There are different types of status effects in the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online. In this article, from DLPrivateServer we explain what exactly is behind effects such as fear, numbness or burning.
In ESO there are abilities that cause the so-called status effect. At the same time, there are also weapons and armor that interact with status effects. Therefore, it is important to know what a status effect is and how it works.
What status effects are there? There are a total of 17 status effects, which can be divided into 3 types.
Type 1 are “elemental” effects that often deal direct damage or damage over time. We have explained in this guide what types of damage are in ESO. Elemental effects include:
- Burns: Deals fire damage over time for 4 seconds
- Bleed – Deals physical damage over time
- Blind: Increases the chance of missing a target when attacking.
- Poison – Deals poison damage over time for 6 seconds
- Freeze – Applies a debuff for 4 seconds that reduces healing received by 15%.
- Hypothermia – Deals direct damage to the character and applies a debuff for 4 seconds that reduces the damage dealt to the character
- Confusion – Deals direct damage to the character and applies a debuff for 4 seconds that increases the damage taken by the character
Type 2 are the harsh CC effects that limit your actions:
- Lying on the ground: you cannot move or attack.
- Stunned: You cannot move and you cannot attack.
- Disoriented: You cannot attack, but the effect is destroyed as soon as you take damage
- Silenced: you cannot use abilities or attacks
- Fear: you crouch in fear and cannot move or attack.
- Shoot: you will zoom in on the target and you will not be able to move or attack during this time.
- Leaning back: you are pushed back and you cannot move or attack.
- Taunt (PvE only): Taunt target must be attacked
Type 3 are soft CC effects:
- Immobilize: You cannot move, but you can attack.
- Reduced: you move slower, but can attack
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You can remove or “escape” status effects
What can you do about status effects? There are 4 things you can do about status effects in ESO:
In principle, all status effects can be removed or “cleared” with certain abilities. Healers in particular can often do this.
By pressing attack and block at the same time, you break free from hard CC. These include: thrown to the ground, stunned, disoriented, and thrown backwards. However, in doing so, you expend stamina.
The softer CC can be easily removed with an alternate roller. Here too energy is consumed.
However, the most effective way to counteract the effects of the condition is to prevent them just before applying them. This can be done by blocking (except for fear), an evasive role, or by reflecting. In this way, you will prevent the effects of the state from negatively influencing you.
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