Erickson9610 wrote: »Erickson9610 wrote: »Unrelated: I'm genuinely surprised some people ask for earnable rewards, then complain when those rewards require them to complete content they don't like.
I'm not complaining. Just pointing out a few things. I'm fine with not doing the pursuits and not getting the rewards.
I put "Unrelated:" because that part was not directed at you.
Personofsecrets wrote: »wolfie1.0. wrote: »xXxCartlandxXx wrote: »I'm in the same boat I'm 3600 cp 20 max level toons and 20 5 star ranks in campaign ranks I don't have any ability to level up so I just can't get the rewards seem unfair @ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_GinaBruno
Do the other options then. There are more than needed to complete
Not the point.
The point being it penalises players for their loyalty and dedication by restricting their options.
But that's not true because there are plenty of other things that everyone can do to complete the endeavor.
Players with enough time in the game to max out all levels should be able to complete the endeavor easily.
It's good to keep them in mind for the future, but judging by the system in place, ZOS is already being careful to not gatekeep anyone by accident.
Again, not the point.
It should never be a case that the longer you have engaged with the game the fewer your options are.
If anything it should be the opposite.
Otherwise they are saying the quiet part out loud: we only care about attracting new players or increasing the engagement level of those who play more casually.
Personofsecrets wrote: »wolfie1.0. wrote: »xXxCartlandxXx wrote: »I'm in the same boat I'm 3600 cp 20 max level toons and 20 5 star ranks in campaign ranks I don't have any ability to level up so I just can't get the rewards seem unfair @ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_GinaBruno
Do the other options then. There are more than needed to complete
Not the point.
The point being it penalises players for their loyalty and dedication by restricting their options.
But that's not true because there are plenty of other things that everyone can do to complete the endeavor.
Players with enough time in the game to max out all levels should be able to complete the endeavor easily.
It's good to keep them in mind for the future, but judging by the system in place, ZOS is already being careful to not gatekeep anyone by accident.
Again, not the point.
It should never be a case that the longer you have engaged with the game the fewer your options are.
If anything it should be the opposite.
Otherwise they are saying the quiet part out loud: we only care about attracting new players or increasing the engagement level of those who play more casually.
wolfie1.0. wrote: »xXxCartlandxXx wrote: »I'm in the same boat I'm 3600 cp 20 max level toons and 20 5 star ranks in campaign ranks I don't have any ability to level up so I just can't get the rewards seem unfair @ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_GinaBruno
Do the other options then. There are more than needed to complete
Not the point.
The point being it penalises players for their loyalty and dedication by restricting their options.
It's simple math: If a player does not participate in certain subsections of the game (trials, pvp), they have fewer options. Hiding 5 of the pursuit options behind character leveling is still an... interesting design choice.
Personofsecrets wrote: »Personofsecrets wrote: »wolfie1.0. wrote: »xXxCartlandxXx wrote: »I'm in the same boat I'm 3600 cp 20 max level toons and 20 5 star ranks in campaign ranks I don't have any ability to level up so I just can't get the rewards seem unfair @ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_GinaBruno
Do the other options then. There are more than needed to complete
Not the point.
The point being it penalises players for their loyalty and dedication by restricting their options.
But that's not true because there are plenty of other things that everyone can do to complete the endeavor.
Players with enough time in the game to max out all levels should be able to complete the endeavor easily.
It's good to keep them in mind for the future, but judging by the system in place, ZOS is already being careful to not gatekeep anyone by accident.
Again, not the point.
It should never be a case that the longer you have engaged with the game the fewer your options are.
If anything it should be the opposite.
Otherwise they are saying the quiet part out loud: we only care about attracting new players or increasing the engagement level of those who play more casually.
That could be a good principle to go buy. At the same time, another principle used in development is to not restrict design space. With the current golden endeavors, design space isn't restricted. Not offering endeavors that 100% of players can't complete is a design space restriction.
So it could be that there are other important principles at work.
wolfie1.0. wrote: »There are 29 tasks to choose from, 20 to get the mount. You earn other goodies on the way there...
