No but only because I've stopped playing the game, only popping in to check on things every once in a while. If things go well for the game this year I'll probably start up again and play TOT while I do.

The answer is no, but the question is 'Have you ever played ToT?'

I keep meaning to try but heard it's complicated.

I hope that they will fix some of the issues that drove me and my friends away so we can find a reason to play again. Things such as the ranking system and overpowered decks and cards that create excessively long combos.

I am only doing the intro ToT quest on my alts to shut up the carnival barker Sorinne Gaerard that is in multiple zones. The tutorial instructions from Brahgas don't make me want to go further with ToT.

I haven’t tried it and don’t intend to. To me, it’s not the sort of mini game that belongs in an MMO RPG and further, it’s associated in my mind with how AWA was implemented if only because they were announced at the same time.

No, I don't play ToT anymore. I found it boring from the beginning, to be honest, but, wanting to give it a chance at least, thought I might at least level it up a bit and see if it gets more interesting on higher levels. Then Firesong was released, I decided to focus on the new story quests first and continue levelling ToT later... But never took it up again since that. No motivation. And somehow I doubt that will change.

NeKryXe wrote: »

Also, it's way better and much more challenging than lockpicking, scrying or digging, and unlike those previous awful mini-games you can completely skip ToT if you don't like it.

Lockpicking as a mechanism makes sense though, as boxes containing valuables won't just lay around open (and if you don't like it, you can just try to break locks at the cost of 1 lockpick, with very good chances if you improve the lockpicking skill in the legerdemain skill line).

Excavations add much to the lore through the descriptions of the antiquities. Of course not everyone cares for that, but I think it was an interesting new method of storytelling.

If it's necessary to force people to do it to get mythic items is another question, though. I think things should be kept seperate. No one should be forced to get an item useful for PvP though excavations, no one should have to play ToT to progress in a non-ToT-related storyquest (as it was on Galen), and basic furniture items shouldn't be locked behind group dungeons (prestige objects like sculptures - I'm fine with that; but not basic things like windows). I know they want to "motivate" players to try different things, but I find it rather frustrating (and not motivating at all) if I have to do things I don't enjoy to get something I want/need that's related to a completely different thing.

never played ToT, quite happy that i haven't. i'm still disappointed that ZOS wasted even an iota of effort on that steaming pile of feature.

Never played it to begin with. Not interested.

It seems I'm in the minority here, but yes, I still play and regularly. I think one of the big reasons I've continued to play is the ToT guild I started. The community we've built makes the games amongst us at tournaments far more engaging and rewarding than playing a random opponent on the leaderboard. Granted, I now know a good number of the players whether as members of the guild or just because I play against them regularly, so that makes it even better for me. I've been told that there is a problem of toxicity in the lower ranked tiers and that, along with a ranked reward system that needs tweaking, may be part of why there has been some loss of interest.

I also hear more often than I'd like that there are a lot of players who have never even tried the game. I will never advocate somebody forcing themselves to play if they don't enjoy it, everybody has different game preferences and there's nothing wrong with that, but I still encourage those who haven't even given it a shot to try it out and see what they think.

No.

Games take too long. I was only doing the NPC daily (no interest in PVP), but those 3 games, between the games themselves and the travel to and from them, took up way too much time and I ended up with not much time left over to do the normal things I enjoyed.

The rewards are actually pretty bad for the time spent playing each game.

Lastly, as with many things in this game, too much RNG involved and too much grinding to level up. I just wanted the furniture and burned out before I even got them.

SeaGtGruff wrote: »

laurajf wrote: »

The rewards are actually pretty bad for the time spent playing each game.

I think the rewards are pretty good, but I also think they could be better. In fact, I think that one way ZOS could persuade more players to give ToT a try and play it more regularly would be by giving better rewards, such as legendary crafting temps, or rare crafting trait mats. For instance, if players knew that they had a chance to get some Potent Nirncrux, or Slaughterstone, or Chromium Plating, etc., in the reward coffers from playing ToT, I think more players would be willing to give it a try. We already have a chance to get materials used for crafting furniture, and I think that's a good thing. But upping the rewards a bit would be awesome in my opinion.

I just capped on transmutes. Thats never happened. Don't even know what to do with them. I pull so many purples and blues from coffers, as well as very valuable mats. The rewards are very good.

SeaGtGruff wrote: »

laurajf wrote: »

The rewards are actually pretty bad for the time spent playing each game.

I think the rewards are pretty good, but I also think they could be better. In fact, I think that one way ZOS could persuade more players to give ToT a try and play it more regularly would be by giving better rewards, such as legendary crafting temps, or rare crafting trait mats. For instance, if players knew that they had a chance to get some Potent Nirncrux, or Slaughterstone, or Chromium Plating, etc., in the reward coffers from playing ToT, I think more players would be willing to give it a try. We already have a chance to get materials used for crafting furniture, and I think that's a good thing. But upping the rewards a bit would be awesome in my opinion.

You can get jewelry mats from it. Furnishing Mats. Expensive style pages. Transmute Crystals. I've hit cap multiple times. They rewards are really good.