When is the next event and does it have exp boost?

Nanfoodle

I just want to get cap so I'm on even footing in PvP. These events are awesome.

Dagoth_Rac

Normally, the only events with XP boost are Jester (Q1), Anniversary (Q2), Witches (Q3), and New Life (Q4). With Jester coming at very end of Q1 and Anniversary coming at very start of Q2, I do not think we will have another XP boost event until Witches Festival, usually around Halloween. Unless ZOS switch things up in 2020, which is possible.

Nanfoodle

It's really the only time us newer players get a real chance to really work towards getting on a even footing. Wish Zeni would do something to shorten the curve to get to 810. These last 130CP are killer slow.

xXMeowMeowXx

Nanfoodle wrote: »

It's really the only time us newer players get a real chance to really work towards getting on a even footing. Wish Zeni would do something to shorten the curve to get to 810. These last 130CP are killer slow.

It is actually very easy to power level. Ask your guildies for thy help.

This event was certainly enough to hit 810cp on a new account.

It is not the most pleasant of things time after time but it is really easy now with how ZOS’ has things set up.

Though in the end you will just be 810cp. That won’t give you the experience that playing this game from beta or years will give you.

Make sure to eat the cake before logging off on every toon and account. Good Luck @Nanfoodle

DaveMoeDee

Nanfoodle wrote: »

It's really the only time us newer players get a real chance to really work towards getting on a even footing. Wish Zeni would do something to shorten the curve to get to 810. These last 130CP are killer slow.

You still get XP without events. It is only a 100% buff.

If you think 810 is too far, the solution would be to make 810 shorter, not trying to have events with XP buffs all year round.

Thing is, we long time players also had to deal with that same grind. There was a long period where I was well behind the biggest grinders, though I caught up maybe 2 CP cap increases ago. Almost all of us have experienced the pain of those last few CP while playing catch-up. And there were a lot less free XP scrolls back then.

Nerouyn

EDIT : As someone has pointed out, I'm wrong.

Dagoth_Rac wrote: »

Normally, the only events with XP boost are Jester (Q1), Anniversary (Q2), Witches (Q3), and New Life (Q4).

Not Jester's.

This year yes, but previously I don't think so. So this year was abnormal.

Dagoth_Rac wrote: »

With Jester coming at very end of Q1 and Anniversary coming at very start of Q2, I do not think we will have another XP boost event until Witches Festival, usually around Halloween. Unless ZOS switch things up in 2020, which is possible.

Jester's having double xp this year makes me wonder if maybe ZO will inject that into more events.

Otherwise it's a long wait until October.

Cellentel

Nerouyn wrote: »

Dagoth_Rac wrote: »

Normally, the only events with XP boost are Jester (Q1), Anniversary (Q2), Witches (Q3), and New Life (Q4).

Not Jester's.

This year yes, but previously I don't think so. So this year was abnormal.

Dagoth_Rac wrote: »

With Jester coming at very end of Q1 and Anniversary coming at very start of Q2, I do not think we will have another XP boost event until Witches Festival, usually around Halloween. Unless ZOS switch things up in 2020, which is possible.

Jester's having double xp this year makes me wonder if maybe ZO will inject that into more events.

Otherwise it's a long wait until October.

Jester’s Festival has always had double XP.

Nerouyn

DaveMoeDee wrote: »

You still get XP without events. It is only a 100% buff.

Everyone's time is finite. 100% xp boost isn't nothing.

I didn't rush CP myself, but I can appreciate why some players would want to. The enlightened buff is quite good for that.

Nerouyn

Cellentel wrote: »

Jester’s Festival has always had double XP.

You're right. I've checked guides for previous years.

Maybe cos the two always bleed into each other or I never notice double xp unless I'm doing the grind to level 50.

Ratzkifal

The last 130CP? So you are at 680CP? That's plenty. Enough for all of the hardest content.

160CP for gear and all normal content
300CP for DLC dungeons
600CP for DLC dungeon hard modes
*Note: these numbers are just recommendations. Players with higher than average skill and knowledge might successfully attempt them sooner, especially as healers.

In trials it's generally easier to get away with having lower CP if the other people in your group have the required CP. Of course this is equal to having them carry you, but if you have 11 friends with higher CP this is not out of the question.

Edit: For PvP, I'd recommend the no-CP campaign for more stability and better balance. Otherwise, with the way CP are frontloaded, at 600CP you are pretty much already on equal footing with everyone else.

AlnilamE

Nanfoodle wrote: »

It's really the only time us newer players get a real chance to really work towards getting on a even footing. Wish Zeni would do something to shorten the curve to get to 810. These last 130CP are killer slow.

1296 CP here. My current CP requires 1,043,690 XP

I've never had a CP that cost less than 400k XP because when they introduced the sliding scale, I was already above the break point.

Those last 130 CP as not as slow as you think. :-)

Just play the game and enjoy yourself. You'll be 810 CP before you know it.

Nanfoodle

I get you can grind CP but you still need skill lines and skill points. Also need to get your traits so that takes time and gold. It's nice getting events between that where you can burn CP. IMO there should be one of these every 6 weeks. The community treats you different when your not 810. Had someone drop out of a vet dungeon this weekend because I was not 810 as a healer. I have 681CP and it's all speced into healing and my gear is all gold. No one died, no one came close to dying and they dropped group after first boss. This happens often, sometimes before we even kill the first mob. So I play mostly with guildies and friends. I'm sick of the stigma of not being 810. More events pls.

