Anyone else sad we didn't end up going to Hammerfell, or Winterhold this year?

ArchMikem · June 10

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Vestige, circa 2E 583

WhiteCoatSyndrome · June 10

Part of me is, but since the latest zone feels kind of scanty to me part of me isn’t - I’d rather places like Winterhold with a long history in the lore get more TLC and detail than I feel like Solstice got. Because right now if Solstice never showed up in another game I’d only really be bothered at the opportunity wasted as far as making the new lore engaging. It’s still sad, in that I don’t believe I would miss it the way I would miss Fargrave, but it isn’t going to quietly remind me with how disappointing it was every time I see it in another game because it doesn’t exist outside ESO.

SeaGtGruff · June 10

I would love to see the rest of the mainland map filled in, but I also don't mind seeing new locations. I'm hoping we'll get to see a lot more of Hammerfell in the future.

LunaFlora · June 10

no.
it will happen when it happens.

as some or all of next year's dlc is likely related to the Dark Brotherhood it could mean we get a new Skyrim zone with the Dawnstar DB sanctuary, which could possibly include Winterhold as it neighbours The Pale hold.
2026 is also TES V Skyrim's 15 year anniversary and Blackwood released in 2021 with Oblivion's 15 year anniversary.

Any new (PvE) zone is awesome to me so I'm happy regardless of which region it's in.

Heren · June 10

Well, not really, so I can still hope that when we go to these places the writting get better.

AVaelham · June 10

I have a feeling next year we're getting Whiterun in Q2 and - if we continue this island getaway trend - Solstheim in Q4.

madman65 · June 10

Oh yeah, was hoping for Winterhold to get into some skyrim territory. See what the devs come up with, got me curious.

NoticeMeArkay · June 10

Seeing that AI slop makes me more sad tbh.

Ashnarug · June 10

How about Whiterun and the Pale ?

MasterSpatula · June 10

Winterhold at its height would be a seriously big deal. Definitely something I'd love to see.

Arcturus · June 10

Tamriel is packed with major regions we've never set foot in, but instead of exploring any of that rich, established lore, the devs keep pulling random, lore-convenient islands out of thin air—because apparently, inventing new landmasses is easier than actually developing the world they already have.

Enough.

Northwold · June 11

Possibly a side note, possibly not, but there's also the point that BGS have final say in what can and can't be done and we don't really know what ES6 is going to do.

Elsonso · June 11

Once TES 6 announces where they are going, I bet we get another zone on the continent.

Every plot of Tamriel used by ESO is probably not where TES 6 will be.

Alp · June 11

Winterhold pre-collapse is my dream zone.

tsaescishoeshiner · June 11

While Winterhold would be nice, and I would so look forward to it, the lore and history in Western Solstice have been so well-crafted that I certainly wouldn't take it back. A few quests in particular offer a lot of payoff for the history of the Corelanyas, their various cultural phases and conflicts, and evolving relationship with the argonians. I'm looking forward to finding answers on the eastern side as to the history of the argonians and daedric worship on the island.

Nemesis7884 · June 11

isnt next year no the 15y anniversary for skyrim? Which mean we might get it + another skyrim version, maybe in UE5 (I would play it again lol)
TES VI im 99% confident wont come out before 2027 because a) its not ready and will get delayed anyhow cause it always does and b) msoft certainly doesnt want to release it in the same year as GTA

Erickson9610 · June 11

I'm not particularly interested in those two zones, myself. I feel the same way about Hammerfell and Winterhold as I do about Solstice — neat looking zones that have some new content to complete and new item sets to utilize in builds.

Elsonso · June 11

Nemesis7884 wrote: »

isnt next year no the 15y anniversary for skyrim? Which mean we might get it + another skyrim version, maybe in UE5 (I would play it again lol)

I hope not. Oblivion Remastered was pretty, but the original version is better established and grounded. The new one feels like a fan remake.

YstradClud · June 11

Elsonso wrote: »

Once TES 6 announces where they are going, I bet we get another zone on the continent.

There are some pretty good sources I have watched on this that have already come up with evidence from the little information that has released that we will be going to Hammerfell. I'm honestly just expected to be going there when the game finally gets released.

Heren · June 11

Arcturus wrote: »

Tamriel is packed with major regions we've never set foot in, but instead of exploring any of that rich, established lore, the devs keep pulling random, lore-convenient islands out of thin air—because apparently, inventing new landmasses is easier than actually developing the world they already have.

Enough.

