Official Discussion Thread for "Celebrate the New Life Festival"

Yolokin_Swagonborn

Anyone have datamined recipes?

Goddess_Althena

I'm a bit confused by the write up. Does anyone know whether you'll have to go back to Windhelm every two hours to reup the XP potion, or will we have a consumable memento version we can use anywhere as in the previous xp events (witch whistle, jubilee cake)?

mimicks

Yolokin_Swagonborn wrote: »

Anyone have datamined recipes?

silvereyes wrote: »

worsttankever wrote: »

What are the New Life recipes ??

@code65536 has you covered on the PTS thread:

code65536 wrote: »

Nine new recipes are found in the Update 12 PTS; expand the Spoiler section below to see them.

VerboseQuips

Will it be possible to sell/buy the new life festival mementos/hats/costumes as was the case with the Halloween event?

Also, why is there no purple-quality recipe?

Minute_Waltz

VerboseQuips wrote: »

Will it be possible to sell/buy the new life festival mementos/hats/costumes as was the case with the Halloween event?

Most likely, as this time its quite possible for RNG to screw one by not getting them at all, as there will be a hard limit of 9 quest per day per 12 toons for ~20 days, and it looks like there is no other way to get them.. at least you could grind til death for witch masks.. if you choose to.

Ffastyl

Skinchanger has the first cool helm out of all the motifs. I've been using Thieves Guild because its a hood with a face mask, but that's not really a helm.

The cage-like grating is actually passable as realistic, the wolf shape as well. Older helm designs focused as much on protecting the wearer as scaring the enemy. It reminds me of Alva's helm.

VerboseQuips

Minute_Waltz wrote: »

VerboseQuips wrote: »

Will it be possible to sell/buy the new life festival mementos/hats/costumes as was the case with the Halloween event?

Most likely, as this time its quite possible for RNG to screw one by not getting them at all, as there will be a hard limit of 9 quest per day per 12 toons for ~20 days, and it looks like there is no other way to get them.. at least you could grind til death for witch masks.. if you choose to.

That's precisely what I fear, as a collector, with the daily limit. :-s

ManDraKE

If there isn't a Max health + Max Stam + Stam Recovery drink/food i'm going to get pissed off

Banana

I hope logging in to the game will be working again when this drops

RGD

Goddess_Althena wrote: »

I'm a bit confused by the write up. Does anyone know whether you'll have to go back to Windhelm every two hours to reup the XP potion, or will we have a consumable memento version we can use anywhere as in the previous xp events (witch whistle, jubilee cake)?

I'm wondering this as well. I'm glad that the fact of Double XP has been noted in the announcements, but I wish there was more info on if you can re-use the mead from the keg to reup experience again, exactly like the Witchmother's Brew. Hopefully that's the case. I wouldn't be too concerned even if I did have to keep going back to Windhelp to reup. Rather that than no repeatable XP bonus at all.

Dragon_Tale

This looks amazing!

Ilsabet

RGD wrote: »

Goddess_Althena wrote: »

I'm a bit confused by the write up. Does anyone know whether you'll have to go back to Windhelm every two hours to reup the XP potion, or will we have a consumable memento version we can use anywhere as in the previous xp events (witch whistle, jubilee cake)?

I'm wondering this as well. I'm glad that the fact of Double XP has been noted in the announcements, but I wish there was more info on if you can re-use the mead from the keg to reup experience again, exactly like the Witchmother's Brew. Hopefully that's the case. I wouldn't be too concerned even if I did have to keep going back to Windhelp to reup. Rather that than no repeatable XP bonus at all.

Here's the line they added to the article:

"In addition, drinking Breda's Magnificent Mead (located in a keg near Breda) will net you double XP for two hours."

So it sounds like the keg will be stationary in Windhelm and we'll need to keep going back there to have another drink.

ZOS_GinaBruno

RGD wrote: »

Goddess_Althena wrote: »

I'm a bit confused by the write up. Does anyone know whether you'll have to go back to Windhelm every two hours to reup the XP potion, or will we have a consumable memento version we can use anywhere as in the previous xp events (witch whistle, jubilee cake)?

I'm wondering this as well. I'm glad that the fact of Double XP has been noted in the announcements, but I wish there was more info on if you can re-use the mead from the keg to reup experience again, exactly like the Witchmother's Brew. Hopefully that's the case. I wouldn't be too concerned even if I did have to keep going back to Windhelp to reup. Rather that than no repeatable XP bonus at all.

You'll need to drink from the keg in Windhelm every two hours for the double XP buff.

MissBizz

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

RGD wrote: »

Goddess_Althena wrote: »

I'm a bit confused by the write up. Does anyone know whether you'll have to go back to Windhelm every two hours to reup the XP potion, or will we have a consumable memento version we can use anywhere as in the previous xp events (witch whistle, jubilee cake)?

I'm wondering this as well. I'm glad that the fact of Double XP has been noted in the announcements, but I wish there was more info on if you can re-use the mead from the keg to reup experience again, exactly like the Witchmother's Brew. Hopefully that's the case. I wouldn't be too concerned even if I did have to keep going back to Windhelp to reup. Rather that than no repeatable XP bonus at all.

