expectations on thursday? what do you hope for the future of ESO?

perolord · January 13

Hi, i wonder, what will thursday bring.. What will be announced. For sure new chapter, but i wonder, if this will be the same style like in years before... or can we expect something new.. some "radical" changes in game...(for example, capes - which for sure not,... but for example... ).

I expect some changes in PVP, otherwise i do not expect some "radical" changes in ESO...

On the other note, if there will be only announcement of new chapter with no "big" new news... then i will be very disapointed. Somehow, game need some new things, not only same system every year...

What do you think?

Czekoludek · January 13

No more nerfs, new fun system, performance fixes, good PvE content that is hard because of interesting mechanics, not by stupidly set speedrun timer

Acrolas · January 13

All server crashes in 2020 now attributed to massive quantities of guano.

SydneyGrey · January 13

Skyriiiiiimmmmm

My brother just got Skyrim on VR, and I got to experience it. Seeing the dragons life-sized was freaking amazing.

Sturmfaenger · January 13

I hope that they mention something about housing thats not just "there will be new cool houses to buy this year".
The housing community has grown inside the game, and that facette of the game needs to be adressed also.

2019 it has been more neglected than adressed (for example they added no new blueprints for southern elsweyr, releasing just a bunch of blueprints with northern elsweyr had the whole year 2019 unbalanced - fall was bleak, blueprintwise. And they put the new achievement furniture behind a questing barrier, so you could not even see on PTS what they were if you didn't want to spoil yourself with questing there.)

I hope 2020 will be better here.

Tommy_The_Gun · January 13

I hope for spear or spell & rune weapon skill line. But I do realize that we wont get that. We will probably get spell crafting and / or vampire over-buff...

Linaleah · January 13

hopes are different from expectations. what do I expect? i expect that they will give us a little bit more of that trailer snipper and officially announce the next chapter as well as dungeon DLC that will introduce it. and that is all that I expect.

Thevampirenight · January 13

I'm hoping for a falmer/snow elf themed chapter. Given its the second era I can see maybe hold out survivors that have not been corrupted. I think it would make a great chapter if they did it right. But who knows what they got planned. We will know more in a few days.

Zer0_CooL · January 13

An actual working basegame would be highly apreciated.

FierceSam · January 13

What I’d love

- A working PC EU server (lol)
- Less lag, better performance, fewer 304, 307 disconnects, FPS greater than 30, no rubber banding etc etc
- The end of the class balancing process (with hopefully a satisfying conclusion)
- A faster, working group finder (with the option for ESO+ subscribers to not include the DLC dungeons)
- Battlegrounds that put together matched teams and allowed for a variety of team members (ie 3 a side, 6 a side etc)
- Battlegrounds that could be organised by guilds so we can choose the sides, map and gamestyle
- Fewer ‘Crown gem exclusives’, more content available through gameplay
- Better guild management and trading tools
- Better quality graphics for everything
- More choice, items, way more lights, and a more slots in housing
- Better. Inventory. Management. And way more slots - this game should not be all about inventory management
- A hurricane sorc that I could actually see in combat
- A better pathway into PvP
- A genuine PvP house (file next to guild organised BGs)
- But top of the wish list, surprise me with more imagination in content and design... please

What I expect/fear

- the unexcitement of the ordinary... 3 DLC and a chapter, 2 dungeon packs, an expansion and a zone that’s got an area ‘bigger than Elsweyr’ but with the playing space of Betnik ... it’s Skyrim but somehow not the Skyrim single player game (but enough like it that it doesn’t offend Skyrim players)
- more Crown Gem exclusives - a horrid currency hidden behind gambling boxes meaning you’ll never know how cripplingly expensive that funny pony is
- A continually confusing never ending combat realignment process (no I don’t know exactly what that is either)
- More f-ing Uglyarse Indriks “this time in puce”
- P2W - buy that build fully specced up... a Crown Gem exclusive
- Nords.... lots of Nords... not the well thought out ones with a culture, but the ‘funny’ always drinking, always a bit turnip-headed comedy Nords we see all over ESO
- We’re going “back to Skyrim”....
- A really expensive, but ultimately valueless cinematic for the ‘play for free’ fanboys to ogle over, which adds nothing to the game
- Nothing inspiring, imaginative or genuinely surprising... just more evidence of a game slowly running down into oblivion

perolord · January 13

FierceSam wrote: »

