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Will there be "XMas" in Tamriel

  • AlexDougherty
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    ..., but they are not currently on our development roadmap. ...

    That is the problem. If they want to do something big and something very good, then it will be long time. Very very long time, maybe one more year:(. Before the Tamrielic holidays, I would like to see bonus weekends. Small, more easier implement.
    Double ... week or weekend.
    - Double Allaince point
    - Double Arena point in PvP Arenas :smile::smiley::wink::blush:
    - Double experience
    - Doble chance rare items from dungeon and trial bosses
    - Double faster hirelings
    - Double gold coin reward from dailies
    - etc.

    Not Double experience, I've played games with that, and you end up high level but cashless, let's not have that here too.
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    Passion rules reason
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    Mind what people Do, not what they say, for actions betray a lie.
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    Willfully turning aside from the truth is treason to one's self
    Wizard's tenth rule
  • Rezzy64
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    Immersion versus Holiday Spirit...

    I will admit, some of the most fun times I ever had in other MMO's was during the various holiday events where the backgrounds, towns, NPC's, quests, and obtainable items would all change in order to celebrate a specific holiday.
    I think the real fun I got out of that was the unique events and quests. The rare items were cool too, but honestly everyone knows that holiday specific items aren't considered awesome until about a year later when they're impossible to find and the amount of them has reduced in frequency of appearance alongside of the fluctuation of player base.

    What I really want to see from all this, which would determine the appearance of holiday specific activities, is rare events that only happen once in a while and then never reappear again unless it's that time of year again to bring that seasonal event back again. There are quite a few players out there who would be bothered by this concept because of the classic, "Well I wasn't online at the time of the event therefore I missed out and thus it is unfair for anyone who missed out."
    I always disagreed with that notion since if anything it should encourage the players to try harder. The MMO's I used to play often had very unique events that would only happen once and to anyone who missed out they would just have to try again later if the later ever came. In my past gaming, I can say, yes I did miss a bunch of rare events that would never repeat ever again and yeah it sucks, but it just encouraged me to try harder to be online when the events did take place and because of that effort I was able to participate in something rare that could possibly never occur again which added dynamic game play. I wanted to be online to participate in something unique which was exciting, fun, and provided bragging rights that other could only hope to attempt next time if they missed out. This is a concept in making your character unique which I believe is incredibly important to this game.
    So I support the concept of unique events that take place during only certain times of the year.

    The issue at hand with Immersion though could be a much more complex problem. Problems such as celebrating holidays that are not recognized in the world of Nirn, combined with weird sets of items that break the epic stance and appearance of the game (someone mentioned pumpkin shields? lol sad but true). A few other posters said that you could link up known TES Holidays with real life Holidays. That seems to be the most obvious choice, but I think we could even take that a step farther. As the various players of ESO we're dynamic characters that build up the worlds population... so wouldn't that mean that as we're playing we are writing the history of Tamriel? So as the people of Tamriels history I would expect that if some strange unique cataclysmic event occurred during say "Halloween" and then never recurred again then wouldn't it be logical to celebrate the day of Tamriel's survival of that event? We're writing history, so lets invent our holidays appropriate to real world holidays. I just think it would add a whole new sense of immersion to the game to create holidays based on things that actually occur in the game. Each event that creates the holiday could be themed towards what happens in the real world holiday but does not use any factual names, places, or events.

    I just want to see Holiday stuff, I have some good memories with holiday specific events in other MMO's and I would love to be able to make new memories in the same way with this game, it's just icing on the cake if it all operates according to Lore plus IO think it would be totally unique from any other MMO that I've ever played.

    Sorry for lengthy post.
  • MercutioElessar
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    Yeah there should be christmas in the game.
    But no christmas trees, no santa clause, no snow and such real life stuff.

    Only one thing: The present. In the form of fixing the stuff that goes wrong these days. Especially Cyrodiil performance.

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  • k9mouse
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    @Rezzy64 says:
    "...so wouldn't that mean that as we're playing we are writing the history of Tamriel? So as the people of Tamriels history I would expect that if some strange unique cataclysmic event occurred during say "Halloween" and then never recurred again then wouldn't it be logical to celebrate the day of Tamriel's survival of that event? We're writing history, so lets invent our holidays appropriate to real world holidays. I just think it would add a whole new sense of immersion to the game to create holidays based on things that actually occur in the game. Each event that creates the holiday could be themed towards what happens in the real world holiday but does not use any factual names, places, or events."


    Interesting idea, but I see one major problem with it. Why then those "special Holidays" do not appear later in TES history like in games of Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim?* It will be very hard to make the logic fit in to what comes later in the TES history timeline / history. ESO is 1,000 years BEFORE those other games, thus what happens in the game SHOULD effect those histories as well.

