Think we will see Molag Bal again in future content?

Thevampirenight

So what do you think? Think he will come back?

dave011

No he was defeated and needs a long time to recover

can't see him coming back anytime soon to ESO as he will need time to put his plans in place. But maybe in another elder scrolls he may.

Davor

Where is there "other" option? I don't have a clue. All I know is, I rather have someone else than him. With so many deadric gods, let others have the lime light as well. Maybe I rushed though it, but when I fought him, I wasn't that impressed in the end.

Thevampirenight

I know someone named Malcolm McDowell voiced him but I had no idea it was well the same guy that has been in so many movies even being the main villain in star trek generations. Only just realised this and that styles guy in the mentalist. Bethesda and Zenimax sure knows how to get some famous people into their game. Anyways, would like to see other daedra realms. As well, maybe even the daedric war. Where we will have to choose sides. The events of Summerset could be the start of this.

bellatrixed

Yes whatever he has schemed hes not done just yet.

I'd like to see him come back just because I like his voice. It must be all that subliminal brainwashing from the 10 million dolmens I've done.

siddique

Molag Bal should intervene again I think. Also, dolmens need an overhaul. Maybe he should align with Dagon and descend down dolmens if they are destroyed by more than 20 people.

TempPlayer

He already did, as a ESO+ exclusive in statuette form.

starkerealm

Given they had Malcolm McDowell voicing him? Probably not.

LordSkyKnight

No he was defeated and needs a long time to recover

Maybe he will step in for guest appearances but I doubt he will show up again for storyline progression. For any MMO you have to keep pushing forward to new story elements to keep people playing or returning to play. He has been smashed, time to move on to new problems to solve in ESO.

Also like others have said. There is that huge problem getting the original voice actors to return to voice the characters. There was an issue at release with Varen Aquilarios. They changed part of the starting quest and added in new voice lines for the character and got a guy who "closely' resembled the original voice of Michael Gambon to speak the lines but you could obviously tell it was someone different. A little cringy but what can you do?

TheShadowScout

No he was defeated and needs a long time to recover

Been there, done that... its way more likely all the other daedric princes will take turns now.

Of course, I also would -love- to see more non-daedric troubles.
As I posted once before:

TheShadowScout wrote: »

Eh... I expect they will all take turns, and keep taking turns. Until the dragonfires are relit by Talos, they can all come and mess with Nirn as they please after all...

Me, I would be more interesting in seeing some stories about non-daedric troubles!

• What are the Imperials up to, over in Nibenay where Abner Tharn likely went to, or in colovia; possibly even in Falkreath hold where there could even be a storyline about protecting a last scion of allesias bloodline to eventually become bring forth a true dragonborn in three or so centuries?
• How's the rift between crowns and forebears working out in the Alik'r, will they band together, or will the troubles deepen as time goes by? And who might want to take advantage of that?
• Who is the next one scheming in the Dominion, certainly some altmer still favor ideas of high elf supremacy and might be thinking Estre had the right idea, just was too careless in her scheming?
• What are the Reachmen gonna do next, will there be a great leader arising from their recent defeats or are they gonne lick their wounds and look for easier thargets then the three alliances - perhaps those parts of western skyrim that did not join with the Pact? But if something happened there... would the pact nords just let it happen, or help their western cousins?
• What are the remnants of the worm cult up to these days - their big planemeld plot might have been foiled, and their midboss leader gone, but that does not mean someone else won't get the idea to become the next master of worms and cook up another dastardly scheme, right?
• Also, in times of troubles like these, there will always be some people who think it is just the right amount of confusion to try their own next scheme for world domination (narf!), and oogle the closest throne thinking how their own rear would fit is all too well...
• How about the Telvanni, and their slavery customs, might that end up in some trouble for the pact down the road as other dunmer houses might be forced to pick sides between traditions and treaties?
• Is these few coastal raids all the trouble the Maormer can work up towards, or are those just probing attacks to gauge the time for a major attempt to finally show those uppety altmer who the true heirs to aldmeris really are?
• And what about the three banners war entirely, between the covenent taking a hit with the events in orsinium, and the tenative temporary alliance at the end of the mainstory, will the fighting in Cyrodil slow down, or perhaps intensify and gain new facets?
• ...and there is -always- the chance of some lost city being rediscovered and opened for exploration... we had dwemer-ish stuff already with CC, but what about a huge ayleid, chimer or dragon priest city/ruin/necropolis ruin full of treasure, undead and other difficulties, where placers might fight their way through following some story to uncover secrets of the past before they threaten the present?
• Also, there could always be oblivion stuff without using the same old "daedric prince is threatening tamriel" shtick - how about the other way 'round, with tamriel forces invading an prince-abandoned daedric demiplane (battlespire?), fighting their way through it floor by floor...?
• And what about the Akaviri, we know from the lore that survivors from the invasion ten years before ESO made their way to Rimmen, and will grow a powerbase of their own there (only to eventually make a failed attempt at the ruby throne sometime in the coming centuries)

ghastley

He already "comes back" every time you roll a fresh character. And several of mine haven't bothered with the whole of the main quest, as they have other axes to grind.

