Motif Farming Mechanics.

Turelus · November 2014

With the introduction of Dwemer Motif's in 1.5 there has been a lot of talk again about how to efficiently farm motifs.
I done as much research as I can and spoken with various people hearing all manner of differing information about the mechanical side of motif farming.

The common mechanic I have come across is that after successfully finding a motif of any kind your chances to find motifs again is decreased by a % making it harder to farm. Apparently there is a developer post out there confirming this but I haven't managed to find it after multiple searches.

Have there ever been any confirmed background mechanics in the way motifs can be farmed or is it just a standard RNG with people having good and bad luck.

kevlarto_ESO · November 2014

I think I have the worst luck, I look in ever nook and cranny , every where I go, I have not found a motif of any kind in the last 2 to three months, and I play a lot and I look a lot, every where, I have guildies who have found several pages of the new motif.

SteveCampsOut · November 2014

Open every container in Dwemer Ruin's for the pages. I found two pages in under 1 hour. Only 18 more to go...

Turelus · November 2014

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

Open every container in Dwemer Ruin's for the pages. I found two pages in under 1 hour. Only 18 more to go...

See this is the thing which makes me think the game has a static RNG and it's luck rather than some kind of diminishing percentage to stop farming.

elwhy · November 2014

What's the trick with pots and urns getting empty about 10-15 minutes after farming a dwemer dungeon? I thought there was something, but relogging, quitting, and switching dungeons aren't working for me.

nerevarine1138 · November 2014

elwhy wrote: »

What's the trick with pots and urns getting empty about 10-15 minutes after farming a dwemer dungeon? I thought there was something, but relogging, quitting, and switching dungeons aren't working for me.

There's a bug that's causing the pots/urns to be empty. Last I heard, it should be fixed with the next incremental patch.

lordspyder · November 2014

I use multiple characters of varying levels to farm, as soon as the containers go empty, I switch to another one. But I've only found 2 pages. Both of them the belt...

sirston · November 2014

I find about 3 pages a day (8 hours playing) if im really series about collecting.

elwhy · November 2014

nerevarine1138 wrote: »

elwhy wrote: »

What's the trick with pots and urns getting empty about 10-15 minutes after farming a dwemer dungeon? I thought there was something, but relogging, quitting, and switching dungeons aren't working for me.

There's a bug that's causing the pots/urns to be empty. Last I heard, it should be fixed with the next incremental patch.

Yea, that's what I mean. I know it's a bug, but how are people farming for an hour straight is what I was curious about.

DenverRalphy · November 2014

elwhy wrote: »

nerevarine1138 wrote: »

elwhy wrote: »

What's the trick with pots and urns getting empty about 10-15 minutes after farming a dwemer dungeon? I thought there was something, but relogging, quitting, and switching dungeons aren't working for me.

There's a bug that's causing the pots/urns to be empty. Last I heard, it should be fixed with the next incremental patch.

Yea, that's what I mean. I know it's a bug, but how are people farming for an hour straight is what I was curious about.

I do it by switching characters. Out of my 3 main characters, By the time the third one is finished, the 1st character is able to start it up again. Too, a considerable amount of that time is also spent harvesting constructs for the Scraps as well.

SlayerSyrena · November 2014

Don't know if it's a coincidence but, after I find two pages, I haven't been able to find another two pages till a day passes, and so on ...

diablo.brocub18_ESO · November 2014

Ive found 2 pages in the one in the Rift, do the pages drop in non VR dungeons/ruins too?

Ragefist · November 2014

diablo.brocub18_ESO wrote: »

Ive found 2 pages in the one in the Rift, do the pages drop in non VR dungeons/ruins too?

Yes, because I found few there as well... its not VR for me

Orchish · November 2014

I spent a good few hours trying to find some pages last couple days. Manged to get 3, then today i found a 4th and typical of my luck it's one i already have. The pots do seem to stay empty for me after looting the place though. Although they do seem to refresh after 30 minutes or so.