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Re: Daily Login Rewards Update
Martiandawn wrote: »Martiandawn wrote: »Why is it that game developers must do their best to ruin some good elements of a game. Liked the Daily rewards and the ability to get some items that weren't always available in game. Oh well there are other games out there.
My guess is that the higher-ups at ZOS are using the complaints from a minority of neurotic whingers to justify new systems that will encourage people to spend real money to acquire stuff we were getting for free in the past.
I can see you are really upset about this change.
I wonder if you noticed that the golden pursuit has challenges that involves things that you normally do while playing the game and that you can collect endeavor points and some of those popular free stuff from completing them. Then spend the endeavor points on those items that you enjoyed getting from the calendar.
Also, when the new system goes live in April, there will be more changes with challenges of the same type. You'll get points that you can use to claim rewards of your own choosing rather then those that are on a calendar.
Please give it a trial. It is different, but there are rewards and you can take your own time in collecting them. In some events, when the system goes live, you can even reroll a challenge you do not like to get something more doable for your play style.
The Golden Pursuits are weighted toward things that I do NOT normally do while playing the game, as I do not do much PVP or group activity. As for the new system, it will require players to spend real world money to take full advantage of the "free" stuff. My overall impression with these changes is that ZOS is using complaints voiced by neurotic people who lack self-control to justify a new system that they hope will encourage players to spend more money.
This set of challenges are more like: collect resources, craft something, do guests, use your class attacks . . .
There was a couple that were group focused, like do group dungeons, but you can ignore those and still get the points that will buy what you want. Give them a look at least.
I understand that you believe that TESO game is meaning to push spending more money. I saw where they did have a purchase option; however, it isn't that great for rewards on the PTS. I cannot say what it will look like in the live version. I do not intend to spend money because I don't like to group in this game. I think you can play well without it.
I would recommend doing some of the solo challenges to get a few hundred or thousand endeavor coins to purchase those daily reward items that you want. It doesn't cost anything and most of them can be done just playing the game the way you want to play.
shadoza
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Re: Populating Tamriel, suggestions?
From my own experience and that of other players I know there is a spectrum of "I want the world populated by other players besides me" and "I would be happy if I never saw another player while I'm playing" with a lot of people falling somewhere in between. I admit I personally lean more in the I prefer to be away from town and other players camp. It's more peaceful and immersive for me and it makes it easier to snag screenshots without accidental photobombs. I even sometimes go on the pts in off season just so I can do screenshots in the more populated cities on live.
At the same time, I get other players really want to see more players and why they do. I think both are valid, but it would be nice to see things taken into account. I know years ago people suggested a way to manually switch your megaserver phase to be more or less populated, get away from someone trolling you in overland, or even to have a dedicated rp slice of the megaserver where people could go to be in character since rpers out in the world are frequently targeted by trolls by just doing their thing. At the time ZOS's response was something along the lines of they didn't have the time and resources to invest in that and it wasn't something they felt was a high priority. I assume today it's even less so given we all know the team is busy and currently they've openly admitted they have to weigh projects they are working on against eachother and they have committed to the class overhaul. Maybe something to think about for the future though? I don't know.
Either way, I'm not overly bothered by the current state of things. I'd prefer more space and quiet time personally, some of my friends would like to see people everywhere, but neither of us are overly fussed about the current state of the game population. I also don't want to see an effort into this at the expense of other features right now. There are things I want in game way more.
At the same time, I get other players really want to see more players and why they do. I think both are valid, but it would be nice to see things taken into account. I know years ago people suggested a way to manually switch your megaserver phase to be more or less populated, get away from someone trolling you in overland, or even to have a dedicated rp slice of the megaserver where people could go to be in character since rpers out in the world are frequently targeted by trolls by just doing their thing. At the time ZOS's response was something along the lines of they didn't have the time and resources to invest in that and it wasn't something they felt was a high priority. I assume today it's even less so given we all know the team is busy and currently they've openly admitted they have to weigh projects they are working on against eachother and they have committed to the class overhaul. Maybe something to think about for the future though? I don't know.
Either way, I'm not overly bothered by the current state of things. I'd prefer more space and quiet time personally, some of my friends would like to see people everywhere, but neither of us are overly fussed about the current state of the game population. I also don't want to see an effort into this at the expense of other features right now. There are things I want in game way more.
