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Can i thank our zos team for delivering a wonderful New life event experience? ❤️
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Dear zos team,
I would like to express my grattitude to yall for a trully fun experiece in this year's new life event. I thoroughly enjoyed the 8 new daily quests. I found them to be fun, humourous and different.
I also appreciate the rewards this event, they are amazing so thank you. I believe 2026 will be a much more positive and prosperous year for our beloved eso game. I am still here and happy that i got my partner to return and subscribe too. Looking forward to a fresh new year so thank you so much. Also i wish you all and your families a very merry christmas. ❤️😊
Edited by Recent on December 20, 2025 8:04PM I would like to express my grattitude to yall for a trully fun experiece in this year's new life event. I thoroughly enjoyed the 8 new daily quests. I found them to be fun, humourous and different.
I also appreciate the rewards this event, they are amazing so thank you. I believe 2026 will be a much more positive and prosperous year for our beloved eso game. I am still here and happy that i got my partner to return and subscribe too. Looking forward to a fresh new year so thank you so much. Also i wish you all and your families a very merry christmas. ❤️😊
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karthrag_inak✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭khajiit agrees. delightful quests, generous rewards. well done!PC-NA : 19 Khajiit and 1 Fishy-cat with fluffy delusions. cp3600
GM of Imperial Gold Reserve trading guild (started in 2017) since 2/2022
Come visit Karth's Glitter Box, Khajiit's home. Fully stocked guild hall done in sleek Khajiit stylings, with Grand Master Stations, Transmute, Scribing, Trial Dummies, etc. Also has 2 full bowling alleys, nightclub, and floating maze over Wrothgar.(Pariah's Pinacle)9 -
Sarannah✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭Was going to post the same thing! Very pleasantly surprised by all the new quests. You basically doubled the amount of quests.
Was not expecting this, thank you!
PS: Merry christmas/happy holidays/happy new year to everyone! Remember, the best gift is to give a gift!9 -
SkaiFaith✭✭✭✭✭
✭SANDALS!!! We. Got. New. Sandals!
Just that is already awesome, but the Golden Pursuit is also nice, and I appreciated throwing snowballs.Edited by SkaiFaith on December 19, 2025 12:29PMA: "We, as humans, should respect and take care of each other like in a Co-op, not a PvP 🌸"
B: "Many words. Words bad. Won't read. ⚔️"9 -
Grafahel✭✭✭Yes I love it, usually New Life is a close second to Witches Festival for my favorite event, but with the new quests and collectible costume this year it's my favorite event. It's the most wonderful time of the year indeed. Also props that the new quests fit perfectly into the spirit of New Life, simple quests that are more for the roleplay feel rather than killing bosses or running through delves, that's the charm of this event. Happy New Life to all!10 -
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✭I really enjoyed the new New Life Festival quests last night too. They seem like they'd be very replayable too - or at least some seem purpose built to be replayed with variable results. Overall, great way to end the year!7 -
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✭✭✭✭✭I was so happy with the trees from the Golden Pursuits--so far the only other way to get them would be to buy the new furnishing pack, so it was very nice of ZOS to include four (!) as rewards!14 -
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✭✭✭✭✭I've only done 4 of the 8 new quests so far but they seem fun. It is really refreshing to have that third quest giver join Breda and the Old Life fellow. There's plenty of variety and my elf is enjoying doing 3 or 4 of the quests daily. I also quite like how nice the Golden Pursuits fits and flow with the New Life festival - the tasks are varied and support the New Life event quite nicely. And with plenty of tasks to choose from, completing 22 or the 33 is no drama at all. Finally, for those who simply want to get their event tickets then turn to other activities, having to only do one quest to get all three tickets is great.
Well done!
Edit: My elf has leisurely completed all 8 of the new quests and found all of them fun. I continue to be pleased with this year's New Life Festival and its associated Golden Pursuits.Edited by AcadianPaladin on December 20, 2025 4:15PMPC NA(no Steam), PvE, mostly solo11 -
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✭✭Yes this was a refreshing update. Really like Anicus Novious the new quest giver's tasks.8 -
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✭✭✭I do appreciate the new quests and I like them overall. My favorites are the one about the Yokudan spirits and the cooking for altmer elders.IGN @ emilypumpkin
Tullanisse Starborne altmer battlemage & scholar of the ayleids
Qa'Rirra khajiit assassin & dancer
Seliwequen Narilata altmer necromancer & debaucher7 -
Syldras✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭BXR_Lonestar wrote: »I really enjoyed the new New Life Festival quests last night too. They seem like they'd be very replayable too - or at least some seem purpose built to be replayed with variable results. Overall, great way to end the year!
