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MaxBat

Dammit, I just realized I have a telephone conference with my boss and I won't be able to watch this!

Elsonso

MaxBat wrote: »

Dammit, I just realized I have a telephone conference with my boss and I won't be able to watch this!

Pre-record a bunch of "uh huh", "yup", and a few different grunts (agreement, disagreement, etc) that you can play to your boss while you watch The Event. Be mindful of warning signs that this is not working, like repeated queries along the lines of "hello, are you there".

Seraphayel

MaxBat wrote: »

Dammit, I just realized I have a telephone conference with my boss and I won't be able to watch this!

Reschedule the telephone conference. You got to have your priorities straight.

WhiteCoatSyndrome

MaxBat wrote: »

Dammit, I just realized I have a telephone conference with my boss and I won't be able to watch this!

Get your boss into ESO, then maybe you can schedule the next 'meeting' to watch the announcement.

Ocelot9x

Yeah,they need to make people stay hyped after this ''balance'' patch

Thealteregoroman

Wifeaggro13 wrote: »

Thealteregoroman wrote: »

Wifeaggro13 wrote: »

Yes were so all hyped for another solo quest zone that scales to anything and a daily questline ! EEEeeEEeEEEEEEeeeeEEe *clap *clap* *clap*. I loved ESO at launch and its first 18 months after. Now it is a game with no direction or quality behind it. I would love to eat my words and come back to this game with a Expansion that has meaty content. im not holding my breath

Disgusting.

I'm sorry I hurt your excitement. I would just like to see the put actuall effort into the new content instead of repurposed content, and solo centric story mode zone. I like a little more second M in my MMO

Well lets just wait and see. I know the spirit is dead in this game but you can't give us like ONE day to rejoice and like fan boy/girl out GEEZE.

Wifeaggro13

Kendaric wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

Anyway, what really stands out is why they fesl it is necessary to fly all the way across the county to California to make an announcement. What are they doing, selling ESO to Trion or Cryptic?

Great... now I'm going to have nightmares.

Trion with Scott Hartsman at the helm is legit. Launch Rift was an incredible theme park.

MaxBat

lordrichter wrote: »

MaxBat wrote: »

Dammit, I just realized I have a telephone conference with my boss and I won't be able to watch this!

Pre-record a bunch of "uh huh", "yup", and a few different grunts (agreement, disagreement, etc) that you can play to your boss while you watch The Event. Be mindful of warning signs that this is not working, like repeated queries along the lines of "hello, are you there".

Seraphayel wrote: »

MaxBat wrote: »

Dammit, I just realized I have a telephone conference with my boss and I won't be able to watch this!

Reschedule the telephone conference. You got to have your priorities straight.

All joking aside, I am really concerned about the future of the game, more than I've ever been since it dropped. I want Zenimax to be successful because I want to enjoy a game I love. I don't think Peter Hines appearing tomorrow is going to add anything to that enjoyment. I really hope I'm wrong.

Mojmir

Publius_Scipio wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

RinaldoGandolphi wrote: »

Just an FYI

Pete Hines is a high ranking suit at Bethesda. He is the Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations for Zenimax/Bethesda(Probably Matts Boss). Last time Hines was present at an ESO live was when they announced dropping the sub and going B2P with Tamriel Unlimited.

Im not saying a F2P annoucement is happening, I don't know that. I just find it odd that such a high ranking Zenimax suit is going to be there. I hope for good things this time around.

Don't forget that the reason that Vvardenfell is coming up now is likely the 15th Anniversary of Morrowind. If there was to be some tie-in with Morrowind, someone like Pete Hines would be present. He represents Bethesda Game Studio, too.

Publius_Scipio wrote: »

Dammit! Can someone please explain wtf F2P would mean for ESO (if it were to happen)? And why does F2P carry heavy negative connotations with it? Isn't the game already f2p since Tamriel Unlimited?

Yes, the game is, for all intents and purposes, free to play. At this point, whether they continue to charge for the game, or decide to drop that charge, the role of the cash store will be the same. It is very possible that we will find out tomorrow that the base game will now be free. Predicted for a long time, now.

