Update 7 Summary

Rex-Umbra · July 2015

Nice list, thank you.

Neizir · July 2015

OtarTheMad wrote: »

20 news sets? Holy crap! lol. Whereabouts in ESO Live did they mention that? I am curious.

They mentioned it a few shows ago.

Strider_Roshin · July 2015

Can you opt out of battle leveling?

NotSo · July 2015

@Strider_Roshin in the gameplay settings, I think

Forestd16b14_ESO · July 2015

All I saw was arena. Is this finally a real arena system that so many players my self included want or just another freaking PVE gauntlet like DSA just a splash of AvA thrown into it.

gard · July 2015

Lord_Draevan wrote: »

Funny thing about Vet 16:
Currently max level is 14 million XP=V14. With Update 7, 13.6 million XP will equal Vet 16... so it'll technically be quicker to hit level cap than it is now.
Though obviously if you're V14 already it's gonna be bit of a pain, but for those who aren't, you'll hit level cap 400,000 XP sooner.
But of course it's still a bit disappointing Vet Ranks being removed just yet.

I'm also curious about this:
"The amount of XP earned from Veteran Quests, including the new Imperial City quests, has been raised by 50%."
Does this also apply to Cyrodiil Dailies such as those in Bruma, Cheydinhal, etc?

So does this mean current VR14 characters (with 14 million earned xp) automatically be VR16?

nordsavage · July 2015

Stamina not regenerating during blocking works for PvP, but seriously messes with tanking in PvE. When you are responsible for aggro on mobs and you spend your stamina containing them it leaves nothing for blocking. You are basically given a choice between taunting and self defense. This breaks down the core of what a tank needs to do and will negatively affect the gameplay in dungeons. They need to start separating PvP gameplay mechanics from PvE. This is coming from a hardcore and practiced tank.

OrangeTheCat · July 2015

As usual, it sounds great. I'll be curious to hear how they screw it up, as it inevitably will be.

tordr86b16_ESO · July 2015

The Imperial City is able to be accessed when your alliance controls all of their 6 home keeps. If a home keep is lost while players are inside the city, your alliance will be locked inside the city until they are all killed or all 6 home keeps are retaken.

Worst idea EVER...

sagitter · July 2015

tordr86b16_ESO wrote: »

The Imperial City is able to be accessed when your alliance controls all of their 6 home keeps. If a home keep is lost while players are inside the city, your alliance will be locked inside the city until they are all killed or all 6 home keeps are retaken.

Worst idea EVER...

-your personal opinion
my personal opinion, best idea ever, aka Darkness Falls 2.0, i love it.

saintofmirrors · July 2015

jaburns wrote: »

What is Thrown Dagger? It doesn't exist on any NB skill line. There's Hidden Blade, Shrouded Blade, Quick Blade, and Deadly Throw. But no "Thrown Dagger".

DW active skill.

Enkil · July 2015

Since many PvP-oriented players cancelled when we learned that Imperial City was pushed back, it would be awesome if a "Welcome Back" free month type thing for former long-time players was introduced along with the roll-out of the Imperial City patch!!

prnoprno · July 2015

I may have to go back and watch the show again, but I'm pretty sure they didn't promise dynamic combat music would be in the next major update, only that that was something they're working on.

LadyDestiny · July 2015

Enkil wrote: »

Since many PvP-oriented players cancelled when we learned that Imperial City was pushed back, it would be awesome if a "Welcome Back" free month type thing for former long-time players was introduced along with the roll-out of the Imperial City patch!!

The game is already free. Not sure what you are asking for unless it is a free month of paid sub, hence 1500 free crowns.

Celestrael · July 2015

The Imperial City is going to be nearly identical to Darkness Falls in DAoC. DF was definitely a player favorite in that game. PvE'ers don't have to participate in PvP to use it, they just freeload on the PvP'ers efforts and run in after they do all the work.

Honestly ESO is the spiritual descendant of Dark Age, and it makes me very happy because DAoC was my "Golden Age" of online gaming. I look back on those memories fondly.

RazielWolf88 · July 2015

Very handy indeed! Thank you. i was unaware of these changes, one question tho the 20 new sets of gear is this pvp obtained only or can you earn it through pve?

