IC event appreciation thread

mairwen85

It's been great to see IC so populated the last week. To experience the sewers and top side as close to their original design as this event has allowed. It's been awesome to venture into the sewers and progress through them picking up random players along the way, killing bosses, collecting tel var and AP, running into opposing groups and stumbling into fun battles as well as temporary alliances at molag bal. It's been so enjoyable to have initially unknown players, and those unfamiliar, fight along side strangers, help out for common goals and captures. I've happily pulled in many guild mates averse to the place and been pleased to see an appreciation and fun experience shared.

I'll be sorry to see the place devolve back to the ghost town after Monday. Hopefully any newbies who experienced it, will return a little less jaded, better prepared, pre grouped and ready to breathe some much needed life into it.

Thanks ZOS for this event. Maybe this is how you keep the momentum... Tel var is great, but some global currency toward unique unlocks seems a greater draw if you want to keep the wider populus engaged.

Vapirko

Me too man, me too. Ive had some better solo and duo plays during this event than I have all year. Love the close quarters combat while still retaining the open world feel. The structures, the sewers, using NPC enemies and bosses to confuse enemy players, good stuff.

VaranisArano

I really appreciated that ZOS celebrated ALL of the Imperial City DLC when it came to event tickets.

Like PVP? Just kill an IC boss.
Don't like PVP? Kill the final boss of one IC dungeon.

Letting players choose - and we did get to choose whether the speed of getting tickets from an IC boss was worth the risk of PVP vs the longer dungeon runs with no PvP - is a good thing.

mairwen85

VaranisArano wrote: »

I really appreciated that ZOS celebrated ALL of the Imperial City DLC when it came to event tickets.

Like PVP? Just kill an IC boss.
Don't like PVP? Kill the final boss of one IC dungeon.

Letting players choose - and we did get to choose whether the speed of getting tickets from an IC boss was worth the risk of PVP vs the longer dungeon runs with no PvP - is a good thing.

I agree. Providing both options is something of a master stroke. Hopefully to be repeated.

Tryxus

This event made it feel like when IC was recently released. It was nice to see it so populated again.

I haven't really been to IC a lot in the recent years, only when 1 of my guilds holds an event in there. But I've come to enjoy it again, so I may stick around a bit and watch the chaos unfold a bit longer

Katahdin

It was fun. It was nice to see people in there again.

mairwen85

Katahdin wrote: »

It was fun. It was nice to see people in there again.

I'll be sad to see it empty again. It's great zos has these events, but a shame the interest is so short lived. They need to rethink their rewards systems and look toward a means to make content attractive to the wider population. Rather than the mayfly model, it should be appealing all year round.

azjuwelz

This event was my first time into IC, and I've been having a lot of fun. I haven't had much success in finding groups for the actual quests, but I'm motivated to try that part again after things settle down and it's not so much about event tickets. But even as a solo, I've had a lot of fun sneaking through the sewers, helping to take over and defend city sections, and even ganked a couple times (only in the city, not the sewers--I figure it's part of defending our keeps). I've also been mostly in the no-CP city since I'm low-mid CP level.

I'm still mostly a PVE player but I've found that I enjoy the occasional PVP.

So yes, thanks ZOS.

vamp_emily

I'm having fun. Less lag, less trolls, and very exciting.

I'm running around IC right now with 30K stones I might not bank them and see how high it gets before I get ganked

mairwen85

vamp_emily wrote: »

I'm having fun. Less lag, less trolls, and very exciting.

I'm running around IC right now with 30K stones I might not bank them and see how high it gets before I get ganked

I want to know how long it takes. Update us when it happens 😉

Deathlord92

I have really enjoyed it and I hope they do more imperial city events or add something that gives players incentive to go in imperial city.

Rave the Histborn

mairwen85 wrote: »

Katahdin wrote: »

It was fun. It was nice to see people in there again.

I'll be sad to see it empty again. It's great zos has these events, but a shame the interest is so short lived. They need to rethink their rewards systems and look toward a means to make content attractive to the wider population. Rather than the mayfly model, it should be appealing all year round.

