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Why do we have to wait for event to start?
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SantieClaws✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I actually agree with OP. The event should start on reset because... well that's when the eso day starts. It's a bit odd they choose a random time to start it during the day. Some consistency isn't too much to ask for.
In technical terms this one thinks the crafting reset is sort of already there because it is always there yes - like the rising of the sun - but that actually to start the event someone must push an actual button or cut a ribbon or sound a horn or something like that.
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Michae✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭If it started earlier you'd be asking "Why didn't it start yesterday? Why should we wait?". It starts when it starts, they have to set some hour worldwide so that's that. Most people in Europe are still at work/school anyways.
No, I would not be saying that.
I would of preferred it started in the morning. 9am UK time would of been fantastic.
Most normal people are at work or at school at 9 AM anyway and get back home just around time the event starts.
You want better explenation? ZoS is an American firm so they adhere to American time. They release events worldwide at the same time, probably due to it being easier that way and also so their main market (USA) doesn't feel left out. Also it starts at normal US business time so that they can have the workforce ready to fix things if the event buggs out. Two megaservers have nothing to do with it.Edited by Michae on 4 April 2019 12:31"I bear the cruel weight of certainty. Total, absolute, relentless certainty. People rarely comprehend the luxury of doubt... the freedom that comes with indecision. I envy you."
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haelene✭✭✭✭✭
✭SantieClaws wrote: »I actually agree with OP. The event should start on reset because... well that's when the eso day starts. It's a bit odd they choose a random time to start it during the day. Some consistency isn't too much to ask for.
In technical terms this one thinks the crafting reset is sort of already there because it is always there yes - like the rising of the sun - but that actually to start the event someone must push an actual button or cut a ribbon or sound a horn or something like that.
Yours with paws
Santie Claws
Possibly! I would also find it odd that they'd need someone to push a button to start an event when it could easily be automated at the same time daily reset occurs.
Then again, I'm no expert. Just seems weird to me to have separate times. Don't get me wrong I'm not mad or anything, just amused at the silliness of it.1 -
Ufretin✭✭✭✭✭I actually agree with OP. The event should start on reset because... well that's when the eso day starts. It's a bit odd they choose a random time to start it during the day. Some consistency isn't too much to ask for.
It's not random. It has always been the start and end time for events as well as crown store offers.2 -
HowlKimchi✭✭✭✭✭
✭I actually agree with OP. The event should start on reset because... well that's when the eso day starts. It's a bit odd they choose a random time to start it during the day. Some consistency isn't too much to ask for.
imagine going to work irl when the day starts at 12 am lol0 -
Neoealth✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭If it started earlier you'd be asking "Why didn't it start yesterday? Why should we wait?". It starts when it starts, they have to set some hour worldwide so that's that. Most people in Europe are still at work/school anyways.
No, I would not be saying that.
I would of preferred it started in the morning. 9am UK time would of been fantastic.
Most normal people are at work or at school at 9 AM anyway and get back home just around time the event starts.
You want better explenation? ZoS is an American firm so they adhere to American time. They release events worldwide at the same time, probably due to it being easier that way and also so their main market (USA) doesn't feel left out. Also it starts at normal US business time so that they can have the workforce ready to fix things if the event buggs out. Two megaservers have nothing to do with it.
"Normal people" Was that a very subtle insult?
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haelene✭✭✭✭✭
✭I actually agree with OP. The event should start on reset because... well that's when the eso day starts. It's a bit odd they choose a random time to start it during the day. Some consistency isn't too much to ask for.
It's not random. It has always been the start and end time for events as well as crown store offers.
Just because it's always been that way doesn't mean they didn't initially choose a weird random time that's separate from daily reset for some unknown reason.
Lol, I'll never understand why people think something being traditional or "the way it's always been done" is really relevant. Zos changes everything every 3 months anyways. No reason (that we know of) they shouldn't standardize things.1 -
SantieClaws✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭SantieClaws wrote: »I actually agree with OP. The event should start on reset because... well that's when the eso day starts. It's a bit odd they choose a random time to start it during the day. Some consistency isn't too much to ask for.
In technical terms this one thinks the crafting reset is sort of already there because it is always there yes - like the rising of the sun - but that actually to start the event someone must push an actual button or cut a ribbon or sound a horn or something like that.
Yours with paws
Santie Claws
Possibly! I would also find it odd that they'd need someone to push a button to start an event when it could easily be automated at the same time daily reset occurs.
Then again, I'm no expert. Just seems weird to me to have separate times. Don't get me wrong I'm not mad or anything, just amused at the silliness of it.
Possibly also they need to have a full team ready to deploy in case the wrong ribbon is cut and New Life Brenda reappears instead of Chef Thingummy?
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haelene✭✭✭✭✭
✭SantieClaws wrote: »SantieClaws wrote: »I actually agree with OP. The event should start on reset because... well that's when the eso day starts. It's a bit odd they choose a random time to start it during the day. Some consistency isn't too much to ask for.
In technical terms this one thinks the crafting reset is sort of already there because it is always there yes - like the rising of the sun - but that actually to start the event someone must push an actual button or cut a ribbon or sound a horn or something like that.