What I’d love

- A working PC EU server (lol)
- Less lag, better performance, fewer 304, 307 disconnects, FPS greater than 30, no rubber banding etc etc
- The end of the class balancing process (with hopefully a satisfying conclusion)
- A faster, working group finder (with the option for ESO+ subscribers to not include the DLC dungeons)
- Battlegrounds that put together matched teams and allowed for a variety of team members (ie 3 a side, 6 a side etc)
- Battlegrounds that could be organised by guilds so we can choose the sides, map and gamestyle
- Fewer ‘Crown gem exclusives’, more content available through gameplay
- Better guild management and trading tools
- Better quality graphics for everything
- More choice, items, way more lights, and a more slots in housing
- Better. Inventory. Management. And way more slots - this game should not be all about inventory management
- A hurricane sorc that I could actually see in combat
- A better pathway into PvP
- A genuine PvP house (file next to guild organised BGs)
- But top of the wish list, surprise me with more imagination in content and design... please

What I expect/fear

- the unexcitement of the ordinary... 3 DLC and a chapter, 2 dungeon packs, an expansion and a zone that’s got an area ‘bigger than Elsweyr’ but with the playing space of Betnik ... it’s Skyrim but somehow not the Skyrim single player game (but enough like it that it doesn’t offend Skyrim players)
- more Crown Gem exclusives - a horrid currency hidden behind gambling boxes meaning you’ll never know how cripplingly expensive that funny pony is
- A continually confusing never ending combat realignment process (no I don’t know exactly what that is either)
- More f-ing Uglyarse Indriks “this time in puce”
- P2W - buy that build fully specced up... a Crown Gem exclusive
- Nords.... lots of Nords... not the well thought out ones with a culture, but the ‘funny’ always drinking, always a bit turnip-headed comedy Nords we see all over ESO
- We’re going “back to Skyrim”....
- A really expensive, but ultimately valueless cinematic for the ‘play for free’ fanboys to ogle over, which adds nothing to the game
- Nothing inspiring, imaginative or genuinely surprising... just more evidence of a game slowly running down into oblivion

All my fears to the point...

Mitrenga · January 13

I'm pretty sure they will deliver great in game content during 2020. Upcoming zone is a clear fan favorite and safe choice for ZOS. They did a very good job with Elsweyr in my opinion, so I only expect the things will get better with Skyrim. A new class, new X, new Y... all expected from a new chapter.

On the other hand, performance issues are the #1 on my list, as a PC EU player. If ZOS can manage to limit the server stability issues to an understandable MMO standart, I would be very happy.

Chaos2088 · January 13

My expectations are a big fan fare about the new chapter, with details of the Dungeon DLC incoming, with hints of what the chapter will be.

With a note of another event where they will give us all the details....gotta build that hype. £££

Minyassa · January 13

I was just expecting a new chapter. I figured they are probably hyping it up because Skyrim was so popular.

Wheresthetea11 · January 13

What do I want? No more nerfs, some damage buffs to help out with the tank meta in pvp, and some solid insight regarding the server improvements planned later this year.

What do I expect? Nerfs and a brand new meta

Minyassa · January 13

As for hopes...I really just wish they'd do more with housing. I still haven't given up hope for them to give us proper decorator permission and let someone with that designation actually place items.

NeillMcAttack · January 13

I would hope for lots of PvP improvements, maybe a 4v4 mode, with group and solo queue options, a lobby system and maybe some all-chat for flaming

But I’m quite confident that we will just receive the same as the past couple years, 4 new dungeons and a small questing area.

Runefang · January 13

I’d love class related content. A quest for each class, maybe to unlock a 4th skill line or new morphs.

rpa · January 13

I'd hope they announce ZoS have finally found out how to get a key press to result assigned action happening. Like firing an ability or doing a bar swap.

Dusk_Coven · January 13

TL;DR -- Nothing that will make me throw IRL money at them any time soon.

