...I don't like reward item design of golden pursuits.(/._.\)

katanagirl1 · December 13

blktauna wrote: »

I'm pleased there is earnable items with a wise range of activities. I don't need to like the rewards fo me to appreciate the positive direction this shows.

Agree. I don’t know if I will use the mount, but like I said before, it’s gotten people out doing things like trials and that’s great. I ran AA 5-6 times and almost have a full stickerbook now. The last time I ran it was before they fixed the curation for the off sets in Craglorn trials.

Getting there was a lot of fun. It’s about the journey, not the destination.

Mascen · December 13

The mount was definitely nice but didnt fit the theme nor do i see myself using it unless i decide to make an eldertide themed warden. It was well intentioned but you dont bake a cake without breaking a few eggs i suppose.

The bigger issue I find is a balance with some of the pursuits. For example, I wouldve included Imperial city as part of the 10 PVP kills for ease and perhaps eased off of the leveling up ones as the grind to do that on a baby tune is very monotonous.

As far as the other rewards, you can never go wrong with crown crates and I rather like the runegather animation we got since it fits the New Life theme.

What would be really nice though is for the jesters festival to have a mount thats just a poorly made horse costume with 2 people inside.

NotaDaedraWorshipper · December 13

ArchangelIsraphel wrote: »

I don't mean to sound ungrateful for free items, but it would have been a much more interesting system if they'd given us a selection of, say, 3 to 5 different mounts to chose from once we made it to the final tier. Then they could have included multiple styles that might have appealed to a wider range of people, and the whole thing might have gone over better.

Bears are not really one of the most popular mounts, let alone bears with too many items on them, so I'm not really sure why they chose it as the reward, since thematically it doesn't even fit with the rest of the nord-themed stuff they've been giving out this month. I would have personally been happier if they had offered a normal bear with a more nord-themed or perhaps a New Life themed saddle. I might have actually used that.

ETA: Before anyone asks "why did you go out of your way to get it then"- I actually didn't. I regularly do all of the activities that were required to obtain it, and it just sort of happened naturally. It also happened to overlap with me leveling a new dunmer.

It's such an odd choice in mount, although of course I constantly state my dislike for odd mounts with weirder effects. Nord themed crates, nord themed customised action, statue of the nord hero...and a coral bear that is spilling a whole factory's blue glitter around it. A bear is quite suiting for a nord themed mount, but a much simpler one would've been better. Even a recolour of the basic ones would've been more suiting, but a nice option would've been a bear that got tack similar to the Sovngarde mounts but without glow. That would've been a nice option even if bears aren't my first choice, but it would be fitting and nice.
Just like you I'm not going out of my way to get it, I'm just going to because the activities fit into my regular play and I had several done in the first days. Also been leveling a new little bosmer, so that has added further to it, but they wouldn't even eat that thing, so I suppose its only use would be in housing.

ArchangelIsraphel · December 13

NotaDaedraWorshipper wrote: »

ArchangelIsraphel wrote: »

I don't mean to sound ungrateful for free items, but it would have been a much more interesting system if they'd given us a selection of, say, 3 to 5 different mounts to chose from once we made it to the final tier. Then they could have included multiple styles that might have appealed to a wider range of people, and the whole thing might have gone over better.

Bears are not really one of the most popular mounts, let alone bears with too many items on them, so I'm not really sure why they chose it as the reward, since thematically it doesn't even fit with the rest of the nord-themed stuff they've been giving out this month. I would have personally been happier if they had offered a normal bear with a more nord-themed or perhaps a New Life themed saddle. I might have actually used that.

ETA: Before anyone asks "why did you go out of your way to get it then"- I actually didn't. I regularly do all of the activities that were required to obtain it, and it just sort of happened naturally. It also happened to overlap with me leveling a new dunmer.

It's such an odd choice in mount, although of course I constantly state my dislike for odd mounts with weirder effects. Nord themed crates, nord themed customised action, statue of the nord hero...and a coral bear that is spilling a whole factory's blue glitter around it. A bear is quite suiting for a nord themed mount, but a much simpler one would've been better. Even a recolour of the basic ones would've been more suiting, but a nice option would've been a bear that got tack similar to the Sovngarde mounts but without glow. That would've been a nice option even if bears aren't my first choice, but it would be fitting and nice.
Just like you I'm not going out of my way to get it, I'm just going to because the activities fit into my regular play and I had several done in the first days. Also been leveling a new little bosmer, so that has added further to it, but they wouldn't even eat that thing, so I suppose its only use would be in housing.

The Sovngarde tack was exactly what I was thinking of- except, of course, without the overbearing glow. Whenever my Sovngarde horse glitches out and the glow disappears, it actually looks amazing. Unfortunate that all of the details on that particular tack set are hidden by the glow. What I wouldn't give for a few normal looking recolors of that set of mounts.

I think there's a non-glowing version of the wolf, which is what I thought we would get on the Golden Pursuits, because it was the last reward on the test server. It made so much more sense.

Sakiri · December 13

Caligamy_ESO wrote: »

BetweenMidgets wrote: »

Caligamy_ESO wrote: »

You can always shove him under the floor in your housing upside down to get a nice sparkle effect like I did?

Looks kinda interesting on the ceiling in a dark room too, like stars

Nameplate still shows, though, which is a bummer. But the idea is great.

Yeah... you gotta finagle it a bit, I put mine inside a wall so the effect kinda spills out on the floor of my hall of the lunar champion portal and the name stays hidden

I don't have nameplates on. >.>

Rufusstan · December 13

Mascen wrote: »

What would be really nice though is for the jesters festival to have a mount thats just a poorly made horse costume with 2 people inside.

