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Bombing should take coordination between a small group

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The fact that this is a solo player activity makes it far too accessible to trolling. Yes, it's a potential counter to zergs and ball groups, and it's needed for that, but it should take a modicum of strategy to deploy. We had bombing back in PvP games like DAoC, too, but it wasn't really achievable for a solo player, and since it wasn't, it served its purpose for zerg busting while not completely ruining every other type of encounter. It's just not fun at the typical form of combat.
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  • Friendly-assasin81
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    Lately there has been more bombs fighting my group than ball groups and zergs combined....
    Its mad that one person can stand on the top of a keep and kill 6-12 people in one go....
    Just press 3-4 buttons not even being close to us and we are all dead from a 20k vicious death or 90k proxi det...
    Its just mad...
    Dont even want to play pvp anymore.
    Do something about it!! Its sucking the life out of pvp in cyrodiil!!
  • Oblivion_Protocol
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    The fact that this is a solo player activity makes it far too accessible to trolling. Yes, it's a potential counter to zergs and ball groups, and it's needed for that, but it should take a modicum of strategy to deploy. We had bombing back in PvP games like DAoC, too, but it wasn't really achievable for a solo player, and since it wasn't, it served its purpose for zerg busting while not completely ruining every other type of encounter. It's just not fun at the typical form of combat.

    Hi, solo bomber, here. I hate to break it to you, but bombing consistently does require a group effort. A solo player can get some lucky bombs off here and there, but for the most part? Groups these days spread out, hold block, have between 35 and 50k HP, and are shielded so heavily that they could survive literal nukes.

    And that’s when you can find groups with more than three or four people in Cyro. Now I play on PC NA, so maybe the console players are running around acting as easy bomb bait. But I can assure you that your experience isn’t the same as everyone else’s.

    Besides, there are WAY bigger problems than bombing.
  • Sluggy
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    I get that it feels bad when you die because someone nearby wasn't paying attention but for the most part, Cyrodiil has hyper-evolved the playerbase to the point that it rarely happens much these days and when it does, it usually doesn't surprise anyone and doesn't even matter because the fight was already over and they were all just repairing doors or heading to the wayshrine.

    As for taking strategy: it does! You need to pick your targets and your timing wisely and then execute. One little mistake and it doesn't work. And even if you do everything right, a little bad luck and it doesn't work. It's probably one of the hardest styles of play there is in the game. Give me a giant axe and let me rush into a crowd swinging and screaming any day. I'll succeed far more than I would if I were skulking around in the shadows, testing my patience, and picking my moment.
  • imPDA
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    Its mad that one person can stand on the top of a keep and kill 6-12 people in one go....

    It is mad how bad players become if they die from solo distant bomber...
    Edited by imPDA on January 15, 2026 8:25AM
    Your Friendly Neighborhood PvP Enjoyer (prior to U48)
  • WaywardArgonian
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    It remains one of the easiest playstyles to counter by just having situational awareness.
    Edited by WaywardArgonian on January 15, 2026 10:40AM
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  • Friendly-assasin81
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    Sluggy wrote: »
    I get that it feels bad when you die because someone nearby wasn't paying attention but for the most part, Cyrodiil has hyper-evolved the playerbase to the point that it rarely happens much these days and when it does, it usually doesn't surprise anyone and doesn't even matter because the fight was already over and they were all just repairing doors or heading to the wayshrine.

    Rarely happens??
    In Greyhost EU Blue and Red players bomb on the way in, while defending, while attacking and multiple times in a row. So if you didnt die from the first one, you die from the 3 other attempts coming right after....
    imPDA wrote: »
    It is mad how bad players become if they die from solo distant bomber...

    Really insightful there....
    It remains one of the easiest playstyles to counter by just having situational awareness.

    Have you played on Greyhost EU?
  • WaywardArgonian
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    Have you played on Greyhost EU?

