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Re: Reddit AUA (Ask Us Anything) Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 2:00 PM ET/ 18:00 UTC
MashmalloMan wrote: »On the subject of hybridization, seems like there is a misunderstanding about what the playerbase actually wants and why we have such a big problem with leaving it 85% complete. We all understand you want to eventually simplify and combine "weapon" and "spell" categories for critical chance and damage, like how you did for "armor" and "offensive penetration".
What players don't understand is why you can't make temporary adjustments that improve quality of life for everyone before you reach that end goal. Very simple changes that have 0 effect on balance.
You're asking your playerbase to be patient for something that's been half baked for close to 4 years now. I don't know about you, but that seems too long. Why not meet us half way if you expect we're still another 1-3 years out?
In fact you've done this before, you made weapon and spell damage jewelry enchants provide both stats, but in an effort to retain some sense of unique choice between them, added +10 Stam or Mag recovery. Did anyone request that? No. Was it an effective, temporary solution? Yes.
What we want:
- All sources of Major Sorcery or Brutality should provide both.
- All sources of Major Prophecy or Savagery should provide both.
- Foods should not be better than drinks, they should be equal.
- All "for slotting" ability effects should work on both bars, eg. Inner Light, Camo Hunter, etc.
Save the complicated stuff that has little effect on the average user. We all know consumables, Mundus stones, class minor buffs being redundant, and stats in the backend need to be updated due to your standardization in 2019, but we don't really care. We care about the day to day of the game.
Over half of the "for slotting" ability effects in the game work on both bars, but a handful don't. Is it to make class skills appear stronger? That can't be the case because Necromancer's and Warden's would get 3% healing/damage done and Minor berserk/evasion on both bars respectively then.
If you're scared those universal skill lines will overshadow class equivalents, than you're avoiding the actual issue which is your class equivalents need to be more rewarding to slot.
Look at your own comments when updating Sorc's Crystal Frag's instant proc to work on both bars. Paraphrasing you said something like, we held off to not make it overpowered, but we believe it will be fine. Well you were right, it's been fine.
It would also be completly fine if you sent over some of the tech for "dynamic cost based on highest or lowest resource" to other classes, instead of just Arcanist, they have crux as a unique class mechanic. I'm sure Stam DK's would love that tech on whip instead of the split cost they have now.. Frankly, it should be applied to all class executes and spammables by default. A massive missed opportunity for skill expression and the play the way you want mantra. Shouldn't the choice for abilities like NB's Impale and Killer's Blade be based on a ranged vs melee playstyle instead of blue colour vs green colour? Why lock down players that way?
there's not a single thing that i don't agree with in this post.
Re: Any update on Romance Options/Food and Potion Hybridization? (NEW AMA answer inside 9/9/2025))!!
If they do actually ever go down the romance route, there are some prerequisites I'd like first. For example, I don't want my companion to disappear every time I get my feet wet, so add swimming to their abilities.
If I am going into town for a meal at an inn, I want to be able to sit, and when I do, my companion sits with me. There should be a meal animation, where we are served by a waiter, and we both eat and drink for as long as the player wants.
The companion should have their own desires, like us having to follow Isobel into a sweet shop occasionally.
We should be able to alter our companion's appearance more, e.g. hairstyles, adornments, makeup as well as just clothing and mounts.
If we are able to marry our companion, then we should be able to have a proper service and then use the scroll of Mara to gain that juicy 10% XP boost, something I've had in my inventory since closed beta and never used.
I want them to walk alongside me, not 10 steps behind; this is not a Taliban relationship.
We should be able to walk holding hands.
We should be able to give gifts to each other and get an appropriate response.
We should be able to tell our companion to stay back if we think a situation is too dangerous for them. They will argue of course, but you get to choose if they run into a dragon or not.
