[Data Mining] Imperial City: New Crafted Sets, New AOE Group Buffs and More

Dominoid · March 2015

Datamining information isn't illegal or against the TOS, but please understand that anything datamined isn't final and is subject to change - Gina Bruno

On This Friday’s episode of ESO Live Brian Wheeler, Lead PVP Designer, will be making an appearance and answering our questions:

This Friday, our Lead PvP Designer Brian Wheeler will be on ESO Live answering your questions! If you aren’t able to join us live, you’re welcome to post your questions below. We’ll answer as many questions as we can. Please keep in mind that Brian is in charge of the Alliance War, which includes PvP mechanics, keeps, objectives, siege weapons, and all things Cyrodiil. His team does not touch combat or general gameplay mechanics. - Source

In honor of that let’s revisit some previously datamined tidbits about the forthcoming Imperial City and reveal a few more nuggets.

Come experience a Jubilee of Carnage and Amusement!

The Imperial City Arena is OPEN with new oversight! Come day, come night, come anytime you feel the need to watch mortals bleed profusely, squirm in agony, and die in innovative and humiliating ways.

We promise to provide endless entertainment, while we're stuck on the Mundus and even after we've pulled the city into Coldharbour.

In our Brutal Lord's name,
The Game Master

*(Worm Cultists and Legion Zero soldiers will be admitted to the arena, but management assumes no responsibility for the death and/or dismemberment of mortals.)

In case you missed my last few data-mining efforts on the Imperial City:

District Ownership and New Crafted Sets

Just like in Oblivion, The Imperial City is divided into 6 sections:

Market District
Arena District
Arboretum District
Temple District
Noble District (Talos Plaza in Oblivion)
Elven Gardens District

Three of those sections can be controlled by the three alliances as well as by the denizens of Coldharbor. The sections that can be controlled are the Market District, Noble District and the Arboretum District. There are a few benefits to ownership of said districts:

The ability to respawn in that location
Special access to an armory within those districts each with a new crafted set
A “defender” buff that increases XP for monster and player kills in all of Cyrodiil and the Imperial City

Pretty sweet perks for “owning” a district of the Imperial City. What probably peaked your interest is that the Imperial City will contain THREE new crafted sets. Each of the three districts mentioned will contain an armory that is only accessible by the alliance that owns the district. While I don’t have all the details for every “slot” of the crafted sets, I was able to find the “fifth item” buff for two of the three sets - the Arboretum set appears to not be finalized yet. (Not that anything is finalized in data mining).

Set of the Redistributor

When you are at full health, and cast an ability that would heal yourself, heal an ally within 28 meters for <<1>>. 2 second cooldown.

Set of the Armor Master

While you have a Heavy, Medium, or Light Armor Ability slotted, gain an additional <<1>> Maximum Health. Additionally, gain <<2>> Magicka Regen while you have a Light Armor ability active, <<3>> Stamina Regen while you have a Medium Armor ability active, and <<4>> Health Regen while you have a Heavy Armor ability active.

I’m not a min/maxer and I don’t know all the ins and outs of the sets available in the game, but these seem to be at least interesting on the surface. I look forward to the discussions in the comments.

6 New Mundas-like AOE Buffs

Another new mechanic being added to the game with the advent of the Imperial City, are six new AOE buffs designed to aid you and your group. At the guild summit we were told these wouldn’t be permanent buffs but would be on a six hour real-time timer. These buffs appear to revolve around the Divines and based upon the fact that there are six of them, there will most likely be one in each of the six districts of the Imperial City. There will be a shrine devoted to one of the divines and upon activation will bestow an AOE buff to benefit you and your group:

Akatosh: Grants increased Weapon Power on all Dual Wield attacks for the blessed and nearby group members
Arkay: Grants reduced cost to CC Break when wielding 2 Handed weapons for the blessed and nearby group members
Mara: Grants increased range to Restoration Abilities for the blessed and nearby group members
Stendarr: Grants increased Stamina Regeneration while wielding a Shield for the blessed and nearby group members
Julianos: Grants increased range on all Destruction Staff attacks for the blessed and nearby group members
Kynareth: Grants increased range on all Bow attacks for the blessed and nearby group members

While these aren’t mind blowing or necessarily overpowering (they can't be), they do add a new dynamic to the mix.

