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Feb Golden Pursuit: can't finish solo?
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Dragonnord✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭How do Devs dare to create a few group tasks and activities in a MMO?
What were the Devs thinking?
They instead should be working on The Elder Scrolls Offline.
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Meiox✭✭✭✭last one was 12 from 18 tasks
now 12 from 15 tasks
I hope the next one will again be 12 from 18, or at least not less than 15Edited by Meiox on 7 February 2025 11:100 -
Elsonso✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭.last one was 12 from 18 tasks
now 12 from 15 tasks
I hope the next one will again be 12 from 18, or at least not less than 15
If they keep removing three each time, then next time it will be 12 from 12, and after that, 12 from 9...
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OsUfi✭✭✭✭✭
✭shadyjane62 wrote: »
I got 11 out of 12 but that last is unobtainable for me.
I wish everyone good luck in their endeavors.
Only 2 out of 15 need a second person. What are your last 4 pursuits?
Edited by OsUfi on 7 February 2025 13:472 -
illutian✭✭✭RicAlmighty wrote: »It can be done solo.
The Infinite Archive works if you have a companion (It states this if you mouse over it). I ran it this morning with Zerith-var and got it done.
And...if you don't have access to IA or a Companion because you're still somewhere along Clockwork-era of progression?
Like I haven't played, regularly, for about 4 years.
Everyone has access to Infinite Archive.
You can unlock a companion in about 15 minutes, maybe less. Bastian and Isobel's quests are super fast and easy. If you are an ESO+ subscriber, get Zerith-Var from the store. His unlock quest is also fast and easy
Didn't know the Archive was available to all 'out of the box'. I had heard about the Archive, but figured it came from doing the DLC (Necrum?) storyline.
Also...fun fact...doing the "Complete 1 Battleground Match" Endeavor does not, in fact, count as doing an Endeavor in a group for the "Complete 10 Endeavors while Grouped" Pursuit. - See, this is why this kind of requirement is stupid.You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.3 -
AtriaKhorist✭✭✭✭I am honestly more disappointed at things like 'Feed 50 times as a vampire' or 'Kill 100 vampires'.
Sure, it's very doable - especially if you have the NPC for your house - but it's also bland busywork with little connection to normal gameplay.Grim Focus Permaglow is still a problem: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/641376/grim-focus-permaglow5 -
the1andonlyskwex✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Also...fun fact...doing the "Complete 1 Battleground Match" Endeavor does not, in fact, count as doing an Endeavor in a group for the "Complete 10 Endeavors while Grouped" Pursuit. - See, this is why this kind of requirement is stupid.
Similarly, I recharged my weapon enchants in a BG and that didn't count either, nor did the 400000 damage weekly. It makes me wonder if a RND group counts, or if the only kinds of groups that count are ones that are made directly (and not randomly assigned).
Honestly, this type of stuff is seriously pushing me to consider not bothering with this round of golden pursuits at all.
Edited by the1andonlyskwex on 7 February 2025 15:094 -
ESO_player123✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭RicAlmighty wrote: »It can be done solo.
The Infinite Archive works if you have a companion (It states this if you mouse over it). I ran it this morning with Zerith-var and got it done.
And...if you don't have access to IA or a Companion because you're still somewhere along Clockwork-era of progression?
Like I haven't played, regularly, for about 4 years.
Everyone has access to Infinite Archive.
You can unlock a companion in about 15 minutes, maybe less. Bastian and Isobel's quests are super fast and easy. If you are an ESO+ subscriber, get Zerith-Var from the store. His unlock quest is also fast and easy
Didn't know the Archive was available to all 'out of the box'. I had heard about the Archive, but figured it came from doing the DLC (Necrum?) storyline.
Also...fun fact...doing the "Complete 1 Battleground Match" Endeavor does not, in fact, count as doing an Endeavor in a group for the "Complete 10 Endeavors while Grouped" Pursuit. - See, this is why this kind of requirement is stupid.
