Oakensoul - I’m done

Orvor

Farming leads for the Harpooner’s Kilt and various rings was challenging, sure, but I’m finding the experience with Oakensoul on another level of frustrating. I found the first 4 leads within 2 days of launch and in total, about 4 hours of grinding. Not bad for 4 leads. The final lead which I chose to farm in Glenumbra from ore nodes is another story. So far as at 23/07 no lead, with farming every day since launch. I estimate 20-25k ore, and across 3 characters (2 high level 1 very low level). My only sane conclusion is that this ring will not be part of my experience, nor can I rationally expect to carry on when the game is either bugged, or the RND is so bad due to karma and something I did in a past life. @Zos I’ve been a great supporter and every month the Euros flow from my pocket, but while Oakensoul is the new META in Cyrodiil and I’m seeing OP players no doubt having outrageous fun with it, I can’t partake. At moments like this I honestly question what I’m doing and how I spend my time when you should be REWARDING me instead of draining all the fun and joy out of me. I am burned out and cannot look at another node and reasonably, why should I? It won’t drop, and I have tried every trick. Lastly does anyone think this a bug? No I don’t have the active lead already but thanks if you were going to ask.

Norith_Gilheart_Flail

Clearly it drops, if everyone else in Cyrodiil has it. The timeframe for you may be worthy of a ticket.

On the other hand, won't you be overjoyed as PVPER to know that it won't have as much of an impact in U35.

Firstmep

I wouldnt worry about it too much. Oaken is incredibly busted on the few builds that can take advantage of the extra buffs, like dk and nb, but its not the end all be all.

Rn a lot of people use it on those specific builds, but it wont be that great next patch(thankfully)

Zodiarkslayer

For the stoneshank frame lead, I can recommend the Plentiful Harvest CP node. As I pointed out in another thread, I am pretty sure you get additional rolls of RNG, instead of doubling up the yield.
That means the chance to get a lead from one node is higher, albeit not twice as high.

Also note, that a lot of players have theorised (not necessarily on the forums here, I got the tip from the guild discord), that you get (drop) chance modifiers, depending on how much purple and gold lead you have active. Meaning, that if you dig out all purple and gold leads before you go on a grind, your chances of finding your desired lead are much higher.

RNG is a fickle friend. But grinding for two weeks without lead indicated that something is going wrong. Maybe on your side, maybe on the games side. Don't give up hope.

Vulkunne

Zavijah_Arventi wrote: »

Clearly it drops, if everyone else in Cyrodiil has it. The timeframe for you may be worthy of a ticket.

On the other hand, won't you be overjoyed as PVPER to know that it won't have as much of an impact in U35.

Only good thing about U35. I'm overjoyed already and haven't played the game in awhile lol.

Orvor

@Zodiarkslayer thanks, a helpful and kind post.

WinterHeart626

I didn’t have much issue with the ore node lead, I used a toon with double resource yield and threw both of the survey maps I had into it, got the lead on the second enriched node.
If you have yet to try double yield + survey, I say give it a shot, that’s how most people I know got it.
Other than that, you can try Zodiarkslayer’s method. I will admit it is a pain in the ……. To farm.

Darkstorne

So far Oakensoul has been the easiest to farm for me, but I must have got very lucky! Knocked out the whole thing in a couple of hours last week.

It's the Murkmire lead that put me off trying sooner. I thought even last week it would be an awful experience, but nope. Ported to Lilmoth, hopped into one of the homes where lockboxes can spawn right next to the wayshrine, and not only was the lockbox there but it contained the lead too. Think I've used up my RNG luck for the rest of the year right there... Should have played the lottery instead