[Data Mining] Update 15 will contain Nord dungeons

TERAB1T · January 2017

I've datamined Crown Store item called "U15 - Nord Dungeons". No additional info yet, but I assume, that Update 15 (Q3) will be similar to Shadows of the Hist and take place somewhere in Skyrim.

UPD: One of possible dungeons can be Cold-Blood Cavern.

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Description: Which Daedric cult built these long-lost catacombs? It wasn't worshipers of any of the four Princes of the House of Troubles. The clues to this secret are found deep within.

Integral1900 · January 2017

Funky, here's to that

Gedalya · January 2017

Maybe it's a house you can buy like the cave in Craglorn they previewed. Woot!

Vaoh · January 2017

Nice.

I have a feeling that these sort of "DLCs" serve as fillers though for real bunches of content, artificially extending their idea of providing content every 4 months. Two dungeons shouldn't count. We haven't gotten real content since Dark Brotherhood.

Similar to Mythic Aetherial Ambrosia and Crown Crate experience scrolls.

I want more trials. Four is a joke, and the lack of BoE rewards and the current gold-sink nature of them has killed the endgame PvE community.

Publius_Scipio · January 2017

I'm not an expert, but why would a dungeon be labeled as crown store item? The theory that this is a house is more plausible?

UrQuan · January 2017

Publius_Scipio wrote: »

I'm not an expert, but why would a dungeon be labeled as crown store item? The theory that this is a house is more plausible?

It would be labeled as a crown store item if it's DLC like the Shadows of the Hist, and the name (possibly placeholder name) of the DLC is "Nord Dungeons".

Not saying that's definitely what it is, but it's consistent and reasonable that it would be done that way.

Acrolas · January 2017

The Sabre Cat mounts suggest a Nord focus, but I can't help but think those Hircine items are a definite nod to Solstheim in some form even if it's not the entire land mass.

Prof_Bawbag · January 2017

Entire landmass first please. Game desperately needs one before more niche dungeons.

AzraelKrieg · January 2017

Prof_Bawbag wrote: »

Entire landmass first please. Game desperately needs one before more niche dungeons.

Reading fails you. Update 15 seems to be the Nord dungeons which means that there is another update between February's and that one which could very well be a new zone

Abeille · January 2017

I hope Update 14 is fantastic, then. I'm hoping the DLCs this year will have more meat on their bones than the ones released last year. Another dungeon pack isn't really what I had in mind, but oh well...

Prof_Bawbag · January 2017

Abeille wrote: »

I hope Update 14 is fantastic, then. I'm hoping the DLCs this year will have more meat on their bones than the ones released last year. Another dungeon pack isn't really what I had in mind, but oh well...

Yeah, I can live with housing, more dungeons and other fluff if we get a new meaty dlc/expansion. Maybe it's just me being spoiled, but I didn't think much of the Dark Brotherhood dlc. It was rather meh. I preferred the Thieves guild dlc although that wasn't any great shakes either. I main a Templar and my character felt out of place sneaking around and murdering people. Had they been included free from the beginning as both the mage and FG were, then I wouldn't have thought they were bad. Or any worse than the former two guild lines.

Libonotus · January 2017

TERAB1T wrote: »

I've datamined Crown Store item called "U15 - Nord Dungeons". No additional info yet, but I assume, that Update 15 (Q3) will be similar to Shadows of the Hist and take place somewhere in Skyrim.

The guy tweeted that we've got 2 exciting updates to look forward too. I am looking to neither Houses nor "Nordic Dungeons" so that's an outright lie

TERAB1T · January 2017

UPD: One of possible dungeons can be Cold-Blood Cavern.

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Description: Which Daedric cult built these long-lost catacombs? It wasn't worshipers of any of the four Princes of the House of Troubles. The clues to this secret are found deep within.

ArchMikem · January 2017

Nord? Those curved pillars scream Dunmer.

So it's just another Shadows of the Hist-esque DLC with Dungeons that are way too hard for me to enjoy, so I can just skip it.

What I want to know though, is what's Update 14?

runagate · January 2017

ArchMikem wrote: »

Nord? Those curved pillars scream Dunmer.

So it's just another Shadows of the Hist-esque DLC with Dungeons that are way too hard for me to enjoy, so I can just skip it.

What I want to know though, is what's Update 14?

They're not necessarily mutually exclusive. The protagonists and antagonists could be Nord and Dunmer.

arkansas_ESO · January 2017

TERAB1T wrote: »

I've datamined Crown Store item called "U15 - Nord Dungeons". No additional info yet, but I assume, that Update 15 (Q3) will be similar to Shadows of the Hist and take place somewhere in Skyrim.

UPD: One of possible dungeons can be Cold-Blood Cavern.

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Description: Which Daedric cult built these long-lost catacombs? It wasn't worshipers of any of the four Princes of the House of Troubles. The clues to this secret are found deep within.