They need to have the Lightfoot perk from Skyrim to stop them from running into traps and AoE
I can't see them ever introducing sex scenes, but these should be implied, a follower I had in Skyrim would play a white screen with birds singing and heavenly music when this happened lol, so whilst you don't see anything lewd, we all know what is happening!
Just a few ideas, but sadly, I think this is still years away.
If I am going into town for a meal at an inn, I want to be able to sit, and when I do, my companion sits with me. There should be a meal animation, where we are served by a waiter, and we both eat and drink for as long as the player wants.
The companion should have their own desires, like us having to follow Isobel into a sweet shop occasionally.
We should be able to alter our companion's appearance more, e.g. hairstyles, adornments, makeup as well as just clothing and mounts.
If we are able to marry our companion, then we should be able to have a proper service and then use the scroll of Mara to gain that juicy 10% XP boost, something I've had in my inventory since closed beta and never used.
I want them to walk alongside me, not 10 steps behind; this is not a Taliban relationship.
We should be able to walk holding hands.
We should be able to give gifts to each other and get an appropriate response.
We should be able to tell our companion to stay back if we think a situation is too dangerous for them. They will argue of course, but you get to choose if they run into a dragon or not.
They need to have the Lightfoot perk from Skyrim to stop them from running into traps and AoE
I can't see them ever introducing sex scenes, but these should be implied, a follower I had in Skyrim would play a white screen with birds singing and heavenly music when this happened lol, so whilst you don't see anything lewd, we all know what is happening!
Just a few ideas, but sadly, I think this is still years away.
Re: cyrodil needs an instance with just overland sets and crafted gear only
YandereGirlfriend wrote: »Without decent damage sets and anti-zerg tools like Vicious Death, it devolved into a pure numbers game
So ... PvP then, not PvGear?! Just a thought.
YandereGirlfriend wrote: »TLDR: No-Proc removed all tools necessary to combat population imbalance and then rapacious faction-stacking killed the campaign.
All tools? Maybe all currently available tools but there are many avenues ZOS can explore to correct this. Population caps based on lowest number in an Alliance, Offensive/Defensive buffs to counter the power imbalance, altered scaling depending on players in each faction in combat range of a capturable node (just off the top of my head).
Many things have contributed to the decline of Cyrodiil, and one of those things is that ZOS' current mindset to solving the problems is more gear. The very thing you are lauding is what killed it for a lot of players.
New thinking is needed, not doubling down on a failed strategy.
Re: Overland Content Feedback Thread
ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »spartaxoxo wrote: »ESO_player123 wrote: »spartaxoxo wrote: »ESO_player123 wrote: »spartaxoxo wrote: »New Answer from the Reddit AMAZOS_Finn on Reddit wrote:Short answer is: Yes, we are working on it.
Longer answer: We have scoping and are aligning resources for this initiative and will share more when we have better timelines.
For the time being, I can say that the some core values for this are...
\- This is optional and no one will be forced into it
\- There will be varied levels of difficulty players can opt into
\- We will NOT be separating players
https://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/s/8dqcougkjNZOS_GinaBruno on Reddit wrote:Yes, it would include older content.
https://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/s/4BKTqd1Hai
These responses personally make me feel like the timeline has been pushed back but I'm not sure.
@ZOS_Kevin
Is this still slated for the current content pass?
Was it ever slated for the current content pass? I do not remember seeing/hearing any mention of it. Would be great to see a quote if it exists.
Yes. I asked about it coming out this year, 2025, after the April livestream. My question was referencing a statement made at the end of 2024 that we'd know more in 2025. And I was reassured that the current plan was still that it would come out this content pass.spartaxoxo wrote: »Thank you for the response. I guess my follow up question is if this is something still so early into prototyping, is this is something still planned to drop this year? I know last year, it was stated that it would be coming this year which lead to many of expecting news during the live. The new content cadence was stated to help with speed of releases so I wonder if this is still possibly coming this year?As of right now, the goal is to still have this out during the content pass timeline. But if that changes, we will update once we have a clear picture if anything changes.
