I also have the problem with Skordo missing, my guess is, since I continued the quest to go to eastern solstice before doing the Public Dungeon quest and Skordo moves in that quest to the Wall and then vanishes and isnt spawned properly again at the camp.

Can't speak for Xbox, but on PSNA the built in ESO voice chat often takes a back seat to PSN chat. Mainly because the built in ESO vchat is... let's just say not spectacular.

The built in ESO voice chat would really need a complete feature rich overhaul with significantly improved performance. Most console players I know don't necessarily keep a pc/laptop nearby so only use discord via mobile/tablet for the text chat/channels functionality. Voice chat via the discord mobile app is attrocious.

I sure hope this is one of the numerous areas being explored/workshopped taking place before breaking ground. Becuase IMO it's a pretty significant piece of the puzzle.

Kilthor69 wrote: »

xR3ACTORx wrote: »

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You really need to give them a little slack. Micorsoft gutted the ZOS staff and the rest are left to create new content and clean up on aisle 5. If you wanna place blame, direct it at the overlords, Microsoft.
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I agree with this... to a point.

We know that a lot of the planning for the year-long story and event stuff has to happen in advance - they even said that they started working on Chapters 1.5-2 years out. That means that all of the backend planning (and much of the actual creation) for Solstice and the event and everything happened before that round of layoffs and shakeups.

Now, there was definitely a massive budget cut before that, which would explain why the NA meetup event was cancelled. So yes, Solstice as a zone made with a lot of reused assets is probably because they're absolutely on a shoestring budget right now. That I can give slack for. And definitely the layoffs (and associated low morale) would have affected the polishing of the latter parts of the year, so I can even understand how some of the bugs may have slipped through. It even does give a suggestion why we got Subclassing (read: all the old skills just meshed together) instead of anything new as the big 'feature' this year, and also suggests why it was free.

However: the planning happened while they still had staff. The layoffs don't change the fact that this event was not logically thought through at a base level. It doesn't change the fact that balance was not even a consideration for Subclassing. It doesn't change the fact that this Season cost more than previous Chapters, despite not including a unique feature and forcing ESO+ members to pay for dungeons twice. It doesn't change the fact that the idea of the Writhing Fortress as a one-week-only instance replaced content people could enjoy at any other time. And even after the Microsoft layoff wave, that doesn't change the fact that bugs that did get reported on PTS went live regardless. It doesn't change the fact that Francophone players are getting no indication of whether (if ever) they will get the content they paid for in the language they paid for. It doesn't change the fact that the Combat Team has been hardfocusing Vengeance tests instead of addressing Live issues. It doesn't change the fact that all we get for the future is "we can't wait to tell you, but we're going to keep secrets!"
All of those were actionable things that someone chose not to do at a relevant time. Those are the things that are really giving Principal Skinner's "No, it's the players who are wrong," and that is something that people can be held to account for.

tomofhyrule wrote: »

Wait, what?

You know, I know the idea of the Fortress was that you were a single footsoldier in a zerg running into the battle, but did they honestly design a whole thing that in all likelihood most people will only see a small part of while a zerg of randos completes it for you?!?

I know so many groups that were hoping to prep rosters like a trial so they could explore it from start to finish, and now we can’t even do it with our friends to see everything, and can’t go back in if we missed something?!?!

It’s hard to imagine how much more content we could have had if they hadn’t wasted any dev time on something that we can’t even realistically experience fully.

It's such a disappointment. We did prep a roster, people came back from hiatus. I had already been informed here that it would be public but I didn't want to say anything. The dungeon itself was fun. Different. But there must've been 60 people maybe at 8pm on psna. I don't think I even got to see all of it. The article talks about upstairs and downstairs like HRC. All I got to experience was defending people using siege weapons and popping a bubble to give a shield so we can get siege parts and kill storm callers to make the final boss come back. Then it was just over. I couldn't believe that was it.

Then to top it off, the rosters my social guild put together, some couldn't even do it. They thank us for our patience and understanding as they work to fix something that should've never released broken. I'm glad of the communication but man oh man, the announcement for next year needs to be epic after this mess.

playsforfun wrote: »

Second run didn't bug but now skordo is missing so can't hand the support the followship quest in

We're investigating this issue as well and will provide an update when we have more info.

EchoesofThunder wrote: »

I think this is my 3rd complaint:
Why do you have all these commemorative achievements that you can't even brag about?
I just spent a lot (a lot) of time (and dying, in IC) getting the Commemorative Angler achievement, without realizing that there's no reward but a warm, wet spot on my pants.
The Master Angler achievement (a pre-requisite for the Commemorative Angler) has a title, but doing something way more advanced has none?!
Can't your people even dream up titles/skins/dyes/anything for these achievements?
Friday

with the Commemorative Angler achievement,
you can purchase the Argonian Houseboat furnishing from the Global Achievement Furnishers in Elden Root, Mournhold, Wayrest, Vivec City, or Alinor.
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Argonian_Houseboat

AzuraFan wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

*In the Infinite Archive, when Laatvulon flies into the air and rains destruction on you, his strafe pattern isn't random. First, you'll be safe in the area you first spawned. Next, rotate 90 degrees to be safe from his second one.


*For the centipede world boss in the Dead lands, he won't do his roll attack (that pins you and has to be interrupted by someone else) if you stay within melee range of him.


*The Fighter's Guild dailies can be picked up from the safety of your alliance's base and doesn't require any trips to PvP hotspots. These count for the Midyear Mayhem.

Did not know any of these, especially the last one. Thanks for sharing!

You're welcome. I forgot to mention, to claim these quests you'll need the Bounty Hunter passive from the Fighter's Guild skill line.

https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Bounty_Hunter

Skordo the Knife seems to be hidden underground. I can't speak to him to finish the quest.