Two Galen leads in treasure maps??

El_Borracho

MafiaCat115 wrote: »

Maybe have it be any chest in the zone has a chance of giving the lead, but the treasure map chests are much more likely to give the lead.

Or just get rid of them. I'm having flashbacks to the treasure chest lead for the Markyn Ring of Majesty. Oh, another piece of Prisoner's Gear! Hooray!

thechiefisback

Does someone have luck with treasure maps? I bought 6 but just got the shoulder.
But I also lootet 60 normal chests on Galen with no luck for the lead of the music box either, so I'm generally unlucky.

MafiaCat115

thechiefisback wrote: »

Does someone have luck with treasure maps? I bought 6 but just got the shoulder.
But I also lootet 60 normal chests on Galen with no luck for the lead of the music box either, so I'm generally unlucky.

I'm at eight maps so far with no lead for the skin. I got an egg lead on the first map and the shoulders on the second, then nothing good ever since.

RevJJ

MafiaCat115 wrote: »

thechiefisback wrote: »

Does someone have luck with treasure maps? I bought 6 but just got the shoulder.
But I also lootet 60 normal chests on Galen with no luck for the lead of the music box either, so I'm generally unlucky.

I'm at eight maps so far with no lead for the skin. I got an egg lead on the first map and the shoulders on the second, then nothing good ever since.

So the maps have three leads that can drop? Luckily the egg lead seems to be able to drop in addition to other leads from what I’ve experienced so far (although you never know, they may “fix” that in the next patch).

I’m also half expecting them to change the shoulder style page leads to individual ones instead of all three in one coffer so that you’ll have a chance of four random leads from one map. And the egg.

Ragged_Claw

I'm a bit slow and only just realised that one piece of the skin is locked behind this atrocious mechanic. Luckily I haven't started farming for the dungeon leads yet, so I'll just forget about the skin. I've been hitting Galen hard since release and haven't had a single treasure map drop, I'm not buying any as my luck with RNG is generally terrible. I'm pretty bummed actually, I've been enjoying looking for the other parts as I go through the zone quests and now I can't finish the thing, it's kinda soured the zone for me if I'm honest. Maybe I'll complete it in another 8 years when the maps are selling for a few hundred gold

Mythgard1967

22 maps with no lead for the skin. Its making me very crabby

MafiaCat115

Mythgard1967 wrote: »

22 maps with no lead for the skin. Its making me very crabby

So not only is it multiple layers of RNG, but it is also improbable RNG. I'm at 9 so far and nothing.

CGPsaint

ApoAlaia wrote: »

I'm trying to see the silver lining in the fact that we don't have a full motif to 'unearth' this time like with The Deadlands.

Ancient Daedric goes fantastic with the theme, it truly is an abomination.

Ancestral Daedric was the last straw for me. I'm not bothering with any more leads that drop from treasure maps, and I'll most likely be passing on the new content altogether. [snip]

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MartianPhoenix

CGPsaint wrote: »

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THIS, it got extremely clear when they put the crafting area in cities behind loading screens, or putting the stations too far apart from each other.
It kills the city in the long run as the daily crafting loop is more cumbersome, and so folks don't go there anymore after the year is done, less traffic means less folks buying from the guild stores there.

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Ch3mical_92

Oh hell no, not even more of those treasuremap leads... Antiquities was really fun when they released it back then but now it's my mood-killer #1 in Eso. Its far beyond anyones boilingpoint to grind all those newer leads. I hate it

Necrotech_Master

RevJJ wrote: »

MafiaCat115 wrote: »

thechiefisback wrote: »

Does someone have luck with treasure maps? I bought 6 but just got the shoulder.
But I also lootet 60 normal chests on Galen with no luck for the lead of the music box either, so I'm generally unlucky.

I'm at eight maps so far with no lead for the skin. I got an egg lead on the first map and the shoulders on the second, then nothing good ever since.

So the maps have three leads that can drop? Luckily the egg lead seems to be able to drop in addition to other leads from what I’ve experienced so far (although you never know, they may “fix” that in the next patch).

I’m also half expecting them to change the shoulder style page leads to individual ones instead of all three in one coffer so that you’ll have a chance of four random leads from one map. And the egg.

the egg is one of those "can drop anywhere" leads, there is quite a few of those purple ones that do that

Mythgard1967

31 one maps.....

Snamyap

Mythgard1967 wrote: »

31 one maps.....

Mythgard1967 wrote: »

31 one maps.....

Yeah, not gonna bother with this one.

James-Wayne

Just another example of rewards behind a really hard rng wall.... they need to get away from this type of reward system because there is nothing rewarding about grinding for hours and hours on end to maybe end up with something.

EDIT: Oh and this is constructive feedback so please dont edit me ZOS.

RevJJ

James-Wayne wrote: »

Just another example of rewards behind a really hard rng wall.... they need to get away from this type of reward system because there is nothing rewarding about grinding for hours and hours on end to maybe end up with something.

EDIT: Oh and this is constructive feedback so please dont edit me ZOS.

They won’t though, because people are still grinding for it. Scroll up and you’ll see someone tried 31 maps. As long as we keep chasing, ZOS will keep putting leads in ridiculous spots. The next mythic may have a lead that only has a chance from dropping if you have completed the Psijic Order quest line and then only from the last boss of the main quest line.

shadyjane62

The only way to win is not to play the game. I gave up chasing leads after Shadowfen made me hate Nirnroot. It is too frustrating to try to constantly keep up with all the changes especially when you see a nerf coming a mile away.

