Naval Combat in ESO.

nalimoleb14_ESO · October 2014

I'm just wondering, has this been brought up or discussed at all? Not that I'm expecting naval combat to be implemented anytime soon, but it would be really cool to know that it's at least a feature that the developers are considering adding sometime in the future, kind of like player housing which might get implemented someday. I just feel like ESO would do really well with naval combat; the game's visuals are already fantastic, and also giving people the option to live a sort of 'pirate life' away from the main lands would be really, really cool. And of course it would go hand-in-hand with the NPC murder/theft system that is being planned for ESO as well. Not to mention, the RP opportunities would be endless.

Xnemesis · October 2014

I could see it as an expansion maybe for the redguard. It fits lore so I don't see why not plus id like to have a little fishing boat to pass the day in

Gedalya · October 2014

No. I've been playing since pre-launch and not heard anything along these lines. In fact, what games actually have this excluding Archeage? Currently the developers have a number of existing Elder Scrolls features they and the fans of the game are interested in seeing,

Thieves Guild
Justice System
Housing
Adding in more zones for areas of Tamriel currently inaccessible including the Imperial City, Orsinium, and the new Adventure Zone mentioned at Quakecon.
Spellcrafting
New Skill Lines

The list actually goes on. I would suspect a completely non-ES feature such as Naval Combat is either not being considered or at the absolute bottom of any list on features to add to the game.

AlexDougherty · October 2014

Naval Combat has never been a big part of the Elder scrolls, you get a few fights/missions on ships, and this game has a mission were you fight some sea serpents, but it is something that happens in the books mostly.

Syntse · October 2014

There's like 6 minutes apart from starting of this thread and last post in this thread
http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/discussion/137525/going-out-to-sea

both under General discussion. But why not start another thread about the same thing.

Armitas · October 2014

There is a quest in the AD alliance with navel combat. It was pretty awesome. One of my favorite experiences in the game. Other than Draigoch in Lotro it was probably the coolest quest in any mmo I've played.

Maybe it would be good in a sea elf expansion?

Thechemicals · October 2014

Maybe we should think about going underwater first.

nalimoleb14_ESO · October 2014

That's very true, I didn't think about that - it would probably only be consistent with the lore for certain ES races. Still, it would be cool to see, or even just being able to own boats in general. Glad to know there's a naval battle-esque quest in the AD alliance, though! That'll be my next veteran zone so I'll have something to look forward to. And yes, underwater swimming would be a great first step...although, I thought underwater swimming had already been confirmed? I might be wrong, though.
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Syntse wrote: »

There's like 6 minutes apart from starting of this thread and last post in this thread
http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/discussion/137525/going-out-to-sea

both under General discussion. But why not start another thread about the same thing.

I'd try that one more time without the sarcasm, considering I'd rather not peruse through the forum looking for threads on my short work break. Thanks for the link.

Almakor · March 2015

ESO is still a new game with a great amount of lore and geographic settings still unused, so there is a good chance that in the future there will be naval combat. A good PVP setting for naval fighting would be the Topal Sea, south of Cyrodil. The giant river that runs through Cyrodil feeds right into it, so a naval campaign for control of the Topal Sea to supply forces in the Imperial province may come up in the future. In addition, the Elder Scrolls series still has lore subjects that have yet to even begin to be built upon for actual game settings. Namely the other continents of Nirn such as Akavir and Atmora. If Zenimax ever get serious about expanding the ESO universe, the "lost continents" of Nirn may become destinations that players can reach on ships they might purchase or build.

phairdon · March 2015

Only time, in any Elder Scrolls gameI've been on a ship or sailing craft on some type were from mods made for Oblivion. The sailing boat mod let you sail from Lake Rumare to Leyawiin. Cannot recall any naval combat from previous games.

Roechacca · March 2015

This would be awesome . Assassins Creed Black Flag has epic ship battles .

