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Since the genre was created MMO players have loved to whine and complain on the forums on just about every topic imaginable. The fact that this isn't a hot topic of conversation tells you one of two things. Either it isn't a problem anymore or there is a vast conspiracy of closed beta testers...

I have no doubt that combat lag that you describe was a problem in the weekend beta servers. The last weekend beta used 0.17 build and it was supposed to fix a lot of the combat lag problems but instead it made it worse. When you combine that with the fact there was a stress test going on...

That is what I did with my sorceror alt initially and then I came to the realization that my stamina pool was being wasted. Destro staff uses magicka just like your sorceror class abilities. In almost every situation you will find yourself, it will be better to spend your magicka using...

Its called a joke.

I wasn't referring to you. You do a fairly decent job of presenting a fair opinion. If you have been playing much on the closed beta server since 0.171, you should know that the combat lag issue is pretty much resolved. No one has been raising it as an issue since early February. The last...

Weekend beta tester?

Every assertion I have made in this thread has also been made by multiple long time posters and often even the closed beta testers who don't like the game.

Not even close. The ESO haters have consistently resorted to exaggeration, hyperbole and quite often outright fabrications to try and paint a negative picture of this game. Combat responsiveness is obviously an integral part of gameplay for any MMO and as others like mkopec have confirmed, the...

Yea so if it's responsive 95% of the time and combat lag 5% of the time, you have to decide if that is a game breaker or not.

Collision detection is on the PTS build, not the build the weekend beta testers will have.

Resort to strawmans much? Where did I even mention the word flawless? I even mentioned I had intermittent problems sometimes when fighting 3 linked mobs. I also clearly mentioned Zenimax admitted it was a known problem since they specifically said they improved it in those two patches. The...

Ok. Thank you for proving my point. Your position is the blue cursor. The only POI on the map is the one you got close enough for it to register. It's also possible that a NPC you talked to marked your map or you found a note that marked your map. For the rest of the map, nothing shows up...

Fwiw I just got an email from SOE saying there will be a live steaming event today at 4pm pacific on Twitch. Georgeson will be the guest.

When I push a button, something happens. If that isn't responsive, I don't know what is. With that said, Zenimax has already acknowledged an issue with combat lag that was addressed in the .17 and .171 patches. I have experienced the combat lag myself but very intermittently. The only...

I don't think we are even playing the same game. All of the main story line quests originate out of the Harborage which is always in the first major zone for each faction. When you want to progress the main story line, you leave the zone you are in and always return to the Harborage. As far...

The only rails is that you need to be a certain level before you head to the next zone. Within a zone you can do the quests in any order you like.

Cyrodil got bumped back up to level 10 to enter in the patch that added collision detection. For the weekend beta I assume it will still be level 5 to enter.

Utnayan would tell you No and if you come back later and post you liked the game and had fun, call you a paid shill for Zenimax. For the most part everyone else is saying various degrees of Yes. It really all depends on what your criteria is to have fun in a MMO. Some like the PVP but hate...

Got mine at 2:36 central.

Friend key for Utnayan so he can finally get to play the game: HRKKP6N99NFG6FJEWJ7T

I based my comment on what the ZOS community manager said but based on the link above, the weekend beta is getting the .171 build which was pushed to the PTS a couple of days after the last weekend beta.

FYI the weekend beta is getting the same exact build you had the last time with some server-side tech fixes that are intended to improve the mega server stability.

FYI that only applies to Weapon Crit% which means it only applies to the skills from the Dual Wield skill line as well as light and heavy attacks. For all class abilities regardless of the class, Spell Crit % is used to increase the chance of a class ability critical hit.

Better gear means you have a larger magicka/stamina/health pool and higher regen rate which means you can use more of your class skills and weapon attacks compared to an undergeared player. It also means you likely have a higher armor, better resists, and higher damaging weapons. As it...

No there are a lot of players who have those skill lines. There are also a lot of players whose Fighters Guild skill lines are fully capped. This means they can rip vampires and werewolves to shreds if they have their FG skills slotted. Think Van Helsing

Vampires and werewolves are in the game. They are 40+ PVE content so I haven't fought one yet. I do know they provide a unique skill line similar to how the Fighter and Mage guilds do.

They were posted on reddit as well. My guess is that Zenimax isn't too worried about the NDA much anymore.

Looks like Gecko and mkopec are getting close to joining us other "shills". I tried 1st person last night for an extended period of time. Since I don't know how combat in 1st person felt before collision detection went in, I don't have a baseline to compare it to. I can say I noticed...

LOL you think someone who hates ESO as much as Utnayan does would respect the NDA at this point? He would be the first person leaking negative info if he actually had access to the closed beta.

Someone forgot to take their Zanax today. Better double the suicide watch after this latest patch. I guess its good for the ESO players that Paul Sage doesn't come to you for advice on how to develop a MMO. The players who play in 1st person say the collision detection makes a big...

Considering you haven't gotten to experience the most recent changes to the physics engine, how would you know anything about how combat is currently functioning?

Translated: More positive news is coming out about the game so Utnayan has to go into full negative spin mode and bring up stuff from almost a year ago that is irrelevant now.

No but I know people who have and you can main heal the dungeons as you are leveling up going that route. No idea if you will still be able to once you get to veteran levels.

Stealth is an ability everyone gets for free. Everyone can do a power attack from sneak for bonus damage, with is why bow + sneak is OP. Nightblades are the only class whose class abilities can benefit from sneak. They also have an ability that improves movement speed while in sneak...

It's using the Havok engine and apparently is in response to some of the criticisms players had about how combat felt.

Any class can wear any armor type and use any weapon. If you want to play a sorceror with a 2 handed weapon and heavy armor (which buffs defense) you can. Whether that gimps you compared to a sorceror in light armor (which buffs casting) is a different story. FYI every class ability in the...

Since these are all things that beta testers will see in the zones they have access to, I don't think this info violates the NDA. Latest patch has the following: - Collision detection with NPCs just got put in. - You can also now skip the starter islands and go straight to the first city in...

Something better than traditional PVE end game boss raids. Until I actually know what Zenimax plans to do differently with their PVE raiding game compared to WoW, hard for me to really envision what these adventure zones are.

I've made it clear several times now I don't care whether anyone buys the game or not. I just happened to be one of the few people here who could provide factual information about the game. Everything I have said has been backed up by the other closed beta testers Kedwyn, Pyksel and Grave...

If I were you I would wait and see how server stability performs during the next couple of weekend beta tests. That will be the #1 leading indicator on how smoothly the launch will go. I'm going to preorder because I think the perks are worth it. Having a horse at level 1, especially in...