Anyway, what really stands out is why they fesl it is necessary to fly all the way across the county to California to make an announcement. What are they doing, selling ESO to Trion or Cryptic?

Selling ESO to another company?

Too much speculation going on. All I know is Rich Lambert in pants may be some bad sign. If he is wearing a suit/trousers we are all in deep [snip]. If jeans, bad but not terrible news. If it's a sham and he is in shorts then good news, the usual kind of fun hype. If he shows up on stream in his underwear then it will be the most mega awesome news none of us even expected.

That's would explain the leaked image

TerraDewBerry

Wifeaggro13 wrote: »

Kendaric wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

Anyway, what really stands out is why they fesl it is necessary to fly all the way across the county to California to make an announcement. What are they doing, selling ESO to Trion or Cryptic?

Great... now I'm going to have nightmares.

Trion with Scott Hartsman at the helm is legit. Launch Rift was an incredible theme park.

Just a FYI, RIFT ain't what it used to be. Check out the RIFT forums if you don't believe me. Right now, RIFT is a mess...
RIFT has massive amounts of players leaving the game (including me).. So.. umm.. I wouldn't be wishing Trion on anyone atm.

Elsonso

MaxBat wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

MaxBat wrote: »

Dammit, I just realized I have a telephone conference with my boss and I won't be able to watch this!

Pre-record a bunch of "uh huh", "yup", and a few different grunts (agreement, disagreement, etc) that you can play to your boss while you watch The Event. Be mindful of warning signs that this is not working, like repeated queries along the lines of "hello, are you there".

Seraphayel wrote: »

MaxBat wrote: »

Dammit, I just realized I have a telephone conference with my boss and I won't be able to watch this!

Reschedule the telephone conference. You got to have your priorities straight.

All joking aside, I am really concerned about the future of the game, more than I've ever been since it dropped. I want Zenimax to be successful because I want to enjoy a game I love. I don't think Peter Hines appearing tomorrow is going to add anything to that enjoyment. I really hope I'm wrong.

Hines is not exclusively the bringer of doom. More often than not, he is the opposite. But, ESO player should fear him, for he he has brought doom to this game. The location concerns me a lot more than him being there.

MaxBat

lordrichter wrote: »

MaxBat wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

MaxBat wrote: »

Dammit, I just realized I have a telephone conference with my boss and I won't be able to watch this!

Pre-record a bunch of "uh huh", "yup", and a few different grunts (agreement, disagreement, etc) that you can play to your boss while you watch The Event. Be mindful of warning signs that this is not working, like repeated queries along the lines of "hello, are you there".

Seraphayel wrote: »

MaxBat wrote: »

Dammit, I just realized I have a telephone conference with my boss and I won't be able to watch this!

Reschedule the telephone conference. You got to have your priorities straight.

All joking aside, I am really concerned about the future of the game, more than I've ever been since it dropped. I want Zenimax to be successful because I want to enjoy a game I love. I don't think Peter Hines appearing tomorrow is going to add anything to that enjoyment. I really hope I'm wrong.

Hines is not exclusively the bringer of doom. More often than not, he is the opposite. But, ESO player should fear him, for he he has brought doom to this game. The location concerns me a lot more than him being there.

Okay, I'll bite. Why does the location worry you?

Elsonso

MaxBat wrote: »

Okay, I'll bite. Why does the location worry you?

I see no sense to it. Why fly from the DC area all the way out to San Fransisco? They can announce upcoming DLC from anywhere. They can announce sweepstakes winners from anywhere. They can do a live internet stream from anywhere. So, what's with the frequent flyer miles? The obvious reasons would be around the idea that there is something in San Fransisco that can't be in Maryland, or there are more people that are part of this event that are from California than from the east coast, so it is cheaper to fly into California. The bulk of Bethesda and ZOS staff that would participate in this are on the east coast. I am just trying to imagine what, or who, is in California that is pulling Bethesda and ZOS to them, rather than the other way around.

Dominoid

lordrichter wrote: »

MaxBat wrote: »

Okay, I'll bite. Why does the location worry you?