The term "House of Troubles" is used by the dunmer to refer to Molag Bal, Sheogorath, Mehrunes Dagon, and Malacath. No other culture on Tamriel uses this term AFAIK, so it would make more sense that this dungeon is in Vvardenfell instead of somewhere in Skyrim.

Seraphayel · January 2017

arkansas_ESO wrote: »

The term "House of Troubles" is used by the dunmer to refer to Molag Bal, Sheogorath, Mehrunes Dagon, and Malacath. No other culture on Tamriel uses this term AFAIK, so it would make more sense that this dungeon is in Vvardenfell instead of somewhere in Skyrim.

This would make sense due to the new data mining from 2.7 revolving around Vvardenfell. I suggestes Vvardenfell will be the 1st expansion for ESO ( https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/311486/my-guess-no-dlcs-in-2017-but-an-expansion-vvardenfell-discuss#latest ) and I think those dungeons are part of the "Vvardenfell update".

The question is, will it be two separate DLCs - one bringing the zone "Vvardenfell" (Q2) and the other bringing the two dungeons (Q3) or will it be one huge "expansion" like I guessed? We'll see.

Prof_Bawbag · January 2017

arkansas_ESO wrote: »

TERAB1T wrote: »

I've datamined Crown Store item called "U15 - Nord Dungeons". No additional info yet, but I assume, that Update 15 (Q3) will be similar to Shadows of the Hist and take place somewhere in Skyrim.

UPD: One of possible dungeons can be Cold-Blood Cavern.

Loading Screen:

Description: Which Daedric cult built these long-lost catacombs? It wasn't worshipers of any of the four Princes of the House of Troubles. The clues to this secret are found deep within.

The term "House of Troubles" is used by the dunmer to refer to Molag Bal, Sheogorath, Mehrunes Dagon, and Malacath. No other culture on Tamriel uses this term AFAIK, so it would make more sense that this dungeon is in Vvardenfell instead of somewhere in Skyrim.

You seem like a buff of sorts, what do these incoming Wild Hunt mounts have to do with TES? I always assumed the wild hunt was The Witcher, so I'm half expecting Geralt to make an appearance.

AzraelKrieg · January 2017

Prof_Bawbag wrote: »

arkansas_ESO wrote: »

TERAB1T wrote: »

I've datamined Crown Store item called "U15 - Nord Dungeons". No additional info yet, but I assume, that Update 15 (Q3) will be similar to Shadows of the Hist and take place somewhere in Skyrim.

UPD: One of possible dungeons can be Cold-Blood Cavern.

Loading Screen:

Description: Which Daedric cult built these long-lost catacombs? It wasn't worshipers of any of the four Princes of the House of Troubles. The clues to this secret are found deep within.

The term "House of Troubles" is used by the dunmer to refer to Molag Bal, Sheogorath, Mehrunes Dagon, and Malacath. No other culture on Tamriel uses this term AFAIK, so it would make more sense that this dungeon is in Vvardenfell instead of somewhere in Skyrim.

You seem like a buff of sorts, what do these incoming Wild Hunt mounts have to do with TES? I always assumed the wild hunt was The Witcher, so I'm half expecting Geralt to make an appearance.

The Wild Hunt is a trait innate to all bosmer. Bosmer will transform into beasts after collectively performing a ritual, after which they will go on rampage, devouring everything in their paths until there is nothing left, after which, they'll turn on themselves as well. The Wild Hunt is an affront to Y'ffre so performing the ritual would break the Green Pact. It would be safe to assume that the Wild Hunt mounts are the transformed bosmer.

TERAB1T · January 2017

Prof_Bawbag wrote: »

You seem like a buff of sorts, what do these incoming Wild Hunt mounts have to do with TES? I always assumed the wild hunt was The Witcher, so I'm half expecting Geralt to make an appearance.

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Wild_Hunt

Also take a look at descriptions for some additional lore:

Wild Hunt Horse
When the Wood Elves invoke the Wild Hunt, creatures forget their Y'ffre-taught shapes and shift into unnatural forms. Such are the Wild Hunt Horses, mounts that occupy a space between flora and fauna.

Wild Hunt Guar
Wild Hunt Guar are mounts that have reverted to the shapeshifting chaos of the Dawn Era. They have become part plant and part animal, as wonderful as they are abominable.

Wild Hunt Senche
The Wild Hunt unravels the shapes Y'ffre established for creatures in the Dawn Era, transforming them into monstrous but vigorous hybrid beasts. Among these, both beautiful and abhorrent, is the Wild Hunt Senche-Mount.

Wild Hunt Bear Mount
The Wild Hunt Bear is a forest beast that has lost its Y'ffre-given ability to choose between being plant or animal, reverting to the primal chaos of the Dawn Era.

Wild Hunt Camel
Y'ffre's Naming gave all the creatures of Nirn their shapes, even in the arid deserts of Tamriel. When its name comes magically unraveled, then a creature begins to forget its shape and devolve to a state between flora and fauna. Thus the Wild Hunt Camel.

