Galen Treasure maps and the Skin lead drop

xilfxlegion

i got the shoulders one ---- scryed it and am leaving it buried so i dont pull that lead again.

ive bought 12 maps so far --- all around 125-150k --- nothing but junk

Enemy-of-Coldharbour

AnduinTryggva wrote: »

Enemy-of-Coldharbour wrote: »

I've gone through about 8+ maps. Got the shoulders twice, still no skin.

It is not about chest found in the landscape but about chests found via treasure maps.

I did say I went through 8+ maps.

Syldras

Got my first Galen map by chance yesterday (from a backpack somewhere in Grahtwood), no lead this time.

Dragonredux

I only had 2 Galen maps drops ever since Firesong got released. They really need to do something about Treasure map drop rate like the zone you're currently in has a higher chance of a map dropping compared to other maps. Like someone else said, the drop chance is just going to get worse overtime.

CGPsaint

Thus far I've looted just 2 Galen treasure maps. One from looting a furnishing in Galen and one from looting a treasure chest in the Sewers. I got the lead for the shoulders on my first map, and the lead for the skin on my fourth map, so I feel that it's safe to say that I've used up all of my RNG for the foreseeable future.

mattaeus01b16_ESO

Gruumsh1 wrote: »

Sadly, this is a seriously awful implementation. It feels like ZOS doesn't want people to even have the skin. 9/10 leads were challenging but fair but the final lead is ridiculous. I have seen one Galen treasure map (I had no idea where I even got it) and of course it didn't produce the lead.

Does anyone know if this situation has this been looked at and reconsidered by ZOS or are we treading down the usual path of "ZOS - it is what it is and no change is planned" territory?

Cheers!

30 Maps + to get my drops... Most farmed
Friend 1 got it in 3 maps.
Me? Havnt seen a Galen Map drop in 3 weeks.
Friend 2 get a Galen map drop once a day for a week doing normal dungeons.

ghost_bg_ESO

Two maps, both from base game - either starter zones or public dungeons (don't exactly know - lvl-ing), collected couple maps (and destroyed a lot more). After seeing this post as i did had galen map, went to check my luck - nothing. Collected all other maps that i had (no maps on inventory). First map that dropped from some mobs - galen, log-ed out had some dinner, first thing after loging in was to go for the new map - lead (no other leads to scry, second lead for this skin).


(Thanks a lot. Now my ocd/ptsd is kicking and i have to collect them all. )

Edit: My order will be : vents, map, phoenix something, roaming boss, daily, CoA, boss......

Enemy-of-Coldharbour

20+ Galen maps used so far, no skin yet...

boi_anachronism_

I'd wait until the price settles. It's already come down about 100k on console. Used to run about 250k now it's between 140k-150k. Give it another month or 2. I've had several maps and just sold them. Gonna wait until they dip in price to actually look for leads. To expensive for my rng luck 🥴

wolfie1.0.

Lead only drops from maps right?

Enemy-of-Coldharbour

wolfie1.0. wrote: »

Lead only drops from maps right?

Yes.

ghost_bg_ESO

got it by (mentioned order and loging out and waiting before next lead*). not impressed, but i'm not impressed by skins in general


* 5 times CoA, one hour in vvanderfel PD

xilfxlegion

actually found a map for 50k last night in a trader --- and got the lead from it.

only took like 18 maps total. yay.

jle30303

Necrotech_Master wrote: »

i also would agree that treasure map leads are terrible (ALL of them including all of the ancestral motifs) mainly because there is no easy way to farm it without buying 100s of treasure maps

treasure maps have a lot of problems associated with them

• need to be much more common drops
• non-unique items so they can stack kind of like surveys
• almost guaranteed lead chances from them, not 1 in 10 or 1 in 20 chance, but closer to a 50-75% drop chance for leads

you're missing the most important thing that it needs:

*curated antiquity motif leads, for those maps that drop motifs. Will give you a lead for a motif you have not dug up, in preference to one that you have, until you have dug them all once and obtained the antiquity factoid entries, after which they're truly random

*the above curation should be based on knowing the antiquity factoid, which is not tradable and is account-wide: not on knowing the motif, which is tradable and is character-specific.

This is, of course, not necessary for the Galen skin parts, which are the main focus of this thread, both of which are one-and-done.

