Event Fatigue

SilverBride

I_killed_Vivec wrote: »

I'm in two minds about this.

On one hand the events are necessary because without them nobody visits those zones. Nobody really looks forward to doing a harrowstorm...

On the other, I found it a distraction because, and I admit this is down to me, I don't rush into a new DLC. I will not be the first into a DLC because it's too crowded. So when this new event started (another, just finished witches) I hadn't finished Galen, so it was a bit of a distraction.

Unfortunately all of the recent DLC are so devoid of interest that once you've finished the quests there's very little to bring you back - hence the "events". Without them these zones would be empty.

This reinforces my opinion that the events should be more evenly spread out. This way the zones are repopulated by those doing the events more evenly, not having some of the event activities skipped by those who are feeling fatigued by so many of them so close together.

VaranisArano

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Spreading out events can easily net them more money and more players than making clustering them. Many companies spread their events out more without issue. [snip]

What makes you think ZOS is actively promoting burnout?

[edited to remove quote]

whitecrow

I_killed_Vivec wrote: »

I'm in two minds about this.

On one hand the events are necessary because without them nobody visits those zones. Nobody really looks forward to doing a harrowstorm...

I do.

Skyrim is always pretty well-populated, including Harrowstorm activity.

BretonMage

I'd be fine with more evenly distributed events, as long as they don't reduce the number of events.

whitecrow wrote: »

I_killed_Vivec wrote: »

I'm in two minds about this.

On one hand the events are necessary because without them nobody visits those zones. Nobody really looks forward to doing a harrowstorm...

I do.

Skyrim is always pretty well-populated, including Harrowstorm activity.

I play off-peak, and it's not as populated as Elsweyr. Though it's admittedly more populated than the older zones.

Hotdog_23

BretonMage wrote: »

I'd be fine with more evenly distributed events, as long as they don't reduce the number of events.

whitecrow wrote: »

I_killed_Vivec wrote: »

I'm in two minds about this.

On one hand the events are necessary because without them nobody visits those zones. Nobody really looks forward to doing a harrowstorm...

I do.

Skyrim is always pretty well-populated, including Harrowstorm activity.

I play off-peak, and it's not as populated as Elsweyr. Though it's admittedly more populated than the older zones.

Play off peak usually and some areas are pretty dead unless an event is going on unless it is the latest chapter or zone.

Stay safe

SerafinaWaterstar

Agree with both sides - too many similar events (do dailies yawn) for underwhelming rewards.
Liked getting furniture drops or similar.
So get tickets but not really much else this time.

Have to add that before AWA I would do these events to enable alts to get the WB etc but since AWA there’s not much point so play less.

karthrag_inak

Khajiit wants MOAR EVENTS! Khajiit wants New Life to include every other zone event all at the same time - every daily gives purple boxes everywhere.

Khajiit wants all the things all at once.

FrancisCrawford

The current event is quite easy. One Harrowstorm in the Reach satisfies daily quests for both zones, and Reach Harrowstorms respawn pretty quickly.

New Life has gotten really easy too, now that they've added the afterlife FedEx quests. Just remember that the Stonefalls version of the quest is best reached from the same Rift wayshrine you use for the Rift version.

DP99

I agree to a point. I do feel like it's too much too close together, but no so much too many events too close together, but it's just that the new DLC just came out and now there's an event on top of that! That's what's too much for me.

And, I like the opportunity that events like this give to go back to old zones and get things like the Harrowstorms and the World Bosses done for achievements that I don't have yet.

But, It's also bad timing, because I'm also trying to finish up the daily quest achievements in Galen, and sometimes I don't have all that much time to do both that and the event stuff.

Androrix

whitecrow wrote: »

I_killed_Vivec wrote: »

I'm in two minds about this.

On one hand the events are necessary because without them nobody visits those zones. Nobody really looks forward to doing a harrowstorm...

I do.

Skyrim is always pretty well-populated, including Harrowstorm activity.

Harrrowstorms are my favorite part of the game. I mostly solo but always turn up to those. Skyrim is my favorite zone too.

