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Well, bummer, this is a first. (Witch’s Festival)

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Sadly, this is the very first ESO event where I couldn’t actually complete/collect all the festival items. I’ve played the same (or more) amount of hours and collected hundreds of Plunder Skulls, yet not a single mask (and I already have both from last year). I’m really disappointed in the crappy RNG this go around...it just makes no sense.

On the bright side, if you need branches, I got you, me, and the next 20 players covered.

#eventfail
  • FloppyTouch
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    U can buy them...
    Edited by FloppyTouch on November 1, 2017 2:08AM
  • MakeMeUhSamich
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    I know...and gold is not a problem...it’s just different...and disappointing not collecting them on my own.
  • newtinmpls
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    On the bright side, if you need branches, I got you, me, and the next 20 players covered.

    I'm sorry you aren't finding all the things.

    I would offer to take your branches, but I'm on PC (both servers).
    Tenesi Faryon of Telvanni - Dunmer Sorceress who deliberately sought sacrifice into Cold Harbor to rescue her beloved.
    Hisa Ni Caemaire - Altmer Sorceress, member of the Order Draconis and Adept of the House of Dibella.
    Broken Branch Toothmaul - goblin (for my goblin characters, I use either orsimer or bosmer templates) Templar, member of the Order Draconis and persistently unskilled pickpocket
    Mol gro Durga - Orsimer Socerer/Battlemage who died the first time when the Nibenay Valley chapterhouse of the Order Draconis was destroyed, then went back to Cold Harbor to rescue his second/partner who was still captive. He overestimated his resistance to the hopelessness of Oblivion, about to give up, and looked up to see the golden glow of atherius surrounding a beautiful young woman who extended her hand to him and said "I can help you". He carried Fianna Kingsley out of Cold Harbor on his shoulder. He carried Alvard Stower under one arm. He also irritated the Prophet who had intended the portal for only Mol and Lyris.
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    Order Draconis - well c'mon there has to be some explanation for all those dragon tattoos.
    House of Dibella - If you have ever seen or read "Memoirs of a Geisha" that's just the beginning...
    Nibenay Valley Chapterhouse - Where now stands only desolate ground and a dolmen there once was a thriving community supporting one of the major chapterhouses of the Order Draconis
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    newtinmpls wrote: »
    On the bright side, if you need branches, I got you, me, and the next 20 players covered.

    I'm sorry you aren't finding all the things.

    I would offer to take your branches, but I'm on PC (both servers).

    @newtinmpls Now that the event is over, I will be sending more branches your way. :)

    @MakeMeUhSamich If you are on PC/NA, I can send you a Hallowjack mask. Just leave your ingame @name.
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  • newtinmpls
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    Hippie4927 wrote: »
    Now that the event is over, I will be sending more branches your way. :)
    .

    Have I mentioned that you are awesome?

    I will be working on my "thatch" over the courtyard of humblemud The Goblin Realm of Awesomeness!
    Tenesi Faryon of Telvanni - Dunmer Sorceress who deliberately sought sacrifice into Cold Harbor to rescue her beloved.
    Hisa Ni Caemaire - Altmer Sorceress, member of the Order Draconis and Adept of the House of Dibella.
    Broken Branch Toothmaul - goblin (for my goblin characters, I use either orsimer or bosmer templates) Templar, member of the Order Draconis and persistently unskilled pickpocket
    Mol gro Durga - Orsimer Socerer/Battlemage who died the first time when the Nibenay Valley chapterhouse of the Order Draconis was destroyed, then went back to Cold Harbor to rescue his second/partner who was still captive. He overestimated his resistance to the hopelessness of Oblivion, about to give up, and looked up to see the golden glow of atherius surrounding a beautiful young woman who extended her hand to him and said "I can help you". He carried Fianna Kingsley out of Cold Harbor on his shoulder. He carried Alvard Stower under one arm. He also irritated the Prophet who had intended the portal for only Mol and Lyris.
    ***
    Order Draconis - well c'mon there has to be some explanation for all those dragon tattoos.
    House of Dibella - If you have ever seen or read "Memoirs of a Geisha" that's just the beginning...
    Nibenay Valley Chapterhouse - Where now stands only desolate ground and a dolmen there once was a thriving community supporting one of the major chapterhouses of the Order Draconis
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    newtinmpls wrote: »
    Hippie4927 wrote: »
    Now that the event is over, I will be sending more branches your way. :)
    .

    Have I mentioned that you are awesome?

    I will be working on my "thatch" over the courtyard of humblemud The Goblin Realm of Awesomeness!

