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Whould you like the classic Ebony Blade as ESO Mythic item?
Scaletho
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This weapon is a classic powerful Daedra (Mephala) weapon in Skyrim. I don't understand why it is not an ESO's Mythic item, or even a special Dungeon/Arena prize weapon, instead of just a cosmetic piece.
Yea, I know. There is the "Ebony Style", but its not the same. And there's another real Ebony Blade wielded by Nerien'eth in the Crypt of Hearts II, where it uses a separate one handed model.
I think the weapon is an interesting part of Elder Scrolls Lore and deserves to be a important gear with useful skills.
Yea, I know. There is the "Ebony Style", but its not the same. And there's another real Ebony Blade wielded by Nerien'eth in the Crypt of Hearts II, where it uses a separate one handed model.
I think the weapon is an interesting part of Elder Scrolls Lore and deserves to be a important gear with useful skills.
Whould you like the classic Ebony Blade as ESO Mythic item? 65 votes
Yes, I would like it as Mythic item.
21%
14 votes
Yes, but I prefer it as a Dungeon/Arena special prize.
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5 votes
No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.
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46 votes
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Dr_Con✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I think they need more items that talk to you like the Grievous Leeching Ward
but Ebony Blade is tied to a fargrave quest with Divayth Fyr and CoH quest and at the end of CoH2 that ghost is said to have hidden it away somewhere. Mythic items are found in pieces and brought back together. I doubt that ghost would have been able to break the blade or any daedric artifact into so many pieces and hide it in the ground only for leads to drop off of several different sources just for me to put it back together, but who am I to say.
Can't really wrap my head around it being a mythic item. Maybe I'd like it to be like Volendrung in Cyrodiil. Another issue, once we start having mythic weapons it'll become a slippery slope with bar swapping.
As far as weapons go, it would be cool to use the idea of players going on "Epic Quests" to get super rare drops across many zones to create an impactful, character-bound weapon (that isn't categorized as mythic) with a unique proc/buff specific to their class that buffs specific class abilities in certain ways. This item wouldn't be reconstructable. Then you can morph and improve it based on what you want it to do, and with trial drops (even veteran trial drops if that's what it takes). That's if we keep the class system... but I'm not holding my breath for it, as it would be a massive undertaking to balance and release for all classes at the same time (though it would probably make for an expansion that has high value).Edited by Dr_Con on October 10, 2022 9:11PM4 -
El_Borracho✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.If I understand correctly. you're talking about the Ebony Blade from Skyrim. It has an absorb health trait, which you can get from glyphs on a much better weapon. Or, you could run the Pale Order ring. Or Leeching Plate. Or...
The only way for the Ebony Blade to compete with those sets/items already in existence would be to have it absorb more health than those sets which could be potentially game-breaking. 20% from Pale Order is pretty good, so it would have to be 30-40+% in order to use it instead of another weapon on your front bar, right?1 -
Oreyn_Bearclaw✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.Would need to be careful with weapon mythics as at least some are 2 handed. It would certainly add an extra layer of balancing issues as you would sacrifice 2 slots to run them. The other issue is that they would determine your weapon choice if you want to run them. If they were ever meta, then you are basically eliminating entire weapon lines from end game.
Don't get me wrong, there are definitely some cool unique items from ES lore that could make a cool mythic, but balance is an extra concern with weapons. I would like to see Goldbrand, but I am not holding my breath.4 -
whitecrow✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.I'm fine with it being cosmetic like the other relics.1 -
Cazador✭✭✭✭✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.I'd rather it just be a cosmetic. Honestly I want more cosmetic artifacts, it's been a while since we've had a new one.1 -
Artim_X✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.As a mythic item never, but as a PvP weapon oh yes! Give a player the ability to kill players in their own alliance to strengthen the power of the associated skills and strengthen the amount of health absorbed with each strike.(AD) Artim X/Xirtām/Måtrix |PC/NA| Casual staff wielding vampire sorcerer/templar/arcanistElectric-Stunhttps://media.giphy.com/media/Av0zcKH3i2BkaY1GXW/giphy.gif/https://c.tenor.com/jQHdFftrgwMAAAAC/tenor.gifElectric-Pets- Roleplay Damage Dealing Build.
