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Crafting Hireling

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Felinus
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Hello all,

I have recently used my skill points to get a hireling gather material for me.
As I understand he is suppose to come once within 24 h.

My question is, do i have to log in every day to collect it or will i continuously receive mail from him over a couple of day, even if i don't play/log on?

Thanks for your help
  • Defaultmehb14_ESO
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    You don't need to log in everyday. Mail does get deleted after 30 days though.
  • Trainerdc
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    Yep, they will gather every 24 hours, but if you dont log in you will still get the resources
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  • Malediktus
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    Thats wrong I tested it. You have to log in for them to send it. Tested it on an alt. Only got one mail after over 48 (close to 3 days) of waiting.
    @Malediktus --- Ebonheart Pact, EU-Megaserver
  • meatloafed35
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    Correct, collect everyday or no new mail
  • mattriddle
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    So they send it out when you log-in? That's interesting, and ultimately a better system than it sending it blindly everyday. It makes it harder to farm with multiple characters.
    Edited by mattriddle on April 14, 2014 1:48PM
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  • Felinus
    Felinus
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    OH ok good to know then, thank you all...
  • Felinus
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    Okey I discovered something strange now. Last time i was online was yesterday at about 11pm. Now 5:45pm (next day) I received 9 mails from my 3 hirelings. so each one send me 3 mails within 24h. it seem to me they are either bugged or I have happened to hire extremly efficient gatherers :smile:
  • Rach71
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    Wasn't there a bug in the mail system the last couple/few days that had it offline?
  • Drachenfier
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    I sure hope I get my hireling mail...I'd hate to miss out on those three ores she sends me once every 24 hours.
  • scoupster
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    I am curious about this as well. I was out of town for 3 days last week and when I returned home I only had one item in my mail from the hireling. Prior to me leaving out of town I received one per day.

    Do we have to take the current item out of mail to receive another one the following day?
  • understeer
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    Yea i think the timer starts after to take it from the mailing system , that is after I log in for the 2nd time after the 24 hours have passed.
  • Laharl_Overlord
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    understeer wrote: »
    Yea i think the timer starts after to take it from the mailing system , that is after I log in for the 2nd time after the 24 hours have passed.

    Seems to be this, although I think it may be a 20 hour timer like the horses.
  • Phranq
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    Nope.. is 24 hours. Not like horses.
  • freddy_hgnrb18_ESO
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    Have been wondering this myself.

    IF you have to log in every day to collect the bag, and the timer for the next delivery is 24 hours after collection, then the explanation on the tooltip is wrong, and the whole passive skill is misleading.

    It reads - Receive (crafting) materials, and sometimes better items, EVERYDAY!

    You should not HAVE to log in every day to collect it based on the above description from the skill tooltip. They should accumulate. And they should be delivered at the same time on a daily basis.

    If this is not how the skill should work, then re-word the skill point tool tip accordingly to correct the misrepresentation.
  • glasswalkers_04_ESO
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    I agree. I work odd hours so I don't get to log in everyday. If you have to log in to reset the timer its a complete waste of the skill point.

    It would make more sense to run around and just harvest for an hour then to buy the skill. It would be about the same chance of getting anything.
  • SexyVette07
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    You must log in to get it. After 24 hours from the previous time you got the bonus, when you log out, it will go get you more.
  • Jirki88
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    Personally I mostly think a 24h timer is pretty crap for it. It should be at 20 hours like the horses at most. Why? Because lets assume I pick stuff out of the mail at 18.00 the first day. Am I going to get and open that mail exactly at 18.00 the next day? Most likely not. So say I open it at 18.30. Then it continues to push forward because lets face it, the mail system is about as reliable as a drunk rabbit and not everyone can be on at all times. So eventually, it'll be pushed forward enough to hit a limit... And I'll miss a day because I just can't stay up and open that damn mail. That system really don't help people without unlimited time.
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  • Felinus
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    SexyVette07 wrote: »
    You must log in to get it. After 24 hours from the previous time you got the bonus, when you log out, it will go get you more.

    That sounds interesting, so the 24h only start once i log out again? Say I collect my stuff and then hypothetically play for 24h i will miss a day, because i have to log out in order to get the hireling going?
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