Yours with paws
Santie Claws
Possibly! I would also find it odd that they'd need someone to push a button to start an event when it could easily be automated at the same time daily reset occurs.
Then again, I'm no expert. Just seems weird to me to have separate times. Don't get me wrong I'm not mad or anything, just amused at the silliness of it.
Possibly also they need to have a full team ready to deploy in case the wrong ribbon is cut and New Life Brenda reappears instead of Chef Thingummy?
Yours with paws
Santie Claws
Then change reset to match? There's still no reason not to standardize things. Don't care which way it goes.0 -
haelene✭✭✭✭✭
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I did. For years actually. That's how lots of people get tech support 24/7 (though in some cases support is done overseas). Someone's gotta do it, despite the societal drawbacks.
But for real tho, I'm not asking Zos to match up the ESO day with any one time zone - just to standardize all the things at one time. Honestly it could be at 2:00 PM MST for all I care!
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Myrkgrav✭✭✭✭If they started it at staggering time zones and god FORBID something happened in EU before their work day officially starts in the US, I can imagine that would be pure chaos. They likely don't have a full crew that tends to EU for panic button emergencies like that so it's not worthwhile to stagger.Morty | ♂ | @morti_macabre | PC NA | EST
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Neoealth✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭My job is ESO. Those quests and adventures won't do themselves.If they started it at staggering time zones and god FORBID something happened in EU before their work day officially starts in the US, I can imagine that would be pure chaos. They likely don't have a full crew that tends to EU for panic button emergencies like that so it's not worthwhile to stagger.
Don't they have staff in Europe though? The actual server for eu is located in Europe right? Then again they might only be I.T technicians who can only handle server related problems and not necessarily software/coding problems that could crop up with events. This is all speculation though, I know very little to almost nothing of the running of the game. All I know as a player is it's bloody annoying having to wait for the yanks to wake up.0 -
SantieClaws✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭With an hour to go Chef Thingummy is shaking in his boots and hugging a bottle of mead.
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Neoealth✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭SantieClaws wrote: »With an hour to go Chef Thingummy is shaking in his boots and hugging a bottle of mead.
Yours with paws
Santie Claws
One hour to yummy cake!1 -
Sylvermynx✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭In this case, it works fine for me, as we're heading into town at 8 am (when the event starts in my TZ) to have breakfast with good friends. So when we get back, I'll do my stuff.... saved yesterday's writ turn-ins to do first, after cake, then pick and and do today's....0 -
idk✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭It seem to be a pretty simple concept that the event has a scheduled time. It also seems to be pretty obvious that if they did move the scheduled time forward that you would still have created a thread asking the same question.
So party on.
That argument would stand up if we all played on the same server. Since we don't...
Hate to point out the obvious but your OP makes no statement about what server you are on. Granted, someone could make an assumption you are on EU because you question that this might be because of the Americans but does not hold up water since players from all around the globe are on both servers.0 -
xan4silkb14_ESO✭✭✭✭Why not start it earlier? Not moaning really, i I can be patient, but since the first thing I do when I log in is do my writs, and the event this week is focused on doing writs, I see little point in logging in until 15:00 BST.
So why the wait? Is it because of the Americans?
Did you give them your daily playtime when they were planning the event? If not, I don't see how you can complain.
If you read what I actually wrote, you will see I was not complaining. Merely wondering what the delay is.
Since the game is split between 2 mega servers (EU & US) why not begin the event sooner on the EU server so we are not all waiting about?
This is actually a good point. Why can't the 2 mega servers have different event time starts? You can't trade anything between the servers anyway so it shouldn't affect either.2 -
fgoron2000✭✭✭✭
I picked up yesterday writs and kept them, so i deliver then event start and do one round more.SydneyGrey wrote: »You can do your writs ahead of time and then turn them in after the event begins.
The wait is because Zenimax is an American company, and the event will begin when it's morning in the USA.
I finished some crafting writs yesterday to turn in after the event begins, just to get ahead a little bit.
You have to actually finish them? I thought you could just pick them up the day before.
Did not think about it for crafter but did it on the others.
I did the exact same thing, and when I was prepping all my characters yesterday, I turned in my writs for my first character outta habit. So i'll only have today's writs for that char, but all the others will be able to turn in yesterday's and then also do today's too...So that'll work out to uh, let's see, 15*14-7, that comes out to 203 writs to turn in today. I know there's a cap on dailies to do in a single day, but is that per account or per character?
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idk✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭xan4silkb14_ESO wrote: »Why not start it earlier? Not moaning really, i I can be patient, but since the first thing I do when I log in is do my writs, and the event this week is focused on doing writs, I see little point in logging in until 15:00 BST.
So why the wait? Is it because of the Americans?
Did you give them your daily playtime when they were planning the event? If not, I don't see how you can complain.
If you read what I actually wrote, you will see I was not complaining. Merely wondering what the delay is.
Since the game is split between 2 mega servers (EU & US) why not begin the event sooner on the EU server so we are not all waiting about?
This is actually a good point. Why can't the 2 mega servers have different event time starts? You can't trade anything between the servers anyway so it shouldn't affect either.
