ZOS expects some to buy 8 feathers by Jan. 2nd...

Jaraal

.... so don't stop at just two feathers and 12 event tickets and wait for the Undaunted event. You can get an extra sweepstakes entry for each feather you buy.... up to eight. And entry ends on January 2nd. So buy duplicates, and keep earning tickets! Plus, you will need duplicates to evolve all the variations of the Indrik mount.

https://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/news/post/54981

sdtlc

They don't expect us to do, your are not required to do so but you can, if you wish to do so.

TheDarkShadow

I don't live in one of the countries qualified for sweepstakes any way.

Jaraal

sdtlc wrote: »

They don't expect us to do, your are not required to do so but you can, if you wish to do so.

They expect some people to purchase multiple feathers (up to 8 possible in the time frame) to receive 8 extra entries into the sweepstakes. Of course they don't expect everyone to earn eight feathers, just stating that it is possible and encouraged, because many folks I know are planning to stop buying feathers at the number of two, until the third feather is made available during the Undaunted event.

SantieClaws

Ach. They do specify indrik feathers yes.

This one she had thoughts of pulling apart some Argonian clothes and posting the bits.

Or perhaps a pillow?

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

Audrena

And then there's those of us in countries where ZOS couldn't be bothered getting the (easy to get) permits to run the contest in the first place, like Australia. Hasn't stopped them spamvertising it at me though.

Salvas_Aren

Not to mention the countries ZOS will never add because of tax laws from the stone age.

Jaraal

TheDarkShadow wrote: »

I don't live in one of the countries qualified for sweepstakes any way.

TBH, I doubt I will be doing the sweepstakes, either. I'm more interested in the indirect confirmation that the extra feathers obtainable will have uses.... specifically in evolving multiple variations of Indrik. Therefore the wisdom of obtaining the max possible number of feathers, rather than just settling for one of each. Unless of course one only wishes to have one Indrik mount.

yodased

I seriously doubt they will allow you to have multiple indirik mounts. Also you evolve the thing from berries, not feathers.

4 feathers gets you the base model indirik, only with berries do you get power door locks and cruise control.

Jaraal

yodased wrote: »

I seriously doubt they will allow you to have multiple indirik mounts. Also you evolve the thing from berries, not feathers.

4 feathers gets you the base model indirik, only with berries do you get power door locks and cruise control.

I don't see why not, I have multiple senche and wolf mounts. Yes, the berries are for customization, but each base model would require four feathers. And why would ZOS let you earn and collect multiples of each feather, if they didn't have any use? If they only wanted you to have one indrik, they would only let you own one of each feather.

JaZ2091

Jaraal wrote: »

yodased wrote: »

I seriously doubt they will allow you to have multiple indirik mounts. Also you evolve the thing from berries, not feathers.

4 feathers gets you the base model indirik, only with berries do you get power door locks and cruise control.

I don't see why not, I have multiple senche and wolf mounts. Yes, the berries are for customization, but each base model would require four feathers. And why would ZOS let you earn and collect multiples of each feather, if they didn't have any use? If they only wanted you to have one indrik, they would only let you own one of each feather.

The only thing I can think of is to allow you to have the basic version and the evolved version(sparkles). The two that are shown in the pen.

Acrolas

Just remember that going that route makes the sweepstakes pool larger, which makes each additional feather only a very tiny additional chance to win. On your side it feels like doubling your chances, but to really statistically increase your odds of winning, you'd need a scenario that allowed you to acquire hundreds upon hundreds of extra feathers - and then hope that nobody else does the same.

It's hard to talk chance without sounding like I'm discouraging anyone. If you want to take the Han Solo, "Never tell me the odds!" approach, go for it. It's completely permitted by the rules and luck tends not to follow any rules of logic. Also, magic feathers.

yodased

The reasoning, in my opinion, is it detracts from the amount of potential buyers for the crownstore mounts. Why they let you get more feathers than are required is up in the air, but I don't see them saying sure you can get 2 or 3 free mounts of the same caliber.

You have several of the same archetype of mount, sure, but they are re-skinned crown store mounts. The only other mount ever available outside loyalty rewards are horses for gold.

Tatanko

Multiple megaservers maybe? There are perhaps those who are crazy enough to do EU and NA simultaneously on the same platform, for example.

FLuFFyxMuFFiN

Jaraal wrote: »

yodased wrote: »

I seriously doubt they will allow you to have multiple indirik mounts. Also you evolve the thing from berries, not feathers.

4 feathers gets you the base model indirik, only with berries do you get power door locks and cruise control.

I don't see why not, I have multiple senche and wolf mounts. Yes, the berries are for customization, but each base model would require four feathers. And why would ZOS let you earn and collect multiples of each feather, if they didn't have any use? If they only wanted you to have one indrik, they would only let you own one of each feather.

