Plucking the Crow

wolfie1.0. · October 2021

Serenez wrote: »

A few questions as there seems to be some confusion at least on my end.

1. Can this quest be shared in a group? For instance if one player has collected all 50 cursed feathers can this be a grouped event? If it can be shared, can the 50 be earned collectively in a group?

2. I did not read carefully enough or I completely missed the part where you needed to pick up the quest Plucking the Crow before starting to grind for your Plunder Skulls. I did my plunder skulls already and missed the feathers so I need to redo everything all over again, now that I have this quest. Is this indicated anywhere for players as a reminder to pick this up before starting their daily grind? There is a reminder for new players to pick up the starter quest for the Witchmother's Whistle.

3. For players who have already done this, is the consensus that the effort is not worth the reward? Or too difficult to accomplish for solo players?

1) Feathers are drawn from individual plunder skull rewards. So while you CAN be in a group and collect them as a group progress is individual. The boss can be battled in a group of up to 12.

2) No reminder, its daily from near the Impasario that's it. you'll have to remember it.

3) The boss fight is IMO the equivalent of a Vet Dungeon boss, or a target dummy that fights back (ZOS can we have one if these please?) Is it possible to solo? yes. Is it hard? yes. For most players you will want to group up for this. As for rewards. its three standard plunder skulls upon quest turn in after defeating the boss. Whether this is worth the time/effort involved is a personal one. IMO its not, as i can defeat 3 NMA bosses or 3 delve bosses faster than it takes to kill this thing solo.

Hurbster · October 2021

Not worth the time it takes to kill, imo.

DarcyMardin · October 2021

Having done this event every year since it started, the only reason I went to the witches cave was the daily endeavor that required turning in an event quest. I had already picked up a bunch of a plunder skulls that contained had no feathers (since I didn’t have the quest). Took a while to collect the 50 that were needed. When I went into the instance, I had no idea what I was getting into. Wow, the boss was actually tough!

I agree that 3 regular plunder skulls for the reward was not worth the effort, so I doubt I’ll repeat the quest. Still, it was fun to see something new in this event, given how many years the Witches’ fest been part of the game.

Serenez · October 2021

Thank you everyone who answered my questions. I was in the middle of collecting my plunder skulls when I got kicked from the server and cannot log back in.

From the responses . I do see that it can be both done in a group and soloed. This sounds ok then. It gives people a solo challenge for those that want one, while giving the option to group for those that need to.

I have one suggestion though and that would be to give more instructions in game to people before they start grinding for the plunder skulls that they need to pick up this new quest first. So maybe adding this the notifications/announcements in game. I was about to answer a question for someone confused about the feathers when I got kicked from server.

Anyhow I will try again tomorrow when I can actually log back in again to try this out.

Jaimeh · October 2021

kargen27 wrote: »

One run through Maelstrom Arena gave enough Plunder Skulls to easily get the feathers needed.

Yeah I did the same, since completing an arena is also a weekly endeavour choice, and I got enough feathers from the plunders for the quest.

barney2525 · October 2021

jle30303 wrote: »

Wow... 50 plunder skull containers PER DAY? Or do you get more than one feather per plunder skull?

its not that hard. The first year I got all the motif recipes I just parked myself at a delve boss. I skull every 5 minutes.

GMdoghunter · October 2021

CROWBONE HORROR is BUGGED Yet again another event yet more bugs YET AGAIN got all the questline done done the effigy part,through the portal to kill the boss which is meant for a group by the way,it can be soloed but very painful indeed this is just a nightmare,got the boss to 10% solo then it just simply reset to 100% what a joke,another event more bugs even more people are getting disconnected as well,booted from server and all sorts of issue,SIMPLE FIX THE EVENT,fix the numerous bugs this is just beyond acceptable it completely ruins the enjoyment of the game.

It really is absolutely pointless in trying this until they fix the bugs.

spartaxoxo · October 2021

Kalik_Gold wrote: »

Ask for hard overland, add it. Complain.

The forums is more than one person

GMdoghunter · October 2021

Norgh wrote: »

Yeah not enjoyable to solo this would not bother again.

very true

spartaxoxo · October 2021

c363b wrote: »

Can the effigy to open the portal to the new boss be used by a character more than once? I have the effigy in the quest section of inventory. Does it stay there after being used?

I certainly hope so, the server crashed right as I was going inside to try this boss. I got stuck in an infinite loadscreen and can't relog.

azjuwelz · October 2021

Server crashed when boss was at 40 percent, sigh. It's my main, so she'd better not be stuck there.

