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Official Discussion Thread for "ESO’s February 2026 Survival Guide"
ZOS_Kevin
Community Manager
This is the official discussion thread for, "ESO’s February 2026 Survival Guide"
"Prepare for a heartfelt month of comradery and companionship this February in The Elder Scrolls Online."
Community Manager for ZeniMax Online Studio and Elder Scrolls OnlineDev Tracker | Service Alerts | ESO Twitter
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metheglyn✭✭✭✭✭I'm looking forward to this new event!
I like that the Golden Pursuit will offer some furnishings this time around.
I'm curious about the characters featured in the middle image. Some of them look like the companions, but a couple of them clearly aren't. Are they meant to be npcs we've met before?1 -
shadoza✭✭✭✭I'm looking forward to this new event!
I like that the Golden Pursuit will offer some furnishings this time around.
I'm curious about the characters featured in the middle image. Some of them look like the companions, but a couple of them clearly aren't. Are they meant to be npcs we've met before?
Perhaps they are showing that some of the quests will include interactions with companions.
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metheglyn✭✭✭✭✭I'm looking forward to this new event!
I like that the Golden Pursuit will offer some furnishings this time around.
I'm curious about the characters featured in the middle image. Some of them look like the companions, but a couple of them clearly aren't. Are they meant to be npcs we've met before?
Perhaps they are showing that some of the quests will include interactions with companions.
Oh, I didn't think of that--that would be fun. I wouldn't mind having a picnic with my companions someplace in Auridon or Summerset.0 -
Malyore✭✭✭✭✭
✭I'm very intrigued to see companions being the focus around heart's week.
I hope there is more to it than just an EXP boost.0 -
metheglyn✭✭✭✭✭I'm very intrigued to see companions being the focus around heart's week.
I hope there is more to it than just an EXP boost.
So do I. As much as I enjoy the companion system, it really could do with some meaningful additions. Why can't I buy Bastian that drink he's always asking for? Or treat Mirri to a plate of food--she's starving! More realistically, I'd like to see continued storylines for all companions. Better depth of interactions would be nice as well.2 -
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✭So...
Mara’s Parcels for Looting a treasure chest. Does this include the Chest from Treasure Maps?
Si vis pacem, para bellum0 -
shadoza✭✭✭✭This event was a huge disappointment to me.
My game friend dropped his sub and stopped playing because of the PUSH for group playing. I couldn't talk him into playing this event with me.
I am learning to hate this game...
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SeaGtGruff✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭This event was a huge disappointment to me.
My game friend dropped his sub and stopped playing because of the PUSH for group playing. I couldn't talk him into playing this event with me.
I am learning to hate this game...
"Do you guys not have phones Companions?" I grouped only one time during this event, to help someone complete a Normal dungeon after their tank left the group. The rest of the time, I just kept Bastian out while playing. It was definitely a solo-friendly event, while still commemorating the meaning of Heart's Day Week.I've fought mudcrabs more fearsome than me!3 -
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✭ZOS, thanks for the Heart's Week event and Golden Pursuit! Both of them were not difficult to complete. Many days I simply soloed a base game world boss for the event gold box and event tickets, while I was grouped with a Companion. And I grouped with another player for an hour or so one day to complete the Golden Pursuit. I was able to sell duplicates and buy missing Heart style pages on the guild traders. Seems to me like the event was popular on PS/NA. There were multiple folks hanging out by different base game world bosses (probably farming them for the event boxes). And a good supply of event drop stuff was available for purchase on guild traders.0 -
valenwood_vegan✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭This event was a huge disappointment to me.
My game friend dropped his sub and stopped playing because of the PUSH for group playing. I couldn't talk him into playing this event with me.
I am learning to hate this game...
This event did not require any grouping with other players at all. Unless one also has none of the companions I suppose.
But at some point people do actually have to engage with various features of the game, and options were provided here for both solo and group oriented players.Edited by valenwood_vegan on February 19, 2026 12:19AM2 -
shadoza✭✭✭✭SeaGtGruff wrote: »This event was a huge disappointment to me.
My game friend dropped his sub and stopped playing because of the PUSH for group playing. I couldn't talk him into playing this event with me.
I am learning to hate this game...
"Do you guys not have phones Companions?" I grouped only one time during this event, to help someone complete a Normal dungeon after their tank left the group. The rest of the time, I just kept Bastian out while playing. It was definitely a solo-friendly event, while still commemorating the meaning of Heart's Day Week.
So you grouped once, that's nice. I was referencing my experience not someone else's.
I say it was not solo-friendly; that it was located in Craglorn rather than alliance locations says to me that the development didn't care if newbs or solo runners played the event.. There was nothing 'heart' focused about it to me.0 -
shadoza✭✭✭✭valenwood_vegan wrote: »This event was a huge disappointment to me.
My game friend dropped his sub and stopped playing because of the PUSH for group playing. I couldn't talk him into playing this event with me.
I am learning to hate this game...
This event did not require any grouping with other players at all. Unless one also has none of the companions I suppose.
But at some point people do actually have to engage with various features of the game, and options were provided here for both solo and group oriented players.
I disagree.