Stinkyremy

Just to point out that it seams leads are not meant to be farmed but in general gotten passively while playing. Farming is a player issue.

I don't agree leads should be locked behind crap like treasure maps as they are in most cases unintuitive to how players play. I also personally don't like leads being locked behind content that has to be done in groups, like world bosses or dungeon end bosses, but I guess the idea of the antiquities was that while you play, going around doing what you do, you pick up the leads for the items. Then I guess the last few of the ones like the skin, where it is a fragment can be farmed.

xilfxlegion

barney2525 wrote: »

I have 2 Galen maps I haven't done anything with since I haven't been to Galen yet and they don't show a TTC price, so I didn't think I could sell them.

on xbox na they are going for 300k each

Jaimeh

Either we get leads tied with competing resources (like the Shadowfen nodes, the Artaeum fishing, or the Murkmire strongboxes), or tied with mobs that are rare and on top of that rarely drop loot (like the Watchlings for Mora's Whisper), or tied with double RNG, like surveys and treasure maps. It's a deliberately aggravating system, and continues to be so despite the outcry, so they obviously want it to be like that, and all you can do about it is not participate.

MidniteOwl1913

After Mora's whispers, I will *never* chase another near-impossible lead. Nope! And I find it aggravating in the extreme, that time and time again ZOS just seems to want to suck all the fun out of something I like.

No lead should take weeks of constant effort.

alternatelder

In the beginning I was excited to do all antiquities, but the motifs in maps killed it for me. Now we get zossed again and they put two leads in them? I guess Zos wants people to wait a year to do some content, at this point, I guess I have to.

MafiaCat115

I got lucky after 13 odd chests and got the lead. I get that many leads aren't meant to be farmed for, but who in their natural gameplay would go after 13 Galen maps? Most people I know just destroy treasure maps they get.

CGPsaint

MafiaCat115 wrote: »

I got lucky after 13 odd chests and got the lead. I get that many leads aren't meant to be farmed for, but who in their natural gameplay would go after 13 Galen maps? Most people I know just destroy treasure maps they get.

Did you loot the maps, or did you purchase them? I have been farming Harrowstorms and treasure chests and have yet to get a Galen treasure map to drop and you can be damn sure that I'm not dropping 250K or more and going the hope and a prayer route to try and get the leads. That being said, I know for a fact that I can could the number of times that I've had Deadlands maps drop as loot, so I'm not going to hold my breath on Galen maps. Well done ZOS. Yet another amazing decision.

Thrasher91604

No Galen maps so far, and I farm chests and troves like crazy. Truly ridiculous.

MafiaCat115

CGPsaint wrote: »

MafiaCat115 wrote: »

I got lucky after 13 odd chests and got the lead. I get that many leads aren't meant to be farmed for, but who in their natural gameplay would go after 13 Galen maps? Most people I know just destroy treasure maps they get.

Did you loot the maps, or did you purchase them? I have been farming Harrowstorms and treasure chests and have yet to get a Galen treasure map to drop and you can be damn sure that I'm not dropping 250K or more and going the hope and a prayer route to try and get the leads. That being said, I know for a fact that I can could the number of times that I've had Deadlands maps drop as loot, so I'm not going to hold my breath on Galen maps. Well done ZOS. Yet another amazing decision.

I did a mix of both, though mostly bought. Think only 1-2 came from having actually got the map myself.

Crimsonwolf666

TheOriginalMrT wrote: »

flizomica wrote: »

So.. are there any ways at all to farm Galen maps, or at least have a higher chance of getting them? The last lead I need for the skin is from the maps.

i've heard some say they drop from dragon events in bags. might be easier to farm them instead. havent tested it myself though.

Dragon wb bags and Harrowstorm bags have a big chance to drop treasure maps, but Galen is thrown in the mix with....EVERYWHERE so pure luck for a Galen one to drop. I have recieved High Isle maps from Dragons and Harrowstorms, but no Galen yet, my luck is terrible.

Crimsonwolf666

The drop rate for a Gold lead, aka the shoulder piece and the barkskin piece is less than 2%...if you get a lead from the Galen treasure map it's likely that damn purple one that you can get from other sources....this is an awful decision on Zos part.

Veinblood1965

Has ZoS said anything about changing the drop source of this lead?

I bought one map last night for 250K and no luck. I've played every day since Galen's release and have yet to loot one map on my own. As there are no ways to farm the lead at all this leaves buying them which just leaves a bad taste in my mouth as buying a chance at a lead just is wrong in so many ways.

Of course I don't have to have the lead but that's not the point, it's just I cannot imagine whoever was in charge at ZoS of creating the loot sources for this lead thought this was going to be even remotely respectful to players. I mean seriously, the discussion had to have been had while it was being designed. It's disrespectful and really takes the fun out of this type of thing in general. If this continues to be the pattern going forward it's time for me to start giving my money to a company that thinks more of their customer base than this.

Ch3mical_92

I cant understand why they keep putting more and more leads into treasure maps, driving prices into Oblivion. I really liked and enjoyed antiquities as they were released back then but now it's just painful and frustrating collecting them

jaws343

Ch3mical_92 wrote: »

I cant understand why they keep putting more and more leads into treasure maps, driving prices into Oblivion. I really liked and enjoyed antiquities as they were released back then but now it's just painful and frustrating collecting them

I mean, prior to antiquities, there were constant posts about how treasure maps were trash. So they add value to the maps, and now all there are are posts about how that added value is bad. It's a lose-lose situation at this point.