    *I am talking about the order of events ingame, not when the games came out.
    Edited by k9mouse on November 21, 2014 11:19PM
  • ArciusDK
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    I'd love to see most of the real life holiday equevelants in game, but since there are a lot of holidays exlusiv to Daggerfall and Highrock I suggest that you might add some more in for other provinses of Tamriel, if there needs to be added more.

    Holidays I'd like to see:

    New year: Old Life Festival and New Life Festival

    Christmas: Saturalia

    Warriors Festival

    Halloween: Witches Festival

    April fools day: Jester's Day

    Valentines day: Heart's Day

    Day of Lights
  • Messy1
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    We need more Badman cults . . . holidays of that nature.
  • Audigy
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    What I really want to see from all this, which would determine the appearance of holiday specific activities, is rare events that only happen once in a while and then never reappear again unless it's that time of year again to bring that seasonal event back again. There are quite a few players out there who would be bothered by this concept because of the classic, "Well I wasn't online at the time of the event therefore I missed out and thus it is unfair for anyone who missed out."
    I always disagreed with that notion since if anything it should encourage the players to try harder.

    Its not about trying harder but having a RL ;)

    Many people go on holiday during Christmas or Eastern, do you want them to get internet in their hotel room, cavern or wherever they are so that they can spend their precious holiday time in a game? :blush:

    This just doesn't seem right to me.

    It can quickly become a nuisance even for those with weaker RL to always be online because this you must to stand a chance of acquiring something during these holiday events.

    At WOW there was an event once about the Olympic games, it only happened once. Today people still feel as a second customer as they cant get the rewards from back then, or what about the mounts that people missed ...

    While these type of things wont matter for me and maybe not for you, it can be a deal breaker for others.

    I don't think that anything in an MMO should force a player to play, no holiday, no trial or pet / mount. It should be a voluntarily act. So if someone wants to play then he or she should do so and not because of a goodie that is available for a small amount of time.
  • TheHumanFloyd
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    In-game Tamrielic holiday events are something we'd love eventually do, but they are not currently on our development roadmap. What would you all like to see?

    I agree with having holidays but keeping them in-tune with the ES world. The lore holidays already listed are perfect for that!

    The balance everyone is talking about already exists in lore. It's just a matter of translating it. Which won't be a problem for ZoS.

    Look at the Defiance Festival in Skywatch (I think that's what it was) where the whole town is partying. Does it ruin your immersion? No, it actually helps make the world feel more alive. ZoS can easily do the same thing for lore holidays which coincide with RL holidays.

    I think Witches Fest and Warrior's Fest would be awesome. As well as some country-specific holidays. How about a day to celebrate the formation of each alliance, spread throughout the calendar year?
  • Apokh
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    Audigy wrote: »

    Its not about trying harder but having a RL ;)
    Audigy wrote: »
    At WOW there was an event once about the Olympic games, it only happened once. Today people still feel as a second customer as they cant get the rewards from back then, or what about the mounts that people missed ...
    Bad luck!
    But they perhaps remember fantastic holidays with their families.

    Blizz tried to make the whole game muchmore casual friendly (thats the direction your answer points at) ...they, and most of us know what it led to in WoW.

    I´m sure there would be a "ZOS Way" to bring holidays to tamriel.
    When they want it to be done playerdriven, they will have to do a lot of homework. The easier way would be to set up a team of a hand full ppl to point out the most important international holidays/ festivals and work out a concept for their equivalents in Tamriel.

    What I read out of all the answers is, most of the people replied, that lore bound holidays would be appreciated. In my opinion holidays in Tamriel are not destroying immersion...the opposite is true, because not having celebrations over the year is not usual for a civilization. Especially not, when the cultures have a so well told and written down lore....
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  • Sindala
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    I posted the Tamrielic holidays ages back and basically got told 'aint gonna happen'.

    Zenimax are on the Naughty list this year......
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  • MornaBaine
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    C'mon Zeni...next year break down and give us lore-inspired holidays!
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  • Islyn
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    Apokh wrote: »
    I guess some ppl will tear me into pieces for this, but I´ve got to ask this :wink:

    Think most of us here played some other MMORPGs before. I always liked and enjoyed the "Seasonal Events" at Easter, Haloween or XMAS.