The same point can be made about everything. Maintenance and more. However, OP does not articulate his thoughts well in the OP of this thread. It comes off more about them just wanting it to start early more than anything.0 -
lygerseye✭✭✭✭✭Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once.
- John Archibald Wheeler, Physicist (1911-2008)0 -
kypranb14_ESO✭✭✭✭✭Blacksmoke wrote: »Because if things start when you want them it would would be madness ANARCHY ON THE STREETS! O.o
But yeah all kidding aside I think everything should reset at 12 A.M or 3 A.M U.S time makes more sense its too random now.. daily battlegrounds and dungeon reset after 20 hours enlighntment when ever it feels like events at an other time just as maintenace.. its all over the place right now
Enlightenment resets at the exact time you first became champion rank on that account. Test it. 0 -
Neoealth✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭xan4silkb14_ESO wrote: »Why not start it earlier? Not moaning really, i I can be patient, but since the first thing I do when I log in is do my writs, and the event this week is focused on doing writs, I see little point in logging in until 15:00 BST.
So why the wait? Is it because of the Americans?
Did you give them your daily playtime when they were planning the event? If not, I don't see how you can complain.
If you read what I actually wrote, you will see I was not complaining. Merely wondering what the delay is.
Since the game is split between 2 mega servers (EU & US) why not begin the event sooner on the EU server so we are not all waiting about?
This is actually a good point. Why can't the 2 mega servers have different event time starts? You can't trade anything between the servers anyway so it shouldn't affect either.
The same point can be made about everything. Maintenance and more. However, OP does not articulate his thoughts well in the OP of this thread. It comes off more about them just wanting it to start early more than anything.
Everyone else seemed to understand just fine. Perhaps it's just you? The points were extended further as the discussion progressed. Maybe read more posts in the thread.0 -
VaranisArano✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Vestige: "Why do we have to wait for event to start?"
Prophet: "When you are as old as I am and have endured as much hardship, this little wait to start crafting writs will seem like nothing."
Lyris Titanborn: "It could be worse. We could be waiting on Tharn to make himself look good for the next Elder Council meeting. Oh, wait, there is no Elder Council and he's Chancellor of no one and nothing. So we'd be waiting forever. Guess I'll explore some delves and beat up world bosses while I wait."
Abnur Tharn: "Look, just because my plot to stop the Three Banners War just failed in truly spectacular fashion...Really, ZOS, you decided to rub it in my face by making my dailies the Cyrodiil, Imperial City, and Battlegrounds dailies?"
Sai Sahan: "I didn't nearly become a sword-saint by remaining idle. I'm going to prepare my latest group of pupils by honing their skills in trials and Undaunted challenges."
Vestige: "Maybe we could petition Akatosh, dragon god of Time, to make the event start earlier?"
Everyone else: "NO!"1 -
InvictusApollo✭✭✭✭✭
✭White wabbit wrote: »Because good things come to those who wait
Thats what she said... before friend zoning you.0 -
Reverb✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭xan4silkb14_ESO wrote: »Why not start it earlier? Not moaning really, i I can be patient, but since the first thing I do when I log in is do my writs, and the event this week is focused on doing writs, I see little point in logging in until 15:00 BST.
So why the wait? Is it because of the Americans?
Did you give them your daily playtime when they were planning the event? If not, I don't see how you can complain.
If you read what I actually wrote, you will see I was not complaining. Merely wondering what the delay is.
Since the game is split between 2 mega servers (EU & US) why not begin the event sooner on the EU server so we are not all waiting about?
This is actually a good point. Why can't the 2 mega servers have different event time starts? You can't trade anything between the servers anyway so it shouldn't affect either.
2 servers but only one support team, and it’s located in the USBattle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. ~Friedrich Nietzsche1 -
SantieClaws✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭method__01 wrote: »dont hold your breath,got 1 motif (already known) from 7 boxes
Anything else good though yes?
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idk✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭xan4silkb14_ESO wrote: »Why not start it earlier? Not moaning really, i I can be patient, but since the first thing I do when I log in is do my writs, and the event this week is focused on doing writs, I see little point in logging in until 15:00 BST.
So why the wait? Is it because of the Americans?
Did you give them your daily playtime when they were planning the event? If not, I don't see how you can complain.
If you read what I actually wrote, you will see I was not complaining. Merely wondering what the delay is.
Since the game is split between 2 mega servers (EU & US) why not begin the event sooner on the EU server so we are not all waiting about?
This is actually a good point. Why can't the 2 mega servers have different event time starts? You can't trade anything between the servers anyway so it shouldn't affect either.
The same point can be made about everything. Maintenance and more. However, OP does not articulate his thoughts well in the OP of this thread. It comes off more about them just wanting it to start early more than anything.
Everyone else seemed to understand just fine. Perhaps it's just you? The points were extended further as the discussion progressed. Maybe read more posts in the thread.
LOL Some have clearly read into what you posted. However, a well written OP wanted to suggest that the EU servers have even start times more inline with their time zones would have actually stated something more specific along those lines. So please do not try to start a petty argument because of the wording you chose.
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