PTS Update 22 - Feedback Thread for Elsweyr Main Quest [SPOILERS/NDA CONTENT]

akelaMC · April 2019

I guess this is not really a fixable graphic bug since everyone spawns in the same place if you skip the Necromancer tutorial (after already finishing it with another character), but it still looks like an abomination

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Other than that, when I DID finish the tutorial (which I liked more compared to the Morrowind one), I was surprised to see the 6.5 million hp Dragon at the end TBH...I thought I would actually have to kill the thing - it would have taken about 3 hours more or less...lol

RaddlemanNumber7 · April 2019

I finished the main quest. Took me about 14 hours. No serious bugs. I had to wait at the moon gate for a few minutes for the fight to start as others have stated. The last boss fight went straight through OK.

At the end of the last boss fight my companions all ended up standing inside the dead boss. I could hear voices but not see anyone at first. Then I noticed their feet sticking out under the corpse. It was a bit untidy and a bit confusing.

I really enjoyed the main quest line. The various characters, their roles and motivation were well explained. The story was well told. It was always clear what I had to do next.

Can't wait for the next episode in the year of the dragon.

SaturnPisces84 · April 2019

~the first time i spoke to ma'jha dro i left the conversation and ended up behind him.
~in training it took a long time between moves to become unstuck
~when entering the beginning of the catacombs i was forced to freeze until i crouched
~i did not kill the skeleton right away and collected loot instead, when i turned around the skeleton was gone and then i was unable to go through the door, my character is still stuck there, so i had to make another character just to continue to play the beta.
~unable to choose the same armor i am wearing in the options
~zamarak's mouth never moves when he speaks, i have tried a few different time now and still no mouth moving while he speaks.

i don't mean to sound like i'm whining, but these are all the bugs i have encountered before ever leaving the beginning area. and in case you are wondering i have been playing eso since november of last year, i know how to play it. lol.

jdbassjr · April 2019

I arrived at Jode's core to battle the Dragon Mulaamir and I am under no illusions I can beat a World Boss (3 red pips) by myself but I figured I would give it a try anyway. There might be something in the game that gives me a chance.

Died once but I re-spawned to continue the fight but the game locked up not long after that. I left the area which means you have to retrace your steps back to Jode's core and for awhile Mulaamir sat still in the "moon circle" for a lack of a better word until I entered the circle and practically beat on one of his wings and he activated. I beat a couple Dragon atronarchs and then the game froze again.

This seems to be Mulaamir's favorite spot to freeze up above Kaalgrontiid at Jode's Core.

"Update". After closing down the game I came back and completed the quest and the game did not lock up. But, I did not die the second time or is it third time around so my dying and resurrection may have something to do with the game locking up on this quest.

BrightOblivion · April 2019

@jdbassjr This is where feedback/bug reports regarding the main story quest line go.

jdbassjr · April 2019

Zamarak mouth does not move when he speaks. This is just before the meeting with the Mane's envoy and Khamira's coronation when I am checking on how the others fared in the battle at the Moon Gate.

Breetai_SDF1 · April 2019

nekoma45 wrote: »

Gythral wrote: »

Jode's Core
Kill Mulaamnir
Mulaamnir takes off, does a flame run, summons a few 'wraith' skeletons and then just hovers over the other dragon indefinitely

Yup same thing here

This is happening to me also, I quit and logged back in and it happened again. I have also dropped the quest and picked it back up and this happened at the same point once again. Just like others have stated, it first hapend after died and resurrected.

I have also reported this in game.

ray75228 · April 2019

jdbassjr wrote: »

Zamarak mouth does not move when he speaks. This is just before the meeting with the Mane's envoy and Khamira's coronation when I am checking on how the others fared in the battle at the Moon Gate.

There are many many times he doesn't have mouth movements throughout the main quest (i'm currently at Cadwell the Betrayer).

WhiteCoatSyndrome · April 2019

I'm pretty sure it's a bug but I don't know if it was tied to the main quest or not so I'll post it here...after getting back to Rimmen after the fight with Mulaamnir, it looks like there's a tree floating off in the distance in the sky.

