The anniversary event is bloody evil

Beardimus

Mureel wrote: »

Beardimus wrote: »

notyuu wrote: »

You lot say I'm just "wining about free stuff"
ah yes.. the 300+ boxes of low end crafting materials I can't use and nobody will buy, all the while people around me are getting motifs, praxis and high end materials
I kid you not when I say this, the single most valuable thing I've gotten out of all the boxes I've popped so far is literally dirt (desecrated soil)

All mats have a place, I'm assuming you are not a crafter that helps your guild if you are not interested in Materials. And if you are not a crafter that's probably why you are getting bad rates, crafters with all passives and many motifs learnt have a higher chance, it's like Writs. At least that's how it worked before.

I've opened 24 boxes now total and had 5 worm. Drop rate is crazy high on a master crafter.

You don't need to go to Cyrodiil, it is in theory an easy way to 50 boxes, however PvP is the curve ball and slows you down - ITS DESIGNED THAT WAY. Otherwise everyone would.have easy access to 50 boxes and flood the market with worm etc

Stop whining about PvP in a PvP zone.

2x master crafters opened nearly max boxes on both every day(all writs, all pledges, all guild, all wrothgar bosses and delves, and a bunch of cyro to make up the rest), 4 worm total. So please spare us the theories because they're just not true.

RNG is RNG that's it.

That said, I'm still pleased with everything I've been given for free.

Huh? I agree on RNG as ive said with all my other threads. But I'm 100% sure i recall something about crafting level affecting drops.

That may be Writs. But many crafters i know are getting a ton, and people spinning up brand new L10 toons to hand in writs are getting blue motifs.

Before getting hostile when im trying to help maybe check your facts as i may be right. If that's not true for this event then it is for Writs vouchers one of the other I'm 100%

DaveMoeDee

The Internet sure is frustrating. Makes me appreciate my social circles.

Smh. Someone raging against ZOS during the most generous event.

Gargath

Pretty weird the motif drop rate vs locations, when turning in cratfing writs in Riften I got few books, while the same in Mournhold gave me none - just worthless motif stones. I need to return to Riften for more.

DarcyMardin

The drop rate is fine and the event is awesome. Thanks, ZOS!

jaws343

I have been running the crafting writs on all 15 of my characters daily. 90 a day for 5 days puts me at a minumum of 450 boxes. Probably closer to 475 with some daily delves sprinkled in. I have probably picked up 50+ motifs. With 10 or so Worm Cult. I have also seen gold mats and a perfect roe coming from my boxes.

And it goes really quick if you dont put any points into crafting for your alts. Keep them at tier 1 and just precraft a ton of gear. The first crafting level writs are limited to 6 total recipes and specific potions and enchantments. You can craft a handful of each on each character and then immediately turn in writs when you pick them up. Far quicker than wasting time in Cyrodil.

temjiu

14 toons, Daily writs on all = 84 boxes per day. Been doing them since day 1.

My average is 1-2 motif's PER TOON, per day. My drop rate on Worm is a bit low in comparison to some others, but My drop rate on expensive motifs is high...I can easily sell the Armiger set piece duplicates I'm getting and pick up any worm cult motif's I'm missing at the end of the event.

Sounds to me like the OP simply wants X motif, is not into crafting, does not have a ton of alts, and is frustrated because they aren't getting it. That's how RNG works. But the secret is volume, easy volume. doesn't matter if the toon is lvl 1 on all crafts or not (lvl 1 is actually easier to do).

For me I like this event. Many other events I miss out on simply because I don't play those aspects of the game much. I like to craft tho. So I'm perfectly happy getting some rare stuff for once doing what I enjoy. You don't enjoy it, that's fine. But the drop rate is acceptable IMO.

Mz_Jo

This event is also about celebrating ESO ANNIVERSARY and this is the most GENEROUS event!

Did you read the ESO News page on this website?

Did you see the HINT to READ THE 2ND ED BOOK?

Sorry if you're not a crafter or have Morrowind or Clock Work City!

ZOS IS going to benefit those who SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF THE GAME!!!

Plus for EVERYBODY there is SOMETHING for FREE!!

Personally MY RNG for WC hasn't been great, but I have NO complaints OR worries!!

So what if I don't complete the book?
It might be in the crown store
I'll have to wait until next year
I can spend my gold

Bottom line

BE HAPPY WITH WHAT WE ARE GIVEN. ZOS DOESN'T HAVE TO DO IT!!

IT'S A GAME meant to be enjoyed!

If you are interested, of course I would love to have the complete motif!
I know them all but 3!

@ZOS_GinaBruno Thanks to all who have been bringing us ESO AND another great YEAR!!

Pops_ND_Irish

Getting 1 or more motifs per every 4 boxes here

Do 4 dalies on each of 2 characters. Always come away with motifs.

Hard work is good !

kendellking_chaosb14_ESO

You can get 90 boxes for free just doing the writs on 15 characters.

Appleblade

It’s not free. My time has value.

I LOLed, though, when my sister did a CWC daily and got 20 potatoes.