They are going to ignore all the issues that happened and just cheer the next new content.
We'll probably identify recycled content from TES5 but hopefully it will at least be touched up.
There will be no apology for the gross incompetence we have seen across all departments, but more importantly there will be no commitment to accountability for improvements.
And probably there will be at least one screw-up in the announcement details.

pod88kk · January 13

FierceSam wrote: »

What I’d love

- A working PC EU server (lol)
- Less lag, better performance, fewer 304, 307 disconnects, FPS greater than 30, no rubber banding etc etc
- The end of the class balancing process (with hopefully a satisfying conclusion)
- A faster, working group finder (with the option for ESO+ subscribers to not include the DLC dungeons)
- Battlegrounds that put together matched teams and allowed for a variety of team members (ie 3 a side, 6 a side etc)
- Battlegrounds that could be organised by guilds so we can choose the sides, map and gamestyle
- Fewer ‘Crown gem exclusives’, more content available through gameplay
- Better guild management and trading tools
- Better quality graphics for everything
- More choice, items, way more lights, and a more slots in housing
- Better. Inventory. Management. And way more slots - this game should not be all about inventory management
- A hurricane sorc that I could actually see in combat
- A better pathway into PvP
- A genuine PvP house (file next to guild organised BGs)
- But top of the wish list, surprise me with more imagination in content and design... please

What I expect/fear

- the unexcitement of the ordinary... 3 DLC and a chapter, 2 dungeon packs, an expansion and a zone that’s got an area ‘bigger than Elsweyr’ but with the playing space of Betnik ... it’s Skyrim but somehow not the Skyrim single player game (but enough like it that it doesn’t offend Skyrim players)
- more Crown Gem exclusives - a horrid currency hidden behind gambling boxes meaning you’ll never know how cripplingly expensive that funny pony is
- A continually confusing never ending combat realignment process (no I don’t know exactly what that is either)
- More f-ing Uglyarse Indriks “this time in puce”
- P2W - buy that build fully specced up... a Crown Gem exclusive
- Nords.... lots of Nords... not the well thought out ones with a culture, but the ‘funny’ always drinking, always a bit turnip-headed comedy Nords we see all over ESO
- We’re going “back to Skyrim”....
- A really expensive, but ultimately valueless cinematic for the ‘play for free’ fanboys to ogle over, which adds nothing to the game
- Nothing inspiring, imaginative or genuinely surprising... just more evidence of a game slowly running down into oblivion

You hit the nail on the head with that one mate

VerboseQuips · January 13

What I want the most for the future:

Spellcrafting. And possibly also "scroll crafting" (consumable spells). I know it's difficult to do and balance well but when it's there, ESO will finally be a "feature-complete" TES game. Also think of the nice furntiture we'll be able to craft with these new professions.
Spears and one-handed scepters! Possibly also crossbows and talismans (magicka-based shields). Although I guess it is difficult to do considering all those new weapons would have to be declined in many existing styles...
A "II version" of the remaining vanilla dungeons. So many ended on cliffhangers, and there are still many types of creatures which weren't turned into a mask yet.
Tons of lore about the past of Skyrim, its totemic religion, on the creatures, people and Faerie who inhabited and still inhabit it. More lore on Minotaurs, Leimenids, Snow Elves, Giants, Rieklins, Rhojiit, and so on. Also more lore on Shalidor, Lamae Beolfag, Aumriel, Konahrik, ... Or about some specific places like the Skyforge or the Lunar Forge (which could shed some light on the links between Elsweyr and Skyrim).
Revisiting many places from Skyrim and seeing them in a different shape. Winterhold in its full glory (with a player house!), for example, but also giving Morthal and Dawnstar a more unique look. Seeing places in Skyrim that are mentioned in other TES games but where omitted from TES V. It could be great to add the monolithic throne that was mentioned int the Art Book to Dragonsreach, too.
More furnishing slots in player houses.
More Darien.

I still hope for some new class or skill lines in the future. So far we have Daedric, Undead and Animal pets. It would be great to have an Artificer class using animunculi as pets. A battlemage, able to balance well the use of stamina weapons and magicka spells would be awesome, too. It would also be great to have some other skill lines like martial arts, Thu'um (if done well), bards, and Dragonguard. A hunting/gathering and a mercantile skill lines could be nice, too. Also, it would be great to have some kind of "abomination hunter" skill line, for those who don't want to become vampires or werewolves, so that at every moment, one and only one of the three skill lines is available to any given character.
And it would also be awesome if we could use alchemy to craft throwable grenades with an area of effect (either positive or negative).

Also we already have access to Mundus stones blessings. It could be interesting to have access to some other blessing based on faith (granted by the Divines, the Tribunal, Daedric Princes or some other deities or saints).

