Zaldia will be in the piñatas promo.

the pinata promo was probably the most difficult I've ever done. I mean honestly, howrse didn't have to make us wake up at two in the morning to try and finish...
Excuse my rant, it just wasn't my favorite promo that's all.

pinata promo

Zaldia

Zaldia is a legendary horse.

You can obtain him when you give the 5 pieces of Zaldia's legendary tack to one of your horses, or when you purchase a Zaldia pack.

On certain days he can be groomed twice. When he is groomed for the second time on a given day, your next pass purchase gives you one diamond as a bonus, provided that this purchase is made before the end of that day.

When Zaldia is obtained via the Zaldia pack, the probability that he can be groomed twice a day is higher.
Game: One diamond offered upon the next pass purchase on days when he is groomed twice
VIP: Reserve access to the equestrian center based on a certain skill instead of based on skill totalpucevip
This horse cannot be sold.

Those are the only ways to get clicks:

"How do I open a Piñata?

Your Piñata will open once you have earned a certain number of points. You can earn points by:

*thanks to your clicks on the piñata.
*click 15 times every 12 hours
*buy Mace Blows on the black market
*your friends clicking on your Piñata
*completing Piñata objectives"

It looks like we WON'T be able to use Horn of Plenties to get points with the pinatas, we will be able to get them by buying Mace Blows, and so far this thould be the cost in passes:
Mace Blow
1 pass
Each Mace Blow allows you to click once on the piñata. As with standard clicks, the number of points depends on the achievements you've completed.
mace blow
1 pass = 3 Mace Blows
3 pass = 9 Mace Blows
5 pass = 18 Mace Blows
10 pass = 40 Mace Blows
20 pass = 90 Mace Blows
50 pass = 250 Mace Blows

However, there's still one objective that requires to open a HoP in order to advance

another way to get points is Piñata points will be available in HoPs at some point...Note - they are NOT available during the whole promo. only at certain points.

The original deal will probably come later. Which seems to be the normal with promos nowadays.

Not a big fan of the pinata page layout. Too bright.

Ups, should have waited then... Didn't see anything on the prepod regarding HoPs to get points, and seen as I hoarded a bunch waiting for the Pinatas I was kinda disappointed in not seeing any referrence in HoPs

The new Legendarys perks are a diamond on days he is groom twice with a pass purchase and for VIPs allowing you to put a limit on each skill for boarding rather than the total skills

This is the copy/paste of the Preprod Topic:

The piñatas contest makes a come back with the circus as the theme!

The goal is to click on our piñata to make it open and receive the gifts it contains. Therea re 20 to open wiht an increasing amount of points to collect. A new piñata appears when you've opened the previous one.

Objectives:

Each piñata offers some objectives to complete. Those objectives offer you help wtih finishing your piñatas faster. Be sure to complete them!

Friends Help:

You can receive help from your friends to open your piñatas. It costs 300 Equus.

More Clicks:

You can buy more clicks with passes all during the contest. At certain times in the contest, you will find points for your piñatas in the Horn of Plenty. The number of points received depends on the piñatas -- the last ones received more points than the first ones.

Piñata-bonus:

Each day you can click on the common piñata to unblock a new chapter of Zaldia's story!

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So it seems that:

Yes, HOPs will be used at some point in time during this Event.

You can buy Mace Blows to use at any time to gain more points:

Each Mace Blow allows you to click once on the piñata. As with standard clicks, the number of points depends on the achievements you've completed.

Basically - if your current click is worth 1 point, your Mace Blow hit will be worth 1 point. IF you click is worth 15 points, the mace blow will give 15 points.

Clicking the Common/Community Pinata is what earns points towards unlocking the chapters of Zaldia's Story. There is no prize for this pinata.

The new legendary Zaldias perks

I don't really like Zaldias perk. Making a perk which only pass buyers can benefit from doesn't sound fair to me. We pay passes to get him, but also have to buy passes to benefit from the horse we just bought? Not right in my opinion. Pretty much a useless legendary if you don't buy passes or own VIP.

Piñatas 1 to 10 - The format of this list is:

Pinata Number. Number of Points
-Objective 1 = reward
-Objective 2 = reward
-Objetive 3 = reward *if applicable*
Prizes -


1. 20 points
-Click on the pinata = 4 points for your Pinata
-groom a horse = Friend clicks are worth 2 points each
Prizes - Pandora's Box, 3x Aging points

2. 30 points
- Stroke a horse = able to be helped by 2 friends a day
- Put a pony to bed = 10 Mace Blows *extra clicks*
Prizes - 10% Energy for your horses, 2** White Classical Saddle Cloth

3. 50 points
- Congratulate a player = next 3 clicks are worth 2 points eahc (Except friend clicks)
- Visit Ow's profile page = able to click the pinata 15 times every 12 hours
Prizes - Whip, 2** Blue and white western saddle cloth

4. 75 points
- Sell exactly 3 mashes at the shop = 20 points for your pinata
- Donate 5000e to Ow = Friend clicks are worth 3 points each
Prizes - Water of youth, 10x mashes

5. 100 points
- Participate in a competiton = able to be helped by 3 friends per day
- Click on a friend's pinata = clicks are now worth 2 points each (except Friends)
Prizes - 50x apples, Philote's Stroke

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6. 125 points
- Choose a Horse's Specialty= 7 Mace Blows
- Give an apple to a Divine or Wild horse = Friend clicks are worth 4 points each
Prizes - 1* Classical Bridle, Helios' Ray

7. 150 points
- Train a horse for 3 consecutive hours = Next 4 friend clicks are worth 5 points each
- Participate in a competition requiring 12% energy = click the pinata 15 times every 8 hours
Prizes - 100x Wood, 100x Sand, 100x Iron

8. 200 points
- Donate 10,000e to Ow = able to be helped by 4 friends per day
- Finish in position #3 in competitions* = number of points needed divided by 2
Prizes - 10x aging points, Ploutos Parchment, Zaldia's Saddle Cloth

*It does not say if there is a certain number of competititions needed - but the original translation I had said 'Finish 3rd in 3 Competitions'. I'm going to check with the Admins on this one.