    Yes, for 5+ years.
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  • ShutUpitsRed
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    Solo bombing is only possible when people are AFK or in a big ol' cuddle pile around a flag lol, and even then only if they've allowed a low health noob around them. Skill issue.
  • Friendly-assasin81
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    Solo bombing is only possible when people are AFK or in a big ol' cuddle pile around a flag lol, and even then only if they've allowed a low health noob around them. Skill issue.

    So if you are a group of players with 32k health or above and all of us blocking and then a random pug is there and then you are dead.
    How the hell is that skill issue?
  • ShutUpitsRed
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    So if you are a group of players with 32k health or above and all of us blocking and then a random pug is there and then you are dead.
    How the hell is that skill issue?

    Did you read the rest of the comment? Be aware of your surroundings and don't stack lol, it's really that simple. Get out of the cuddle huddle.
  • WaywardArgonian
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    Bombing is almost formulaic in terms of where/when they hit. Some exceptions given. When I was bored I used to hunt bombers with a detection potion and Soul Assault. It's really easy to snuff them out. Even if you don't see them, just don't stand in the middle of a huge crowd and you should be fine. If you get bombed on a flag or a keep door it's just on you.
    PC/EU altaholic | #1 PVP support player (contested) | @ degonyte in-game | Nibani Ilath-Pal (AD Nightblade) - AvA rank 50 | Jehanne Teymour (AD Sorcerer) - AvA rank 50 | Niria Ilath-Pal (AD Templar) - AvA rank 50
  • Vulkunne
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    Nah, bombing already occurs when strong aoes are brought down on weak groups of enemies. Bombing is just something that happens anyways.

    Besides small groups are already creating bombing conditions by simply playing the game.
    Edited by Vulkunne on January 16, 2026 7:13PM
    Thank you for your attention to this matter.
  • xFocused
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    The fact that this is a solo player activity makes it far too accessible to trolling. Yes, it's a potential counter to zergs and ball groups, and it's needed for that, but it should take a modicum of strategy to deploy. We had bombing back in PvP games like DAoC, too, but it wasn't really achievable for a solo player, and since it wasn't, it served its purpose for zerg busting while not completely ruining every other type of encounter. It's just not fun at the typical form of combat.

    Hi, solo bomber, here. I hate to break it to you, but bombing consistently does require a group effort. A solo player can get some lucky bombs off here and there, but for the most part? Groups these days spread out, hold block, have between 35 and 50k HP, and are shielded so heavily that they could survive literal nukes.

    And that’s when you can find groups with more than three or four people in Cyro. Now I play on PC NA, so maybe the console players are running around acting as easy bomb bait. But I can assure you that your experience isn’t the same as everyone else’s.

    Besides, there are WAY bigger problems than bombing.

    PS NA here and I like to solo bomb quite a bit. It’s the same. Literally almost everyone is stacking health and shields these days. You can still get decent pops and bombs off but it takes a little bit more effort than previously. Still fun though and satisfying when you take down a Zerg or ball group
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  • The_Meathead
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    I actually have quite a bit of respect for skilled Bombers.

    What I don't have respect for is RoA. It's too much, too easy, and WAY too prevalent.

    Whether it's used by Ballgroups or Bombers, I personally feel like the targeting and grouping of your enemies should be a huge part of the actual skill/talent/whatever you want to call it, and not a near-universal gimme.

    Good bombers existed long before the set and they'd exist after, but RoA needs a 'monsters only' tag on it to return the difficulty of the playstyle to where imo it belongs. Maybe that's a bit of a tangent, and I really am supportive of Bombers as a playstyle (don't ask me in the moment, of course :D ) because it keeps us all on our toes and adds to Cyrodiil's feel, but man does RoA need to go.
  • Oblivion_Protocol
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    I actually have quite a bit of respect for skilled Bombers.

    What I don't have respect for is RoA. It's too much, too easy, and WAY too prevalent.

    Whether it's used by Ballgroups or Bombers, I personally feel like the targeting and grouping of your enemies should be a huge part of the actual skill/talent/whatever you want to call it, and not a near-universal gimme.

