Next Story Hints after Elsweyr (Spoilers)

Aliyavana

Story hints are pointing to southern elsweyr.

Imperial_Voice

Probably quarter 3/4 dlc will feature southern Elsweyr

RaddlemanNumber7

There's a boat that looks as if it might be heading south at some point in the future. Could be to a Dungeon, could go all the way to Corinthe or Torval.

Behind those hanging creepers there is an arch where the river runs south. It's blocked by an invisible wall. You can't swim though it.


Location on the Elsweyr map


Location on the Tamriel map

Tamrik

Was having a chat about this in my guild the other day and we agreed after finishing the main story that the Q4 DLC will be Southern Elsweyr too.

It's highly unlikely they will release it next year as the next chapter and will want to wrap things up this year with the continent.

The Devs started a while back that not only will this be the year of the dragon it will be the year of cats which hopefully should cement this theory.

I really really hope we do get it for Q4. There's so much more of Elsweyr to discover and this chapter has been amazing from start to finish just sadly not long enough imo.

Hurbster

Huge mane on his chin ? Is Rigurt the new Ultimate Evil ???

Darkstorne

So long as it’s enough time to create unique architecture for the southern cities, I’m okay with this. I hope they don’t repeat the same mistake as Summerset, and just use Rimmen’s architecture for all the cities in Elsweyr. Please please please be good! Rimmen is beautiful and needs to remain unique visually, like Vivec and Orsinium are.

bluebird

Meh. I've already had enough of cats to last me the whole year, thanks

So basically they implemented a Chapter that's about the size of Wrothgar, a DLC zone; and they're going to sell the second part of the Elsweyr story as a separate DLC? Not sure if we're hitting 'DLC of a DLC' levels of content gating yet, but I'm not too thrilled. (I wasn't particularly impressed by them telling a 'year-long cohesive story across all 4 DLC' to start with, as I thought that also just serves to push more people to buy more DLCs - though perhaps that's just me)

Darkstorne wrote: »

So long as it’s enough time to create unique architecture for the southern cities, I’m okay with this. I hope they don’t repeat the same mistake as Summerset, and just use Rimmen’s architecture for all the cities in Elsweyr. Please please please be good! Rimmen is beautiful and needs to remain unique visually, like Vivec and Orsinium are.

I suppose it wouldn't be so bad if they really did a redesign, but I don't think the chances are high for them to come up with all new Khajiit assets when they already made them a few months ago. 'Elsweyr 2: Electric Boogaloo' sounds like a golden opportunity to recycle content and save dev time.

Aliyavana

bluebird wrote: »

Meh. I've already had enough of cats to last me the whole year, thanks

So basically they implemented a Chapter that's about the size of Wrothgar, a DLC zone; and they're going to sell the second part of the Elsweyr story as a separate DLC? Not sure if we're hitting 'DLC of a DLC' levels of content gating yet, but I'm not too thrilled. (I wasn't particularly impressed by them telling a 'year-long cohesive story across all 4 DLC' to start with, as I thought that also just serves to push more people to buy more DLCs - though perhaps that's just me)

Darkstorne wrote: »

So long as it’s enough time to create unique architecture for the southern cities, I’m okay with this. I hope they don’t repeat the same mistake as Summerset, and just use Rimmen’s architecture for all the cities in Elsweyr. Please please please be good! Rimmen is beautiful and needs to remain unique visually, like Vivec and Orsinium are.

I suppose it wouldn't be so bad if they really did a redesign, but I don't think the chances are high for them to come up with all new Khajiit assets when they already made them a few months ago. 'Elsweyr 2: Electric Boogaloo' sounds like a golden opportunity to recycle content and save dev time.

wutttt, khajiit lore is awesome and I would love seeing the rest of the furstocks

p_tsakirisb16_ESO

FYI If you travel to the farm SE of the map, Razum-Dar is mentioned that has returned....

VDoom1

I've also wondered about this a lot. When Tharn mentioned Pellitine, that he would travel there. Pellitine is southern Elsweyr. Anequina is what they call Northern Elsweyr. All of Elsweyr is Anequina and Pellitine.

It would make sense that after summer or later in the year we get southern Elsweyr. It would be strange if in a year or several years "here you go, southern Elsweyr!"

Besides we never got an end to Kaalgrontiid. He still absorbed a lot of power, all we did was banish him from the plane of Jode. He mentioned Akatosh, wanting to become as powerful or his equal. Sooo what would a power hungry dragon do? Where would he go? South I guess, maybe he emerged from that plane in southern Elsweyr.