Well that’s it for now. Make sure you all watch ESO Live this week with guest Brian Wheeler. While I don’t think any of this will be covered on the show, it should be worth a listen in any event. Make sure you visit the forum post and get your questions in for Brian!

fromtesonlineb16_ESO · March 2015

Dominoid wrote: »

Datamining information isn't illegal or against the TOS, but please understand that anything datamined isn't final and is subject to change - Gina Bruno

Very true, but it's also pointless because there's stuff in there that'll never be seen in-game and simply leads to pointless threads like this one prattling no about things that may, or may not happen in the form it is, or is not, in the data files as it is now, or is not.

All that happens is mass speculation resulting in heated arguments and people going all /emo over things that were never going to happen in the first place.

Dominoid · March 2015

fromtesonlineb16_ESO wrote: »

Dominoid wrote: »

Datamining information isn't illegal or against the TOS, but please understand that anything datamined isn't final and is subject to change - Gina Bruno

Very true, but it's also pointless because there's stuff in there that'll never be seen in-game and simply leads to pointless threads like this one prattling no about things that may, or may not happen in the form it is, or is not, in the data files as it is now, or is not.

All that happens is mass speculation resulting in heated arguments and people going all /emo over things that were never going to happen in the first place.

This is not speculation. This is how the IC will most likely release on the PTS.

MissBizz · March 2015

Oooh, crafted sets. Not sure about the armor ability one.. but one that can heal your ally a bit when you heal yourself sounds cool.

Dominoid · March 2015

MissBizz wrote: »

Oooh, crafted sets. Not sure about the armor ability one.. but one that can heal your ally a bit when you heal yourself sounds cool.

Sounds good for DK's Dragon blood or Templar's Puncturing Sweep among others.

Sotha_Sil · March 2015

Can't wait for it...

Dominoid wrote: »

MissBizz wrote: »

Oooh, crafted sets. Not sure about the armor ability one.. but one that can heal your ally a bit when you heal yourself sounds cool.

Sounds good for DK's Dragon blood or Templar's Puncturing Sweep among others.

It's also good for templar in vet dungeons as sometimes you have to heal quickly 1 person alone with BoL. I am not sure it will be of any help for melee guys as you need to be at full health.

Thanks dominoid for the screenshots of IC I haven't seen yet. Sounds cool

Observant · March 2015

Akatosh: Grants increased Weapon Power on all Dual Wield attacks for the blessed and nearby group members

+

Steel Tornado Pain Train

=

gg

LtCrunch · March 2015

Interesting stuff as usual, thanks dominoid

Dominoid · March 2015

Added link for prior Xivkyn Motif data mining.

IcyDeadPeople · March 2015

So the arena will be PVE? Was hoping for PVP arena.

Ashigaru · March 2015

Dominoid wrote: »

fromtesonlineb16_ESO wrote: »

Dominoid wrote: »

Datamining information isn't illegal or against the TOS, but please understand that anything datamined isn't final and is subject to change - Gina Bruno

Very true, but it's also pointless because there's stuff in there that'll never be seen in-game and simply leads to pointless threads like this one prattling no about things that may, or may not happen in the form it is, or is not, in the data files as it is now, or is not.

All that happens is mass speculation resulting in heated arguments and people going all /emo over things that were never going to happen in the first place.

This is not speculation. This is how the IC will most likely release on the PTS.

You made is point.... MOST LIKELY, just becasue its in there does not mean it will be in the game. Like he said countless whine posts have been created going all meta emo about stuff that is not even in the game or maybe might not ever get in the game.

These posts to me are like people trying to get their 15 minutes in the spotlight, totally useless.

Sotha_Sil · March 2015

Ashigaru wrote: »

You made is point.... MOST LIKELY, just becasue its in there does not mean it will be in the game. Like he said countless whine posts have been created going all meta emo about stuff that is not even in the game or maybe might not ever get in the game.

These posts to me are like people trying to get their 15 minutes in the spotlight, totally useless.

So what. Even tough it's not going to be in game, every piece of information is still better than nothing when we have been expecting the IC for so long... (aren't you a bit curious?) and I'm glad to learn a bit more about it.

So much hate on these forums, it's crazy.

Robbmrp · March 2015

IcyDeadPeople wrote: »

So the arena will be PVE? Was hoping for PVP arena.

Hopefully the below is part of the Imperial City Arena. It's a video from E3 last year that shows small scale pvp 3v3v3 battles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR1ccuyGCwA

WraithAzraiel · March 2015

Mine on! You mining miner of miningness!