I did the same daily and got two motif chapters in one box.

Agree with others- I got a pile the first day and the rate has dropped off ever since.

Palidon

It's the same ole story with all ZOS's events. Players complaining they do not get anything. Face it folks ZOS's RNG sucks. These events are all about farming and keeping players playing. Doing the same content over and over again. In addition, Cyrodiil is PvP not PvE and ZOS should of listened to the players and made questing in that zone separate from PvP. So those of you who go into Cyrodii to do the daily quests, go in at your own risk. If it was not for this event those of you complaining about Cyrodiil would not be there anyways.

If you want to waste your time doing the events don't complain about them later. Maybe playing Ole McDonald's Little Farm song while doing this event will lift your spirits.

Mureel

Beardimus wrote: »

Mureel wrote: »

Beardimus wrote: »

notyuu wrote: »

You lot say I'm just "wining about free stuff"
ah yes.. the 300+ boxes of low end crafting materials I can't use and nobody will buy, all the while people around me are getting motifs, praxis and high end materials
I kid you not when I say this, the single most valuable thing I've gotten out of all the boxes I've popped so far is literally dirt (desecrated soil)

All mats have a place, I'm assuming you are not a crafter that helps your guild if you are not interested in Materials. And if you are not a crafter that's probably why you are getting bad rates, crafters with all passives and many motifs learnt have a higher chance, it's like Writs. At least that's how it worked before.

I've opened 24 boxes now total and had 5 worm. Drop rate is crazy high on a master crafter.

You don't need to go to Cyrodiil, it is in theory an easy way to 50 boxes, however PvP is the curve ball and slows you down - ITS DESIGNED THAT WAY. Otherwise everyone would.have easy access to 50 boxes and flood the market with worm etc

Stop whining about PvP in a PvP zone.

2x master crafters opened nearly max boxes on both every day(all writs, all pledges, all guild, all wrothgar bosses and delves, and a bunch of cyro to make up the rest), 4 worm total. So please spare us the theories because they're just not true.

RNG is RNG that's it.

That said, I'm still pleased with everything I've been given for free.

Huh? I agree on RNG as ive said with all my other threads. But I'm 100% sure i recall something about crafting level affecting drops.

That may be Writs. But many crafters i know are getting a ton, and people spinning up brand new L10 toons to hand in writs are getting blue motifs.

Before getting hostile when im trying to help maybe check your facts as i may be right. If that's not true for this event then it is for Writs vouchers one of the other I'm 100%

I wasn't being hostile.

Acharnor

RNG is the worst enemy in Tamriel. This anniversary event has been great. I have gotten a number of motifs. Prior to this event I had not seen a motif page in forever, now they are coming in like crazy.

maboleth

Motifs should be rare. RNG is fun, for me at least. But of course, yesterday I got some carrots + wheat in one of the boxes.

ks888

There's plenty of PVE dailies. I finished the Wrothgar ones in a matter of minutes yesterday from just joining random groups in zone, got 3 motifs. No one is forcing you to do the Cyrodiil quests. Even without the event, Cyrodiil towns are hot zones for AP farmers anyways. I guess you just can't please some folks....

Tabbycat

I was pleasantly surprised when I opened one of the boxes and it was for the WC chest piece. But I haven't gotten anything since.

Of course, I'm also not farming 100's of boxes like some are so I don't expect to get many.

I did get some other recipes for food and furniture I didn't have before. Also some rare crafting materials.

Overall, I'm pretty happy with the free loot.

zaria

Beardimus wrote: »

Mureel wrote: »

Beardimus wrote: »

notyuu wrote: »

You lot say I'm just "wining about free stuff"
ah yes.. the 300+ boxes of low end crafting materials I can't use and nobody will buy, all the while people around me are getting motifs, praxis and high end materials
I kid you not when I say this, the single most valuable thing I've gotten out of all the boxes I've popped so far is literally dirt (desecrated soil)

All mats have a place, I'm assuming you are not a crafter that helps your guild if you are not interested in Materials. And if you are not a crafter that's probably why you are getting bad rates, crafters with all passives and many motifs learnt have a higher chance, it's like Writs. At least that's how it worked before.

I've opened 24 boxes now total and had 5 worm. Drop rate is crazy high on a master crafter.

You don't need to go to Cyrodiil, it is in theory an easy way to 50 boxes, however PvP is the curve ball and slows you down - ITS DESIGNED THAT WAY. Otherwise everyone would.have easy access to 50 boxes and flood the market with worm etc

Stop whining about PvP in a PvP zone.

2x master crafters opened nearly max boxes on both every day(all writs, all pledges, all guild, all wrothgar bosses and delves, and a bunch of cyro to make up the rest), 4 worm total. So please spare us the theories because they're just not true.

RNG is RNG that's it.

That said, I'm still pleased with everything I've been given for free.

Huh? I agree on RNG as ive said with all my other threads. But I'm 100% sure i recall something about crafting level affecting drops.

That may be Writs. But many crafters i know are getting a ton, and people spinning up brand new L10 toons to hand in writs are getting blue motifs.

