Riverwood/Central Skyrim teased in Data-Mine?

B0SSzombie

The latest data-mine was very interesting, showing stuff like Lizard Mounts and Radiant Apex palette-swaps.

But some people have noticed a particular Pet in the info has some VERY interesting implications.

The "Riverwood White Hen"

It's standing in a shot of what is DEFINITELY Riverwood from Skyrim (Both the game and the region) Look:




Wanna see for yourself? Boot up Skyrim and go to Sven and Hilde's House, stand in front of their door and look north. You'll have a nearly identical view as the background in the Chicken's picture.

It would be very odd for ZOS to create an entire background location just for a screenshot. I'm also 99% sure this isn't a location already in the game, because I couldn't find any towns in Eastmarch/The Rift that have a remotely similar layout.

Interesting Note: That broken wagon doesn't seem to have moved in the hundreds of years it sat there. In fact, an entire porch got built next to it and nobody touched the thing.

Thoughts?

haelene

While I agree the resemblance is striking, I really really really hope it's not more Skyrim. It's too early, and I'm tried of places we haven't yet had the chance to explore getting put on the back burner.

Runschei

Looks like it, but I really hope if we actually get to go there it's just another dungeon instance and not a quest area with a zone like TG/DB/CWC because it's seriously too soon for more Skyrim. It's not Skyrim online after all

VaranisArano

Do NOT harm that chicken. The villagers will murder you.

Glurin

Actually it looks like that whole building was rebuilt, but for some reason nobody thought to move the broken wagon.

Which begs the question, if that wagon was so sturdy as to have not rotted away in the hundreds of years between ESO and Skyrim, how did it get broken in the first place?

Aliyavana

I don't want skyrim related content. Im tired of it being rereleased lol. The only area I want to see is winterhold before it is destroyed

WaltherCarraway

It just a hen hahaha

Lyserus

Runschei wrote: »

Looks like it, but I really hope if we actually get to go there it's just another dungeon instance and not a quest area with a zone like TG/DB/CWC because it's seriously too soon for more Skyrim. It's not Skyrim online after all

Soooo true. It would be a mistake to release in skyrim so early.
Hammerfall, Colovia, Nibeny or Elsewhyr are all good options

ArchMikem

That's Falkreath Hold, its just a backdrop for the pet. No teaser.

WildRaptorX

I think it’s from the Falkreath dungeon unfortunately

Tatanko

haelene wrote: »

I'm tried of places we haven't yet had the chance to explore getting put on the back burner.

I don't follow...? Are you ignoring the fact that we just got Summerset as a chapter and the next zone DLC is Murkmire?

Runschei wrote: »

It's not Skyrim online after all

By that logic, we should never get new zones which have previously featured in another game. That's a bad take.

ArchMikem wrote: »

That's Falkreath Hold, its just a backdrop for the pet. No teaser.

Keylun wrote: »

I think it’s from the Falkreath dungeon unfortunately

Where in Falkreath Hold dungeon can you see a water mill?

haelene

Tatanko wrote: »

haelene wrote: »

I'm tried of places we haven't yet had the chance to explore getting put on the back burner.

I don't follow...? Are you ignoring the fact that we just got Summerset as a chapter and the next zone DLC is Murkmire?

Fair point! Let me clarify. I am not interested in them releasing anything that's already been done until they exhaust everything they haven't.

RazielSR

Seems Riverwood a lot. I HOPE SO! I want more Skyrim zones in ESO. Just Eastmarch and the Rift its not enough. I suppose the 2019 chapter or maybe the 2020 one wil be in Skyrim.

SydneyGrey

I love it.
I used to make modded/custom houses for Skyrim, and I made a house for Riverwood once. That painting brings back some memories.

Jolipinator

All we know about the next chapter is that it is the most ambitious yet. It would be cool to see Riverwood, but I would rather see The Reach. Maybe it will include both.

RazielSR

If they release the whole rest of Skyrim as a chapter it would sell tons.

Tatanko

haelene wrote: »

Fair point! Let me clarify. I am not interested in them releasing anything that's already been done until they exhaust everything they haven't.

I can appreciate that.

Personally I am okay with them mixing in "recycled" areas once in a while because: 1. nostalgia, 2. it probably helps draw in new players interested in that content specifically. It remains to be seen if Skyrim would have the same pull as the Morrowind chapter did (Vvardenfell) since it is far more recent.

Ilithyania

awesome observation! Cant wait to see my wife again, the lovly Camilla Valerius, I stole her from Sven and Faendal.

I also knifed Svens mother...

B0SSzombie

Glurin wrote: »

Actually it looks like that whole building was rebuilt, but for some reason nobody thought to move the broken wagon.

Which begs the question, if that wagon was so sturdy as to have not rotted away in the hundreds of years between ESO and Skyrim, how did it get broken in the first place?

Turns out it's actually a Minor Daedra: The Eternal Wagon.

MaisonNaevius

Ilithyania wrote: »

awesome observation! Cant wait to see my wife again, the lovly Camilla Valerius, I stole her from Sven and Faendal.