SammyKhajit

karthrag_inak wrote: »

Khajiit wants MOAR EVENTS! Khajiit wants New Life to include every other zone event all at the same time - every daily gives purple boxes everywhere.

Khajiit wants all the things all at once.

Catnip OD. It’s become a big problem in Tamerial

For once, Sammy is having a great RNG and so this event is very fulfilling, literally, lots of recipes to eat!

PDarkBHood

The events are fine and are spaced out adequately. Your viewing the events from a personal perspective, and that is fine. BUT, you need to view it from a large population perspective too, then the scheduling makes sense. Zos seems to be trying to find a balance between them. Anyways, my schedule doesn't allow me to do some of the events hence I will skip some events, but I do want the new furnishing Hourglass thingie, thus I am doing my best to get all the necessary tickets. I hope for more events during the summer, but again, people's schedules vary; remember there are 20k+ people playing the game all with varying schedules and it is tough to hit that balance. My advice, take a break it sounds like you earned it!! Or wait until after you get the furnishing in December, then take a break!

SilverBride

PDarkBHood wrote: »

My advice, take a break it sounds like you earned it!! Or wait until after you get the furnishing in December, then take a break!

I enjoy playing and don't want to take a break from the game.

I also don't want the hourglass furnishing and am not working toward getting this.

boi_anachronism_

The event was convenient because I wanted all the codex bits for the vampire stained glass and I'll probably have another go at VVH.

peacenote

Idk if we are getting more or less events but I FEEL less pressure to do all of them, lest I miss an event reward. I like this. My life is busy. I would prefer there be enough opportunities (aka more events) to get tickets so if I have to miss one because I am traveling for work or whatever that I'm not completely out of luck.

But that's just me.

It helps that I've been around a while and have cleared most of the events so I only miss out on new achievements or this year's drops. But still. I like a higher event to items-that-can-only-be-obtained per ticket ratio.

joergino

Correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't we had the exact same number of events for ages? At least since the Indrik disaster struck? I believe It's always three events per quarters, and with the very notable exception of the one-off five-week Anniversary Jubilee a couple of years ago (aka the bestest and mostest importantest event ever or only event that actually mattered), they are usually the standard 12 or 13 days, with only the New Life thing lasting nearly three weeks.

Of course there is also the occasional Explorers' pseudo event, but since there is absolutely nothing event-y going on, this can be ignored completely.

Obviously there are plenty of issues with the things that are called "events" in this game, especially that there is virtually nothing special going on at all (particularly during the silly chapter/DLC promotion "events") and that the "rewards" hardly ever deserve that name and usually have atrociously bad drop rates. The way they are spread out across the ESO year is also incredibly horrible, i.e. we have some events back to back and then long periods without anything whatsoever going on.

So I don't really get the "event fatigue" being an issue right now. Things have been this way for years and absolutely every single event can be ignored without problem. My three non-main / non-EU accounts never ever do a dungeon or do any PVP whatsoever, yet even they can get the occasional Indrik fragment these days (not that it matters, but gotta spend those tickets!).

zaria

SilverBride wrote: »

I have event fatigue from too many events too close together. It leaves little time for me to do my "normal" routines such as questing etc.. I've started just skipping a lot of the activities associated with these events but I wish they were spread out more.

Nothing stopping you from not doing the event or simply doing one of each and do other stuff.
Now its smart to join farming groups for Kynes trial and the relevant dungeons for weapon also farm Vateshran Hollows for the weapons as its double drops. This can be adjusted after that you find more fun and that you are after.

katanagirl1

The Explorer’s Event is the king of events.

I can decide just how much time I want to spend doing it and the rewards are exactly what I want.

SilverBride

zaria wrote: »

SilverBride wrote: »

I have event fatigue from too many events too close together. It leaves little time for me to do my "normal" routines such as questing etc.. I've started just skipping a lot of the activities associated with these events but I wish they were spread out more.

Nothing stopping you from not doing the event or simply doing one of each and do other stuff.

That's what I am doing. I'm skipping a lot of the activities associated with these events.