Writhing fortress broken?

Meridiano · November 15

ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »

For this one, @Meridiano, the team would like to know if all the barriers are down. If they are not, your team will need to lower the barriers by finding the siege weapons.

They were down for me and for everyone around in the same instance. However, I can't give you any more info because I quit the dungeon, did my own business (including the post in this thread), went back, put all the same barriers down AGAIN, and now Infernium progressed fine. And I've completed the dungeon in the same 2nd run. However, it was a frustrating experience overall. Would not recommend.

nadrokal · November 15

CoolBlast3 wrote: »

Completely bugged on PC-EU. Infernium stuck in literally every single instance. And they are -different- instances, as the Infernium is stuck in a different place every time. Incredible

I've been in 5 instances on PC NA so far today. 3 of them had a stuck infernium, 2 of them had a titan that got stuck at 69-75%. Not sure what I am missing as plenty of folks in my guilds have apparently done this thing successfully

Jaimeh · November 15

PCNA: I finally went into the fortress, the two bosses were already down so it directed me to the last boss but the ballistae that we had to use to reach it were stuck at 4.1% so we left. Then the next instance, the Infernium boss was non-movable, again we couldn't proceed. It was aggravating running all the way to the point the instance was complete only to realize we couldn't proceed further, not only we can't clear it but we can't even experience it properly. Why didn't you make this a closed grouped instance ZOS, like the Nymics... this open Oblivion portal style does not work with it. It's a pity because it looks so cool, and I would have liked to take my time properly running through it, but now it looks like I'll have trouble even just clearing it and getting the title... So much disappointment with this event.

nadrokal · November 15

@ZOS_Kevin any chance you could clarify if we're missing something, or if the fortress is busted again? A lot of people are having the same problem with progress being stuck.

Burnished_Fangs · November 15

I have relogged multiple times in an effort to find an instance that is not bugged, and so far I have been unsuccessful. Sometimes the infernium has moved, sometimes it hasn't. Every instance has had players running around trying to figure out what it is they are supposed to do or are doing wrong, and none of them have figured it out so far. My quest even keeps bugging and redirecting me to talk to Keshu, sometimes right after I have talked to her. Nothing is working as it should, and it is incredibly frustrating.

angrysam319 · November 15

For anyone struggling to speak to Skordo after the fortress…although I didn’t have the issue, several in my guild did.
If you have a solstice zone story quest in your journal, drop it. That should reset Skordo and you can find him at the fellowship camp to complete the quest.

Bethgael · November 15

ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »

Hello! The hotfix for this issue has been successfully deployed, so those of you whose servers are flipping over to Phase 3 at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM Eastern Time should not encounter this issue at all.

Thank you everyone!

Nope. We're having this issue right now on NA. I entered, never been in before. Talk to Kesha. Move to portal, optional step to talk to Kesha comes up again. No enemies to fight, everyone running around talking about how they can't get anything to work. Go back, talk to Kesha. Move through the portal. Option to talk to Kesha comes up again. Rinse, repeat.

"Lead infernium to boss. [West]"

What infernium?

I logged. [snip] the point?

At this point, I would suggest you need to have this up for more than a week. 1 day already lost to dungeon-breaking bug and the bug persists despite being "fixed".
[edited for profanity bypass]

AnduinTryggva · November 15

SerafinaWaterstar wrote: »

Did it in the first mad rush on my main.

Thought I’d have a try on a different character - got quest from Skordo. Entered Fortress - and nothing. No enemies, nothing.

Follow quest to Reach Soul Spire but once inside you can’t destroy the thing so what is going on?

Please don’t tell me you can only do this once on one account.

Or that you made it so badly that once it’s been done on that server, it can’t be done again?

I really hope ZOS have a long session planned for ‘lessons learned’ from this event…….

So the guys who where able to play while phase 3 started had the luck to experience it and all the others are going to miss out because ZOS forgot to implement a reset?

It is still stuck in a non progressible state on PC EU. PPL repair and shoot balistas mindlessly, the sit at the closed gate that leads to the enemy after the western portal after having talked to Keshu and an infernal sits there shielded and non attackable.

What a deception.

gusthermopyle · November 15

Sadly I am just adding to the reports of dissapointment.

I honestly don't even know if it was bugged when I went in last night. First time I went in the first boss was already down, went in to the 2nd boss fight, but nobody seemed to know what was going on, the towers were down but the gate to the harvester wasn't open. Chat seemed to think the instance was bugged so everyone just left.

I left the zone and came back, as some had mentioned that can fix issues. Came back and now the 2nd boss was down already so I went in for the last titan boss. It did work, but was very confusing, no real focus to what was oging on, no indictation that there was progress - the spire thingy took ballista hits but didn't seem to take damage, but eventually the titan came out, the group finished the fight and I finished the quest.

But it was entirely underwwhelming.

This was totally the wrong choice for the final battle. Everyone should have had the chance to experience the writhing fortress in it's entirity on their first time.

TomCat · November 15

PC EU
After countless attempts, I finally found a working instance, entered the fortress, and was able to successfully... well, after a few deaths... complete it.
If no bugs occur, the fortress provides a good ending to an otherwise rather disappointing event.

AdmiralHip · November 15

I’ve been a bit more positive towards the event than most people here but I was pretty disappointed to enter the Fortress last night and find that it was empty of anything. This was after it had apparently been fixed on PCEU. Keshu would give me a quest and the quest marker kept resetting at her. Then something about an Infernum at the West Gate…nothing there. It was all completed it looked like. I went into it a few times and same thing.

LarsS · November 15

I found a working instance on the third attempt. It's great fun when it works.