Tasks
Complete 5 Quests (Evergreen Saturalia Battle Axe)
Complete 10 Quests
Complete 20 Quests
Earn 10 Levels
Kill 5 World Bosses (Evergreen Saturalia Dagger)
Kill 5 Delve Bosses (Evergreen Saturalia Bow)
Earn 20 Levels
Complete 5 Incursions (Evergreen Saturalia Greatsword)
Complete 1 Group Dungeon (Evergreen Saturalia Mace)
Complete 5 Group Dungeons
Kill 200 Foes with Class Abilities
Earn 30 Levels
Loot 15 Treasure Chests
Complete 1 Trial (Evergreen Saturalia Maul)
Complete 3 Trials
Earn 40 Levels
Complete 6 stages in the Infinite Archive
Defeat 5 Cycle bosses in the Infinite Archive
Visit 10 Player Homes (Evergreen Saturalia Staff)
Craft 25 Items inside your home
Craft 50 Items with any skill (Evergreen Saturalia Shield)
Harvest 75 Resources from the World
Earn 45 Levels
Complete 1 Battleground Match (Evergreen Saturalia Axe)
Complete 5 Battleground Matches
Earn 75000 Alliance Points
Kill 10 Players in Cyrodiil
Earn 15 New Life Festival Boxes
Earn 10 Event Tickets (Evergreen Saturalia Sword)
You only need 20 of these to unlock everything. You can skip leveling characters and get the stuff. And you have quite the long period to do it.
But what if people don't want to pvp or do trials?????
@ZOS_Kevin
Dear Kevin, what do you think about deleting one of the characters, if all 20 slots are occupied by level 50 characters?
Levelling from 3 to 50 is not a huge deal, there are Alchemy Master Writs and 2x XP New Life Event upcoming, but..
The catch, as i see it is - re-training mount takes 180 days (or massive purchase of riding books), which i consider unfair.
Redditors write gaining CP levels does not count https://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/1h5pgez/new_golden_pursuit/
What about the inevitable mount training?
wolfie1.0. wrote: »xXxCartlandxXx wrote: »I'm in the same boat I'm 3600 cp 20 max level toons and 20 5 star ranks in campaign ranks I don't have any ability to level up so I just can't get the rewards seem unfair @ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_GinaBruno
Do the other options then. There are more than needed to complete
Not the point.
The point being it penalises players for their loyalty and dedication by restricting their options.
This exact same thing has been going on for years for the Zenithar event, since one of the options for completing the daily quest is to earn a level. But since it's one of the options, you have, well, other options to choose from.
I don't recall there being such an uproar over that.
Personofsecrets wrote: »wolfie1.0. wrote: »xXxCartlandxXx wrote: »I'm in the same boat I'm 3600 cp 20 max level toons and 20 5 star ranks in campaign ranks I don't have any ability to level up so I just can't get the rewards seem unfair @ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_GinaBruno
Do the other options then. There are more than needed to complete
Not the point.
The point being it penalises players for their loyalty and dedication by restricting their options.
But that's not true because there are plenty of other things that everyone can do to complete the endeavor.
Players with enough time in the game to max out all levels should be able to complete the endeavor easily.
It's good to keep them in mind for the future, but judging by the system in place, ZOS is already being careful to not gatekeep anyone by accident.
wolfie1.0. wrote: »allmyxlvntx wrote: »Earned a CP this morning. Doesn’t count as a level? Only way for me to earn levels and actually complete ALL of the Golden Pursuits is to delete a character? All 20 of my characters have full stable training (theoretically 180 days to complete). Not sure this was thought out properly.
You only need to complete 20 of the tasks to get it done.
Personofsecrets wrote: »wolfie1.0. wrote: »xXxCartlandxXx wrote: »I'm in the same boat I'm 3600 cp 20 max level toons and 20 5 star ranks in campaign ranks I don't have any ability to level up so I just can't get the rewards seem unfair @ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_GinaBruno
Do the other options then. There are more than needed to complete
Not the point.
The point being it penalises players for their loyalty and dedication by restricting their options.
But that's not true because there are plenty of other things that everyone can do to complete the endeavor.
Players with enough time in the game to max out all levels should be able to complete the endeavor easily.
It's good to keep them in mind for the future, but judging by the system in place, ZOS is already being careful to not gatekeep anyone by accident.
It is the point. All the options should be available to all players. Obviously some options (five according to the list above) are not available to all players. That is not fair as it restricts their choices. It isn't a matter of whether they can complete enough activities or not but that they are not given the same number of activities to chose from.
