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

nolangrady · January 13

I expect nothing spectacular and after the last few years I am sure to keep the bar of expectation low. With that said, here are the things I hope to see:

- No nerfs
- True PvP leaderboards
- Better PvP rewards for leaderboard placement
- At least discussion around what the future holds for CP
- Spears
- Perhaps another crafting avenue maybe similar to the collectible system in FFXIV

Meh none of this will happen lol

CiNNeR · January 13

That they fix the problems and the games works without lags and crashes everytime a zerg comes by.

TelvanniWizard · January 13

1 handed and rune/spell.

Elsonso · January 13

Mixith wrote: »

Elsonso wrote: »

Mixith wrote: »

I'm really hoping for a Bard skill line, other than that i hope they finally fix the bug where your weapons go invisible or you end up running on them.

I'm also really hoping we aren't going back to dolmens or geysers in Skyrim, i think the dragon ones are a step in a more interesting direction. That being said i don't want it to be dragons again, will be interesting to see what they decide to do though.

My thoughts around a skill line are related one of these: spell crafting, vampire, forsworn/briar-heart, new weapon

They should have dark anchors, or at least dolmens, in Skyrim. I'd like to see some consistency with Eastmarch and Rift and not just dream up a way to exclude them because it is 2020.

Thats a fair point about the dolmens i suppose, i personally just find them a bit boring at this point. For the skill lines i doubt we will see spell crafting, i know a lot of people want it but it just seems highly unlikely in my opinion. We also already have a vampire skill lines so it would be weird if we got a completely new one, maybe a rework of the existing one though! Forsworn/briar-heart skill lines could also be interesting and i think i would really enjoy a new weapon too.

I think that, for 2020, the only chance we have for spell crafting is if they include Winterhold and the College. Those two would go together like milk and cookies. This is the only reason it remains in my list.

I would love to see a new weapon, and that is something that would definitely be exciting.

Cireous · January 13

The fact that they are making more of a spectacle out of the announcement this year than any other year, complete with an arena-filled audience on hand to watch, has me seriously wondering if some kind of game changing new system is about to be revealed.

wild_kmacdb16_ESO · January 13

my hopes (ones that are feasible)

Spellcrafting system that makes the homogenization of skills worth it

Expanded skill lines for existing weapon types to get some of the Fancy moves NPC got in recent DLC (Spinning dual wield charge: sword and shield superman jump slam, etc)

One new weapon combat style and one new universal skill line

More things to do in and reasons to visit player housing (minigames? Exp bonus?)

Dynamic overland content that adds element of risk (roving packs of elites for example)

Update to the CP system

Graphics / animations updates for player characters

What I expect

A new landmass that will be abandoned like Murkmire a year after release

New dungeons that will be shunned for easier ones

A story that will be interesting the first time and boring subsequent times.

Maxx7410 · January 13

Gravord wrote: »

Here is my hoping, or dreaming:

5. Skyrim having size as it should be, not 2 cities connected with 25m long road and 99% doors chained
.

This 100000000000% is shamful how this is done in every single city

Klad · January 13

I expect a lot of screaming and hair pulling by the forum community, even if they offered each one of us our weight in actual Gold.

Ohtimbar · January 13

Hopes; No dragons, nerfs, vamps or dolmens 3.5
Expect; Dragons, nerfs, vamps and dolmens 3.5

Elsonso · January 13

Maxx7410 wrote: »

Gravord wrote: »

Here is my hoping, or dreaming:

5. Skyrim having size as it should be, not 2 cities connected with 25m long road and 99% doors chained
.

This 100000000000% is shamful how this is done in every single city

I don' expect any big huge zones, and I do expect a lot of locked doors and inaccessible areas.

The team does a great job, and it will look beautiful, but I figure that they just don't have the time to create something deep and detailed.

I would _love_ to see all of ESO Skyrim united in a giant, detailed, zone with no overland loading screens. Ain't gonna happen, though.

Maxx7410 · January 13

then they must take more time is better to have a good game than a pretty but empty one

FrancisCrawford · January 13

VerboseQuips wrote: »

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.

