Official Discussion Thread for "Whitestrake's Mayhem In-Game Event July 2022"

ZOS_Kevin · July 2022

Official Discussion Thread for Article, "Dominate Your Rivals And Earn Unique Rewards During The Whitestrake's Mayhem PVP Event"

"Battle with and against your fellow adventures across Cyrodiil, the Imperial City, and Battlegrounds, all the while earning bonus Alliance Points and XP, in-game rewards, and more!"

Dagoth_Rac · July 2022

What Indrik berries and pets will be available?

Ingenon · July 2022

Thanks for letting us know 7 days in advance! Time to do a bunch of IC daily quests and not turn them in ...

CalivoArtades · July 2022

So no Scouting dailies allowed for the 2 cyro event tix this time apparantly (only bounty and conquest-type dailies)

FluffyBird · July 2022

The new tickets costume looks like a pink plastic toy =|

Dagoth_Rac · July 2022

CalivoArtades wrote: »

So no Scouting dailies allowed for the 2 cyro event tix this time apparantly (only bounty and conquest-type dailies)

They have never listed scout quests in prior event notices and they always worked for a ticket. The "Conquest" board is a single board that has the more extensive objectives (3 keeps, 9 resources, 40 enemy players) and rewards a Siege of Cyrodiil Merit currency every 20 hours. The bounty boards I think refer to all the other quests you get from boards: scouting, kill 20 of a certain class, capture a specific resource, capture a specific keep.

CalivoArtades · July 2022

Dagoth_Rac wrote: »

CalivoArtades wrote: »

So no Scouting dailies allowed for the 2 cyro event tix this time apparantly (only bounty and conquest-type dailies)

They have never listed scout quests in prior event notices and they always worked for a ticket. The "Conquest" board is a single board that has the more extensive objectives (3 keeps, 9 resources, 40 enemy players) and rewards a Siege of Cyrodiil Merit currency every 20 hours. The bounty boards I think refer to all the other quests you get from boards: scouting, kill 20 of a certain class, capture a specific resource, capture a specific keep.

Oh I see, thank you for clarifying!

Lumsdenml · July 2022

So excited! Best event of the year. Logging in early to begin ganking and collecting Cyrodiil Citrus!

Tommy_The_Gun · July 2022

FluffyBird wrote: »

The new tickets costume looks like a pink plastic toy =|

Yep... I mean for a costume that is the reward for participating in multiple events, it looks kinda bad - at least on a 1st glance. Maybe it is animated or has some cool visual effect or something. It is kinda hard to judge just by seeing a static picture from one side.

Btw. Is this the top - tier reward for this year's events ? If so, then it is kinda um... "meh" as last year we got a house - Doomchar Plateau.
https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Doomchar_Plateau

Lumsdenml · July 2022

Tommy_The_Gun wrote: »

FluffyBird wrote: »

The new tickets costume looks like a pink plastic toy =|

Yep... I mean for a costume that is the reward for participating in multiple events, it looks kinda bad - at least on a 1st glance. Maybe it is animated or has some cool visual effect or something. It is kinda hard to judge just by seeing a static picture from one side.

Btw. Is this the top - tier reward for this year's events ? If so, then it is kinda um... "meh" as last year we got a house - Doomchar Plateau.
https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Doomchar_Plateau

But the Doomchar wasn't until the 4Q event tickets, right? This is 3Q event?

Dayhjawk · July 2022

@ZOS_Kevin

Feedback: Can we possibly have the siege medals drop during future events from respected areas? Be kind nice if they could drop during pvp events to help out.

WhiteCoatSyndrome · July 2022

Time to make cake!

Lumsdenml wrote: »

But the Doomchar wasn't until the 4Q event tickets, right? This is 3Q event?

Correct.