Personofsecrets wrote: »wolfie1.0. wrote: »xXxCartlandxXx wrote: »I'm in the same boat I'm 3600 cp 20 max level toons and 20 5 star ranks in campaign ranks I don't have any ability to level up so I just can't get the rewards seem unfair @ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_GinaBruno
Do the other options then. There are more than needed to complete
Not the point.
The point being it penalises players for their loyalty and dedication by restricting their options.
But that's not true because there are plenty of other things that everyone can do to complete the endeavor.
Players with enough time in the game to max out all levels should be able to complete the endeavor easily.
It's good to keep them in mind for the future, but judging by the system in place, ZOS is already being careful to not gatekeep anyone by accident.
It is the point. All the options should be available to all players. Obviously some options (five according to the list above) are not available to all players. That is not fair as it restricts their choices. It isn't a matter of whether they can complete enough activities or not but that they are not given the same number of activities to chose from.
wolfie1.0. wrote: »xXxCartlandxXx wrote: »I'm in the same boat I'm 3600 cp 20 max level toons and 20 5 star ranks in campaign ranks I don't have any ability to level up so I just can't get the rewards seem unfair @ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_GinaBruno
Do the other options then. There are more than needed to complete
Not the point.
The point being it penalises players for their loyalty and dedication by restricting their options.
This exact same thing has been going on for years for the Zenithar event, since one of the options for completing the daily quest is to earn a level. But since it's one of the options, you have, well, other options to choose from.
I don't recall there being such an uproar over that.
In the Zeal of Zenithar event one of the options is to gain one level or one CP.
As far as I can tell that is not the case with Golden Pursuits, CP does not count.
You have to earn an actual level.
In the case of the daily quest of Zenithar is a strategical choice, in this case is an impossibility. Deleting a fully developed character is not a sane choice.
wolfie1.0. wrote: »Personofsecrets wrote: »wolfie1.0. wrote: »xXxCartlandxXx wrote: »I'm in the same boat I'm 3600 cp 20 max level toons and 20 5 star ranks in campaign ranks I don't have any ability to level up so I just can't get the rewards seem unfair @ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_GinaBruno
Do the other options then. There are more than needed to complete
Not the point.
The point being it penalises players for their loyalty and dedication by restricting their options.
But that's not true because there are plenty of other things that everyone can do to complete the endeavor.
Players with enough time in the game to max out all levels should be able to complete the endeavor easily.
It's good to keep them in mind for the future, but judging by the system in place, ZOS is already being careful to not gatekeep anyone by accident.
It is the point. All the options should be available to all players. Obviously some options (five according to the list above) are not available to all players. That is not fair as it restricts their choices. It isn't a matter of whether they can complete enough activities or not but that they are not given the same number of activities to chose from.
OK, so zos removes the leveling task from the pursuit. Now all options are available to all players and there are still extra pursuits.
What would change if they did just that?
wolfie1.0. wrote: »Personofsecrets wrote: »wolfie1.0. wrote: »xXxCartlandxXx wrote: »I'm in the same boat I'm 3600 cp 20 max level toons and 20 5 star ranks in campaign ranks I don't have any ability to level up so I just can't get the rewards seem unfair @ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_GinaBruno
Do the other options then. There are more than needed to complete
Not the point.
The point being it penalises players for their loyalty and dedication by restricting their options.
But that's not true because there are plenty of other things that everyone can do to complete the endeavor.
Players with enough time in the game to max out all levels should be able to complete the endeavor easily.
It's good to keep them in mind for the future, but judging by the system in place, ZOS is already being careful to not gatekeep anyone by accident.
It is the point. All the options should be available to all players. Obviously some options (five according to the list above) are not available to all players. That is not fair as it restricts their choices. It isn't a matter of whether they can complete enough activities or not but that they are not given the same number of activities to chose from.
OK, so zos removes the leveling task from the pursuit. Now all options are available to all players and there are still extra pursuits.
What would change if they did just that?
wolfie1.0. wrote: »xXxCartlandxXx wrote: »I'm in the same boat I'm 3600 cp 20 max level toons and 20 5 star ranks in campaign ranks I don't have any ability to level up so I just can't get the rewards seem unfair @ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_GinaBruno
Do the other options then. There are more than needed to complete
Not the point.
The point being it penalises players for their loyalty and dedication by restricting their options.