- Gear: 5 Infallible Aether (All apparel light and Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 Slimecraw Guise for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchants), Maelstrom's Perfected Lightning Staff (infused/shock enchant), and Kinras's jewelry (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant)/lightning staff (infused/flame/weapon damage enchant). 1 Mora's Whispers.
- Ability-Bar 1: Critical Surge, Boundless Storm, Mages' Wrath, Lightning Flood, Shocking Soul (Shock damage, Class Mastery Signature Script, and Empower), and Power Overload.
- Ability-Bar 2: Storm Pulsar, Streak, Shock Reach, Unstable Wall of Storms, Shocking Burst (Shock Damage, remove 1 negative effect, and interrupt) and Thunderous Rage.
Solo: Use Kinras's chest, replace Mora with Ring of the Pale Order, and use a heavy Slimcraw piece for max critical.
https://i.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExNHVjemwxZHI2ZmQ2bTg1ZG0xOTZ3b2QwajBzNGxmaHh6OXRpN3p6YSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/eBgWizk5dmZRS/giphy.gifElectric-Heal- Stress free one bar pet build .
- Gear: 5 Infallible Aether (All apparel light and Divines with Max Mag Enchants. No chest piece), 1 medium Slimecraw for max spell critical (Divines, medium, Max Mag Enchants), Lightning Staff of the Sergeant (precise/shock enchant), Sergeant's chest (Divines and max magicka enchant), and Sergeant ring and necklace (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant), Oakensoul ring (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant)
- Ability-Bar: Daedric Prey, Summon Volatile Familiar, Bound Armaments, Unstable Wall of Storms, Summon Twilight Matriarch, and Greater storm Atronach.
https://media.giphy.com/media/5ibGIHneWS6ek/giphy.gifElectric-Ward- My Healer Build.
- Gear: 5 Spell Power Cure (All apparel light and Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 Slimecraw Guise for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchants), Maelstrom's Perfected Lightning Staff (Charged/shock enchant), and Infallible Aether jewelry (arcane with spell damage enchant)/restoration staff (Powered with absorb magicka enchant). 1 Mora's Whispers.
- Ability-Bar 1: Power Surge, Boundless Storm, Blessing of Restoration, Energy Orb, Twilight Matriarch, and Replenishing Barrier.
- Ability-Bar 2: Dark Deal, Overflowing Altar, Elemental Drain, Blockade of Storms, Twilight Matriarch, and Aggressive Horn.
https://media.giphy.com/media/Wa0TGmtDvwW3e/giphy.gifElectric-Vamp- My Meme Tank Build that uses high resistance and variety of wards.
- Gear: 5 Brands of Imperium (All body pieces except Head and Shoulders, with Divine trait, and with Prismatic Defense Enchants), full Iceheart (1 light and 1 medium. Divines and Prismatic Enchant), and Combat Physician jewelry (bloodthirsty with Prismatic Recovery Enchants), Combat Physician restoration staff (Infused with hardening enchant), and combat physician ice staff (Infused with crusher enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Critical Surge, Bound Aegis, Deep Thoughts, Boundless Storm, Healing Ward, and Replenishing Barrier.
- Ability-Bar 2: Silver Leash (Elemental Drain if healer isn't running it), Bound Aegis, Frost Clench, Blockade of Frost, Empowered Ward, and Temporal Guard.
https://media.giphy.com/media/ukDQiYZzRAxMZKcK86/giphy.gifDawnfang- Tanky stage 4 vampire utility focused PvP healer that can take down very inexperienced players but is primarily focused on working alongside others in an organized group, PUGs, or zergs.
- Gear: 5 Torug's Pact (medium chest and body pieces light. All Impenetrable with Prismatic Enchants). Gaze of Sithis and 1 light Mighty Chudan/Pirate Skeleton (light shoulders, and impenetrable with Prismtaic Enchants). Knight Slayer (Swift with spell damage enchant)/lightning staff (infused with oblivion enchant)/restoration staff (infused with oblivion enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Structured Entropy, Boundless Storm, Soul Splitting Trap, Radiating Regeneration, Healing Ward, and Life Giver.
