Yea, cant end soon enough. If the developers think this is fun, i dont have any hope for the future...

There is a positive side that the quests are fast to do. This way I have been able to level up subclasses that I do not normally use in any content. The wall progresss is just very slow and there is not much new and becomes a repetitive grind.

I honestly don't even care anymore if the wall comes down or not. In the back of my mind I lowkey wish the wall stayed up forever it would be funny and embarrassing for ZOS

Phase 3 ends at the end of the month, 26th Nov, according to GP math.

Phase 2 can't end until consoles get Update 48 (on the 12th) because otherwise they wouldn't be able to get Phase 3. Phase 3 will last for 7 days after it starts, so the earliest the event could end is the 19th.

I suspect ZOS wouldn't want Phase 2 to end immediately after the update, both because that would look too convenient, and because they'll want some time to fix issues with the base game update before they need to focus on issues with the event, especially since 7 days doesn't give them much time to fix it.

Technically it runs for 7 days from when the Writing Fortress is first completed, but from what people on the PTS said that's simple enough that the only delay will be loading in and moving through it, so the first clear is expected to be within an hour of Phase 3 starting, unless there's a truly game-breaking bug - one which makes it impossible to complete.

My guess is Phase 2 is scheduled for around 2.5 weeks, same as Phase 1, which will bring us up to the 19th, then Phase 3 will run until the 26th, or 27th depending on your time zone, so it'll end shortly before the Golden Pursuit does. (Maybe they'll add another day so the Golden Pursuit ends first, to ensure people who are just relying on that timer don't get caught out.)

And yes, hypothetically the event is totally 100% based on player participation and so if that drops too much one or more servers could end up falling behind and the event could drag on much longer for them (there is no way for it to fail, only slow/stall) but whether you believe that or not the progress bars indicate we're going to finish it shortly before Update 48 for consoles, and could actually have finished sooner if ZOS didn't manually adjust progress during Phase 1.

It doesn't matter at all. The content for the second part of Solstice has already been uploaded to the live servers. So, the wall-breaking could take at least another year until we farm for it or until the ZOS get tired of laughing at us and start showing at least a little respect for their players.

Honestly it is just 1 boring grind after another.
Phase 1 was a grind,Phase 2 by the looks of things people are starting to drop and not even bothering to do the event(Grindfest).

Whoever thought this would be a good idea really needs to think again.
It's god damn awful.
Terrible event.

Can't end soon enough.

The idea of this event wasnt bad, but the actual way it was done is so boring...

There is no end.

This will go on forever and ever.

You will be caught in an unending cycle of repetitive boredom until you won't feel anything.
Think anything. Believe anything. Want anything.

Just fuel the eternal machine god with your clicks.

This event is my sleep paralysis demon...

Happy Anno Pax Romana comes out.

I will be back when the second part of Solstice is open to explore and quest.

And then after all these years it is probably finally time for a big break. This year drained all the love I had for the game from me.

Stoped playing and caring for this event..... It feels like work , not the adventure they advertised.

This was just announced!

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

Writhing Wall update. We are pleased to see so many players jumping in and contributing to the effort to bring down the Writhing Wall. While progress has been steady, we have heard the feedback that the event feels like its taking a bit too long. With that in mind we are going to make an adjustment to speed up contributions across all realms so that players can experience the Writhing Fortress and Eastern Solstice as soon as possible. This has been a tremendous effort for everyone involved and we appreciate those that have dedicated the time to the event. Player contribution still matters but your contributions going forward will matter more. Thanks!

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/684176/writhing-wall-event-consolidated-messaging-thread#latest

Have you all noticed how quiet Zos is on this? They know this was a failure to the community and have nothing to say. Where are the official streams of this event from them?

At this point, I'd probably prefer to believe that they have been hit really hard by the budget and staff cuts, especially those halfway through the year, so they had to make do with what and who was left.
Because if this is what they had originally planned and prepared their marketing campaign around, then I'd have some very nonprintable words for whoever thought this would be a good idea.

And one can only hope that they accounted for their lack of resources when planning next year...