Epona222 · October 2021

jle30303 wrote: »

Wow... 50 plunder skull containers PER DAY? Or do you get more than one feather per plunder skull?

No it's 50 feathers per day, not plunder skulls - you get 10-15 feathers from each plunder skull if you need them for the daily, so getting the feathers should not be a problem.

Having the server stay up for people to be able to use them is another matter though

GMdoghunter · October 2021

spartaxoxo wrote: »

c363b wrote: »

Can the effigy to open the portal to the new boss be used by a character more than once? I have the effigy in the quest section of inventory. Does it stay there after being used?

I certainly hope so, the server crashed right as I was going inside to try this boss. I got stuck in an infinite loadscreen and can't relog.

boss is pointless at the moment its bugged out not to sure if the effigy remains or if its a daily thing that you need to aquire etc.Sorry cant be of more help but my advice is dont try the boss grouped or solo until they get the bugs fixed its absolutely pointless in my opinion.

redspecter23 · October 2021

I was able to complete the boss earlier with no real issues. Perhaps the recent server issues are contributing to bugs in the fight. It can be soloed, but the fight will be longer than you want it to be. If you can pick up a group quickly, it will be 3 extra plunder skulls, which on its own really isn't that special, but if it counts for anything, it was part of the endeavors today so you got one of your dailies done if you did the crow quest. If it will be like that every day for the event, you can at least tick 2 boxes at once to maximize your gains.

GMdoghunter · October 2021

redspecter23 wrote: »

I was able to complete the boss earlier with no real issues. Perhaps the recent server issues are contributing to bugs in the fight. It can be soloed, but the fight will be longer than you want it to be. If you can pick up a group quickly, it will be 3 extra plunder skulls, which on its own really isn't that special, but if it counts for anything, it was part of the endeavors today so you got one of your dailies done if you did the crow quest. If it will be like that every day for the event, you can at least tick 2 boxes at once to maximize your gains.

totally agree with you its definitely down to server issues and of course not to forget the bugs lol

Colecovision · October 2021

This boss was perfect for soloing. If you can't do it, you're not a solo pver, you're an overland quester and group player. There's nothing wrong with that at all. It's an mmo, that's supposed to be what people do.

IDK why people complain as soon as they add something worthwhile. There was NO EXTRA EFFORT for the feathers. If you think you "gathered feathers" you're kidding yourself for the sake of complaining. We are farming gold skulls as the core of the event. The feathers are just added there. Show up and solo the boss if you are a solo player or group up if you can't. There's a ton of groups being formed at the shrine.

FG1 is the easiest skulls and it's not the measure for all skulls. Farm there if you want. No need to complain about all the places that are harder, because that's the whole game. This was about right for 3 skulls.

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spartaxoxo · October 2021

c363b wrote: »

Can the effigy to open the portal to the new boss be used by a character more than once? I have the effigy in the quest section of inventory. Does it stay there after being used?

The answer seems to be yes

Elsonso · October 2021

Colecovision wrote: »

This boss was perfect for soloing. If you can't do it, you're not a solo pver, you're an overland quester and group player. There's nothing wrong with that at all. It's an mmo, that's supposed to be what people do.

True, but I think it is best to steer people away from this quest, nonetheless.

(Not that this is an issue when people can't log in...

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MasterSpatula · October 2021

Plucking the Crow

Is that what they're calling it now?

Vevvev · October 2021

I might be stupidly OP or something, but this fight was far easier than I was led to believe reading these forums. It's invincibility phases were more a nuisance tbh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCrvS4ue9d0

SeaGtGruff · October 2021

SeaGtGruff wrote: »

If we do go alone (which is what I'm guessing), then the boss is probably not excessively difficult to solo.

Okay, I was wrong on that count. Oh, well, apparently I'm not losing out by not being able to solo it, since it reportedly doesn't drop anything special, just 3 plunder skulls and a bunch of XP.

Oreyn_Bearclaw · October 2021

Wow, was that a stupid quest. I get it, its basically a plunder skull multiplier. Every time you get 7-8, you get 3 more, but wow was that underwhelming. Easily solo'ed on my light armor DK. Not worth the effort. Will not do again.

SickDuck · October 2021

tl;dr: overall it's a bit of fun but pretty pointless

Collecting the 50 feathers is very easy, only need a few plunder skull to open. Just don't forget to activate the quest, otherwise feathers are not dropped! I've also kept a few purple skulls unopened for tomorrow, so I can start with this quest. Not that it really matter anyway.

