It's weird. Some of it upsets me, some it it makes me happy. Like. Alot of the monster sets I use got nerfed, but the ones I want to use got buffed. ESO is so complicated.

I have come to expect major nerfs with every single update so I don't even pay attention to that anymore, I just accepted that I'm never going to feel competent at combat ever again. I just focus on cosmetics and housing. Looks like this chapter has PLENTY of that, so I'm good.

*No address to NB
*Useless and unnecessary Changes to Blood Spawn
*Nerf to MAG DK - It was not needed
*Pushing players to Re Grind VMA and DSA vs.
and many other useless changes and nerfs...

It would have been cool if the antiquity system was actually how they were going to bring in spell crafting... you dig to find runes or whatever to craft spells... of well.. missed opportunity.. or later update?

First pts cycle and my magdk was touched by a nerf to an ability that is both buggy and majority of the time un-used...

Sets got changed, some for the better (MonSets that were magicka based but had max health, now have magicka based buffs) and some unnecessarily (Bloodspawn... why need this and Engine? Why not instead bring monster sets up to par so it actually means diversity? Cause yuh know, people want to feel strong...). Some new sets are OK.

Vampire changes and werewolf changes are... indeed changes but nothing really eye catching as this is week 1 and things will most likely be changed (and for the worst?)

No changes to blastbone, no changes to jabs O.o, betty spam remains and Nightblade receives nothing.
I am very surprised and suspect they are holding back on changes to not make the initial impression too negative. Otherwise I must say that nearly all feedback regarding class issues have been forgotten.

I'm on the positive side though. I had expected something more exciting but I am content.

GetAgrippa wrote: »

The wholesale nerf of defensive options while leaving blighted blastbones untouched will be extremely unhealthy for small scale no-cp PVP.

Crixus8000 wrote: »

20 % heal nerf while also nerfing defensive monster sets then buffing ganking will make pvp very boring in no cp.

Indeed. It looks like basically all magicka builds will become glass cannons, even if they actively try to build for defense. Stamina builds may be in a little better shape due to greater ability to spam dodge rolls, but I think there's still going to be a whole lot of insta-deaths going around. And if I wanted that style of PvP I'd go play a first person shooter, not an MMO.

I don't even know that it "effects me negatively" it was just so blah that I was left feeling worse than just indifferent.

I guess my issue is that I'm just not excited about the patch and actually kind of bummed I pre-ordered it.

The vMA/vDSA weapon thing not being upgraded is an obvious negative, though that bothers me more on a disrespect level than on any statistical level. Like I could actually deal with horrible changes on a 'not taking it personal' level than I can what they are doing to players from my point of view.

But even not counting that I can't say I'm pumped for vampires or werewolves and the new antiquities system does not look fun at all. The dig part looks like a really cheesy mobile game, like I'm not a hardcore "my immersion" guy, but god does that snap me right out of the game.

None of the item sets look like anything I'm excited to run. Some like the magDPS trial set I'm dreading having to run as a support.

The only thing that looked good to me was the new furnishings looked neat and the new precision movement for housing was great. And of course a shout out to the art/design team, as usual the zones look amazing.

It wasn't as bad as I thought, some things had me scratching my head but overall it was good. PvP was full of tanky players who could just tank, heal and purge all damage so this change will make them think a bit.

Also, some monster sets I use did get nerfed but if I use some of the top/best defensive monster sets and all defensive monster sets got nerfed, doesn't that mean the ones I use are still at the top? So, yeah it's okay.

Got to do more testing but I think it'll be okay, REAL question is what bugs will this bring that the PTS won't show?

Excited. Hyped for the werewolf buffs, long time coming.

Overwhelmingly, the patch is a disappointment. I've long given up on being outraged at every PTS cycle, I just don't care anymore, because I've come to expect it.

The ONLY thing about this patch that excites me are the Werewolf changes, which I'm sure if they go live, will only last one patch cycle and will be subsequently nerfed again because people will complain about the influx of WW in PvP. l:

I actually like the Vampire changes.

Finally, a patch that's a bunch of small changes instead of breaking the game every patch isn't that what you wanted?

Balrogs nerf messed with my build but vampire changes probably make up for it (we will see)