There's a good case for keeping any additional content independent, so a player can do it in any order, without having "story" issues.

Michaelkeir

Yes whatever he has schemed hes not done just yet.

I hope if and or when he comes back (in some capacity) they will use him to implement the Necromancer class.

Abigail

I have already killed him in the Main Story and in the Sewers dozens of times. I quite believe any concerns about lore and story are irrelevant.

Reistr_the_Unbroken

I’m still not done with the main quest line, feels too short for me and besides, it’s fun having him chase you around Coldharbour!

Chaos2088

Yes whatever he has schemed hes not done just yet.

Kinda Yes and No with this.....Yes I do think we will come across him again in some form or another in later content....but not like we have done already....we have defeated him and will take along time to recover...so wont be for ages...plus we have other princes to fight (I've got a list Zos....let me at them!)

.....but a big ball of floating energy that he speaks through......maybe...we have dealt with other deadric princes but not directly...

Fighting another prince directly like we did with Molag Bal would be ace!

josiahva

No he was defeated and needs a long time to recover

I think its pretty clear that at the end of the main quest he was weakened to the point of not being a threat for a long time to come, which of course does not mean he cant influence other Daedric princes to do his bidding

DeadlyRecluse

No he was defeated and needs a long time to recover

I think he was mainly just false BBG to set up the current "plot" that is arcing through the DLCs. I doubt they'll bring him back in a significant capacity.

....those Dolmen anchors keep dropping, though, so who knows?

Starlight_Knight

Yes whatever he has schemed hes not done just yet.

I hope we do.
thats been the problem with all of the updates ESO has had, its had no followup and stories like the main molag bal ones seems to end on a cliff hanger...
The game needs to evolve properly and progress with the original narrative.
I think though as the game had a rocky start and had to go f2p it meant we got naff DLC's.
I would love to have seen what could of been and where the original ideas would have gone if the money was there to start with.

I hope the next big update is something that can touch more on the original main quest and do a better job of tying our hero to the other zones and the Nine Divines and the Daedric Princes

EDIT: i would also love to see imperial city become a real zone now with a working propper pvp arena where players can place bets etc just as the imperial city should be.
This is what i mean about the game needs to evolve, follow those stories through.

Odovacar

No he was defeated and needs a long time to recover

TempPlayer wrote: »

He already did, as a ESO+ exclusive in statuette form.

Makes a great nightstand statue !

Calste85

No he was defeated and needs a long time to recover

How about no. They need to bring other deities into the game hermeus mora, boethia, mehrunes dagon, and I'd love something that brought sheogorath back.

idk

dave011 wrote: »

can't see him coming back anytime soon to ESO as he will need time to put his plans in place. But maybe in another elder scrolls he may.

This. Even looking at the storyline from Summerset it is clear those plans were being made over a very long period of time.

TelvanniWizard

No he was defeated and needs a long time to recover

Molag Balls learnt the lesson the hard way, don´t mess with the Vestige. Now should stay home for a while. It´s not like his minions in IC and the rest of Tamriel are going anywhere, so his presence is still noted.

iannotinbjing

No he was defeated and needs a long time to recover

Didn't realise MB was voiced by Malcolm McDowell. Might be time to rewatch O Lucky Man, my favourite Malcolm McDowell movie.

MornaBaine

No he was defeated and needs a long time to recover

Let's hope not. He's the least interesting of the Daedric Princes and, as portrayed in ESO, is purely a mustache twirling dime store villain. He'll be with us forever thanks to the dolmens which continue to drop anchors which makes NO SENSE after the point you've beaten the Main Story quests. That's more than enough Molly Balls for me.

Reistr_the_Unbroken

Reistr_the_Unbroken wrote: »

I’m still not done with the main quest line, feels too short for me and besides, it’s fun having him chase you around Coldharbour!

Forgot to put up a picture of the fun times:

Katahdin

I guess it depends if ZOS wants to pay Malcom McDowell more money for voice acting

Facefister

People think that they've escaped Coldharbour.
He is the God of schemes for a reason.

Hoolielulu

No he was defeated and needs a long time to recover

With him out of the way are there no princes ready to step in?

NordSwordnBoard

Yes whatever he has schemed hes not done just yet.

He made a quitting thread on the forums, but it was closed due to policy - but also spoilers. The best spoiler hinted that quitting was only a ruse, he still means to carry out scheme 34778-B/6 if the next one fails. Just a matter of when.

OrdoHermetica

No he was defeated and needs a long time to recover

I mean, he was literally cut in half with Aedric power. I feel like he's going to need at least a few centuries of bed rest before he recovers from that one.

Ilsabet

Yes whatever he has schemed hes not done just yet.

The dialogue you get at dolmens after finishing the main quest indicates that he still has plans for you and considers you his pawn. It might be a while before we see any of that actually happen, but I wouldn't be surprised if another scheme comes along, whether it involves Molag Bal in person or not.