I've played all quests twice now. The Auridon one has different people you need to deliver the food to and the Alikr one also has a second part, at least. The other 6 quests were identical to the first time.@Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire
Soris Rethandus, a Sleeper not yet awake4 -
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✭✭✭✭✭emilyhyoyeon wrote: »I do appreciate the new quests and I like them overall. My favorites are the one about the Yokudan spirits and the cooking for altmer elders.
Yes, mine, too! Though I also appreciated the humour of the Reaper's March quest with the "dragon", and the one with the Nord hermit also turned out a bit differently than I had thought, at least in terms of the background story. The Bosmer one is a bit weird, but except for that, I actually like all of them. I think they fit the festivity very well and the dialogues are well-written, too.
@Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire
Soris Rethandus, a Sleeper not yet awake4 -
metheglyn✭✭✭✭✭BXR_Lonestar wrote: »I really enjoyed the new New Life Festival quests last night too. They seem like they'd be very replayable too - or at least some seem purpose built to be replayed with variable results. Overall, great way to end the year!
I've played all quests twice now. The Auridon one has different people you need to deliver the food to and the Alikr one also has a second part, at least. The other 6 quests were identical to the first time.
The snowball one has different targets, too. Or the chance of different targets, I should say. I was hoping the Auridon one had different people to deliver to, but I got the same one twice. Hope I get to see the others! I like talking to new npcs.
I wonder if they all do have some variety to them, but it's random which one you'll get, and so you could end up getting the same thing over and over.
At any rate, I'm enjoying them well enough. They don't bring a lot of new lore, but they do bring some, and I always appreciate that.4 -
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✭✭✭emilyhyoyeon wrote: »I do appreciate the new quests and I like them overall. My favorites are the one about the Yokudan spirits and the cooking for altmer elders.
Yes, mine, too! Though I also appreciated the humour of the Reaper's March quest with the "dragon", and the one with the Nord hermit also turned out a bit differently than I had thought, at least in terms of the background story. The Bosmer one is a bit weird, but except for that, I actually like all of them. I think they fit the festivity very well and the dialogues are well-written, too.
I actually really liked the bosmer mom and her dialogue, especially when asking about her kids. The particular mom-archetype that I think the devs were going for with her hit very well, just from the little bits of dialogue from her. This is from the perspective of the German localization but I assume the English one delivers the same.IGN @ emilypumpkin
Tullanisse Starborne altmer battlemage & scholar of the ayleids
Qa'Rirra khajiit assassin & dancer
Seliwequen Narilata altmer necromancer & debaucher3 -
Syldras✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭emilyhyoyeon wrote: »I actually really liked the bosmer mom and her dialogue, especially when asking about her kids. The particular mom-archetype that I think the devs were going for with her hit very well, just from the little bits of dialogue from her. This is from the perspective of the German localization but I assume the English one delivers the same.
Oh, I don't think she's not realistically written, I just didn't enjoy that quest as much as the others, but that's always also a question of personal preference. And I wished we got a bit background lore on what ever was happening with the mud person!@Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire
Soris Rethandus, a Sleeper not yet awake1 -
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✭✭✭emilyhyoyeon wrote: »I do appreciate the new quests and I like them overall. My favorites are the one about the Yokudan spirits and the cooking for altmer elders.
Yes, mine, too! Though I also appreciated the humour of the Reaper's March quest with the "dragon"
I thought for sure it was going to be a feisty dragon frog!1 -
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✭✭✭✭✭It was nice to see new content when I wasn’t expecting it and hear some new stories from new characters. Thank you!
Happy New Life ZOS!
Khajiit Stamblade main
Dark Elf Magsorc
Redguard Stamina Dragonknight
Orc Stamplar PVP
Breton Magsorc PVP
Dark Elf Necromancer
Dark Elf Magden
Khajiit Stamblade
Khajiit Stamina Arcanist
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✭This event was well done. The Golden Pursuits were nicely lined up with all the event quests8 -
mdjessup4906✭✭✭✭✭Love to see this "old" staple event being added to. And the attention to qol by letting us take all the quests at once is a very nice suprise. And the quests are even unique and fun, what!?
This is the way.4 -
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✭emilyhyoyeon wrote: »emilyhyoyeon wrote: »I do appreciate the new quests and I like them overall. My favorites are the one about the Yokudan spirits and the cooking for altmer elders.
Yes, mine, too! Though I also appreciated the humour of the Reaper's March quest with the "dragon", and the one with the Nord hermit also turned out a bit differently than I had thought, at least in terms of the background story. The Bosmer one is a bit weird, but except for that, I actually like all of them. I think they fit the festivity very well and the dialogues are well-written, too.