I ask because im not much of a pvp person.

I get killed alot.

Enkil · July 2015

LadyDestiny wrote: »

Enkil wrote: »

Since many PvP-oriented players cancelled when we learned that Imperial City was pushed back, it would be awesome if a "Welcome Back" free month type thing for former long-time players was introduced along with the roll-out of the Imperial City patch!!

The game is already free. Not sure what you are asking for unless it is a free month of paid sub, hence 1500 free crowns.

Oh Wow!.. I didn't know the game was free now?? I haven't played in a little while so I really don't know what 1500 free crowns are, nor do I understand what a "free month of paid sub" means. I played since first day of early launch until about Fall of 2014. Can I just login now and not have to worry about a subscription fee? Is that what you are saying?

timborggrenlarsenb16_ESO · July 2015

Imp city and stuff around it sounds nice. Hope for the best, but been let down more then ones.
Bolt fix sounds nice.
Class fix over all, Hmmmm. Still nothing ground breacking.

BuggeX · July 2015

Enkil wrote: »

LadyDestiny wrote: »

Enkil wrote: »

Since many PvP-oriented players cancelled when we learned that Imperial City was pushed back, it would be awesome if a "Welcome Back" free month type thing for former long-time players was introduced along with the roll-out of the Imperial City patch!!

The game is already free. Not sure what you are asking for unless it is a free month of paid sub, hence 1500 free crowns.

Oh Wow!.. I didn't know the game was free now?? I haven't played in a little while so I really don't know what 1500 free crowns are, nor do I understand what a "free month of paid sub" means. I played since first day of early launch until about Fall of 2014. Can I just login now and not have to worry about a subscription fee? Is that what you are saying?

yes. no Sub req. you just have to buy the game to Play. but since you allready have it just log in

Enkil · July 2015

well damn! thanks for the info.

Enodoc · July 2015

Enkil wrote: »

well damn! thanks for the info.

@Enkil Is it too early to say "Welcome back"?
Here are some things you may have missed out on:

From November (Update 5):
- Instance Scaling: Main Quest, Fighters Guild, and Mages Guild instances now scale to your level. Group Dungeons scale to your group leader's level.
- Undaunted Pledges: Daily Group Dungeon quests
- Crafting Writs: Gain Inspiration and XP by creating gear and consumables
From March (Update 6):
- Justice System: Crime and Punishment
- Champion System: Horizontal progression for Veterans
- Skills Overhaul, including Standardized Buffs
- Provisioning Revamp: Redesigned system focused on alleviating bag space
- Collections: Mounts, Pets and Costumes moved out of inventory and became account-wide
Tamriel Unlimited - "Unlimited Adventures, No Subscription": Sub fee dropped, "Crown Store" cash shop introduced, with the mantra of selling "cosmetic and convenience" items.

ragespell · July 2015

Enkil wrote: »

Since many PvP-oriented players cancelled when we learned that Imperial City was pushed back, it would be awesome if a "Welcome Back" free month type thing for former long-time players was introduced along with the roll-out of the Imperial City patch!!

In a b2p game?!?

Zheg · July 2015

ragespell wrote: »

Enkil wrote: »

Since many PvP-oriented players cancelled when we learned that Imperial City was pushed back, it would be awesome if a "Welcome Back" free month type thing for former long-time players was introduced along with the roll-out of the Imperial City patch!!

In a b2p game?!?

If the players are coming back, than that means they already bought the game. So yes, in a b2p game.

Unless you're being sarcastic, but it's too early in the morning for sarcasm

Enkil · July 2015

ragespell wrote: »

Enkil wrote: »

Since many PvP-oriented players cancelled when we learned that Imperial City was pushed back, it would be awesome if a "Welcome Back" free month type thing for former long-time players was introduced along with the roll-out of the Imperial City patch!!

In a b2p game?!?

Clearly I hadn't realized the game had changed to a "b2p" model. ....lmoa... Was it universally obvious to everyone that the game had changed to a B2P model on XX/XX/XX date?? Why the *** am I getting grief over this??? I bought the dumb-ass special edition of the game and played since early release. Had I been INFORMED the game had gone to a B2P model, I would likely have logged in and played a lot more recently.