    Good bombers existed long before the set and they'd exist after, but RoA needs a 'monsters only' tag on it to return the difficulty of the playstyle to where imo it belongs. Maybe that's a bit of a tangent, and I really am supportive of Bombers as a playstyle (don't ask me in the moment, of course :D ) because it keeps us all on our toes and adds to Cyrodiil's feel, but man does RoA need to go.

    This might be controversial around these parts, but I don’t think RoA is a problem anymore. You can see it coming from a mile away with the changes to it. Someone just suddenly shows up in the middle of your group? Hold block, problem solved.

    The issue is the ball groups that lag the hell out of everyone, making your response time garbage. By the time you know RoA went off, you’re already clumped up with five other people exploding.
  • Friendly-assasin81
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    I know the tread is kinda old but the new bomb now is just mental. Kills you on the first tic, takes no skill to do and works on almost everything. Dont even have to be in sneak anymore.... You just press 3 buttons and all the people are suddenly dead. Only way to counter is to block, break free and dodge roll away. But you need to be lucky to be able to get that far....
    In the old days you had to be really skilled and only a few where skilled enough pulling of a good bomb. I actually applauded several of the bombers back then and whispered "nice bomb" to them. Now, everyone can do it and its just lazy...
  • Oblivion_Protocol
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    I know the tread is kinda old but the new bomb now is just mental. Kills you on the first tic, takes no skill to do and works on almost everything. Dont even have to be in sneak anymore.... You just press 3 buttons and all the people are suddenly dead. Only way to counter is to block, break free and dodge roll away. But you need to be lucky to be able to get that far....
    In the old days you had to be really skilled and only a few where skilled enough pulling of a good bomb. I actually applauded several of the bombers back then and whispered "nice bomb" to them. Now, everyone can do it and its just lazy...

    I’ve been playing bombers for years now, and I can tell you that it’s not as easy as you think it is. With all the healing and shields going around, most groups can survive solo and even small group bombing attempts. You have to get real lucky and find some squishy player with like 28-30k HP who isn’t paying attention.

    (What’s really mental is the fact that 30k HP is now considered “squishy” in this meta)
  • Iriidius
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    Bombing already requires multiple players if the target group is tanky or stacking HoT/shields (Which not only ballgroups do but also some zerg groups who only pvdoor and Xv1).
    You only get solobombed if you are stackinh without paying any attention and occasionaly getting bombed because you are not payinng attention is definitely still a less frustrating experience than playing solo and getting focussed by every group on sight.

    When bombing requires a coordinated group it can only be done on a faction that has enaugh coordinated group players and that is usually not the faction that gets constantly zerged and PvDoored and needs bombers the most.

    There is already very little you can do solo on outnumbered faction against a zerging faction. If you take that away too you better just stop playing when you dont have group(actually you better do now already) and when you stop playing you wont meet players to group either.

    When outnumbered faction quits because they cant do anything than the outnumbering faction has nobody to fight and will somewhen quit too. PvP will die when everyone quits.
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  • L_Nici
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    If a solo player is able to bomb an entire group, that group deserved it. Stupidity should be punished, if you are not able to have situational awareness, you deserve to die, easy as that.

    I didn't die to bombers in years, instead I enjoy watching entire zergs get obliterated right in front of me, because they stacked on flags, went into a tight spot blind and so on. Its hilarious, because often they are told a few seconds earlier not to stack on flags, they do not listen.
    Edited by L_Nici on February 12, 2026 1:48PM
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  • YandereGirlfriend
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    L_Nici wrote: »
    If a solo player is able to bomb an entire group, that group deserved it. Stupidity should be punished, if you are not able to have situational awareness, you deserve to die, easy as that.

    I didn't die to bombers in years, instead I enjoy watching entire zergs get obliterated right in front of me, because they stacked on flags, went into a tight spot blind and so on. Its hilarious, because often they are told a few seconds earlier not to stack on flags, they do not listen.