And in terms of pets, mounts and other cosmetics, I really really hope we'll get squirrels and rabbit pets some day (especially the gilded magical Darkwater rabbit we see in Eastmarch), but also will-o-the-whisps, draugulfs and flying books.

As for my expectations for Thursday...

Well, a really nicely crafted CGI trailer showcasing the new game systems added by the next chapter. Some gameplay trailer explaining how they recreated that mythical area and why they decided to change some things, and what new aspects of Skyrim will be explored this time around. Probably also featuring the next Crown Crate thematic mounts.
Then teasing some other new features and quality of life changes, and selling us the Collector Edition. And that's all, please collect your Twitch crates and your bat pet.

curtisnewton · January 13

Setting the graphics to max really looks good, but:

Some old blurred textures better be replaced,
Some new shaders to give the game world more depth,
More realistic weather and colour management (night is dark and grey not so colourful, more stormy weather and better transitions),
Maybe some Raytraycing added for more realistic light.

As much as I love the NPC talking and questing lore, some more different styles please: Dont make every NPC talk as much and verbally perfect. Make some of them lying to the player or only talk with little words, be rough etc.

All in all: I like ESO and wish for it to be deeper and more fleshed out.

Czekoludek · January 13

curtisnewton wrote: »

Setting the graphics to max really looks good, but:

Some old blurred textures better be replaced,
Some new shaders to give the game world more depth,
More realistic weather and colour management (night is dark and grey not so colourful, more stormy weather and better transitions),
Maybe some Raytraycing added for more realistic light.

As much as I love the NPC talking and questing lore, some more different styles please: Dont make every NPC talk as much and verbally perfect. Make some of them lying to the player or only talk with little words, be rough etc.

All in all: I like ESO and wish for it to be deeper and more fleshed out.

Also about talking to NPC, why main hero must be stupid? I mean, from most important quest dialogues Vestige sounds like a dummy

ApostateHobo · January 13

I hope for a one handed and rune skill line, and a revamp to vampires because they really need it. What I expect is more controversial adjustments to the game that nobody asked for.

SantieClaws · January 13

What this one hopes for:

Missing Elsweyr Chunk Land

A magical potion of Increase Furnishing Limits

So many more interesting rewards to be found when fishing - make doing the DLC fishing achievements worth the pain! Several unique items for every zone please.

Pet cows and sheep

Treasure chest loot overhaul and stackable treasure maps

Crafting survey overhaul - especially when it comes to multiple surveys at the same location

Bankable and stackable yellow runeboxes

What this one expects:

Snow

Mead

Vampires

Nords with misplaced clothing

Lyris with issues

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

xxthir13enxx · January 13

I Hope for a playable game

I expect no to little difference with a few new features/bugs thrown in.

wild_kmacdb16_ESO · January 13

I don’t know but I hope they don’t phone it in, which to me world be a landmass , couple dungeons and not much more. The games been around half a decade; they need new actions/skills for the player to be able to perform, new ways to interact with the world, etc

Agalloch · January 13

i hope starting with 2020 they will make REAL Expansions that will include :

1. 3 ore 4 new zones or 2 zones bigger than Craglorn

2. 8 Public dungeons

3. 12. delves

4. 4 new group dungeons

5 2. Trials ( one mini and one large)

6. 2 new skill lines ( something like 1h and rune from the start and a bard skill line)

7. One new class.

9. 3 new Battleground maps

10. Revamped Cyrodiil

11. Revamped Imperial City

12. Directx12 upgrade

This can be called a Real Expansion.

Cheers!

English is not my native language.

Wifeaggro13 · January 13

perolord wrote: »

Hi, i wonder, what will thursday bring.. What will be announced. For sure new chapter, but i wonder, if this will be the same style like in years before... or can we expect something new.. some "radical" changes in game...(for example, capes - which for sure not,... but for example... ).

I expect some changes in PVP, otherwise i do not expect some "radical" changes in ESO...

On the other note, if there will be only announcement of new chapter with no "big" new news... then i will be very disapointed. Somehow, game need some new things, not only same system every year...

What do you think?

A new game director

Chaos2088 · January 13

Runefang wrote: »

I’d love class related content. A quest for each class, maybe to unlock a 4th skill line or new morphs.

This would be epic