    Well as a non-Christian - I really hope NOT. (and if, give our holiday back and call it Yule or Winter Solstice and do it on the right date! :P )
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  • Nighkomoro
    Personally, I believe that the IG holidays *SHOULD* be implemented. Saturella for Christmas, Witches Festival for Halloween... etc. It should be there, because it is lore friendly. I understand that some people are opposed to such, and would rather grind. Somebody came up with a solution for this. While making the Events optional, make an ALTERNATIVE reward... Double the EXP/Gold/VP/AP gains, while at the same time, make taverns and towns have NPC's celebrating the festival. Do they need to do anything? Maybe not. Maybe just have them greet you and have some dancing or something. Add some grey skys without rain, and in the colder areas, make snow. Have trees lose their leaves, or turn the leaves brown temporarily. Should this be permanant? No. Should this be obtrusive to those who do not want to participate? No.

    I do not believe anybody would object to getting additional exp, or additional gold from quest. Should Chest get extra loot? No. Then everybody will be going after chest. Maybe make research speed up by 2 days time (or more depending how long the festivities occur for). These are ways that everybody can benefit from. Grinders will get the exp, and RPers will get the immersion. Heck, even casual players will get an atmosphere. This is not about any one person, but rather the entire community. I believe that the majority of the COMMUNITY would enjoy these things. I can not truly speak for everyone, and there will always be at least 1 whom disagrees. I understand and accept this. I do believe that this will be an AMAZING feature if it can be pulled off successfully.

    Finally, while some things got messed up so far, (Dune, Mournhold, etc) I still hold a LOT of faith in the skill and art designs Zenimax staff holds and would appreciate this. Now, I understand as well that there are many MANY other issues to deal with before this could even be considered. Which is why I believe that you should do events, but starting NEXT year. Please focus on fixing the server instability, the class unbalancing, the endzone content... etc. If you have taken the time to read this, I hope you have considered the Pro's and Con's of having an event and that you will debate my words. I hope to see the festivals occur, but if they do not, then I can understand why. The amount of work that would go into this would be tremendous.

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  • Sindala
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    Islyn wrote: »
    Apokh wrote: »
    I guess some ppl will tear me into pieces for this, but I´ve got to ask this :wink:

    Think most of us here played some other MMORPGs before. I always liked and enjoyed the "Seasonal Events" at Easter, Haloween or XMAS.

    Well as a non-Christian - I really hope NOT. (and if, give our holiday back and call it Yule or Winter Solstice and do it on the right date! :P )

    You better not celebrate Christmas then as it's actually a Pagan Holiday that the Christians couldn't ban so they just took it over and called it Christmas. (No Jesus was not born on the 25th Dec)
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  • Sindala
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    Hell, here's a list.....pick a few and run with them. It's not like there isn't enough to chose from.
    Why must we the playerbase always do the work for MMO companies nowadays......


    Holidays

    [edit] Morning Star

    [edit] New Life Festival
    Morning Star 1st

    Today the people of provinceName are having the New Life Festival in celebration of a new year. The Emperor has ordered yet another tax increase in his New Life Address, and there is much grumbling about this. Still, despite financial difficulties, the New Life tradition of free ale at all the taverns in the cities continues. The people of provinceName certainly know how to hold a celebration. In Daggerfall, this is the Summoning Day for Clavicus Vile.

    [edit] Scour Day
    Morning Star 2nd

    Scour Day is a celebration held in most High Rock villages on the day after New Life. It was once the day one cleans up after New Life, but has changed into a party of its own.

    [edit] Ovank'a
    Morning Star 12th

    Ovank'a is the day the people of the Alik'r Desert offer prayers to Stendarr in the hopes of a mild and merciful year. It is considered very holy.

    [edit] Meridia's Summoning Day
    Morning Star 13th

    In Daggerfall, this is the Summoning Day for Meridia.

    [edit] South Winds Prayer
    Morning Star 15th

    The 15th of Morning Star is a holiday taken very seriously in provinceName, where they call it South Wind's Prayer, a plea by all the religions of Tamriel for a good planting season. Citizens with every affliction known in Tamriel flock to services in the cities's temples, as the clergy is known to perform free healings on this day. Only some will be judged worthy of this service, but few can afford the temples usual price...

    [edit] Day of Lights
    Morning Star 16th

    The Day of Lights is celebrated as a holy day by most villages in Hammerfell on the Iliac Bay. It is a prayer for a good farming and fishing year, and is taken very seriously.

    A possibly unrelated Festival of Lights is a tradition in the Skyrim city of Dawnstar. Little candies are given out to celebrate.[2]

    [edit] Waking Day
    Morning Star 18th

    The people in Yeorth Burrowland invented Waking Day in prehistoric times to wake the spirits of nature after a long, cold winter. It has evolved into a sort of orgiastic celebration of the end of winter.