NoSoup · November 15

Made it to the monolith room, easily about 20 other people outside having the same problem. Go into the room to "reach the spire" and there's nothing there, can't progress any further.

I think this is the end for me, just can not keep sinking money into this game.

Maitsukas · November 15

The Infernium bugging out happened on PTS as well. I'm pretty sure ZOS reset the instance for everyone that was in there, as we were hit with a loading screen to the character selection screen and got put outside the Writhing Fortress portal upon relogging.

Perhaps they can try that for the LIVE servers, however annoying it may be.

MissNoir · November 15

This situation makes me completely speechless. This whole event has been giving me the feeling that ZOS is laughing at us. Phase 1 and phase 2 all focused on endless grind for rewards that hardly ever drop. And when they drop they weren’t that appealing anyway. After all this time I still have only gotten 19 of the caltrops shards. But every day I get 2-3 fragments for the pet I already have.

When finally phase 3 starts me and my friend go to the fortress. I even said that I’m finally excited for this event again. I spoke too soon.

Sadly. I only have time to play any serious gameplay during weekends so it seems this part of the once in a life time event, that I have both grinded and payed for, will be something I won’t be able to experience.

KalevaLaine · November 15

Any suggestions what to do when Skordi isnt at the camp after complete the fortress?

redlink1979 · November 15

Infernium was bugged in PS EU earlier today (+- 1 hour ago).
I ran WF in PS NA and it was fine.
I will try PC EU/NA this afternoon. *fingers crossed*

Holmarion19 · November 15

KalevaLaine wrote: »

Any suggestions what to do when Skordi isnt at the camp after complete the fortress?

From the "known issues" thread

"Skordo sometimes does not appear when you go to hand in the “Support the Fellowship” quest at the siege camp in Solstice, despite his quest pin appearing on the map.
Skordo is sometimes not spawning in an area where players can interact with him, at the end of the “Support the Fellowship” quest. We are currently investigating this issue. The temporary workaround for players is to drop “The Worm Turns” quest."

NoSoup · November 15

Literally cancelling my sub now as I type this, making us grind and grind and grind for stuff we paid for months ago only to be met with this is beyond incompetent, its just a lack of respect to your customers now....

langewapper · November 15

wow there will probably be a long week-end of maintenance

ajkb78 · November 15

This is the problem wit disposable, one-off content.

When it works, the writhing fortress is pretty cool. It's definitely something that has decent replay value, and it's a shame it will be disappearing after a week. It would make a good piece of permanent group content, or at the very least something that returns on certain weekends like a recurring event ("oh no! the worm cult are trying to re-establish their fortress, you have to go and destroy it again!"...)

But the problem is, I suspect because it's been designed as a one-off, the actual mechanics haven't had the care and attention that most game content gets, so the implementation is shabbier than any other content I can remember (and I've been playing since Summerset).

Given ZOS has a finite pool of developers I'd much rather see them put effort into things that are a permanent part of the game and do those well, rather than frittering resources on ephemeral stuff like this.

We don't want vanishing content like this. For one, what about my former comrades in the Armed Forces who happen to be deployed during the one week they could ever have got to play this? It's extremely disrespectful to serving personnel to use the money they pay to play this game to add stuff that's kind of cool but that they will never be able to play, a title they will never be able to earn... Same for fans who have holidays booked etc. (Given the timetable for phase 3 was only obvious about 2 hours before it started.) The content is interesting, but the "disappearing" concept is incredibly poorly thought out.

Ashjunkie · November 15

@ZOS_JessicaFolsom ZOS is going to extend this right? Because most of us can't actually participate at all. I gave up after trying instance after instance after instance of the fortress and every single one was broken. I have yet to see phase 3 at all and many others are experiencing the same thing.

CAB_Life · November 15

The instance is already cleared on PC, with all the bosses showing as dead, and all of the portals already opened and sub events completed, but I assume you guys know that already. This whole event has been an absolute debacle.

clacker · November 15

Abandoning “The Worm Turns” quest worked for me, was finally able to see Skordo to turn in the quest.

LalMirchi · November 15

Somehow I feel that one essential part of the development process is missing here. The final testing phase where bug-fixes, fine-tuning and finesse go in as finishing touches. Since Elsweyr I'm not feeling that ephemeral touch of quality.

What use is designing and baking a beautiful cake only for the server to trip and drop the cake ignominiously on the floor at the presentation?

redlink1979 · November 15

CAB_Life wrote: »

The instance is already cleared on PC, with all the bosses showing as dead, and all of the portals already opened and sub events completed, but I assume you guys know that already. (...)

@CAB_Life So those who may have miss it, for several reasons such as work/school/family/etc, can't get credit for phase 3 completion?

Dojohoda · November 15

Skordo the Knife wasn't where he was supposed to be after I finished the writhing wall. Someone in zone mentioned that having the main story quest for Solstice could interfere with being able to turn in the writhing wall quest.

I had picked up the story quest for eastern Solstice earlier, so I dropped it. After that Skordo was at the turn-in location and I was able to turn in the quest.

alternatelder · November 15

The worst experience I've ever had in this game. How am I supposed to experience this? I went through only the East side and killed a few bosses with randoms, I guess...? Now the main boss is up, tried running there but there's no way to access it?? What is this garbage? Now I'm going to miss out on it?

Aliniel · November 15

This is the tipical ZOS behavior. Release something time limited on FRIDAY, then go home for the weekend and leave it broken.

lillybit · November 15

I finished "Crossing The Wall" before I could do the event quest so Skordo was missing. Unfortunately I didn't think of dropping the next quest and finished it instead and he's still not there. Kinda thinking I should do all the main quests and he might appear but I dunno. He wasn't there between quests so don't really thiink finishing will help