I'm getting WGT,ICP,and wayrest2 alot on newer account.It probaly jsut time of day,and if ppl are queuing non random easy dungeons.

Aislinna wrote: »

Maybe don't queue for "random", but for the specific dungeons you want to run?

The random normal queue for either healer or tank is often very fast on PS/NA during this event. And I sometimes gets nice stuff from the event boxes, so more boxes is better. I'm not sure I need anything from the dungeons at this point, mostly just filling out sticker book.

LunaFlora wrote: »

i do dungeons alone during the event.

i imagine lots of either new people or people with new characters are queueing for dungeons which is why you get easy base game dungeons

belial5221_ESO wrote: »

I'm getting WGT,ICP,and wayrest2 alot on newer account.It probaly jsut time of day,and if ppl are queuing non random easy dungeons.

Probably right, new players or time of day.

Side story. When I got Castle Thorn once for the random, one of the four players dropped out, without saying anything or leaving the starting area. The rest of us in the PUG did Castle Thorn with a companion, so it worked out fine for us.

The "random" queue is rarely truly random. The random queue often just fills for players looking for a specific dungeon. If they don't care about the XP or transmutes, or if they have done the random already that day, players will often queue for the shorter and easier dungeons like FG1, WS1, EH1, etc., so they can get their Undaunted event box quickly. Therefore, the random queue will skew toward the dungeons people specifically queue for. Even the Castle Thorn was probably not truly random. Someone probably wanted to do it, for the skill point or to farm Crimson Twilight set, or something like that.

Don't even bother with events anymore

Malprave wrote: »

I got FG1 three times today. Prior to today I was getting a variety that actually leaned toward harder dlc dungeons. I don’t know what makes today different.

I think it's the weekend vs the weekday crowd... But yes I've noticed the same thing...

I like this event. My elf enjoys soloing a pledge (normal, non-DLC) or two every day anyway so it fits right in to her plans and daily routine. Looking forward to getting the new costume.

I ended up giving in and risking some bad runs in random normal to see if i could get some transmutes via 6 characters. Mostly fg1 rush to the boss type of deal which was fine easy enough to kill all the mobs and boss in one go. Got dlc later on they went fine, moongrave fane came up "tank & heals" bailed i was about to since there might be a wait for others. I thought what the heck may aswell duo with the person who chose the dungeon, i was on the stam warden so no worries just had to explain some mechs on bosses along the way and worked out well made a new friend 😀

Malprave wrote: »

I got FG1 three times today. Prior to today I was getting a variety that actually leaned toward harder dlc dungeons. I don’t know what makes today different.

Today you get an Undaunted box from final boss. That means to maximize your Undaunted boxes, you need to get to final boss as quickly as possible, then requeue. The final boss of FG1 is the fastest to get to. Therefore, just about everyone is queuing for FG1 over and over and over. Outside of event, you tend to get either a true random, or people queuing for harder DLC dungeons where they need the skill point or are farming certain gear, and your random is filling for their specifically chosen dungeon.

Also, people usually do their one random normal per day then move on to other activities besides dungeons. Today, even if they do a random normal, once that is done they queue again for more Undaunted event boxes. And since they already finished random normal, they queue specifically for FG1 since that is fastest.

If you are only running one dungeon per day, a 5 minute dungeon versus a 20 minute dungeon might not be a big deal. But if you plan to run as many dungeons as possible, all day long, the time difference compounds. No one wants to get 3 Undaunted boxes in an hour of gaming when they could have gotten 12 boxes by queuing for FG1 over and over.

So far this event, for the once a day random that I've been doing on a low level arcanist, I've gotten banished cells 1, elden hollow 1,spindleclutch 1,fungal grotto 1,crypt of hearts 1,and arx corinium. The character went from level 13-25 so far. I can't complain about the variety.

Man I'd be thrilled if I got FG1 for every RND. I don't even queue for randoms normally because there's a chance of getting a DLC that takes 15 min or more. Rather just get it over with.

SeaGtGruff wrote: »

CGPsaint wrote: »

I've found this event to be more enjoyable by rolling solo in normal dungeons to farm sets that I still need for my sticker book. Unfortunately I'm getting to the point where the dungeons that I still need require two players to complete. *sigh*

I'm in the same boat, although it will still be a little while before I fill up my stickerbook for any dungeons.

With the dungeons that require at least two players because of mechanics, sometimes I'll go ahead and solo them as far as I can. I often get at least one or two set items that way, from either treasure chests or bosses in the sections before the can't-be-soloed mechanics.

I tend to progress the dungeon to the point where two players are needed, and then I toss a message into guild chat to see if anyone wants to hop in for an easy complete a two more goodies in their sticker book. Works like a charm most of the time.