It didn't start as some F'in B2P game and I hope it doesn't continue to disappoint because it has adopted that model.

Enodoc · July 2015

Enkil wrote: »

ragespell wrote: »

Enkil wrote: »

Since many PvP-oriented players cancelled when we learned that Imperial City was pushed back, it would be awesome if a "Welcome Back" free month type thing for former long-time players was introduced along with the roll-out of the Imperial City patch!!

In a b2p game?!?

Clearly I hadn't realized the game had changed to a "b2p" model. ....lmoa... Was it universally obvious to everyone that the game had changed to a B2P model on XX/XX/XX date?? Why the *** am I getting grief over this??? I bought the dumb-ass special edition of the game and played since early release. Had I been INFORMED the game had gone to a B2P model, I would likely have logged in and played a lot more recently.

It didn't start as some F'in B2P game and I hope it doesn't continue to disappoint because it has adopted that model.

I hope you didn't construe my post as grief as well... I was just trying to give a quick rundown of the main changes since you were last here

Robbmrp · July 2015

I hope they are adding in more craftable sets and not just new styles. We need some new crafted sets with different skills/bonuses. One with bonuses towards PVP would be awesome. Something similar to the Dominion set that reduces damage from players and siege would be killer.

Averya_Teira · July 2015

nordsavage wrote: »

Stamina not regenerating during blocking works for PvP, but seriously messes with tanking in PvE. When you are responsible for aggro on mobs and you spend your stamina containing them it leaves nothing for blocking. You are basically given a choice between taunting and self defense. This breaks down the core of what a tank needs to do and will negatively affect the gameplay in dungeons. They need to start separating PvP gameplay mechanics from PvE. This is coming from a hardcore and practiced tank.

This is what they need to do, but at this point, I don't think they actually have the talent to code this... as sad as it sounds...

Ignotus · July 2015

Enkil wrote:

Clearly I hadn't realized the game had changed to a "b2p" model. ....lmoa... Was it universally obvious to everyone that the game had changed to a B2P model on XX/XX/XX date?? Why the *** am I getting grief over this??? I bought the dumb-ass special edition of the game and played since early release. Had I been INFORMED the game had gone to a B2P model, I would likely have logged in and played a lot more recently.

It didn't start as some F'in B2P game and I hope it doesn't continue to disappoint because it has adopted that model.

I initially thought you were trolling. I was thinking "how could someone NOT know that ESO is b2p". I got emails about it, and it was plastered all over the web. I don't see how anyone could say that they were not informed.

It was on some pretty prominent sites. I didn't look very hard back when I first read about it in January. Here are some of them, among others:
elderscrollsonline.com
forbes.com
kotaku.com
pcgamer.com
polygon.com
gamespot.com
wired.com
ign.com
gamasutra.com
cnet.com

Enkil · July 2015

Ignotus wrote: »

Enkil wrote:

Clearly I hadn't realized the game had changed to a "b2p" model. ....lmoa... Was it universally obvious to everyone that the game had changed to a B2P model on XX/XX/XX date?? Why the *** am I getting grief over this??? I bought the dumb-ass special edition of the game and played since early release. Had I been INFORMED the game had gone to a B2P model, I would likely have logged in and played a lot more recently.

It didn't start as some F'in B2P game and I hope it doesn't continue to disappoint because it has adopted that model.

I initially thought you were trolling. I was thinking "how could someone NOT know that ESO is b2p". I got emails about it, and it was plastered all over the web. I don't see how anyone could say that they were not informed. It was on some pretty prominent sites. I didn't look very hard back when I first read about it in January. Here are some of them, among others:
elderscrollsonline.com
forbes.com
kotaku.com
pcgamer.com
polygon.com
gamespot.com
wired.com
ign.com
gamasutra.com
cnet.com

I might have been a little drunk when I typed my posts

. I read Wired magazine but I'm also in grad school so I don't really keep with any of the sites you listed.

Honestly, I had no idea the subscription had been eliminated. I know that I resubbed maybe around 6 months ago but rarely played so I cancelled my subscription after a month. I never recieved an email from ZOS starting that the sub was no longer required. Oh well...

ACHILLES 343i · July 2015

So are they intentionally discouraging melee combat in this game, or just consequently?