    :blush: When you are done with The Goblin Realm of Awesomeness, invite me to see it, please.
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  • Aquanova
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    Yeah I agree with you OP. The RNG really stunk this time around and the added crap along with the older stuff diluted the loot tables to oblivion plus, trying to complete CWC and farm skulls at the same time was kinda messed up imo.
    Edited by Aquanova on November 1, 2017 3:16AM
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  • Slick_007
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    Hippie4927 wrote: »

    @newtinmpls Now that the event is over, I will be sending more branches your way. :)

    over? still has 11hrs
  • Cage_Lizardman
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    I think I had 7 hollowjack and 2 thicketman masks. I wasn't even trying to farm them, so can't complain. Also building a small hut out of the twigs in my backyard.
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    Slick_007 wrote: »
    over? still has 11hrs

    And I work like ... 9 of them. So I'll have time to get home, login on everyone and give them one last "dose" of witchiness (hoping it "stays" like last year), run a random, and then go to sleep.

    Then next week I will order my branches into total AWESOMENESS.
    Tenesi Faryon of Telvanni - Dunmer Sorceress who deliberately sought sacrifice into Cold Harbor to rescue her beloved.
    Hisa Ni Caemaire - Altmer Sorceress, member of the Order Draconis and Adept of the House of Dibella.
    Broken Branch Toothmaul - goblin (for my goblin characters, I use either orsimer or bosmer templates) Templar, member of the Order Draconis and persistently unskilled pickpocket
    Mol gro Durga - Orsimer Socerer/Battlemage who died the first time when the Nibenay Valley chapterhouse of the Order Draconis was destroyed, then went back to Cold Harbor to rescue his second/partner who was still captive. He overestimated his resistance to the hopelessness of Oblivion, about to give up, and looked up to see the golden glow of atherius surrounding a beautiful young woman who extended her hand to him and said "I can help you". He carried Fianna Kingsley out of Cold Harbor on his shoulder. He carried Alvard Stower under one arm. He also irritated the Prophet who had intended the portal for only Mol and Lyris.
    ***
    Order Draconis - well c'mon there has to be some explanation for all those dragon tattoos.
    House of Dibella - If you have ever seen or read "Memoirs of a Geisha" that's just the beginning...
    Nibenay Valley Chapterhouse - Where now stands only desolate ground and a dolmen there once was a thriving community supporting one of the major chapterhouses of the Order Draconis
  • wenchmore420b14_ESO
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    I have to admit to being totally underwhelmed with this years Festival.
    Drop rates were terrible for new players and nothing really new for old players except 2 new masks, recolored last years masks that glow, a few housing designs, which some was just a copy/paste of existing items, and a WHOLE LOT of sticks.
    Please ZoS, take notice of the disappointment with this years WF and make the New Life Festival as awesome as it was last year..Please...
    Huzzah!!!
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  • ProfessorKittyhawk
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    If you were on pc/na I'd send you my spare thicketman and pumpkin specter v2 masks. But I see on your profile you're Xbox. Sucks you didn't get any masks. Rng seems to favor some more than others.
  • Waffennacht
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    I can't help but feel I had a lot more time last year
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  • ProfessorKittyhawk
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    I can't help but feel I had a lot more time last year

    Probably because it's the exact same event?
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    I think it glitched last year and it was extended.
    Tenesi Faryon of Telvanni - Dunmer Sorceress who deliberately sought sacrifice into Cold Harbor to rescue her beloved.
    Hisa Ni Caemaire - Altmer Sorceress, member of the Order Draconis and Adept of the House of Dibella.
    Broken Branch Toothmaul - goblin (for my goblin characters, I use either orsimer or bosmer templates) Templar, member of the Order Draconis and persistently unskilled pickpocket
    Mol gro Durga - Orsimer Socerer/Battlemage who died the first time when the Nibenay Valley chapterhouse of the Order Draconis was destroyed, then went back to Cold Harbor to rescue his second/partner who was still captive. He overestimated his resistance to the hopelessness of Oblivion, about to give up, and looked up to see the golden glow of atherius surrounding a beautiful young woman who extended her hand to him and said "I can help you". He carried Fianna Kingsley out of Cold Harbor on his shoulder. He carried Alvard Stower under one arm. He also irritated the Prophet who had intended the portal for only Mol and Lyris.
    ***
    Order Draconis - well c'mon there has to be some explanation for all those dragon tattoos.
    House of Dibella - If you have ever seen or read "Memoirs of a Geisha" that's just the beginning...
    Nibenay Valley Chapterhouse - Where now stands only desolate ground and a dolmen there once was a thriving community supporting one of the major chapterhouses of the Order Draconis
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    I can't help but feel I had a lot more time last year

    Probably because it's the exact same event?

    Except it's exactly the same event with the goals made less obtainable.