The IA in the Apocrypha, but you you can travel to it from any wayshrine.Edited by ESO_player123 on 7 February 2025 15:291 -
Ingenon✭✭✭✭✭
✭Possible workaround for folks that are looking for others to group with to complete these Golden Pursuits:
On PS/NA where I play, there are multiple guilds that have members online pretty much all day every day. Use the Guild Finder tool. If you ask in guild chat, I believe someone will group with you once you say you are doing Golden Pursuits. I found someone willing to take turns doing kill/rez until we both finished the revive another player pursuit. And I found someone to do the Infinite Archive pursuits.1 -
belial5221_ESO✭✭✭✭✭You can justdo like me,and log on a 2nd account(get it on sale for like 5-6$)on another pc,or using geforce now if you got it,group with yourself,and do your thing solo.Plus with a 2nd account,you get an extra gold event box,cheaper than buying lots of char slots,a backup account incase one gets hacked/glitched,etc.Edited by belial5221_ESO on 7 February 2025 16:400
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robwolf666✭✭✭✭✭
✭There are four of the pursuits this month that require being grouped with someone. Why was this set up so it can't be done solo?
Just part of the grand scheme of trying to force solo players to do group content they have no interest in.
People say you can do Infinite Archive with a companion, technically solo, while it's true, they seem to forget IA is tailored to end game vets with it's difficulty level.
So, I won't be intentionally doing Golden Pursuits this month, as I know I won't be able to get the last reward, what's the point of an incomplete set.3 -
Taril✭✭✭✭✭robwolf666 wrote: »People say you can do Infinite Archive with a companion, technically solo, while it's true, they seem to forget IA is tailored to end game vets with it's difficulty level.
Depends on how far you go.
Personally, I just went in on a level 30 Arcanist with crap gear and a DPS companion and made it to the 4th boss twice which got me both tasks done.
It wasn't difficult at all. Only that 4th boss was an issue the first time (Since again, my gear was garbage) and the second time I just didn't bother with it because my tasks were done.7 -
Koshka✭✭✭✭✭robwolf666 wrote: »There are four of the pursuits this month that require being grouped with someone. Why was this set up so it can't be done solo?
Just part of the grand scheme of trying to force solo players to do group content they have no interest in.
People say you can do Infinite Archive with a companion, technically solo, while it's true, they seem to forget IA is tailored to end game vets with it's difficulty level.
So, I won't be intentionally doing Golden Pursuits this month, as I know I won't be able to get the last reward, what's the point of an incomplete set.
That isn't true. Archive's difficulty can get pretty high, yes, but the first arc is pretty easy. On par with vanilla world bosses and normal dungeons.
And you actually don't have to do these IA-related pursuits/endeavors in one go. It's cumulative, so if you can't clear the first arc and absolutely refuse to group up for any reason, you can just repeat the first few stages. The first bosses are typically very simple.Edited by Koshka on 7 February 2025 17:125 -
SpiritofESO✭✭✭✭freespirit wrote: »For the Vampire feeding 50 times one, find a Guildie or a friend who has the Thrall in their house.
I have and I did it earlier and timed it...... took just over 10 minutes.
I did feel quite sick afterwards though!!
I just went to The Rift near The Lion's Den public dungeon and fed on/killed the NPCs there, fast respawn, and got all the loot as well.
(ditto on feeling too full afterwards)
For killing 100 vampires, I went to Greymoor Keep in Blackreach where everything is a vampire... easy-peasy.
(use the west side cave entrance for a more private experience and fast respawn of vampires inside the keep)
Edited by SpiritofESO on 7 February 2025 17:35-
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Fetz✭✭✭do you have any friends or guild members in your list? its nothing special to ask for a group and help each other to get the tasks.
for the reviving, a friend and me went to stonefalls and one of us stood in lava until he got killed, the other just revived and so on.
for vampire killing, bloodfiend enemies are at 2 spots in rivenspire, very easy even if overloaded with people.
