Feature Suggestions For an ESO Companion Mobile App?

Gidorick

We all know many of us desire a mobile app for ESO. We also know this is on the back burner in terms of ZOS priorities. This doesn't mean we can't discuss what features we'd like to see in such a release.

I'll start us off!

I'd like to have a library of all the books I've opened in ESO available to read on the go. This could also include an interface showing the books I have not yet found.

*EDITS: So, after some input we have the following features that would be welcomed in a mobile app!
*EDITS: Added Crown Store items!
*EDITS: Added Second Screen indicator (SS). These are functions that should also work as real time extensions of ESO while in-game. Second Screen functions should not work while in battle.


Account Functions

• Account Management
• Check to see the status of the server
• Read the latest ZOS news
• Read patch notes from the latest update
• Official ZOS Twitter Feed

Crown Store:

• Able to buy Crowns from the Crown Store (SS)
• Browsing, preview and purchase of Crown Store items (SS)

Character functions:

• Read Lore-books & Notes you have discovered
• Open, read, send and manage your email and collect attachments (SS)
• View achievements
• View your journal and current quests (SS)
• View character sheet and apply any un-used points (SS)
• View a 3D model of your character
• Rearrange your skill bars (SS)
• FULL Inventory management (SS)
• A build planner
• View a fully functional map (SS)
• Access to the Collections Tab with full preview and set-active options. (SS)
• view and distribute Champion Points (SS)

Social Functions:

• Access to friends list.(SS)
• Manage guild options.(SS)
• Text Chat with Friends & Guildmates.(SS)
• Ability to offload (PC) or have (Console) Zone & Area Chat.(SS)
• Quick Emote Menu.(SS)
• Check the stats of the Alliance War with displays total score, keeps/scrolls/resource owned, population, leaderboards, emperor status all with an Alliance War map (SS)

Town Functions (could require player to log-out in a town/inn to use):

• Manage and access guild store
• Sell items in your inventory in the guild store
• Arrange inventory and Bank with the ability to swap between
• Access merchants to sell/buy/repair
• Access crafting stations to craft
• Check on and manage research progress
• Use of the Dye station
• Riding Lessons availability

Potenza

Just would like to be able to access my character sheets and stats while not ingame from any computer.

Tonturri

I want to be able to collect mail or, failing mail in general, hireling mail.

@Gidorick - I LOVE that idea.

Nestor

How about something that will let us check our in game emails? This way we don't have to log in twice a day* to get our second L3 Hireling messages.



*There is a way to get them both during one log in, but it takes some prep and it can get all out of synch pretty easily

eventide03b14a_ESO

A chat option would be nice for guilds along with server status notifications.

Lord_Draevan

I wouldn't mind an Alliance War section, where you can check on all the stats of each campaign such as total score, keeps/scrolls/resource owned, population, leaderboards, maybe even a map for each campaign showing the keeps and stuff.

Cazic

• Guild info
• Alliance War info
• Crafting research progress
• Character sheet/inventory
• Mail
• Listings for items you have up for auction in the guild store

Gyudan

Tonturri wrote: »

I want to be able to collect mail or, failing mail in general, hireling mail.

@Gidorick - I LOVE that idea.

This, 100 time this.

cyqa

These are great ideas! I was going to come in and echo having a guild chat (my favourite feature on the WoW app)- but I really like the lorebooks idea, character sheet and model, and checking mail! Being able to feed your horse would be nice, but might be asking for too much.

Cazic

• Achievements

Welka

Cazic wrote: »

• Guild info
• Alliance War info
• Crafting research progress
• Character sheet/inventory
• Mail
• Listings for items you have up for auction in the guild store

Build planner as well

Neizir

• Alliance War Status e.g Who's emperor, where are the battles, who owns what keeps etc.
• Ability to collect mail.
• Character sheet viewer.
• Guild Chat
• Ability to interact with your action bar e.g put new abilities on the bar, unlock new skills etc.
• Build Calculator.
• Lorebook Library
• Achievement Tracker

All of this in one package would make for an AMAZING mobile app.

Nestor

Gidorick wrote: »

I'd like to have a library of all the books I've opened in ESO available to read on the go. This could also include an interface showing the books I have not yet found.

Point your mobile phone over to http://www.imperial-library.info/ and you can see all the in game books. It won't tell you what you have and have not collected yet, and I don't know how mobile friendly the site is, but you can read the books outside of the game.