SilverIce58 · April 2019

WhiteCoatSyndrome wrote: »

I'm pretty sure it's a bug but I don't know if it was tied to the main quest or not so I'll post it here...after getting back to Rimmen after the fight with Mulaamnir, it looks like there's a tree floating off in the distance in the sky.

Oh! I had that same thing happen to me and you just reminded me of it. Completely forgot to post about it. When I get to my computer, I'll upload the screenshot. That tree looks super weird, like of all the things to find randomly floating in the sky, a tree.

Edit: Here we go.

Dracheimflug · April 2019

Just finished Usurper Queen. The quest just does not make sense to me.

1) Abnur Tharn gives a tour to explain just how horrible Euraxia is, but...
- Rimmen seems relatively happy. There are no overt signs of oppression nor do the Khajiiti merchants have inferior wares. Even the guards are Khajiiti.
- There are even guards paying and paying really well for the killing, for the mass slaughter of the Queen's allies, the Dragons. We are expect to kill 3 Dragons per day! This fact is not mentioned in the conversation with the Queen, nor can we mention it to Abnur.
- After the audience, betrayal and escape, we are back out in the city proper within the walls. However despite the Queen's forces having tried to kill us seconds ago, no guard cares. They'll arrest us on sight over trespassing charges, but do not care at all that we are wanted fugitives from the Queen.
- We have been told that Euraxia completely controls Rimmen, a large walled, well defended city, yet we are apparently going to hold out at Riverhold, a small non-walled town?

Also, if Euraxia is also allied with Necromancers, why is necromancy illegal in the city?

theskymoves · April 2019

SilverIce58 wrote: »

WhiteCoatSyndrome wrote: »

I'm pretty sure it's a bug but I don't know if it was tied to the main quest or not so I'll post it here...after getting back to Rimmen after the fight with Mulaamnir, it looks like there's a tree floating off in the distance in the sky.

Oh! I had that same thing happen to me and you just reminded me of it. Completely forgot to post about it. When I get to my computer, I'll upload the screenshot. That tree looks super weird, like of all the things to find randomly floating in the sky, a tree.

Edit: Here we go.

Another shot of the offending aerial flora:

WhiteCoatSyndrome · April 2019

@SilverIce58 @theskymoves Yes, that exactly!

Dracheimflug · April 2019

RaddlemanNumber7 wrote: »

I finished the main quest. Took me about 14 hours. No serious bugs. I had to wait at the moon gate for a few minutes for the fight to start as others have stated. The last boss fight went straight through OK.

At the end of the last boss fight my companions all ended up standing inside the dead boss. I could hear voices but not see anyone at first. Then I noticed their feet sticking out under the corpse. It was a bit untidy and a bit confusing.

I really enjoyed the main quest line. The various characters, their roles and motivation were well explained. The story was well told. It was always clear what I had to do next.

Can't wait for the next episode in the year of the dragon.

What level did you do it at? The dragon fight at Battle for Riverhold is too much for me (Level 13 nightblade). Did you notice that Abnur just stands there watching while you fight? He even complains to you if you are trying to talk to him instead of you trying to kill the dragon.

Dracheimflug · April 2019

Is anyone else besides me paying any serious attention to the plot or dialogue for the main quest ?

Is anyone else trying this with a new character?

RaddlemanNumber7 · April 2019

Dracheimflug wrote: »

RaddlemanNumber7 wrote: »

I finished the main quest. Took me about 14 hours. No serious bugs. I had to wait at the moon gate for a few minutes for the fight to start as others have stated. The last boss fight went straight through OK.

At the end of the last boss fight my companions all ended up standing inside the dead boss. I could hear voices but not see anyone at first. Then I noticed their feet sticking out under the corpse. It was a bit untidy and a bit confusing.

I really enjoyed the main quest line. The various characters, their roles and motivation were well explained. The story was well told. It was always clear what I had to do next.

Can't wait for the next episode in the year of the dragon.