Also, am I the only one worried about Tharn?
He kept mentioning his age and that he isn't the battlemage he used to be. After that final battle I was worried he would die in his sleep or something, from his age and using so much power. His shields did hold back the full fury of a dragon. He isn't the nicest character but if he dies I know I will miss him. Tharn don't you dare you stubborn condescending old mule! We will miss your sarcastic and demeaning remarks.

p_tsakirisb16_ESO wrote: »

FYI If you travel to the farm SE of the map, Razum-Dar is mentioned that has returned....

Can confirm this. Saw our favorite Khajiit today.

grizzledcroc

Yea, this really hints the conclusion of the story is gonna be in the south. Im super excited we finally got a post about the ending! Take that people who think going to skyrim is more logical >:c

grizzledcroc

bluebird wrote: »

Meh. I've already had enough of cats to last me the whole year, thanks

So basically they implemented a Chapter that's about the size of Wrothgar, a DLC zone; and they're going to sell the second part of the Elsweyr story as a separate DLC? Not sure if we're hitting 'DLC of a DLC' levels of content gating yet, but I'm not too thrilled. (I wasn't particularly impressed by them telling a 'year-long cohesive story across all 4 DLC' to start with, as I thought that also just serves to push more people to buy more DLCs - though perhaps that's just me)

Darkstorne wrote: »

So long as it’s enough time to create unique architecture for the southern cities, I’m okay with this. I hope they don’t repeat the same mistake as Summerset, and just use Rimmen’s architecture for all the cities in Elsweyr. Please please please be good! Rimmen is beautiful and needs to remain unique visually, like Vivec and Orsinium are.

I suppose it wouldn't be so bad if they really did a redesign, but I don't think the chances are high for them to come up with all new Khajiit assets when they already made them a few months ago. 'Elsweyr 2: Electric Boogaloo' sounds like a golden opportunity to recycle content and save dev time.

Well I think if they can come up with totally not related assets to cap the year off like Murkmire to summerset or Clockwork to Morrowind Im sure they can spruce up the ashtetics to the south to look more richer and fancier than the stuff we see in the north.

Imza

I think the next chapter (next year) will be in the south - makes more sense to me.

The final Battle with Kaalgrontiid could be in the south also, but it could be a dungeon (dlc this year), or even better, a trial (chapter next year). Either way would be good IMHO.

EDIT:
- it makes more sense because it would be a whole new map just like this chapter is.

grizzledcroc

E3 cant come soon enough >:c

bluebird

Aliyavana wrote: »

bluebird wrote: »

Meh. I've already had enough of cats to last me the whole year, thanks

So basically they implemented a Chapter that's about the size of Wrothgar, a DLC zone; and they're going to sell the second part of the Elsweyr story as a separate DLC? Not sure if we're hitting 'DLC of a DLC' levels of content gating yet, but I'm not too thrilled. (I wasn't particularly impressed by them telling a 'year-long cohesive story across all 4 DLC' to start with, as I thought that also just serves to push more people to buy more DLCs - though perhaps that's just me)

Darkstorne wrote: »

So long as it’s enough time to create unique architecture for the southern cities, I’m okay with this. I hope they don’t repeat the same mistake as Summerset, and just use Rimmen’s architecture for all the cities in Elsweyr. Please please please be good! Rimmen is beautiful and needs to remain unique visually, like Vivec and Orsinium are.

I suppose it wouldn't be so bad if they really did a redesign, but I don't think the chances are high for them to come up with all new Khajiit assets when they already made them a few months ago. 'Elsweyr 2: Electric Boogaloo' sounds like a golden opportunity to recycle content and save dev time.

wutttt, khajiit lore is awesome and I would love seeing the rest of the furstocks

Sure, but it's going to get old real quick. That's as if they released another Orc zone after Wrothgar. Or another Argonian zone after Murkmire. Or followed Summerset with another High Elf zone. How many content variations on the same theme of cats and dragons can someone take throughout a year before it gets really stale?

I don't particularly dislike Khajiit, and would have the same concerns if we had gotten two High Elf zones with Sload, or two Argonian zones with treasure hunting, or two Orc zones with politics. And regardless of personal feelings on the furstock, I think the variation of getting Orsinium after Imperial City, or getting Murkmire after Summerset is a lot more exciting game year than knowing that all we have to look forward to is more cats and dragons.

grizzledcroc wrote: »

bluebird wrote: »

Meh. I've already had enough of cats to last me the whole year, thanks

So basically they implemented a Chapter that's about the size of Wrothgar, a DLC zone; and they're going to sell the second part of the Elsweyr story as a separate DLC? Not sure if we're hitting 'DLC of a DLC' levels of content gating yet, but I'm not too thrilled. (I wasn't particularly impressed by them telling a 'year-long cohesive story across all 4 DLC' to start with, as I thought that also just serves to push more people to buy more DLCs - though perhaps that's just me)

Darkstorne wrote: »

So long as it’s enough time to create unique architecture for the southern cities, I’m okay with this. I hope they don’t repeat the same mistake as Summerset, and just use Rimmen’s architecture for all the cities in Elsweyr. Please please please be good! Rimmen is beautiful and needs to remain unique visually, like Vivec and Orsinium are.

