Why is the Jester's Festival so much shorter this year?

Heka Cain

So that the dwarfs and midgets can have some fun too!

Orticia

strangeradnd wrote: »

I felt like with the amount of content last years event was a little long and although 4 days seems short it sounds like a step in the right direction. Short term always seems to get a better turn out, just like people are more likely to impulse spend on short term items in the store they are more likely to log in for the festival if it is a very limited time event.

Except that this time it overlaps with Easter and many people are spending most of that time with family, not a computer game.

BaylorCorvette

SirAndy wrote: »

mb10 wrote: »

Get that dubious camoran recipe in those 4 days is my biggest advice to any player.

I still have two from last year, probably should have sold those some 6 months ago ...

I didn't really do much of last years event, buff I def need the dubious camoran recipe. How do you get it?

anadandy

BaylorCorvette wrote: »

SirAndy wrote: »

mb10 wrote: »

Get that dubious camoran recipe in those 4 days is my biggest advice to any player.

I still have two from last year, probably should have sold those some 6 months ago ...

I didn't really do much of last years event, buff I def need the dubious camoran recipe. How do you get it?

Do the three daily festival quests, earn jester box for each one, recipe might be one of the things inside.

thomas1970b16_ESO

I think there is some anniversary event on the 4th.

Jade1986

Apache_Kid wrote: »

It's absolutely mind-blowing that they have achievements locked behind an event and then run the event in a 4-day window on a holiday weekend. It's like they thought about it for 0 seconds.

Pretty much this. Its running on the assumption that everyone already got everything.....which is just nonsense.

sylviermoone

Last year this event happened to coincide with April Fools. This year, it also coincides with April Fools.

It isn't ZOS's fault that the date of Easter changes dramatically from year to year.

Kanar

sylviermoone wrote: »

Last year this event happened to coincide with April Fools. This year, it also coincides with April Fools.

It isn't ZOS's fault that the date of Easter changes dramatically from year to year.

Did you miss the fact that the event is a week shorter this year?

Apache_Kid

sylviermoone wrote: »

Last year this event happened to coincide with April Fools. This year, it also coincides with April Fools.

It isn't ZOS's fault that the date of Easter changes dramatically from year to year.

The event is literally a whole week shorter than last year. What about that do you not understand?

sylviermoone

Kanar wrote: »

sylviermoone wrote: »

Last year this event happened to coincide with April Fools. This year, it also coincides with April Fools.

It isn't ZOS's fault that the date of Easter changes dramatically from year to year.

Did you miss the fact that the event is a week shorter this year?

Apache_Kid wrote: »

sylviermoone wrote: »

Last year this event happened to coincide with April Fools. This year, it also coincides with April Fools.

It isn't ZOS's fault that the date of Easter changes dramatically from year to year.

The event is literally a whole week shorter than last year. What about that do you not understand?

I did not miss it, nor is there something about that I don't understand. ZOS shortened the event. My guess is their reasonings have something to do with the Birthday event coming, or perhaps their data pointed to the fact that participation in this event petered off last year. I'm not privy to those reasons, and neither are you.

The main complaint in this thread seems to not be so much that it's shorter, but that it falls on what is, for some, a "holiday weekend". It isn't a holiday for everyone, and further, it's a "holiday" that moves around. ZOS can't control that. I personally don't see any issue with the length or timing of the event.

EvilAutoTech

Due to serious health issues, I was not able to participate last year. This year the festival is only four days. Two of which are workdays and another is a holiday. Thursday, I will have a maximum of three hours of play time. Friday maybe four. I will get most of Saturday but Sunday I might not get any.

My opinion is that if it ends on Monday, it should have already started.

I was really looking forward to this but now I doubt I will be able to truly enjoy it.

disintegr8

I didn't like the event last year so the short duration does not bother me but I think it is pretty poor to have a limited time event over the Easter weekend. As has been said, many people go away or are tied up with family activities and will have limited time to participate.

Mind you, as someone who did everything last year and will spend most of the weekend playing, I still envisage high population and increased lag due to the event, so for me, the sooner it is over the better

CloneTrooper699

Well look on the bright side at least this year I won't end up with 60+ Jester banners

MilwaukeeScott

bellatrixed wrote: »

Why is the Jester's Festival so much shorter this year?