    Indeed!

    It is always satisfying karma to see the brazen zergers so overcome with thirst to dogpile smaller groups that they lose all situational awareness and become snacks for bombers.

    Bombers are like Batman keeping Gotham safe from the shadows. Otherwise it would be simply Rule of the Zerg.
  • Friendly-assasin81
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    L_Nici wrote: »
    If a solo player is able to bomb an entire group, that group deserved it. Stupidity should be punished, if you are not able to have situational awareness, you deserve to die, easy as that.

    I didn't die to bombers in years, instead I enjoy watching entire zergs get obliterated right in front of me, because they stacked on flags, went into a tight spot blind and so on. Its hilarious, because often they are told a few seconds earlier not to stack on flags, they do not listen.

    Oh?
    Ballgroups use bombs... Zergs use bombs... Small groups of 4-6 "specials" use bombs... And solo players use bombs...
    And my point isnt that there are bombs. My point is that the bombs are too easy and too powerful.
    When a group of 8 can stand lightly spread on a flag all blocking get pulled inn and killed, its too powerful and the reason almost everyone is using it.
    The new meta bomb build is the new easy "i dont have skills so might as well just bomb" kind of setup.
  • L_Nici
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    L_Nici wrote: »
    If a solo player is able to bomb an entire group, that group deserved it. Stupidity should be punished, if you are not able to have situational awareness, you deserve to die, easy as that.

    I didn't die to bombers in years, instead I enjoy watching entire zergs get obliterated right in front of me, because they stacked on flags, went into a tight spot blind and so on. Its hilarious, because often they are told a few seconds earlier not to stack on flags, they do not listen.

    Oh?
    Ballgroups use bombs... Zergs use bombs... Small groups of 4-6 "specials" use bombs... And solo players use bombs...
    And my point isnt that there are bombs. My point is that the bombs are too easy and too powerful.
    When a group of 8 can stand lightly spread on a flag all blocking get pulled inn and killed, its too powerful and the reason almost everyone is using it.
    The new meta bomb build is the new easy "i dont have skills so might as well just bomb" kind of setup.

    So, avoid the pull in? Don't tell me you still haven't learned how to avoid Dark Convergence or similar.
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  • Major_Mangle
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    L_Nici wrote: »
    If a solo player is able to bomb an entire group, that group deserved it. Stupidity should be punished, if you are not able to have situational awareness, you deserve to die, easy as that.

    I didn't die to bombers in years, instead I enjoy watching entire zergs get obliterated right in front of me, because they stacked on flags, went into a tight spot blind and so on. Its hilarious, because often they are told a few seconds earlier not to stack on flags, they do not listen.

    Oh?
    Ballgroups use bombs... Zergs use bombs... Small groups of 4-6 "specials" use bombs... And solo players use bombs...
    And my point isnt that there are bombs. My point is that the bombs are too easy and too powerful.
    When a group of 8 can stand lightly spread on a flag all blocking get pulled inn and killed, its too powerful and the reason almost everyone is using it.
    The new meta bomb build is the new easy "i dont have skills so might as well just bomb" kind of setup.

    If they were blocking they wouldn't have been pulled in so that makes zero sense.
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  • Friendly-assasin81
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    L_Nici wrote: »
    L_Nici wrote: »
    If a solo player is able to bomb an entire group, that group deserved it. Stupidity should be punished, if you are not able to have situational awareness, you deserve to die, easy as that.

    I didn't die to bombers in years, instead I enjoy watching entire zergs get obliterated right in front of me, because they stacked on flags, went into a tight spot blind and so on. Its hilarious, because often they are told a few seconds earlier not to stack on flags, they do not listen.

    Oh?
    Ballgroups use bombs... Zergs use bombs... Small groups of 4-6 "specials" use bombs... And solo players use bombs...
    And my point isnt that there are bombs. My point is that the bombs are too easy and too powerful.
    When a group of 8 can stand lightly spread on a flag all blocking get pulled inn and killed, its too powerful and the reason almost everyone is using it.
    The new meta bomb build is the new easy "i dont have skills so might as well just bomb" kind of setup.