    [edit] Sun's Dawn

    [edit] Mad Pelagius
    Sun's Dawn 2nd

    Mad Pelagius is a silly little tradition in High Rock in a mock memorial to Pelagius Septim III, one of the maddest emperors in recent history. He died about 350 years ago, so the Septims since have taken it with good humor. In Daggerfall this is the Summoning Day for Sheogorath.

    [edit] Othroktide
    Sun's Dawn 5th

    The people of Dwynnen have a huge party to celebrate Othroktide, the day when Baron Othrok took Dwynnen from the undead forces who claimed it in the Battle of Wightmoor.

    [edit] Day of Release
    Sun's Dawn 8th

    The people of Glenumbra may be the only people to remember or care about the battle between Aiden Direnni and the Alessian Army in the first era. They celebrate it vigorously on the Day of Release.

    [edit] Feast of the Dead
    Sun's Dawn 13th

    Celebrated in the Skyrim city of Windhelm. During the feast, the names of the Five Hundred Companions of Ysgramor are recited.[3]

    [edit] Heart's Day
    Sun's Dawn 16th

    Today is the 16th of Sun's Dawn, a holiday celebrated all over Tamriel as Heart's Day. It seems that in every house, the Legend of the Lovers is being sung for the younger generation. In honor of these Lovers, Polydor and Eloisa, the inns of the city offer a free room for visitors. If such kindness had been given the Lovers, it is said, it would always be springtime in the world. In Daggerfall, this is the Summoning Day for Sanguine.

    [edit] Perserverance Day
    Sun's Dawn 27th

    Perserverance [sic] Day is quite a party in Ykalon. It was originally held as a solemn memorial to those killed in battle while resisting the Camoran Usurper, but has since become a boisterous festival.

    [edit] Aduros Nau
    Sun's Dawn 28th

    The villages in the Bantha celebrate the baser urges that come with Springtide on Aduros Nau. The traditions vary from village to village, but none of them are for the overly virtuous.


    [edit] First Seed

    [edit] Hermaeus Mora's Summoning day
    First Seed 5th

    In Daggerfall, this is the Summoning Day for Hermaeus Mora.

    [edit] First Planting
    First Seed 7th

    On the 7th of First Seed every year, the people of provinceName celebrate First Planting, symbolically sowing the seeds for the autumn harvest. It is a festival of fresh beginnings, both for the crops and for the men and women of the city. Neighbors are reconciled in their disputes, resolutions are formed, bad habits dropped, the diseased cured. The clerics at the temples run a free clinic all day long to cure people of poisoning, different diseases, paralysis, and the other banes found in the world of Tamriel.

    [edit] Day of Waiting
    First Seed 9th

    The Day of Waiting is a very old holy day among certain settlements in the Dragontail Mountains. Every year at that time, a dragon is supposed to come out of the desert and devour the wicked, so everyone locks themselves up inside.

    [edit] Hogithum
    First Seed 21st

    In Daggerfall, this is the Summoning Day for Azura.

    [edit] Flower Day
    First Seed 25th

    Flower Day is another of the frivolous celebrations of High Rock. Children pick the new flowers of spring while older Bretons, cooped up all winter, come out to welcome the season with dancing and singing.

    [edit] Festival of Blades
    First Seed 26th

    During the Festival of Blades, the people of the Alik'r Desert celebrate the victor of the first Redguard over a race of giant goblins. The story is considered a myth by most scholars, but the holiday is still very popular in the desert.


    [edit] Rain's Hand

    [edit] Gardtide
    Rain's Hand 1st

    On Gardtide, the people of Tamarilyn Point hold a festival to honor Druagaa, the old goddess of flowers. Worship of the goddess is all but dead, but the celebration is always a great success.

    [edit] Peryite's Summoning Day
    Rain's Hand 9th

    In Daggerfall, this is the Summoning Day for Peryite.

    [edit] Day of the Dead
    Rain's Hand 13th

    The Day of the Dead is one of the more peculiar holidays of Daggerfall. The superstitious say that the dead rise on this holiday to wreak vengeance on the living. It is a fact that King Lysandus' spectre began its haunting on the Day of the Dead, 3E 404.

    [edit] Day of Shame
    Rain's Hand 20th

    All along the seaside of Hammerfell, no one leaves their houses on the Day of Shame. It is said that the Crimson Ship, a vessel filled with victims of the Knahaten Plague who were refused refuge hundreds of years ago, will return on this day.

    [edit] Jester's Day
    Rain's Hand 28th

    Be warned that today is Jester's Day in the city of provinceName, and pranks are being set up from one end of town to the other. It is as if a spell has been cast over the community, for even the most taciturn and dignified councilman might attempt to play a joke on his relative. The Thieves Guild finds particular attention as everyone looks for pickpockets in particular.