Necrotech_Master

jle30303 wrote: »

Necrotech_Master wrote: »

i also would agree that treasure map leads are terrible (ALL of them including all of the ancestral motifs) mainly because there is no easy way to farm it without buying 100s of treasure maps

treasure maps have a lot of problems associated with them

• need to be much more common drops
• non-unique items so they can stack kind of like surveys
• almost guaranteed lead chances from them, not 1 in 10 or 1 in 20 chance, but closer to a 50-75% drop chance for leads

you're missing the most important thing that it needs:

*curated antiquity motif leads, for those maps that drop motifs. Will give you a lead for a motif you have not dug up, in preference to one that you have, until you have dug them all once and obtained the antiquity factoid entries, after which they're truly random

*the above curation should be based on knowing the antiquity factoid, which is not tradable and is account-wide: not on knowing the motif, which is tradable and is character-specific.

This is, of course, not necessary for the Galen skin parts, which are the main focus of this thread, both of which are one-and-done.

of course, that would certainly help with finishing the codex entries for stuff like that faster (if it went with the suggested increased chance to get leads from the treasure maps)

Gruumsh1

2+ mil spent on maps and it finally happened Can't say it was a fun experience though. Took a lot of fun out of the game tbh.

I am Groot....


The best of luck to everyone else trying to run down this lead. I hope Galen maps rain down on you all for the future!

Hapexamendios

Gruumsh1 wrote: »

2+ mil spent on maps and it finally happened Can't say it was a fun experience though. Took a lot of fun out of the game tbh.

I am Groot....


The best of luck to everyone else trying to run down this lead. I hope Galen maps rain down on you all for the future!

First time I've seen the skin. Thanks for posting the picture. It affirms for me that buying the treasure maps to get it would be a waste of gold.

DinoZavr

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Gruumsh1

Hapexamendios wrote: »

Gruumsh1 wrote: »

2+ mil spent on maps and it finally happened Can't say it was a fun experience though. Took a lot of fun out of the game tbh.

I am Groot....


The best of luck to everyone else trying to run down this lead. I hope Galen maps rain down on you all for the future!

First time I've seen the skin. Thanks for posting the picture. It affirms for me that buying the treasure maps to get it would be a waste of gold.

Yeah, it's not for everyone. As I styled my toon as a nature spirit it was a key part of my character.

Yay that you save your gold though!

Hamish999

Gruumsh1 wrote: »

2+ mil spent on maps and it finally happened Can't say it was a fun experience though. Took a lot of fun out of the game tbh.

I am Groot....


The best of luck to everyone else trying to run down this lead. I hope Galen maps rain down on you all for the future!

I got a Galen map from a Rugged Document Pouch in the Dragonguard Supply Chest and was wondering whether to use it or sell it. Now I know to sell it as that is one fugly skin lol (as are most to be honest), thanks for the screenshot

SpiritKitten

Gruumsh1 wrote: »

2+ mil spent on maps and it finally happened Can't say it was a fun experience though. Took a lot of fun out of the game tbh.

I am Groot....


The best of luck to everyone else trying to run down this lead. I hope Galen maps rain down on you all for the future!

You look amazing!!

ZERT1775

@ZOS_GinaBruno has this been looked at or who would we talk to on this matter it is clear players on multiple platforms and servers are having issues with this lead and tge market is skyrocketing map prices anywhere from 20k to 60k

TaSheen

Uh. These threads are from January. Considering it's nearly October, seems like they aren't planning to do anything?

BetweenMidgets

They clearly aren't going to do anything. Just look at how many leads they put behind treasure maps with the release on Necrom.

A LOT more than they had even done previously.

CGPsaint

BetweenMidgets wrote: »

They clearly aren't going to do anything. Just look at how many leads they put behind treasure maps with the release on Necrom.

A LOT more than they had even done previously.

I've been asking for a status update on the broken achievement for Savior of Galen for over 10 months and have gotten nothing but crickets. I can't care more than the company that makes the game, so I've moved on to spending the majority of my game time on other games.

MidniteOwl1913

BetweenMidgets wrote: »

They clearly aren't going to do anything. Just look at how many leads they put behind treasure maps with the release on Necrom.

A LOT more than they had even done previously.

I agree, it's a very bad trend! I flat up refuse to do it. Nothing is worth ruining the fun of the game that way. Hard to farm is one thing. Hard to farm and bloody expensive is quite another!