    So, avoid the pull in? Don't tell me you still haven't learned how to avoid Dark Convergence or similar.
    L_Nici wrote: »
    If a solo player is able to bomb an entire group, that group deserved it. Stupidity should be punished, if you are not able to have situational awareness, you deserve to die, easy as that.

    I didn't die to bombers in years, instead I enjoy watching entire zergs get obliterated right in front of me, because they stacked on flags, went into a tight spot blind and so on. Its hilarious, because often they are told a few seconds earlier not to stack on flags, they do not listen.

    Oh?
    Ballgroups use bombs... Zergs use bombs... Small groups of 4-6 "specials" use bombs... And solo players use bombs...
    And my point isnt that there are bombs. My point is that the bombs are too easy and too powerful.
    When a group of 8 can stand lightly spread on a flag all blocking get pulled inn and killed, its too powerful and the reason almost everyone is using it.
    The new meta bomb build is the new easy "i dont have skills so might as well just bomb" kind of setup.

    If they were blocking they wouldn't have been pulled in so that makes zero sense.

    It happens all the time...
    Might be cheats for all i know.
    Its annoying af.
    I guess you are bombers and dont want change because that means you might have to learn how to actually play and dont have a easy kill button.
    One thing id like to see is that if you get killed within 3 seconds of killing anyone, you dont get the ap or kill(s).
    Edited by Friendly-assasin81 on February 17, 2026 12:53PM
  • L_Nici
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    L_Nici wrote: »
    L_Nici wrote: »
    If a solo player is able to bomb an entire group, that group deserved it. Stupidity should be punished, if you are not able to have situational awareness, you deserve to die, easy as that.

    I didn't die to bombers in years, instead I enjoy watching entire zergs get obliterated right in front of me, because they stacked on flags, went into a tight spot blind and so on. Its hilarious, because often they are told a few seconds earlier not to stack on flags, they do not listen.

    Oh?
    Ballgroups use bombs... Zergs use bombs... Small groups of 4-6 "specials" use bombs... And solo players use bombs...
    And my point isnt that there are bombs. My point is that the bombs are too easy and too powerful.
    When a group of 8 can stand lightly spread on a flag all blocking get pulled inn and killed, its too powerful and the reason almost everyone is using it.
    The new meta bomb build is the new easy "i dont have skills so might as well just bomb" kind of setup.

    So, avoid the pull in? Don't tell me you still haven't learned how to avoid Dark Convergence or similar.
    L_Nici wrote: »
    If a solo player is able to bomb an entire group, that group deserved it. Stupidity should be punished, if you are not able to have situational awareness, you deserve to die, easy as that.

    I didn't die to bombers in years, instead I enjoy watching entire zergs get obliterated right in front of me, because they stacked on flags, went into a tight spot blind and so on. Its hilarious, because often they are told a few seconds earlier not to stack on flags, they do not listen.

    Oh?
    Ballgroups use bombs... Zergs use bombs... Small groups of 4-6 "specials" use bombs... And solo players use bombs...
    And my point isnt that there are bombs. My point is that the bombs are too easy and too powerful.
    When a group of 8 can stand lightly spread on a flag all blocking get pulled inn and killed, its too powerful and the reason almost everyone is using it.
    The new meta bomb build is the new easy "i dont have skills so might as well just bomb" kind of setup.

    If they were blocking they wouldn't have been pulled in so that makes zero sense.

    It happens all the time...
    Might be cheats for all i know.
    Its annoying af.
    I guess you are bombers and dont want change because that means you might have to learn how to actually play and dont have a easy kill button.
    One thing id like to see is that if you get killed within 3 seconds of killing anyone, you dont get the ap or kill(s).