However, between the statements made in the AMA and the layoffs, I am not convinced that this is still the case. A lot has changed at ZOS and those statements make it sound like it's not that far in development.
@spartaxoxo Thanks a lot. I would be very surprised if we get this this year.
You're welcome. I'd be surprised too but I'd still like confirmation since we were told we'd be updated if things changed. Seems easy enough since the Livestream is this Thursday.
Just to level set, while overland difficulty is in active development, it's not something that will be ready to be released before the end of the year. We're definitely excited to share more information on it as development progresses, though!
So sad to hear exclusion is coming. Keep expanding difficulty levels and handing out higher rewards and you are perpetuated the problem.
We don't want to exclude anyone with this feature, and I'd like to reiterate the core values that Finn mentioned during the AMA:
- This will be optional and no one will be forced into it
- There will be varied levels of difficulty players can opt into
- We will NOT be separating players
Re: Game freezing for a couple of seconds (only on EU server).
yeah i started having this in u47 PC NA, no matter if i play with or without addons i still have screen freezes / stutters. i hope ZOS can fix this, its very annoying.
Re: Reddit AUA (Ask Us Anything) Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 2:00 PM ET/ 18:00 UTC
On the subject of hybridization, seems like there is a misunderstanding about what the playerbase actually wants and why we have such a big problem with leaving it 85% complete. We all understand you want to eventually simplify and combine "weapon" and "spell" categories for critical chance and damage, like how you did for "armor" and "offensive penetration".
What players don't understand is why you can't make temporary adjustments that improve quality of life for everyone before you reach that end goal. Very simple changes that have 0 effect on balance.
You're asking your playerbase to be patient for something that's been half baked for close to 4 years now. I don't know about you, but that seems too long. Why not meet us half way if you expect we're still another 1-3 years out?
In fact you've done this before, you made weapon and spell damage jewelry enchants provide both stats, but in an effort to retain some sense of unique choice between them, added +10 Stam or Mag recovery. Did anyone request that? No. Was it an effective, temporary solution? Yes.
What we want:
Save the complicated stuff that has little effect on the average user. We all know consumables, Mundus stones, class minor buffs being redundant, and stats in the backend need to be updated due to your standardization in 2019, but we don't really care. We care about the day to day of the game.
Over half of the "for slotting" ability effects in the game work on both bars, but a handful don't. Is it to make class skills appear stronger? That can't be the case because Necromancer's and Warden's would get 3% healing/damage done and Minor berserk/evasion on both bars respectively then.
If you're scared those universal skill lines will overshadow class equivalents, than you're avoiding the actual issue which is your class equivalents need to be more rewarding to slot.
Look at your own comments when updating Sorc's Crystal Frag's instant proc to work on both bars. Paraphrasing you said something like, we held off to not make it overpowered, but we believe it will be fine. Well you were right, it's been fine.
It would also be completly fine if you sent over some of the tech for "dynamic cost based on highest or lowest resource" to other classes, instead of just Arcanist, they have crux as a unique class mechanic. I'm sure Stam DK's would love that tech on whip instead of the split cost they have now.. Frankly, it should be applied to all class executes and spammables by default. A massive missed opportunity for skill expression and the play the way you want mantra. Shouldn't the choice for abilities like NB's Impale and Killer's Blade be based on a ranged vs melee playstyle instead of blue colour vs green colour? Why lock down players that way?
What players don't understand is why you can't make temporary adjustments that improve quality of life for everyone before you reach that end goal. Very simple changes that have 0 effect on balance.
You're asking your playerbase to be patient for something that's been half baked for close to 4 years now. I don't know about you, but that seems too long. Why not meet us half way if you expect we're still another 1-3 years out?
In fact you've done this before, you made weapon and spell damage jewelry enchants provide both stats, but in an effort to retain some sense of unique choice between them, added +10 Stam or Mag recovery. Did anyone request that? No. Was it an effective, temporary solution? Yes.
