What is "spoopy season"?

Hi,



Might be good to confirm if the tickets are from any boss - or whether it's specific to a just world bosses, or delve bosses, etc.

Thanks

LootAllTheStuff wrote: »

What is "spoopy season"?

It's a very old meme from 2009.

LootAllTheStuff wrote: »

What is "spoopy season"?

Grec1a wrote: »

It's a very old meme from 2009.

Aarrgh! I was 50 years old in 2009! You're making me feel very old!

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

This is the official discussion thread for, "Stalk Tamriel’s Horrors to Earn Spooky Rewards During the Witches Festival Event"

"Hunt monsters and you’ll unlock bonus in-game rewards during this year’s Witches Festival in-game event!"

The Lord of Fear ending in group events at a dungeon like location was an insult to those who have played for decades and prefer solo runs. The consistent pushing of group play and guilds has me questioning my loyalty for this brand. I am thinking I could do better in spending my game budget on a game that isn't ran by groupers.

Syldras wrote: »

shadoza wrote: »

The Lord of Fear ending in group events at a dungeon like location was an insult to those who have played for decades and prefer solo runs. The consistent pushing of group play and guilds has me questioning my loyalty for this brand. I am thinking I could do better in spending my game budget on a game that isn't ran by groupers.

I, personally, really enjoyed the solo part, and I found the group part fun the first time, just as it was something new - but the group part is what makes me not want to repeat it, because it turned out to be quite a hassle with random people who don't really know what's to do or what's going on. It's truly a pity since the first - and much longer - part of the quest is awesome. Guess I'll never see it again.

Perhaps their should have been a reward after the solo part so those that do not enjoy group chaos could feel accomplished for completing the feather collections and maybe the Lord of Fear part.
I avoided both but assisted my friend in get into a Pug. He did not enjoy the fight at all and the reward for him was too low. (He could have received better doing an undaunted dungeon.)

shadoza wrote: »

Syldras wrote: »

shadoza wrote: »

The Lord of Fear ending in group events at a dungeon like location was an insult to those who have played for decades and prefer solo runs. The consistent pushing of group play and guilds has me questioning my loyalty for this brand. I am thinking I could do better in spending my game budget on a game that isn't ran by groupers.

I, personally, really enjoyed the solo part, and I found the group part fun the first time, just as it was something new - but the group part is what makes me not want to repeat it, because it turned out to be quite a hassle with random people who don't really know what's to do or what's going on. It's truly a pity since the first - and much longer - part of the quest is awesome. Guess I'll never see it again.

Perhaps their should have been a reward after the solo part so those that do not enjoy group chaos could feel accomplished for completing the feather collections and maybe the Lord of Fear part.
I avoided both but assisted my friend in get into a Pug. He did not enjoy the fight at all and the reward for him was too low. (He could have received better doing an undaunted dungeon.)

It can be done solo, its just a hard long fight and you need to survive the hunt phase.

Its best done in either a group of 2 or 3, or done in a group of 12.

Its also pretty standard for an MMO to have group content in it.

WhiteCoatSyndrome wrote: »

LootAllTheStuff wrote: »

What is "spoopy season"?

A traditional misspelling of ‘spooky’, which is to say they spell it that way on purpose.

Traditional where?

'The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.'

spartaxoxo wrote: »

shadoza wrote: »

wolfie1.0. wrote: »

shadoza wrote: »

Syldras wrote: »

shadoza wrote: »

The Lord of Fear ending in group events at a dungeon like location was an insult to those who have played for decades and prefer solo runs. The consistent pushing of group play and guilds has me questioning my loyalty for this brand. I am thinking I could do better in spending my game budget on a game that isn't ran by groupers.

I, personally, really enjoyed the solo part, and I found the group part fun the first time, just as it was something new - but the group part is what makes me not want to repeat it, because it turned out to be quite a hassle with random people who don't really know what's to do or what's going on. It's truly a pity since the first - and much longer - part of the quest is awesome. Guess I'll never see it again.

Perhaps their should have been a reward after the solo part so those that do not enjoy group chaos could feel accomplished for completing the feather collections and maybe the Lord of Fear part.
I avoided both but assisted my friend in get into a Pug. He did not enjoy the fight at all and the reward for him was too low. (He could have received better doing an undaunted dungeon.)

It can be done solo, its just a hard long fight and you need to survive the hunt phase.

Its best done in either a group of 2 or 3, or done in a group of 12.