    Soo, because we actually know how to play and avoid getting bombed, we are cheating bombers now and don't know how to play, gotta love forums logic.
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  • Oblivion_Protocol
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    It happens all the time...
    Might be cheats for all i know.
    Its annoying af.
    I guess you are bombers and dont want change because that means you might have to learn how to actually play and dont have a easy kill button.
    One thing id like to see is that if you get killed within 3 seconds of killing anyone, you dont get the ap or kill(s).

    I am a solo bomber, and pretty proud of it. I’m going to tell you right now that solo bombing is not an “easy kill button”. It takes timing, positioning, and skill. I know you don’t want to hear that because dying to a bomb from just one person is easier to justify by saying they only pressed two buttons and got carried by gear and procs.

    For every one good bomb, there’s typically five or six duds that just get you killed. Some really skilled bombers can pull it off multiple times in a large fight, but I can count those players on one hand.

    As for your suggestion that people who die within three seconds of killing someone don’t get rewards, three things:

    1. I, for one, don’t bomb for AP or kill counts. I bomb for the dopamine hit of watching a dozen people get sucked in and explode.

    2. If I wanted the rewards, I assure you can keep myself alive for at least three seconds after a bomb.

    3. So if I’m on another build, and I 1v1 someone to kill them, I get nothing from it if I get instantly ganked a second later? All because you’re mad at bombers, lol?

  • Avran_Sylt
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    I just think that solo bombing being successful because one player doesn't know how to make a PvP build limits entry and/or limits build options.

    And if anything, VD should deal Oblivion Damage. Would better be a set to beat noobs over the head with from toxic messages for causing a wipe.
    It happens all the time...
    Might be cheats for all i know.
    Its annoying af.
    I guess you are bombers and dont want change because that means you might have to learn how to actually play and dont have a easy kill button.
    One thing id like to see is that if you get killed within 3 seconds of killing anyone, you dont get the ap or kill(s).

    I am a solo bomber, and pretty proud of it. I’m going to tell you right now that solo bombing is not an “easy kill button”. It takes timing, positioning, and skill. I know you don’t want to hear that because dying to a bomb from just one person is easier to justify by saying they only pressed two buttons and got carried by gear and procs.

    For every one good bomb, there’s typically five or six duds that just get you killed. Some really skilled bombers can pull it off multiple times in a large fight, but I can count those players on one hand.

    As for your suggestion that people who die within three seconds of killing someone don’t get rewards, three things:

    1. I, for one, don’t bomb for AP or kill counts. I bomb for the dopamine hit of watching a dozen people get sucked in and explode.

    2. If I wanted the rewards, I assure you can keep myself alive for at least three seconds after a bomb.

    3. So if I’m on another build, and I 1v1 someone to kill them, I get nothing from it if I get instantly ganked a second later? All because you’re mad at bombers, lol?

    You are literally built around punishing bad PvP builds. ( why do you think there are duds...)

    I'm literally a ganker and still think bombing via VD is broken lol.

    (That being said if you're doing this not via VD, impressive).
    Edited by Avran_Sylt on February 18, 2026 4:52AM
  • Oblivion_Protocol
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    Avran_Sylt wrote: »
    You are literally built around punishing bad PvP builds. ( why do you think there are duds...)

    I'm literally a ganker and still think bombing via VD is broken lol.

    (That being said if you're doing this not via VD, impressive).

    I think you misunderstood what I saying when I said duds. I mean bombs that don’t kill anyone or fail. Sometimes, you just get a group that blocks in time. Sometimes, you hit a bad angle or the entire group has north of 38k HP. Bombing isn’t the easy instant-kill button everyone thinks it is.

    VD is honestly the only way to kill most of these groups. I have used builds that didn’t have pull sets, but VD is pretty much required at this point.
  • Iriidius
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    L_Nici wrote: »
    If a solo player is able to bomb an entire group, that group deserved it. Stupidity should be punished, if you are not able to have situational awareness, you deserve to die, easy as that.

    I didn't die to bombers in years, instead I enjoy watching entire zergs get obliterated right in front of me, because they stacked on flags, went into a tight spot blind and so on. Its hilarious, because often they are told a few seconds earlier not to stack on flags, they do not listen.