What level did you do it at? The dragon fight at Battle for Riverhold is too much for me (Level 13 nightblade). Did you notice that Abnur just stands there watching while you fight? He even complains to you if you are trying to talk to him instead of you trying to kill the dragon.

My first attempt at the Riverhold battle was at level 9 with picked-up potions, food and equipment. I couldn't beat it. I levelled to 11, did the AvA intro for some extra skill points, used a template character to craft level 10 enchanted non-set gear, crafted blue drink and tri-pots, and then I was able to get through Riverhold, just. After that it was easier, all the way to the end. I finished the main quest at level 16, but didn't need to re-equip again.

Aca2017 · April 2019

Same problem for me: start the final encounter, fight Mulaamnir for a bit, at which point he takes off, hovers over Kaalgrontiid, and the encounter stalls. This is repeatable for me, whether I die or not, whether I restart the encounter or not, whether I restart the game or not. Happens every time, regardless of circumstance. Really doesn't seem any way to complete this at the moment.

As well, while I suppose it is possible to solo a "world boss" with 17M+ health, for a player on an intermittently laggy connection (for all their boasting, I find Comcast/XFinity Broadband quality is mediocre at best... their service seems to be designed around bursty/buffered video streaming, not consistent low latency in real-time), I would anticipate having to retry over and over and over and... one would need a LOT of time and an unlikely amount of luck to finally put together a successful run. Staying alive consistently on my connection even in fairly mild content can occasionally be problematic, and against something more difficult the chances of success go down substantially.

If the encounter is not redesigned/rebalanced before Elsweyr goes live, I predict having to beat my head against a brick wall and ultimately not being able to complete it. At the very least, it will need to become tolerant of the player character dying semi-regularly as lag continuously interferes with the timing of everything, including dodging and self-healing (I won't even go into the issue of disconnects).

vierne · April 2019

I've finished the main quest with no game-breaking bugs and mainly had 3 issues (listed in no particular order). There are obviously spoilers ahead for the entire arc.

1. Jode's Core: the final fight with Mulaamnir is a little long and took nearly 10 minutes on a CP810 necromancer. While it is a good idea to make the final fight a really big and epic one, at some point the mechanics just get repetitive. Also, Khamira, Cadwell and Tharn were all standing inside the dead boss talking after that. Would be a good idea to have them stand to the side.

2. A Rage of Dragons: I accrued a bounty when fighting Gravestalker Gemmia as a necromancer - 277 bounty for each cast of Stalking Blastbones. Not sure why but this was an isolated incident.

3. Two Queens: After freeing Cadwell and destroying the necromantic glass, he still continues the captured and screaming animation and can't be interacted with. Hilarious if anything. Poor John Cleese.

Have recordings of all of the above if needed.

enigami_meub17_ESO · April 2019

So far Zamarak has not been moving his lips at all during speech. It seems weird watching him do everything normally but his lips are frozen shut

Dracheimflug · April 2019

Beat Battle for Riverhold at level 15, but likely only because this time only because after I died once and came back the dragon stopped fighting. It was still taking damage and I killed it but it was no longer fighting back.

simondekkerb16_ESO · April 2019

Battle of Riverhold: kill the dragon (Bahlokdaan); Impossible to do solo at level 7 Undying warrior necromancer.

vierne · April 2019

Cadwell missing his trusty shovel (A Rage of Dragons)

Wildberryjack · April 2019

Trying to do Jode's Core - Kill Mulaamnir.

First, when Abnar told me to get inside his shield or be killed by some attack from the dragon, there was no shield. And I can't get to them because they are on a separate ledge with no path. I don't know if the combat dragonhorn is supposed to be usable in this fight but I never get a prompt for it.

I went out then back in and when the fight started again Mulaamnir just flies over to the edge of the platform and hovers... then that's it. Nada. Quest can not be done. Tried several times now, same result.

*Editing to ask, can you pin these specific feedback/bug threads yall started? Had to go back three pages to find this one.