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VoxAdActa✭✭✭✭✭robwolf666 wrote: »[ IA is tailored to end game vets with it's difficulty level.
I literally entered IA the first time with a level 24 stamblade who was only wearing gear I found while doing overland quests. I didn't even have a single complete set, and my weapons were green. I made it to the 4th arc, and the boss killed me with a mechanic I didn't know about. My second attempt, at 26, same general gear set up, got me past her.
I don't know who told you IA was "end game vet difficulty level," but they were messing with you, fam. The first three levels go from Overland difficulty to Public Dungeon difficulty. They don't even reach Craglorn "Group Area" difficulty until past the first big boss.
Do the first three levels with a companion 4 times, and you're done with the endeavor.
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✭✭Icy_Waffles wrote: »
I don't understand what this really adds. Different MMOs approach multiplayer in different ways, and ESO is very very very obviously pitched at the "group if you want to, interact with others as much or as little as you like, feel free to solo" end of the spectrum. Pretty much the only hardwired inter-player interaction in the game outside Cyro is mud balls. Well, that and the absurd guild trader system.Edited by Northwold on 7 February 2025 19:432 -
the1andonlyskwex✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭robwolf666 wrote: »There are four of the pursuits this month that require being grouped with someone. Why was this set up so it can't be done solo?
Just part of the grand scheme of trying to force solo players to do group content they have no interest in.
People say you can do Infinite Archive with a companion, technically solo, while it's true, they seem to forget IA is tailored to end game vets with it's difficulty level.
So, I won't be intentionally doing Golden Pursuits this month, as I know I won't be able to get the last reward, what's the point of an incomplete set.
That isn't true. Archive's difficulty can get pretty high, yes, but the first arc is pretty easy. On par with vanilla world bosses and normal dungeons.
And you actually don't have to do these IA-related pursuits/endeavors in one go. It's cumulative, so if you can't clear the first arc and absolutely refuse to group up for any reason, you can just repeat the first few stages. The first bosses are typically very simple.
Believe it or not, lots of (probably even most) people have trouble soloing world bosses and normal dungeons. Heck, I even struggled soloing dolmens at one point, even though I find most vanilla world bosses to be trivially easy now. Between learned skills that the game doesn't teach well and CP, I think most people on this forum underestimate how big the gap is between new/casual players and seasoned vets.4 -
ESO_player123✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭robwolf666 wrote: »[ IA is tailored to end game vets with it's difficulty level.
I literally entered IA the first time with a level 24 stamblade who was only wearing gear I found while doing overland quests. I didn't even have a single complete set, and my weapons were green. I made it to the 4th arc, and the boss killed me with a mechanic I didn't know about. My second attempt, at 26, same general gear set up, got me past her.
I don't know who told you IA was "end game vet difficulty level," but they were messing with you, fam. The first three levels go from Overland difficulty to Public Dungeon difficulty. They don't even reach Craglorn "Group Area" difficulty until past the first big boss.
Do the first three levels with a companion 4 times, and you're done with the endeavor.
@VoxAdActa 4th arc or stage? You are talking about doing it 4 times, so probably stages since you do not even need to finish the 2nd arc to be done with the relevant Golden pursuit tasks.
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Taril✭✭✭✭✭ESO_player123 wrote: »robwolf666 wrote: »[ IA is tailored to end game vets with it's difficulty level.
I literally entered IA the first time with a level 24 stamblade who was only wearing gear I found while doing overland quests. I didn't even have a single complete set, and my weapons were green. I made it to the 4th arc, and the boss killed me with a mechanic I didn't know about. My second attempt, at 26, same general gear set up, got me past her.
I don't know who told you IA was "end game vet difficulty level," but they were messing with you, fam. The first three levels go from Overland difficulty to Public Dungeon difficulty. They don't even reach Craglorn "Group Area" difficulty until past the first big boss.
