Waiting patiently for the Road Ahead.

SG_Celerrimus

I can't wait to see this month's "The Road Ahead" letter from the developers. Hopefully it comes out soon, I keep refreshing pages hoping to see it.

ZOS_GinaBruno

Matt is hard at work writing the next one! We can at least tell you that it won't be published this week, so you can give your F5 key a break for the rest of the week.

Inversus

I hope they say something controversial
it's always amusing when they say something controversial

Elsonso

So, anything longer than one or two words from him, then?

Raash

let me guess how it will look like:
Hi all and thanks for your ongoing support!
We have had a bit of turbulence with these latest bugs, but we have worked hard and they are now fixed, well sort of anyway, some of them, the minor ones... and we will continue to improve the game and add the justice system, raise lvl cap and bring in the new guilds somewhere later on.

Eh, we hope that our new dye system will keep you busy for a while and that you will endure the bumby flight until we arrive in F2P-land late next month. and i think that is all for now, oh yeah, and by accident the new european server didnt appear to land in frankfurt as we aimed but somehow ended up somewhere around the south pole. You should know how hard it is to send that amount of data with a cruise missile over the pacific! Anyway It may, or may not be the reason for that some experience lag, stay put while we investigate the matter. Oh and vampires rock!

DuelWieldingCheesyPoofs

give us spell crafting or ul feel the wrath of ma staff

Maverick827

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Matt is hard at work writing the next one! We can at least tell you that it won't be published this week, so you can give your F5 key a break for the rest of the week.

Any update on this?

Enodoc

Maverick827 wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Matt is hard at work writing the next one! We can at least tell you that it won't be published this week, so you can give your F5 key a break for the rest of the week.

Any update on this?

After Gamescom is my theory.

Awdwyn

Enodoc wrote: »

Maverick827 wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Matt is hard at work writing the next one! We can at least tell you that it won't be published this week, so you can give your F5 key a break for the rest of the week.

Any update on this?

After Gamescom is my theory.

Yup, that's been confirmed by ZOS in another post. For those who don't know, gamescom runs from today (August 13) until August 17. I wouldn't expect to see the road ahead until next week.

Edit: whoops, that was 1.4 on the PTS I was thinking of - see below. I would still not be surprised to see the road ahead come at the same time though.

ZOS_AmeliaR wrote: »

We're aiming to push 1.4 to PTS after Gamescom. Glad to hear you're excited!

SG_Celerrimus

I am hoping that perhaps we will see the glorious letter on Thursday.

Carnagan

Inversus wrote: »

I hope they say something controversial
it's always amusing when they say something controversial

Are we talking actual controversial, like they are adding dwemer as a player race, or forum controversial, like them selling exclusive pets?

SG_Celerrimus

Carnagan wrote: »

Inversus wrote: »

I hope they say something controversial
it's always amusing when they say something controversial

Are we talking actual controversial, like they are adding dwemer as a player race, or forum controversial, like them selling exclusive pets?

Speaking of adding races to the game, imagine if they added snow elves as a playable race?

I mean, it is possible, there could be some enclave of snow elves that didn't get discovered until right around the time this game takes place, but the discovery of them just gets lost throughout time and they eventually go back into hiding, or get killed off.

I mean, we found snow elves in Skyrim, didn't we?

poodlemasterb16_ESO

Raash wrote: »

let me guess how it will look like:
Hi all and thanks for your ongoing support!
We have had a bit of turbulence with these latest bugs, but we have worked hard and they are now fixed, well sort of anyway, some of them, the minor ones... and we will continue to improve the game and add the justice system, raise lvl cap and bring in the new guilds somewhere later on.

Eh, we hope that our new dye system will keep you busy for a while and that you will endure the bumby flight until we arrive in F2P-land late next month. and i think that is all for now, oh yeah, and by accident the new european server didnt appear to land in frankfurt as we aimed but somehow ended up somewhere around the south pole. You should know how hard it is to send that amount of data with a cruise missile over the pacific! Anyway It may, or may not be the reason for that some experience lag, stay put while we investigate the matter. Oh and vampires rock!

You know if you tune that thing you might get a another few notes out of it.

Carnagan

SG_Celerrimus wrote: »

Speaking of adding races to the game, imagine if they added snow elves as a playable race?

I mean, it is possible, there could be some enclave of snow elves that didn't get discovered until right around the time this game takes place, but the discovery of them just gets lost throughout time and they eventually go back into hiding, or get killed off.