SilverIce58 · April 2019

Wildberryjack wrote: »

Trying to do Jode's Core - Kill Mulaamnir.

First, when Abnar told me to get inside his shield or be killed by some attack from the dragon, there was no shield. And I can't get to them because they are on a separate ledge with no path. I don't know if the combat dragonhorn is supposed to be usable in this fight but I never get a prompt for it.

I went out then back in and when the fight started again Mulaamnir just flies over to the edge of the platform and hovers... then that's it. Nada. Quest can not be done. Tried several times now, same result.

*Editing to ask, can you pin these specific feedback/bug threads yall started? Had to go back three pages to find this one.

It is pinned. The megathread on the front page contains links to all of the official Elsweyr bug/discussion threads.

Wildberryjack · April 2019

SilverIce58 wrote: »

Wildberryjack wrote: »

Trying to do Jode's Core - Kill Mulaamnir.

First, when Abnar told me to get inside his shield or be killed by some attack from the dragon, there was no shield. And I can't get to them because they are on a separate ledge with no path. I don't know if the combat dragonhorn is supposed to be usable in this fight but I never get a prompt for it.

I went out then back in and when the fight started again Mulaamnir just flies over to the edge of the platform and hovers... then that's it. Nada. Quest can not be done. Tried several times now, same result.

*Editing to ask, can you pin these specific feedback/bug threads yall started? Had to go back three pages to find this one.

It is pinned. The megathread on the front page contains links to all of the official Elsweyr bug/discussion threads.

I didn't realize that, TY!

Iterw42 · April 2019

In looking through Queen Eurazia's notes with Abner Tharn (After you kill her) - The Wrathstone is mentioned in one of her personal notes. This quest is missing from this Elsweyr story. Or at least the Wrathstone quest isn't part of what I found when I started the Elseweyr story line. I think it REALLY needs to be mandatory, not just part of the lead-in quest from the vanilla game. I have not run the Wrathstone pre-Elsweyr quest yet; but I am thinking that all of the strange dialogs that don't make sense to me (Abner and the released dragons) in the main storyline here, would have made sense if I did do that quest. Why is it not mandatory at the beginning of the Elsweyr main story?

Cellentel · April 2019

The quest name “Cadwell the Betrayer” is a bit of a spoiler for people who are looking through the achievements or zone guide. Could the quest just be called “The Betrayer” instead?

captainBuckett · April 2019

I'm having a issue when after blowing the horn, Mulaamnir just hover's over the other dragon in Jodes Core
I can't attack him due to his distance preventing completion of the quest-line.
Leading up to the bug my friend's internet went out, and he ended up dying from the dragon.
After seeing this we abandoned the quest-line, and redid part of it only for Mulaamnir to get stuck hovering again.
I haven't encountered anything game breaking up until now.

TubbyL33 · April 2019

My bug came from after blowing the horn and defending the moon gate, after fighting the waves of 2 at a time, When it got to the end and the two named, they put me in my place before I knew what happened (same thing Cadwell did - I don't recommend base level and trying to block stuff with your face) I finally got one of the named down and then I had Herennius. I would get their health down to nothing and the killing blow would reset them, running back to the wall they climbed over and starting the battle over again. Logging off and logging back on did solve that

My biggest gripe so far is that I haven't gotten any real loot to speak of. Delve bosses, named quest bosses, almost anything that I have fought I never got anything but maybe 15 gold off of. I get quest reward weapons and armor, but only gold from NPC bodies

Not having any gear worth a crap I coudn't do any damage to Mulaamir. I had a lvl 16 character so there was no way in hell I could do any damage anyway.I couldn't live long enough to even see fight mechanics

Wildberryjack · April 2019

captainBuckett wrote: »

I'm having a issue when after blowing the horn, Mulaamnir just hover's over the other dragon in Jodes Core
I can't attack him due to his distance preventing completion of the quest-line.

I don't ever get a prompt to blow the horn and there is no way to solo this thing otherwise that I can see. Should this prompt be anytime I want to use it, only when close to the dragon, at preset times?