Wild Hunt Wolf Mount
Some say that Hircine meddled with the nature of wolves in a way that made them susceptible to shape-shifting, and from this Daedric interference came both the Werewolf—and the Wild Hunt Wolf. What is the truth of this? Y'ffre knows!

Prof_Bawbag · January 2017

Thanks to both of you for providing that info. Much appreciated.

TERAB1T · January 2017

If you're interested in other datamined Crown Store items, you can find a complete list here (new ones are highlighted in green): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XhOTundmS_K0MtFQXsFnFj1HNDny3EKxcVq4nufbIwY/edit#gid=661840796

lardvader · January 2017

Very nice! Really hope it's new dungeons in NEW areas (Winterhold / Whiterun etc) and not just a dungeon dlc that place these in Rift or Eastmarch.

arkansas_ESO · January 2017

Prof_Bawbag wrote: »

arkansas_ESO wrote: »

TERAB1T wrote: »

I've datamined Crown Store item called "U15 - Nord Dungeons". No additional info yet, but I assume, that Update 15 (Q3) will be similar to Shadows of the Hist and take place somewhere in Skyrim.

UPD: One of possible dungeons can be Cold-Blood Cavern.

Loading Screen:

Description: Which Daedric cult built these long-lost catacombs? It wasn't worshipers of any of the four Princes of the House of Troubles. The clues to this secret are found deep within.

The term "House of Troubles" is used by the dunmer to refer to Molag Bal, Sheogorath, Mehrunes Dagon, and Malacath. No other culture on Tamriel uses this term AFAIK, so it would make more sense that this dungeon is in Vvardenfell instead of somewhere in Skyrim.

You seem like a buff of sorts, what do these incoming Wild Hunt mounts have to do with TES? I always assumed the wild hunt was The Witcher, so I'm half expecting Geralt to make an appearance.

The Wild Hunt is some weird magical ritual that bosmer can do to turn into terrifying, feral beasts. They then proceed to go on a rampage, shape shifting into a variety of different creatures. Once a bosmer invokes the Wild Hunt, they can't turn back to normal, so it's used as an act of desperation in wartime, and very rarely. See more here: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Wild_Hunt

Abeille · January 2017

Prof_Bawbag wrote: »

Abeille wrote: »

I hope Update 14 is fantastic, then. I'm hoping the DLCs this year will have more meat on their bones than the ones released last year. Another dungeon pack isn't really what I had in mind, but oh well...

Yeah, I can live with housing, more dungeons and other fluff if we get a new meaty dlc/expansion. Maybe it's just me being spoiled, but I didn't think much of the Dark Brotherhood dlc. It was rather meh. I preferred the Thieves guild dlc although that wasn't any great shakes either. I main a Templar and my character felt out of place sneaking around and murdering people. Had they been included free from the beginning as both the mage and FG were, then I wouldn't have thought they were bad. Or any worse than the former two guild lines.

I liked both DB and TG very much, but with the exception of Elam Drals, I got more attached to TG's NPCs than to DB's. I feel like DB could have been much better if it had dedicated a few side quests to getting closer to our Brothers and Sisters, so it would have definitely had benefited from being a bigger DLC. Somehow, although TG is pretty small too, I think it was better on that regard. Maybe it just had better pacing, I don't know. Of course, I wouldn't complain if we saw more of these characters in the future. Quen, Zeira, Silver-Claw, Walks, Velsa, love them all.

But everything about DB's story line felt rushed, and I think I felt like this because we didn't take our time to know the characters. That's why I got attached to Elam out of everybody else, because he is the only character that we get to know in a more gradual manner, through doing his quests and listening to the 30+ unique commentaries he does on them. At the point when I got to fight side by side with him (on the last quest), I had already interacted with him dozens of times.

What I'm saying is that both would have been better if they were bigger DLCs, although I think DB suffers more with this than TG does. I would be very happy if there was something more regarding these guilds in the future. I don't know if that is something that ZOS would do, though.

TERAB1T wrote: »

UPD: One of possible dungeons can be Cold-Blood Cavern.

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Description: Which Daedric cult built these long-lost catacombs? It wasn't worshipers of any of the four Princes of the House of Troubles. The clues to this secret are found deep within.

Well, it isn't such a mystery when there clearly is a big statue of Clavicus Vile right there xD

KriHavok · May 2017

Just as an update, the 'Cold-Blood Cavern' is a location used in the Morrowind prologue quest 'The Missing Prophecy' that got added in the new patch today. So, if the Nord Dungeons are to be in the next update, the Cavern will not be one of the dungeons.

Jitterbug · May 2017

ESO Chapter II: Skyrim

Faunter · December 2017

Edit: Oops, it appears U15 actually is the Nord Dungeons. Disregard this comment.

Froil · December 2017

This was datamined for HotR, not for Q1 2018 but it shows the Morrowind prologue location's load screen.

Also unnecessary necro...