I mean, we found snow elves in Skyrim, didn't we?

Um... yeah, it would be neat to see snow elves. But... Um... yeah, I don't think playing them is a great idea. The problem being that player snow elves would spread throughout the world, and Dragon Break or not, something that would drag handful of remaining snow elves into the world and get one of them sacrificed to Molag Bal would probably get noticed and stick around in some way, shape or form.

I wouldn't want to see snow elves as a playable race, but I'd rather see them than Dwemer. Thankfully ZOS has shown enough respect for the world and its lore that I don't believe they'd ever do either.

seaef

SG_Celerrimus wrote: »

Carnagan wrote: »

Inversus wrote: »

I hope they say something controversial
it's always amusing when they say something controversial

Are we talking actual controversial, like they are adding dwemer as a player race, or forum controversial, like them selling exclusive pets?

Speaking of adding races to the game, imagine if they added snow elves as a playable race?

I mean, it is possible, there could be some enclave of snow elves that didn't get discovered until right around the time this game takes place, but the discovery of them just gets lost throughout time and they eventually go back into hiding, or get killed off.

I mean, we found snow elves in Skyrim, didn't we?

Yeah, and they're really industrious little guys. They make all kinds of things and every year their leader hops into a sled and delivers the stu.....wait, what?

gurluasb16_ESO

Snow elves still have a big population, so I can definitely see them be playable. If the world forgot about Molag Bal's anchor invasion, I bet you they forgot about a tiny group of surviving Snow elves.

Still, I'd rather see playable Maormer.

rophez_ESO

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Matt is hard at work writing the next one! We can at least tell you that it won't be published this week, so you can give your F5 key a break for the rest of the week.

Today being Friday, is there any chance we'll see it this week, either?

LCALoupSolitaire

I begin to seriously doubt there will be a "road ahead" for August...

Sindala

I think you already had it in the form of the Update 4 post
They are to busy partying in Euroland......it's the mead

SG_Celerrimus

LCALoupSolitaire wrote: »

I begin to seriously doubt there will be a "road ahead" for August...

Been spamming the F5 key for days.... must... not... lose hope!

ers101284b14_ESO

SG_Celerrimus wrote: »

LCALoupSolitaire wrote: »

I begin to seriously doubt there will be a "road ahead" for August...

Been spamming the F5 key for days.... must... not... lose hope!

Khajit say

SOON!

Bigtuna

Raash wrote: »

let me guess how it will look like:
Hi all and thanks for your ongoing support!
We have had a bit of turbulence with these latest bugs, but we have worked hard and they are now fixed, well sort of anyway, some of them, the minor ones... and we will continue to improve the game and add the justice system, raise lvl cap and bring in the new guilds somewhere later on.

Eh, we hope that our new dye system will keep you busy for a while and that you will endure the bumby flight until we arrive in F2P-land late next month. and i think that is all for now, oh yeah, and by accident the new european server didnt appear to land in frankfurt as we aimed but somehow ended up somewhere around the south pole. You should know how hard it is to send that amount of data with a cruise missile over the pacific! Anyway It may, or may not be the reason for that some experience lag, stay put while we investigate the matter. Oh and vampires rock!

My sentiments exactly, only thing I would add is, "Please keep paying us, our families need your donations!"

jacktors11

wah, wah.

SG_Celerrimus

Perhaps it will come this week, since they released the patch notes for update 4.

Maverick827

Unless the Road Ahead says "sorry for the mixup, we're not increasing the level cap to VR14 after all," don't even bother releasing them.

SG_Celerrimus

Maverick827 wrote: »

Unless the Road Ahead says "sorry for the mixup, we're not increasing the level cap to VR14 after all," don't even bother releasing them.

Lol, the veteran cap increase is awesome news, that means we get new gear sets that look even better, new stuff to do, and just all around general goodness.

smeeprocketnub19_ESO

SG_Celerrimus wrote: »

Maverick827 wrote: »

Unless the Road Ahead says "sorry for the mixup, we're not increasing the level cap to VR14 after all," don't even bother releasing them.

Lol, the veteran cap increase is awesome news, that means we get new gear sets that look even better, new stuff to do, and just all around general goodness.

Yay! gear treadmill... said no one ever.

SG_Celerrimus

@ZOS_GinaBruno could we see the Road Ahead this week?

Lionxoft

Is the "Road Ahead" article not published because he is still trying to figure it out? At least that's what I came away with after reading the 1.4 patch notes.