Because the Anniversary Double XP event should start 4/4.

The last two Anniversaries did.

Apache_Kid

sylviermoone wrote: »

Kanar wrote: »

sylviermoone wrote: »

Last year this event happened to coincide with April Fools. This year, it also coincides with April Fools.

It isn't ZOS's fault that the date of Easter changes dramatically from year to year.

Did you miss the fact that the event is a week shorter this year?

Apache_Kid wrote: »

sylviermoone wrote: »

Last year this event happened to coincide with April Fools. This year, it also coincides with April Fools.

It isn't ZOS's fault that the date of Easter changes dramatically from year to year.

The event is literally a whole week shorter than last year. What about that do you not understand?

I did not miss it, nor is there something about that I don't understand. ZOS shortened the event. My guess is their reasonings have something to do with the Birthday event coming, or perhaps their data pointed to the fact that participation in this event petered off last year. I'm not privy to those reasons, and neither are you.

The main complaint in this thread seems to not be so much that it's shorter, but that it falls on what is, for some, a "holiday weekend". It isn't a holiday for everyone, and further, it's a "holiday" that moves around. ZOS can't control that. I personally don't see any issue with the length or timing of the event.

If the event was the normal length people wouldn't be complaining that it's on a holiday weekend. You don't seem to understand that. ZOS has complete control over this event and decided to run it for 4 days on a holiday weekend. They could've started it on Monday or last weekend and no one would've been mad.

Juju_beans

EvilAutoTech wrote: »

Due to serious health issues, I was not able to participate last year. This year the festival is only four days. Two of which are workdays and another is a holiday. Thursday, I will have a maximum of three hours of play time. Friday maybe four. I will get most of Saturday but Sunday I might not get any.

My opinion is that if it ends on Monday, it should have already started.

I was really looking forward to this but now I doubt I will be able to truly enjoy it.

There's only 3 daily quests here. Not like there's 8 hours of content.

WhiteCoatSyndrome

sylviermoone wrote: »

The main complaint in this thread seems to not be so much that it's shorter, but that it falls on what is, for some, a "holiday weekend". It isn't a holiday for everyone, and further, it's a "holiday" that moves around. ZOS can't control that. I personally don't see any issue with the length or timing of the event.

They actually can control that. Because the actual date of Jester's Day is Rain's Hand (April) 28th not the 1st. The fact that they instead placed the game event so it coincides with the real-life holiday of April Fool's, whose date is fixed, and that easily runs right into their own anniversary, whose date is also fixed, was their own decision and was poorly conceived.

This is, incidentally, why I'm very much in favor of sticking to the lore dates for festival events - they usually don't coincide with the real-life equivalent, so those of us with family can enjoy the event and still enjoy our holidays.

DaveMoeDee

Apache_Kid wrote: »

It's absolutely mind-blowing that they have achievements locked behind an event and then run the event in a 4-day window on a holiday weekend. It's like they thought about it for 0 seconds.

There's always next year. If you aren't going to be around next year because you left the game, wouldn't matter just the same.

Last year it felt like there was double XP every month. Seemed a bit much.

Marabornwingrion

It should last for 2 weeks..

Colecovision

Juju_beans wrote: »

EvilAutoTech wrote: »

Due to serious health issues, I was not able to participate last year. This year the festival is only four days. Two of which are workdays and another is a holiday. Thursday, I will have a maximum of three hours of play time. Friday maybe four. I will get most of Saturday but Sunday I might not get any.

My opinion is that if it ends on Monday, it should have already started.

I was really looking forward to this but now I doubt I will be able to truly enjoy it.

There's only 3 daily quests here. Not like there's 8 hours of content.

But the recipe. 4 days means 12 boxes for anyone’s main if they can do it every day. For someone that can’t, maybe 6 boxes. For people with 1 - 3 total characters and scheduling issues, it’ll probably stay under 20 boxes. If you are a no lifer, there is plenty of time to get 96 or more boxes, but a lot of people will miss out on the big drops and achievements.

