Why are you twitchy?

fall0athboy wrote: »

Why are you twitchy?

Because I wouldn't put it past them to go 'oopsie, we've cut it a week short, thank you for your patience'?

LunaFlora wrote: »

it's supposed to be in late December sooo that would be the 21st.

Well that would be a first:

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:New_Life_Festival

We're doing this like we did the Halloween Event, people got antsy cause they expected "late" to be the middle of the month.


For reference
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/comment/7977253#Comment_7977253

They didn't cut it short either, they just had it run later into the next month.

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

We haven't announced dates for the event yet. We are working on announcement article stuff now. So keep your eyes open for the next week or so for more info.

But we are not cutting the event short. It will be inline with our other event lengths.

Thanks for the update Kevin.

Said that if it doesn't run from the 14th of December to the 2nd of January it may still be 'inline with your other event lengths' (which usually run for 13 days) but it will be shorter than every other New Life event which historically has run for 20 days.

As you can see 'It will be inline with our other event lengths' along with 'keep your eyes open for the next week or so' doesn't quite put my mind at ease.

I could infer that it may run from the 21st to the 9th but given that it would be completely out of line with the preceding 7 New Life events I would really need to stretch my wishful thinking for that one.

To clarify further why this makes me twitchy:

60 is not divisible by 13, and I do need each one of those 60 tickets this year.

Furthermore a week of 2XP, more so now that we cannot 'bank' the XP buff like we could before, matters to me.

Might not matter to everyone but it definitely matters to me and my 'targets' for this year.

LunaFlora wrote: »

ApoAlaia wrote: »

fall0athboy wrote: »

Why are you twitchy?

Because I wouldn't put it past them to go 'oopsie, we've cut it a week short, thank you for your patience'?

LunaFlora wrote: »

it's supposed to be in late December sooo that would be the 21st.

Well that would be a first:

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:New_Life_Festival

the q4 schedule says late December, other years it said mid December that's why I'm guessing 21 December

I do hope that it runs until the 9th of January then and I am reading too much into Kevin's way of wording his answer.

Araneae6537 wrote: »

It would be nice if it started this Thursday and went through January 2nd, rather than next week through the 9th. IMHO, such events are more fun before and during the holiday than lingering long after.

I agree. This "late December" schedule change is not really ideal if the intent is to run it later into January.

I think they are just going to trim a week off and make it in line with the other 2 week events, though. Also not ideal, in my book.

I say we wait and see, people are focused on one half of the line.

"But we are not cutting the event short. It will be inline with our other event lengths. "

The first part says, "We are not cutting the event short"

That's pretty clear, as for the second line "inline with our other event lengths" people are reading it as other non-New Life events. Who is to say that they didn't mean "inline with our other New Life event lengths"?

We won't know anything until the event drops, so we just have to wait.

heinousmoz wrote: »

One of the best things about New Life was the opportunity to catch up on fragments that you missed during other events. The length of New Life meant I could do things like ignore IC tickets and know that I could catch up at Christmas where there were more tickets and I had more time to play.

If it is a change to bring the event into line with other event lengths that would be an unimpressive change...

Exactly. Moreover, they know perfectly well that many people do this, so it would be kind of a garbage move to make that kind of change without announcing it, or at least hinting at it, far in advance.

So where are we collecting with torched and pitchforks?

EdjeSwift wrote: »

I say we wait and see, people are focused on one half of the line.

"But we are not cutting the event short. It will be inline with our other event lengths. "

The first part says, "We are not cutting the event short"

That's pretty clear, as for the second line "inline with our other event lengths" people are reading it as other non-New Life events. Who is to say that they didn't mean "inline with our other New Life event lengths"?

We won't know anything until the event drops, so we just have to wait.

If that's what they meant, they should've said that.

I don't think it's unfair to ask for more precise language and clarification. It's hard not to read into it, the language feels very careful and curt. I've seen that flavor from them before, when we got "something address to the sentiment" instead of a Q&A. Experiences like that made me wary when they use vague language.

I get they're still ironing out the details, but not all events have the same lengths. It's the last event of the year, so of course people are looking for details on it. For many players, there's a lot of planning that goes into this. Like some others have said, they've shaped their previous event participation around this event, based on certain assumptions. Others are community leaders that begin planning guild events around this. Having only days notice to plan that, along with the uncertainty around the event's duration, creates stress for people.

I'm sort of looking forward to New Life. I say it that way.... because honestly? I'm "evented out" this year. Fortunately, I need only 20 tickets on one account, both PC megaservers. And - that's a good thing. Because I really do need an "event break"....

Seriously. I've put off setting up my new computer because of the holidays.... and that includes what goes on in game. January will be soon enough.... unless this 9 year old dinosaur decides not to work before then.

Waiting til last minute to announce events and making everyone live in wonder is very annoying. This has always been like this if memory serves. Most other games I played never leave their players in the dark.

Araneae6537 wrote: »

It would be nice if it started this Thursday and went through January 2nd, rather than next week through the 9th. IMHO, such events are more fun before and during the holiday than lingering long after. But I will be glad for the tickets whenever I can get them!

💯

I hope it starts tomorrow the 14th and runs its full length into just after the New Year on Jan 2 like every other year. Starting late then going off into the second week of January seems off.