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To ZOS: Some simple fixes for VR-leveling and ridiculous queue length in Cyrodiil since 2.0.2
Legedric
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Hey guys,
I love playing ESO but the last couple of decisions by ZOS are driving me nuts to say the least.
Besides all the bugs we are currently experiencing (Cryodiil lag, loading screen of death, stop-motion-riding and the forever-in-combat bug to just name a few) there are two things really killing the fun for me and also for some friends of mine that started playing after Tanriel Unlimited got released.
1. Cyrodiil is currently the best place to level VR (and CP) in the game
Well, I like the fact you are able to get a decent amount of XP by killing enemy characters, taking keeps and resources etc. but as ZOS made Cryodiil literally the only viable VR-XP zone throughout Tamriel with patch 2.0.2 queue times exploded for popular campaigns.
Thornblade EU for example went from an acceptable queue length of around 20-30 during prime time (even on weekends) to about 80 on week days and as high as 160 last Friday evening - which is a blocker for many players just going there for the fun of PVP and not for XP in the first place.
The reason why this is happeding is pretty simple, Cyrodiil's PvE content got buffed to VR12 which is as high as you can get in the middle of Craglorn now (not upper Craglorn), so many of new and old players are now going to Cyrodiil to farm XP as there is NO alternative that's even worth considering.
2. ZOS nerfed PvE experience gain straight to the ground
So keeping everything I mentioned under point 1 in mind I get a headache when I look at ZOS's most recent actions regarding PvE experience gains. Excluding the trials buff (which they reduced again) we only had major nerfs of XP in every other PvE area. Especially Craglorn got hit often and hard within the last couple of months.
At the moment I am doing Craglorn quests together with some friends as this was a good way to get from VR 10-14 at some point of time in the past. But as ZOS nerfed quest and especially mob XP very hard (mobs giving as much as 60XP) it is not even worth the time...
Some of my buddies already quit the game again as the VR grind seems to be even more extreme and more tedious than ever now just because ZOS is nerfing every dungeon, quest or public place as soon as some people seem to use it as a grind (Rkund, Spellscar, Hircine etc).
My conclusion
You don't have an alternative besides Cyrodiil now. Well, in theory there are the VR1-10 zones but they are more than boring and mind numbing. Especially after you did the quest grind for 50 levels many newer players don't want to continue on this path for another "100" levels as far as questing the other factions goes. Of course everyone is now invading Cyrodiil as this is the only place providing REPEATABLE quests that are more than easy. Most quests there are just "walk 100m into direction X, maybe kill some mob, return and get your XP". YOU DON'T HAVE THIS ANYWHERE ELSE!
So please ZOS, get Craglorn mob, dungeon and quest XP up to a decent level again, raise quest XP rewards throughout all VR1-10 zones and get your PvE experience gain up to something usefull again.
Cyrodiil already has the best PvE open dungeons, there is no need to make Cyrodiil also the best place to grind quests as Cyrodiil is a limited zone and many of us are already annoyed by extreme lag etc. and extreme waiting queues are just another argument for many of us why we may stop playing (and paying for) this game.
I know you only know extremes when I look at the most recent patches - but please get back to work and put some more thought into your patches next time as every little monkey could have told you in advance that making Cyrodiil the best way to gain XP would result in ANOTHER major impact on overall PvP experience. And please do not counter this by nerfing XP in Cyrodiil again and making yourself even more ridiculous! Please buff your PvE world instead to get it onto a decent level again and stop trying to force people into questing when some are preferring mob grinding instead, thanks!
Best regards,
Legedric
I love playing ESO but the last couple of decisions by ZOS are driving me nuts to say the least.
Besides all the bugs we are currently experiencing (Cryodiil lag, loading screen of death, stop-motion-riding and the forever-in-combat bug to just name a few) there are two things really killing the fun for me and also for some friends of mine that started playing after Tanriel Unlimited got released.
1. Cyrodiil is currently the best place to level VR (and CP) in the game
Well, I like the fact you are able to get a decent amount of XP by killing enemy characters, taking keeps and resources etc. but as ZOS made Cryodiil literally the only viable VR-XP zone throughout Tamriel with patch 2.0.2 queue times exploded for popular campaigns.
Thornblade EU for example went from an acceptable queue length of around 20-30 during prime time (even on weekends) to about 80 on week days and as high as 160 last Friday evening - which is a blocker for many players just going there for the fun of PVP and not for XP in the first place.
The reason why this is happeding is pretty simple, Cyrodiil's PvE content got buffed to VR12 which is as high as you can get in the middle of Craglorn now (not upper Craglorn), so many of new and old players are now going to Cyrodiil to farm XP as there is NO alternative that's even worth considering.
2. ZOS nerfed PvE experience gain straight to the ground
So keeping everything I mentioned under point 1 in mind I get a headache when I look at ZOS's most recent actions regarding PvE experience gains. Excluding the trials buff (which they reduced again) we only had major nerfs of XP in every other PvE area. Especially Craglorn got hit often and hard within the last couple of months.
At the moment I am doing Craglorn quests together with some friends as this was a good way to get from VR 10-14 at some point of time in the past. But as ZOS nerfed quest and especially mob XP very hard (mobs giving as much as 60XP) it is not even worth the time...
Some of my buddies already quit the game again as the VR grind seems to be even more extreme and more tedious than ever now just because ZOS is nerfing every dungeon, quest or public place as soon as some people seem to use it as a grind (Rkund, Spellscar, Hircine etc).
My conclusion
You don't have an alternative besides Cyrodiil now. Well, in theory there are the VR1-10 zones but they are more than boring and mind numbing. Especially after you did the quest grind for 50 levels many newer players don't want to continue on this path for another "100" levels as far as questing the other factions goes. Of course everyone is now invading Cyrodiil as this is the only place providing REPEATABLE quests that are more than easy. Most quests there are just "walk 100m into direction X, maybe kill some mob, return and get your XP". YOU DON'T HAVE THIS ANYWHERE ELSE!
So please ZOS, get Craglorn mob, dungeon and quest XP up to a decent level again, raise quest XP rewards throughout all VR1-10 zones and get your PvE experience gain up to something usefull again.
Cyrodiil already has the best PvE open dungeons, there is no need to make Cyrodiil also the best place to grind quests as Cyrodiil is a limited zone and many of us are already annoyed by extreme lag etc. and extreme waiting queues are just another argument for many of us why we may stop playing (and paying for) this game.
I know you only know extremes when I look at the most recent patches - but please get back to work and put some more thought into your patches next time as every little monkey could have told you in advance that making Cyrodiil the best way to gain XP would result in ANOTHER major impact on overall PvP experience. And please do not counter this by nerfing XP in Cyrodiil again and making yourself even more ridiculous! Please buff your PvE world instead to get it onto a decent level again and stop trying to force people into questing when some are preferring mob grinding instead, thanks!
Best regards,
Legedric
◄ Legedric the Flamedancer ► - Redguard Dragon Knight
◄ Legedric the Stormdancer ► - Altmer Sorcerer
◄ Legedric the Sundancer ► - Altmer Templar
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◄ Legedric the Stormdancer ► - Altmer Sorcerer
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Legedric✭✭✭✭✭Wow, ZOS just added a buff for killing delve-bosses in Cyrodiil... now that will reduce queue times for sure... /sarcasm off◄ Legedric the Flamedancer ► - Redguard Dragon Knight
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