Here are the ones for this game specifically
http://www.imperial-library.info/books/online/by-category

Cazic

Welka wrote: »

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Cazic wrote: »

• Guild info
• Alliance War info
• Crafting research progress
• Character sheet/inventory
• Mail
• Listings for items you have up for auction in the guild store

Build planner as well

Build planner for sure.. good one

Resueht

I would love an official app that's tied to my account and characters.

I have been using ESO Tools to looks up sets and keep track of my crafting progress. Everything is manually entered though, so it can be tedious at first. Still, it's better than nothing and it is updated with every patch.

Leijona

Most important for me would be the guild chat.

Sallington

Cyrodil Score and Keep status
Current character loadouts
Skill calculator / Character builder

Bank and bag access would be an excellent bonus.

Gidorick

I would LOVE bank/bag management but that would be tricky. They probably wouldn't allow simultaneous use of the app inventory and ESO. if they did, people would use the app to move items to & from their bank while they are out in the wilderness in the game and that would go against the design of the inventory system. They could lock inventory in the app while the account is logged into ESO but what would prevent people from simply logging out anywhere, moving items around in the app, and logging back into the game?

Maybe if the player logs out by "sleeping" at an inn (a concept not currently implemented in ESO). If the player logs out in the wilderness, the app could allow bag access but not bank access.

If this were the type of system they implemented there could be even more available activities such as crafting, dyeing and shopping from the app... as long as you rent a room in the Inn while you are logged out.

Pipe dream but a pretty interesting concept I think.

Enaijo

Guild Chat ... Guild Chat and ... Guild Chat! After that, there are a lot more features I would like, but ... Guild Chat!

I never understand why the chat-system of most MMOs are so closed and not based on something like XMPP, so that people can use it with other clients, like the chat at Star Trek Online. It's so helpfull to have the possibility to communicate with your people in game, even if you are not in game.

NadiusMaximus

Access to auction house.. .. Oh .. Wait .

TehMagnus

DPS meter.

Syntse

Just about everything that I would like to have are already mentioned. What I would of course like to have is WP version of the app.

Chat and Mails might be nice but would prolly open up too much into the game to possible security risks and also gold selling. I can login to the game to check mail and chat with guildies. My list would be:

-Char sheet
-Lorebooks
-Achievements
-Alliance status
-Guild/Friendlist status
-Build planner
-Maybe leaderboards

As big added extra
-Set items info
-Mundus stone info
-Other similar infos that usually need to open browser to check while playing.

spoqster

In this order

• Research/Feed status
• Mails
• Character Sheet (Skills, Stats, Gear)
• Build planner
• Post items from Bank to Guild Stores
• Online Status of friends
• Chat client
• Alliance Campaign Status
• Books

Gyudan

Does ZoS even have Android/iOS developpers? I wouldn't bet on it.

I'd love to see an app one day though.

henrycupcakerwb17_ESO

alliance war real time updated interactable map with notification to pop up when the chosen Castle is under attack

add support to the iOS 8 notification centre

rsciw

Enaijo wrote: »

Guild Chat ... Guild Chat and ... Guild Chat! After that, there are a lot more features I would like, but ... Guild Chat!

I never understand why the chat-system of most MMOs are so closed and not based on something like XMPP, so that people can use it with other clients, like the chat at Star Trek Online. It's so helpfull to have the possibility to communicate with your people in game, even if you are not in game.

I think the STO gateway site in general can be used as a first starter to look at what to implement, many good ideas in there.

Woolenthreads

Gyudan wrote: »

Does ZoS even have Android/iOS developpers? I wouldn't bet on it.

I'd love to see an app one day though.

They shouldn't need them, they can just be contracted to create and maintain the Apps. It's like the trailers which they just outsourced to someone expert at doing CGI and concentrated on making the game.

Vordae

At the most basic level I just want to be able to chat with my guild/friends in game.

nine9six

The Lorebooks would be awesome.

Other great suggestions have also been made.

Gidorick

So, I'm guessing that we pretty much have NO hope of seeing a useful mobile app now... Shame, because we need it now more than ever. Having the Crown Store on the go would totally lead to impulse buys!

Shimmer

crafting, so i can queue something up for research if not home, and horse feeding.