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Mini Dark Anchors - what's the deal ?
BulbousMeathead
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Hi - does anybody know much about these mini-dark anchors ?
(and, no - I'm not talking about Dark Fissures ... )
This one spawned inside the Hall Of Heroes (on the way to the Far Shores).
The mini-anchor is destructible (it has low HP, but i didn't catch the exact amount). It is identified as a "VR 5 Dark Anchor"
They seem to be fairly rare - I have seen 3, one of which was stuck high-up in the wall of a dungeon.
The nude guy in the foreground is my character - Naked dungeon crawling is his specialty !
The 'HML' on the left is part of a screen from Wykkyd's Outfitter which appears to have only been partially rendered at that particular point in time.
I would like to know more about these mini-anchors. I was able to find one thread about them on Reddit, but not much else.
Edited by BulbousMeathead on August 11, 2014 9:29AM
(and, no - I'm not talking about Dark Fissures ... )
This one spawned inside the Hall Of Heroes (on the way to the Far Shores).
The mini-anchor is destructible (it has low HP, but i didn't catch the exact amount). It is identified as a "VR 5 Dark Anchor"
They seem to be fairly rare - I have seen 3, one of which was stuck high-up in the wall of a dungeon.
The nude guy in the foreground is my character - Naked dungeon crawling is his specialty !
The 'HML' on the left is part of a screen from Wykkyd's Outfitter which appears to have only been partially rendered at that particular point in time.
I would like to know more about these mini-anchors. I was able to find one thread about them on Reddit, but not much else.
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Nox_Aeterna✭✭✭✭✭
✭I would not call them rare , i found plenty of them while questing and lvling my char.Interesting. What do you get if you defeat it?
Nothing really awesome if that is what you are thinking :P.
They are 2 wave encounters , beat the first group , beat the mini boss , done. Rewards are usually your boss kill rewards , maybe a green/blue... stuff like that."Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
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bertenburnyb16_ESO✭✭✭✭✭never seen that before, only fissures and quested my way to VR12 and VR9 (2char)Haze Ramoran Dunmer Dragonknight Tank/Dps – Smoked-Da-Herb Saxheel Templar Tank/Healer
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BulbousMeathead✭✭✭Nox_Aeterna wrote: »I would not call them rare , i found plenty of them while questing and lvling my char.Interesting. What do you get if you defeat it?
Nothing really awesome if that is what you are thinking :P.
They are 2 wave encounters , beat the first group , beat the mini boss , done. Rewards are usually your boss kill rewards , maybe a green/blue... stuff like that.
No offense, but I don't think you are talking about the same thing. What you are describing is a "Dark Fissure" - and yes, they are quite common.
The mini anchor is quite different.2 -
kimboh✭✭✭✭I've seen plenty of dark fissures, but I've never seen a mini anchor like this.Status: offline<l Cygnus X|VR14|Sorc l><| Romulus Prime|VR12|Temp |><| Qwoptus |lvl30|DK|><| DC|EU |>0 -
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✭yea I've never seen these before.Dear Sister, I do not spread rumors, I create them.0 -
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✭✭✭✭✭I've never seen this either, having reached Lvl 43 on my main and Lvl 20-ish on my two other-faction alts. @BulbousMeathead could you describe the encounter a bit more? How does it start? What happens at the end?
It's definitely an interesting thing that very few people seem to have encountered this after 4 months.UESP: The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages - A collaborative source for all knowledge on the Elder Scrolls series since 1995
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Natjur✭✭✭✭✭
✭The Mini Dark Anchors I have see are spells, cast by some random encounters and like other 'summoned' item, they can be damaged and destroyed.
The encounter mob spawns first and when you attack it, it will cast\summon Mini Dark Anchors which in turn summon more adds. The problem is some of theses encounters are so weak now, they are killed before they cast the Mini Dark Anchors spell and even if the mob DID get to summon the archor before it dies, the HP of the mini dark anchor is even lower (200hp), so it is destroyed as fast is its is summoned, so most player will miss it. (A single AOE will take it out as its spawning)Edited by Natjur on August 11, 2014 12:19PM3 -
The_Sadist✭✭✭✭✭I've only ever seen these in Alik'r Desert personally."Each event is preceded by Prophecy. But without the hero, there is no Event." ― Zurin Arctus, the Underking.Tragrim - How do I work this thing?
Casually stalking the forums1 -
BulbousMeathead✭✭✭I have seen 3 of these ( and I'm a well-travelled VR9 ).
One of them was in an Ayleid dungeon ( sorry, don't remember which one). I was in a group at the time, and everyone saw it and remarked something along the lines of "lol , what the ... was that ?" - this one was half-embedded in a wall.
The 2nd and 3rd ones were both in the "Hall of Heroes" area in DC (my first veteran zone).
#2 was in the outdoors area
#3 (pictured above) was inside.
in each case, the anchor seems to be accompanied by 2-3 low level daedric mobs. The anchor itself is targetable and easily destroyed with a couple of shots.0 -
BulbousMeathead✭✭✭The Mini Dark Anchors I have see are spells, cast by some random encounters and like other 'summoned' item, they can be damaged and destroyed.
The encounter mob spawns first and when you attack it, it will cast\summon Mini Dark Anchors which in turn summon more adds. The problem is some of theses encounters are so weak now, they are killed before they cast the Mini Dark Anchors spell and even if the mob DID get to summon the archor before it dies, the HP of the mini dark anchor is even lower (200hp), so it is destroyed as fast is its is summoned, so most player will miss it. (A single AOE will take it out as its spawning)
Thanks - yes, that is consistent with my observations. I think you are right about it being a spell cast by mobs. It is very weak - 200 hp sounds about right.0 -
Theosis✭✭✭✭yup, he just sent us a nude of himselfThis is were my signature would be if I was allowed one.1 -
I saw one of these a month ago. Was wondering same thing what is it. It dropped 2 enemies. Was rly easy and no real reward or explanation.0
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BulbousMeathead✭✭✭The_Sadist wrote: »I've only ever seen these in Alik'r Desert personally.
Interesting - mine and the Reddit examples are both from Bangkorai, but it could be that they tend to show up in the later zones of DC.
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