Craglorn was designed for group and end game. There was no obvious transport to the location.
Companions have quests to complete and final battles are not newb friendly.
Posting an argument is not making the game more attractive to me. It only accentuates why I dislike grouping and promotes my disappointment in my experience.0 -
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✭✭✭✭valenwood_vegan wrote: »This event was a huge disappointment to me.
My game friend dropped his sub and stopped playing because of the PUSH for group playing. I couldn't talk him into playing this event with me.
I am learning to hate this game...
This event did not require any grouping with other players at all. Unless one also has none of the companions I suppose.
But at some point people do actually have to engage with various features of the game, and options were provided here for both solo and group oriented players.
I disagree.
Craglorn was designed for group and end game. There was no obvious transport to the location.
Companions have quests to complete and final battles are not newb friendly.
Posting an argument is not making the game more attractive to me. It only accentuates why I dislike grouping and promotes my disappointment in my experience.
Sorry it's all so terrible for you. I'm not trying to make the game more attractive to you, I posted factual information about the event in case anyone was under the misconception that this event required grouping. It simply did not, unless one also does not have access to any companions.
I agree that they should have provided easy transport to Craglorn (if they didn't - I don't know), but any players can walk to Craglorn via the base game, accessing it does not require help from or grouping with others. Although there is more difficult content in Craglorn compared to other zones, such content was not part of the event quest chain. The fact is that Belkarth has a festival area near the wayshrine in a safe area with event vendors that is also used for Zeal of Zenithar (and possibly other events). None of this requires grouping.
But in my own opinion, they can't possibly be expected to design every event around players who will not engage with numerous aspects of the game. This was an extremely easy event that involved an optional short quest chain that included very little actual combat and a variety of accessible tasks for tickets and boxes, such as harvesting nodes, killing delve bosses, and pickpocketing.
Hopefully future events will be more enjoyable for you.Edited by valenwood_vegan on February 19, 2026 6:09PM0 -
shadoza✭✭✭✭valenwood_vegan wrote: »valenwood_vegan wrote: »This event was a huge disappointment to me.
My game friend dropped his sub and stopped playing because of the PUSH for group playing. I couldn't talk him into playing this event with me.
I am learning to hate this game...
This event did not require any grouping with other players at all. Unless one also has none of the companions I suppose.
But at some point people do actually have to engage with various features of the game, and options were provided here for both solo and group oriented players.
I disagree.
Craglorn was designed for group and end game. There was no obvious transport to the location.
Companions have quests to complete and final battles are not newb friendly.
Posting an argument is not making the game more attractive to me. It only accentuates why I dislike grouping and promotes my disappointment in my experience.
Sorry it's all so terrible for you. I'm not trying to make the game more attractive to you, I posted factual information about the event in case anyone was under the misconception that this event required grouping. It simply did not, unless one also does not have access to any companions.
I agree that they should have provided easy transport to Craglorn (if they didn't - I don't know), but any players can walk to Craglorn via the base game, accessing it does not require help from or grouping with others. Although there is more difficult content in Craglorn compared to other zones, such content was not part of the event quest chain. The fact is that Belkarth has a festival area near the wayshrine in a safe area with event vendors that is also used for Zeal of Zenithar (and possibly other events). None of this requires grouping.
But in my own opinion, they can't possibly be expected to design every event around players who will not engage with numerous aspects of the game. This was an extremely easy event that involved an optional short quest chain that included very little actual combat and a variety of accessible tasks for tickets and boxes, such as harvesting nodes, killing delve bosses, and pickpocketing.
Hopefully future events will be more enjoyable for you.
Your opinions can be wrong but they don't have to be hate-filled for people that do not play like yourself.
As I said: "This event was a huge disappointment to me.
My game friend dropped his sub and stopped playing because of the PUSH for group playing. I couldn't talk him into playing this event with me. I am learning to hate this game..."
Your attempts to force your opinion are not helping, Please be angry somewhere else. I didn't like the event. That's permitted.0 -
valenwood_vegan✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭valenwood_vegan wrote: »valenwood_vegan wrote: »This event was a huge disappointment to me.
My game friend dropped his sub and stopped playing because of the PUSH for group playing. I couldn't talk him into playing this event with me.
I am learning to hate this game...
This event did not require any grouping with other players at all. Unless one also has none of the companions I suppose.
But at some point people do actually have to engage with various features of the game, and options were provided here for both solo and group oriented players.
I disagree.
Craglorn was designed for group and end game. There was no obvious transport to the location.
Companions have quests to complete and final battles are not newb friendly.
Posting an argument is not making the game more attractive to me. It only accentuates why I dislike grouping and promotes my disappointment in my experience.
Sorry it's all so terrible for you. I'm not trying to make the game more attractive to you, I posted factual information about the event in case anyone was under the misconception that this event required grouping. It simply did not, unless one also does not have access to any companions.
I agree that they should have provided easy transport to Craglorn (if they didn't - I don't know), but any players can walk to Craglorn via the base game, accessing it does not require help from or grouping with others. Although there is more difficult content in Craglorn compared to other zones, such content was not part of the event quest chain. The fact is that Belkarth has a festival area near the wayshrine in a safe area with event vendors that is also used for Zeal of Zenithar (and possibly other events). None of this requires grouping.
