Double XP Broken?

BlanketFort

If a hotfix is in the works, and scheduled for today, and -if- it takes nearly half a day... would the New Life Festival be extended a bit to make up for the game-time lost? I'm not affected because I'm at work, but I'm sure many others would be dismayed at the servers being taken down, again, for yet another fix that shouldn't have been necessary, in the first place. Or, I don't know, just extend it anyway to make-it up to the players for all the problems many have encountered after this week's patch?

Pops_ND_Irish

You want it fixed, so ZoS says they are going to fix it.
Then you complain because they are going to fix it !

Just whinning for the sake of whinning !

anitajoneb17_ESO

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Yep, we're aware and working on getting it fixed. Thank you!

Oooops... you did it again...

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Brrrofski

Make a momento for the XP as well please. Or fix your servers. Because currently, these two don't mix.

You haven't fixed servers on Xbox in 18 months, so my guess is adding a momento might be easier.

Pops_ND_Irish

Really ? But it does so they are trying but that is not good enough ?
Just looking for something to complain about !
People were complaining because it was offered !

Geez

Loc2262

I was just about to suggest a new type of achievement: No death runs for normal dungeons, since this is apparently now a requirement to get the XP bonus for our daily randoms!

(And not always easy to achieve too, when running things like FG2 with a bunch of newbies who don't understand the mechanics you explain to them. Like, what's so difficult about "kill the Tormentor adds"...?)

GreenhaloX

It is just annoying having to head back to the barrel each time to replenish. Would be better if it was like the Witch festival where you can replenish on the spot with something.

prototypefb

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Yep, we're aware and working on getting it fixed. Thank you!

hello there,
any chance you can add event buff to actual event gift boxes?(when you open a gift you get the buff for 2 hr)
in this way getting the buff would be lot more convenient for everyone.

this way ppl would still do those quests but buff would be mobile, lot more convenient then it is now,
thnx

bebynnag

xp buff is also disapearing if you get kicked... which during the festival is happening a lot!

NewBlacksmurf

prototypefb wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Yep, we're aware and working on getting it fixed. Thank you!

hello there,
any chance you can add event buff to actual event gift boxes?(when you open a gift you get the buff for 2 hr)
in this way getting the buff would be lot more convenient for everyone.

this way ppl would still do those quests but buff would be mobile, lot more convenient then it is now,
thnx

@prototypefb

I think that would upset people further rather than help.
Basically that means the buff applies after turning in a quest and will expire before doing another unless they resolve the 2 hour timer from server time to change to work on played time

STEVIL

BTW have not read thread but...

yesterday i took several chars to the drink mead part and got them the dbl xp.

then i parked them and ran others.

When i went back today, they parked characters had no xp bonus in place.

so either the timer runs when that character is logged out - which is not the usual behavior - or account wide they lost the bonuses for some reason.

i did have a bonused character die in a tragic falling accident so if dead = lost bonus thats a thing but does that mean dead = whole account bonuses lost? not normally?

looking forward to the patch for this but hey, its not a big deal for me.

Just wanted the odd behavior noted.

ZOS_JessicaFolsom

Hi folks!

This has now been hotfixed, and the double XP buff (Breda's Magnificent Mead) will persist through death. Thanks for your patience, and have a very happy New Life Festival!

prototypefb

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

prototypefb wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Yep, we're aware and working on getting it fixed. Thank you!

hello there,
any chance you can add event buff to actual event gift boxes?(when you open a gift you get the buff for 2 hr)
in this way getting the buff would be lot more convenient for everyone.

this way ppl would still do those quests but buff would be mobile, lot more convenient then it is now,
thnx

@prototypefb

I think that would upset people further rather than help.
Basically that means the buff applies after turning in a quest and will expire before doing another unless they resolve the 2 hour timer from server time to change to work on played time

you never bothered to read all my msg...
gifts boxes don't have expiration timer on them, you can carry them with you as many you like
/facepalm

xD

prototypefb

STEVIL wrote: »

BTW have not read thread but...

yesterday i took several chars to the drink mead part and got them the dbl xp.

then i parked them and ran others.

When i went back today, they parked characters had no xp bonus in place.

so either the timer runs when that character is logged out - which is not the usual behavior - or account wide they lost the bonuses for some reason.

i did have a bonused character die in a tragic falling accident so if dead = lost bonus thats a thing but does that mean dead = whole account bonuses lost? not normally?

looking forward to the patch for this but hey, its not a big deal for me.