    [edit] Second Seed

    [edit] Second Planting
    Second Seed 7th

    The celebration of Second Planting is in full glory this day. It is a holiday with traditions similar to First Planting, improvements on the first seeding symbolically to suggest improvements on the soul. The free clinics of the temples are open for the second and last time this year, offering cures for those suffering from any kind of disease or affliction. Because peace and not conflict is stressed at this time, battle injuries are healed only at full price.

    [edit] Marukh's Day
    Second Seed 9th

    Marukh's Day is only observed by certain communities in Skeffington Wood. By comparing themselves to the virtuous prophet Marukh, the people of Skeffington Wood pray for the strength to resist temptation. In Daggerfall, this is the Summoning Day for Namira.

    [edit] Fire Festival
    Second Seed 20th

    The Fire Festival in Northmoor is one of the most attended celebrations in High Rock. It began as a pompous display of magic and military strength in ancient days and has become quite a festival.

    [edit] Fishing Day
    Second Seed 30th

    Fishing Day is a big celebration for the Bretons who live off the bounty of the Iliac Bay. They are not a usually flamboyant people, but on Fishing Day, they make so much noise, fish have been scared away for weeks.


    [edit] Mid Year

    [edit] Drigh R'Zimb
    Mid Year 1st

    The festival of Drigh R'Zimb, held in the hottest time of year in Abibon-Gora, is a jubilation held for the sun Daibethe itself. Scholars do not know how long Drigh R'Zimb has been held, but it is possible the Redguards brought the festival with them when they came in the first era.

    [edit] Hircine's Summoning Day
    Mid Year 5th

    In Daggerfall, this is the Summoning Day for Hircine.

    [edit] Mid Year Celebration
    Mid Year 16th

    Today is the 16th of Mid Year, the traditional day for the Mid Year Celebration. Perhaps to alleviate the annual news of the Emperor's latest tax increase, the cities temples offer blessings for only half the donation they usually suggest. Many so blessed feel confident enough to enter the (dangerous) dungeons when they are not fully prepared, so this joyous festival has often been known to turn suddenly into a day of defeat and tragedy.

    [edit] Dancing Day
    Mid Year 23rd

    Dancing Day is a time-honored holiday in Daggerfall. Who started it is questionable, but the Red Prince Atryck popularized it in the second era. It is an occasion of great pomp and merriment for all the people of Daggerfall, from the nobles down.

    [edit] Tibedetha
    Mid Year 24th

    Tibedetha is middle Tamrielic for "Tibers Day." It is not surprising that the lorddom of Alcaire celebrates its most famous native with a great party. Historically, Tiber Septim never returned once to his beloved birthplace.


    [edit] Sun's Height

    [edit] Merchants Festival
    Sun's Height 10th

    The bargain shoppers of the known world are out in force today and it is little wonder, for the 10th of Sun's Height is a holiday called the Merchants' Festival. Every marketplace and equipment store has dropped their prices to at least half. The only shop not being patronized today is the Mages Guild, where prices are as exorbitant as usual. Most citizens in need of a magical item are waiting two months for the celebration of Tales and Tallows when prices will be more reasonable... In Daggerfall, this is the Summoning day for Vaernima.

    [edit] Divad Etep't
    Sun's Height 12th

    During Divat Etep't, the people of Antiphyllos mourn the death of one of the greatest of the early Redguard heroes, Divat, son of Frandar of the Hel Ansei. His deeds are questioned by historians, but his tomb in Antiphyllos is almost certainly genuine.

    [edit] Sun's Rest
    Sun's Height 20th

    You will have to wait until tomorrow if you are planning on making any equipment purchases, for all stores are closed in observance of Sun's Rest. Of course, the temples, taverns, and Mages Guild in the (city) are still open their regular hours, but most citizens chose to devote this day to relaxation, not commerce or prayer. This is not a convenient arrangement for all, but the Merchants' Guild heavily fines any shop that stays open, so everyone complies.

    [edit] Fiery Night
    Sun's Height 29th

    Few besides the natives of the Alik'r Desert would venture out on the hottest day of the year, Fiery Night. It's a lively celebration with a meaning lost in antiquity.


    [edit] Last Seed

    [edit] Maiden Katrica
    Last Seed 2nd

    On the day of Maiden Katrica, the people of Ayasofya show their appreciation for the warrior that saved their county with the biggest party of the year.