- Ability-Bar 2: Drain Vigor (Elemental Susceptibility), Race Against Time, Rune Cage, Radiant Magelight, Regenerative Ward, and Shatter Soul.
https://media.tenor.com/ogWfvDdsqBIAAAAd/anime-black-clover.gifDuskfang- My casual one bar heavy attack Templar build that primarily utilizes Aedric Spear abilities.
- Gear: 5 Noble Duelist (Head or Shoulder and body pieces except Chest. All body pieces Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 light Slimecraw for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchant), Lightning Staff of the Sergeant (precise/shock enchant), Sergeant's chest (Divines and max magicka enchant), and Sergeant's Mail jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Puncturing Sweep, Aurora Javelin, Toppling Charge, Blazing Spear, Radiant Ward/Breath of life, and Crescent Sweep.
https://media.tenor.com/Jo8aG_ouy_oAAAAd/ac-odyssey.gifEye of the Queen- Tanky stage 4 vampire utility focused PvP healer that can take down very inexperienced players but is primarily focused on working alongside others in an organized group, PUGs, or zergs.
- Gear: 5 Torug's Pact (Heavy Chest with light Head, Waist, Hands, and Feet. All body pieces Impenetrable. Health enchant on chest/head/legs and everything else Prismatic Enchants), 1 Medium Mighty Chudan/Pirate Skeleton Shoulder (Impenetrable, Prismatic Enchant), Knight Slayer Restoration Staff (Infused/Decrease Health enchant), and Knight Slayer jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both Swift with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (Swift with Spell Damage Enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Radiant Oppression, Race Against Time, Aurora Javelin, Breath of Life, Resolving Vigor, and Life Giver.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fd/44/1c/fd441c8242af6ec35ada94496feb0901.gifEye of the King- My casual one bar heavy attack Arcanist build that primarily utilizes Herald of the Tome abilities.
- Gear: 5 Noble Duelist (Head or Shoulder and body pieces except Chest. All body pieces Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 light Slimecraw for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchant), Lightning Staff of the Sergeant (precise/shock enchant), Sergeant's chest (Divines and max magicka enchant), and Sergeant's Mail jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Escalating Runeblades, Pragmatic Fatecarver, Cephaliarch's Flail, Rune of Displacement, Inspired Scholarship/Evolving Runemend, and The Languid Eye.
https://i.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExOTAzdjV1eTgwbDFmM3lrZmxuMXRqdDR3Y3h1ZDRpajR0M3VjZzQ3NSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/zXmbOaTpbY6mA/giphy.gifPvE Starter Gear- Tanky stage 4 vampire utility focused PvP healer that can take down very inexperienced players but is primarily focused on working alongside others in an organized group, PUGs, or zergs.
- Gear: 5 Torug's Pact (Heavy Chest with light Head, Waist, Hands, and Feet. All body pieces Impenetrable. Health enchant on chest/head/legs and everything else Prismatic Enchants), 1 Medium Mighty Chudan/Pirate Skeleton Shoulder (Impenetrable, Prismatic Enchant), Knight Slayer Restoration Staff (Infused/Decrease Health enchant), and Knight Slayer jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both Swift with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (Swift with Spell Damage Enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Escalating Runeblades, Race Against Time, Rune of Uncanny Adoration, Evolving Runemend, Resolving Vigor, and Life Giver.
https://media.giphy.com/media/6CovzgyTig7M4/giphy.gifRace- Gear: 5 Law of Julianos (heavy chest, gloves/belt light, and the rest can be light or 1 medium piece if you're not wearing medium anywhere else on your body. All in training if grinding for XP or divines), Armor of the Seducer or Magnus' Gift head, shoulder, and staves (light with 1 medium piece if you are not already wearing 1 medium Julianos piece. All in training or divines. The staves should be training or infused), and 3 purple Willpower Jewelry with Arcane trait (can be bought from trading guilds for relatively cheap.
- Check tamrieltradecentre.com for the best deals if you're not using a price checking addon).
https://media.giphy.com/media/sdEkeWpiaGz0A/giphy.gifMundus Stones- High elf, since you will not have issues with sustain, but other mag based races are also fine so this is more of a personal choice.
https://media.giphy.com/media/cT3wMhLGQWdKU/giphy.gifCurrent Champion Points- PvP: The Steed for speed. Gotta go fast!