Apache_Kid

DaveMoeDee wrote: »

Apache_Kid wrote: »

It's absolutely mind-blowing that they have achievements locked behind an event and then run the event in a 4-day window on a holiday weekend. It's like they thought about it for 0 seconds.

There's always next year. If you aren't going to be around next year because you left the game, wouldn't matter just the same.

Last year it felt like there was double XP every month. Seemed a bit much.

There wasn't any double xp from like April to October last year so idk what you mean about too much double xp.

_Salty_

Ill miss the whole thing with Easter events

Mattock_Romulus

Colecovision wrote: »

Juju_beans wrote: »

EvilAutoTech wrote: »

Due to serious health issues, I was not able to participate last year. This year the festival is only four days. Two of which are workdays and another is a holiday. Thursday, I will have a maximum of three hours of play time. Friday maybe four. I will get most of Saturday but Sunday I might not get any.

My opinion is that if it ends on Monday, it should have already started.

I was really looking forward to this but now I doubt I will be able to truly enjoy it.

There's only 3 daily quests here. Not like there's 8 hours of content.

But the recipe. 4 days means 12 boxes for anyone’s main if they can do it every day. For someone that can’t, maybe 6 boxes. For people with 1 - 3 total characters and scheduling issues, it’ll probably stay under 20 boxes. If you are a no lifer, there is plenty of time to get 96 or more boxes, but a lot of people will miss out on the big drops and achievements.

Welp, time to mark up my Dubious Cameron Throne recipe to 500k.... thanks Zos!!!

SydneyGrey

Juju_beans wrote: »

There's only 3 daily quests here. Not like there's 8 hours of content.

Which means if you want the Royal Jester title, and the new memento, and all the other neat stuff, you're forced to do it on multiple characters per day thanks to the super-short duration of the event. Otherwise, the event will be over and you won't have time to get the things you want.

Korah_Eaglecry

Orticia wrote: »

strangeradnd wrote: »

I felt like with the amount of content last years event was a little long and although 4 days seems short it sounds like a step in the right direction. Short term always seems to get a better turn out, just like people are more likely to impulse spend on short term items in the store they are more likely to log in for the festival if it is a very limited time event.

Except that this time it overlaps with Easter and many people are spending most of that time with family, not a computer game.

Out of you and ZOS. Which ones has access to their metrics? Out of you and ZOS. Which one likely knows if players turn out more or less during holidays?

JWKe

As expected. They're probably spending all their time on the clown crates.

Cavedog

Yeah, four days is ridiculously short for an event. I wonder why they cut this one so unreasonably short.

Lylith

Varana wrote: »

Really, that timing sucks.
It starts on Thursday, late afternoon (time zones are a thing, dear ZOS) when Good Friday is a holiday in many regions, so many people are already doing stuff with friends and family, or are on their way. And it ends on Monday, one day after Easter Sunday, so you get half a day, maybe.
That's ... unintelligent.

that's a charitable way of putting it.

Brictoria

SydneyGrey wrote: »

So if people want that Royal Jester title, they're pretty much hosed.
We only have four tries to rescue the pig per character, so if you can't rescue the pig without getting caught those four times, you can't have the Jester title on that character.
Plus, reduced chances to get the Camoran Throne recipe, which is also required for that title.

There is always the option (if you get caught) to drop quest and then restart it, leaving you with little potential difficulty completing the quest/achievement...And if you still can't work it out, there are walk-throughs online which show and/or describe where to walk to get through it, so there isn't really any reason you can't get this each time you try it.

Being such an easy quest to complete, there's no reason why you can't do this on all your characters (even if you create new ones using empty slots) - Players actions on this quest have no impact on anyone else attempting it at the same time (unlike Daggerfall quest) and there are no transitions between areas (like Auridon quest), making this probably the quickest and simplest to do (excluding allowance for bounty cool down).

Azurya

mb10 wrote: »

Get that dubious camoran recipe in those 4 days is my biggest advice to any player.

You'll get fools trying to charge stupid and unfair amounts in a few months time for it

the recipes are not in the rewardlist on the homepage!!!!!