Rich Lambert, I'm calling you out...

UltimaJoe777 · July 2016

ZOS_RichLambert wrote: »

tinythinker wrote: »

Glad to see Rich back on the forums! Still waiting for those vMA tips, though...

There are soo many well written / recorded player guides out there that have really great hints and tips. I'll offer a couple quick ones:
Don 't let your HP hit 0.

Use and abuse the power ups early and often while you are learning. You don't really need to worry about score for the first few clears.

Don't be afraid to slow down a fight a bit to regen resources. A huge part of Maelstrom is managing resources and realizing when it is safe to do so.

I don't normally press those buttons on posts but that first one made me snicker so I'm giving that post an Awesome

By the way to all those talking about Vaults of Madness it is today's normal pledge on PS4 NA lol

ZOS_RichLambert · July 2016

Turelus wrote: »

What is your favourite quest to date?

I have a few, but if I had to choose just one it would have to be, "The Naked Nord" in Deshaan.

Do you group with other ZOS employees to run content, or have a "ZOS guild"? (something I know Devs from another game do)

Yep we run dungeons together quite often. (Just last night I ran a few vet dungeons with Devs) The gameplay team also has regular playtests on Live where they queue up in LFG and play.

There is a dev guild. (a few of them actually) One even has some Bethesda game studio devs in it.

Something not ESO related, what's your favourite pizza topping?

Meat. The more the better.

ZOS_RichLambert · July 2016

Vythri wrote: »

Hi Rich,

Have you ever played a Stam Sorc before?

Yep, though this was wayyyy back before we buffed stamina.

We do have a few devs that are currently playing stam sorcs atm... and yes in both PVP and PVE.

bebynnag · July 2016

@ZOS_RichLambert

do you have a Vamp &/or Warewolf character?

if yes whats your fave thing about them?

ZOS_RichLambert · July 2016

puffytheslayer wrote: »

@ZOS_RichLambert

Do you have any characters who fill 'support' roles, either Pve or PvP based ones?

if yes tell us about them,

I have a nord Tanklar (whos recently been kidnapped by some fiend in orsinium)
and im leveling an argonian DroganHealer - yes she will wear bogdan, yes she will run around flapping wings, because i dragons!

I have all types of characters, though I tend to gravitate towards more of the support type role. (more healer type in PVP)

bebynnag · July 2016

ZOS_RichLambert wrote: »

puffytheslayer wrote: »

@ZOS_RichLambert

Do you have any characters who fill 'support' roles, either Pve or PvP based ones?

if yes tell us about them,

I have a nord Tanklar (whos recently been kidnapped by some fiend in orsinium)
and im leveling an argonian DroganHealer - yes she will wear bogdan, yes she will run around flapping wings, because i dragons!

I have all types of characters, though I tend to gravitate towards more of the support type role. (more healer type in PVP)

me too

UltimaJoe777 · July 2016

ZOS_RichLambert wrote: »

Turelus wrote: »

Something not ESO related, what's your favourite pizza topping?

Meat. The more the better.

Way to make me hungry there Rich

rhapsodious · July 2016

ZOS_RichLambert wrote: »

Something not ESO related, what's your favourite pizza topping?

Meat. The more the better.

Soooooo do you accept bribes in the form of pizza? Asking for, uh, a friend.

Ffastyl · July 2016

ZOS_RichLambert wrote: »

I have a few, but if I had to choose just one it would have to be, "The Naked Nord" in Deshaan.

I made this in MS Paint after I finished the quest a year and a half ago.

Also a line that cracked me up when I heard it.

Saoirse_Siobhan · July 2016

Ffastyl wrote: »

Also a line that cracked me up when I heard it.

LOL who said that?

UltimaJoe777 · July 2016

TheWhiteDarkness wrote: »

Ffastyl wrote: »

Also a line that cracked me up when I heard it.

LOL who said that?

If I recall correctly, that pompous spirit.

Ffastyl · July 2016

I think it was in Stonefalls, some quest involving a Dunmer. May have been related to the main quest line. Wasn't a minor quest, definitely.

Turelus · July 2016

rhapsodious wrote: »

ZOS_RichLambert wrote: »

Something not ESO related, what's your favourite pizza topping?

Meat. The more the better.

Soooooo do you accept bribes in the form of pizza? Asking for, uh, a friend.

We could always do what the EVE community did and start a go fund me and buy everyone at ZOS pizza.

Shimmer · July 2016

How much fun would it be to take Gina or Rich on a Differently Geared Run

UltimaJoe777 · July 2016

Sylance9 wrote: »

How much fun would it be to take Gina or Rich on a Differently Geared Run

If Gina and Jessica were ever seen in-game it'd probably be a concert and the entire playerbase would try to attend only to be seperated by instances

ZOS_RichLambert · July 2016

gw2only1b14_ESO wrote: »

@ZOS_RichLambert
Rich which game computer/console board game directly effected you with a passion to move into the field your in and work on mmos?

Yaras' Revenge (Atari 2600) was directly responsible for my gaming addiction. It was the best birthday gift ever.

As for passion for MMOs... The Realm got me started, Ultima Online set the hook and Everquest turned my passion into an obsession.

ZOS_RichLambert · July 2016

zyk wrote: »

ZOS_RichLambert wrote: »

Completing Veteran Maelstrom Arena on my live character for the first time.

What was the reward?

A precise Resto Staff.

bebynnag · July 2016

ZOS_RichLambert wrote: »

zyk wrote: »

ZOS_RichLambert wrote: »

Completing Veteran Maelstrom Arena on my live character for the first time.

What was the reward?

