Returning player

Partomax

Hello everyone
I am a returning player looking for a bit of information on the current state of the game.
Last time I played was a bit after the release of summerset
I would appreciate it if you could tell me all the relevant changes that happened with the game since then. I know there's the new expansion and some DLC but I don't know exactly what they add, except the new class and the expansion zone of course. Do you feel it is worth buying?

Thanks in advance to everyone ^^

VaranisArano

Since Summerset, they've added:
Wolfhunter &Wrathstone dungeon DLC
Murkmire zone DLC
Elsweyr

Dungeon DLC are worth it if you like dungeons.
Murkmire is a solid story DLC, recommended if you like questing.
Elsweyr is good if you like questing, Khajiit, dragons, trials, and/or playing as the new necromancer class.

Major gameplay changes are that ZOS has been working to auditing racial passives, class skills, and weapon skills to make their behavior more consistent across the board.

So the top tier meta has changed a fair bit, but from the perspective of the average player, you'll probably notice that your skills behave a little differently and your racial passives have changed. Note that the upcoming Scalebreaker has more drastic changes to several staple skills for PVE DPS and healing.

If you had performance issues in PVP or PVE before you left, don't expect much improvement. The Groupfinder is currently undergoing a complete revamp, so ZOS implemented a queue for using it in PVE and BG players just have to deal with matches sometimes not,starting properly.


ZOS is also running regular events where you can obtain Event Tickets, used to purchase a Nascent Indrik mount, which can then be evolved into a different colored form. The colored forms are (as far as we know) exclusive to each quarter's events. So if you like the Q3 Onyx Indrik, buy the Berry that comes with each Q3 event first, then buy each of the 4 feathers you need to make the Nascent Indrik. Essentially, 1 of each of the 4 feathers = Nascent Indrik, while 1 of each of the 4 Onyx berries + Nascent = Onyx Indrik.

Hope that helps!


Edited: forgot! If you PVP, IC now has its own campaigns. The 30 day CP and No CP Campaign are now faction locked. You'll be locked to whichever faction you first queue into Cyrodiil on. If you want to swap faction at the end of the campaign, you must remove all your characters from Cyrodiil or you will automatically be relocked to that faction when you log on those characters.

Partomax

VaranisArano wrote: »

Since Summerset, they've added:
Wolfhunter &Wrathstone dungeon DLC
Murkmire zone DLC
Elsweyr

Dungeon DLC are worth it if you like dungeons.
Murkmire is a solid story DLC, recommended if you like questing.
Elsweyr is good if you like questing, Khajiit, dragons, trials, and/or playing as the new necromancer class.

Major gameplay changes are that ZOS has been working to auditing racial passives, class skills, and weapon skills to make their behavior more consistent across the board.

So the top tier meta has changed a fair bit, but from the perspective of the average player, you'll probably notice that your skills behave a little differently and your racial passives have changed. Note that the upcoming Scalebreaker has more drastic changes to several staple skills for PVE DPS and healing.

If you had performance issues in PVP or PVE before you left, don't expect much improvement. The Groupfinder is currently undergoing a complete revamp, so ZOS implemented a queue for using it in PVE and BG players just have to deal with matches sometimes not,starting properly.


ZOS is also running regular events where you can obtain Event Tickets, used to purchase a Nascent Indrik mount, which can then be evolved into a different colored form. The colored forms are (as far as we know) exclusive to each quarter's events. So if you like the Q3 Onyx Indrik, buy the Berry that comes with each Q3 event first, then buy each of the 4 feathers you need to make the Nascent Indrik. Essentially, 1 of each of the 4 feathers = Nascent Indrik, while 1 of each of the 4 Onyx berries + Nascent = Onyx Indrik.

Hope that helps!

Thanks a lot! ^^ This does help, would my magblade with siroria still be efficient or should I expect a major DPS drop?

zaria

Partomax wrote: »

VaranisArano wrote: »

Since Summerset, they've added:
Wolfhunter &Wrathstone dungeon DLC
Murkmire zone DLC
Elsweyr

Dungeon DLC are worth it if you like dungeons.
Murkmire is a solid story DLC, recommended if you like questing.
Elsweyr is good if you like questing, Khajiit, dragons, trials, and/or playing as the new necromancer class.

Major gameplay changes are that ZOS has been working to auditing racial passives, class skills, and weapon skills to make their behavior more consistent across the board.

So the top tier meta has changed a fair bit, but from the perspective of the average player, you'll probably notice that your skills behave a little differently and your racial passives have changed. Note that the upcoming Scalebreaker has more drastic changes to several staple skills for PVE DPS and healing.

If you had performance issues in PVP or PVE before you left, don't expect much improvement. The Groupfinder is currently undergoing a complete revamp, so ZOS implemented a queue for using it in PVE and BG players just have to deal with matches sometimes not,starting properly.


ZOS is also running regular events where you can obtain Event Tickets, used to purchase a Nascent Indrik mount, which can then be evolved into a different colored form. The colored forms are (as far as we know) exclusive to each quarter's events. So if you like the Q3 Onyx Indrik, buy the Berry that comes with each Q3 event first, then buy each of the 4 feathers you need to make the Nascent Indrik. Essentially, 1 of each of the 4 feathers = Nascent Indrik, while 1 of each of the 4 Onyx berries + Nascent = Onyx Indrik.

Hope that helps!

Thanks a lot! ^^ This does help, would my magblade with siroria still be efficient or should I expect a major DPS drop?

As I understand AoE does less damage but single target dots is up so not much effects on bosses, probably more damage on mobile bosses in dungeons. Trash will die a bit slower but that is rarely an problem.