Hews Bane Anniversary and ZOS logic

davey1107

Let's double the node rewards, then when ten times the players pack in the area they'll get 1/10th the nodes they normally get, but they're double so that like...um 0.10 x 2 = DOUBLE NODES! Did we menetion double nodes?

Good to see people back, though. My friend and I have been farming it as a ghost town for months.

mrfrontman

Are you SERIOUSLY complaining about them making an event, then telling everybody about it?

Did I just read that right!?!?!?

I can't comprehend what just happened.

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leepalmer95

davey1107 wrote: »

Let's double the node rewards, then tell everyone so ten times the players pack in the area. They'll get 1/10th the nodes they normally get, but they're double so that like...um 0.10 x 2 = DOUBLE NODES! Did we menetion double nodes?

Stop crying and just go to another zone then

mrfrontman

leepalmer95 wrote: »

davey1107 wrote: »

Let's double the node rewards, then tell everyone so ten times the players pack in the area. They'll get 1/10th the nodes they normally get, but they're double so that like...um 0.10 x 2 = DOUBLE NODES! Did we menetion double nodes?

Stop crying and just go to another zone then

Shh don't tell him the big secret to node farming and staying calm. This is too good.

If it wasn't obvious to him to do this, which is something incredibly obvious... Seriously couldn't smack it in someones face any harder to make it more obvious, then he's never going to get it. Just leave him be.

mrfrontman

please delete I accidentally double posted

Rene_Valionus

I usually never attack anyone outright when they make a post/thread irregardless of content but i have to say Its people like you OP why this forum has earned the reputation of being cancerous! seriously good job on making it blatantly clear how much of a selfish person you are.

Taleof2Cities

I was only in there for 15 minutes to grab a chest from a treasure map.

Even the haj mota felt like they were walking on eggshells.

davey1107

@Rene_Valionus: you should have read that comment as a dry-witted sarcastic joke about the event. You also should not use "irregardless," as this is not a word. But REGARDLESS if you are willing to do either, you shouldn't be calling names and making personal attacks in the forums.

I don't give a guar's rear what you think or say to me, but a lot of teens and kids play this game, and there's enough bullying in the world without some yahoo making proclamations about people they don't know. I've done volunteer work with at-risk kids, and making a blanket statement that someone is selfish is the sort of comment that can exacerbate insecurities or social anxiety. Let's keep it civil next time.

kyle.wilson

davey1107 wrote: »

Let's double the node rewards, then tell everyone so ten times the players pack in the area. They'll get 1/10th the nodes they normally get, but they're double so that like...um 0.10 x 2 = DOUBLE NODES! Did we menetion double nodes?

Narvuntien

You should go to Hews bane and buy my stuff from my guild store there, its great value.

Yay an event that can give me a bonus without me even having the DLC.

Rohamad_Ali

ZoS has to announce updates . No way around that . The zone is pretty small so this perk will not be as good as it was in Wrothgar . Still , nothing wrong with it and it's fun seeing everyone in Hews Bane again . The double item drops from dungeon , heists and world bosses is nice .

idk

davey1107 wrote: »

Let's double the node rewards, then tell everyone so ten times the players pack in the area. They'll get 1/10th the nodes they normally get, but they're double so that like...um 0.10 x 2 = DOUBLE NODES! Did we menetion double nodes?

Who did you feel were entitled to be told?

They did the same thing with Orsinium and will do the same thing for DB. I do not recall anyone complaining with Orsinium.

AllPlayAndNoWork

I believe the areas are instanced, when they get too busy a new instance is created.

OutLaw_Nynx

Giles.floydub17_ESO wrote: »

davey1107 wrote: »

Let's double the node rewards, then tell everyone so ten times the players pack in the area. They'll get 1/10th the nodes they normally get, but they're double so that like...um 0.10 x 2 = DOUBLE NODES! Did we menetion double nodes?

Who did you feel were entitled to be told?

They did the same thing with Orsinium and will do the same thing for DB. I do not recall anyone complaining with Orsinium.