I suppose it wouldn't be so bad if they really did a redesign, but I don't think the chances are high for them to come up with all new Khajiit assets when they already made them a few months ago. 'Elsweyr 2: Electric Boogaloo' sounds like a golden opportunity to recycle content and save dev time.

Well I think if they can come up with totally not related assets to cap the year off like Murkmire to summerset or Clockwork to Morrowind Im sure they can spruce up the ashtetics to the south to look more richer and fancier than the stuff we see in the north.

Oh I don't doubt that they can, I'm just not sure that they will. Southern Elsweyr doesn't have a particularly different culture from Northern Elsweyr the way that CWC has a drastically different culture and aesthetic from Vvardenfell, or the way Nibenese and Colovian Imperials differ. I guess we'll find out later this year what they'll make of the new zone.

OtarTheMad

Priest Hadarus could have been speaking about Tsaesci when he said "children cloaked in scales".

Chaos2088

Would make sense for us to go to southern Elsweyr next for the story, this might of been hinted as the Halls of Colossus are in the south (if anyone went to map while you were there in the pre-story)

Think they might leave a small part of Elsweyr left for a future DLC, or they are going to surprise us with another full blown zone.....ya never know. Looking forward to whats coming next.

RaddlemanNumber7

OtarTheMad wrote: »

Priest Hadarus could have been speaking about Tsaesci when he said "children cloaked in scales".

Or maybe Parthunax, Jurgen Windcaller and Nord Tongues dressed in scale armour.

RaddlemanNumber7

Based on the previous hints we have had, I think this is definitely something, though more likely for next year than this...

It's from a conversation with a Bosmer who is one of the NPC's in the Stitches quest, talking about his unusual-for-a-Bosmer skill as a tinkerer:



So much there:

• Saarthal, which is very close to Winterhold.
• A working Dwemer lift into Blackreach or somewhere similar, and someone who knows where it is.
• Acquiring an entire skill line by eating a "soul gem" (miming a head explosion for that one).

Turelus

I had to spoil myself to see, as I don't think I will finish Elsweyr for some time.

Sounds like the DLC then? Maybe the dungeons will be the "big ending" for this years story?

phantasmalD

grizzledcroc wrote: »

bluebird wrote: »

Meh. I've already had enough of cats to last me the whole year, thanks

So basically they implemented a Chapter that's about the size of Wrothgar, a DLC zone; and they're going to sell the second part of the Elsweyr story as a separate DLC? Not sure if we're hitting 'DLC of a DLC' levels of content gating yet, but I'm not too thrilled. (I wasn't particularly impressed by them telling a 'year-long cohesive story across all 4 DLC' to start with, as I thought that also just serves to push more people to buy more DLCs - though perhaps that's just me)

Darkstorne wrote: »

So long as it’s enough time to create unique architecture for the southern cities, I’m okay with this. I hope they don’t repeat the same mistake as Summerset, and just use Rimmen’s architecture for all the cities in Elsweyr. Please please please be good! Rimmen is beautiful and needs to remain unique visually, like Vivec and Orsinium are.

I suppose it wouldn't be so bad if they really did a redesign, but I don't think the chances are high for them to come up with all new Khajiit assets when they already made them a few months ago. 'Elsweyr 2: Electric Boogaloo' sounds like a golden opportunity to recycle content and save dev time.

Well I think if they can come up with totally not related assets to cap the year off like Murkmire to summerset or Clockwork to Morrowind Im sure they can spruce up the ashtetics to the south to look more richer and fancier than the stuff we see in the north.

Many of those assets already existed tho. Murkmire had been in development since early 2015 and the visual style was used in places like Malestrom Arena, Mazzatun and housing like the very first crown store exclusive house ever released, Grand Topal Hideaway. Same goes for CWC.
There were some new stuff of course, like the Naga-kur, Voriplasm, revamped Ayleid gates and plants for Murkmire, but those DLCs really weren't 100% new, made from scratch content.

Also, CWC wasn't unrelated to Morrowind as the Morrowind trial (Halls of Fabrication) takes place in CWC.