    Oh?
    Ballgroups use bombs... Zergs use bombs... Small groups of 4-6 "specials" use bombs... And solo players use bombs...
    And my point isnt that there are bombs. My point is that the bombs are too easy and too powerful.
    When a group of 8 can stand lightly spread on a flag all blocking get pulled inn and killed, its too powerful and the reason almost everyone is using it.
    The new meta bomb build is the new easy "i dont have skills so might as well just bomb" kind of setup.



    L_Nici wrote: »
    L_Nici wrote: »
    If a solo player is able to bomb an entire group, that group deserved it. Stupidity should be punished, if you are not able to have situational awareness, you deserve to die, easy as that.

    I didn't die to bombers in years, instead I enjoy watching entire zergs get obliterated right in front of me, because they stacked on flags, went into a tight spot blind and so on. Its hilarious, because often they are told a few seconds earlier not to stack on flags, they do not listen.

    Oh?
    Ballgroups use bombs... Zergs use bombs... Small groups of 4-6 "specials" use bombs... And solo players use bombs...
    And my point isnt that there are bombs. My point is that the bombs are too easy and too powerful.
    When a group of 8 can stand lightly spread on a flag all blocking get pulled inn and killed, its too powerful and the reason almost everyone is using it.
    The new meta bomb build is the new easy "i dont have skills so might as well just bomb" kind of setup.

    So, avoid the pull in? Don't tell me you still haven't learned how to avoid Dark Convergence or similar.
    L_Nici wrote: »
    If a solo player is able to bomb an entire group, that group deserved it. Stupidity should be punished, if you are not able to have situational awareness, you deserve to die, easy as that.

    I didn't die to bombers in years, instead I enjoy watching entire zergs get obliterated right in front of me, because they stacked on flags, went into a tight spot blind and so on. Its hilarious, because often they are told a few seconds earlier not to stack on flags, they do not listen.

    Oh?
    Ballgroups use bombs... Zergs use bombs... Small groups of 4-6 "specials" use bombs... And solo players use bombs...
    And my point isnt that there are bombs. My point is that the bombs are too easy and too powerful.
    When a group of 8 can stand lightly spread on a flag all blocking get pulled inn and killed, its too powerful and the reason almost everyone is using it.
    The new meta bomb build is the new easy "i dont have skills so might as well just bomb" kind of setup.

    If they were blocking they wouldn't have been pulled in so that makes zero sense.

    It happens all the time...
    Might be cheats for all i know.
    Its annoying af.
    I guess you are bombers and dont want change because that means you might have to learn how to actually play and dont have a easy kill button.
    One thing id like to see is that if you get killed within 3 seconds of killing anyone, you dont get the ap or kill(s).

    Only way to pull a blocking player in is to break block using unblockable stun but their range is limited compared to pull sets and will miss most of your lightly stacked players.
    Other than a ballgroup a squishy solo bomber cant effort to target players outside bombarea.

    Usually range is not higher than other AOEskills so you dont even have to pull those players in to bomb them.

    Not getting ap if you die less than 3 seconds after your kill will hurt only players fighting difficult fights and not strong groups farming players. If a player dies within 3 seconds after kill it shows it was a fair fight and you got your revenge and the player will not keep trolling you until he returns. Your suggestion rewards only loopsided fights.
    Havent been killed by a solobomber in eternity when paying attention.
    Solobombing definitely requires more skill than zerging and getting killed by one.
    PC EU
  • WaywardArgonian
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    When a group of 8 can stand lightly spread on a flag all blocking get pulled inn and killed, its too powerful and the reason almost everyone is using it.

    As I have often told team mates who got pulled: if you got pulled, you were not blocking, full stop.

    Often those players insisted high and low that they were blocking the entire time and it was buggy/laggy/whatever.

    Then we reviewed the footage and they let go of block before getting pulled. Every single time.
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