Personofsecrets wrote: »wolfie1.0. wrote: »xXxCartlandxXx wrote: »I'm in the same boat I'm 3600 cp 20 max level toons and 20 5 star ranks in campaign ranks I don't have any ability to level up so I just can't get the rewards seem unfair @ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_GinaBruno
Do the other options then. There are more than needed to complete
Not the point.
The point being it penalises players for their loyalty and dedication by restricting their options.
But that's not true because there are plenty of other things that everyone can do to complete the endeavor.
Players with enough time in the game to max out all levels should be able to complete the endeavor easily.
It's good to keep them in mind for the future, but judging by the system in place, ZOS is already being careful to not gatekeep anyone by accident.
It is the point. All the options should be available to all players. Obviously some options (five according to the list above) are not available to all players. That is not fair as it restricts their choices. It isn't a matter of whether they can complete enough activities or not but that they are not given the same number of activities to chose from.
Those options give zero additional rewards.
Personofsecrets wrote: »wolfie1.0. wrote: »xXxCartlandxXx wrote: »I'm in the same boat I'm 3600 cp 20 max level toons and 20 5 star ranks in campaign ranks I don't have any ability to level up so I just can't get the rewards seem unfair @ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_GinaBruno
Do the other options then. There are more than needed to complete
Not the point.
The point being it penalises players for their loyalty and dedication by restricting their options.
But that's not true because there are plenty of other things that everyone can do to complete the endeavor.
Players with enough time in the game to max out all levels should be able to complete the endeavor easily.
It's good to keep them in mind for the future, but judging by the system in place, ZOS is already being careful to not gatekeep anyone by accident.
Again, not the point.
It should never be a case that the longer you have engaged with the game the fewer your options are.
If anything it should be the opposite.
Otherwise they are saying the quiet part out loud: we only care about attracting new players or increasing the engagement level of those who play more casually.
wolfie1.0. wrote: »Personofsecrets wrote: »wolfie1.0. wrote: »xXxCartlandxXx wrote: »I'm in the same boat I'm 3600 cp 20 max level toons and 20 5 star ranks in campaign ranks I don't have any ability to level up so I just can't get the rewards seem unfair @ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_GinaBruno
Do the other options then. There are more than needed to complete
Not the point.
The point being it penalises players for their loyalty and dedication by restricting their options.
But that's not true because there are plenty of other things that everyone can do to complete the endeavor.
Players with enough time in the game to max out all levels should be able to complete the endeavor easily.
It's good to keep them in mind for the future, but judging by the system in place, ZOS is already being careful to not gatekeep anyone by accident.
It is the point. All the options should be available to all players. Obviously some options (five according to the list above) are not available to all players. That is not fair as it restricts their choices. It isn't a matter of whether they can complete enough activities or not but that they are not given the same number of activities to chose from.
OK, so zos removes the leveling task from the pursuit. Now all options are available to all players and there are still extra pursuits.
What would change if they did just that?
All players would be treated the same.
wolfie1.0. wrote: »Personofsecrets wrote: »wolfie1.0. wrote: »xXxCartlandxXx wrote: »I'm in the same boat I'm 3600 cp 20 max level toons and 20 5 star ranks in campaign ranks I don't have any ability to level up so I just can't get the rewards seem unfair @ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_GinaBruno
Do the other options then. There are more than needed to complete
Not the point.
The point being it penalises players for their loyalty and dedication by restricting their options.
But that's not true because there are plenty of other things that everyone can do to complete the endeavor.
Players with enough time in the game to max out all levels should be able to complete the endeavor easily.
It's good to keep them in mind for the future, but judging by the system in place, ZOS is already being careful to not gatekeep anyone by accident.
It is the point. All the options should be available to all players. Obviously some options (five according to the list above) are not available to all players. That is not fair as it restricts their choices. It isn't a matter of whether they can complete enough activities or not but that they are not given the same number of activities to chose from.
OK, so zos removes the leveling task from the pursuit. Now all options are available to all players and there are still extra pursuits.
What would change if they did just that?
All players would be treated the same.
Oh heavens forbid that ZOS throws new players a bone!
Have you ever considered that maybe the argument could be made in the other direction? Say you're a new player, playing your first character that hasn't even reached 50. Do you even know what a trial is? Do you have the gear or knowledge to play Battlegrounds? There are activities on this list that are going to be considerably easier for a veteran player than for a new player. Have you considered that possibility, hm?