I farmed 50 for the force pulse achievement from nodes. As a veteran crafter/materials harvester, let me just say, the drop rate needs to be adjusted. I have a route I use when I gold out gear or make pots and I’m efficient at it. This achievement took way too long. Furthermore, if you test ability morphs and have to swap your scripts around.. horrible. This game is a hard grind and this is absurd. 1 ink is 30-70k and more than a small stack of Columbine. C’mon now lol
Hey Marko, thx as always. I’m lucky and can’t complain as I even haven’t started scribing 😅 Maybe I should wait, but keep your tips in mind. EU Server, on PST, prices are around 27 k for ink.
My original advice to people was to do the quests and dailies and wait on the entire scribing fiasco...I'm just doing scribing-related videos because people are asking so many questions about the new system.
I think they have some code in there to limit the drops if you already have some ink. I had no inks, used it all up, and was running the Alik'r dolmen train and suddenly noticed I was getting inks quite often from both the regular drops and the chests. Once I had accumulated 10 inks it completely stopped. I still have those 10 inks and tried running the train for a while yesterday, not a single drop.
@@ExplorationGamingESO It's just what I noticed. I was getting ink doing the dolmen run and then it stopped, haven't gotten any ink in a couple days now, anywhere. Went and did a group dungeon solo, nothing. Got some decent loot but not a single ink in sight.
I had ink drop from a boss yesterday. However, since the 'fix' to make them drop from bosses, the drop rate from nodes has plummeted for me. This means I need to keep my inks instead of selling some of them. Prior to the 'fix' I was getting around 3 from approx 400 nodes now it's 1 or none.
You need to have done the netch story line...... Well so did i think, i was looking for the wandering Minotaur warparty (WB) , when i harvested a resource node and there it was 2x ink a little puzzled i went back to the scolarium and only the Indrick and the Dragon was added to the skill crafting bench. Thought it was worth mentioning glad for the ink though, i play on PS EU server.
was this an alt character you were on? Once you finish the quests with 1 character, you only need to finish the 2nd era of scribing with all alternates to be eligible for the drops.
If they want us to get into it, why the hell do we even have to have inks in order to scribe anyways? Why do we have to have a currency to alter things?
I've had ink dropping regularly from looting urns, even on my alts who haven't done any of the scribing questline. Usually one per 250-300 urns looted.
It's been one month and I have only gotten like 8 luminous ink. Leave it to ZOS to once again tie a neat new game addition to the most mind numbing grind.
Am I reading a slight amount of sarcasm in your comment? We do content for all levels of players, especially newer ones. Some of these tips may seem obvious to veteran players (farm at night, etc.) but people just coming into the game are LEARNING.
I mined 20 inks off nodes in Hews Bane, then after I sent it to my buddy for our guild use.. ZERO after mining 1,000 rubidite and 800 plat dust!!! Wtffff!!!
I get about 3 per day. Nist doing daily quests to farm scripts or looting trash mobs in trials. Its not to bad. Ive seen it as low as 17k on my server.
@@ExplorationGamingESOI’m on PSN NA. So economy is different. But yes 3 a day with a pretty high #hours Im hoping the drops increase soon. I also do like that of you make a skill and want to change 1 script. It only cost 1 ink. That makes it easier to customize what you want on a skill to fit your group.
NOT just pc, Console Ink is crap ! I've played daily since went live, 8+ hours a day last 4 days of Holiday & Got 1 (ONE) ink, done everything, dailies, in area & guilds, on Master crafter, Every passive active. Played on 13 toons over last 2 weeks, Nothing ! It's the usual RNG , Really NOT Getting ! #GINAPLSFIX
that prize goes to High Isle and the release of Tales of Tribute. The same boring players (about 2 dozen of them) are the only ones who play ToT...and the rewards are a joke.
The little i sults you throw out now and then...... love it.
what insults? (hehe)
The Zos bait and switch - you don't have to grind out this skill line for all characters, but you will if you want to use it 😂
MY UNSPOKEN THOUGHT EXACTLY.
I farmed 50 for the force pulse achievement from nodes. As a veteran crafter/materials harvester, let me just say, the drop rate needs to be adjusted. I have a route I use when I gold out gear or make pots and I’m efficient at it. This achievement took way too long. Furthermore, if you test ability morphs and have to swap your scripts around.. horrible. This game is a hard grind and this is absurd. 1 ink is 30-70k and more than a small stack of Columbine. C’mon now lol
oh I agree with every word of your comment...and ZOS is getting the message, albeit, slowly.
Wow that sounds like aetherial dust drop rate. Crazy :/
Ink drops do make a sound, it's sorta similar to water sources so not the easiest to hear.
if that's true, ZOS needs to turn the dial to 11.
Ink drop rates nearly as rare as leads for torc of the Last Ayleid King mythic leads 😁
oh no!! hope it gets better for ya!
Hey Marko, thx as always. I’m lucky and can’t complain as I even haven’t started scribing 😅 Maybe I should wait, but keep your tips in mind. EU Server, on PST, prices are around 27 k for ink.