Before getting hostile when im trying to help maybe check your facts as i may be right. If that's not true for this event then it is for Writs vouchers one of the other I'm 100%

Crafting level affect the crafting reward not the even drop. Its so many different dailies. That crafting level should affect is as weird as if pvp level should affect your pvp daily drops.

Pure rng and loot tables is simple, everything else take more work and more testing. Yes the loot table is probably tilted against us as in spell power cure bows beeing so common.

I tend to burn trough crafting on 8 characters first, then do other dailes on them in an second round,
Gotten worm cult on 8th one with no crafting crafting skills after done over 42 dailes in a in short time, the other dailes take longer and i tend to take breaks. On master crafter 6 or something worm so far, only did writs one day because of computer problems.

thewaywardone

This is my third event and the one I think is the most awesome.

Mindset is key here.

Every day I log in and I do crafting quests and probably an undaunted daily or two. If guildies are on I might do the mages and fighter's guild dailies. These are things I do regardless.

During this event I am rewarded for doing these things with something extra. No one is forcing me to do more of these things, I can choose to do them if I like, or not. Either way, when I do choose to do a daily, I get an extra award.

Let me repeat for clarity. When I do things I probably would do anyway, I get an extra award.

Now these extra awards have some pretty normal things in them, like crafting materials and crafting style stones. Occasionally they'll be something good in them, like higher-end crafting items or rare style stones. I've gotten a few awesome boxes with Kuta or Perfect Roe or potent nirncrux in them and I have also managed to get some stellar boxes with motifs in them.

I'm grateful for every box. Why? Because it's something extra for something I was probably going to do anyway.

This way when RNG bites me in the bottom and I get a stack of maple, five moonstones and two Ta, it's still a stack of maple, five moonstones and two Ta more than I started with, so it is a gift.

And also this way when RNG is gracious and I get a Worm Cult Motif or (in my eyes even better) a furniture recipe I didn't have yet, I'm over the moon.

I understand that it can be frustrating, but I think that comes from expecting or thinking you're guaranteed to get a motif; just be happy over the free box, and then anything inside is a bonus.

Good luck and happy gaming.

Eyesinthedrk

I average 60 boxes a day. I get tons of motifs but Not once worm cult after the second day. The motifs I do get are next to worthless for the next few months.

I do wish worm and buoyant had a better drop rate.

Merenwen_812

Other than being salty at my RNG which has always sucked (got one worm cult in first box and none since)...I really have one major issue with event. Zos should either 1. Increase respawn rate (ie Poachers Meat for Masses the animals are extinct or King Chief the prisoners cant be rescued because none are being held) OR 2. Increase the number of the spawns.

VaranisArano

I just bought the Worm Cult motifs because that way I can relax and enjoy my dailies and writs without stressing over whether or RNG was going to favor me with a limited only motif drop that I wanted. I have the gold to do that.

Arundo

Kalante wrote: »

idk what happened, the first day i was getting motifs left and right

Same got 5 out of 6 crafting dailies with motif, but after that not any at all.

notyuu

So...ANOTHER issue with the EU server and ANOTHER maintenance..is coming...

zos either needs to extend the event by a few days to make up for this bs or give every player on the EU server a fist full of boxes

Stewart1874

I'm getting really pissed off with this event. Putting a really cool motif with a ridiculously low drop rate in is one thing, slapping a timer on it is another. Knowing I only have X many days to try and get the worm cult motif complete is *** torture and extracts all fun from the game and reduces it to a mechanical grind.

Never do this again. Just let people enjoy the event without the anxiety of missing out. Total ***.

Nihility42

I've sold 768k worth of motifs and blueprints from the boxes so far. Much better drop-rate and it'd be too OP.

DieAlteHexe

Nihility42 wrote: »

I've sold 768k worth of motifs and blueprints from the boxes so far. Much better drop-rate and it'd be too OP.

Pretty much the same here. I'm over the moon with this event.

Smokewood

Sorry but tough crap bud...

I really like it that they keep items rare. If we all went out and all got all the stuff at the same time... the game would be boring!!

Dysturbed

OK i must just be lucky I got 13 motifs off of 10 chars doing 6 writs apiece today I have been averaging 8 to 10 a day so far....

DaveMoeDee

Gargath wrote: »

Pretty weird the motif drop rate vs locations, when turning in cratfing writs in Riften I got few books, while the same in Mournhold gave me none - just worthless motif stones. I need to return to Riften for more.

That's called small sample size.

I once had 4 characters in a row have no motif over 6 writs. Otherwise, I feel like I average about 1 motif per 6-10 writs. That is a really rough guess. I feel like it is close to 6 than 10, but I haven't really be keeping track. I do 6 writs for 14 or 15 characters daily except for one day where I didn't even do half. The first day, I had 2 days of writs per character. The OP either is really unlucky or isn't paying attention.

vamp_emily

Maybe I am lucky

I have around 30 characters all under level 50 and i am questing like crazy at bruma. So far today I've completed 30 quests at Bruma and 12 quests doing daily writs and not once been killed.

I guess I can say L2Quest