I think because it had value with maelstrom. This here? Not so much. Maybe if they did like double drops or something in maw.

davey1107

@Giles.floydub17_ESO - I'm not complaining, I just think it's funny for hundreds of players to be fighting over double nodes...the event has made Gold Coast a node bonanza, lol.

(Expanded commentary for slower readers: by this I mean that everyone is fighting over nodes in Hew's Bane so that anyone who travels to Gold Coast will find it empty of players and packed with nodes.)

Qyrk

So yes.......let's ask ZOS NOT to tell everyone about the event. Better yet, let's just not allow them to make any news about other events.

OP, please get off your high horse; as you already told everyone your back story, you already should know that communication is a fundamental part of any relationship, be it business-customer relationship.

Qyrk

davey1107 wrote: »

@Giles.floydub17_ESO - I'm not complaining, I just think it's funny for hundreds of players to be fighting over double nodes...the event has made Gold Coast a node bonanza, lol.

For someone that tries to correct others in earlier posts, let me say it here: get your zones right. Its Hew's Bane

davey1107

@qyrk I don't want to get off my high horse. I spent $73 on crown crates to win this mount.

I'm preeeeeetty sure you misunderstood my post. I'm not suggesting ZOS not publish event news. I said WHEN they tell everyone about the event that people would swarm in and snatch up all the nodes.

But I will admit that written jokes are tougher than spoken jokes because you have to ensure that the inflection and timing is read universally for clarity. The original sentence was too confusing to work well.

davey1107

@Qyrk

For someone that tries to correct others in earlier posts, let me say it here: get your zones right. Its Hew's Bane

1. I didn't try to correct him, I just corrected him. He should have used "irrespective," now that I think about it. Irrespective is a fantastic work that no one uses.

2. Uh...yeah...duh. The event is in Hew's Bane. Which is now packed with people and totally devoid of nodes. Which is why I was in Gold Coast picking up the now-almost-unlimited nodes.

FloppyTouch

The world bosses drop super fast and are really easy to farm now so that's a good thing XD

silvereyes

Well, @davey1107, I for one get your wry humor. Hew's Bane is so comically small to accommodate the hordes that events always attract, it is going to be like one of those circus cars full of too many clowns.

The double Heist drops are really nice, though. I might just have to dust off the old Night's Silence medium gear.

I might check out the world bosses too, but I fear they will be zerg city. I'm having flashbacks to the Witches Festival now.

And double node farming? I'll pass. Even the Orsinium event was terrible for farming during the double drop event, and it's a huge zone.

davey1107

@silvereyes THANK you...I didn't think the OP was particularly complex or controversial, ha.

Hew's IS like a clown car. It was so packed. I live in SoCal, which looks a lot like Hew's in places. I figured Coachella was going on. Is Khajiiti Perry playing? Ugh....a khajiit / pop music pun? Oh no you didn't...

I love the heists. They might be my favorite daily ever because they're tough, but rely on sneak, speed and moxxy. And not many people like them, so as a result I've made like $2 million selling the motifs. Oddly, my stamblade still outperforms my magblade in these. The magblade has concealed weapons and sneaks like a rocket...but it's the stamblade that does it flawlessly every time.

Turelus

There is this wonderful new ground breaking technology called "Instances" where when zones get over populated new versions of the zone open up.

Also if everyone is in Hew's Bane, maybe go to a starter island and get more materials per hour due to less contested nodes.

Cadbury

Ehh, node farming is not my thing, but the heist boosts are pretty fun. I may be in the minority because I happen to like heists and the sacrements. Pretty much expected tbh.

All in all, I need more...

[SNIp]

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silvereyes

Turelus wrote: »

There is this wonderful new ground breaking technology called "Instances" where when zones get over populated new versions of the zone open up.

Well, zones do shard off new copies, but that only works on total zone population. Individual activities can still be overloaded without coming close to the zone cap.

The whole point of the OP was that certain activities like node farming or world bosses (which have a cap of 12 players for drops) during events like this don't scale well, and that lack of scalability undermines the entire point of the bonus for the activity.

The bonuses from activities that do scale well, like anything with an *actual* instance (e.g. Heists and MoL) are a much better use of people's time than the open world activities.