9. 250 points
- Finish last in a competition = Friend clicks are worth 5 points each
- Earn 120e from a horse with a Ploutos Parchment = clicks are now worth 4 points each (except friend clicks)
Prizes - 20x leather, Water Trough, Apollo's Lyre

10. 300 points
- Congratulate a player on their birthday = next 5 clicks worth 5 points each (except friend clicks)
- Use an aging point on a 15 year old horse = 5 Mace Blows
Prizes - Violet 2** Polo Wraps, Violet 2** Ear Bonnet, Violet 2** Western Saddle Cloth

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11. 400 points
- Win at least 1,000e by entering a competition* = Click on the pinata 15 times every 6 hours
- Be congratulated 12times = Open the pinata directly on the next click
Prizes - Zaldia's Saddle, 300x Fodder, 500 points for the general ranking
*I believe this is overall with one horse - not just from one competition. Again, I need to check with the Admins/reach this objective myself to make sure

12. 500 points
- Win 1e in a competition = Friend clicks are worth 6 points each
- Donate *various common items* to a new player* = Clicks are worth 6 points each (except friend clicks)
Prizes - 4,000 equus, Medusa's Blood, Achilles' Heel

*My donate list on preprod was 1x 1* Western Saddle, 38x Oats, 2,000e - might be different on live.

13. 750 points
- Stroke a horse with a Flaxen Chestnut Coat = 250 points for your pinata
- Donate a horse to Ow = able to be helped by 6 friends a day
Prizes - Shower, 20x carrots, Zeus' Lightning bolt

*From here on out - Pinatas have 3 objectives!

14. 1000 points
- Fully equip a horse that has never been equipped before = next click is worth 100 points (except friend clicks)
- Participate in 60 competitions that require 20% energy = 200 points for your Pinata
- Remove a Pegasus' Wings = clicks are worth 8 points each (except friend clicks)
Prizes - Piece of Cloud, Zaldia's Bridle, 100% Morale for your Horses

15. 1200 points
- Finish training in one skill on a horse = Number of points received goes to 300 (so if you have 0 points, you'll now have 300 - if you have 400 points, I believe you WILL Drop back to 300 - so do this objective before you have more than 300 points)
- Accept an item exchange = friend clicks are worth 8 points each
- Open a horn of Plenty = able to click on the pinata 15 times every 4 hours.
Prizes - 10x aging points, Tractor, Cronos' Timer

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16. 1500 points
- Purchase a horse for 2000e = next 6 friend clicks are worth 20 points each
- Donate x amount of equus to Ow = 20 Mace Blows
- Stroke a horse over 40 years of age = clicks are worth 10 points each (except friend clicks)
Prizes - 100x droppings, Hypnos' Blanket, Golden Apple

17. 2000 points
- Give a carrot to a horse born from Gaia and Ouranos = next click is worth 20 points (except friend click)
- Win x amount of competitions = able to be helped by 8 friends a day
- Reach 100 BLUP with a horse = Number of points already received for the pinata multipled by 2 *Best to wait until you are close to or at 1000 points*
Prizes - Zaldia's Polo Wraps, 5th Element, 6,000 equus

18. 2500 Points
- Give a mash to a horse with a dressage skill between 266 to 373 = 500 points for your pinata
- Reach a reserve ending in XX = Clicks are worth 12 points each (except friend clicks)
- Give a horse a *color* Golden Apple coat = able to click on the Pinata 15 times every 3 hours.
Prizes - 20x mashes, 1,000 General ranking points, Nyx Pack

19. 3000 points
- Win 2 competitions with a horse born from Gaia and Ouranos = 15 Mace Blows
- Donate X amount of equus to Ow = Friend clicks are worth 10 points each
- Buy a horse for a minimum of 1 pass = 400 points for your pinata
Prizes - 15 xaging points, Hera Pack, Themis' Scales

20. 4000 points
- Remove a unicorn's horn = able to be helped by 10 friends a day
- Give birth to twins = clicks are worth 15 points each (except friend clicks)
- Win 1 Rosette? = Number of points needed divided by 2
Prizes - 10,000 Equus, Philosopher's Stone, Zaldia's Ear Bonnet

Exactly what I was thinking. Why would you make us spend money (which you will have to do to get him), and then gear his perk to those who buy passes, makes no sense.

Oh wait...

...yes it does. We're talking about a company who loves making us spend money now, unlike when the game was privately owned by Owlient. Thank you, Ubisoft!!

The average amount of Passes needed is between 10 to 30. However, as later in the Event - HOPs will contain extra points, if you have a stock pile of HOPs from past events, you might be able to do this with no passes needed at all.