You'll need to drink from the keg in Windhelm every two hours for the double XP buff.

" Everyone wipe!! Buff ran out. We need to take turn porting to wind helm before we finish the dungeon"

SwaminoNowlino

Spectacular forward thinking right there. Let's cram the entire server into one tiny city every 2 hours. I bet there won't be any performance issues at all!

VileDeeds77

Maybe next year we could get a magical bottomless mug of xp ale? That way if we are in the middle of a dungeon or trial we can reapply the buff without leaving the instance.

mr_wazzabi

silvereyes wrote: »

worsttankever wrote: »

What are the New Life recipes ??

@code65536 has you covered on the PTS thread:

code65536 wrote: »

Nine new recipes are found in the Update 12 PTS; expand the Spoiler section below to see them.

Thanks @code65536

Too bad they all suck

cschwingeb14_ESO

The stam+ stam recovery drink is going to be a PvP favorite with people that can afford to tri-stat their armor.

Dagoth_Rac

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

RGD wrote: »

Goddess_Althena wrote: »

I'm a bit confused by the write up. Does anyone know whether you'll have to go back to Windhelm every two hours to reup the XP potion, or will we have a consumable memento version we can use anywhere as in the previous xp events (witch whistle, jubilee cake)?

I'm wondering this as well. I'm glad that the fact of Double XP has been noted in the announcements, but I wish there was more info on if you can re-use the mead from the keg to reup experience again, exactly like the Witchmother's Brew. Hopefully that's the case. I wouldn't be too concerned even if I did have to keep going back to Windhelp to reup. Rather that than no repeatable XP bonus at all.

You'll need to drink from the keg in Windhelm every two hours for the double XP buff.

Isn't that gonna put a lot of server pressure on Windhelm? I remember when everyone (or was it only DC?) had to go to Daggerfall to get cake bonus for anniversary event. It was like a slideshow. But that was a one-time thing on one character. You could use cake anywhere on any character once you did that initial quest. And Daggerfall was back to normal a few hours after anniversary event started. But Windhelm just seems like it is going to get crushed with players for entire duration of New Life event if that is only place to activate XP buff.

Elsonso

Dagoth_Rac wrote: »

Isn't that gonna put a lot of server pressure on Windhelm? I remember when everyone (or was it only DC?) had to go to Daggerfall to get cake bonus for anniversary event. It was like a slideshow. But that was a one-time thing on one character. You could use cake anywhere on any character once you did that initial quest. And Daggerfall was back to normal a few hours after anniversary event started. But Windhelm just seems like it is going to get crushed with players for entire duration of New Life event if that is only place to activate XP buff.

The like to invent special events that exceed the capabilities of their servers, so we shall see...

Vifen

Can we know when is the end of the festival?

ChandraNalaar

silvereyes wrote: »

worsttankever wrote: »

What are the New Life recipes ??

@code65536 has you covered on the PTS thread:

code65536 wrote: »

Nine new recipes are found in the Update 12 PTS; expand the Spoiler section below to see them.

Does this mean it will help with the fishing achievements for the festival? Or for master angler? @ZOS_GinaBruno

Ilsabet

ChandraNalaar wrote: »

silvereyes wrote: »

worsttankever wrote: »

What are the New Life recipes ??

@code65536 has you covered on the PTS thread:

code65536 wrote: »

Nine new recipes are found in the Update 12 PTS; expand the Spoiler section below to see them.

Does this mean it will help with the fishing achievements for the festival? Or for master angler? @ZOS_GinaBruno

Heh, I just found the answer elsewhere:

SantieClaws wrote: »

Khajiit she tested this recipe. All it did, as far as this one she could tell, was to make the fishy puddles glow and tell you what kind of water it is.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

Praag

Vifen wrote: »

Can we know when is the end of the festival?

Jan, 4-th

Rev Rielle

This looks quite nice. I hope the quests will be enjoyable.
Also looking forward to the dye.

TheForseti

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

You'll need to drink from the keg in Windhelm every two hours for the double XP buff.

This is what I'd call retrograde design. Changing something to make it far worse, objectively, than similar items previously made.

ZoM_Head

The new Stalhrim crafting motif, is it a crown store exclusive item?

Or can it drop like the Skinchanger motif from the rewards of the new life festival quests?

DPG76

so every 2 hrs we'll have to go to Windhelm on the spot to renew xp bonus ????????????????
i bet they added the xp boost last second or something .. but thx anyway

NewBlacksmurf

SwaminoNowlino wrote: »

Spectacular forward thinking right there. Let's cram the entire server into one tiny city every 2 hours. I bet there won't be any performance issues at all!

Sometimes I'm often convinced the intent is to break their own game

Reco

Could all of you sarcastic posters stop being sarcastic here? You are the sole cause why official ZOS people stop participating on threads. You troll and flame and poison, and they understandably go away. Stop.