Ridiculous workaround for stuck in combat bug

TheFM · February 2020

So I heard about people making suicide potions in order to circumvent the stuck in combat bug, so I tested it m,self.

I can confirm that suicide pots do indeed remove the combat bug, I tried it in 15 scenarios and it worked every time.

Just wanted to let the masses know. 💚

Puzzlenuts · February 2020

Never thought of that. Thanks. I usually run around looking for someone to kill me

TheFM · February 2020

Puzzlenuts wrote: »

Never thought of that. Thanks. I usually run around looking for someone to kill me

Yeah I tried that, but even then it didn't work sometimes, so I got rid of snake blood and crafted a thousand suicide pots. Lol. They also proc sets that require u to take damage, could make for interesting builds too if ppl are into that.

Ragnarock41 · February 2020

This pleases my inner nihilism.

Can't be stuck in combat if you're DEAD.

Minnesinger · February 2020

Structed entropy alos works but then you would have to keep it in your bar cos CAN`T CHANGE SKILLS IN COMBAT! lol

TheFM · February 2020

Minnesinger wrote: »

Structed entropy alos works but then you would have to keep it in your bar cos CAN`T CHANGE SKILLS IN COMBAT! lol

Yeah we tried the mages guild skill to barter health, but it doesn't let u kill yourself. So now I just carry a massive stack of these badgirls.

Iskiab · February 2020

There’s a secret.

Up - down - Up - down - B - A

Major_Lag · February 2020

TheFM wrote: »

So I heard about people making suicide potions in order to circumvent the stuck in combat bug, so I tested it m,self.

I can confirm that suicide pots do indeed remove the combat bug, I tried it in 15 scenarios and it worked every time.

Just wanted to let the masses know. 💚

I tried that on a build with modest HP recovery (just under 1k, IIRC) - unfortunately, it's a total wash unless you also have a convenient cliff or keep wall to suicide from... at which point the potion is kinda redundant anyway.
And before anyone asks - yes, I used the "double ravage health" version (ravage + lingering ravage).

Also if there's anyone around, they will usually heal you, preventing you from suiciding

Unseelie · February 2020

If I am stuck in combat, I just find the nearest bird/boar/random thing and kill it. Problem solved

Major_Lag · February 2020

Unseelie wrote: »

If I am stuck in combat, I just find the nearest bird/boar/random thing and kill it. Problem solved

Never worked for me, not a single time. Either when running in a group or solo.

snoozy · February 2020

what are the ingredients for a suicide potion?

Major_Lag · February 2020

snoozy wrote: »

what are the ingredients for a suicide potion?

There are a few possible combinations that yield functionally the same result.

One recipe is: Nightshade + Fleshfly Larva + Blessed Thistle. This results in the stronger version with 2 ravage health effects.

Surgeon General's warning: Consumption may fail to cause death. Proven to be ineffective on high HP recovery builds.

HumbleThaumaturge · February 2020

Well, of course, ZOS should FIX the stuck "in combat" situation once and for all. We have been forced to suffer this problem since March 30, 2014. ZOS, ZOS, ZOS, why won't you give us a FIX??? Maybe reset it (the "in combat" flag) every 30 seconds (more or less), no matter what.

technohic · February 2020

How hard these things hit? I know I've been annoyed enough to jump off cliffs and also have seen others LOL heal people to stop their death.

Blinkin8r · February 2020

TheFM wrote: »

So I heard about people making suicide potions in order to circumvent the stuck in combat bug, so I tested it m,self.

I can confirm that suicide pots do indeed remove the combat bug, I tried it in 15 scenarios and it worked every time.

Just wanted to let the masses know. 💚

Were you in a group with other members of the group in combat when you tested this? That is usually the problem.

Major_Lag · February 2020

At this point, I'd totally pay crowns or even crown gems for a "pay2lose" item - something like the Darksign from the Souls games, or the Godsbane from Dragon's Dogma. Basically a reliable suicide on demand.

