AM I THE ONLY ONE

GrumpStump

Am I the only one not planning on using the caked XP boost? I thought it was a nice thing for their anniversary, but I want to level up 'as intended'. I'm on my first character, and maybe if I was in the VR range, I might (I'm level 44 and getting ready to hit Coldharbour).

Anyone else?


GrumpStump

Shader_Shibes

Well looking at all the grind spots i would say yes, yes you are.

xD

anitajoneb17_ESO

Probably not. THere are quite a bunch of PvPers out there who love the blackwater blade campaign (the non-vet campaign) because it's more balanced and less laggy. But you cannot join it with a veteran character, so they have to reroll as soon as they reach veteran rank 1.
I assume those players won't use the cake either.

GrumpStump

Shader_Shibes wrote: »

Well looking at all the grind spots i would say yes, yes you are.

xD

LOL. I figured as much. Twas just wondering.


GrumpStump

wayfarerx

Well I'm leveling alt #7 so yes, I sure as **** am using the cake.

Mcwoods55

I def am. I'm vr 16 sorc and this is the best way for me to get my cake and eat it too... I mean quick level a templar so we have a healer in the clan.

NativeJoe

Idk. I did the quest and can't get mine to work. so I guess im with you involuntarily

Xendyn

I'm not. I have 5 v16s, 532 CP and my 2 lowbies are reserved for BWB so I avoid XP on them as much as I can.

plattypussb16_ESO

No cake for me - I heard it makes you fat.

Acharnor

CAKE - can't wait to eat that delicious xp cake and get my alt(s) to Vet.

Tandor

I won't be using it on most of my characters, they suffer from over-leveling as it is.

Nestor

I don't think I will use it on the character I am currently leveling to 50. But I will use it on some of my VRs to grind out some Champ Points.

Leveling characters out level content as it stands now, so no need to buff that even more.

Phinix1

Tried to find a video of that 90's song "you're not the only one, to witness emotion."

The internet has failed me. Apparently AI has grown increasingly ham-fisted.

Oh well.

STEVIL

Honestly, with the upcoming elim of vet ranks and transition to level by cp math, i think xp bonus is mostly a non-issues for me. The difference in a V12 jumping to "V16 eq cp rank" in a month or two vs doing the same ay VR13 or V14... not so much.

I am over cp cap now so just accumulating more sleeping cp for the cap raise.

Using it, sure, why not, but not a big deal. Not sure i will run the lowers snd colect under leveled loot. Better to run my bigguns and keep acquiring mats snd gesr for the post-vet days.

Might go ahead and do the remaining skyshard and delves grabbing for the lower vet alts.

Buffler

Im finishing off my sorc......got him from vr5 to 13 from Sat to now. As soon as thats done ill make a few more toons to vr1 and leave them until vr removal

waterfairy

I'm using it on a low level alt as I've already done everything in that alliance and it will help speed up some of the tedious stuff.

@NativeJoe
You have to use the cake from your collection then eat a piece to trigger the 2 hour bonus

Cadbury

Phinix1 wrote: »

Tried to find a video of that 90's song "you're not the only one, to witness emotion."

The internet has failed me. Apparently AI has grown increasingly ham-fisted.

Oh well.

I believe you mean "You're not the only, with mixed emotions"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loNey3n6uuE

plattypussb16_ESO wrote: »

No cake for me - I heard it makes you fat.

That's the best reason to eat cake

Mojmir

Phinix1 wrote: »

Tried to find a video of that 90's song "you're not the only one, to witness emotion."

The internet has failed me. Apparently AI has grown increasingly ham-fisted.

Oh well.

that's cause the song is called mixed emotions
By the rolling stones

Toxic_Hemlock

I have 2 vr1 characters now and am in no hurry for vr16. IMO the xp rate is to high as it is. I got the cake for the collection, but I will just do a ton of harvesting and avoid the XP "hubs", as they hold no interest for me.

So no you are not alone.

Myrnhiel

No, you're not the only one not using the cake. I tried it one time just to see the effect but that was it.

I think earning XP points is going already too fast, so I don't really need a boost for it.

Well, if the cake gave me a 100% boost on luck, however, that would be a completely different story. I'm on a fishing mission in Alik'r right now (so the XP-boost wouldn't serve me anyway) and I'm trying to catch the Midget Salmon - and this fish is really taxing my patience (and I have A LOT of patience). I tried several different strategies (sneaking while approaching a foul water pond, shouting, stomping around the pond, whistling, playing instruments, singing (well, perhaps that wasn't the best of my ideas....)) - but apparently this fish has very sensitive organs of perception - it evades me all the time and apparently you cannot entice it in any way. Or perhaps it is already extinct due to overfishing?

Anyway, I really could use a 100% boost of luck right now.

And actually I don't like bananas that much. So no, I don't eat the cake. But I think it's a nice idea for everyone who needs the boost.

MasterSpatula

Well, I'll use it to on my Vet characters to grind up VR levels and CP, but I won't be playing any of my lowbie alts this week. I don't like being too overleveled in the leveling zones; it gets a little too easy, and the rewards seem meaningless when you don't need the XP and the gear is useless to you.

Nestor

Myrnhiel wrote: »

and I'm trying to catch the Midget Salmon - and this fish is really taxing my patience (and I have A LOT of patience). I tried several different strategies (sneaking while approaching a foul water pond, shouting, stomping around the pond, whistling, playing instruments, singing (well, perhaps that wasn't the best of my ideas....))

FYI, bring about 3 to 5 other people with you to the fishing hole and you will get the rare fish pretty quickly.

WalkingNorth

I have 4 V16 chars that have gone through all of Cadwell's areas so hell YES I am using the cake to level up a new char, because I'm not staying in those zones any longer than absolutely necessary. And the dropped gear is basically useless anyway other than decon fodder.

That said, if I was starting my first character, I would forego the cake entirely as everyone else is right - if you want to enjoy the quests and do as many as possible, you overlevel very quickly as it is. Skip the cake.

Praeficere

Try questing 8 characters to v16, then say you don't want to use the cake.

Mcwoods55

Praeficere wrote: »

Try questing 8 characters to v16, then say you don't want to use the cake.

Try LIFE!!!

HAHAHA

I only have 1 v16 and am a completionist. There is no way you have all achievements on any of those characters.

Myrnhiel

Nestor wrote: »

FYI, bring about 3 to 5 other people with you to the fishing hole and you will get the rare fish pretty quickly.

I know that.

But to be able to bring 3-5 people along you need to, well, know 3-5 other player in this game you could bring along (and who are actually interesting in fishing) - which I don't as I prefer soloplaying; and for me that would be kind of cheating...
Until now I did all the fishing alone (and I'm down to 18 fishes before getting the achievement) and I'm sure I will eventually get this one, too. This is the first one giving me a headache.

Well, and when I finally get this fish - I WILL eat a another piece of the cake - I promise!