I do remember reading somewhere, whether it was a post or an article, that once you use the berries to upgrade the basic indrik then it is removed from collections and replaced with the upgraded version which would imply you can get another basic version. I am going to collect 2 of each feather just in case. I mean whats the worst that would happen? Its not like I wouldn't be able to earn more event tickets for a future event similar to this.

kargen27

Audrena wrote: »

And then there's those of us in countries where ZOS couldn't be bothered getting the (easy to get) permits to run the contest in the first place, like Australia. Hasn't stopped them spamvertising it at me though.

According to a couple of sites I went to Australia would require the drawing of the winner to happen in Australia and winners would have to be notified in writing within two days. ZoS probably doesn't want to go to Australia to pick the winner.

And those sites could be wrong or misleading?

Acrolas

Bethesda ANZ is running a BE3 contest just for Australia and New Zealand. It's not the same prizes as the #OurElderScrolls sweepstakes, but as it's a judged contest not a sweepstakes, the content of your entry is the main determination of winners. However, they just can't choose everyone so please don't take it personally if you don't win because all the stories are bound to be awesome. I do not envy that selection panel.

https://twitter.com/Bethesda_ANZ/status/1064399829776838658

https://woobox.com/yrpza5?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=OurElderScrolls?utm_source=Community&utm_medium=Social

Jaraal

FLuFFyxMuFFiN wrote: »

Jaraal wrote: »

yodased wrote: »

I seriously doubt they will allow you to have multiple indirik mounts. Also you evolve the thing from berries, not feathers.

4 feathers gets you the base model indirik, only with berries do you get power door locks and cruise control.

I don't see why not, I have multiple senche and wolf mounts. Yes, the berries are for customization, but each base model would require four feathers. And why would ZOS let you earn and collect multiples of each feather, if they didn't have any use? If they only wanted you to have one indrik, they would only let you own one of each feather.

I do remember reading somewhere, whether it was a post or an article, that once you use the berries to upgrade the basic indrik then it is removed from collections and replaced with the upgraded version which would imply you can get another basic version. I am going to collect 2 of each feather just in case. I mean whats the worst that would happen? Its not like I wouldn't be able to earn more event tickets for a future event similar to this.

It would be nice if they were a bit clearer on their eventual plans for the feathers. However, it would be unfortunate if at some point there would be a definite use for every feather possible, and they didn't make it clear that we SHOULD be collecting as many as we can along the way. A lot of people would be disappointed that they had the opportunity to acquire more feathers, but weren't told why, and didn't.

lientier

I live in the netherlands probably not eligble foor sweepstakes..

starkerealm

JaZ2091 wrote: »

Jaraal wrote: »

yodased wrote: »

I seriously doubt they will allow you to have multiple indirik mounts. Also you evolve the thing from berries, not feathers.

4 feathers gets you the base model indirik, only with berries do you get power door locks and cruise control.

I don't see why not, I have multiple senche and wolf mounts. Yes, the berries are for customization, but each base model would require four feathers. And why would ZOS let you earn and collect multiples of each feather, if they didn't have any use? If they only wanted you to have one indrik, they would only let you own one of each feather.

The only thing I can think of is to allow you to have the basic version and the evolved version(sparkles). The two that are shown in the pen.

There's four evolved versions. So, if you want them all, you're going to need five sets of feathers. We'll see how the berries work, but this could take a minute or two.

Thrasher91604

The question I have is when you get a second indrik, is the first removed from your collection even if it is evolved.

O_LYKOS

They expect them to? How so?

Jaraal

O_LYKOS wrote: »

They expect them to? How so?

Notice the highlighted sentence, in the official release from ZOS:




They are encouraging folks to try to collect 8 feathers within the next five weeks.

ShadowPaladin

Jaraal wrote: »

O_LYKOS wrote: »

They expect them to? How so?

Notice the highlighted sentence, in the official release from ZOS:




They are encouraging folks to try to collect 8 feathers within the next five weeks.

Collecting 8 feathers is possible. You are able to get 87 Event-Tickets during all four (4) Events happening this year.

Witches Fest October 18, 2018 at 10:00 am EDT – November 1, 2018 at 10:00 am EDT ---> 16 Tickets
Clockwork City Celebration November 15, 2018 at 10:00 am EST – November 26, 2018 at 10:00 am EST ---> 26 Tickets
Dungeon Event November 27, 2018 at 10:00 am EST – December 3, 2018 at 10:00 am EST ---> 21 Tickets
New Life Festival December 14, 2018 at 10:00 am EST – January 2, 2019 at 10:00 am EST ---> 24 Tickets

(Source)

Since one (1) feather is worth ten (10) Event-Tickets ---> 87 / 10 = 8 (7 tickets leftover).


Best regards
ShadowPaladin


P.s.:

Just in case . No one said you have to or must collect 8 feathers. It was only stated that you can or may collect them .

ALeoCat_ESO

ShadowPaladin wrote: »

Jaraal wrote: »

O_LYKOS wrote: »

They expect them to? How so?