What we want:
- All sources of Major Sorcery or Brutality should provide both.
- All sources of Major Prophecy or Savagery should provide both.
- Foods should not be better than drinks, they should be equal.
- All "for slotting" ability effects should work on both bars, eg. Inner Light, Camo Hunter, etc.
Save the complicated stuff that has little effect on the average user. We all know consumables, Mundus stones, class minor buffs being redundant, and stats in the backend need to be updated due to your standardization in 2019, but we don't really care. We care about the day to day of the game.
Over half of the "for slotting" ability effects in the game work on both bars, but a handful don't. Is it to make class skills appear stronger? That can't be the case because Necromancer's and Warden's would get 3% healing/damage done and Minor berserk/evasion on both bars respectively then.
If you're scared those universal skill lines will overshadow class equivalents, than you're avoiding the actual issue which is your class equivalents need to be more rewarding to slot.
Look at your own comments when updating Sorc's Crystal Frag's instant proc to work on both bars. Paraphrasing you said something like, we held off to not make it overpowered, but we believe it will be fine. Well you were right, it's been fine.
It would also be completly fine if you sent over some of the tech for "dynamic cost based on highest or lowest resource" to other classes, instead of just Arcanist, they have crux as a unique class mechanic. I'm sure Stam DK's would love that tech on whip instead of the split cost they have now.. Frankly, it should be applied to all class executes and spammables by default. A massive missed opportunity for skill expression and the play the way you want mantra. Shouldn't the choice for abilities like NB's Impale and Killer's Blade be based on a ranged vs melee playstyle instead of blue colour vs green colour? Why lock down players that way?
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Re: Top 3 most and least favorite Zone?
Favorites:
Summerset - loved the design & stories
Clockwork City - LOVE the zone music
and interesting environment
Vvardenfell - I love the lore & stories for the dark elves
Blackreach Caverns - reminds me of the Forgotten Vale in Skyrim which I loved
Western Skyrim - because Skyrim
Northern Elsweyr - Dragons!
Least Favorites:
Cold Harbor - I hate trying to navigate this place, ugh
Craglorn - just not a very visually exciting zone
Apocrypha - I feel like Skyrim did a much better job portraying Hermas Mora as scary, whereas in ESO I felt nothing when confronted by anything that’s associated with him, it was such a let down
Not to be over-looked:
Wrothgar is well done story & zone-wize
Blackwood the zone story final battle was pretty great
Summerset - loved the design & stories
Clockwork City - LOVE the zone music
and interesting environmentVvardenfell - I love the lore & stories for the dark elves
Blackreach Caverns - reminds me of the Forgotten Vale in Skyrim which I loved
Western Skyrim - because Skyrim
Northern Elsweyr - Dragons!
Least Favorites:
Cold Harbor - I hate trying to navigate this place, ugh
Craglorn - just not a very visually exciting zone
Apocrypha - I feel like Skyrim did a much better job portraying Hermas Mora as scary, whereas in ESO I felt nothing when confronted by anything that’s associated with him, it was such a let down
Not to be over-looked:
Wrothgar is well done story & zone-wize
Blackwood the zone story final battle was pretty great
Re: Honoring Julian LeFay (the Father of the Elder Scrolls)
I was just thinking, there's a lot of empty space around Daggerfall, what if they just put a Julianos statue there with a dedicated plaque? 
Could also put it in the basement of the city's Chapel if that's easier
Could also put it in the basement of the city's Chapel if that's easier
Re: Game freezing for a couple of seconds (only on EU server).
I've been having freezes of up to 3 seconds or more, mostly in IA.
This didn't happen before a week or so ago.
I play both NA and EU, I didn't think to keep track of all the instances, but the last time was on EU this morning.
This didn't happen before a week or so ago.
I play both NA and EU, I didn't think to keep track of all the instances, but the last time was on EU this morning.
onyxorb
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