But in my own opinion, they can't possibly be expected to design every event around players who will not engage with numerous aspects of the game. This was an extremely easy event that involved an optional short quest chain that included very little actual combat and a variety of accessible tasks for tickets and boxes, such as harvesting nodes, killing delve bosses, and pickpocketing.
Hopefully future events will be more enjoyable for you.
Your opinions can be wrong but they don't have to be hate-filled for people that do not play like yourself.
As I said: "This event was a huge disappointment to me.
My game friend dropped his sub and stopped playing because of the PUSH for group playing. I couldn't talk him into playing this event with me. I am learning to hate this game..."
Your attempts to force your opinion are not helping, Please be angry somewhere else. I didn't like the event. That's permitted.
Sorry you found that to be hateful and angry. Thing is, I get to post what I think too. Obviously it's permitted for you to dislike the event and I don't see where anyone suggested otherwise? I don't think there's any point in trying to discuss further but as I said, I hope future ones are more to your liking. Perhaps it would be worth leaving zos some feedback about what you *would* like to see in a future event or a future version of the heart's week event.0 -
Battlegrounds is a "pvp mode" so you don't have to put that in the title just replace that with
"Seize bonus AP in Battlegrounds" .
Daily login rewards suck fix it.
Add some toxic masculinity like some badass love costumes or motiffs.
Add more AP on the login rewards on the AP days because that's pocket change you can maybe buy a few siege but that's about it that's not a day worth of login. Fix it.
ADD a hug or a kiss emote for the next romance update so we can hug or kiss our kill , its romantic and pve/pvp at the same time.
Golden pursuits wtf is even that..
move that, to the store side. Then keep the store button underneath, it makes no sense having it in the group activity location, that's preposterous. Make the quests all about love. What ever it is it should be LOVE themed quests. See ex. (kill'em and hug/kiss them, that kind of thing)
Next time add some attractive, companions for the rewards for the month.
(Yes, it sells)
i don't care what the orientation is as long as there is straight, gay, BI, ALIEN, all of them orientations but come on we should get some hot new companions with equal representation. That would sure get me to do the event quests.
This stuff.. this is not love ---> Dreugh Wax on Day 7, Rosin on Day 14, and Tempering Alloy on Day 21.
This is like here have some crumbs, that's what it feels like. Fix that.
Next time move the HEART HEALTH post up somewhere higher.
Move the bottom store Ad to one of the sides its crown stuff already on the right side the website, so move ESO+ add over there.
POSITIVES:
If you haven’t yet claimed the Anniversary Fellowship Bear mount via January’s Golden Pursuits campaign, there’s still time!
(this is good may could have extended that to the morning of Feb 15 day after as the deadline)
ESO’s premier PvP in-game event continues into the first week of February, offering a new style for those willing to fight it out in the Battlegrounds, Imperial City, and Cyrodiil.
(good but should have been some love type style, if it was it didn't say there)
Earn a new memento while enjoying a bonus to XP and rapport gains for your companions during the Heart’s Week in-game event. Look for more information about this new event closer to its start date.
(name the memento and what it does, if.. it gives bonus XP and Rapport, say that in the paragraph block)
Edited by eternalshockcable on February 25, 2026 2:34AMDear Community/Followers,
I want to address recent concerns regarding allegations of inappropriate direct messages and supposed cheating. First and foremost, I want to clarify that I do not admit to any wrongdoing. However, I understand that my actions may have been perceived in a way that caused concern.
As many of you know, I am a disabled veteran who served in Iraq, and I am permanently and totally mentally disabled. My PTSD, which was formally diagnosed in 2013 after being reclassified in the DSM-5, has affected me in ways that are difficult to fully explain. While this is not an excuse, it has, at times, clouded my judgment and impacted my behavior. This condition is something I have lived with for a long time, and it is a daily challenge.
As an influencer, streamer, and game reviewer with over 300 reviews, 800 followers on Twitch, and 1,600 followers on TikTok, I understand the responsibility that comes with my platform. Our role as influencers is to set a positive example, and I want to make it clear that I do not condone actions that go against the Terms of Service (TOS) or End User License Agreements (EULA) of any platform or community. Even though societal norms have evolved, and what was once deemed acceptable behavior in the past is no longer appropriate, I am committed to adapting and ensuring that my actions reflect the values we strive for today.
I want to go forward with a commitment to better representing the disabled members of our community. I recognize that I may never fully "fit in" or be "normal," but I am dedicated to improving and learning from these experiences. It is crucial that we have more flexibility and better support services for disabled veterans like myself, so we can remain active members of our communities without being unfairly limited by our disabilities. These services would help ensure that we can make better decisions and avoid situations like this in the future.
Thank you for your understanding, and I am grateful for the continued support of this community as I work to become a better version of myself.
Sincerely,
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WerewolfMoonHunterSoul ShrivenI must say... I liked the new event. i was worry if I will enjoy it because of my emotional and personal issues. Yet the event was great. I liked most of the side quests, extra stuff with Companions was also an nice touch ^^0