The fight is pretty fun, not trivial but not too hard. Takes a while to solo 2.5kk health and need to pay a little attention at least. Took me almost 5 minutes to kill, though I was wearing some trash gear with Wild Hunt ring and half of the time at least I did not notice his invincible mechanics. My health got low a couple of times, so dying is very much possible if doing some mistakes. Definitely great to have it instanced, that way people can control the size of the group entering and not just a mindless 100-vs-1 nuke as usual WBs are.

The reward was an absolute anticlimax - did not expect untold riches, since doing with 3-4 people this boss takes couple of seconds to kill. But exchanging 5-10 skulls to earn 3 skulls does not seem too exciting.

kargen27 · October 2021

AcadianPaladin wrote: »

Really, really bad decision to have it instanced instead of public. I was expecting it to work sort of like those Blackwood deadlands portals or other WBs during an event - plenty of help. Mirri and my elf can solo most basic alliance zone WBs but, generally speaking, DLC type WBs are too hard for us to solo. So it was with this WB. Solo'd it over halfway but eventually got overwhelmed with adds. Aborted the quest and won't bother with it again. Forming a group before going through the portal seems to be the intent but that ain't gonna happen here.

I liked it. I almost made it solo but got stuck on something trying to get out or AoE. If I want to try and solo again I can. Also has a bit of a nostalgia feel going back to where players were standing outside dungeon entrances trying to form a group. This is easier to form though because back then most of us were standing around spamming "looking for tank".

Getting into a group is almost instant as plenty of people are standing around the entrance willing to go. If it were a year long thing then maybe not instanced would be better.

kargen27 · October 2021

DarcyMardin wrote: »

Having done this event every year since it started, the only reason I went to the witches cave was the daily endeavor that required turning in an event quest. I had already picked up a bunch of a plunder skulls that contained had no feathers (since I didn’t have the quest). Took a while to collect the 50 that were needed. When I went into the instance, I had no idea what I was getting into. Wow, the boss was actually tough!

I agree that 3 regular plunder skulls for the reward was not worth the effort, so I doubt I’ll repeat the quest. Still, it was fun to see something new in this event, given how many years the Witches’ fest been part of the game.

That is odd because I was sure I got the feathers before I got the quest. Maybe not. I did Maelstrom Arena before getting the quest and I know that gave me all the feathers. I thought I opened all the plunder skulls before getting the quest but maybe I am remembering wrong.
Boss was fun though. I don't really care about the rewards was fun to have a different fight. Best part is I can choose to try and solo again or go in with a group. Went in with a group of three, one was level 39 and I had to do a lot of rezzing but we finished.

Lady_Lindel · October 2021

Wow what an underwhelming event. The rewards for this boss are abysmal .. in 1/3 plunder skull .. stinkworm and fishing bait. Seriously, why bother.

shadyjane62 · October 2021

Did it once,see no point to doing it again for a paltry 3 plunder skulls.

keto3000 · October 2021

These are the type of basic questions that should be initally and clearly answered by ZOS when they set these events up. I've played since beta 2013 and these events/event quests, etc are notoriously never very well described. I wish ZOS Community Mgrs would sit in the zone/area chats in the Witches Brewery locations and see the types of questions that regular players are asking. Most sound completely ( and understandably) confused. I've played for years and I had to look up 2 independent guides just to answer the most basic questions.

@ZOS_BillE

RaddlemanNumber7 wrote: »

When this was on PTS the number of feathers per skull varied, but 10 per skull was the norm. From what I remember you can only get the feathers while you have the daily quest active, and once you get your 50 they stop on that character.

Mayrael · October 2021

Not very popular opinion. That new boss is quite good balanced. Not very hard, not even hard but at least you need to pay attention to not die. I like it.

Integral1900 · October 2021

This has to qualify as one of the most badly thought out messages in quite awhile.

You have the technology with the portals in Blackwood to allow players to move through an entrance and all end up in the same instance, so why in the name of sanity didn’t you do it here!

Instead, we get dozens of players all spamming +crow into the chat, not realising that absolutely nobody is configured to accept it to form groups automatically. The result is that you get crowds just standing there! Because I’m telling you now , If you can solo that boss you are categorically in the top 0.00 one percent, like it or not.

Definitely not bothering with that one again. Getting a group for it was impossible, everyone just stood there spamming that same phrase even though they were getting nowhere. Gave it a bash on my own and after being repeatedly one shotted, despite having 60 K health and max resistances, I got bored and left.

Not worth the effort