Please make the Volcanic Cache at the Vents more prominent

SilverBride

The Volcanic Caches at the Vents in High Isle are short and the same color as the rock and lava of the Vent. If there are a lot of players around they can be hard to locate. Please make these taller and/or a different color so they are easier to spot.

whitecrow

Or maybe have some kind of beacon like skyshards do.

spartaxoxo

whitecrow wrote: »

Or maybe have some kind of beacon like skyshards do.

There should be some druidic magic vines that glow brightly wrapped around it. That would be thematic to what's happening.

SilverBride

Both good ideas.

SammyKhajit

This one plays a guessing game of where it’ll pop up, because it’s so hard to tell, especially with a large crowd.

So yes, a prominent display would be most welcome!

SeaGtGruff

I don't usually have much trouble spotting it after a few seconds, and at times I've even had it appear right beside me!

That said, it might be nice to have it be a little more noticeable, although I'd rather have it be something that doesn't look too unnatural or outlandish. For example, maybe if it noticeably pulsated in brightness to help catch your attention? It wouldn't need to be anything too extreme, just something that's enough to draw your eye.

Danikat

I agree. I missed the cache on the first vent I did because I didn't know to look out for it and unlike the chest at dolmens it's very easy to miss as it blends in with the surrounding terrain.

I only found the second one because it happened to spawn right by my character so I saw the interact prompt. It was only when I pressed that I saw the actual cache.

The 3rd time I knew to look out for it but had to guess that the spot lots of players were crowding around was where it had spawned, I couldn't see the cache itself and there was no other indication.

I also agree that it doesn't need to be anything extreme, anything would be an improvement over a lump which looks like part of the ground. I agree with the previous posts that a green glow or vines around it would fit the theme of the druids dealing with the vents while also making the cache stand out more.

Jaimeh

Agreed; every time a vent gets completed, I have to guess where to stand, and then do a little dance to find the prompt for the cache on the screen, because I can never spot it.

Lixiviant

Agree! I still don't have a clue where this vent is going to show up, and looking at other players, they don't know either!

nathamarath

I like it as it is. It fits the druidic style where secret and treasure is always hidden unless you search for it. I'd prefer giving other reward containers a likewise unique style.

SpacemanSpiff1

they should glow or something

agelonestar

I know a few people who left the event upon completion believing they hadn't done enough to be able to loot the boss (of course, in most other situations, you loot the boss). They never saw the loot container because it blends in so well with the ground.

So yeah, something that makes the loot container more prominent or obvious would be awesome.

tohopka_eso

Glad I'm not the only one that guesses where it is. When there is a lot of people it's really hard to make out exactly where it is.

Varana

Making it more prominent would also highlight the very particular shape of this cache, esp. from certain angles.

Dojohoda

Maybe remove the protrusion altogether and cause the ground to split a little and the looting spot to emit a pillar of smoke.

SilverBride

If it was just taller than the players it would be a lot easier to spot.

SilverBride

@ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_GinaBruno

Is this something that can be considered?

sPark101

I think it should be brighter like the chests at dolmens.

Blinx

maybe if they used the same green aura we get when we pray at the druid shrines it would help?, but doubt they would do it, once the event is over, it won't be much of an issue

SilverBride

It's always been an issue for me.

Mik195

Loot the boss or chest is a mechanic people are familiar with. Find the random rock seems an unnecessary complication and I suspect that a lot of people miss it because mine the rock never occurred to them.

redlink1979

SpacemanSpiff1 wrote: »

they should glow or something

They already glow before being openend.

redlink1979

Mik195 wrote: »

(...) Find the random rock seems an unnecessary complication (...)

It appears always in the same place...

SilverBride

redlink1979 wrote: »

Mik195 wrote: »

(...) Find the random rock seems an unnecessary complication (...)

It appears always in the same place...

That may be obvious to you, but it's not to me and others who agree that it needs to stand out more.

FluffyReachWitch

I'd like a visual change too. Dolmens and geysers make it really easy to see where the loot spawns. Harrowstorms were a little trickier. Vents, I can never tell where it's going to spawn because the ground all looks the same, and when it's crowded it's even harder to see.

Tenthirty2

SilverBride wrote: »

If it was just taller than the players it would be a lot easier to spot.

That thing with it's current um, shape, should NOT be longer taller

A very obvious glowing and sound effect similar to what chests do when you have the Antiquarian passive would be helpful I think.

Ravensilver

Yes, some kind of beacon or glow effect would be much appreciated. The first few times that I did the vents, I walked away without loot after killing the boss, because I thought I hadn't done enough dmg. It took a few days for me to notice other players standing around something.
Today I showed a friend, who had just started High Isles. If I hadn't, she wouldn't have seen it either.

whitecrow

I am not sure that they do spawn in the same location each time. Sometimes it seems like they are off to the side more.

Red_Feather

I never did one of those events until recently and wondered why people were standing in that area. I just randomly guessed it was for a chest and got lucky.

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trell

A plume of smoke or steam, much like the vent itself.