That's how I did the DLC quests with pugs. I'd go to the dungeon myself, pick up the quest, and listen to all the dialogue from the quest giver. Then I'd queue for that dungeon.

For the DLC dungeons, you really only miss out on optional dialogue along the way. There's usually time at the end to listen to all the dialogue from the NPC that completes the quest, even if the rest of the group drops.

Unfortunately it doesn't work for the base game dungeons because you usually have to talk to NPCs along the way.

I’m out of town this week, but I get back on Sunday and I cannot wait to start!

I'm enjoying it so far. I've done quite a few normal PUG runs for missing gear from DLCs and they all went fine, the rush was real, but some people were chatty and some of us added each other and ran again, which is always nice when it happens. I've also run in some organized groups and we got a couple trifectas during our pledge runs, which is also nice when it happens In terms of rewards, I've gotten one of the new style pages, and some motifs, and the transmutes are always welcome, but I'm mostly happy for the extra curated gear loot in the coffer, so I can make some progress in my stickerbook.

I've been enjoying this Undaunted event more than past ones, which I think is due to the related Golden Pursuits campaign.

No, doing the daily from bogrul does not always drop a event container.

yea it is fun. i acquired some set items i did not have yet.
and on Sunday i can finally get the Jullianoa Julianos Dwemer Spider mount.

edited for typo

I like this event. I've liked it since the first iteration. In fact, one of my mules is called Runs-Many-Dungeons exactly because, in order to actually get rewards back then, we'd have to use the group finder (which was broken 9 out of 10 times lol), and only then we'd get 1 reward per day per character, so having full slots was very much advantageous.

I like that we get those hard DLC dungeon motifs out of them. With no friends to farm them, it's pretty much impossible for me to get them outside of guild stores, and that's absolutely no fun. Buying your way into accomplishments.

However.

I don't like getting into a dungeon with people who don't actually care for the dungeon, or playing the game, or being part of a group, and leave everyone in the dust, picking up single wandering mobs while they rush to the boss, denying the chance to grab a chest, or a Big Bag, or a lorebook. I don't like the idea of having to deal with these sort of horrible people in the longest of dungeons, only to get to the end and receive an ugly mug and an undaunted key.

Which is why in the last years I've resorted to soloing everything. Even DLC dungeons. A couple days ago Bal Sunar was pledge, I had not done it on the character I'm using to run the event. So I went in solo. Enough time to grab all books, check for chests and bags, and actually take time to speak to the quest NPC (shocking!!!). Got it done with zero hassle, even in a super outdated build from way before hybridisation was a thing. The event reward at the very keast helped fill the sticker book, and it felt good to actually run a dungeon instead of skipping everything like the current group mentality is.

When I want to farm the boxes, I go squash the Dreugh King once every 4 minutes or so. Bonus points for getting 2 boxes by bringing an alt account for the final boss. Imagine bringing 3 or even 4! The chances for good loot are poop, true. But they're poop everywhere. Especially because they expect players to do exactly what I'm doing, and squeeze as many boxes as quickly as possible. This creates a feedback loop. Event has crap chance at rewards. Players figure out the path of least resistance. They reduce the drop rate because people are getting too much stuff, or at least it feels that way. (Can you imagine if they added crown store collectibles to the pool of prizes again?) People farm it even harder through the path of least resistance. It goes on.

Is it boring? Yeah. Are the rewards enticing enough to keep me going? Also yeah.

If there's one thing I'd change, it would be increasing the chance of getting motifs pertaining to each dungeon from the boxes obtained in that dungeon. If I want to run nFG1 10 times and get 1 page from Mazzatun and one from Moongrave Fane, awesome. But if I run Maarselok 10 times I should have a higher chance of getting 2 Maarselok (Stags of Z'en) motifs instead of something from other dungeons. They might still drop, but it would be less likely.

Overall I am enjoying the event. I have been working on finishing missing quests on alts and filling in missing set stickerbooks. I've stocked back up on a decent amount of keys as well, also thanks to the pursuit.

This event has reminded me why I stopped doing RND's in anything but a full pre-made. I thought the PuG ettiquette had hit rock bottom this time last year. I was wrong. Which is a drag, because there was a time I enjoyed running dungeons with randos because I could meet all kinds of interesting people and have fun along the way.

I love dungeons, but tbh I could take or leave the Undaunted event.

I'm allergic to PUGs and I'd much rather solo FGI than subject myself to the queue, so on days where I work late I don't get much farming done because my friends are already in bed. Which isn't the biggest thing, because the Opal styles are hideous and are the one thing that even I (who is a sucker for collecting fashions) will straight up avoid.

But seriously, why can't we get a lot of the real Arms packs to pop up in the store? Especially the ones we've never gotten?

This year for some reason I mostly get speed runners in my dungeon finder groups, including fake healers who are very good dds. This isn't an issue for me, as I've already completed these dungeons many times, and I can keep myself alive most of the time. Previously during the Undaunted, I would rather be grouped with low level players who need their quest (and I usually wait for them), so this year completing pledges is remarkably fast.

It is definitely funny to see all of us speed runners being unable to resist these 'simple' treasure chests despite our high CPs. We see it shine blue and we race to it to be the first to force the lock (unless it is really somewhere far in the corner, we don't bother in such a case). Yesterday, one player sprinted ahead of us because they weren't interested in treasure chests, but when they saw us staying behind, they actually waited for us to loot it and catch up. I think that's cute.

I PUGged into way too many groups with fake tanks.
I try to complete some set collections but it‘s almost impossible to find a group with real tanks. I could do the dungeons on Normal but I like them better on Veteran (chances for more set pieces, higher odds for motifs at the end,…) and I‘m struggling completing enough dungeons during the limited time I have per day.

ESO_player123 wrote: »

On PCNA (where I mainly play) I only collect tickets since I do not need or want anything else from this event.

But on PCEU I've been doing a lot of PUGs on my 2-week old first toon there collecting skill points on the way. I made a startling discovery for myself in the Vaults of Madness. It turns out you do not need to wait and listen/talk to the second and third NPCs there. You can just "free" the second one by killing him and proceed further with the group ignoring the prompt to "talk to this guy". The quest will advance and complete splendidly.

Awesome thank you for the tip really appreciate your reply.

shadyjane62 wrote: »

I only can do 9 events because I don't do dungeons. I had fun killing Snake Mom with my friends for Public Dungeons and I got undaunted ranks.

I am not complaining in any way and enjoyed getting the 25k, but not even for 500 seals will I ever set foot in a dungeon again.

Hope everybody has fun and I will enjoy the next Golden if it's something I like doing.

Fair and honest reply thank you. I hope you enjoy the next event coming up. Thanks for your reply

Jaimeh wrote: »

I'm enjoying it so far. I've done quite a few normal PUG runs for missing gear from DLCs and they all went fine, the rush was real, but some people were chatty and some of us added each other and ran again, which is always nice when it happens. I've also run in some organized groups and we got a couple trifectas during our pledge runs, which is also nice when it happens In terms of rewards, I've gotten one of the new style pages, and some motifs, and the transmutes are always welcome, but I'm mostly happy for the extra curated gear loot in the coffer, so I can make some progress in my stickerbook.

Yes really liking the curated dungeon drops for sticky book too Jaimeh. I too met some lovely, friendly people , what makes this event fun for me. Thank you for your reply.