I still say the weapon needs a massive buff. It's really sad to know that players take this so serious that they think it's an Esport. Even esport games have fun like that and make games worth playing. Of course that weapon wasn't in tournament play but it sure did entertain ppl. And that's what it should come down to entertaining and having fun.

But who am I I only been playing ESO for 4 years.

As long as the weapon is balanced enough, i.e not super OP I don't mind ZOS buffing the weapon.
A group of players who play good enough should be able to defeat the one who wields the weapon.
I want the weapon to be buffed, but not too much.
Not something that all the sudden will require minimum 40+ players to defeat.
It is especially important since not always the alliances population numbers will be high.

The weapon shouldn't be the sole focus of the campaign and if it will grant near god mode powers it will be open to many exploits.
The weapon needs to be very powerful, but not overkill.
Esport or not Esport, there is also the matter of game balance even when considering the special powers of a Daedric Artifact.
ESO will never be truly balanced, but we can try to achieve better balance.

There seems to be a huge missed opportunity here.

If you simply make all Artifact abilities do a fixed amount of damage, you can precisely fine-tune their power regardless of who picks it up, mag or stam. You could take the player's stats out of the damage formula entirely. You are supposed to become the living "embodiment" of the weapon, right? Using fixed damage values would let you ensure that the experience is very similar for any player picking up the weapon, even lowbies or casuals without perfectly optimized gear. And it would make balancing Artifacts crazy easy, since you'd be taking all sorts of variables out of the equation and creating a power ceiling you can easily control. A more uniform experience for all players would really reinforce the idea that the power is intrinsic to the object, not the player's personal stats.

In my opinion ZOS should nerf siege potential of Volendrung and improve its abilities vs players and NPCs. Volendrung is trash for solo player and OP siege tool for organized raid. Organized raids are very strong now without Volendrung. What will we do when they can break our walls in seconds?

Fact I found out about Volendrung yesterday: NPC Negate will negate your volendrung ultimate. Players version unsure but I assume so as well.

Here is a bug I found while soloing a resource using Volendrung. I was clearing the flag and suddenly my character starts floating towards the second floor of the tower. Then my character teleports back to the flag.
Again, you can check out the full video here. This bug occurs around 1:09:30.

Universe wrote: »

The Weapon is very weak in 1v1 or 1vX scenarios against decent players...
The weapon should give the feeling of awesome power, against players.
This is Cyrodiil PVP, is it not ?

Actually, it is Cyrodiil AvA. Taking objectives and large scale battles are primary. 1v1 and 1vX are secondary, possibly tertiary. Volendrung works well for taking objectives.

@axxlesoft_ESO

As I agree for AvA unfortunately when ZOS said the weapon is meant to outmatch the emperor and there group made a lot of us excited that 1 single player can posses power to overturn a campaigns moral and momentum.

In this case the PVDoor opener does seem or didn't seem that exciting on the pts. The damage is weak the holder is easy to kill. It spawns 4 to 5 times in a 24 hour period.

If you do the math and timed how long your time to take a keep it takes 4:15 sec varies per keep style for a 3 man effectively to take 1 keep from place siege to turn keep.

1 player can run 4 balissta's efficiently @ 12 balissta's squared in placement a full health takes 6k damage per second on a door we knock that thing down in less than 1 minutes what take us longest is killing the guards to place the siege different keeps have different guards.

4 people it's alot shorter - but you understand the just.

What I'm saying is this weapon isn't more effective than or 3 man - it should least hold the power of a tank a healer and 2 dps imo. Because if we ever ran into that person defending a keep a few simple dots debuffs and burst will sleep him.

But this PvP weapon ...is just a name. And ESO's strongest weapon poses no more threat to me or my 3 man than does it's strongest Cyrodiil mudcrab.

Universe wrote: »

Well, this buff is going to be helpful to the Artifact wielder! :

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Weapon Artifacts
The damage, healing, and shield provided and/or caused from wielding Volendrung will now bypass Battle Spirit, as the Daedra and their weaponry are not bound by our mortal coil.

Reminder of what Battle Spirit is:
*Increase Health by 5000
*Reduce damage taken by 50%
*Reduce healing received and damage shield strength by 50%
*Increase range of abilities with greater than 28m range by 8m in Cyrodiil

They already stated this thing is to basically empower zergsgroups more. So RIP. Wonderful direction they're going. These changes don't make it really that stunning. You're still gonna get rolled with it imo xd

Edit:
I posted to complain about the presence of Male Golden saints, but on checking I found there were a few of those lowly creatures present in the Shivering Isles.

Universe wrote: »

DisgracefulMind wrote: »

Universe wrote: »

Well, this buff is going to be helpful to the Artifact wielder! :

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Weapon Artifacts
The damage, healing, and shield provided and/or caused from wielding Volendrung will now bypass Battle Spirit, as the Daedra and their weaponry are not bound by our mortal coil.

Reminder of what Battle Spirit is:
*Increase Health by 5000
*Reduce damage taken by 50%
*Reduce healing received and damage shield strength by 50%
*Increase range of abilities with greater than 28m range by 8m in Cyrodiil

They already stated this thing is to basically empower zergsgroups more. So RIP. Wonderful direction they're going. These changes don't make it really that stunning. You're still gonna get rolled with it imo xd

It won't make it very powerful, but it is a good start.
This weapon needs some serious buffs and the ignore from Battle Spirit can help.
I will know more once I test it again.

Edit:
I tested it again.
I soloed Sejanus outpost and it was easier than last time.
Though the artifact's damage is still very weak against enemy players.
I had 1v1 fight against an enemy player and he just healed himself all the time, until the artifact drained my character life in full.

@ZOS_BrianWheeler Please increase the artifact's damage against enemy players.
The weapon in its current state is very disappointing...
It's weaker than emperor.
It is only good for killing NPCs and make a Keep/Outpost siege faster.

Groups don't need any more turd hurding, they're taking good strategy out of the game.

This weapon should go away.