It doesn't have to be as dead though, come back sometime with a friend that's never been there before or run a guild group. IC is a great zone with a ton of benefits even for the most casual player. Itll never be as populated as launch or the events but after 5years it is still a blast. I hope a lot of people come back, I know I'll be starting a weekly guild group venture for noobs and vets alike.

SeaGtGruff

I've been enjoying it, too, although for the first six days I just killed the first boss and got out as soon as I got my tickets.

On the seventh day I decided to explore the sewers, and that got me hooked on it.

I used to be afraid of the sewers, partly due to getting ganked, partly due to running into a Coldharbour patrolling boss and dying, and partly due to not knowing my way around the map.

Now I don't get lost and am not afraid, even though I know I'll still get ganked sooner or later.

Ysbriel

I want this event to be a either a weekend or once a month thing or at least the double rewards part. Double Telvar Tirdas!! boom there’s the promo.

vamp_emily

mairwen85 wrote: »

I want to know how long it takes. Update us when it happens 😉

I didn't last much longer after that pic I made it to 48k and my mind started messing with me. I had a few very close calls and panicked. I got an "eso stopped" working crash and thought maybe I lost 1/2 my stones. Lucky for me when I logged back in my stones were all there and then I just tp'd back to base.

Cinbri

First really enjoyable event since loooooong time. Would be even better if perfomance wouldnt be so terrible.

Jaimeh

I didn't participate besides a brief spell in the sewers, but seeing DC players camping the area throughout the AD base and the first mini boss, jumping onto the ledge of the base and attacking people as they came out... no thanks. I'm happy to do WGT/ICP to get my tickets.

HowlKimchi

Hopefully IC becomes more active with it being free now!

Wrexsoul

I've really enjoyed it a lot. Fast tickets, lots of good fights, tons of stones, and none of it has felt repetitive like the PvE only events. A+

Cadbury

If ZOS decides to sell an "I survived IC 2019" shirt, I'm buying.

Ufretin

Farming money and having fun are usually mutually exclusive. Not so in IC!

Not only do I finish this events with tons of tickets, tel var, AP, key shards, gold (gotta loot all those ornate items from bosses too!) and HAKEIJO but also with the quest line and achievements completed and fond memories of many great fights (and defeats) and the occasional act of chivalry (sparing helpless questers or even aiding them...).

All in all my favourite event!

Uryel

I'll appreciate Imperial City alot more when the event will be over.

akillerninja6

This event was great. It was a lot of fun to gank The PvE folks.

Darkhorse1975

Wrexsoul wrote: »

I've really enjoyed it a lot. Fast tickets, lots of good fights, tons of stones, and none of it has felt repetitive like the PvE only events. A+

You are right, the event didnt feel repetitive to me either. I actually looked forward to making my daily sewer run to kill a boss for tickets. I got killed a few times by players, but I gots some kills too. I didnt spent much more time in IC after getting tickets but now I wish I had.

FierceSam

I like the fact that no one in my guilds now thinks that WGT or ICP is something they can’t do. It’s still the same challenge, but it’s shed the fear factor.... who knew that repeated visits would enable you to get better at dealing with the mechanics eh?

A good way to encourage people to step up into DLC dungeons.

I like that the whole DLC was used and that it is now free

And I totally agree with the suggestion of making some kind of a monthly IC event to encourage people to visit IC at the same time. And if ZOS don’t, maybe the community could...

I’ve had some stupidly good times in IC with my guild, but I wouldn’t want to live there....

Mr_Walker

IC isn't really my cup of tea, but I enjoyed it.

Hopefully it will be objective achieved and a few newbies will be attracted to enjoy the PvP content in the game.

redlink1979

Thanks to all you made this event nice. PvP and PvE.

AlnilamE

I forgot how fun IC was. I wish I had more time to play right now, but even the couple of sewer runs with my guildies, and getting the tickets every day (from a sewer boss or from the dungeons) has been enjoyable.

My Stamplar is ready for IC and she's going to spend some time there once I have more free time.

kylewwefan

While it was great fun, there were many reminders of the big turn offs when the IC was in its heyday. I could totally live without the gankers and trolls hanging outside the bases. One group controlling the middle for hours on end. The arena...

It is so much better being able to que straight into the IC, and I expect many will still go there exchanging telvar for satchels. I’m very disappointed with the Imperial City treasure chests. Why isn’t there anything in these?