I really want to call you a nerd Gid, but I love your posts way too much.
TX12001rwb17_ESO wrote: »I have an ingame clock that calculates time since the game was released, apprantley its not the 13th of frostfall infact its far from it.
Riko_Futatabi wrote: »So much for in-game events. More crown store nonsense(I know, I know, development needs funding). /yawn
Riko_Futatabi wrote: »So much for in-game events. More crown store nonsense(I know, I know, development needs funding). /yawn
One would HOPE that a bunch of monsters spawn on Frostfall the 13th all across Tamriel for us to fight. That would be fitting the lore.
Perhaps they should avoid holiday themed events, and go with something like what SWTOR did with the Rakghoul event. I really enjoyed that event, as it was implanted on already existing areas and was just around for a short period of time, so the rewards could only be earned for a few weeks then you'd have to wait another year.
ESO could have any number of causes for events like this. Such as a specific warlord is amassing an army, as he has discovered a Daedric Artifact, such as Masque of Clavicus Vile. It is up to anyone who has power and ability to stop him. However stopping him could involve several trials, which can be daily repeatables.
Riko_Futatabi wrote: »Riko_Futatabi wrote: »So much for in-game events. More crown store nonsense(I know, I know, development needs funding). /yawn
One would HOPE that a bunch of monsters spawn on Frostfall the 13th all across Tamriel for us to fight. That would be fitting the lore.
It really would be great, but I hate to express my dissatisfaction with how they miss the little details all too often. It's usually those that matter the most, because everyone expects the big details to be done. Too much lack of creativity when it comes to the little things!
Blackhorne wrote: »...and the creatures created or summoned there may plague Tamriel for eons.
So they are summoned on the 13th of Frostfall, and you just happen to run into them later. Problem solved.
Dear ZOS Creative Team (so... @ZOS_RichLambert ):
According to your Crown Store Showcase The Pumpkin Specter and Scarecrow polymorphs are summons for WItches' Festival. Firstly, I applaud you for finding a way to kind of justify this using lore. The description of the Witches' Festival is as follows:
"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."
Only the most stubborn among us could scoff at the idea that these two polymorphs could never be summoned in the wilderness to frighten others. Well done.
Now for the issue... These polymorphs will be available October 22nd. Frostfall is the Tamrielic month of October. As stated above the Witches Festival is on the 13th. These polymorphs will COMPLETELY MISS the Witches' Festival. Are you actively trying to dismiss, ignore, and shrug off lore? The other items in the showcase are being released on October 8th... which is in time for the Witches' Festival.
Either the timing was blatantly and knowingly ignored, or just overlooked... I'm not sure which is worse. Way to go out of your way to prove to your playerbase that these are HALLOWEEN releases... and not for The Witches Festival... which they completely miss.
There is a really easy fix here. Release them on October 8th with the other items... Release them on October 8th and you are guaranteed to sell at least one more of each polymorph.
Another fix would be if there were Mobs of these two polymorphs that we could battle from like October 12th to Halloween.... that would make an in-game event AND it would satisfy these items being in game during the witches festival. Of course, I doubt that work has been done... and if it hasn't, there isn't enough time to make this happen at this point.
Since we don't have an established calendar in ESO (something I suggested we have HERE) I'm just going by the real-world calendar. If ZOS wanted to establish an ESO calendar that made Frostfall the 13th fall on a different day than October 13th, I would welcome that. Of course, that would mean that other holidays would be out of sync as well....
@AhPook_Is_HereSince we don't have an established calendar in ESO (something I suggested we have HERE) I'm just going by the real-world calendar. If ZOS wanted to establish an ESO calendar that made Frostfall the 13th fall on a different day than October 13th, I would welcome that. Of course, that would mean that other holidays would be out of sync as well....
Again... I'm only willing to go so far with this "I'll find any way to justify this" method of acceptance. ZOS must show a modicum of giving-a-damn to get my money.
Korah_Eaglecry wrote: »The in-game time isnt lined up with the real world is it? Considering how many times a day/night cycle happens in game. Its kind of impossible to state that October 13th in Game is the same day as October 13th in real life?
I mean. Maybe stop nitpicking?
Since we don't have an established calendar in ESO (something I suggested we have HERE) I'm just going by the real-world calendar. If ZOS wanted to establish an ESO calendar that made Frostfall the 13th fall on a different day than October 13th, I would welcome that. Of course, that would mean that other holidays would be out of sync as well....
Blackhorne wrote: »...and the creatures created or summoned there may plague Tamriel for eons.
So they are summoned on the 13th of Frostfall, and you just happen to run into them later. Problem solved.
As I said previously in the thread... if they make these creatures killable NPCs on the 13th the problem is solved, I agree.
Otherwise, no... it is not. I am only willing to go so far with flimsy justifications for this sort of thing.
If they are summoned on the 13th of frost fall... why do I go 8 days without seeing them? Why do they suddenly pop up 8 days later in great quantity?
I really don't think I'm being unreasonable in asking that ZOS respect the lore. I'll go as far as accepting these creatures existence as summoned creatures.