VaranisArano · July 2022

Updated my guide with the new article and a few bits of advice from last time: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/612508/whitestrakes-mayhem-101-july-2022

bellablithely · July 2022

Ingenon wrote: »

Thanks for letting us know 7 days in advance! Time to do a bunch of IC daily quests and not turn them in ...

Yeah, a little bit more notice would have been nice.

Sarannah · July 2022

This event should not require two types of PvP to get all three tickets, just let us have all three tickets for any of the PvP activities.

And personally I also feel all add-ons should be disabled in PvP zones, to create more fairplay for everyone.

Ulfhethinn · July 2022

Keep in mind: the Scroll of Pelinal's Ferocity is an inventory item, not a Memento/Tool.

Why is this still the case? Every other event item that gives an event specific boost is a memento and does not take up room in each character's inventory. What is it about Breda's Mug, Pie of Misrule, etc that they can be mementos but Scroll of Pelinal cannot? All of these provide event specific buffs that appear in your buff section, so it seems like there is no real programming or mechanic reason for forcing us to use up space and have to go scrolling thru our inventory to find it.

VaranisArano · July 2022

Ulfhethinn wrote: »

Keep in mind: the Scroll of Pelinal's Ferocity is an inventory item, not a Memento/Tool.

Why is this still the case? Every other event item that gives an event specific boost is a memento and does not take up room in each character's inventory. What is it about Breda's Mug, Pie of Misrule, etc that they can be mementos but Scroll of Pelinal cannot? All of these provide event specific buffs that appear in your buff section, so it seems like there is no real programming or mechanic reason for forcing us to use up space and have to go scrolling thru our inventory to find it.

Cyrodiil disables a lot of memento interactions, such that you have to leave the zone in order to re-up the bonus. Making the Scroll an inventory item allows PVPers to re-up the bonus without leaving and having to sit through the queues again.

FrancisCrawford · July 2022

FluffyBird wrote: »

The new tickets costume looks like a pink plastic toy =|

I hope it dyes well!!!

Has anybody checked that on the PTS yet?

FrancisCrawford · July 2022

Ingenon wrote: »

Thanks for letting us know 7 days in advance! Time to do a bunch of IC daily quests and not turn them in ...

Indeed. All the more since I have keys to turn in from the previous event.

I hoped to have more done before the formal announcement than I do. Oh well. At least I have scouting quests already done on all 18 characters!

Ulfhethinn · July 2022

VaranisArano wrote: »

Ulfhethinn wrote: »

Keep in mind: the Scroll of Pelinal's Ferocity is an inventory item, not a Memento/Tool.

Why is this still the case? Every other event item that gives an event specific boost is a memento and does not take up room in each character's inventory. What is it about Breda's Mug, Pie of Misrule, etc that they can be mementos but Scroll of Pelinal cannot? All of these provide event specific buffs that appear in your buff section, so it seems like there is no real programming or mechanic reason for forcing us to use up space and have to go scrolling thru our inventory to find it.

Cyrodiil disables a lot of memento interactions, such that you have to leave the zone in order to re-up the bonus. Making the Scroll an inventory item allows PVPers to re-up the bonus without leaving and having to sit through the queues again.

If it's most and not all, seems like this could be fixed for the one PvP specific potential event memento

Goodrods · July 2022

FrancisCrawford wrote: »

FluffyBird wrote: »

The new tickets costume looks like a pink plastic toy =|

I hope it dyes well!!!

Has anybody checked that on the PTS yet?

Only 2 of the 3 fragments available during event, so have to wait for next pts to grab and try that out. 🤔

Sword_Singer · July 2022

@ZOS_Kevin

Can we please get some information on what is inside the "Bag of Veterans Glory"?
Last time around it was mentioned that the bags would have a rotating inventory, with the possibility of ebonsteel returning.
The Bag is also cited as 'NEW', in which I hope it means it is a new bag with shuffled contents.