Wonderful idea, and as they have already implemented dual rider mounts, a pantomime horse should be easy to do.

Rowjoh · December 13

AvalonRanger wrote: »

...I don't like reward item design of golden pursuits.

I got 20/20 today finally. That was really hard work for me.
And finally got...unwelcome design mount creature.

you know you can preview the rewards, right?

so dont understand why anyone would put themselves through the time sink required to earn them if undesirable!

I agree on the aesthetics - they are hideous if you're a discerning adult, uncool if you're a child/teenager.

robwolf666 · December 13

AvalonRanger wrote: »

...I don't like reward item design of golden pursuits.(/._.\)

I got 20/20 today finally. That was really hard work for me.
And finally got...unwelcome design mount creature.

(/._.\)

I quite like it this time. You were able to get some good stuff before the group/PvP tasks came into play. However, I wasn't interested in a bear mount anyway. So I got the first three things and basically ignored it after that. As long as you can continue doing that in future, I don't mind missing out on the 20/20 reward if I can still get 3 good ones with essentially solo player tasks.

AvalonRanger · December 13

Just make the golden pursuits long period version endeavor, and unite currency same as endeavor.
Then we can buy what each of us really want to buy.

AvalonRanger · December 13

AvalonRanger wrote: »

And finally got...unwelcome design mount creature.

OK, when I get mine I'm totally changing its name to Unwelcome Design Mount Creature.[/quote]

Akskad · December 13

If we all started a thread for everything that we do not like.....

I like the new fantasy bear mount. I am actually very happy that it is not a recycling of the usual skulls/skeletons/death/decomposing/putrid/mummies/zombies/vampires/war/battle/combat that I abhor.

UrQuan · December 23

UrQuan wrote: »

AvalonRanger wrote: »

And finally got...unwelcome design mount creature.

OK, when I get mine I'm totally changing its name to Unwelcome Design Mount Creature.

Argh, the name is too long! Now I don't know what to call him!

disky · December 23

Joining the choir once again, to decry the glut of gaudy mounts. Please pull back on the flash and give us more mundane, but not boring, mounts. I don't hate the Hermitage Servitor, for instance! It's not too flashy/emissive/gaudy, and it's interesting to look at! And it serves the lore!

Juju_beans · December 23

You worked hard to get a reward that you don't like ?
And then come here to tell us all ?

LanteanPegasus · December 23

UrQuan wrote: »

UrQuan wrote: »

AvalonRanger wrote: »

And finally got...unwelcome design mount creature.

OK, when I get mine I'm totally changing its name to Unwelcome Design Mount Creature.

Argh, the name is too long! Now I don't know what to call him!

That's a shame, loved your idea.
Hmm, maybe "Unsign Mouture"?

Berret · December 24

It feels like ESO's art style clashes with it! I can see the mount working in GW2 or WoW!
But getting free stuff is a welcome surprise! I just won't use it

SkaiFaith · December 24

The mount is unappreciated in this thread but I have seen A LOT of players using it in-game, so... I guess people liked it very much.
I got it but I'm not using it. The starry effect is cool btw.

ABSOLUTELY DON'T give a multiple mount choice with Golden Pursuits or any reward really - people complain about FOMO and then ask for having to make a choice between 3 gorgeous mounts knowing that will never be possible again to get the 2 discarded? PLEASE NO, thanks.
It's already a problem when you have many cool Radiant Apex mounts available and only about 16.000 Seals a year to choose one. The less the FOMO, the better.

Cooperharley · December 24

WolfCombatPet wrote: »

I'm very happy for people who like the mount. It would be nice to have more options for the rest of us.

That's what future golden pursuits are for. Use a different mount until then

They're never going to give you 3 options for a capstone reward

the1andonlyskwex · December 24

Hooray for grinding unfun activities to get limited-time cosmetics! /s

Welcome to (a preview of) the new "seasons".

NotaDaedraWorshipper · December 24

Juju_beans wrote: »

You worked hard to get a reward that you don't like ?
And then come here to tell us all ?

Some of us got it through natural regular play and not any form of "hard work".

Also, people can critisise something even if they worked to get it.

Vonnegut2506 · December 24

I don't really care how the mount looks. I just have random mount selected on every character. When the bear pops up, I smile a little at the colors and the blue sparkle trail. That's really all I'm looking for in an optional reward.

SeaGtGruff · December 24

UrQuan wrote: »

AvalonRanger wrote: »

And finally got...unwelcome design mount creature.

OK, when I get mine I'm totally changing its name to Unwelcome Design Mount Creature.

In the spirit of He Who Must Not Be Named, we now have It That Must Not Be Summoned.

I don't have mine yet-- I'm on track for getting 20/20 tomorrow-- but I don't mind the mount, it's free and it might fit one of my alternate characters.

SilverBride · 1:36AM

I completed the Golden Pursuit just because I enjoy meeting goals and completing things. But there is no way I will ever ride that mount.

Ezhh · 2:10AM

I also think it's terrible... as a mount. But realised it can be rotated then sunk through a wall or floor in a house to leave just the effect visible. To me it's a free effect furnishing I might get use out of sometime, and that's good enough.

SilverBride · 2:17AM

I can sink items into floors and walls but I can't to it with "living things", even though I know they are really just pixels.

DenverRalphy · 2:31AM

Ezhh wrote: »

I also think it's terrible... as a mount. But realised it can be rotated then sunk through a wall or floor in a house to leave just the effect visible. To me it's a free effect furnishing I might get use out of sometime, and that's good enough.

Would be awesome if you could create a path for it while it's inverted. Though it'd probably pop right side up the moment it started to move.