Its also pretty standard for an MMO to have group content in it.

No, Lord of Fear cannot be done solo. I do get tired of hear this. Not all players have dungeon gear. Some, if not most, are playing with overland purple.

Both Hallowjack and Crow Boss can be done solo in overland and/or crafted sets. Order's Wrath, Mother's Sorrow, Back Alley Gourmand, Spriggans, Briar Heart, Tideborn Wild Stalker, and if you have a companion, Shared Burden are all sets that can help you beat these fights and require no group play whatsoever. Speaking of companions, let your companion tank it to make things easier.

If you have any heavy attack build characters, I especially recommend bringing it to the Hallowjack fight because it will put in good damage even without resources. The totems can be a true pain if you don't have that. Still not impossible, simply much easier. You can source the empower buff from the mage's guild if you don't have access to Oakensoul.

Edit:

Here's a crow video I did on a low power toon a 4 years ago. Perhaps someone else will show HJ on one.

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/589536/soloing-crow-boss-on-a-low-level

I disagree. I watched someone play with a group and everyone struggled. No one of the average description has a "heavy attack build."

Syldras wrote: »

Islyn wrote: »

'The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.'

It's the motto of Great House Telvanni and I'm not really sure, to be honest, how my list of roleplay characters is releated to this thread's topic.

I literally do not know how this happened. (no really.) I know what it is, and was showing the quote to my husband in discord.

spartaxoxo wrote: »

shadoza wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

shadoza wrote: »

wolfie1.0. wrote: »

shadoza wrote: »

Syldras wrote: »

shadoza wrote: »

The Lord of Fear ending in group events at a dungeon like location was an insult to those who have played for decades and prefer solo runs. The consistent pushing of group play and guilds has me questioning my loyalty for this brand. I am thinking I could do better in spending my game budget on a game that isn't ran by groupers.

I, personally, really enjoyed the solo part, and I found the group part fun the first time, just as it was something new - but the group part is what makes me not want to repeat it, because it turned out to be quite a hassle with random people who don't really know what's to do or what's going on. It's truly a pity since the first - and much longer - part of the quest is awesome. Guess I'll never see it again.

Perhaps their should have been a reward after the solo part so those that do not enjoy group chaos could feel accomplished for completing the feather collections and maybe the Lord of Fear part.
I avoided both but assisted my friend in get into a Pug. He did not enjoy the fight at all and the reward for him was too low. (He could have received better doing an undaunted dungeon.)

It can be done solo, its just a hard long fight and you need to survive the hunt phase.

Its best done in either a group of 2 or 3, or done in a group of 12.

Its also pretty standard for an MMO to have group content in it.

No, Lord of Fear cannot be done solo. I do get tired of hear this. Not all players have dungeon gear. Some, if not most, are playing with overland purple.

Both Hallowjack and Crow Boss can be done solo in overland and/or crafted sets. Order's Wrath, Mother's Sorrow, Back Alley Gourmand, Spriggans, Briar Heart, Tideborn Wild Stalker, and if you have a companion, Shared Burden are all sets that can help you beat these fights and require no group play whatsoever. Speaking of companions, let your companion tank it to make things easier.

If you have any heavy attack build characters, I especially recommend bringing it to the Hallowjack fight because it will put in good damage even without resources. The totems can be a true pain if you don't have that. Still not impossible, simply much easier. You can source the empower buff from the mage's guild if you don't have access to Oakensoul.

Edit:

Here's a crow video I did on a low power toon a 4 years ago. Perhaps someone else will show HJ on one.

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/589536/soloing-crow-boss-on-a-low-level

I disagree. I watched someone play with a group and everyone struggled. No one of the average description has a "heavy attack build."

That group may have struggled but it does not mean all average skill level players would. Additionally, many average players have heavy attack builds. It is a simplified build specifically designed to improve accessibility to harder content for average players. It requires no weaving and only 1 bar. You don't have to worry about buff uptimes either. The main antiquity that enables it does not require any instanced group content. It is overland gear.

https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Oakensoul_Ring

I disagree with your conditions completely.

shadoza wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

shadoza wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

shadoza wrote: »

wolfie1.0. wrote: »

shadoza wrote: »

Syldras wrote: »

shadoza wrote: »

The Lord of Fear ending in group events at a dungeon like location was an insult to those who have played for decades and prefer solo runs. The consistent pushing of group play and guilds has me questioning my loyalty for this brand. I am thinking I could do better in spending my game budget on a game that isn't ran by groupers.

