The Final Assault - Open the Library Gate (enough already!)

ipkonfigcub18_ESO · April 2014

You seriously want players jumping off a pillar over and over trying to aim at something and dying over and over? I watched countless people unable to get that aimed. Ok, fine. But to force your players to take death penalty (armor off or not) for something you designed to tick-off players? Or is this just another bug being thrown into our faces?

I'm really trying to enjoy your game but I don't see the point in doing a quest this poorly designed/broken. "Oh it's intended to work that way" If that's your response (which I believe it would be) you certainly know how to break the games immersion with this quest.

I keep telling myself "it'll get fixed...wait...developers fix what they want and address the other issues when subs go down. It's their 'bring you back to the game' tactic." (corporate tactis) I know you're a busy bunch of people right now getting your game out live. My problem is this crap was pointed out to you in BETA and you let it go live (among tons of other bugs that were large issues). I don't envy your jobs because they're all about "deadlines with no appreciation" in the corporate world. Well I appreciate you making an MMORPG that's quite unique and I certainly understand a game just releasing is going to have its fair share of issues. But this quest?!

I do, however, no longer care to progress in your game after seeing this garbage. I hate dying in games -- but more so I hate dying in your game because you rake us over the hot coals with repair costs. Make us repair, fine. But your gear decays rapidly even when not dying. It's like you're trying to punish us for trying - and I haven't really seen a game go off an do that since the days of AION where players were punished for just playing the game! (although that was more about NCsoft hating Americans and decided to just punish us in general for being Americans....)

I'm not going to jump off a pillar all day trying to aim the heat at an object on the wall and ruin the games immersion and die every time I fail to hit the object in the distance. If I did that I certainly wouldn't be able to save the people I'm doing the quest for.

You could have at least placed a platform for players to land on with some steps to get back up onto allowing them to run around and try again. No, you punish the players even more when dying. "Hey let's just finish off their armor decay by killing them..."

ipkonfigcub18_ESO · April 2014

Note: I'm sorry for getting upset with those who are in fact working long hours addressing issues within the game. I'm a bit unhappy with the issues I have run into tonight, the tension has just added up with the bugs/problems I have run into this evening.

Targanwolf · June 2014

I am so angry with this quest..I'm afraid to openly express myself.Who ever thought this quest was entertaining and fun.....should be frog marched out of the Zenimax building immediately.

Saint_JiubB14_ESO · June 2014

Are you talking about the part where you have to light the fires? Because you never have to jump off anything there, you can just sprint to different points and you will be close enough.

Lucifer66 · July 2014

Yeah but I share his anger at this quest because it is bugged. You have to get so close to the edge trying to light those pipes because the truth is you can't light them no matter how close you get. You get one try and if you miss it doesn't reset correctly. So you keep trying by getting closer and closer until you eventually fall.

I'm doing it right now in fact and I'm getting really frustrated with it myself. I have even tried reloging to reset it but it's not giving me the option to fire the flames at the pipes. I'm begining to think it requires you to fall off a few times before you can get through or something.

Smokedpyrotech · July 2014

Don't jump at it, jump towards the left and turn and look at the target. At least thats how you used to have to do it.

MornaBaine · September 2014

I'm guessing this bug has been fixed by now? I'm trying to do the quest right now and I don't understand what I'm doing wrong!

DMuehlhausen · September 2014

Not even sure what quest this is referring too? If it's in Dominion or Cyrodil I haven't seen those yet.

Rune_Relic · September 2014

Look for closest fire to the pipe.
Touch the flame and walk along the path a little from the fire.
If you look at the pipe 'within time' you shoudl get the 'e' option to light it ans shoot a ranged flame. There is a 5-10 second delay between pressing 'e' and the column fire lighting.

Understand your frustration....took me 60 minutes to figure out how to do it.

leeux · September 2014

There's also a problem with the E prompt... it doesn't always come up.
But if you press E while guessing where the activation area is located, it still works.

This game is so strange some times...

@DMuehlhausen:

DMuehlhausen wrote: »

Not even sure what quest this is referring too? If it's in Dominion or Cyrodil I haven't seen those yet.

Is a quest in Coldharbour, that is part of the final leg of the main questline.

Seravi · September 2014

Yeah I remember this one..esh! I took off my armor and had to just laugh at myself falling to my death hitting the E key. It would be nice if there was some small area on the edge you could stand on but I never found any place that worked other than jumping and falling to my death each time wishing I had wings.

DMuehlhausen · September 2014

leeux wrote: »

There's also a problem with the E prompt... it doesn't always come up.
But if you press E while guessing where the activation area is located, it still works.

This game is so strange some times...

@DMuehlhausen:

DMuehlhausen wrote: »

Not even sure what quest this is referring too? If it's in Dominion or Cyrodil I haven't seen those yet.

Is a quest in Coldharbour, that is part of the final leg of the main questline.

that's what I thought, but I never had a problem with it. My first character got there before this was posted too..Hmmm oh well.

Rune_Relic · September 2014

leeux wrote: »

There's also a problem with the E prompt... it doesn't always come up.
But if you press E while guessing where the activation area is located, it still works.

This game is so strange some times...

@DMuehlhausen:

DMuehlhausen wrote: »

Not even sure what quest this is referring too? If it's in Dominion or Cyrodil I haven't seen those yet.

Is a quest in Coldharbour, that is part of the final leg of the main questline.

1st person view ?

leeux · September 2014

Rune_Relic wrote: »

leeux wrote: »

There's also a problem with the E prompt... it doesn't always come up.

Is a quest in Coldharbour, that is part of the final leg of the main questline.

1st person view ?

I tried both... I play always in 3rd person view, but I think I tried switching while there and it didn't change the effect.

To be clear about the problem, is not necessary to jump from the ledge... You just have to approach carefully to the border and keep hitting E until it launches the fire, while pointing the cursor to the center of the bit 'O' structure far away in the wall that is the target.

The big problem is that the time is very limited, so you have to be quick or be prepared to try again... and again... etc.

And for more annoyance some of the targets are not very visible in the darkness

But oh well... It's Molag Bal's realm, right?

EDIT: Fixed quote block

Rune_Relic · September 2014

I don't think I managed to do it in 3rd person so thought I would ask.

MissKiwiana · September 2014

I did this less then 24hrs ago for the first time. I just got annoyed at it being so dark and found it extremely difficult to find the places to light up and the flames in your hand have a very quick usage time. Few others came behind me and finished the section and I was still looking for my last spot to light,LOL

I was sweating with fear as I hate heights.

AlnilamE · September 2014

Yeah, the heights are very well done in this game.

*shudders*

WhitC1935 · March 2016

Here it is 2016. I notice all these postings are from 2014. I am currently trying to complete this damnable quest. I have lit 3 of the 4 but cannot seem to be able to find or light the last one. Is this quest still bugged? What can I do to complete it? This has to be one of the worst designed MMORPG puzzles EVER! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

wayfarerx · March 2016

It's not bugged, at least not as of a couple weeks ago before TG. Targeting the fire is a PITA but you can get it if you experiment enough.

SirAndy · March 2016

Not bugged anymore, i just did this with an alt i'm leveling and you can now light all of them without having to jump off the cliff.

They're still a bit tricky but it's now doable ...

Diptych · April 2017

Yeah, still truly irritating. Click click click but no joy. Gave up on this one.

leeux · April 2017

Don't give up!

You'll be blocking the main quest finale if you give up!