Nanfoodle

AlnilamE wrote: »

Nanfoodle wrote: »

It's really the only time us newer players get a real chance to really work towards getting on a even footing. Wish Zeni would do something to shorten the curve to get to 810. These last 130CP are killer slow.

1296 CP here. My current CP requires 1,043,690 XP

I've never had a CP that cost less than 400k XP because when they introduced the sliding scale, I was already above the break point.

Those last 130 CP as not as slow as you think. :-)

Just play the game and enjoy yourself. You'll be 810 CP before you know it.

400'000 enlightened does not earn you 1 CP =-)

starlizard70ub17_ESO

We could still have MidYears mayhem event in a few months. But with the ongoing PvP issues, it could get delayed or moved back like last year. I'm sure ZOS will have some kind of event for the Greymoor release that will provide some way of getting XP boosts.

FierceSam

AlnilamE wrote: »

Nanfoodle wrote: »

It's really the only time us newer players get a real chance to really work towards getting on a even footing. Wish Zeni would do something to shorten the curve to get to 810. These last 130CP are killer slow.

Those last 130 CP as not as slow as you think. :-)

Just play the game and enjoy yourself. You'll be 810 CP before you know it.

^^ Above all this. If you’re not enjoying the process of getting to CP 810, you probably won’t like it any more once you’ve got there. I couldn’t believe how fast the last 100 or so CP were from just playing and having fun. No need whatsoever to ‘grind’ - makes the idea of playing just sound so painful.

Playing the game is the game. After 600, CP is just a number that reflects time served not ability.

crowfl56

Even footing what a friggin load of crap.

You can buy through your crown store, everything you could want to gain levels.

The game is a farce now.

PVP is totally broken, constant exploiting, dare I say cheating, LOL.

I just saw the scroll of Mmen go from the temple to Kingscrest Keep almost instantly. Lots of witness's too.

Its a shame folks, but this game is broken.

heaven13

Nanfoodle wrote: »

I get you can grind CP but you still need skill lines and skill points. Also need to get your traits so that takes time and gold. It's nice getting events between that where you can burn CP. IMO there should be one of these every 6 weeks.

The community treats you different when your not 810. Had someone drop out of a vet dungeon this weekend because I was not 810 as a healer. I have 681CP and it's all speced into healing and my gear is all gold. No one died, no one came close to dying and they dropped group after first boss. This happens often, sometimes before we even kill the first mob. So I play mostly with guildies and friends. I'm sick of the stigma of not being 810. More events pls.

You're not going to get skill points grinding CP and double XP doesn't help with that either. Double XP doesn't help gold/gear grinding. There's no need for double XP so often that it becomes routine rather than special. Same thing for events in general.

As for the community treating you different due to CP...the people who do that will find something else to judge you for. I've been in vet trials with a number of people below cap, most recently a tank under 400CP (off tank for vSS) and we do fine. You say the person dropped but unless they specifically said "I don't want to run with YOU because you are CP681" (which you didn't specify) you can't know why they left. Maybe dps was too low and they were short on time. DPS or healers running as full heals instead of buff/off-dps healers also cause people to leave.

Asking for more XP events to get to level cap won't solve anything. Being at 810 is not going to change jerks into nice people.

Nanfoodle

heaven13 wrote: »

Nanfoodle wrote: »

I get you can grind CP but you still need skill lines and skill points. Also need to get your traits so that takes time and gold. It's nice getting events between that where you can burn CP. IMO there should be one of these every 6 weeks.

The community treats you different when your not 810. Had someone drop out of a vet dungeon this weekend because I was not 810 as a healer. I have 681CP and it's all speced into healing and my gear is all gold. No one died, no one came close to dying and they dropped group after first boss. This happens often, sometimes before we even kill the first mob. So I play mostly with guildies and friends. I'm sick of the stigma of not being 810. More events pls.

You're not going to get skill points grinding CP and double XP doesn't help with that either. Double XP doesn't help gold/gear grinding. There's no need for double XP so often that it becomes routine rather than special. Same thing for events in general.

As for the community treating you different due to CP...the people who do that will find something else to judge you for. I've been in vet trials with a number of people below cap, most recently a tank under 400CP (off tank for vSS) and we do fine. You say the person dropped but unless they specifically said "I don't want to run with YOU because you are CP681" (which you didn't specify) you can't know why they left. Maybe dps was too low and they were short on time. DPS or healers running as full heals instead of buff/off-dps healers also cause people to leave.

Asking for more XP events to get to level cap won't solve anything. Being at 810 is not going to change jerks into nice people.

I have 3 sets of gold and working on a 4th. All healing sets. Almost a 9 trait crafting. I have almost all the skill points from overland. Now trying to get the dungeon skill points. I have every skill line and guild maxed out but the hand, only because that's not my thing. I'm not new to MMOing, been doing this 22 years. Been playing ESO for 9 months now on just 2 chars. Yes I need more 100% exp events as I really want to cap that out.