DC character, template. Acquired from Jakarn at the Wayrest Wayshrine rather than the Crown Store starter.

No issues with completing the quests solo, looking forward to seeing what comes next!

Quick general feedback/question - this quest takes you to Vvardenfell. How does that work if you don't own the Morrowind Chapter? Morrowind may be free with the base game for all new purchases, but that doesn't apply to everyone.

Bug: The Invitation Medallions have the Waking Flame / Mythic Dawn crest on them in the inventory.

Feedback: "Guild Scholar Valessea" probably doesn't need her title in her name. "Valessea" will do...

Closing comment: As ever, it would be great if once High Isle is out, you can immediately start the first quest of the Zone Story from Lady Arabelle's camp, rather than having to go to High Isle first, so that the prologue and the full story are tied together.

Not really a fan of the use of green swamp jellys in the Sareloth Grotto in Vvardenfell. Swamp Jellys are better off being black marsh exclusive and i forgave them being used in southern elsweyr due to proximity, but vvardenfell already has netches. Please use the green netch variety, the Mossy Netch, in the grotto instead of black marsh's swamp jellys.

Not a fan of the hackwings being used in that sword's rest island place either as its far from black marsh

EP Templar level 21 or so (char from NA server copy)
via Clown Store
Just ran straight through it solo

First pieces of discussion with Jakarn and the voicing is wrong. The text says

"tend to acquire various contacts"

The voice actor says "contracts" which makes no sense.

Also Valessea is called 'wizard' but is a she. That feels really wrong sounding to me (British English) and appears to be a language difference. Webster (en_US) does not consider it gendered but British English (Oxford etc) does.

Otherwise it seemed to run as expected. Far too much 'long winding single path through spaced mobs', although rather improved by a more interesting end fight than most prologues (or quite a few other things).

Somewhat amused that Jakarn uses language that the game's silly chat filter blocks.

Biggest problem I had is that Solar Barrage kept aggroing every mudcrab for miles around, something I'm fairly sure I don't remember being a problem on live.

(tested on live - and the same mudcrabs do aggro there)

Day 2 with an AD DK this time.

Today Jakarn was so tightly under my arm pit that I could only use the shell on a dead run. Every time I tried it standing still-no matter which way I faced-I would end up talking to him instead.

LonePirate wrote: »

Enodoc wrote: »

Quick general feedback/question - this quest takes you to Vvardenfell. How does that work if you don't own the Morrowind Chapter? Morrowind may be free with the base game for all new purchases, but that doesn't apply to everyone.

I have this same question. How is someone without the Morrowind chapter or ESO+ supposed to complete this quest?

Also, when inside the cave and you are prompted to take the boat back to Vvardenfell, you must bee standing on land. If you are in the water such as on the water side of the boat, interacting with the prompt does not trigger the quest to advance.

One more thing. When you take the boat with Jakarn to Sword's Rest Isle, the boat is the size of a rowboat. Barring some sort of magic, a rowboat is a ridiculous form of transportation when traveling from the central coast of Auridon to an island off Glenumbra. At least let them board one of the large ships at the Skywatch docks or open a portal. The same goes when you take the rowboat from Glenumbra to Vvardenfell.
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Had same issue with the boat.

Same perspective like wut, we clearly saw the EP longship sink while headed to the Systres, how is this little rowboat supposed to make it?

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

This is the official feedback thread for the High Isle prologue quest, Ascending Doubt. Specific feedback that the team is looking for includes the following:

• What alliance was your character?
• How did you initially acquire the quest? (ie: was it through the Crown Store or from the NPC)
• Did you have any trouble starting or completing the quest?
• Did you play both quests back-to-back or did you do other activities in between each one?
• Did you play as a group or solo?
• Do you have any other general feedback?