I, personally, really enjoyed the solo part, and I found the group part fun the first time, just as it was something new - but the group part is what makes me not want to repeat it, because it turned out to be quite a hassle with random people who don't really know what's to do or what's going on. It's truly a pity since the first - and much longer - part of the quest is awesome. Guess I'll never see it again.

Perhaps their should have been a reward after the solo part so those that do not enjoy group chaos could feel accomplished for completing the feather collections and maybe the Lord of Fear part.
I avoided both but assisted my friend in get into a Pug. He did not enjoy the fight at all and the reward for him was too low. (He could have received better doing an undaunted dungeon.)

It can be done solo, its just a hard long fight and you need to survive the hunt phase.

Its best done in either a group of 2 or 3, or done in a group of 12.

Its also pretty standard for an MMO to have group content in it.

No, Lord of Fear cannot be done solo. I do get tired of hear this. Not all players have dungeon gear. Some, if not most, are playing with overland purple.

Both Hallowjack and Crow Boss can be done solo in overland and/or crafted sets. Order's Wrath, Mother's Sorrow, Back Alley Gourmand, Spriggans, Briar Heart, Tideborn Wild Stalker, and if you have a companion, Shared Burden are all sets that can help you beat these fights and require no group play whatsoever. Speaking of companions, let your companion tank it to make things easier.

If you have any heavy attack build characters, I especially recommend bringing it to the Hallowjack fight because it will put in good damage even without resources. The totems can be a true pain if you don't have that. Still not impossible, simply much easier. You can source the empower buff from the mage's guild if you don't have access to Oakensoul.

Edit:

Here's a crow video I did on a low power toon a 4 years ago. Perhaps someone else will show HJ on one.

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/589536/soloing-crow-boss-on-a-low-level

I disagree. I watched someone play with a group and everyone struggled. No one of the average description has a "heavy attack build."

That group may have struggled but it does not mean all average skill level players would. Additionally, many average players have heavy attack builds. It is a simplified build specifically designed to improve accessibility to harder content for average players. It requires no weaving and only 1 bar. You don't have to worry about buff uptimes either. The main antiquity that enables it does not require any instanced group content. It is overland gear.

https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Oakensoul_Ring

I disagree with your conditions completely.

I just did it with only 300 CP assigned (100 each tree) and only Overland and crafted gear. I also purposely did not use a rotation and just mostly heavy attacked interspersed with some skills being thrown out. The point was to nerf my damage down a lot.

Proof of Concept
https://youtu.be/b6pJhUGCR0s

This took way too long for it to be fun for me, personally. It was tedious. But it's absolutely doable. You don't need to be elite. You just need a plan for dealing with the massive resource drain. This is why I recommended a heavy attack build because they are the best at keeping up resources since heavy attacks are free. I also recommend some passive healing and a companion.

If anyone thinks they'd hold a group back or something, you won't! This fight is so much better with a group even for strong players. It's a casual fight. Mechanics wise, I think if you're able to handle base game vet dungeons, you'll probably be able to hand this too.

And if anyone reading this really wants to try it solo, then I recommend waiting wait until higher CP or they have better gear. But it is not necessary to be an elite player with all the best trial and dungeon gear. This fight is very much something doable by players of a wide range of skill levels. Happy Witches Festival and enjoy the spooky season either way 🎃

I'm a solo player too, and I generally avoid group content outside of events that require it. I've been doing the HJ and C quests/dungeons once each day during this event with random groups. I find that it has been fairly easy and quick to find a random group and complete the quests. My annoyance with forced group content has been relatively minor during this event. Granted, I decided from the start to just forgo the trial and dungeon plunder skulls.

The only thing that bothers me about the event is the low drop rate of wanted items like the new style pages and pet/memento fragments that I am still collecting after years of playing this event while my inventory is clogged with Hagmatron runeboxes and old style pages I already own that seem to drop every day. So far, I have only received 1 new style page after opening multiple skulls of varying types every day since the event began. The randomization of rewards from ESO event boxes is frequently a bummer, even outside this particular event. I wish they would add a curation system or at least a once-a-day guarantee of a new style page.

My opinion ==> The use of zone chat to call for grouping is beyond annoying. Use SAY instead. Everyone in the building can hear your SAY. People across the map are not interested in your grouping, if they were, they would be in the building with you.

Please consider a special chat window for event grouping.