    [edit] Koomu Alezer'i
    Last Seed 11th

    Koomu Alezer'i means simply "We Acknowledge" in old Redguard, and it has been a tradition in Sentinel for thousands of years. No matter the harvest, the people of Sentinel solemnly thank the gods for their bounty, and pray to be worthy of the graces of the gods.

    [edit] Feast of the Tiger
    Last Seed 14th

    The Feast of the Tiger in the Bantha rainforest is like other holidays in praise of a bountiful harvest. It is not, however, a solemn occasion for introspection and thanksgiving, but a great celebration and festival from village to village.

    [edit] Appreciation Day
    Last Seed 21st

    Appreciation Day in Anticlere is an ancient holiday of thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest for the people of Anticlere. It is considered a holy and contemplative day, devoted to Mara, the goddess-protector of Anticlere.

    [edit] Harvest's End
    Last Seed 27th

    Perhaps no other festival fires the spirit of cityName as much as the one held today, Harvest's End. The work of the year is over, the seeding, sowing, and reaping. Now is the time to celebrate and enjoy the fruits of the harvest, and even visitors to regionName are invited to join the farmers. The taverns offer free drinks all day long, an extravagance before the economy of the coming winter months. Underfed farm hands gorging themselves and then getting sick in the town square are the most common sights of the celebration of Harvest's End.

    This day in 3E 433 marked the beginning of the Oblivion Crisis.


    [edit] Hearth Fire

    [edit] Tales and Tallows
    Hearth Fire 3rd

    No other holiday divides the people of cityName like the 3rd of Hearth Fire. A few of the oldest, more superstitious men and women do not speak all day long for fear that the evil spirits of the dead will enter their bodies. Most citizens enjoy the holiday, calling it Tales and Tallows, but even the most lighthearted avoid the dark streets of cityName, for everyone knows the dead do walk tonight. Only the Mages Guild completely thrives on this day. In celebration of the oldest magical science, necromancy, all magical items are half price today. NOTE: A number of in game sources say this is the day one may summon Nocturnal, but that is actually the 8th - see below.

    [edit] Khurat
    Hearth Fire 6th

    Every town and fellowship in the Wrothgarian Mountains celebrates Khurat, the day when the finest young scholars are accepted into the various priesthoods. Even those people without children of age go to pray for the wisdom and benevolence of the clergy.

    [edit] Nocturnal's Summoning Day
    Hearth Fire 8th

    In Daggerfall, this is the Summoning Day for Nocturnal.

    [edit] Riglametha
    Hearth Fire 12th

    Riglametha is celebrated on the twelfth of Hearth Fire every year in Lainlyn as a celebration of Lainlyns many blessings. Pageants are held on such themes as the Ghraewaj, when the daedra worshippers in Lainlyn were changed to harpies for their blasphemy.

    [edit] Children's Day
    Hearth Fire 19th

    Children's Day in Betony is a festive occasion with a grim history. All know though few choose to recall that Children's Day began as a memorial to the dozens of children in Betony who were stolen from their homes by vampires one night never to be seen again. This happened over a hundred years ago, and the holiday has since become a celebration of youth.


    [edit] Frost Fall

    [edit] Dirij Tereur
    Frost Fall 5th

    The fifth of Frost Fall marks Dirij Tereur for the people of the Alik'r Desert. It is a sacred day honoring Frandar Hund, the traditional spiritual leader of the Redguards who led them to Hammerfell in the first era. Stories are read from Hund's Book of Circles, and the temples in the region are filled to capacity.

    [edit] Malacath's Summoning Day
    Frost Fall 8th

    In Daggerfall, this is the Summoning Day for Malacath.

    [edit] Witches Festival
    Frostfall 13th

    Today is the 13th of Frostfall, known throughout Tamriel as the Witches' 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, conjurors, lamias, warlocks, and thaumaturgists meet in the wilderness outside (the city), and the creatures created or summoned there may plague Tamriel for eons. Most wise men choose not to wander this night. In Daggerfall, this is the Summoning Day for Mephala.

    [edit] Broken Diamonds
    Frost Fall 23rd

    On the 23rd of Frost Fall in the 121st year of the first era, the empress Kintyra Septim II met her death in the imperial dungeons in Glenpoint on the orders of her cousin and usurper Uriel III. Her death is remembered in Glenpoint as the day called Broken Diamonds. It is a day of silent prayer for the wisdom and benevolence of the imperial family of Tamriel. [Editor's note: It is Uriel III who killed Kintyra, not Cephorus. This is a scribe's error in Daggerfall].