WraithAzraiel · March 2015

Hey, so do you guys think the Xivkyn motif will be available in pages like the Dwemer motif or do you think it'll be a full on book?

Speaking of which, I know there's a super rare full on all the pieces Dwemer motif book, has anyone ever found one?

IcyDeadPeople · March 2015

Robbmrp wrote: »

IcyDeadPeople wrote: »

So the arena will be PVE? Was hoping for PVP arena.

Hopefully the below is part of the Imperial City Arena. It's a video from E3 last year that shows small scale pvp 3v3v3 battles.

Yes, the Quakecon tournament is why I was hoping for PVP arena; however, the OP's linked information above suggests it would be limited to PVE arena. I realize this is all speculation, at any rate.
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Ashigaru · March 2015

Sotha_Sil wrote: »

Ashigaru wrote: »

You made is point.... MOST LIKELY, just becasue its in there does not mean it will be in the game. Like he said countless whine posts have been created going all meta emo about stuff that is not even in the game or maybe might not ever get in the game.

These posts to me are like people trying to get their 15 minutes in the spotlight, totally useless.

So what. Even tough it's not going to be in game, every piece of information is still better than nothing when we have been expecting the IC for so long... (aren't you a bit curious?) and I'm glad to learn a bit more about it.

So much hate on these forums, it's crazy.

And so much drama being stirred up about stuff that you have no idea if its going to be in the game. I learned early on with Zos, nothing is ever what it seems or what it seems it will be, numerous game changes that were not even noted but when people testing found them and reported... o we forgot to mention that.

No, nothing you find in those files means that it will hit live and i would be REALLY surprised if we see this hit PTS or the public PTS i should say. We never got to touch craglorn on Public PTS prior to its live version (of course there was no Public version it was locked down and open for a certain group of testers. So ya something this big, i dont see it going to public.

Also this isnt about hating as you put it, its about sheeping in 1 hand and hoping in the other and seeing which fills up faster, and we will see sheep before its all said and done.

Dominoid · March 2015

WraithAzraiel wrote: »

Hey, so do you guys think the Xivkyn motif will be available in pages like the Dwemer motif or do you think it'll be a full on book?

Speaking of which, I know there's a super rare full on all the pieces Dwemer motif book, has anyone ever found one?

The next three motifs - Xivkyn, Yokudan and Akavari - are set to be released as pages the same of Dwemer.

http://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/2x8q85/data_mining_new_motifs_new_zones_and_new/

Attorneyatlawl · March 2015

Dominoid wrote: »

fromtesonlineb16_ESO wrote: »

Dominoid wrote: »

Datamining information isn't illegal or against the TOS, but please understand that anything datamined isn't final and is subject to change - Gina Bruno

Very true, but it's also pointless because there's stuff in there that'll never be seen in-game and simply leads to pointless threads like this one prattling no about things that may, or may not happen in the form it is, or is not, in the data files as it is now, or is not.

All that happens is mass speculation resulting in heated arguments and people going all /emo over things that were never going to happen in the first place.

This is not speculation. This is how the IC will most likely release on the PTS.

This. Generally if it's in the game files, it's just shy of definitely coming, possibly with some tweaks but not usually earth-shattering ones.

Dominoid · March 2015

Robbmrp wrote: »

IcyDeadPeople wrote: »

So the arena will be PVE? Was hoping for PVP arena.

Hopefully the below is part of the Imperial City Arena. It's a video from E3 last year that shows small scale pvp 3v3v3 battles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR1ccuyGCwA

While the PVP you refer to will not be part of the Arena district in the Imperial City, you may be interested in what I was able to find about exactly what kinds of battlegrounds they are working on for the future:

http://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/2wwqw6/discussion_possible_pvp_options_coming_to_eso/

Here is a probable map:

WraithAzraiel · March 2015

Dominoid wrote: »

WraithAzraiel wrote: »

Hey, so do you guys think the Xivkyn motif will be available in pages like the Dwemer motif or do you think it'll be a full on book?

Speaking of which, I know there's a super rare full on all the pieces Dwemer motif book, has anyone ever found one?

The next three motifs - Xivkyn, Yokudan and Akavari - are set to be released as pages the same of Dwemer.

http://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/2x8q85/data_mining_new_motifs_new_zones_and_new/

That blows.