    They copied what they did last year then subtracted a significant amount of "satisfying experience" from it. Unfortunate, but very consistent.
    "A probable impossibility is preferable to an improbable possibility." - Aristotle
  • Lylith
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    I can't help but feel I had a lot more time last year

    i think it started on the proper day (13th), last year. not positive.
  • SirAxen
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    Lylith wrote: »
    I can't help but feel I had a lot more time last year

    i think it started on the proper day (13th), last year. not positive.

    It didn't run as long this year. Aye.
  • ProfessorKittyhawk
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    I can't help but feel I had a lot more time last year

    Probably because it's the exact same event?

    Except it's exactly the same event with the goals made less obtainable.

    They copied what they did last year then subtracted a significant amount of "satisfying experience" from it. Unfortunate, but very consistent.

    I wasn't around for last year's event due to computer troubles and was looking forward to this years. But even I was disappointed in this event. After the jesters festival and anniversary events that had quests and good loot, this just felt devoid of any and all real point other than "OOH SO BUFF EVERYONE LET'S SWARM DOLMENS LIKE THE PLAGUE!"

    New life festival sounds more promising based in the number of achievements alone. Seems like there's more to it. But it's a shame it looks to be the same as last year's with no new achievements for those who did it all last year.
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    Lylith wrote: »
    I can't help but feel I had a lot more time last year

    i think it started on the proper day (13th), last year. not positive.

    Last year's event: 13th of October till 2nd or 3rd of November -- I checked my screenshots.
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  • Reverb
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    Last year's event was longer. This year was shorter, had the loot table diluted by the branches, and was punctuated by a downtime and patch download for the cwc dlc. It was not a good year for anyone doing the event for the first time. It was a very good year for the Crown Store though.
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  • Slick_007
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    I wasn't around for last year's event due to computer troubles and was looking forward to this years. But even I was disappointed in this event. After the jesters festival and anniversary events that had quests and good loot, this just felt devoid of any and all real point other than "OOH SO BUFF EVERYONE LET'S SWARM DOLMENS LIKE THE PLAGUE!"

    everyone swams dolmens event or not, so i cant see how you can blame that on the festival. after all, its all the noobs hear about in chat, about how you gotta dolmen bot to lvl fast.

    if you couldnt find a point in all of this, you need to look elsewhere for your enjoyment. there was so much going on and if you cant find it while its all the rage, you'll never find it at other times
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    Eh. It was my first time doing the Witches Festival (missed out last year) and I was able to get all the motifs and the title on my main and two alts. Plus got 6 masks and gave two away to guildies.

    All in all, a good haul imo
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  • Girl_Number8
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    I know...and gold is not a problem...it’s just different...and disappointing not collecting them on my own.

    If you are on Ps4 I will give you one. rgn may suck but people still can make up for it. :)

    Oh, and if you need sticks I have those too, lots and lots of sticks. Some are burnt though. :/
    Edited by Girl_Number8 on November 1, 2017 11:40AM
  • Cdub2382
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    I agree samich <3 I probably got around 500 skulls, and only 2 Thicket masks v2, 1 Double Bloody recipe. Pretty sure I got all the furnishing recipes, but the drop rate on the masks was awful.
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    Cdub2382 wrote: »
    I agree samich <3 I probably got around 500 skulls, and only 2 Thicket masks v2, 1 Double Bloody recipe. Pretty sure I got all the furnishing recipes, but the drop rate on the masks was awful.

    Just take solace in the fact that masks in this game all look meh because of the forced hood they always have. And you're looking at your character's back almost all of the time playing, unless you're in 1st person.
    Edited by Rawkan on November 1, 2017 12:00PM
  • Cdub2382
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    Rawkan wrote: »
    Cdub2382 wrote: »
    I agree samich <3 I probably got around 500 skulls, and only 2 Thicket masks v2, 1 Double Bloody recipe. Pretty sure I got all the furnishing recipes, but the drop rate on the masks was awful.

    Just take solace in the fact that masks in this game all look meh because of the forced hood they always have. And you're looking at your character's back almost all of the time playing, unless you're in 1st person.

    Agreed. I would be be upset about it if they were required for an achievement. I don't really care too much, but I think they need to do away with the mindless RNG and put in a points system, so you at least know if I do x amount of work, I will get y at that time.
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    Burn it!!! lost count on the number of sticks. lol
  • GrafDresche
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    I collected almost 200 skulls, still did not get not all motifs for the achievement and not a single mask.

    One reason why I will not get into crown crates RNG lottery...
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    I don't want to be ungrateful, but apart from the masks and the burnt shrubbery there wasn't really anything new. So all the recipes and motifs where "sort of" useless to me this time around.

    Add me to the "no masks list". Since I haven't really worn my other two from last year at all I'm not upset, just not feeling it.

    @GrafDresche if you are on PC NA shoot me a message here with your in-game handle on what motif you are missing and I'll check if I can send it to you later tonight.
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