- PvE Healing/Damage: The Thief for decent crit rate.
- PvE Tanking: The Lady to get close to resistance cap.
https://media.giphy.com/media/l4FGDAx6u3hthMhgI/giphy.gifFavorite Foods and Potions- DPS: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Exploiter, Weapons Expert, Fighting Finesse, Master-at-Arms, Celerity, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
- Healer Sorc: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Enlivening Overflow, Hope Infusion, Weapon's Expert, Arcane Supremacy, Celerity, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
- Tanky Sorc: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Ironclad, Enduring Resolve, Reinforced, Duelist's Rebuff, Bastion, Ward Master, Rejuvenation, Fortified.
- PvP Sorc: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Enlivening Overflow, Weapon's Expert, Occult Overload, Arcane Supremacy, Bastion, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
- PvP Temp/Arcanist: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Enlivening Overflow, Weapon's Expert, From the Brink, Arcane Supremacy, Celerity, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
https://media.giphy.com/media/3otPoTggaYFNd1FdAI/giphy.gif- Parse Food for PvE:(DPS) Ghastly Eye Bowl (increases Max Magicka by 4592 and Magicka Recovery by 459 for 2 hours).
- Gold/Purple Food for Sorc PvP and Meme Tanking:(PvP) Clockwork Citrus Filet (increases Max Health by 3326, Health Recovery by 406 [useful if stage 1 vampire], Max Magicka by 3080, and Magicka Recovery by 338 for 2 hours). Witchmother's Potent Brew (Increase Max Magicka by 2856, Max Health by 3094, and Magicka Recovery by 315 for 2 hours.
- Trash Potions when feeling cheap: Regular CP150 Essence of Magicka pots that I obtain frequently from playing the game or Crown Tri-Restoration Potion obtained from dailies.
- Crafted Potions: Essence of Spell Critical (Bugloss, Lady's Smock, and Water Hyacinth). Without magelight this is my primary means of obtaining Major Prophecy on my Sorc, which increases my Spell Critical Rating. This also heals and restores magicka. Essence of Immovability (Columbine, Corn Flower, and Wormwood). I use this in PvP, since this gives me stealth detection, knockback immunity, and restores magicka (better to use it when competent allies are nearby, since it might reveal that you are surrounded by multiple players in stealth and you will not have an emergency pot available after use). Essence of Invisibility with only 2 ingredients (Blue Entoloma, Namira's Rot, Nirnroot, or Spider Egg). I use this in PvE content that requires stealth and if I need more speed I'll use Rapid Maneuver before using the potion. Essence of Invisibility with 3 ingredients (Blessed Thistle, Blue Entoloma, and Namira's Rot). Very useful in PvP alongside the vampire Dark Stalker passive, since you'll be invisible, ignore movement speed penalty while in Crouch, and you'll have a 30% movement speed boost from Major Expedition (I always have this slotted when riding from point A to B in PvP land, since gankers are always lurking). My templar/arcanist will mostly use Essence of Health (Tri-Stat Potion) Ingredients: (Mountain Flower, Columbine, and Bugloss).
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TaSheen✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.I thought someone had said there wouldn't be any mythic weapons? Not sure I'm remembering right though.______________________________________________________
"But even in books, the heroes make mistakes, and there isn't always a happy ending." Mercedes Lackey, Into the West
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Carcamongus✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.Daedric artifacts are unique items of immense power that often don't stay with their mortal owners for long. They're usually gifted by the Princes to their favorites. How could they remain unique and represent a Daedric privilege granted to a select few if anyone could obtain them? Even worse, if at any one time thousands of identical copies of these artifacts existed? I would genuinely love to wield Spellbreaker or Wabbajack, but in a multiplayer game that would be so lore-breaking that I'd rather they remain purely cosmetic.Imperial DK and Necro tank. PC/NA
"Nothing is so bad that it can't get any worse." (Brazilian saying)6 -
Heartrage✭✭✭✭✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.I do not think weapons should be mythic items as they limit usable skills and as two handed weapons count as two set pieces.0
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SilverIce58✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.I do think mythics could be weapons, but no i dont think daedric artifacts should be them. Most of them are already owned by some npc somewhere, and if not, then they're hidden/moving around.