AD
Crown Store
No.
Back-to-back.
Solo.
Feedback:

• I appreciate that the NPCs acknowledge ‘oh! You’re the one who helped us with this, that and the other thing!’
• I liked the new Mage Guild robes on Valessea and Delric. Very nice!
• Jakarn’s initial ‘this is what I’ve been up to’ dialog branch kicked me out of the conversation on completion. Bad manners, Jakarn!
• Second that the medallions have the Mythic Dawn sigil on them when they’re in the inventory. Fix please!
• Jakarn got really obnoxious about using the shell to find the medallions - I don’t need him prodding me about it constantly when I already have quest arrows and quest prompts to use the shell - telling me once is enough.
• Speaking of, the shell had an icon that looked like dye pots instead of something more appropriate, like a shell.
• ValesSEA giving us a SHELL is a terrible pun. Not a problem as such, but I wanted to let you know I did notice.
• Second that the Moss Jellies and Hackwings seem out of place.
• Third that the rowboat is ridiculous; please at least give us something with a sail!
• Lady Arabella’s dialog after the final boss mentions the High King but it’s spelled in all lowercase - it’s a title so it should be capitalized.
• At some point in the future I would like to see a charm-off between Jakarn and Darien Gautier.
• I was honestly surprised that the Ascendent Champion WASN’T either Lady Arabella or Valessea. I was expecting more intrigue? I’m also not convinced Delric didn’t sabotage the amulets from the start and then fake his death, so I will be keeping an eye out for him when the Chapter comes out.

What alliance was your character?

Covenant, Breton DK

How did you initially acquire the quest? (ie: was it through the Crown Store or from the NPC)

Crown

Did you have any trouble starting or completing the quest?

This one created a new character and didn’t have full access to wayshrines, so it was a bit of a schelp running to the Stormhaven border to meet Jakarn at Wayrest.

Did you play both quests back-to-back or did you do other activities in between each one?

In between activities. Would’ve liked to play straight through.

Did you play as a group or solo?

Solo

Do you have any other general feedback?

Some of the NPC cutscene/dialogue was already played before this one reached there to see it (eg the Sareleth Grotto with the initial glimpse of the Ascendant Champion). Would be nice to have those scenes activated when the player reaches there.

Like another players a said, Jakarn was following a bit too closely when trying to locate the medallions.

Overall the prologue is very nicely done and enjoyable with some good plot twists.

AD stamplar
Crown store

Worked sanely until I ported back into Rimmen to check something and another Jakarn oblivious of the prologue got thrown out of a window.

Methinks the Rimmen quest starter shouldn't fire duiring the prologue!

James-Wayne wrote: »

prologue is free with base game or is it not free and you get it when you purchase Morrowind which isnt even the chapter that it relates to... very confusing for a new player.

Not to disagree with your point but to note that Morrowind is in the "base" package and has been for some time so whilst it would affect some people it'll only be a small number of older accounts not a new player.

Given you can pick up the base game + Morrowind for about $5 on sale events maybe they should just give Morrowind as a loyalty reward to those accounts so old they didn't get it bundled and fix it that way ...

DC Breton Sorc.

Haven't fully completed yet (I was distracted by something) , but will edit this reply when I do.

So far, I'm liking the quest. My only real issue is Jakarn. I remember Jakarn as the guy on Stros M'Kai who was having a contest with me to see who could kill the most goblins. Yet in the dlc, he completely avoids confrontation... His banter during fights is basically him acting like he's afraid of fighting, albeit in an aloof way.

I also remember that he was the one being stalked by other NPCs, but in the DLC he's a creepy stalker.

I'll edit when I finish the quest. I'm hoping this is some kind of reverse character growth that has a story behind it.

Edit: Now that I've finished and had a few days to let it roll around in my head....

I personally don't have a problem with distances. I actually rather enjoy such things. I consider the lack of distance between objectives in games to be similar to the lack of actual classes in games these days (obviously MMOs don't follow that trend). Streamlining for wider audiences. For me it was refreshing to have to walk a bit.

I also have no issue with the quest taking us to Vvardenfell, since it is actually included with the standard edition of the game now. Following suit with above, I enjoy having cross province quests. I don't want it to be the norm, but I do enjoy getting quests that take me on a little expedition across the continent. For example, the daily assassinations that Elam Drals gives me...

There wasn't anything that stood out too much about the actual gameplay. It was the typical ESO side quest that overlaps with Delves. The story took me a little off guard. For once, I wasn't expecting the twist about the medallions. I also wasn't expecting to have to defend High King Emeric's private estate from an attack... So, in the end, I think there is some potential with the narrative direction you guys have chosen. I'm looking forward to checking it out in the future. I find myself wondering, "What would ESO look like if there was a questline that actually ends the 3 banners war?" It is the central focus of the base game, and exists as a vehicle for PVP... I can envision ways of making a story like that work though. At least a couple. I just hope you don't end up writing yourselves into a corner.