Not trying to be rude but quoting you here: "We have noted the confusion with the team regarding the article wording, specifically that the wording should be more specific next time when noting what collectibles are attainable from the Bag of Veteran's Glory." - February 18th 2022

Alas I am looking forward to the event, see you all on the battlefront

ceiron · July 2022

Any info on if we are getting any extra campaigns? Already on ps eu gray host is full with a wait to get in. Definitely going to get worse come thursday and theres no way an entire server will get access severely limiting any guild runs etc ...

joerginger · July 2022

The extra campaigns will most likely be started when the event begins on Thursday. If this doesn't happen, it will be a big surprise. After all, the extra campaigns were always there during this event in recent years.

Hotdog_23 · July 2022

For all that is holy please add a writ board for all 6 districts dailies in each alliances base so we don't have to play ladders and loading screening.

Stay safe

ZOS_Kevin · July 2022

Hi All! Got some answers for you on Whitestrake's Mayhem!

Dagoth_Rac wrote: »

What Indrik berries and pets will be available?

Here are the following Indrik berries and pets that will be available:

Nascent Indrik Feathers
Onyx Indrik Berries
Mossheart Indrik Berries
Ebon-Glow Indrik Pet
Sapling Indrik Pet

Ulfhethinn wrote: »

Keep in mind: the Scroll of Pelinal's Ferocity is an inventory item, not a Memento/Tool.

Why is this still the case? Every other event item that gives an event specific boost is a memento and does not take up room in each character's inventory. What is it about Breda's Mug, Pie of Misrule, etc that they can be mementos but Scroll of Pelinal cannot? All of these provide event specific buffs that appear in your buff section, so it seems like there is no real programming or mechanic reason for forcing us to use up space and have to go scrolling thru our inventory to find it.

Thanks for noting this. @VaranisArano's answer sums up the core of the question. But we checked in with the team and they are looking for an alternative solution to this, without impacting the player experience. Nothing to report at this time, but we've passed this sentiment off to the team.

Dayhjawk wrote: »

@ZOS_Kevin

Feedback: Can we possibly have the siege medals drop during future events from respected areas? Be kind nice if they could drop during pvp events to help out.

We've passed this on to the dev team for consideration. No promises, but we wanted to make sure we highlighted that it was passed on.

Sword_Singer wrote: »

@ZOS_Kevin

Can we please get some information on what is inside the "Bag of Veterans Glory"?

Ask and you shall receive:

Second Legion Style Pages
Legion Zero Style Pages
Legion Zero Vigiles Pages
Ebonsteel Armor Pages
Black Drake's Body or Face Markings
Standard-Bearer Emotes (one for each alliance)
Standard-Bearer Staves and Shields (one for each alliance for staves and shields (six total items)).

Tommy_The_Gun wrote: »

FluffyBird wrote: »

The new tickets costume looks like a pink plastic toy =|

Yep... I mean for a costume that is the reward for participating in multiple events, it looks kinda bad - at least on a 1st glance. Maybe it is animated or has some cool visual effect or something. It is kinda hard to judge just by seeing a static picture from one side.

Btw. Is this the top - tier reward for this year's events ? If so, then it is kinda um... "meh" as last year we got a house - Doomchar Plateau.
https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Doomchar_Plateau

As @Lumsdenml noted, Doomchar Plateau was the Q4 event reward. The Daggerfall Paladin is this year's Q3 reward. More info on Q4 when we get closer to that. But for right now, The Daggerfall Paladin is the next event reward item to go after.

ceiron wrote: »

Any info on if we are getting any extra campaigns? Already on ps eu gray host is full with a wait to get in. Definitely going to get worse come thursday and theres no way an entire server will get access severely limiting any guild runs etc ...

Yes, there will be extra campaigns. We’ll spin those up at the beginning of the event.

React · July 2022

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

Hi All! Got some answers for you on Whitestrake's Mayhem!

Dagoth_Rac wrote: »

What Indrik berries and pets will be available?