Mythic weapons should be powerful cursed weapons from like the 1st era, the merethic era, or the dawn era, or should be some amazing weapon that sloads or snow elves made.PC - NACP 1125
Veric Blackwood - Breton Magsorc DC
Xhiak-Qua'cthurus - Argonian Frost Warden EP
Kujata-qa - Khajiit Magplar AD
Suunleth-dar - Khajiit Stamblade AD
Teldryn Antharys - Dunmer Flame DK EP
Strikes-With-Venom - Argonian Poison DK EP
Rur'san-ra - Khajiit WW Stamsorc AD
Ilianos Solinar - Altmer Stamplar AD
Iscah Silver-Heart - Reachman Magden DC1 -
Red_Feather✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Yes, I would like it as Mythic item.I read a wiki page on that weapon and it sounds interesting.
A mythic item that for every friendly NPC you kill it gets a stack and for every hostile NPC you kill a stack could be removed. I don't know what stacks could do, but it could be interesting to store stacks and keep the weapon on the backbar until needed for a kill.0 -
BloodyStigmata✭✭✭✭✭
✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.There's already an Ebony Blade cosmetic that come around on the crown store from time to time. Sure, it's just cosmetic and you have to pay for it, but if you want to role-play that you have it the option is there. Just slap an absorb health enchantment on it and you're golden.
As for making it an actual useable mythic item, well, that's probably never gonna happen. Mythic items do seem to be highly unique items lore-wise but not one-of-a-kind artifacts like the daedric ones, and besides, balancing things like that would be tricky at best. How do you make it good without making it busted and without invalidating ability-altering weapons?Owner and proprietor of the Northern Elsweyr Guar Reserve and The Hunting Grounds Guar Reserve, Tamriel's home to all things guar.See the embedded brochures for all information regarding our reserves, as well as our collection status!0 -
TaSheen✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.BloodyStigmata wrote: »There's already an Ebony Blade cosmetic that come around on the crown store from time to time. Sure, it's just cosmetic and you have to pay for it, but if you want to role-play that you have it the option is there. Just slap an absorb health enchantment on it and you're golden.
As for making it an actual useable mythic item, well, that's probably never gonna happen. Mythic items do seem to be highly unique items lore-wise but not one-of-a-kind artifacts like the daedric ones, and besides, balancing things like that would be tricky at best. How do you make it good without making it busted and without invalidating ability-altering weapons?
Funny thing: it's on the store now - which from my POV is a really GOOD thing, because I'm not going back through Cadwell's silver on anyone else (did it once, that's enough) and I LOVE the Soul Shriven greatsword. The Ebony Blade is pretty close to the identical look for my 2 hand people. So, yeah, got 4 more to buy. I consider that an EXCELLENT use of my ESO+ crowns.Edited by TaSheen on October 11, 2022 2:28AM______________________________________________________
"But even in books, the heroes make mistakes, and there isn't always a happy ending." Mercedes Lackey, Into the West
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SilverIce58✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.BloodyStigmata wrote: »There's already an Ebony Blade cosmetic that come around on the crown store from time to time. Sure, it's just cosmetic and you have to pay for it, but if you want to role-play that you have it the option is there. Just slap an absorb health enchantment on it and you're golden.
As for making it an actual useable mythic item, well, that's probably never gonna happen. Mythic items do seem to be highly unique items lore-wise but not one-of-a-kind artifacts like the daedric ones, and besides, balancing things like that would be tricky at best. How do you make it good without making it busted and without invalidating ability-altering weapons?
Funny thing: it's on the store now - which from my POV is a really GOOD thing, because I'm not going back through Cadwell's silver on anyone else (did it once, that's enough) and I LOVE the Soul Shriven greatsword. The Ebony Blade is pretty close to the identical look for my 2 hand people. So, yeah, got 4 more to buy. I consider that an EXCELLENT use of my ESO+ crowns.