What alliance was your character?
Daggerfall, Breton, magplar, post-vanilla 1400CP from Live

How did you initially acquire the quest? (ie: was it through the Crown Store or from the NPC)
Crown store, after I couldn't find the questgiver in Daggerfall (granted, I didn't search too hard)

Did you have any trouble starting or completing the quest?
No

Did you play both quests back-to-back or did you do other activities in between each one?
Back-to-back

Did you play as a group or solo?
Solo

Do you have any other general feedback?
Fun, but very, very short. I always hope for a little voice actor sugar, so I was disappointed by no Emeric interaction. But like Beckinsale for Summerset, I wasn't going into it thinking Nighy was very likely.
And to the above comment, I actually thought that Jakarn's combat aversions were pretty humorous. I usually prefer NPCs to stay out of the way, so they don't distract me during combat. The final encounter seemed balanced - not very challenging, but I needed to move around a bit, and lower level characters shouldn't find it frustrating.

Mephilis78 wrote: »

DC Breton Sorc.

Haven't fully completed yet (I was distracted by something) , but will edit this reply when I do.

So far, I'm liking the quest. My only real issue is Jakarn. I remember Jakarn as the guy on Stros M'Kai who was having a contest with me to see who could kill the most goblins. Yet in the dlc, he completely avoids confrontation... His banter during fights is basically him acting like he's afraid of fighting, albeit in an aloof way.

I also remember that he was the one being stalked by other NPCs, but in the DLC he's a creepy stalker.

I'll edit when I finish the quest. I'm hoping this is some kind of reverse character growth that has a story behind it.

This one agrees - in Stros M’Kai Jakarn was a competent fighter. It felt a bit weird seeing him behave like this in the new prologue.

Also agree re the writing - they need to tone down on his Don Giovanni act.

Patch 7.3.1
Almeri Dominion character, picked up the first quest from Jakarn in Deshaan. Jakarn's wagon takes my character to Khartag Point Tarazka tells me the quest objective is "in there", but the map and quest text indicates the objective is in Pulk, not in Khartag Point.

What alliance was your character?
EP, Khajiit copy of main character that was ported over from live server.

How did you initially acquire the quest? (ie: was it through the Crown Store or from the NPC)
From Jakarn outside Mournhold

Did you have any trouble starting or completing the quest?
No

Did you play both quests back-to-back or did you do other activities in between each one?
Back to back

Did you play as a group or solo?
Solo but with Mirri with me

Do you have any other general feedback?
Jakarn follows so close most of the time that he interferes with the ability to start dialogue with other quest NPCs.

Did Jakarn fall on his head of something? He went from the ruffian fighter in the base game to a passive wimp in the prologue.

Probably not a big deal but the glimmer dust emote - seriously should have more effects. (Like a larger area effect like when you cast it in the dungeon. Maybe not as large an area but really its barely visible.

Also the boats to travel on. Quoted from someone who said it better than I.

One more thing. When you take the boat with Jakarn to Sword's Rest Isle, the boat is the size of a rowboat. Barring some sort of magic, a rowboat is a ridiculous form of transportation when traveling from the central coast of Auridon to an island off Glenumbra. At least let them board one of the large ships at the Skywatch docks or open a portal. The same goes when you take the rowboat from Glenumbra to Vvardenfell.
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LonePirate wrote: »

One more thing. When you take the boat with Jakarn to Sword's Rest Isle, the boat is the size of a rowboat. Barring some sort of magic, a rowboat is a ridiculous form of transportation when traveling from the central coast of Auridon to an island off Glenumbra. At least let them board one of the large ships at the Skywatch docks or open a portal. The same goes when you take the rowboat from Glenumbra to Vvardenfell.
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As a pirate, I would expect you know, but in the old days, it was pretty common, especially at crowded dockyards, to anchor further away from the crowd of ships, and transport crew to shore via rowboat. This is just something that is always in the back of my mind when playing games like this. I just assume that there is a larger "mothership" further out that isn't immediately noticeable.