I see no sense to it. Why fly from the DC area all the way out to San Fransisco? They can announce upcoming DLC from anywhere. They can announce sweepstakes winners from anywhere. They can do a live internet stream from anywhere. So, what's with the frequent flyer miles? The obvious reasons would be around the idea that there is something in San Fransisco that can't be in Maryland, or there are more people that are part of this event that are from California than from the east coast, so it is cheaper to fly into California. The bulk of Bethesda and ZOS staff that would participate in this are on the east coast. I am just trying to imagine what, or who, is in California that is pulling Bethesda and ZOS to them, rather than the other way around.

These are great questions.

DM_ESO

Dominoid wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

MaxBat wrote: »

Okay, I'll bite. Why does the location worry you?

I see no sense to it. Why fly from the DC area all the way out to San Fransisco? They can announce upcoming DLC from anywhere. They can announce sweepstakes winners from anywhere. They can do a live internet stream from anywhere. So, what's with the frequent flyer miles? The obvious reasons would be around the idea that there is something in San Fransisco that can't be in Maryland, or there are more people that are part of this event that are from California than from the east coast, so it is cheaper to fly into California. The bulk of Bethesda and ZOS staff that would participate in this are on the east coast. I am just trying to imagine what, or who, is in California that is pulling Bethesda and ZOS to them, rather than the other way around.

These are great questions.

This reminds me of ArenaNet when they announced Heart of Thorns. They flew like 50ish streamers out to their HQ to check it out, and they didn't even really have anything to show them when they got there.

tinythinker

ArchMikem wrote: »

I'm fearful to board the Hype Train, but that doesn't mean I'm not standing on the edge of the platform, baggage in hand.

Was at work when the news hit. But I am with you. I would like to be excited, but with ZOS I am in a "wait and see" stance.

As for pure speculation, I agree with the first page comments about a new CGI trailer.

When I saw the first Twitter video on a tiny screen, I thought, "Who says that the teaser images can't be an opening into the Clockwork City"? Well, I do I guess. The first image looked like a door, so my thoughts turned to CC. The second and third images are not nearly as door-like, especially in a larger screen, but if it had been a door, or if we see mysterious doors in the new trailer some assume is coming, recall that in Morrowind you had to be teleported into the CC, but there *were* doors that had been collapsed. We have no idea where CC is, but we also have the message at the end of the Orsinium questline that says:

"Be ready. Watch for signs. The war shall begin when the gates of Sotha Sil's lost city are re-opened. So the scrolls portend, so shall it be."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PBitc24Nsk

If I wanted a source or power for a giant steam driven city, the edge of a massive volcano would do. Later this would be problematic with the rise of Dagoth Ur, though, so along with the "it no longer looks like a door in later images" issue, I bid farewell to the "it's a door in the images" idea.

Yet CC can still play a big role in this "next chapter" depending on what is meant by that term. CC could be inaccessible upon launch of the new zone and part of a later DLC. Same with Mephala's Realm. A series of new DLC with a new main story continuation building on the whole "war between the gods" storyline. This could eventually take us practically anywhere on or beyond Nirn.

As for speculations people have been having since the map of Vvardenfell was datamined, not so sure about a trial there. It's possible, but any area in the Red Mountain will have to be handled carefully. The Tribunal wouldn't want heroes running around too close to the source of their power.

I'm sure some are hyped for dragons, because they always are, but as others have said in dozens of threads, that would require too large of a lore break. That would require time travel, which could technically happen but a giant dragon popping out of the Red Mountain isn't going to be a thing, unless ESO is going to become an alternate reality/divergent timeline to the other games in the series.

Numidium is fun to ponder, but it's collecting dust, and even if it wasn't it crushed the entire Aldmeri Dominion, so, a handful of heroes won't be taking it on.