The ones that don't have sequels yet are:

Direfrost Keep -- in Nord country, could clearly use a sequel
Vaults of Madness -- great dungeon, clearly needs a sequel
Blessed Crucible -- in Nord country, doesn't need a sequel, could have one
Blackheart Haven -- doesn't need a sequel, could have one
Arx Corinium -- doesn't need a sequel, could have one
Tempest Island -- doesn't need a sequel, could have one

Noxavian · 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?

Vampires. Anything to do with them, but preferably a re-vamp of the skill line.

akdave0 · January 13

I would like food and drinks buffs to be used at the same time.

Robo_Hobo · January 13

the things that could excite me most would be any of the following, from most to least exciting:

-optional difficulty increase mode for overland/questing
-champion point rework details
-spellcrafting mentioned
-new class, monk would be my favorite, bard 2nd favorite
-the city of winterhold in its glory days
-new weapon skill line
-new skill line in general
-other reachmen perspectives besides being sadistically evil

Other lore related details and reveals could be on the list, potentially even at the top of the list, all depending on what it is and how deep it goes

Seraphayel · January 13

A new mechanic or system. Something that makes combat more interesting than it is now.

I really don’t want another Summerset or Elsweyr in that regard.

We’re playing the same game for 6 years and all Chapters have been almost identical besides the visuals which is... sad.

akl77 · January 13

Fix the game,not just for pc, but PS4 as well.

Elsonso · January 14

Maxx7410 wrote: »

then they must take more time is better to have a good game than a pretty but empty one

I wish they could. Either that or throw a few more overland designers into the mix so they can accomplish more in the same amount of time. It's not like this game is suffering.

VerboseQuips · January 14

nolangrady wrote: »

- At least discussion around what the future holds for CP

I personnally hope they'll raise the cap to 1080, so we can finally unlock all the perks.

Iskiab · January 14

Some sort of magblade healer buff. Templar is great, I’m finding warden overrated just because with ability lag it takes too long to cycle your buffs, but I started as a magblade and would love to be able to play it again.

Strider__Roshin · January 14

If the update brings anything like I saw in those unconfirmed leaks I'd be willing to try this game out again.

Pauls · January 14

First of all game without bugs and terrible performance at peak times, after that any new content. And dont mix up the order – stability firstly, new features secondly.

Cireous · January 14

Hmmmmm..... Rich on twitter today.

How gamechanging I wonder?

Rake · January 14

I hope for no more dragons in new year of ESO.

perolord · January 14

Cireous wrote: »

The fact that they are making more of a spectacle out of the announcement this year than any other year, complete with an arena-filled audience on hand to watch, has me seriously wondering if some kind of game changing new system is about to be revealed.

We will see in 2 days

. But yea, thats why i am asking, they are really making a spectacle about this..

Faulgor · January 14

I hope that they finally get their act together and develop new game systems like spellcrafting or the overhauled champion system. In terms of gameplay, ESO feels like the most underdeveloped MMO I've played. The only thing we got ever since chapters were introduced are 2 new classes, which are useless for existing characters and didn't add anything to the game as a whole, because ESO's classes effectively all play the same.

It feels like the only people still working on this game are the dungeon and zone teams. So what I expect is a look at what they have been working on.

Aptonoth · January 14

Cireous wrote: »

Hmmmmm..... Rich on twitter today.
How gamechanging I wonder?

If it’s Bethesda/ZeniMax marketing it’s almost certainly nothing lol. How many times do people have to be burned by their lies? Seriously lol. The fact that the parent company is taking a more direct hand has me very very worried.

TheFM · January 14

Nerf to templars, for the love of sanguine, bring dots back to normal levels instead of these absurd tickle levels, reduce the availability of purges, or increase cost, as it stands now necro, warden, and templar can all purge my entire burst with 0 consequences.

Other than that if there are no performance changes I will be gone when new world comes out. The absolute miserable state of this game and the inability of the devs to fix the performance issues is glaring to me, and no amount of excellent dlc will change that. It has just progressively gotten worse since elsweyr, and this weekend was the worst.

juhislihis19 · January 14

Expectations? None. Better ot have none, so you won't be disappointed by the incompetence.

Hopes? Fixes on lag, bugs, crashes. Nothing more. No new content, no new items on crown store, no new gimmicks. Just fix the current gameplay.

gepe87 · January 14

Cireous wrote: »

Hmmmmm..... Rich on twitter today.
How gamechanging I wonder?

A gamechanging that probably leads to changing game