    [edit] Emperor's Day
    Frostfall 30th

    Once the 30th of Frostfall, the Emperor's Birthday, was the most popular holiday of the year. Great traveling carnivals entertained the masses, while the aristocracy of cityName enjoyed the annual Goblin Chase on horseback. Recently, these traditions have fallen into neglect. It has been decades since there was a big carnival in cityName and longer still since a regentTitle of the cityName sponsered a Goblin Chase.

    In 4E 171, the Great War began on this day when then-Emperor Titus Mede II rejected a Thalmor ultimatum.


    [edit] Sun's Dusk

    [edit] Gauntlet
    Sun's Dusk 2nd

    In Daggerfall, this is the Summoning Day for Boethiah.

    [edit] Serpent's Dance
    Sun's Dusk 3rd

    The Serpents Dance in Satakalaam may or may not have begun as a serious religious holiday dedicated to a snake god, but in this day, it is a reason for a great street festival.

    [edit] Moon Festival
    Sun's Dusk 8th

    On the 8th of Sun's Dusk, the Bretons of Glenumbra Moors hold the Moon Festival, a joyous holiday in honor of Secunda, goddess of the moon. Although the goddess has no active worshippers, the traditional celebration has continued through the ages as a time of feasting and merriment.

    [edit] Hel Anseilak
    Sun's Dusk 18th

    Hel Anseilak, which means "Communion with the Saints of the Sword" in Old Redguard is the most serious of holy days for the people of Pothago. The ancient way of Hel Ansei is never practiced by modern Redguards, but its rich heritage is remembered and honored on this day.

    [edit] Warriors Festival
    Sun's Dusk 20th

    Today is the 20th of Sun's Dusk, the Warriors Festival in cityName. Most all the local warriors, spellswords, and rogues come to the equipment stores and blacksmiths where all weapons are half price. Unfortunately, the low prices also tempt many an untrained boy to buy his first sword and the normally quiet cityName streets ring with amateur skirmishes. The regentTitle has pardoned most of these ruffians in the past, but has promised to be less merciful this year. In Daggerfall, this is the Summoning Day for Mehrunes Dagon.


    [edit] Evening Star

    [edit] North Winds Prayer
    Evening Star 15th

    Today is the 15th of Evening Star, a holiday reverently observed by the temples as North Wind's Prayer. It is a thanksgiving to the Gods for a good harvest and a mild winter. Some years, like this one, the harvest was not particularly good and the winter unseasonally harsh in provinceName, but as the regentTitle is fond of saying, "It could be much worse." The temples offer all their services blessing, curing, healing for half the donation usually requested.

    [edit] Baranth Do
    Evening Star 18th

    Baranth Do is celebrated on the 18th of Evening Star by the Redguards of the Alik'r Desert. Its meaning is "Goodbye to the Beast of Last Year." Pageants featuring demonic representations of the old year are popular, and revelry to honor the new year is everywhere.

    [edit] Chil'a
    Evening Star 20th (1)
    Evening Star 24th (2)
    1.Chil'a, the blessing of the new year in the barony of Kairou, is both a sacred day and a festival. The archpriest and the baroness each consecrate the ashes of the old year in solemn ceremony, then street parades, balls, and tournaments conclude the event. In Daggerfall, this is the Summoning Day for Molag Bal.
    2.Local Iliac Bay New Year's festival on the 24th of Evening Star. It was probably moved from its original date to correspond with the notion of the year defined in Tamriel.

    [edit] Saturalia
    Evening Star 25th

    The New Life festival comes a few days early in Wayrest with Saturalia, traditionally held on the 25th of Evening Star. Originally a holiday for a long forgotten god of debauchery, it has become a time of gift giving, parties, and parading. Visitors are encouraged to participate.

    [edit] Old Life Festival
    Evening Star 30th/31st

    On the last day of the year the Empire celebrates the holiday called Old Life. Many go to the temples to reflect on their past. Some go for more than this, for it is rumored that priests will as the last act of the year perform resurrections on beloved friends and family members free of the usual charge. Worshippers know better than to expect this philanthropy, but they arrive in a macabre procession with the recently deceased nevertheless. When ale flows free in all the taverns in all the cities of Tamriel.

    [edit] References
    1.^ a b The Firmament — Ffoulke
    2.^ Alhavara's dialogue in TES Travels: Dawnstar.
    3.^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: Skyrim — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
    Being First is not the prize, it just mean's everyone can stab you in the back.
  • Apokh
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    Erm..yap. Thanks :)
    Referring to this list and the (somewhere in here) linked Calendar there seem to be more holidays then in our real world :p

    But nobody seems to celebrate them at all.

