Your suggestions for Cadwell rewards after Thieve's Guild

tinythinker · January 2016

With the coming second quarter removal of veteran ranks and the success of the scaling system in the Orsinium DLC, the next patch for this quarter, the Thieve's Guild Update, will see the same scaling so that you can do the veteran levels of other Alliance's base-game zones in any order you like. It is unlikely Cadwell's Silver and Gold will be removed, they will probably simply become more optional than before since scaling the zones for progress along veteran rank progression won't be needed soon. [Continuation of Silver/Gold confirmed by Gina]

The rewards and therefore the incentives (other than for completionists) are still bad, though.

What would you like to see to make Silver and Gold worth running in the new scaling system?

My starter suggestions:

Cadwell's Silver
- Both pieces of a unique two piece set available only for completing Silver. Something with a choice in the dialogue as was done for the prismatic weapon at the end of the Fighter's Guild, but for a head/shoulders set so you could pick something for a magicka build, a stamina build, or a general tank build.
[- Unique costume exclusive to Silver.]
- Unlock access to switching to that Alliance.

Cadwell's Gold
- Three pieces of a unique jewelry set available only for completing Gold, again, with options for a magicka build, a stamina build, or a general tank build.
[- Unique costume exclusive to Gold.]
- Unlock access to switching to that Alliance.
[- Unlock class morph]

I'm not really keen on the costumes but wanted to toss it in as a possibility. Alliance switching is already "in the works" for some future date and it makes sense to have run through the major storyline of an Alliance before you swap. Class morphs are just something people talk about on the forums (for now), but, if it happens doing both Cadwell questlines would be a nice set-up for that and a good enticement to do them.

Or maybe @ZOS_RichLambert and his PvE Zone Lead have other plans they could hint at or tease? Or at least tease that there are already plans for a reward update?

Mcwoods55 · January 2016

So since I have completed both would I automatically get those or just be left out? Maybe just some cool costumes would make you happy?

tinythinker · January 2016

Mcwoods55 wrote: »

So since I have completed both would I automatically get those or just be left out? Maybe just some cool costumes would make you happy?

I have completed both 5 times, so I would hope to get whatever they might switch rewards to. Not really interested in costumes. People have been sorely disappointed with the rewards since prior to launch, and if they want to open up the vet levels of base-game Alliance zones it would be wise to offer better reasons to do Silver and Gold. I don't even recall getting an achievement

Acrolas · January 2016

Everybody wants their nekked costumes, so:

Finish DC quest line = Sai Sahan costume (minus the head piece and floating pauldrons)
Finish AD quest line = Nereid costume (modded for ground level)
Finish EP quest line = Norgred costume (with new fuzzy underwear)

Enodoc · January 2016

I like the ides for new rewards. Rich has already said that the rewards will be updated and improved, so hopefully the new ones will be given retroactively to people who have already completed them. Their retroactivity track record is not great, though. I agree that a reward should be alliance change, although I would propose that it should be an ultimate reward - you need to have finished both Silver and Gold before that option is available.

Gina has already said however that these zones will not be scaling in this update:

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Dominoid wrote: »

Access to content from other alliances in any order you choose upon reaching Veteran Rank 1

What? I figured it was coming but now? No more Silver and Gold! Explore at will. Does this mean they have already completed the conversion of these zones to "battle leveled" zones?

Not quite yet, no. What this means is that once you reach VR1, the Silver and Gold alliances will unlock even if you haven't finished the main quest yet, and can progress in any order you'd like.