Scribing Wishlist

Vaqual · April 1

The first major scribing update brought a lot of new variations to existing scribing skills. Then we got banner bearer in the following update. In U45 however, scribing received only very minor fixes. I really hope that we will still receive updates to existing scribing abilities, as there are some combinations missing that would really complement my builds. I do understand that signature scripts and affix scripts are important for the differentiation and identity of scribing abilities, but for the focus scripts I would prefer to see additional damage type coverage and new animations to expand our toolbox for dedicated builds. Especially on weapon abilities the magical/physical damage types are still quite separated, instead of helping builds to access scarce damage types. Soul burst and wield soul offer great coverage and I would like to see the same for the scribed weapon abilities.

If I had to name just one addition that I really hope to see it would be flame damage for smash, with a nice cone shaped flame burst animation, similar to fiery breath/ashen grip (not like flame blossom).

What would you guys like to see? What is your single greatest wish for a future scribing update?

BasP · April 1

I definitely hope that more variations will be added to the existing skills. I'd personally like to be able to add some more scripts to Smash as well, namely:

Frost Damage
Warrior's Opportunity (with an effect that's just as useful as Traveling Knife's "Enemies hit take 8% more Martial damage for 5 seconds")
Assassin's Misery (with an effect that's just as useful as Traveling Knife's "Increases the chance to apply status effects on enemies by 100% for 10 seconds")

Aside from that, I'd like variations like:

Leeching Thirst for Wield Soul
Gladiator's Tenacity for Traveling Knife
Minor Berserk for Ulfsild's Contingency and/or Soul Burst

And I think that new Signature scrips would be cool too, such as a script that adds Execute scaling at the expense of the skill's base damage and a script that adds a strong 4 or 5 second DoT.

Erickson9610 · April 2

My single greatest wish for Scribing is that the Werewolf skill line will get a Grimoire, so that werewolves will finally be able to use Scribing.

A new Werewolf ability could be anything, but with Scribing I'd like to see this level of flexibility with a single Grimoire:
Damage Dealer (Poison Damage, Cavalier's Charge, Berserk)

Tank (Pull, Hunter's Snare, Breach)

Healer (Healing, Thief's Swiftness, Vitality)

Of course, the above just showcases 3 configurations of the same theoretical ability which happens to be a ground effect ability. Maybe ZOS decides to instead make a biting attack, or maybe a channeled claw swipe attack. They could make anything, really.

TheGMac316 · April 2

on my scribing wishlist is I would like to be able to deconstruct Scribe spells or atleast remove the ones I no longer use so my skill trees don't look so cluttered

Lystrad · April 3

Personally I'd like to see some grimoires that either interact with damage over time effects, or are channeled spammables that count as damage over time effects.

Something like

(Psijic skill)
Torrent.
Deals x damage/healing over .8 seconds seconds, this damage is increased by 33% for each of your damage over time effects on the target, to a maximum of 3. For healing, it counts your heal over time effects in addition to hostile damage over time effects on the target.

For focus scripts: fire, shock, frost, bleed, poison, healing, multitarget
For signature scripts: class mastery, cavalier's charge, druid's resurgence, hunter's snare, warmage's defense.
For affix scripts: breach, brittle, brut/sorc, defile, force, int/endurance, magicka steal, resolve, heroic, uncertainty, vitality, protection, expedition

Stx · April 7

I love scribing! Probably my favorite system added to the game.

I would like to see wolf / vamp scribing skills. More weapon scribing skills, and also more script freedom when it comes to damage types and major / minor buffs.

dark_hunterxmg · April 8

Stx wrote: »

I love scribing! Probably my favorite system added to the game.

I would like to see wolf / vamp scribing skills. More weapon scribing skills, and also more script freedom when it comes to damage types and major / minor buffs.

My only issue with wolf scribing skills that it I believe they will use it to fix the current Werewolf issues rather than fixing the skills that already exist. And then placing it behind the pay wall.