And I'm sure everything else players want is being imagined into those little nearly identical 8-second vids of sparks flying up, and speculation is fun, but I don't see any reason to get overly excited yet about a nothing-burger tease. It really could just be a DLC plus some trip winners hype, so... *shrug*

I just hope this "next chapter" for ESO isn't Hey, we're selling the game which is going free-to-play, now here's some hype over a weak version of Vvardenfell as a mediocre DLC. The fallout on the forums would be epic, though, like the aftermath of a major eruption.

MaxwellC

Damn it of course I work tomorrow man there better be a saved live clip I can watch and I hope they add new skills my god it's been almost three years since this game came out lol. Like 6 new skills for each class would be AMAZING!!

Mojmir

Maybe they've finally hired someone/partnered up who knows how to fix the game lol

Ravena

Why are people saying dragons being alive would be lore breaking when it's been clearly stated before that dragons have always been around, it's just that the smart ones kept to themselves, or attempted to gain favor with men and mer in order to preserve themselves.

We've even seen and talked to one of them way before Skyrim takes place, in the Redguard game, The Red Jewel of The Empire, Nafaal.

Acrolas

lordrichter wrote: »

The obvious reasons would be around the idea that there is something in San Francisco that can't be in Maryland

Maybe they're going to hike out to the Red Mountain summit in Napa County...

Taleof2Cities

"There is nothing more I relish than when mortals jump to conclusions based on nothing but gossip or speculation. Wait! Did I say relish? I meant cheese ... and more tea. Haskill??"

- Sheogorath (01/30/17)

andreasranasen

DM_ESO wrote: »

Dominoid wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

MaxBat wrote: »

Okay, I'll bite. Why does the location worry you?

I see no sense to it. Why fly from the DC area all the way out to San Fransisco? They can announce upcoming DLC from anywhere. They can announce sweepstakes winners from anywhere. They can do a live internet stream from anywhere. So, what's with the frequent flyer miles? The obvious reasons would be around the idea that there is something in San Fransisco that can't be in Maryland, or there are more people that are part of this event that are from California than from the east coast, so it is cheaper to fly into California. The bulk of Bethesda and ZOS staff that would participate in this are on the east coast. I am just trying to imagine what, or who, is in California that is pulling Bethesda and ZOS to them, rather than the other way around.

These are great questions.

This reminds me of ArenaNet when they announced Heart of Thorns. They flew like 50ish streamers out to their HQ to check it out, and they didn't even really have anything to show them when they got there.

Exactly what I was thinking! // ex GW veteran

makeumrage

BTW we have gotten cgi trailers before.

DM_ESO

andreasranasen wrote: »

Exactly what I was thinking! // ex GW veteran

*High Five* The incompetence of ArenaNet is legendary.

They haven't done anything in years. They just pop up every few months to say that all the things they were working on won't come to pass and that they have a system in place to make sure it doesn't happen again in the future (literally the same sentence every time).

They flew well over a dozen people out to their offices with nothing to show. A tiny zone. 6 months after that they still had nothing to show and then they crammed 3 tiny zones together at the last minute with a broken meta event that often crashes halfway through wasting an hour of everyone's time, and the gameplay mechanics completely broke the 'grab anyone and do whatever you want' mechanics the game was built on.

Now all they do is pump out endless premium 30$(CDN) costumes every few weeks while posting the same excuse over and over. Let's not even mention when they had to cancel a huge event half way through right before HoT.

Everyone good on the team jumped ship, and the rest that stayed are posting the company dirt on GlassDoor dot com.

Regardless, I'm stoked for Vvanderfell, whatever form it may come in.

wenchmore420b14_ESO

Dominoid wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

MaxBat wrote: »

Okay, I'll bite. Why does the location worry you?

I see no sense to it. Why fly from the DC area all the way out to San Fransisco? They can announce upcoming DLC from anywhere. They can announce sweepstakes winners from anywhere. They can do a live internet stream from anywhere. So, what's with the frequent flyer miles? The obvious reasons would be around the idea that there is something in San Fransisco that can't be in Maryland, or there are more people that are part of this event that are from California than from the east coast, so it is cheaper to fly into California. The bulk of Bethesda and ZOS staff that would participate in this are on the east coast. I am just trying to imagine what, or who, is in California that is pulling Bethesda and ZOS to them, rather than the other way around.