You only have to do it once for the motif.PC - NACP 1125
Veric Blackwood - Breton Magsorc DC
Xhiak-Qua'cthurus - Argonian Frost Warden EP
Kujata-qa - Khajiit Magplar AD
Suunleth-dar - Khajiit Stamblade AD
Teldryn Antharys - Dunmer Flame DK EP
Strikes-With-Venom - Argonian Poison DK EP
Rur'san-ra - Khajiit WW Stamsorc AD
Ilianos Solinar - Altmer Stamplar AD
Iscah Silver-Heart - Reachman Magden DC0 -
ESO_Nightingale✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.daedric prince artifacts are not mythic items as they need to be created from pieces dug up.PvE Frost Warden Main and teacher. Come Join the ESO Frost Discord to discuss everything frost!: https://discord.gg/5PT3rQX1 -
TaSheen✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.SilverIce58 wrote: »BloodyStigmata wrote: »There's already an Ebony Blade cosmetic that come around on the crown store from time to time. Sure, it's just cosmetic and you have to pay for it, but if you want to role-play that you have it the option is there. Just slap an absorb health enchantment on it and you're golden.
As for making it an actual useable mythic item, well, that's probably never gonna happen. Mythic items do seem to be highly unique items lore-wise but not one-of-a-kind artifacts like the daedric ones, and besides, balancing things like that would be tricky at best. How do you make it good without making it busted and without invalidating ability-altering weapons?
Funny thing: it's on the store now - which from my POV is a really GOOD thing, because I'm not going back through Cadwell's silver on anyone else (did it once, that's enough) and I LOVE the Soul Shriven greatsword. The Ebony Blade is pretty close to the identical look for my 2 hand people. So, yeah, got 4 more to buy. I consider that an EXCELLENT use of my ESO+ crowns.
You only have to do it once for the motif.
Um. I have three accounts, and characters on each both PC NA and EU. That's 5 more times. Ain't hap'nin. Ebony Blade is just fine.______________________________________________________
"But even in books, the heroes make mistakes, and there isn't always a happy ending." Mercedes Lackey, Into the West
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SilverIce58✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.SilverIce58 wrote: »BloodyStigmata wrote: »There's already an Ebony Blade cosmetic that come around on the crown store from time to time. Sure, it's just cosmetic and you have to pay for it, but if you want to role-play that you have it the option is there. Just slap an absorb health enchantment on it and you're golden.
As for making it an actual useable mythic item, well, that's probably never gonna happen. Mythic items do seem to be highly unique items lore-wise but not one-of-a-kind artifacts like the daedric ones, and besides, balancing things like that would be tricky at best. How do you make it good without making it busted and without invalidating ability-altering weapons?
Funny thing: it's on the store now - which from my POV is a really GOOD thing, because I'm not going back through Cadwell's silver on anyone else (did it once, that's enough) and I LOVE the Soul Shriven greatsword. The Ebony Blade is pretty close to the identical look for my 2 hand people. So, yeah, got 4 more to buy. I consider that an EXCELLENT use of my ESO+ crowns.
You only have to do it once for the motif.
Um. I have three accounts, and characters on each both PC NA and EU. That's 5 more times. Ain't hap'nin. Ebony Blade is just fine.
Well usually people only have 1 account, so that's that.Edited by SilverIce58 on October 11, 2022 5:37AMPC - NACP 1125
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rpa✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.I do not believe daedric artifacts like Ebony Blade or Spellbreaker or Wabbajack &cet. should be a new OP mythic to grind and to be nerfed in next patch, whatever way it drops. Eventually gaem would have nerfed versions of em all. Better make completely new items to use as disposable power bait.Edited by rpa on October 11, 2022 3:28AM0 -
Scaletho✭✭✭✭✭El_Borracho wrote: »If I understand correctly. you're talking about the Ebony Blade from Skyrim. It has an absorb health trait, which you can get from glyphs on a much better weapon. Or, you could run the Pale Order ring. Or Leeching Plate. Or...
The only way for the Ebony Blade to compete with those sets/items already in existence would be to have it absorb more health than those sets which could be potentially game-breaking. 20% from Pale Order is pretty good, so it would have to be 30-40+% in order to use it instead of another weapon on your front bar, right?