Notice the highlighted sentence, in the official release from ZOS:




They are encouraging folks to try to collect 8 feathers within the next five weeks.

Collecting 8 feathers is possible. You are able to get 87 Event-Tickets during all four (4) Events happening this year.

Witches Fest October 18, 2018 at 10:00 am EDT – November 1, 2018 at 10:00 am EDT ---> 16 Tickets
Clockwork City Celebration November 15, 2018 at 10:00 am EST – November 26, 2018 at 10:00 am EST ---> 26 Tickets
Dungeon Event November 27, 2018 at 10:00 am EST – December 3, 2018 at 10:00 am EST ---> 21 Tickets
New Life Festival December 14, 2018 at 10:00 am EST – January 2, 2019 at 10:00 am EST ---> 24 Tickets

(Source)

Since one (1) feather is worth ten (10) Event-Tickets ---> 87 / 10 = 8 (7 tickets leftover).


Best regards
ShadowPaladin


P.s.:

Just in case . No one said you have to or must collect 8 feathers. It was only stated that you can or may collect them .

ZOS is actually wrong with their listings here.

Witches Fest had a maximum of 17 tickets.
Clockwork Celebration has a max of 24 tickets.
Dungeon Event has a max of 24 tickets.
New Life has a max of 20 tickets.
For a total of 85 tickets.

Their error comes from how they calculated, they took the number of hours for each event, divided it by 20, and cut off the remainder. They then multiplied the result by the number of tickets you earn per activity during the corresponding event (1 for witches, 2 for clockwork, etc.)
This gives an overestimate on events where the tickets availability is reset with the daily quests (clockwork and new life). This also does not account for the first granting of ticket(s) during events with a 20 hour cooldown (Witches Fest and Dungeon), leading to an underestimate on these events.

It is still possible to get 8 feathers, albeit with a smaller margin of error.

Acrolas

I was going to tag for clarification, but I think the Official Rules suffice.

"Entries are earned by exchanging tickets earned during in-game events for Indrik Feathers as
described in this section."

"Players can exchange ten (10) tickets for one (1) Indrik Feather. For each Indrik Feather redeemed during the Sweepstakes Period, players will receive one (1) Bonus Entry. Maximum: eight (8) Bonus Entries per eligible participant during the Sweepstakes Period."


So the bonus entry crediting is based on how many tickets you have spent by the time the sweepstakes ends, not by scanning your account for your feather inventory. The feathers are unique, so probably the ideal scenario is to store up to one full set per storage container. Alternatively, you can use a combination of the shared bank and individual characters.

You need to spend 40 event tickets to earn a Nascent Indrik. Those 40 event tickets will also earn you four bonus sweepstakes entries (eligibility restrictions apply). But you can spend up to 40 additional event tickets to earn four more bonus sweepstakes entries (eligibility restrictions apply).

I think that's the best way to say 'you can redeem additional feathers' without commenting on future content.

Strykerous

I don’t usually enter sweepstakes because those who host sweepstakes have the winners picked already. Just like lottery tickets were the lotttery people have picked winners for the lottery already and tells that winner what numbers to pick and what time to pick them. Point is all these events have a picked winner no matter how many enteries you have. However, I will be making an exception for Zos or Bethsheda whomever is hosting this one because it seems to me that they are trying to keep it fair. Sorry I didn’t finish this comment sooner, had lots of things going on. Anyways, thank you everyone for keeping eso alive! The best game ever.

redlink1979

I don't care about this "issue", my money is good for ZOS but my country is not good enough for sweep stakes...

idk

redlink1979 wrote: »

I don't care about this "issue", my money is good for ZOS but my country is not good enough for sweep stakes...

@redlink1979

It is likely the laws in your country that prevent Zos from extending the contest to your country. Zos has no reason to arbitrarily leave your nation out of it.

So maybe talk to your lawmakers if you want to see such change. Bring about change and Zos will be able to include you.

xxthir13enxx

yodased wrote: »

I seriously doubt they will allow you to have multiple indirik mounts. Also you evolve the thing from berries, not feathers.

4 feathers gets you the base model indirik, only with berries do you get power door locks and cruise control.

Not sure why this misconception keeps coming up but...they have stated that Evolving the mount removes the prior mount from inventory( thus opening up the spot Again for That mount) so at That time you can have 2 of the mounts at different evolutions and so on and so on until you have all 4 evolutions...You Won’t Have 4 of the Maxed Out evolutions cause Why Would You!?!?

idk

Strykerous wrote: »

I do t enter sweepstakes because those who host sweepstakes have the winners picked already. Just like lottery tickets were the lotttery people have picked winners for the lottery already and tells that winner what numbers to pick and what time to pick them. Point is all these events have a picked winner no matter how many enteries you have.

LOL. This is funny. The grand ole conspiracy theories that have zero proof. Gotta love em and those who fall for them,