Wrathstone Motifs pulled from game to be put back in at a later date.

Salzor · June 2019

General

Fixed an issue that was allowing Coldsnap and Meridian Motif pages to drop well in advance of their proper schedule.

So I understand things happen, but why remove them? Are we allowed to see the proper schedule then to know the estimated time frame of when motifs will become available after a content release? Can we get the Refabricated Motif to drop in HoF in the meantime?
It seems like it would've been better for everyone to have let it slide and say "Whoops we didn't mean to release those this soon, but enjoy!" what's the benefit to yanking them now just to throw them back in at some unforeseen time in the future?

Gralor · June 2019

Way to ruin the enjoyment of your players, ZOS. All hail to money-making...

Dragneel1207 · June 2019

they will release them as candy for endgamers and collectors wheb game goes to *** due to performance and server crap

Chaos2088 · June 2019

Seems the time schedule set my the people who own the game and directors is taking its toll on performance....nothing new it seems

code65536 · June 2019

Once upon a time, motifs would be released at the start of a major patch. And then some months later, the Crown Store version would appear.

In-game activities were the exclusive way to obtain the motif for a period of time, and the motifs served as an incentive to play the content. Later, they got the bright idea that motifs should be made available in-game only when the Crown Store version appears, so that the motifs become less of an incentive to actually play the game and more of an incentive to open up the wallet.

I had hoped, that when Meridian and Coldsnap had started dropping before their Crown Store availability, at the start of the major patch, that ZOS had finally seen the error of their ways and gone back to the old way of doing things. I guess some things are just too good to be true.

@ZOS_GinaBruno It is unfortunate that the release model that players want and that maximizes the incentives to do the content is the release model that you consider to be unintended.

znrk · June 2019

code65536 wrote: »

In-game activities were the exclusive way to obtain the motif for a period of time, and the motifs served as an incentive to play the content.

And that's exactly how, I believe, it should be.

code65536 wrote: »

I had hoped, that when Meridian and Coldsnap had started dropping before their Crown Store availability, at the start of the major patch, that ZOS had finally seen the error of their ways and gone back to the old way of doing things.

Precisely, that is exactly how I was thinking about that. There were plans for my group to revisit the dungeons over and over in upcoming weeks. I was happy... up until today, when I saw patchnotes. No reason to play the content now.

Dragneel1207 · June 2019

FYI i got the dlc just so that i can get motifs.

Imperial_Voice · June 2019

Removed until theyre ready to be added to the crownstore so ZoS can milk that sweet sweet crown money

xaraan · June 2019

looks like someone or a few someones cleaned out most of the stores as well, probably going to mark them up and resell the motifs over the next several weeks until they actually come out.

Jayne_Doe · June 2019

Do they really sell that many motifs in the CS that can also be obtained in game? I guess so, since they've changed the way motifs are released in the CS.

But, I cannot see spending 5k on a motif that I can easily get in game. Either by playing the content or farming gold to buy from other players. Has anyone actually spent real money on the Anequina motif? You can get that from the Elsweyr dailies.

Either people don't read the fine print in the Showcase or the CS or they just have to have it now and don't care that they can get it in game. Or, maybe it doesn't mention anything about in-game means of acquisition in the CS, but only in the Showcase.

I guess they are counting on new players to buy them, who really have no idea that they can get them in game.

xaraan · June 2019

Jayne_Doe wrote: »

Do they really sell that many motifs in the CS that can also be obtained in game? I guess so, since they've changed the way motifs are released in the CS.

But, I cannot see spending 5k on a motif that I can easily get in game. Either by playing the content or farming gold to buy from other players. Has anyone actually spent real money on the Anequina motif? You can get that from the Elsweyr dailies.

Either people don't read the fine print in the Showcase or the CS or they just have to have it now and don't care that they can get it in game. Or, maybe it doesn't mention anything about in-game means of acquisition in the CS, but only in the Showcase.

I guess they are counting on new players to buy them, who really have no idea that they can get them in game.

Yeah, it also seems to cap the price they will sell for in guild stores, why pay 800k for a chest piece when you could give someone a million gold to gift you the whole motif from crown store.

N00BxV1 · June 2019

Why are the rewards not released at the same time as when the content launches?

...Is a question I'd ask if I didn't already know how ZO$ be.

scorpius2k1 · July 2019

EDIT: Thankfully the Coldsnap is now earnable as a chance drop by completing Frostvault.

scorpius2k1 · July 2019

I literally just saw that last line...earnable in Frost Vault. Oof. Just not used to things like that happening, my apologies.

virtus753 · July 2019

Am I missing something? The tweet you posted says it’s dropping in game now, as the crown store announcement previously said it would be.

Did you run the dungeon in vet HM just now and not receive a motif page? I would submit a bug report if so. On other difficulty levels it’s ZOSNG.

Aliyavana · July 2019

Refabricant motif plz

therift · July 2019

Coldsnap is in the Crown Store for 4k Crowns.

Thankfully, I won't have to farm this motif. Just Honor Guard.