Do the first three levels with a companion 4 times, and you're done with the endeavor.
@VoxAdActa 4th arc or stage? You are talking about doing it 4 times, so probably stages since you do not even need to finish the 2nd arc to be done with the relevant Golden pursuit tasks.
They would most likely be referring to Cycle 4. There are only 3 stages in IA. 2 stages of pleb enemies and 1 stage of a boss fight.
There are 5 cycles per arc, with the 5th being when you face Tho'at.
Of course, they also mentioned that it was their first time in IA, so their confusion in regards to the names of mechanics can be understood. Especially since the game doesn't really tell you what each thing is called.2 -
Koshka✭✭✭✭✭the1andonlyskwex wrote: »robwolf666 wrote: »There are four of the pursuits this month that require being grouped with someone. Why was this set up so it can't be done solo?
Just part of the grand scheme of trying to force solo players to do group content they have no interest in.
People say you can do Infinite Archive with a companion, technically solo, while it's true, they seem to forget IA is tailored to end game vets with it's difficulty level.
So, I won't be intentionally doing Golden Pursuits this month, as I know I won't be able to get the last reward, what's the point of an incomplete set.
That isn't true. Archive's difficulty can get pretty high, yes, but the first arc is pretty easy. On par with vanilla world bosses and normal dungeons.
And you actually don't have to do these IA-related pursuits/endeavors in one go. It's cumulative, so if you can't clear the first arc and absolutely refuse to group up for any reason, you can just repeat the first few stages. The first bosses are typically very simple.
Believe it or not, lots of (probably even most) people have trouble soloing world bosses and normal dungeons. Heck, I even struggled soloing dolmens at one point, even though I find most vanilla world bosses to be trivially easy now. Between learned skills that the game doesn't teach well and CP, I think most people on this forum underestimate how big the gap is between new/casual players and seasoned vets.
The point is, you have options. The only type of player that absolutely cannot do this endeavor is someone who does not have companions and refuses to cooperate with other players even if they really want the rewards. That is a very specific demographic.
Companions are actually much more useful against IA bosses than against world bosses. A base level companion with blue sword and shield, a taunt and a healing spell is able to stay in red and tank very consistently. They take reduced damage in the Archive and do not really die to aoes (the only exceptions are probably Lady Thorn and Yolnakrin). A companion that has several spell slots with self-healing spells is able to stand in Tho'At's aoes without dropping below half hp.
And,well, like I said, you don't even have to fight Tho'At if you find her too hard. The first stages do not seem to spawn any difficult bosses, and something like Duneripper is hardly a challenge even for a newbie. And we aren't even talking about soloing them. Since the pursuits require you to clear stages with someone, they'd have either a companion or a real person with them.7 -
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✭✭ESO_player123 wrote: »robwolf666 wrote: »[ IA is tailored to end game vets with it's difficulty level.
I literally entered IA the first time with a level 24 stamblade who was only wearing gear I found while doing overland quests. I didn't even have a single complete set, and my weapons were green. I made it to the 4th arc, and the boss killed me with a mechanic I didn't know about. My second attempt, at 26, same general gear set up, got me past her.
I don't know who told you IA was "end game vet difficulty level," but they were messing with you, fam. The first three levels go from Overland difficulty to Public Dungeon difficulty. They don't even reach Craglorn "Group Area" difficulty until past the first big boss.
Do the first three levels with a companion 4 times, and you're done with the endeavor.
@VoxAdActa 4th arc or stage? You are talking about doing it 4 times, so probably stages since you do not even need to finish the 2nd arc to be done with the relevant Golden pursuit tasks.
They would most likely be referring to Cycle 4. There are only 3 stages in IA. 2 stages of pleb enemies and 1 stage of a boss fight.
There are 5 cycles per arc, with the 5th being when you face Tho'at.
Of course, they also mentioned that it was their first time in IA, so their confusion in regards to the names of mechanics can be understood. Especially since the game doesn't really tell you what each thing is called.