Here are the following Indrik berries and pets that will be available:

Nascent Indrik Feathers

Onyx Indrik Berries

Mossheart Indrik Berries

Ebon-Glow Indrik Pet

Sapling Indrik Pet

Ulfhethinn wrote: »

Keep in mind: the Scroll of Pelinal's Ferocity is an inventory item, not a Memento/Tool.

Why is this still the case? Every other event item that gives an event specific boost is a memento and does not take up room in each character's inventory. What is it about Breda's Mug, Pie of Misrule, etc that they can be mementos but Scroll of Pelinal cannot? All of these provide event specific buffs that appear in your buff section, so it seems like there is no real programming or mechanic reason for forcing us to use up space and have to go scrolling thru our inventory to find it.

Thanks for noting this. @VaranisArano's answer sums up the core of the question. But we checked in with the team and they are looking for an alternative solution to this, without impacting the player experience. Nothing to report at this time, but we've passed this sentiment off to the team.

Dayhjawk wrote: »

@ZOS_Kevin

Feedback: Can we possibly have the siege medals drop during future events from respected areas? Be kind nice if they could drop during pvp events to help out.

We've passed this on to the dev team for consideration. No promises, but we wanted to make sure we highlighted that it was passed on.

Sword_Singer wrote: »

@ZOS_Kevin

Can we please get some information on what is inside the "Bag of Veterans Glory"?

Ask and you shall receive:

Second Legion Style Pages

Legion Zero Style Pages

Legion Zero Vigiles Pages

Ebonsteel Armor Pages

Black Drake's Body or Face Markings

Standard-Bearer Emotes (one for each alliance)

Standard-Bearer Staves and Shields (one for each alliance for staves and shields (six total items)).

Tommy_The_Gun wrote: »

FluffyBird wrote: »

The new tickets costume looks like a pink plastic toy =|

Yep... I mean for a costume that is the reward for participating in multiple events, it looks kinda bad - at least on a 1st glance. Maybe it is animated or has some cool visual effect or something. It is kinda hard to judge just by seeing a static picture from one side.

Btw. Is this the top - tier reward for this year's events ? If so, then it is kinda um... "meh" as last year we got a house - Doomchar Plateau.
https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Doomchar_Plateau

As @Lumsdenml noted, Doomchar Plateau was the Q4 event reward. The Daggerfall Paladin is this year's Q3 reward. More info on Q4 when we get closer to that. But for right now, The Daggerfall Paladin is the next event reward item to go after.

ceiron wrote: »

Any info on if we are getting any extra campaigns? Already on ps eu gray host is full with a wait to get in. Definitely going to get worse come thursday and theres no way an entire server will get access severely limiting any guild runs etc ...

Yes, there will be extra campaigns. We’ll spin those up at the beginning of the event.

Appreciate this feedback. I would highly recommend that zenimax does not add TOO MANY campaigns to cyrodiil or IC this event - mayhem is supposed to be crowded and hectic, with fights happening everywhere. When there are four additional CP campaigns and 4 additional IC instances added, most of them are a ghost town with little to no actual PVP happening by day 2 or 3 of the event.

ceiron · July 2022

React wrote: »

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

Hi All! Got some answers for you on Whitestrake's Mayhem!

Dagoth_Rac wrote: »

What Indrik berries and pets will be available?

Here are the following Indrik berries and pets that will be available:

Nascent Indrik Feathers

Onyx Indrik Berries

Mossheart Indrik Berries

Ebon-Glow Indrik Pet

Sapling Indrik Pet

Ulfhethinn wrote: »

Keep in mind: the Scroll of Pelinal's Ferocity is an inventory item, not a Memento/Tool.

Why is this still the case? Every other event item that gives an event specific boost is a memento and does not take up room in each character's inventory. What is it about Breda's Mug, Pie of Misrule, etc that they can be mementos but Scroll of Pelinal cannot? All of these provide event specific buffs that appear in your buff section, so it seems like there is no real programming or mechanic reason for forcing us to use up space and have to go scrolling thru our inventory to find it.