A precise Resto Staff.

so what sacrifice/favor did you perform to/for RNGesus to get this?

UltimaJoe777 · July 2016

puffytheslayer wrote: »

ZOS_RichLambert wrote: »

zyk wrote: »

ZOS_RichLambert wrote: »

Completing Veteran Maelstrom Arena on my live character for the first time.

What was the reward?

A precise Resto Staff.

so what sacrifice/favor did you perform to/for RNGesus to get this?

Probably the fact he GAVE RNGeebus his job lol

ZOS_RichLambert · July 2016

puffytheslayer wrote: »

@ZOS_RichLambert

do you have a Vamp &/or Warewolf character?

if yes whats your fave thing about them?

I do, but truth be told they are alts that I don't play as much as my main. So much to do... so little time!

RMerlin · July 2016

This thread has made my day. Thank you @ZOS_RichLambert ! Always interesting to read about devs's player side!

ZOS_RichLambert · July 2016

puffytheslayer wrote: »

ZOS_RichLambert wrote: »

zyk wrote: »

ZOS_RichLambert wrote: »

Completing Veteran Maelstrom Arena on my live character for the first time.

What was the reward?

A precise Resto Staff.

so what sacrifice/favor did you perform to/for RNGesus to get this?

If it makes you feel any better I got a powered 1h axe for my next one a couple clears later.

*changed run to one

RMerlin · July 2016

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Sylance9 wrote: »

How much fun would it be to take Gina or Rich on a Differently Geared Run

If Gina and Jessica were ever seen in-game it'd probably be a concert and the entire playerbase would try to attend only to be seperated by instances

A long time ago (was probably around 10 years ago), in another MMO I was playing at the time, the Community Manager logged onto the server during the Holidays. He wandered between zones, chatted with people (and obviously attracted a crowd LOL). In the zone housing the halfling race, he summoned the game's iconic bad-ass dragon, and "fought it" in-zone. (he basically let it kill him).

Later on, he went to the other faction's side, and issued a server-wide announcement: calling for that other faction to come on our side, and start a snowball fight outside of our city gates (yes, the game had actual snowballs which could be thrown at people). So right outside our city, we had a large population from both factions (including the manager himself, on his twice taller than anyone else avatar), throwing snowballs at one another. People throwing balls at him and yelling "This is for nerfing XYZ!"

This remains to this day one of my most memorable moment in an MMO. I still have a few screenshots from that night.

Molag_Crow · July 2016

ZOS_RichLambert wrote: »

zyk wrote: »

ZOS_RichLambert wrote: »

Completing Veteran Maelstrom Arena on my live character for the first time.

What was the reward?

A precise Resto Staff.

Nice, been after that one for so long lol. Luckily, I've been getting Inferno staffs, mauls, bows (sharpened,) shields & swords, daggers, axes, maces while trying to get a resto staff but no luck yet! any trait will do at this point. ^^

At least it keeps the incentive to run vMSA each week/every now and then in hopes of getting that one weapon you're after.

bebynnag · July 2016

ZOS_RichLambert wrote: »

puffytheslayer wrote: »

ZOS_RichLambert wrote: »

zyk wrote: »

ZOS_RichLambert wrote: »

Completing Veteran Maelstrom Arena on my live character for the first time.

What was the reward?

A precise Resto Staff.

so what sacrifice/favor did you perform to/for RNGesus to get this?

If it makes you feel any better I got a powered 1h axe for my next one a couple clears later.

*changed run to one

I still cant complete it so im even jealous of that! LOL

UltimaJoe777 · July 2016

rmerlb16_ESO wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Sylance9 wrote: »

How much fun would it be to take Gina or Rich on a Differently Geared Run

If Gina and Jessica were ever seen in-game it'd probably be a concert and the entire playerbase would try to attend only to be seperated by instances

A long time ago (was probably around 10 years ago), in another MMO I was playing at the time, the Community Manager logged onto the server during the Holidays. He wandered between zones, chatted with people (and obviously attracted a crowd LOL). In the zone housing the halfling race, he summoned the game's iconic bad-ass dragon, and "fought it" in-zone. (he basically let it kill him).

Later on, he went to the other faction's side, and issued a server-wide announcement: calling for that other faction to come on our side, and start a snowball fight outside of our city gates (yes, the game had actual snowballs which could be thrown at people). So right outside our city, we had a large population from both factions (including the manager himself, on his twice taller than anyone else avatar), throwing snowballs at one another. People throwing balls at him and yelling "This is for nerfing XYZ!"

This remains to this day one of my most memorable moment in an MMO. I still have a few screenshots from that night.

Nothing better than a GM event of some sort for sure

Seri · July 2016

ZOS_RichLambert wrote: »

- Which is your favourite Dungeon?

Vaults of Madness... it was the first dungeon I ever worked on. (I was the dungeon team lead waaaaayyyy back when)

WTB Vet VoM pleeeeeeeease - particularly if it's as awesome as the current one

hamburgerler76 · July 2016

@ZOS_RichLambert
1.if you could pick one dungeon to go back and do a vet story mode for of the ones that don't have one what would it be?

2.do you have a current favorite armor set?

3.what sets does your main use?

4.whats your favorite dungeon helm/shoulder set?

Elloa · July 2016

Ffastyl wrote: »

Preyfar wrote: »

Favorite NPC? Oh, wait. I already know the answer. It's Razum-Dar. Everybody loves Razum-Dar. EVERYBODY.

Or else.

OMG I need this card for my White-Red deck!!

<3<3<3

Kalante · July 2016

I thought this thread was going to be about important game fixes but nope. This thread would had gotten locked by the tittle alone.