WraithAzraiel wrote: »Oh at ease already, a little levity won't turn the game into WoW.
Brother_Numsie wrote: »Ideas for a Halloween "Event":
-Traveling NPC who tells ghost stories.
-Contest out of game to come up with ghost stories for traveling storyteller.
-An Oblivion Plane of a haunted house to explore (or some sort of haunted area).
-Guest able only PVP zone of Cyrodiil that has contagious zombie like virus where you can infect each other while doing the usual Cyrodiil shenanigans (us vs. them vs. them vs. zombies).
Don't need special costumes or prizes (well getting your story into the game is kind of a prize I guess), just something different that happens during the season and most will be happy.
ZOS_AmeliaR wrote: »As a few folks have already mentioned, we won't be conducting any Halloween celebrations in-game, as Halloween isn't a Tamrielic holiday. That being said, let us know if you're holding any in-game events of your own!
ZOS_AmeliaR wrote: »As a few folks have already mentioned, we won't be conducting any Halloween celebrations in-game, as Halloween isn't a Tamrielic holiday. That being said, let us know if you're holding any in-game events of your own!
AshySamurai wrote: »Oh! Finally! Thanks a lot!
ZOS_AmeliaR wrote: »As a few folks have already mentioned, we won't be conducting any Halloween celebrations in-game, as Halloween isn't a Tamrielic holiday. That being said, let us know if you're holding any in-game events of your own!
Witches's Festival - 13th Frost Fall (13th October)
Today is the 13th of Frost Fall, known throughout Tamriel as the Witches's Festival when the forces of sorcery and religion clash. The Mages Guild gets most of the business since weapons and items are evaluated for their mystic potential free of charge and magic spells are one half their usual price. Demonologists, conjurers, lamias, warlocks, and thaumaturgists meet in the wilderness outside city, and the creatures created or summoned there may plague Tamriel for eons. Most wise men choose not to wander this night.
AlexDougherty wrote: »ZOS_AmeliaR wrote: »As a few folks have already mentioned, we won't be conducting any Halloween celebrations in-game, as Halloween isn't a Tamrielic holiday. That being said, let us know if you're holding any in-game events of your own!AshySamurai wrote: »Oh! Finally! Thanks a lot!
Well some of us don't want real holidays interfering with the game. Some of us have no problem with game based holidays occuring in game, but think real holidays should be celebrated with friends and family in the real world.
I know this because others have said so, and I agree with them. (not using any variation on the Royal We or anything)
ZOS_AmeliaR wrote: »As a few folks have already mentioned, we won't be conducting any Halloween celebrations in-game, as Halloween isn't a Tamrielic holiday. That being said, let us know if you're holding any in-game events of your own!
ZOS_AmeliaR wrote: »As a few folks have already mentioned, we won't be conducting any Halloween celebrations in-game, as Halloween isn't a Tamrielic holiday. That being said, let us know if you're holding any in-game events of your own!
+1 awesome - thanks for keeping that kind of nonsense out of ESOZOS_AmeliaR wrote: »As a few folks have already mentioned, we won't be conducting any Halloween celebrations in-game, as Halloween isn't a Tamrielic holiday. That being said, let us know if you're holding any in-game events of your own!
Brace yourselves, there will be skeletons and goblins everywhere. I think I might dress my char up as a goblin with the shadow silk gem XD
wenxue2222b16_ESO wrote: »I propose a mass skeleton hangout in Daggerfall City - possibly right outside the door where new characters land in town ......
That should be quite a welcome .....
MercutioElessar wrote: »In german forum @ZOS_KaiSchober told us that there will be no official Halloween Event. Besides that they are open to support player created events.
Bethesda (and now ZOS by association) are too used to letting players fix their games for them (all the modding for Elder Scrolls and Fallout games, and now the addon community for ESO). It's just laziness not to add events for us.
starkerealm wrote: »MercutioElessar wrote: »In german forum @ZOS_KaiSchober told us that there will be no official Halloween Event. Besides that they are open to support player created events.