Do you understand that, for the sake of diversity, ZOS could give the blade a specific trait, close to the original but not equal to other ESO mythics or glyphs or leeching or...?
Oh well. Never mind.0 -
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✭✭✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.El_Borracho wrote: »If I understand correctly. you're talking about the Ebony Blade from Skyrim. It has an absorb health trait, which you can get from glyphs on a much better weapon. Or, you could run the Pale Order ring. Or Leeching Plate. Or...
The only way for the Ebony Blade to compete with those sets/items already in existence would be to have it absorb more health than those sets which could be potentially game-breaking. 20% from Pale Order is pretty good, so it would have to be 30-40+% in order to use it instead of another weapon on your front bar, right?
Do you understand that, for the sake of diversity, ZOS could give the blade a specific trait, close to the original but not equal to other ESO mythics or glyphs or leeching or...?
Oh well. Never mind.
So the Ebony Blade but not THE Ebony Blade. LOL1 -
Amottica✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Yes, but I prefer it as a Dungeon/Arena special prize.It should be an arena weapon or just purely cosmetic.
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✭It's currently part of a very specific story, I could see it becoming a dlc I suppose, but I think it should just be cosmetic for the time being0 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Oreyn_Bearclaw wrote: »Would need to be careful with weapon mythics as at least some are 2 handed. It would certainly add an extra layer of balancing issues as you would sacrifice 2 slots to run them. The other issue is that they would determine your weapon choice if you want to run them. If they were ever meta, then you are basically eliminating entire weapon lines from end game.
Don't get me wrong, there are definitely some cool unique items from ES lore that could make a cool mythic, but balance is an extra concern with weapons. I would like to see Goldbrand, but I am not holding my breath.
this is the biggest problem i see on weapon mythics
if it was a 2h weapon (staff, bow, or 2h melee), it would basically be a replacement for an arena weapon, but it is not modifying any skills, so its effect may be too potent if applied all the timeplays PC/NA
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✭✭✭✭✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.If we're getting a true to life Daedric Artifact they need to treat it like Volendrung and make it a PvP artifact to create a bit of chaos. You see how it's used in the dungeon and having access to those attacks would be pretty cool.
Making it a simple mythic would devalue it tbh.PC NA - Ceyanna Ashton - Breton Vampire MagDK2 -
Cazador✭✭✭✭✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.Another issue I thought of-
To justify it as a daedric artifact it'd have to be very powerful. As a mythic it would have to be balanced against other sets in the game meaning it wouldn't be strong enough to live up to its role as a daedric artifact or it would be too powerful and would need to be nerfed for balance sake. It would fit a bit more nicely in cyrodill, or perhaps as part of a mechanic that lets you use it in a trial or dungeon however.1 -
Foxtrot39✭✭✭✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.Daedric artefact shouldn't be obtainable in a permanent way period
There is only one lore wise so if everyone can run around with it kinda kills the artefact side of it even with ESO lore being a bit all over the place
Not saying they shouldn't be usable as a mechanic in dungeons like spellbreaker or as temporary weapon like Volendrung
As long there is only one instance of it at a time and its use is time limited, because deadric artefact are no joke in term of raw power (see Volendrung)Edited by Foxtrot39 on October 11, 2022 11:21PM2 -
Shadesofkin✭✭✭✭✭
✭Daedric artefact shouldn't be obtainable in a permanent way period
There is only one lore wise so if everyone can run around with it kinda kills the artefact side of it even with ESO lore being a bit all over the place
Not saying they shouldn't be usable as a mechanic in dungeons like spellbreaker or as temporary weapon like Volendrung
As long there is only one instance of it at a time and its use is time limited, because deadric artefact are no joke in term of raw power (see Volendrung)
this is why I'd make it more of a cosmetic thing, like how you can convert any equipment to Imperial if you're Imp, then I'd say if after some cool Vet HM you beat the story, you should get a cosmetic change to any weapon0 -
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✭No, I don't mind if the Ebony Blade is just pure cosmetic.Nah. Any attempt to make it resemble it's true power would get it nerfed back to oblivion due to PvP.0