Just wanted the odd behavior noted.

yeah some things with the buff need to be fixed, hopefully ZOS does that before all personell flies off to hawaii or wherever...

NewBlacksmurf

prototypefb wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

prototypefb wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Yep, we're aware and working on getting it fixed. Thank you!

hello there,
any chance you can add event buff to actual event gift boxes?(when you open a gift you get the buff for 2 hr)
in this way getting the buff would be lot more convenient for everyone.

this way ppl would still do those quests but buff would be mobile, lot more convenient then it is now,
thnx

@prototypefb

I think that would upset people further rather than help.
Basically that means the buff applies after turning in a quest and will expire before doing another unless they resolve the 2 hour timer from server time to change to work on played time

you never bothered to read all my msg...
gifts boxes don't have expiration timer on them, you can carry them with you as many you like
/facepalm

xD

@prototypefb
Actually I read it a few times.
The issue with your idea is that it doesn't address the complaints at all. Its just an idea to add an exp bonus but your idea is only possible after completing the daily quest. You still have to turn in the quest so if you have to go back....might as well drink up. It doesn't help

The comments in many threads are this:
1. Don't want to have to travel to Eastmarch to activate the exp bonus
2. because of #1, its a bigger issue when they die or that it does keep running when logged off

Sooo...
with or without your idea
1. You have to go back to Eastmarch
2. You have to go back if you log out to restart the exp bonus
3. .......ZOS only addressed death so most complaints were ignored

NewBlacksmurf

ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »

Hi folks!

This has now been hotfixed, and the double XP buff (Breda's Magnificent Mead) will persist through death. Thanks for your patience, and have a very happy New Life Festival!

@ZOS_JessicaFolsom
Were any changes made to address the timer running after we log out to only work while actually playing the character like all other events?

The article only seems to address death

Beware13

ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »

Hi folks!

This has now been hotfixed, and the double XP buff (Breda's Magnificent Mead) will persist through death. Thanks for your patience, and have a very happy New Life Festival!

Thank you (: @ZOS_JessicaFolsom

Loc2262

It seems the loss of bonus upon logout has been fixed too, at least if it happens due to a crash. My game just did that in the middle of a dungeon, and after logging back in, I was still in the dungeon, and the bonus was still there.

c.reevesnub19_ESO

I'm confused, do we have to do something in order for the double XP to work?

dbonifaci_ESO

will_rob87 wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Ok guys, we're testing a fix for it now, and are currently planning to hotfix it on all platforms tomorrow. Stand by for more details as we get everything finalized.

Yay! More maintenance!...because we haven't had enough of that this week!

4 hour "hot-fix"?

Do they ever take the servers down for a hot-fix that is only an hour or less?

dbonifaci_ESO

dbonifaci_ESO wrote: »

will_rob87 wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Ok guys, we're testing a fix for it now, and are currently planning to hotfix it on all platforms tomorrow. Stand by for more details as we get everything finalized.

Yay! More maintenance!...because we haven't had enough of that this week!

4 hour "hot-fix"?

Do they ever take the servers down for a hot-fix that is only an hour or less?

Guess there is no edit button. Saw it's already been hotfixed. Good job

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Berret

Won't it be better to have a perma-buff(toggable of course) instead of having to run back to that extremely laggy and crashy zone every 2 hours?

MilwaukeeScott

Opps

Weasel_Tunneler

My bonus exp stopped to work!!! I have the buff on my character, but it gives no bonus!

AzraelKrieg

XP Buff is still running out while logged out. @ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_JessicaFolsom

ManwithBeard9

Logged on this morning and my XP buff had run out while I was not online

boom782

Yeah, many issues with this. Disappears after death(which I guess is fixed?), runs out when logged out, and sometimes just doesn't even work. I saved all 3 of my daily turn ins, went and drank the brew, went back to wryest to turn in. I double checked I had the brew in my character sheet which I did but I noticed it did not say anything about increased experience underneath it. Turned in my dailies and only received 18.7k from each which is what I get with no exp potions or scrolls.

Riptide

Indeed not only does the buff from the mead not work sometimes, but supresses the experience buff of crown purchased XP scrolls.

I had to remove the buff and readd it, worked at least that time.

It was a clever idea in theory the ale cup buff stuff, but in practice simply poor. It crowds us all into one place. It is buggy.

When honestly a 2x across the board modifier would have been far more convenient and less prone to bugs with stacking from equipment, ambrosia, scrolls, etc. Sometimes quality of life and simplicity is best.

Occam's razor.