My original advice to people was to do the quests and dailies and wait on the entire scribing fiasco...I'm just doing scribing-related videos because people are asking so many questions about the new system.
Piano is very fitting. Thanks for the info. Cup bob
Glad you like it!
I think they have some code in there to limit the drops if you already have some ink. I had no inks, used it all up, and was running the Alik'r dolmen train and suddenly noticed I was getting inks quite often from both the regular drops and the chests. Once I had accumulated 10 inks it completely stopped. I still have those 10 inks and tried running the train for a while yesterday, not a single drop.
interesting theory...especially since the ink moves to the craft bag and is account wide.
@@ExplorationGamingESO It's just what I noticed. I was getting ink doing the dolmen run and then it stopped, haven't gotten any ink in a couple days now, anywhere. Went and did a group dungeon solo, nothing. Got some decent loot but not a single ink in sight.
Yesterday 11 inks in 1,5h and the day before yesterday 14 in nearly 2h only from nodes.
I had ink drop from a boss yesterday. However, since the 'fix' to make them drop from bosses, the drop rate from nodes has plummeted for me. This means I need to keep my inks instead of selling some of them. Prior to the 'fix' I was getting around 3 from approx 400 nodes now it's 1 or none.
we're all banging the drum...maybe ZOS will actually hear it.
Thats me, almost NO ink dropping for me.. in over a month, to include 2 characters going through the complete scribing line I have 70 ink..
For now, doing the questline with alts may be the fastest method...sell now while prices are insane.
You need to have done the netch story line...... Well so did i think, i was looking for the wandering Minotaur warparty (WB) , when i harvested a resource node and there it was 2x ink a little puzzled i went back to the scolarium and only the Indrick and the Dragon was added to the skill crafting bench. Thought it was worth mentioning glad for the ink though, i play on PS EU server.
was this an alt character you were on? Once you finish the quests with 1 character, you only need to finish the 2nd era of scribing with all alternates to be eligible for the drops.
If they want us to get into it, why the hell do we even have to have inks in order to scribe anyways? Why do we have to have a currency to alter things?
There are nearly a dozen different currencies in ESO...I'm about to do a video on all of them.
I've had ink dropping regularly from looting urns, even on my alts who haven't done any of the scribing questline. Usually one per 250-300 urns looted.
ZOS says ink ONLY drops after alts have done 2nd era of scribing (1st quest)
It's been one month and I have only gotten like 8 luminous ink. Leave it to ZOS to once again tie a neat new game addition to the most mind numbing grind.
I hear you.
I'm lucky if I get 1 ink every 3 to 4 days . One did come from a backpack .
I've heard recently that both backpacks and urns are dropping ink...something to think about.
Tips and tricks = farm nodes while using passives and add ons and doing the quest on other characters gotcha!
Am I reading a slight amount of sarcasm in your comment? We do content for all levels of players, especially newer ones. Some of these tips may seem obvious to veteran players (farm at night, etc.) but people just coming into the game are LEARNING.
Do surveys still NOT drop luminous ink? 🤔
That may change, but not until the patch in August...and probably not even then.
i had ink.drop from an urn in necrom
I've heard this from several players now!
I mined 20 inks off nodes in Hews Bane, then after I sent it to my buddy for our guild use.. ZERO after mining 1,000 rubidite and 800 plat dust!!! Wtffff!!!
you have more persistence than me!
@@ExplorationGamingESO I was trying to see what the drop rate was and if there was a cap. Looks like I found somewhere close! 20-25 ink per character.
Ink drops for me in water,alch plants ,wood rarely and jewery mineral nodes
But it takes hours to get anything
I've had the most luck with wood and cloth.
try my spot out and see how long it takes!
I just want the damn force pulse cosmetic 😢
let me just say the force pulse skill style is...underwhelming.
I get about 3 per day. Nist doing daily quests to farm scripts or looting trash mobs in trials. Its not to bad. Ive seen it as low as 17k on my server.
EU server I'm assuming. 3 a day is not too shabby, unfortunately we all can't make that claim.
@@ExplorationGamingESOI’m on PSN NA. So economy is different. But yes 3 a day with a pretty high #hours Im hoping the drops increase soon. I also do like that of you make a skill and want to change 1 script. It only cost 1 ink. That makes it easier to customize what you want on a skill to fit your group.
the changing out 1 skill for 1 ink is the best thing about the system.
Yes it's to low way to low
NOT just pc, Console Ink is crap ! I've played daily since went live, 8+ hours a day last 4 days of Holiday & Got 1 (ONE) ink, done everything, dailies, in area & guilds, on Master crafter, Every passive active. Played on 13 toons over last 2 weeks, Nothing ! It's the usual RNG , Really NOT Getting ! #GINAPLSFIX
100% agree
R N (G)esus 😂😂😂😂😂
He is our lord.
Rng...get use to it
Is it just me or is this one the biggest disaster chapters of ESO history?
that prize goes to High Isle and the release of Tales of Tribute. The same boring players (about 2 dozen of them) are the only ones who play ToT...and the rewards are a joke.
@@ExplorationGamingESO I have tried tribute only once