Bethesda (and now ZOS by association) are too used to letting players fix their games for them (all the modding for Elder Scrolls and Fallout games, and now the addon community for ESO). It's just laziness not to add events for us.
You do get that ZoS are not the same peoples as the Bethesda studio, right? I mean, that's like saying because Infinity Ward and Trearch have worked on the same franchise they're practically the same dev.
ViciousWayz wrote: »On that note people, The Secret World will be having awesome events during that time.
ZOS_AmeliaR wrote: »As a few folks have already mentioned, we won't be conducting any Halloween celebrations in-game, as Halloween isn't a Tamrielic holiday. That being said, let us know if you're holding any in-game events of your own!
Today is the 13th of Frost Fall, known throughout Tamriel as the Witches's Festival when the forces of sorcery and religion clash. The Mages Guild gets most of the business since weapons and items are evaluated for their mystic potential free of charge and magic spells are one half their usual price. Demonologists, conjurers, lamias, warlocks, and thaumaturgists meet in the wilderness outside city, and the creatures created or summoned there may plague Tamriel for eons. Most wise men choose not to wander this night.
I can do without the judeo-christian "holidays" cluttering up yet another game, thanks though.
Always hated on EQ2 seeing people running around with pumpkins on their heads, or candy cane swords.
I think when people say they want real world judeo-christian holidays in-game (because nobody ever asks for stuff like muslim holidays), what they really mean is "I want a period of time where we get free stuff".
No twizzler shaped swords or witch hats for you I guess.
If you want to celebrate a holiday which is celebrated and appropriate to your region and/or beliefs, do it in reality. Don't demand that it be forced upon everybody else in video games as well.
As a final thought, Tamriel has it's own holidays, and those are what we should push to see represented in-game. They are lore-friendly, and not tied to any single cultural tradition or religious dogma in reality.
ZOS_AmeliaR wrote: »As a few folks have already mentioned, we won't be conducting any Halloween celebrations in-game, as Halloween isn't a Tamrielic holiday. That being said, let us know if you're holding any in-game events of your own!
SgtPepperUK wrote: »ZOS_AmeliaR wrote: »As a few folks have already mentioned, we won't be conducting any Halloween celebrations in-game, as Halloween isn't a Tamrielic holiday. That being said, let us know if you're holding any in-game events of your own!
I count 26 holidays alone since the game launched. I don't expect the game to feature all of them but it's not marked any of them so far. Surely some festival events would be good for the game?
I think it wouldn't be too big of a stretch if some of those holidays became Tamriel-wide. Some probably already are: Old Life/New Life, harvest festivals, Heart's Day, summoning days (not exactly a holiday, but y'know). Not all holidays are as culture-specific as Broken Diamonds or Hel Anseilak.SgtPepperUK wrote: »ZOS_AmeliaR wrote: »As a few folks have already mentioned, we won't be conducting any Halloween celebrations in-game, as Halloween isn't a Tamrielic holiday. That being said, let us know if you're holding any in-game events of your own!
I count 26 holidays alone since the game launched. I don't expect the game to feature all of them but it's not marked any of them so far. Surely some festival events would be good for the game?
The problem with that is most of the events are not celebrated all throughout Tamriel and are instead region specific. That would mean pouring resources into events that only one faction can freely enjoy, while the other ones would be out of luck unless they are at the appropriate vet level.
I do agree with that choice, but the Tamrielic celebrations are not really celebrated in-game. Do you guys have any plan on making events? Maybe temporary quest or decorations?ZOS_AmeliaR wrote: »As a few folks have already mentioned, we won't be conducting any Halloween celebrations in-game, as Halloween isn't a Tamrielic holiday. That being said, let us know if you're holding any in-game events of your own!
ZOS_AmeliaR wrote: »As a few folks have already mentioned, we won't be conducting any Halloween celebrations in-game, as Halloween isn't a Tamrielic holiday. That being said, let us know if you're holding any in-game events of your own!