SHADOW2KK · March 2015

Would be fun, nice one OP

Erotes · March 2015

I think it's pretty silly for people to assume that just because other elder scrolls games exclude this kind of game play that it's justified to exclude it in this game. This game should have everything and more that other ES games have and it really is missing quite a bit. I really had high hopes for this game and still have hopes! Innovative game play ideas shouldn't be excluded cause it "doesn't fit the lore". That primitive kind of thinking is going to keep this game from being a success.

Soloeus · March 2015

Darkfall had really fun naval combat.

Sentinel · March 2015

A feature like this would be actually quite interesting to have implemented in the game. Adding in Naval Combat would make ESO have another unique aspect of it compared to other MMOs and even other Elder Scrolls games. Sure we've never had it before, but that's all the reason more we should try it out, yeah?

Personally, I'd like to have specific areas in which AvA Naval Battles could take place. Certainly a 'sea-zone' off the coast of Cyrodiil north of Alinor and south of Hammerfell would make a great seaworthy location for fights for DC versus AD. The Ghost sea off of Skyrim for DC versus EP, and the Sea off the coast of Leyawiin would be a good place for EP versus AD.

Breg_Magol · March 2015

Armitas wrote: »

There is a quest in the AD alliance with navel combat. It was pretty awesome. ....
Maybe it would be good in a sea elf expansion?

So ... navel lint at 40 paces on the high seas me hearties ... shiver me timber's .. yaaarrr!

Majic · March 2015

I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for it, but something like this has "DLC" written all over it.

SHADOW2KK · March 2015

Haha, people are defo interested in this, I know I am, and have to agree with everyone:D

nalimoleb14_ESO · March 2015

Agreed, all! And Paul Sage had mentioned in one of the Road Ahead articles that he wants to push ESO in a more "open world"-esque direction...I feel like naval combat would be a great way to facilitate that.

BBSooner · March 2015

Naval combat would be fun ... after @Gedalya 's list (and more) is implemented of course.

P3ZZL3 · March 2015

Could we get the Horse Mechanic working first?

WillhelmBlack · March 2015

WAT.

Beldorr · March 2015

One of the issues with their current tech is being able to move platforms with players on them. Currently this doesn't exist and would require resources they don't have available to create it. Sadly, I would not expect this to happen anytime soon.

firstdecan · March 2015

There will never be naval combat in ESO. ZoS has been removing all the drug references, so there won't be enough Dramamine for players.

LilChihuahua · March 2015

Would be really cool if they made something like AC4 naval battles with boarding and siege weapons for PvP. Too bad it'll never happen. We will probably only ever have Cyrodil for PvP.

Enemy-of-Coldharbour · March 2015

No, thank you. This is not Assassin's Creed.

SHADOW2KK · March 2015

cgipervert wrote: »

No, thank you. This is not Assassin's Creed.

Naval combat is not a concept that is Assassin`s Creed owned.

Could be, if implemented, a refreshing change to PvP, and once again, people are not forced to play it, if they don`t want too.

toxikh.earth89neb18_ESO · May 2015

ive played "heroes of three kingdoms"" and had naval battles on a huge lake, it was fun coz there was 3 alliance each with their own harbor and like 2-3 ships per alliance, but only a few players have received by mail shipping driving license. The war was happening each sunday night and i would last for 2-3 hours, like an event, you also could get from the mainland some cannon balls or harpoons each having other effects and was nice coz even the weak ones could do alot of damage. I miss that game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWeLWlmajtA

off topic, HoTK also had farm with crops that give exp, big guilds had farms like instances wich u could teleport too and steal crops, there was like huge wars on those farms between guilds, even those from ur own alliance could come and steal crops, but those who were defending were 3 times strong. damn i had so much fun coz i was messing to other's farm, me beeing a nightblade, stealth would last like 2 mins i think

MercyKilling · May 2015

You want this game:

http://worldofwarships.com/

or perhaps this game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqnVH6RxjPM

which isn't ESO.

PBpsy · May 2015

I hope it comes sometime soon after space trading.

KanedaSyndrome · May 2015

Tbh, I doubt they have the skills in their team to even begin to try and pull something like that off.