I wish they would just remove tickets > 12 at end of event. I know idea is they don't want you to hoard tickets during Anniversary so you can completely skip next PVP event. They want you to do every event if you want the Impresario stuff. But it would be easier to recover from a mistake if they chopped you down to 12 tickets once, at end of event, instead of it being a constant daily threat of losing tickets if you don't micromanage them.

It is annoying but as other people have said this isn't a bug or an oversight, it's how ZOS wants the system to work so it's unlikely they'll change it.

The whole point of event tickets is to get you logging in daily to collect them and spending them regularly so you can't stack them up and skip a future event while still getting the items. All the micromanagement is deliberate.

Arunei wrote: »

Correction, they don't want you hoarding tickets so you wind up paying for them in the CS.

There was the same limit on tickets before they were available in the crown store.

I really don't see what the problem is here. Check ticket inventory, spend tickets if close to limit and eat the cake (or not). I don't need Zos holding my hand.

Gundug wrote: »

A simple warning about exceeding the ticket limit is basic interface design, but ZOS evidently wanted players to accidentally waste tickets.

It pops up a message when you get tickets, that shows what you're at (11/12, for instance).

Yes, it could be larger and/or in a more obvious place. (at which point, based on other games I've played, people would start complaining "omg, get this stupid warning notice out of the middle of my screen! so annoying!" )



But people could also pay attention to a resource that 1) they seem to feel is very important (considering how upset they get at accidentally "wasting" them), and 2) that they know has a limit.

During an event, I check my tickets every day when I first log on, unless I know that I spent a bunch the day before. And I 'waste' tickets all the time, since there's frequently nothing I want in the store. If I were going to get angry at them being 'wasted', I'd definitely make sure to check my total every day. It's not that hard. /shrug

It definitely sucks to lose some, but as others have stated it's to force you to not horde and be mindful about the event. If you're constantly reminding yourself about how many tickets you have you're also thinking of the event and the game itself. Even if you don't buy tickets it's a good marketing tactic.

I wouldn't mind a "are you sure" warning when doing something that would waste you a ticket, its a small thing to always remember to check, but i have lost a few, never a huge deal but to some it might be.

EnKor wrote: »

This is not a bug and dont need any fix cuz its working 100% as intended.

To be more succinct it is broken as designed. ZOS should have put in a warning message saying there was insufficient room to award all of the tickets and asked if the player wished to continue. This is basic UI design to prevent situations exactly like the OP posted.

Alinhbo_Tyaka wrote: »

EnKor wrote: »

This is not a bug and dont need any fix cuz its working 100% as intended.

To be more succinct it is broken as designed. ZOS should have put in a warning message saying there was insufficient room to award all of the tickets and asked if the player wished to continue. This is basic UI design to prevent situations exactly like the OP posted.

It is especially onerous this event, as getting the XP buff is what gives the tickets. At least with most (all?) other events, you need to do something else besides grab the event XP buff, to earn the tickets.

I had the same thing happen yesterday, lucky for me OI have no use for tickets, so didn't care. But I can see how for someone that does care, how it would suck.

I agree 12 is too little with all of the things they expect us to buy with tickets these days. They should increase the ticket cap

Vaoh wrote: »

Given the cost of many items are 5 tickets or 10 tickets, it would be nice even if they just increased the cap to 15 tickets imo.

Thiiiis.

vivisectvib16_ESO wrote: »

EnKor wrote: »

This is not a bug and dont need any fix cuz its working 100% as intended.

No one said it was a bug. We're saying it should be changed. Even something similar to how if you try to take more Transmute crystals, it leaves them in your inventory if you're at max.

That's ONLY when cracking geodes. If they're in reward containers like Anniversary boxes, trial boxes etc, you lose them.

I use an addon called Event Tracker that shows me on my screen during an event how many tickets I have and how many I can still get for that day. It pops up warnings in chat and on my screen if I am close to 12 or try to go over 12. Very helpful.

https://www.esoui.com/downloads/info2504-EventTracker.html

Oreyn_Bearclaw wrote: »

I forgot to eat cake on the first day, where do I file a complaint?

I kid of course. I sort of get OPs position. Its one thing when a quests triggers getting tickets and you see it pop up as a reminder, its another here where you just use a memento (maybe someone cakes the door on a trial run) and you get them with really no warning. I dont think its too much to ask for a warning if you are going over the cap, that said, I am not holding my breath waiting for it to happen. This has been a forum thread since the first tickets were released.

Caking a door has no effect anymore as nobody can share the cake anymore (even with group mates) and you can only trigger a cake you placed.

But I agree with the rest. Although I myself am very diligent and have never had this issue personally, a simple warning you're about to go over limit would be a nice QOL addition, so others would not be affected.