With patch 1.2.4., there are some bug fixes for The Elder Scrolls Online that the last patch brought. However, not all issues can be solved so easily, and the patch also brings a few new difficulties: Werewolves are now on the endangered species list.
We reported last week about the many good things that 1.2.3. brought: The improved lighting conditions are well received, and overall, the gameplay in The Elder Scrolls Online feels more polished now. However, along with the patch, some invaders and bugs snuck into Tamriel, which are now supposed to be removed with 1.2.4.
The holes through which invaders crept into the starter zones of the enemies will belong to the past with today’s bug-fix patch. However, two other problems remain unresolved that were actually supposed to be fixed with 1.2.4. We know this from the US players who practically live in our future when it comes to TESO and always get to enjoy the patches a little earlier.
On one hand, a change to a healing spell is causing dramatic FPS drops for some players. Zenimax continues to investigate this. On the other hand, the poor werewolves have been heavily affected. Since the release of The Elder Scrolls Online, they have struggled: They are in the shadow of the vampires. And they were not even granted their moment of omnipotence. Now, there is a combination that turns werewolves into a pile of ash in PvP in no time.
Silver Bolts (a skill from the Fighters Guild line) actually has an exceedingly low chance of dealing massive damage to vampires (the “Silver Bullet to the Heart” effect). Now the patch ensured that damage not only occurs rarely (every 20th shot), but is guaranteed with every hit. The 1.2.4. patch was supposed to eliminate this problem, and it succeeded quite well with vampires. However, it now reliably hits the werewolves in The Elder Scrolls Online. As long as the “Van Helsing” wannabe has activated another ability from the line that makes Silver Bolts lethal for werewolves as well, they will always hit with a silver leaf shot.
Zenimax is currently making adjustments – it is expected that the upcoming patch 1.2.5. will make werewolves somewhat bulletproof again. This will take a week. Until then, they should only enter Cyrodiil in human form or at their own risk. You can find the complete patch notes for 1.2.4. here.
