Fully transparent for me, even though I added the suggestion of the Expansion because I think it is also extremely important for the future of the game. I actually have placed my vote in my own poll within Class Reworks. If they really could only do one.

Explanation for my choice:
And that is primarily due to it having a direct impact on the long term and very invested player base. And the more upset from those groups, and the more we lose. I believe deteriorates the foundation which new players enter the world on. Even if growth of the world, casual play and completionism is also extremely important.
It is a tough one. And why I hope both can be worked on simultaneously and prioritized at record speed.

I was very close to voting on "Both are equally important" it is a very hard one for me, and I would also personally enjoy both a ton for various reasons.

LunaFlora wrote: »

New Skyrim zone and Class Refresh are equally important to me.

As always, I agree with you hahaha! Yeah it was such a hard choice for me to "pick" one. That really, my vote maybe should be both as well.

I am interested to see if there are any other suggestions larger than these two for some players, but I am even more interested to see what ZOS does with the information of these issues importance.

Uhhhh missing a category? We desperately need an Alfiq Outfit Assistant.

Also the two options don't seem to be completely in conflict and probably largely involve different teams.

tsaescishoeshiner wrote: »

Uhhhh missing a category? We desperately need an Alfiq Outfit Assistant.

Also the two options don't seem to be completely in conflict and probably largely involve different teams.

I don't disagree and I hope they are not in conflict enough to focus on both. That's why I want them as the #1 and #2 slots on the voting page ideally.

There is some overlap, but for the most part I would assume they can work on both. And get us the expansion out, and maybe new class reworks in 2-3 class chunks would be great.

This is more of a "if you could only have one" type of thing. With the option of "both" if they truly feel equal.

Any class mastery updates for other classes this update?

I feel like this is another time when people are like "my thing is obviously the most important thing ESO needs to focus on, because the other thing is only relevant to this small number of players!"

Personally, I think the Class Refreshes are the most important thing. Combat affects almost all aspects of this game, and the only people who don't ever have to deal with combat are the ones who spend 100% of their time playing Tales of Tribute or decorating houses. But the actual balance issues that are plaguing endgame are felt by a lot fewer people, since casuals really could care less about who's playing in Trial groups or PvP (and I'm sure a lot of the hypercasuals want those groups of players to leave since they think that fewer endgamers will mean the game as a whole will be more casual).

As for other zones, the writing and stories have been... controversial to say the least. There is a reason that everyone points to pre-Summerset as the best writing, since everything since has gotten worse and worse. And now, the writer of the only stories that were universally loved (Sharp and Zerith's) is no longer working at ZOS. A lot of people want Winterhold or Whiterun specifically for the nostalgia, but they aren't considering how those could end up getting affected if the writing is poor. Personally, I'd rather them not even try if it's not going to be good - if I want to see Whiterun again, I already have that game installed (and I'm off from work next week and I already am planning to sit and replay Skyrim again). I'd hate to see them ruin one of my favorite areas with an underbaked story that refutes the lore.
Besides, why is it always about Skyrim? I love Skyrim, but there are so many places on ESO's map that we have'nt seen since the procedural generation of Arena. Can we get some of those areas instead of reheating leftovers?

On top of that, I think adding new Combat features is incredibly important - see new Classes or new Skill lines or the like. But that can't be done until they finish the Refreshes. Think about it - what's going to keep players invested longer: a zone story they can hammer out in an afternoon and a series of repetitive dailies, or levelling a new character from scratch with all new Class lines?

I want to say Refreshes & Balance, but without a doubt we need a new zone and storyline.

I voted both as equally important, but I’d give the Refreshes a slight edge, as there is a huge pain in the community felt by people when making a choice of character…

Other than Dragonknight, nothing is stable… why build a Warden or Sorcerer knowing they are close to rework? Everything you’re building is on a quicksand foundation.

"I Don't Care About Either Of These Options"

I really am not happy with what they did with DK or WW (my main is both) so I am not looking forward to whatever they do with the other classes. I accept that these are happening, many players want them, and it is what it is, but this is an opinion-based poll, and that is my opinion.

As for Skyrim, I am not particularly interested in more nostalgia. I care more about the zone than about the reworks, but what I really want to see is more new areas we've not seen before, or questlines in existing zones that are not tied to nostalgia (or memes).

We need WInterhold, Whiterun, RIverWood, and Throat of the world.

New Skyrim zone to coincide with Markarth going free in November would make sense, if the class refreshes were already done that's what It'd do, or even if half of them were done, but since we don't have a single class except DK, definitely focus on the classes

Whichever they decide to focus on it'll make the other side mad

We're already in the middle of a class refresh, so yeah it's fairer for everyone if it's finished for all classes.

I'm also a bit sick of Skyrim, personally. I would have preferred to see more QoL improvements, and the addition of a zone quest reset option. In terms of new content, I don't see why we couldn't have had a small part of Hammerfell or that area in the middle of Elsweyr as the next new zone.

I chose "both," even though the class refreshes are uninteresting to me personally.

For me, Elder Scrolls is about exploring and experiencing new stories — so "New Zone" would be my top priority. But I understand that other players have a different focus, and therefore I acknowledge that both should be top priorities.
My endgame is housing, and therefore new zones also mean new structural furnishings etc. If all - zones, stories, new housing stuff - are no longer available, then ESO is no longer worth playing for me.

Class reworks. By far the number 1 priority. We don't need more content / zones at the moment if it just the same cookie cutter stuff without anything different from the other fifty dungeons or thirty zones already available.

This game is not lacking content.

Complete class rework, as Elder Dragonknights Online is starting to get a bit boring now. Most players seem afraid to try anything different in PvP in case their egos get bruised.

Taarente wrote: »

Considering even before the layoffs, ZOS added one pointless grind after another and one vague promise after another and more comms about "we love our community" then frankly putting the game in maintenance might be the best thing for it. At least then we can do away with more currency, more grind, more cringe worthy quests and just actually enjoy the world that was created.

You can already play the game this way if you want, just ignore anything new that they add. 🤷‍♂️