New Life 2025 review

Finedaible

Syldras wrote: »

There are already two threads about that topic (one each per sentiment, I guess):
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/comment/8406633
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/comment/8406212

Finedaible wrote: »

Yeah, the new quests seemed kinda pointless and I'm not sure why they were added.

I personally appreciate that they added new quests to the event after almost a decade. It's not much new lore, sadly, but at least they do add holiday flavor and also a bit to the worldbuilding. Sure, the snowball quest is basically just a recolor of the mudball quest, but some of these quests add a bit to the world - even if it's just the fact that the orcs seem to celebrate by showcasing prowess and strength, while the Altmer focus on charity (no matter if it's for elders or orphans), the Argonians on fishing, the Khajiit on their usual sneaky stealy stuff, and the Bosmer... seem to have a thing for mud somehow (now I'd like to see deeper lore on how mud is related to their beliefs - but that's just me). I agree though that the rewards could be a little more appealing.

To clarify, I don't think the quests were bad, in fact the Redguard/Alik'r Desert quest was perhaps the most interesting of the bunch since it shows that some Redguard actually want to know more about their ancestral ties to Yokuda. I just think the subject could have been approached more broadly and more thoroughly through a different focus. From a practical standpoint, I just wonder why they bothered to create new quests if they were just functionally the same stuff as any other New Life daily.