    Wouldn´t it be awsome to travel to a foreign city and the npcs there greet you in a special way and celebrate ..and you´re like "Huh?" and all of them are like "Happy <insertholidayhere>" and you are like "/g1 Hey the strange ppl over here are celebrating <insertholidayhere> today in foreign city" and then your mates are like "Whoa..party on Wayne!"

    Okay just kidding. But having all the diffenent cultures in ESO their own holidays besides the global once would be even more immersive. Thats for sure.
    But as a first step, the most important lore holidays have to be celebrated.
    Legenden
    Play@Feierabend mit der legendärsten Feierabendgilde.
    Besuch uns.
    Es ist besser zu schweigen und alle glauben zu lassen, man sei dumm, als den Mund aufzumachen und alle Zweifel zu beseitigen.
  • Gythral
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    There being a Tamriel at Christmas is the current debate, seems someone is doing everything in their power to affect this negatively...
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    Shakes not its top for any blast that blows!”
    Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy
  • k9mouse
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    [edit] Mad Pelagius
    Sun's Dawn 2nd

    Mad Pelagius is a silly little tradition in High Rock in a mock memorial to Pelagius Septim III, one of the maddest emperors in recent history. He died about 350 years ago, so the Septims since have taken it with good humor. In Daggerfall this is the Summoning Day for Sheogorath.

    He is related to Talos, known as Tiber Septim, which have not been born yet. We have to be careful of some holidays and they are placed in the timeline of Nirn. We do not want to mix a 4th era holiday with a 2nd era one (ESO is in the 2nd Era)

  • Thechemicals
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    Better be Quanza too if there is.
    Vr14 Templar since release- dual resto
    Vr14 Dk bow/2h

    Brayan Blackthunder
    Goddick
    Daggerfall Covenant

  • AngryNord
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    How 'bout a Festivus? For the rest of us?
  • Thechemicals
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    Dia de los muertos and dia de los reyes too.
    Vr14 Templar since release- dual resto
    Vr14 Dk bow/2h

    Brayan Blackthunder
    Goddick
    Daggerfall Covenant

  • TX12001rwb17_ESO
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    How about...No, Christmas is a celebration of Earth not Nirn and not everyone who play's the game even celebrate Christmas (I for one don't really care for it as it has lost it's true meaning) there are many people who if they saw this ingame would probably just stop playing, Tamriel has it's own Holidays to worry about such as the new life festival. Putting RL events in game would cause this series to go down hill fast.
    Edited by TX12001rwb17_ESO on November 26, 2014 1:12AM
  • RSram
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    ZOS could do a quest line on the war on Christmas >:)

    At the end of a quest, you have to fight a giant Santa boss with a mob of reindeer.
  • k9mouse
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    How about...No, Christmas is a celebration of Earth not Nirn and not everyone who play's the game even celebrate Christmas (I for one don't really care for it as it has lost it's true meaning) there are many people who if they saw this ingame would probably just stop playing, Tamriel has it's own Holidays to worry about such as the new life festival. Putting RL events in game would cause this series to go down hill fast.

    I feel the same way.

  • Zebular
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    If there were to be seasonal and world events, I'd like them to remain specific to the game world, it's lore, and storylines.
    Mysté [ Breton Femaile • DC • Daedric Storm Sorcereress; Dest/Rest • Alchemist ]
    Old Zeb [ Imperial Male • DC • Dark Storm Sorcerer; Dest/Rest • Enchanter ]
    Rarymwr Rua'srrii-mrha'Ra [ Kahjiit Male • AD • Draconic Earthen Dragonknight; Dual/1HS • Blacksmith ]
    Zebular [ Dark Elf Male • EP • Shadow Assassin Nightblade; Bow/Rest • Woodworker ]
    Zebular Ilyturials [ Imperial Male • DC • Draconic Ardent Dragonknight; 1HS/2H • Provisioner ]
    Zyza [ Kahjiit Vampire Female • DC • Siphoning Assassin Nightblade; Dual/Bow • Clothier ]
  • Epona222
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    There had better never be Christmas in ESO. I am not a Christian, and I do not want Christian festivals inserted into Tamriel. I have a hard enough time avoiding all the nonsense IRL. (Respect for those of you that are religious to be able to celebrate your festivals, just don't try to foist it on everyone and assume that everyone will like it ;) )

    I would like to see lore-correct festivals at some point though (which includes a midwinter festival), that would be fun. Just don't push any IRL nonsense on me in-game.
    Edited by Epona222 on November 28, 2014 7:09AM
    GM - Ghost Sea Trading Co - NA PC

    Epona was a Romano-Celtic goddess dating back to around 1800 to 2000 years before computer games were invented.
  • Catriona
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    Oooooo - i rly hope they will add xmas - will make me sooo happy <3
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