I actually really liked the bosmer mom and her dialogue, especially when asking about her kids. The particular mom-archetype that I think the devs were going for with her hit very well, just from the little bits of dialogue from her. This is from the perspective of the German localization but I assume the English one delivers the same.
I too enjoyed bosmer mom talking about her kids, was very endearing...adds the family element to the game. It's what the holiday spirit is all about, family and friends. The dialogue for most of these new dailies were entertaining in my opinion.1 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Agree with the compliments above. Also wanted to tip my hat to ZoS on such a nice decorating job for the festival with wreaths, garlands and such.
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✭✭✭emilyhyoyeon wrote: »I actually really liked the bosmer mom and her dialogue, especially when asking about her kids. The particular mom-archetype that I think the devs were going for with her hit very well, just from the little bits of dialogue from her. This is from the perspective of the German localization but I assume the English one delivers the same.
Oh, I don't think she's not realistically written, I just didn't enjoy that quest as much as the others, but that's always also a question of personal preference. And I wished we got a bit background lore on what ever was happening with the mud person!
Honestly same for me. Despite liking that character a lot, after I did the quest, my first thought was ''another silly bosmer thing.'' I don't know how fair that thought is though. While I think a simple holiday event quest can be a perfect way to expand on lore in serious-toned aspects, I also think they are one of the better times to do something lighthearted or silly (which can also still be a serious lore expansion in their own right, to be fair, I think).IGN @ emilypumpkin
Tullanisse Starborne altmer battlemage & scholar of the ayleids
Qa'Rirra khajiit assassin & dancer
Seliwequen Narilata altmer necromancer & debaucher0 -
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✭✭✭📢 This is a very important announcement:
/trumpetsolo counts as music at the quest in The Rift. 🎵Fan of playing magblade since 2015. (PC NA)
Might be joking in comments.
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✭✭Not gonna lie, the Auridon cooking a meal quest got me a little emotional. Some really good writing and stories in these quests. Not everything needs to be a "big bad" or dps parse.4 -
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My Khajiit family found lots of lights in the packages, and much more besides. Anything they can't use themselves is sold or sometimes given away.
It's a lovely celebration, and we're looking/ playing forward to Christmas in a relaxed way...
Khajiit Sicherheitsdienst ~ Überprüfung von Schlössern aller Art ~ Khajiit Security ~ Inspection of any kind of locksKhajiit Gebrauchtwaren ~ Handel mit Waren aller Art ~ Khajiit Store ~ Trading of any kind of goodsPlaystation3 -
BardokRedSnow✭✭✭✭✭I had no idea there were new quests until i read this, was only gonna do one for the daily ticket and move on, so I only saw the dunmer dancing one thus far. Guess I'll do more now after all.Zos then: Vengeance is just a test bro
Zos now: Do you want Vengeance permanent or permanent...0 -
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✭✭✭✭✭My Khajiit family found lots of lights in the packages, and much more besides. Anything they can't use themselves is sold or sometimes given away.
It's a lovely celebration, and we're looking/ playing forward to Christmas in a relaxed way...
Yes, I do enjoy deciding where to place the new lighting furnishings in my homes as well.
Khajiit Stamblade main
Dark Elf Magsorc
Redguard Stamina Dragonknight
Orc Stamplar PVP
Breton Magsorc PVP
Dark Elf Necromancer
Dark Elf Magden
Khajiit Stamblade
Khajiit Stamina Arcanist
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The_Boggart✭✭✭✭Its a pity the way the quests are issued is crap.
If you havent got enough open quest slots you can not get to the bottom of the list
The quest could have been related to bredas quest regionEdited by The_Boggart on December 21, 2025 2:07PM1 -
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✭✭✭✭✭The snowball one has different targets, too. Or the chance of different targets, I should say. I was hoping the Auridon one had different people to deliver to, but I got the same one twice. Hope I get to see the others! I like talking to new npcs.
I wonder if they all do have some variety to them, but it's random which one you'll get, and so you could end up getting the same thing over and over.
At any rate, I'm enjoying them well enough. They don't bring a lot of new lore, but they do bring some, and I always appreciate that.
I didn't get any new ones yesterday. Have you found more?
So far it "only" seems to be 2 parts of the Alikr quest, 2 versions of the Auridon quest, and I think the snowball quest always has a bigger pool of targets marked, you just don't need to get all of them?
If I've seen all of them at least once, I think I'll focus on feeding elderly Altmer now. Hope I won't overfeed them.
Edited by Syldras on December 21, 2025 6:34PM@Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire
Soris Rethandus, a Sleeper not yet awake0 -
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✭I like the idea of new quests as well, and I really like the ability to grab them all at once, so good job ZOS.0