These are great questions.

Didn't know about the trip to Cali till I got home from work, but this bit of info just made my other "questions" tingle..
Such as why are they broadcasting "ESO-Live" on Bethesda twitch now? Will we get a surprise Cameo from Todd Howard to reassure us that ESO will continue to be awesome and he is watching? Could it be to prove that Bethesda is involved in ESO and they are going to contribute more to Zos?
"Get a camera and record your reaction to our news"...THIS! Really has me curious. If they were giving us BAD news like F2P or selling, why ask to record our reactions? So they must think this is "Mind-blowing" news.
And yes, I'm on the hype train for Vvardenfell.. Please be the news and please don't mess it up!

boggo

This chart led me to the conclusion that an ftp transition actually may be a thing:
http://steamcharts.com/app/306130#All

The big spike you see there is the free to play weekend eso had on Steam. You can see clearly how huge the spike was and also that the population sunk again after the spike, yet seems to stabilize at about twice the size it had been before the weekend.

For me the current low cost of the base game in addition to the ability to play the game without a sub is almost the same as free to play already, yet there seem to be a lot of people thinking differently.

Mr_Apollo

andreasranasen wrote: »

Doctordarkspawn wrote: »

andreasranasen wrote: »

Sovaso wrote: »

Why this fake still not deleted?

Because it's not fake? Please stay constructive and not negative thanks.

Constructive is sometimes negative.

Quite frankly we dont know what this is. Calling it Vvardenfell is a bit clickbait.

Yes totally, no need to be rude though. He's posted several times it's fake already. Majority of us are very sure this IS Vvardenfell with the 15th anniversary of morrowind in may and since next update is scheduled around that time it would only make sense. Plus the volcanic teasers = Red Mountain. Plus the updated text "next chapter", continuing the story where we left off in Orsinium.

Not confirmed (datamined is no confirmation, only the developers and ZoS staff can confirm it for real because theyre the ones making the game). Wait for later today, then youll have your confirmation, if its a no, then I'm gonna laugh at all these posts. If it is, then good job, now to praying they don't butcher it.

Skayaq wrote: »

I don't know if anyone have mentioned it yet, but the stream tomorrow will be with Rich Lambert and Pete Hines.
So I'm guessing it's a little bigger than just a standard dlc.

Pete Hines will only be there due to the 15th Morrowind anniversary (speculation)

Wizzo91 wrote: »

Abeille wrote: »

Wizzo91 wrote: »

Wasn't B2P (Tamriel Unlimited or whatever) also a big new chapter?


F2P incoming?

With the F2P strategies they implemented last year? That's a very real possibility. I came to terms with it over the last month, though, so I won't be too distressed if the conversion is announced.

Yes I have also been expecting it for quite some time. They are putting a lot of effort into the crown store. First crates and now housing. We all know by now that housing will be a huge grind and the underlining goal is to push people into the crown store with it.

Let's see. Maybe we will be pleasantly surprised (quality end game content and PVP additions). Not gonna get my hopes up though.

Not happening, since the game is selling well, theres no point to change to f2p

Sausage

Dont want to be party-pooper but I believe they are just building hype with a word "Expansion" and thats totally fine. People expect Expansion so why not to let them believe it.

Seraphayel

“Next chapter“ is the important wording here. Were Orsinium, IC, TG or DB announced as “next chapters“ or something like that?

It's only reasonable that we are talking about an expansion due to the lack of content in den last 8-10 months. When this thing will hit servers we hadn't had any content for over a year so it must be massive to count as an “excuse“ for the three or four quarters before without content.

Mr_Apollo

Seraphayel wrote: »

“Next chapter“ is the important wording here. Were Orsinium, IC, TG or DB announced as “next chapters“ or something like that?

It's only reasonable that we are talking about an expansion due to the lack of content in den last 8-10 months. When this thing will hit servers we hadn't had any content for over a year so it must be massive to count as an “excuse“ for the three or four quarters before without content.

Wait what? 8-10 months of no new content, what in Oblivion are you talking about