I also knifed Svens mother...

You will not see her again because she was not born. ESO taking place 1000 years before Skyrim (947 years exactly).

And the actual (in ESO) context of Skyrim is different from TES V Skyrim. Although there are similarities, Skyrim is actually cut in half : the Western Kingdom (DLC probably) and the Eastern Kingdom (with Jorun and actual Skyrim you can see in game actually).
Western Kingdom is not related to the Pact.

B0SSzombie

Maki2859 wrote: »

You will not see her again because she was not born. ESO taking place 1000 years before Skyrim (947 years exactly).

And the actual (in ESO) context of Skyrim is different from TES V Skyrim. Although there are similarities, Skyrim is actually cut in half : the Western Kingdom (DLC probably) and the Eastern Kingdom (with Jorun and actual Skyrim you can see in game actually).
Western Kingdom is not related to the Pact.

That's an excellent point.

We'd be dealing with "High King Svargrim" if we see any of Whiterun. He was in charge of the holds of Whiterun, Falkreath, Haafingar, and Hjaalmarch at the time of ESO. Meanwhile, we've only seen Eastmarch and The Rift because Jorun only has those two plus The Pale and Winterhold. And The Reach is a disaster of control, as we've seen several times in the game's various contents involving it.

ExcaliburESO

To be honest while clicking here i thought its another undercover sorc cry thread. This days u never know..

I donno how about others but i would love to chek some parts of skyrim game whiterun and solitude but maybe its too early now next year at end maybe not now.

anadandy

VaranisArano wrote: »

Do NOT harm that chicken. The villagers will murder you.

Frankly, if this pet doesn't have the ability to aggro all nearby players if you try to hit it, I will be sorely disappointed.

haelene

Tatanko wrote: »

haelene wrote: »

Fair point! Let me clarify. I am not interested in them releasing anything that's already been done until they exhaust everything they haven't.

I can appreciate that.

Personally I am okay with them mixing in "recycled" areas once in a while because: 1. nostalgia, 2. it probably helps draw in new players interested in that content specifically. It remains to be seen if Skyrim would have the same pull as the Morrowind chapter did (Vvardenfell) since it is far more recent.

I can certainly see where your coming from when you talk about pulling in new players, but my concern is that those new players won't stay long once they realize this game is so much different that Skyrim.

I can't agree so much with the nostalgia factor, since it doesn't really feel like it ever left us. I still play it today.

That said, different strokes for different folks! I do hope you get the Skyrim you want whether now or later and I hope it kicks some major ass.

Tan9oSuccka

I would love to see the rest of Skyrim in a chapter. I want to do my Jarl Ballin’ dance in Whiterun.

Maybe after Murkmire and cat land.

Reistr_the_Unbroken

anadandy wrote: »

VaranisArano wrote: »

Do NOT harm that chicken. The villagers will murder you.

Frankly, if this pet doesn't have the ability to aggro all nearby players if you try to hit it, I will be sorely disappointed.

ZOS PLEASE IMPLEMENT THIS-

LittlePinkDot

If you think about it. It would be really cheap and easy for ZoS to make the rest of skyrim a chapter. Just take the data from ElderScrolls: Skyrim and copy and paste. They would just have to change a few things here and there, mostly winterhold. Then add New NPC's.
It makes economic sense. It might also attract alot of new players with Skyrim nostalgia and a headline like "Discover what really happened to Winterhold"

lagrue

LittlePinkDot wrote: »

If you think about it. It would be really cheap and easy for ZoS to make the rest of skyrim a chapter. Just take the data from ElderScrolls: Skyrim and copy and paste. They would just have to change a few things here and there, mostly winterhold. Then add New NPC's.
It makes economic sense. It might also attract alot of new players with Skyrim nostalgia and a headline like "Discover what really happened to Winterhold"

lol that isnt nearly as "easy" as you think it would be... honestly rebuilding from the ground up would be easier.

Acrolas

I thought the Badger Bear datamine would mean Blackwood in Q4, but no we're getting Murkmire.

So, no, cosmetics from 'new' regions aren't indicative of new content. The preview picture has just been edited to reflect that region. The only thing the White Hen suggests is there's a really big Skyrim fan on the art team willing to take the time to add in all those reference details.

zaria

lagrue wrote: »

LittlePinkDot wrote: »

If you think about it. It would be really cheap and easy for ZoS to make the rest of skyrim a chapter. Just take the data from ElderScrolls: Skyrim and copy and paste. They would just have to change a few things here and there, mostly winterhold. Then add New NPC's.
It makes economic sense. It might also attract alot of new players with Skyrim nostalgia and a headline like "Discover what really happened to Winterhold"

lol that isnt nearly as "easy" as you think it would be... honestly rebuilding from the ground up would be easier.

Add that Skyrim is something lots of players would like especially if done well.
So I would leave it as an ultimate, you can only use it once, perfectly it would be to bring players back from TES 6, worse case as an saving throw for messing up seriously.

NyassaV

I would have preferred they come out with this rather than HOTR. But at this point eh, sure whatever