Thanks for noting this. @VaranisArano's answer sums up the core of the question. But we checked in with the team and they are looking for an alternative solution to this, without impacting the player experience. Nothing to report at this time, but we've passed this sentiment off to the team.

Dayhjawk wrote: »

@ZOS_Kevin

Feedback: Can we possibly have the siege medals drop during future events from respected areas? Be kind nice if they could drop during pvp events to help out.

We've passed this on to the dev team for consideration. No promises, but we wanted to make sure we highlighted that it was passed on.

Sword_Singer wrote: »

@ZOS_Kevin

Can we please get some information on what is inside the "Bag of Veterans Glory"?

Ask and you shall receive:

Second Legion Style Pages

Legion Zero Style Pages

Legion Zero Vigiles Pages

Ebonsteel Armor Pages

Black Drake's Body or Face Markings

Standard-Bearer Emotes (one for each alliance)

Standard-Bearer Staves and Shields (one for each alliance for staves and shields (six total items)).

Tommy_The_Gun wrote: »

FluffyBird wrote: »

The new tickets costume looks like a pink plastic toy =|

Yep... I mean for a costume that is the reward for participating in multiple events, it looks kinda bad - at least on a 1st glance. Maybe it is animated or has some cool visual effect or something. It is kinda hard to judge just by seeing a static picture from one side.

Btw. Is this the top - tier reward for this year's events ? If so, then it is kinda um... "meh" as last year we got a house - Doomchar Plateau.
https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Doomchar_Plateau

As @Lumsdenml noted, Doomchar Plateau was the Q4 event reward. The Daggerfall Paladin is this year's Q3 reward. More info on Q4 when we get closer to that. But for right now, The Daggerfall Paladin is the next event reward item to go after.

ceiron wrote: »

Any info on if we are getting any extra campaigns? Already on ps eu gray host is full with a wait to get in. Definitely going to get worse come thursday and theres no way an entire server will get access severely limiting any guild runs etc ...

Yes, there will be extra campaigns. We’ll spin those up at the beginning of the event.

Appreciate this feedback. I would highly recommend that zenimax does not add TOO MANY campaigns to cyrodiil or IC this event - mayhem is supposed to be crowded and hectic, with fights happening everywhere. When there are four additional CP campaigns and 4 additional IC instances added, most of them are a ghost town with little to no actual PVP happening by day 2 or 3 of the event.

I agree but at least 2 of the main campaign would be useful and used. Its 10pm uk on a tuesday night and ps eu gray host is full with me in position 14 with a 10 min eta.

VaranisArano · July 2022

If we're making campaign requests, I'm going to repeat a plea I made last year: we need a Below 50 Imperial City Campaign.

There is a Below 50 option for the Battlegrounds tickets.
There is a Below 50 option for the Cyrodiil tickets.

It is unfair to not offer a Below 50 option for the Imperial City tickets, yet in the past ZOS has not provided this option during Whitestrakes Mayhem. The Devs have expected that Below 50 players must queue up for the No CP campaign and battle fully leveled players in CP 160 gear during the bounties and fighting for other rewards (even though we used to have a Below 50 campaign prior to splitting them off from Cyrodiil, so it's not like Below 50 players can't handle the PVE side of the content.)

I brought it up on the PTS when this event was tested and I'm bringing it up again in hopes that the Devs will give Below 50 players a fair chance in all three PVP modes featured on this event.

Sword_Singer · July 2022

@ZOS_Kevin
Thanks for the information, I have been waiting some time for the ebonsteel set to return, I even went ahead and (poorly) made a meme to celebrate the occasion.

majulook · July 2022

FluffyBird wrote: »

The new tickets costume looks like a pink plastic toy =|

The first thing I thought of when i saw it was.the pink Power Ranger...