Emeratis
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Re: Contracting Lycanthropy and Vampirism Options
@wolfie1.0. It's REALLY easy to get vampirism in Skyrim, Morrowind, and Oblivion. You have several areas that spawn vampires. You get hit by melee (or vampire drain spell in Skyrim), you get infected. Don't cure within three days and you're a vampire.
Sadly, the only way in Skyrim to become a werewolf (without mods) is to join the companions. I think with Morrowind Bloodmoon there was a quest or you could be attacked by a werewolf and be infected that way.
Sadly, the only way in Skyrim to become a werewolf (without mods) is to join the companions. I think with Morrowind Bloodmoon there was a quest or you could be attacked by a werewolf and be infected that way.
Allow all dungeons to optionally scale from 1-12 players
I’m aware of the ongoing incentive for solo dungeons in 2026, just hear me out.
One of my first experiences trying to play this game is having my whole family log on with 6 players in total, only to find out that we were totally locked out from dungeons due to the player cap. That was 6 years ago.
I’m sure many new players have ended up in a similar scenario, not having the magical number of 4 players for a dungeon. Maybe you have too few and don’t know how dungeon finder works (very common new player issue I’ve been observing), and can’t survive as a duo/trio due of lack of experience, or maybe you have too many people and you can’t run dungeons at all lest you leave people behind.
At least for Normal dungeons, I don’t see any reason why we couldn’t just have a dropdown next to the dungeon difficulty menu, to allow us to change the “player count” for an instance, for example the following options would suffice and changing it would reset the instance similar to dungeon difficulty and would scale monster HP and damage appropriately
- 1 Player
- 2 Players
- 4 Players
- 8 Players
- 12 Players
Heck, even for Veteran dungeons, I feel this could work if achievements were either disabled unless it was on 4 player mode, or split into multiple sections based on player count. Mechanics that target a specific number of players could be adjusted for higher player counts, similar to how it retargets or scales down when players are dead
Imagine a guild running a 12 player dungeon trifecta? Or the same guild having a “farm night” on 12 player normal mode to help everyone collect set gear… Or maybe just an army of lowbies raiding Fungal Grotto? The possibilities are endless!
One of my first experiences trying to play this game is having my whole family log on with 6 players in total, only to find out that we were totally locked out from dungeons due to the player cap. That was 6 years ago.
I’m sure many new players have ended up in a similar scenario, not having the magical number of 4 players for a dungeon. Maybe you have too few and don’t know how dungeon finder works (very common new player issue I’ve been observing), and can’t survive as a duo/trio due of lack of experience, or maybe you have too many people and you can’t run dungeons at all lest you leave people behind.
At least for Normal dungeons, I don’t see any reason why we couldn’t just have a dropdown next to the dungeon difficulty menu, to allow us to change the “player count” for an instance, for example the following options would suffice and changing it would reset the instance similar to dungeon difficulty and would scale monster HP and damage appropriately
- 1 Player
- 2 Players
- 4 Players
- 8 Players
- 12 Players
Heck, even for Veteran dungeons, I feel this could work if achievements were either disabled unless it was on 4 player mode, or split into multiple sections based on player count. Mechanics that target a specific number of players could be adjusted for higher player counts, similar to how it retargets or scales down when players are dead
Imagine a guild running a 12 player dungeon trifecta? Or the same guild having a “farm night” on 12 player normal mode to help everyone collect set gear… Or maybe just an army of lowbies raiding Fungal Grotto? The possibilities are endless!
Re: Populating Tamriel, suggestions?
Where are these empty areas? Every delve or quest I do has a dozen players also there. Its really not fun to have constant groups in a delve.
The idea is spreading population out to where it’s needed/wanted. Having the chance to run into other players looking to run Pledges in an Alinor Fighter’s Guild would be a perfect case and point.
Right now, what purpose does it serve? It’s just a prop. Stopping in and grabbing a Fighter’s Guild contract (pledge) would create natural player interactions throughout dead space.
But... Fighter's Guild != Undaunted.
Like literally, the reason that you run into people at the Undaunted Enclaves for pledges is that's which guild is doing them. The Fighter's Guild has nothing to do with dungeons and trials; their whole thing is fighting the Dolmens.
I get what you're trying to do, but there are lore-based reasons for some things to be where they are. And besides, if your entire argument is "these 10 people are all at this one location instead of individually in these 15 locations, so we should spread them out!" that's not going to make the world look 'way more populated.'
