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[Acadian]

So you only get Dremora Plunder Skulls on the first character you defeat the bosses with?

Not exactly. You can get purple skulls all day long on any/all your characters from any/all bosses.

Gold skulls only drop once per account on the first of each of the following 7 boss types per day:
Delve
World Bosses
Public Dungeon bosses / Quest bosses / Mini-dolmen bosses
Dolmen / Geiser / Dragon
Group dungeon
Arena
Trial

Gold (but not purple) skulls will drop a dremora style page and a chance at the following loot:
Glenmoril outfit style page
Glenmoril treasure map (which leads to a Glenmoril weapon style page)
Witches Fest Writ

Sometimes you can get shorted out of a skull by either of the two type mechanics:
1. You kill a boss within 3 minutes of killing another boss.
2. Too many players swarming a boss and only the first 12 or so get loot.

More info here: https://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/news/post/57129

[ghastley]

Sometimes you can get shorted out of a skull by either of the two type mechanics:
1. You kill a boss within 3 minutes of killing another boss.
2. Too many players swarming a boss and only the first 12 or so get loot.

These don't lose the skull, just the current chance to get it. If you missed the gold skull, then the next one of that type will have it. It's no different from the loot mechanism when there isn't an event going.

Note also that the dolmen skulls are looted from the final boss, not found in the chest.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

@Acadian and Ghastley
Thanks! For some reason I was thinking the Dremora Plunder skulls (Gold) would drop for each character not just the first one.

[haute ecole rider]

I also wanted to remind everyone that the Witches Festival Writs are available from the Event Vendor for one ticket each. That's how Phae was able to get her Hat so quickly. The Title took a while longer, but we got it last night.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

I also wanted to remind everyone that the Witches Festival Writs are available from the Event Vendor for one ticket each. That's how Phae was able to get her Hat so quickly. The Title took a while longer, but we got it last night.

I was actually looking at that earlier and almost bought what Brenna needed to get the hat. Might pull the trigger on it later if it looks like we won’t get enough naturally by the end of the Festival.

[ghastley]

Since the Impresario is selling the style pages and the writs, they're both on my "right at the end" list, for whatever I didn't get. But when I hit the 12-ticket limit, that's a different matter.

[Acadian]

I also wanted to remind everyone that the Witches Festival Writs are available from the Event Vendor for one ticket each. That's how Phae was able to get her Hat so quickly. The Title took a while longer, but we got it last night.

I hadn't noticed this. Very helpful! Buffy's going for the hat and has found/completed 11/13 so far so she might make it from plunder skull drops but nice to know of this back up!

[mALX]

Sometimes you can get shorted out of a skull by either of the two type mechanics:
1. You kill a boss within 3 minutes of killing another boss.
2. Too many players swarming a boss and only the first 12 or so get loot.

These don't lose the skull, just the current chance to get it. If you missed the gold skull, then the next one of that type will have it. It's no different from the loot mechanism when there isn't an event going.

Note also that the dolmen skulls are looted from the final boss, not found in the chest.

Pia did two delve bosses today; and got achievements for them and recognition as having completed that delve = but didn't get the gold Plunder Skull in either one; just the purple. (and none of my other characters had done a delve or gotten a gold Plunder skull for doing a delve. I think their system is glitching due to latency or something.

I also wanted to remind everyone that the Witches Festival Writs are available from the Event Vendor for one ticket each. That's how Phae was able to get her Hat so quickly. The Title took a while longer, but we got it last night.

WOO HOO, I didn't know about this! Thanks for posting this, Haute!

[haute ecole rider]

Witches Fest has been extended through Nov 11th

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/di...-updates#latest

[mALX]

Witches Fest has been extended through Nov 11th

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/di...-updates#latest

WOO HOO! Thanks for the heads up, Haute!!!!

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Nice!

[SubRosa]

So am I reading that correctly, that being Witchy is so popular that it basically overloaded their servers with more players than they were expecting? Score one for Witches!

[Acadian]

So am I reading that correctly, that being Witchy is so popular that it basically overloaded their servers with more players than they were expecting? Score one for Witches!

Haha!

ESO runs numerous events during the year and the Witches Festival is well done with fun things for just about all player levels/interests. The game sometimes does struggle with events that tend to congregate large numbers of players in the same places and, unfortunately, such was the case this year. To their credit, Zenimax does try to help make up for time lost by players when something causes notable or frequent downtime for unscheduled game maintenance. Extending this event is such an example.

Must keep the Witches happy, lest they put a hex on the game!

[mALX]

So am I reading that correctly, that being Witchy is so popular that it basically overloaded their servers with more players than they were expecting? Score one for Witches!

Actually; this is one of their most fun events every year, lol.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

So am I reading that correctly, that being Witchy is so popular that it basically overloaded their servers with more players than they were expecting? Score one for Witches!

Actually; this is one of their most fun events every year, lol.

It’s certainly Khajiit’s favorite, followed by the New Life Festival.

[Lopov]

That's nice that the festival isn't over yet, I was away for a few days and the festival should end by now, but it's good to read that I'm going to enjoy it some more.

[Acadian]

Looks like a short duration, short notice Undaunted event starts Nov 14 (tomorrow). Details here: https://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/news/post/57253

[RaderOfTheLostArk]

Looks like a short duration, short notice Undaunted event starts Nov 14 (tomorrow). Details here: https://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/news/post/57253

Interesting. Thanks for the heads up, Acadian.

Anybody want to do a group dungeon or two in this time frame? And what are the easiest ones to do? I want to see if I can solo those. I suppose I can do daily delves, too, but I would like to knock out brand new content (for me) and have some extra challenge. And rewards, of course.

This post has been edited by RaderOfTheLostArk: Nov 13 2019, 11:20 PM

[Acadian]

Halfway into the first day of this brief undaunted event, ZOS decided that the group finder and servers were wrestling to hard to keep up and canceled the event and all supporting features.

More info here: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/di...ed-event#latest

Oh well.

[Grits]

Well, that was a short duration! Thanks for the update!