IC was fine tonight. It's refreshing to see other players in there like when it released.

Uryel wrote: »

Sandman929 wrote: »

Never been a fan of the dull environment, but during an event it's just taking all the zergs of Cyrodiil and stuffing them into a hallway.

Precisely. Which makes me question the point of the event itself. Trying to make up for midyear mayhem and give the PvP crowdf some easy alliance farming means ? That could be. Trying to make us PvE folks like PvP ? If so it fails miserably. A commercial strategy to make us buy tickets and skip the event entirely ? Would that even work ?

The point? Like all events, its a transparent marketing stunt for one or more aspects of the game, in this case, the entire Imperial City DLC.

A. There's been an Imperial City event for the last couple years, so no its not a replacement or a sop to PVP. Its along the same lines as the other DLC Orsinium Event and TG/DB event. Unless you think those are catering to vMA fanatics and thieves and murderers...

Its a marketing stunt. Put the tinfoil away.


B. In all their events ZOS does like to encourage players to at least try all types of content. But you are right. It fails miserably at forcing players into PvPvE because you can avoid all PVP by running the two IC DLC dungeons.

Its almost like ZOS is running a marketing stunt for the whole Imperial City DLC, which includes PVE only dungeons and a PvPvE zone. Huh. Who'da thunk it?

C. If you won't run the event and you want tickets, yep, you'll have to wait for the next event or buy them.
If you won't do PvPvE in Imperial City OR you won't run either of the DLC's group dungeons, you are SOL.

Just like every other event, you know?
Don't want to steal and murder? You are SOL during TG/DB.
Hate dungeons? You are SOL during the Undaunted event.
And so on.
ZOS doesnt care. If you don't wanna participate in the marketing stunt, that's your choice to opt out of the rewards. You want rewards, you gotta dance to Marketing's tune.

I have had IC since launch but have only gone in a few times. I have been doing the closest boss to DC for tickets and was happy this morning that I was a tank. There was a non-DC player 1vXing people waiting for boss. Eventually I was the only one left, but one player isn't going to take down my PvE tank. I just stalled things until the dead people made their way back. Eventually the guy came back with a friend and the boss spawned. I think they died, but I didn't care. I just wanted my 2 tickets.

If I hadn't been a tank, I'm sure I would have found that all quite annoying.

I do find it fun to run around with guild members farming TV. I never solo though. I'm really not into PvP, though playing with a group makes it a fun social activity.

I have no problem with gankers. It doesn't take much coordination to not die to a solo ganker. If it is a group of gankers, that is to be expected in a PvP zone.

Pretty enjoyable aslong as you stick with your alliance going in solo not so much.

IC is my favorite zone when the event is going on. Enemy players add excitement to the place. I know that PvP is not everyone's cup of tea, and that is okay, but thank you to those who are joining in and thank you to the company for having events in PvP areas.

Great event, tons of fun.

VaranisArano wrote: »

ZOS doesnt care. If you don't wanna participate in the marketing stunt, that's your choice to opt out of the rewards. You want rewards, you gotta dance to Marketing's tune.

Wing wrote: »

for all you that just got it free and got to experience it first hand how did you like it?

gankers, hunter kill BG groups chasing down solo pve players, raids hiding in stealth waiting to jump groups.

how long before you raged.

how long before you said "F this" and left IC

if your wondering, it has never been good, this is as good as it gets, it will never be enjoyable, other pvp modes are far more fun so I recommend joining in on BG's or cyro, IC is trash, end.

lol I can relate to saying "F this" and leaving IC.

But yeah, I agree. It might be fun for gankers and people who run around in zergs slaughtering smaller numbers of players (who seem to enjoy that sort of thing for some reason) but everyone else is likely going to suffer. I consider it trash too. Which is a shame really, cause the zone actually has some decent PvE in it and looks quite cool up in the city.

I prefer Battlegrounds and even Cyrodil over the Imperial City as well.

Jeremy wrote: »

Wing wrote: »

for all you that just got it free and got to experience it first hand how did you like it?

gankers, hunter kill BG groups chasing down solo pve players, raids hiding in stealth waiting to jump groups.

how long before you raged.

how long before you said "F this" and left IC

if your wondering, it has never been good, this is as good as it gets, it will never be enjoyable, other pvp modes are far more fun so I recommend joining in on BG's or cyro, IC is trash, end.

lol I can relate to saying "F this" and leaving IC.

But yeah, I agree. It might be fun for gankers and people who run around in zergs slaughtering smaller numbers of players (who seem to enjoy that sort of thing for some reason) but everyone else is likely going to suffer. I consider it trash too. Which is a shame really, cause the zone actually has some decent PvE in it and looks quite cool up in the city.

I prefer Battlegrounds and even Cyrodil over the Imperial City as well.

The zone does look like it has potential, but unfortunately the bad apples leave a bad taste in some people’s mouths...

kind_hero wrote: »

This DLC is for gankers and griefers

As an Elder Scrolls fan who loved TES4 Oblivion, I feel the IC is a wasted opportunity in terms of player experience (lore, quests, landmarks, NPCs, guilds, shops and so on). The PvP part of IC is of least quality compared to Cyrodiil or BGs. For me even chaosball is more fun than watching for gankers in the IC. The event only amplifies all its flaws 10x and make it even more enjoyable for gankers.

One more thing to support what I said - why do you think they are giving it for free?!!

I am also curious as to why ZOS is giving away the IC DLC. Has ZOS ever given away a DLC before?

Wing wrote: »

for all you that just got it free and got to experience it first hand how did you like it?

gankers, hunter kill BG groups chasing down solo pve players, raids hiding in stealth waiting to jump groups.

how long before you raged.

how long before you said "F this" and left IC

if your wondering, it has never been good, this is as good as it gets, it will never be enjoyable, other pvp modes are far more fun so I recommend joining in on BG's or cyro, IC is trash, end.

you're so mad bro LOL

Cadbury wrote: »

vamp_emily wrote: »

omg! I turned the corner and 20 EP were coming at me.

-- cloak
-cloak
-breath
-mag potion
-cloak
-don't move
-cloak

Then a freaking nightblade marked me... run run run dodge roll... where is the freaking stairs?!!! Run run run dodge roll!!! cloak cloak run run run..

My heart is about to explode but I got away with my 14k stones

Hides for a while

For real, I love moments like that.

Unfortunately those moments are reserved for Night Blades though - who can invisible at will.

For other classes, trying to escape a Zerg in Imperial City is probably not going to end well for them.