Re: Fishing Overhaul - Season of the Angler
i actually like making it a skill line pull it from cp points and put 2 other things there instead
Re: Daily Login Rewards Update
Martiandawn wrote: »ESO_player123 wrote: »Martiandawn wrote: »Hi Everyone. Before March begins, we wanted to provide an update on Daily Login Rewards. Starting March 1st, Daily Login Rewards will no longer be available and officially retired from ESO. The UI will remain visible (but empty) until the launch of Update 49 on March 9. This also means the Daily Login Reward web articles will be sunset as well.
Additionally, Weekly and Daily Endeavors will retire on March 2. Seals of Endeavor will remain a currency in-game and will be earnable through the Tamriel Tome starting on April 2. In the meantime, we’ll be offering a Golden Pursuit, starting on March 3, that allows you to continue earning Seals of Endeavor until the start of Season Zero on April 2.
The March Golden Pursuit is meant to ensure you don't miss out on Seals of Endeavor during this transition period between Weekly and Daily Endeavors sunsetting and the start of Season Zero. This Golden Pursuit is designed to deliver the same amount of Seals of Endeavor you would have received when completing Weekly and Daily Endeavors.
Thanks for your understanding, and we’ll share more details as we get closer to these updates.
Where can I find a detailed statement that explains why Daily Login Rewards and Daily Endeavors are being retired? The first I heard about it was when I logged in today.
@Martiandawn
There was a stream on Twitch explaining all of this. In short, instead of Daily Login reward and Endeavors we will have Tamriel Tomes. The Endeavor Seals are not going anywhere. They will be renamed to just Seals. You will be able to earn them through Tamriel Tomes.
There will be 3 tiers of tomes. The first one is free for everyone. The other two - paid content. They said that the rewards from tomes will be cosmetics only.
Here is the news post with the highlights of that stream:
https://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/news/post/69265
So, this change was intended to address "FOMO" complaints from neurotic people who lack self-control? Or is ZOS merely using those complaints to justify a new system that encourages players to pay real world money for stuff they used to get for free?
We will get the first tier of the Tomes for free. So, everyone will be able to get the rewards at their own pace. As for the two paid tiers of the Tomes... They are not that much different from Crown crates (except there is no gambling involved). If you did not buy the cosmetics from the Crown crates with real money before you can continue not spending real money on those two tiers of the Tomes.
Re: Daggerfall Covenant Greyhost Xbox NA..
DrGIggles80 wrote: »As for the word PUG on any and all other mmos it literally stands for pick up group but on eso on xbox it's misused as a derogatory term for a single player all the time. People are clueless.
Right. And my use wasn’t meant to be derogatory, literally just speaking about the lfg groups of blue on Xbox.
SneaK
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Re: Daily Login Rewards Update
Isn't it always lovely when someone randomly starts attacking strangers with insults that apply to themselves more than any of the attacked?
Aluna
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Re: Au Revoir, Battlegrounds
rockDokRock wrote: »El_Borracho wrote: »Events like Deathmatch Weekend remind me just how much fun Battlegrounds are. Spawn camping, warden charm all over the map, streakers streaking, hardos, quitters, AFK players, crash-outs over group chat, the player who only spams Jesus beam making public accusations of cheating because you somehow did not die and instead killed them for the 12th time in a row, "former emperors" constantly reminding others they were once emperor after they die for the 12th time in a row, players who only spam surprise attack or deep fissure telling others they are "doing it wrong," ROA enthusiasts complaining about Null Acra, werewolves spamming howl, players who forgot BGs are no CP making public accusations of cheating because their builds "do not work like they do in GH," sub-50 players who also forgot BGs are no CP and are perpetually dead, and of course spawn camping. I mean, who doesn't like spawn camping!
Going to have to take a few months off from BGs, just to recover from the sheer ecstasy of BGs. Humans are not meant to fly this close to the sun.
Oh, and a special shout-out to the dev who put a flower planter under the Fire Drakes spawn point in Port Dufort that you can get trapped in after jumping down to fight God's chosen spawn campers. Chef's kiss!
My experience with this, as someone new to it, was just the lack of any kind of balancing or match making. I don't have a PvP build and I would not even know what a good set is (I have zero desire to grind new sets at this point anyway). Just smoked match after match. Several we managed 0 points. WhY dOnT pEoPlE pLaY pVp. It's a mystery.
I was just trying it out and I was just a kill pill vs those who live and breathe this stuff. That's fair enough, but does it make sense to put me up against this as a totally new player (with team mates who were clearly as green as I was).
There was a time that BGs were enjoyable even for newer players, and that was when you had three teams against each other. I’ve never understood why they ruined them so.
