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Are we going to get post quest Lorebook locations for eastern Solstice
There are a handful of lorebooks in eastern solstice that are tied to quest that once completed you can not re enter to get
In any of the upcoming updates will those lorebooks be put out of the quest area to be found
In any of the upcoming updates will those lorebooks be put out of the quest area to be found
Re: Are we going to get post quest Lorebook locations for eastern Solstice
It's not just Eastern Solstice. There are 10+ quest locked lorebooks curated so far.
This. They need to fix them all. I'm surprised they're still putting lorebooks into quests the way they are, given how many books they've had to make available after quests so people can pick them up. Why are they still doing this?
AzuraFan
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Re: Are we going to get post quest Lorebook locations for eastern Solstice
It's not just Eastern Solstice. There are 10+ quest locked lorebooks curated so far.
Re: Are we going to get post quest Lorebook locations for eastern Solstice
There is a quest in the Abamath Ruins that if we leave before picking it up and turn in the other quest that brought us there then we can't get back in again. If we group with someone that has the quest active then we can get back in to pick up the quest. Maybe this would work for getting the books, too.
But we shouldn't have to do something like that. What is the point of locking us out of a place once we finish a quest?
Please fix this.
But we shouldn't have to do something like that. What is the point of locking us out of a place once we finish a quest?
Please fix this.
Re: Elephant in the Room - The End-Game PVP Culture is Declining. How Can ZOS Mitigate This?
ESO PvP Is in Decline
Ball Groups Are Out of Control
The biggest elephant in the room is the state of ball groups.
Stacked heals, stacked buffs, stacked shields — it’s all gotten ridiculous. They can sprint through an entire keep, wipe entire factions of people without breaking much of a sweat, and shrug off entire factions because the sheer amount of layered defensive power is unlike anything else in the game.
There is no counterplay anymore. Except for another ball group and even that most of the time ends in a stalemate. It’s not even about skill at this point — it’s about stacking mechanics to the point of absurdity.
Speed Creep Has Broken Combat
ESO was always a game where line of sight mattered more than raw mitigation. But now?
People are zooming around keeps at speeds that simply break the intended flow of combat. (Remember when people actually using Gap closers) When the best defense is to outrun and LOS faster than abilities can even register, something has gone very wrong. Speed creep is outpacing the fundamental design of the game.
I’m saying it because I care about it. Many of us do— but it’s hard to keep defending a game mode that the developers seem reluctant to support.
There is something very strange about speed in the current PvP. Let's review this.
Run speed is 100%, sprint is 140%. The speed cap is 200%.
It is almost impossible to get to the speed cap without sprinting: Major= 30%, minor 15%, 3 swift 21%, celerity 10%. Without spring you are at 176%, not capped even with those build concessions (sacrificing 3 enchants and one red CP) But these players are at 200%.
Here's the thing: they need sprint...but...you cannot cast abilities when sprinting. These players are running super fast yet using abilities all the time.
My orc NB has 10% orc bonus to spring, 9% medium armor bonus to spring, equips major and minor and sometimes 1-2 swift and sometimes celerity. He is at the cap but frequently just cannot catch these players eg in towers.
Re: Elephant in the Room - The End-Game PVP Culture is Declining. How Can ZOS Mitigate This?
I’ve been playing PvP in this game for years. From Cyro to IC to battlegrounds to dealing with all the terrible metas, bugs, glitches and the like. I can firmly say this current state of Cyro is one of the worst I’ve ever seen
Ball groups are just way too overpowered at the moment with the number of stackable heals and shields they can have. Siege does nothing, PUG groups can’t fight them due to the comped out meta they run, there needs to be a middle ground for this. A 12 man group should not be able to hold almost 3 bars at a single keep hostage
Warden charm, rush of agony, these are two game breaking features in desperate need of a fix. See the multiple threads on here about both of these things and you’ll understand why
I know there’s more but all in all, I can firmly say that lately on prime time, almost every alliance is only sitting at 1-2 bars instead of 3. Can’t blame them. Cyro is a mess right now and it’s not looking to get any better
This is well said. Now there are 4 man groups that are virtually immortal and even some 2 man duos extremely hard to kill. This is not due to skill-- Vengeance proved that. These ball groups and small groups refused to play because they died like pugs. Without crutch sets like Proc Of Agony , and without insane cross healing/shields, they had only a slight advantage of coordination, and that wasn't acceptable to them.
On the other hand, build variety makes the game still interesting. If they could greatly tone down cross healing/shileds, take out broken Charm, and Crutch of Agony set, the game would still be interesting. And ball groups could still easily focus 12v1 or 2, but they would face a tougher and more fair fight against similar numbers of pugs
Re: Writhing Wall Event Update
Wow, this was a big surprise. I was wondering if they would stand up and take accountability for this. And 8000 seals are a nice giveaway. So I will just say thank you and not add to the pile-on post, trying to find fault with this. Some people will never be happy and need to complain.
Re: Writhing Wall Event Update
Thanks for this update!
Looking forward to the 8,000 seals. Also looking forward to early 2026, when you will bring back the Writhing Fortress once you have completed additional internal tests and have had the chance to implement additional fixes. Because I enjoy the Writhing Fortress mobs of enemies, the chaos, and the different players doing different activities to progress the quest completion.
Looking forward to the 8,000 seals. Also looking forward to early 2026, when you will bring back the Writhing Fortress once you have completed additional internal tests and have had the chance to implement additional fixes. Because I enjoy the Writhing Fortress mobs of enemies, the chaos, and the different players doing different activities to progress the quest completion.
Ingenon
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Re: Writhing Wall Event Update
thank you very much! apart from the bugs and the uncertainty resulting from them, i found the writhing wall fortress an interesting new experience! apologies fully accepted, good luck to all of you for the months ahead! 
Re: PC/NA - Blackreach - What happened?
Although I haven't really been there in a while, over time I have paid some attention to Blackreach.
The server has been in decline for at least the last year. Some left for Grayhost, some new folks joined however there are small scale ball groups that are regulars and they can't be killed. You have emps and bombers single handedly wiping out entire factions. When the Guilds left, casuals and newer players couldn't handle some of the worst abusers of things like Rush of Agony, among other sets. The Sorcs were just unkillable. More than anything I think it is a balance issue. That's why everyone probably just went to Grayhost.
The server has been in decline for at least the last year. Some left for Grayhost, some new folks joined however there are small scale ball groups that are regulars and they can't be killed. You have emps and bombers single handedly wiping out entire factions. When the Guilds left, casuals and newer players couldn't handle some of the worst abusers of things like Rush of Agony, among other sets. The Sorcs were just unkillable. More than anything I think it is a balance issue. That's why everyone probably just went to Grayhost.
Vulkunne
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