The lore ( slightly ) explored in High Isle regarding bretons and colovians early history was interesting though. It's a shame we didn't get much concerning chivalric orders, their role in breton society, and even breton noble houses ( on that last thing, I think Rivenspire beat High Isle by a large margin, and even in Rivenspire it was more like a general picture with some little aspects being fleshed out rather than a deep, or even moderate dive on the subject ).

Solstice on the other hand, I can't say much, but it really don't seem to be much sadly.

Cooperharley · June 11

I’m not really worried too much about where we go, but more about the story telling and stuff in the zone. Unfortunately, it seems like the story telling hasn’t increased in quality.

It’s been fairly unimaginative in my opinion, sorry to be rude, and it really bothers me that they make us seem so stupid and demented.

To add, I don’t think we’ll see hammerfell (could be totally wrong) prior to ES6 releasing since that’s basically been confirmed as the location, but who knows! Also, next year is the 15 year anniversary of Skyrim, so I wouldn’t be shocked if we saw Skyrim next year. Not necessarily winterhold, but Skyrim specifically.

I need winterhold AND whiterun in my life!

Elvenheart · June 11

I hope we see Winterhold and class scribing skills next.

Supreme_Atromancer · June 11

Solstice is beautiful, the artists did a fantastic job; but I definitely agree its always just a bit more exciting when we get to go back to our favourite places.

I cannot see ZOS doing a new vision of Hammerfell when something in the next two years or so is likely to come along and contradict much of what they do. It makes a lot of sense for them to wait it out a bit longer.

I AM very excited to see some more of Skyrim!

Winterhold would be amazing.

I'd also absolutely love to see 2nd-era Helgen, as well as Pale Pass. So I guess Falkreath Hold would be up there for me, too.

ArchMikem · June 11

Elsonso wrote: »

Nemesis7884 wrote: »

isnt next year no the 15y anniversary for skyrim? Which mean we might get it + another skyrim version, maybe in UE5 (I would play it again lol)

I hope not. Oblivion Remastered was pretty, but the original version is better established and grounded. The new one feels like a fan remake.

I don't understand this. Oblivion Remastered is literally the same exact game but with an Unreal Engine coat of paint.

Artim_X · June 12

If I had a nickel for every time we went to a new island instead unlocking more of the pre-established map, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

ZOS, if you want to cook up more stuff outside of the regular map, Battlespire, Falinesti (trapped in some daedric realm with Imga monkey peeps messing about), and proper access to the Isle of Balfiera (rip tutorial area) would be nice.

Gadamlub14_ESO · June 12

Argonia. plz. i beg.

ArchMikem · June 12

Artim_X wrote: »

If I had a nickel for every time we went to a new island instead unlocking more of the pre-established map, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

Actually three nickles. High Isle and Galen are two separate content.

LunaFlora · June 12

Artim_X wrote: »

If I had a nickel for every time we went to a new island instead unlocking more of the pre-established map, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

ZOS, if you want to cook up more stuff outside of the regular map, Battlespire, Falinesti (trapped in some daedric realm with Imga monkey peeps messing about), and proper access to the Isle of Balfiera (rip tutorial area) would be nice.

you'd have 1 nickle as Solstice is the only island that is actually new.
High isle and the other Systres islands were on the Eltheric Ocean map from The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard (1998). that's also the game that had Stros M'kai before ESO.

colossalvoids · June 12

ArchMikem wrote: »

Elsonso wrote: »

Nemesis7884 wrote: »

isnt next year no the 15y anniversary for skyrim? Which mean we might get it + another skyrim version, maybe in UE5 (I would play it again lol)

I hope not. Oblivion Remastered was pretty, but the original version is better established and grounded. The new one feels like a fan remake.

I don't understand this. Oblivion Remastered is literally the same exact game but with an Unreal Engine coat of paint.

That's probably about that coat of paint specifically, visual style have changed with it impacting overall atmosphere. Still makes me think of ESO or Blades more than OG Oblivion. For some it's not as faithful recreation as we hoped it could be (Diablo 2 remaster as a counter example being absolutely spot on).

Aylish · June 12

I‘m not explicitly sad about not going to Hammerfell or further into Skyrim.
But I‘d like to go to regions that are actually existing in TES rather than visiting an island nobody ever heard of.
It doesn‘t have to be on continental Tamriel but there are so many regions that actually have lore.
Why are we visiting something like Solstice as it wasn‘t even mentioned in any way before?

moderatelyfatman · June 12

At the rate ZOS is releasing things, we might get Hammerfell in 2026.
Or at least 10% of Hammerfell every month as a season.
There will be a new mythic that turns all your skills into a single spammable that does 150k dps in a 50m AOE while healing your for 100% of the damage done.
Each season will cost $90USD or $300AUD since the US dollar is 50% stronger than the Aussie.