The game hasn't really felt fun to me lately. I enjoyed multi/subclassing for my solo character, but now I'm tired of leveling up a bunch of skill lines just to try out new combinations. That, plus the overall feel of the game, the devs, and the community right now just sorta seems eh when looking at the big picture.

With that, I haven't participated in the event. Just doesn't seem to be anything in the game I want right now. Maybe I'll check it out more this weekend before my ESO+ cancels.

I would pay $$ to watch that stream, for real.

shadoza wrote: »

My opinion ==> Farming is NOT a legitimate part of the game. Picking up resources as you are playing is.
If farming was a legitimate part of the game then the development team would have a faster respawn rate so everyone can enjoy that part of the game.

Semi-artificial scarcity of resources/things in MMOs is the part that drives trade between players.

shadoza wrote: »

If farming is a legitimate part of the game, some of those resources would not be tied to group play or DLC locations.

I do not understand this argument at all. If someone makes a choice not to participate in group content or not buy a DLC (legitimate personal choices, by the way) it does not mean that any part of those are not legitimate activities.

shadoza wrote: »

If farming was a legitimate part of the game, would there not be more storage space provided to put those farmed resources?

Insufficient storage has nothing to do with farming being legitimate activity or not. It's made limited so ZOS could sell extras to players for $$$ (craft bag + double space for ESO+).

I have played only 3 MMOs over the last 25 years, so I probably have less experience with them. However, in every single one of them there was stuff that was farmed by players. I think many players would argue that farming IS a part of MMO genre.

Destai wrote: »

Brian's responses were pretty discouraging; it feels pointless to provide them feedback. It's all about the spreadsheets and data for them. Nothing else really seems to sway them. If people like SkinnyCheeks can’t get through to them, then I don’t see how the average person can. And of course, the conversation between the two stops. It seems like SC landed some really good points and those points are now going unaddressed. We really need some fresh perspectives on the combat team.

As for the AUA: I'm happy it happened but it was pretty unsatisfying overall.

It seems like we're stuck in this loop:

• Us: can we have more information and insight into the game's future?
• Them: we don't want to share things before they're ready. Things might change.
• Us: Ok, but we're fine with things changing. Our feedback needs to be considered sooner, too many controversial changes.
• Them: <leaves conversation>

This is what has to change.

This should be spammed on every post, and every survey.
Nailed it

Because this forum is so sweet and supportive of this games's developers & leadership?

Good luck doing HM for the following group dungeons in PUG. I gave up.

Fungal Grotto II
Crypt of Hearts II
Banished Cells II
Spindleclutch II (less issue)

I am tank on all of my 4 characters. I ask at start do others know mech for HM.
They type that they know, some even type what to do.
But at boss, there is always one grifter who breakes HM, so we type wipe.
I mean as a proper tank I can hold ghosts or Daedroths fine, but no, always one DD has to kill them all.
Then again the same story after wipe. I initiate vote to kick offender, but other 2 don't vote to kick so I leave.
And I'm mostly paired with 2000+ and 3000+ CP players, and I'm "lowly" 1470.
It blows my mind how so many high CP players are so bad, and can't do basic mech.
It's even worse that many of them have fancy vet trials' titles and skins which I will never as I don't play vet trials.
In FG II you type to not enter dome / bubble, you show bubble, and when the fight starts, there is always one player who goes inside. It's pretty obvious it's done on purpose, and yet, others refuse to kick repeating offender.

What is the point of running base game dungeon on veteran if you don't want to do HM?
You can get 1 key on normal version, anyway, and is way faster.

P. S.
Incoming but play with guild mates.
I have a news for you - I have the bad experience with them, too, so I stopped.
Also, the game is clearly losing players for months after the fake subclassing update as right now in the prime time in my 3 top social / trading guilds with close to 500 members there are not even 80 members online!
On the working days is obviously worse.

This is a take id expect from a stubborn new player or just someone very casual, not the freaking combat lead.

Jaimeh wrote: »

I mean, obviously, there's feedback, especially at the top end, where they're like, ‘Now everything's the same.’ Only because you want it to be that way.”

This rings a little out of touch or sort of cavalier, imo. Of course people at the top end would love to be more creative with their playstyles, but some fights are designed in a way that you need to optimize in very specific combos to clear. I would love for the devs to show us a quite off-meta composition clearing hard encounters with decent times/vitality.

Combat team should stream themselves doing a hard mode trial with the sort of build diversity they say exists. They ought to be able to clear even if they arent the most skilled at actual gaming, because diversity right?

Honestly, I love this event. Always do.

It's a great excuse to finish up some dungeons on alts, a wonderful way to flesh out dungeon sets that I haven't finished collecting yet, and a chance to mess around with characters that I don't normally play.

Also, this community is very kind. I hadn't completed Vaults of Madness on five of my seven characters, and that quest is ROUGH. It and Blackheart Haven have never been tweaked to accommodate "gotta go fast" dungeon groups, so you have to hope that people are merciful enough to wait for you to talk to npcs. Each time... you guys and gals waited for me, with nary a complaint or eye-roll.

Only goofy goober complaint I have is that instead of moving old opal styles into a catch-up sack, they're getting left in the standard loot tables for undaunted rewards. So each time this event is held, the statistical probability of getting one of the new opal style pages is worse and worse... which sucks. The event doesn't give enough tickets to buy them all, so you have to hope that the RNG gods favor you... and the odds just keep getting crueler as time goes on.

But otherwise, enjoying the heck out of it. Genuinely.

Rkindaleft wrote: »

ApoAlaia wrote: »

I was mystified by the answers.

The comments about the sets were perplexing enough however the comments about 'having to nerf substantially the consumables if they were to touch them'... I can't wrap my head around that.

'Have to' why? based on what logic? and who is the intended audience? more importantly who is 'making you do it'?

However it does explain why I find some changes baffling. They weren't intended for us the players. They were for whomever is 'making them do it'.

It makes zero sense. They dropped Subclassing with pretty much no consideration about how it would affect combat, giving everyone who uses it properly a massive power boost, but they won't hybridize potions and food because it "could" be too strong? What's the logic here?

Its about somehow missing the plot

In part its an skill issue
And yes this happened then playing Oblivion. Lex randomly wandered in at the end of the thief guild quest line.