Make it happen, ZOS!

Oh and BTW: to prevent exploits/abuse, be sure to give it something like a 5-10 seconds cast time, during which you can be interrupted even if you have CC immunity.

Asardes · February 2020

A few times I just let myself killed by resource NPC guards, jumped with the horse from cliffs or to the slaughterfish in the river because I simply could not get rid of it after sneaking with the eye fully closed literally from one keep to the next.

Acrolas · February 2020

That pesky Snakeblood passive gets in the way for me, so I go the Invisibility pot route.

Invisibility is a form of stealth, but not all crouch/stealth/sneak/hidden is invisibility. Which is why the potion can break combat interactions but being hidden usually can't.

geonsocal · February 2020

Major_Lag wrote: »

Also if there's anyone around, they will usually heal you, preventing you from suiciding

who in their right mind would ever do such an annoying thing

ValueDrift · February 2020

Wow, you're a lifesaver. Or life taker I guess.

snoozy · February 2020

Major_Lag wrote: »

snoozy wrote: »

what are the ingredients for a suicide potion?

There are a few possible combinations that yield functionally the same result.

One recipe is: Nightshade + Fleshfly Larva + Blessed Thistle. This results in the stronger version with 2 ravage health effects.

Surgeon General's warning: Consumption may fail to cause death. Proven to be ineffective on high HP recovery builds.

ah, thank you!

gonna make a lifetime supply of these now

D0PAMINE · February 2020

Sometimes ravage health pots work for me, and sometimes they do not.

logarifmik · February 2020

ZOS Support Service:
— Have you tried to restart your life?

idk · February 2020

It is amazing how Zos changed the game so we could not change gear/skills while in combat but not actually actively engaged in combat for a period of time and introduced a game breaking bug that would leave us in combat for extremely long periods of time and even placing us in combat when there is nothing around to even be in combat with.

Zos stated this was not a new or intended bug but it is not the same in-combat bug we had in game before Zos made the change noted above. What is funny is Zos acknowledged they had a good idea what was causing it in November 2018 yet we are now in 2020 and it has not been fixed nor have I seen this issue added to the dev tracker showing Zos has a low priority on this.

Vevvev · February 2020

So that's why I keep getting daily writs to make essences of ravage health. Seems the NPCs knew of this method for a while.

Cirantille · February 2020

I usually suicide from Alessia Bridge

Ankael07 · February 2020

snoozy wrote: »

what are the ingredients for a suicide potion?

Childhood trauma + nihilism + a particularly bad day

zaria · February 2020

Unseelie wrote: »

If I am stuck in combat, I just find the nearest bird/boar/random thing and kill it. Problem solved

had stuck in combat some times, usually in Cyrodil especially then taking resources for some reason.
Suspect its an bug related to npc at resource switching to your faction.
Has also got it overland from time to time, here killing something tend to fix it.

Never had it for more than a two minutes rarely as long as one except then its obvious reasons like you are in an group during an siege or some in group keep fighting npc.

RD065 · February 2020

Never thought about that good idea.

Anyron · February 2020

i am using ravage health potions too and its indeed quick way how to get rid of combat bug.

but this isnt solution for it. they still searching what is causing this but solution can be easier. just add new mechanic to game - when you dont damage anything and when you take no damage in one minute, combat is reset.

it doesnt matter if you play solo or in group, combat stuck is still there . but i noticed when i for example damage enemy in zerg or ballgroup ( i enter to combat with that enemy ) and then i go away, as long as that enemy is in combat with someone else, i am in combat with him as well

Karmanorway · February 2020

TheFM wrote: »

So I heard about people making suicide potions in order to circumvent the stuck in combat bug, so I tested it m,self.

I can confirm that suicide pots do indeed remove the combat bug, I tried it in 15 scenarios and it worked every time.

Just wanted to let the masses know. 💚

i made a bunch of em yesterday during MM just for that purpose lol.

Essence of Ravage health is OP