Champion points saying, "Get off our game or we'll slow down your progression."?

21jws10 · July 2015

I don't really understand enlightenment, anyone care to explain? I'm not a CP grinder, not yet anyway. I don't really notice the imbalance, maybe I'm just ignorant.

ShedsHisTail · July 2015

21jws10 wrote: »

I don't really understand enlightenment, anyone care to explain? I'm not a CP grinder, not yet anyway. I don't really notice the imbalance, maybe I'm just ignorant.

I think the idea behind it is that it would help more casual players stay competitive by giving them a little boost to progression when they are on so they aren't completely smoked by folks who can play for ten hours a day.

That's the theory at least.

21jws10 · July 2015

@ShedsHisTail when Zeni said that it would take an hour per point, did they mean with or without enlightenment? If without I feel ashamed of myself as a somewhat less casual player at this current time.

Daveheart · July 2015

I believe they meant 1 per hour with enlightenment. However, you can get 1-2 per hour grinding without it.

Allyhoo811 · July 2015

Enlightenment is a means of helping players who have less time to play stay somewhat caught up with players who have more time available to grind CPs. It is similar to the concept of rested experience in other MMOs you may have played.

The imbalance issue really comes into play when you PVP or run endgame PVE content. If Player A has 300 more CPs than Player B, given a similar level of skill, then Player A will always crush Player B in PVP. Or, if Trial Team A collectively has 3,600 more CPs than Trial Team B they will, therefore, always be higher up on the leader board. Whether this is fair or not is a topic that continues to be debated on the forums (the search function will find you lots of threads if you are interested).

For how enlightenment actually works, I will quote @ZOS_GinaBruno (for the full thread, click here forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/158785/enlightenment-how-it-works/p1):

We've been seeing a lot of confusion over Enlightenment and how the system works, so we wanted to explain it a bit more thoroughly for you. In simplest terms, Enlightenment is a bonus for the XP you earn while playing that counts toward your Champion Point progression.

Every 24 hours, you receive enough Enlightenment to earn one Champion Point at the rate of 100,000XP per Point; after your Enlightenment is used up, you will return to requiring 400,000XP to earn a Champion Point. The 24 hour timer starts when you log in with your first Veteran character or unlock the Champion System, whichever is first, and resets every 24 hours after it first starts. You will receive a message on your screen that you are Enlightened, and you can also hover over your XP bar to see if you are Enlightened.

If you end up not using up all your Enlightenment while you play, it will continue to accrue for a maximum of 12 days. Once you hit the limit, you will not gain any additional Enlightenment until you begin to use it by gaining XP.

21jws10 · July 2015

Any way I can still play while it's amassing or?

Allyhoo811 · July 2015

21jws10 wrote: »

Any way I can still play while it's amassing or?

Absolutely, you will always be working toward champion points...You just earn them faster while enlightened

Violynne · July 2015

Oh, so that's what the message means every time I log into my character.

Meh, I couldn't care less about the extra boost. I have zero intention to "maxing" out my level. I just want to play the game, and enjoy it without feeling I need to be the "best" in terms of leveling.

Heck, I haven't even spent a single CP point and my game hasn't suffered from it. Then again, I don't do PvP, so there's that.