Well, they were talking about doing it 4 times. 4 x 3 stages = 12 stages (task). But you are probably right that they stopped at Cycle 4 boss.0 -
robwolf666✭✭✭✭✭
✭robwolf666 wrote: »[ IA is tailored to end game vets with it's difficulty level.
I literally entered IA the first time with a level 24 stamblade who was only wearing gear I found while doing overland quests. I didn't even have a single complete set, and my weapons were green. I made it to the 4th arc, and the boss killed me with a mechanic I didn't know about. My second attempt, at 26, same general gear set up, got me past her.
I don't know who told you IA was "end game vet difficulty level," but they were messing with you, fam. The first three levels go from Overland difficulty to Public Dungeon difficulty. They don't even reach Craglorn "Group Area" difficulty until past the first big boss.
Do the first three levels with a companion 4 times, and you're done with the endeavor.
Level 24 with CP points active by chance?1 -
SeaGtGruff✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭robwolf666 wrote: »There are four of the pursuits this month that require being grouped with someone. Why was this set up so it can't be done solo?
Just part of the grand scheme of trying to force solo players to do group content they have no interest in.
People say you can do Infinite Archive with a companion, technically solo, while it's true, they seem to forget IA is tailored to end game vets with it's difficulty level.
So, I won't be intentionally doing Golden Pursuits this month, as I know I won't be able to get the last reward, what's the point of an incomplete set.
That isn't true. Archive's difficulty can get pretty high, yes, but the first arc is pretty easy. On par with vanilla world bosses and normal dungeons.
And you actually don't have to do these IA-related pursuits/endeavors in one go. It's cumulative, so if you can't clear the first arc and absolutely refuse to group up for any reason, you can just repeat the first few stages. The first bosses are typically very simple.
That's how I typically complete endeavors involving the Infinite Archive-- play through the first arc until I die, then go back and reset the hourglass so I start over from the beginning rather than repeatedly attempting to clear whatever boss had killed me.I've fought mudcrabs more fearsome than me!1 -
DP99✭✭✭✭✭the1andonlyskwex wrote: »Also...fun fact...doing the "Complete 1 Battleground Match" Endeavor does not, in fact, count as doing an Endeavor in a group for the "Complete 10 Endeavors while Grouped" Pursuit. - See, this is why this kind of requirement is stupid.
Similarly, I recharged my weapon enchants in a BG and that didn't count either, nor did the 400000 damage weekly. It makes me wonder if a RND group counts, or if the only kinds of groups that count are ones that are made directly (and not randomly assigned).
Honestly, this type of stuff is seriously pushing me to consider not bothering with this round of golden pursuits at all.
I was going to try that since I don't mind doing BG matches for PVP, and it's a simple enough way to actually group with people since you can go in as joining a group or just going in solo as part of a team. There are options.0 -
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✭✭Oh, quit moaning. If you really can't find anyone to group with, even with group finder, then go to Alik'r zone, write "+dolmen" in chat and profit."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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VoxAdActa✭✭✭✭✭Level 24 with CP points active by chance?
Only the harvesting stuff on the green tree.
Since I refuse to use a paint-by-numbers build guide, I have no idea where I should put CP until I've tried all the skills and have picked the ones I like to put on my bar, which is past level 50 (since the skill lines level so obnoxiously slowly).
[edit: OH AND I JUST REMEMBERED—I was using a lousy frontbar setup too! I was still trying to level the skill lines, so I had one weapon skill, one skill from each class line, one skill for my backbar weapon (unusable), and whichever ultimate I was still trying to morph. I didn't even have an AOE burst skill slotted. My front bar was Magnum Shot, Ambush, Twisting Path, Cripple (unmorphed, it wasn't high enough), Rending Slashes (grayed out), and Soul Shred (unmorphed).]
Edited by VoxAdActa on 7 February 2025 23:123
