Alchemy master writ bug

mandricus

I got an Alchemy master writs that asked me to create a "Essence of Ravage Magicka" with the following effects:

- Ravage Magicka
- Ravage Stamina
- Vulnerability

The only 3 reagents that can give you a potion with these effects are:

- Emetic Russula
- Fleshfly Larva
- Scrib Jelly

However, when you go to the alchemy table, if you already know all the effects of the reagents, the UI show that mixing those reagents will create "Essence of Ravage Stamina", not "Essence of Ravage Magicka"

I scratched my head trying to solve the puzzle, tried different alchemy reagents with various combinations, but to me it looked impossible to obtain an "Essence of Ravage Magicka" with these effects. The only viable combination was the one with the 3 reagents stated above.

So, after about 15 mins wasted trying different combinations of reagents and a couple of alchemy reagents wasted in the creation process, I decided to give a shot to the only combinations that was supposed to be right, even if the UI was showing that i would have created an "Essence of Ravage Stamina" instead of "Essence of Ravage Magicka"

That solved the problem, because right After the creation, the potion changed the name, and became "Essenge of Ravage Magicka", despite the fact that it was shown as "Essence of Ravage Stamina" before the creation process.

Is this a bug, or Is it working as intended?

BenevolentBowd

I confirmed your ingredient list and went to table.
I placed them in alphabetical order and the potion identified before crafting was Essence of Ravage Magicka.
I did have potion maker addon on. Turned off and same effect: Ravage Magicka.

mandricus

Well, don't know what to say. In my case, when I go to the table, before crafting the potion is shown as Essence of Ravage Stamina. I'll try to provide a Screenshot when i'll be back to home.

mandricus

I tried, and now with the same exact ingredients, when I go to the table it shows "Essence of Ravage Magicka".

As I am not crazy, I'm 100% sure that two days ago, when I had this issue, the table shown "Essence of Ravage Stamina", and the potions became "Essence of Ravage Stamina" only after I created the potion.

Don't really know what is going on, but this is what happened, believe it or not (may be some cache issues?)

Shadowshire

mandricus wrote: »

I tried, and now with the same exact ingredients, when I go to the table it shows "Essence of Ravage Magicka".

As I am not crazy, I'm 100% sure that two days ago, when I had this issue, the table shown "Essence of Ravage Stamina", and the potion became "Essence of Ravage Stamina Magicka" only after I created the potion.

Don't really know what is going on, but this is what happened, believe it or not (may be some cache issues?)

Who knows? Possibly not even ZOS. The people who run the game usually patch the host software during a scheduled time period, during which the game is unavailable. Patching the host software does not always require a patch to the game client, so ZOS might have patched the host during the maintenance on Tuesday 30 May. Every patch that they make is not disclosed by issuing a Patch Note(s), especially patches for "minor" issues.

Vez

If you're having this problem using the Potion Maker add-on when doing a master writ, try checking the box "Potions of quest conditions only".