Q2 2021

Karmanorway

A psijic seeks us out, apparently he have found a way to travel back in time before the great war.

Our journey starts with our brand new Battlemage class in imperial City before the Daedric invasion, we are here on a mission to stop a future threat that havent already happened yet, and thus can be changed.

ICs Arena district is a brand new PvP mode, 1vs1, 2vs2, 24vs24. We are here to make gold and fame, all the Pve players are doing their daily, which is betting on who will win in the arena fight, and those pvp players that win obviously wins all the gold🤑

And the betting Pve players have a chance to win high-quality motifs or in worst case crafting nodes equal in value of gold spent 👍

Now obviously we can time travel back and forth as we please, alliance war and IC ruins aint going anywhere 😊

Oh dear old Oblivion, how i wish to see u in your full glory again in ESO.

Yay or nay?

ESO_Nightingale

i like the idea of a battlemage class but not sure how you could make one. but, speaking of this idea, i'm throwing together an entire zone + class to present. both the class (with full passives and skills) and map(with icons and legitimate land features you would see on any other zone map) for the zone are done but there are various other things to do to link them together.

PvP content would be super nice though, so i could think of something to do with that.

Karmanorway

You need to show me when its finished 😁

CMDR_Un1k0rn

I refuse to rule out time travel as a concept, especially after a certain event recently.

I do think it's an elegant way of replacing the PvP Cyrodiil on the map with a PvE zone, if that is what they want to go for.

All the while maintaining the PvP zones "outside the world" as it were, akin to some of the newer Battlegrounds.

ESO_Nightingale

Karmanorway wrote: »

You need to show me when its finished 😁

man i thought it would take less time than it has. currently designing trial sets but need to speak to pvers to see what they'd want.

Karmanorway

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

I refuse to rule out time travel as a concept, especially after a certain event recently.

I do think it's an elegant way of replacing the PvP Cyrodiil on the map with a PvE zone, if that is what they want to go for.

All the while maintaining the PvP zones "outside the world" as it were, akin to some of the newer Battlegrounds.

My thoughts exactly, we cannot lose our current cyrodiil. And i have to admit, seeing cyrodiil again before the war, and PvP in the arena... Yeah i would probably newer log of again 😂

Nairinhe

Definitely yay! for content that caters to both sides and yay! for Oblivion nostalgia.
Also a way to see once again some of characters who(m?) we lost and who don't have Famous And Reliable Five Companions' Plot Armor (tm)

CMDR_Un1k0rn

Karmanorway wrote: »

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

I refuse to rule out time travel as a concept, especially after a certain event recently.

I do think it's an elegant way of replacing the PvP Cyrodiil on the map with a PvE zone, if that is what they want to go for.

All the while maintaining the PvP zones "outside the world" as it were, akin to some of the newer Battlegrounds.

My thoughts exactly, we cannot lose our current cyrodiil. And i have to admit, seeing cyrodiil again before the war, and PvP in the arena... Yeah i would probably newer log of again 😂

I'm of the opposite belief.

DLC's explicitly have a chronological order. I think time travel would be used to go back in time to the war, purely to maintain PvP with a token lore explanation.

Nemesis7884

battle mage would fit imperial dlc... maybe a more melee oriented magicka damage dealer that self buffs

bit like a combo of sorc and dk

CMDR_Un1k0rn

Nemesis7884 wrote: »

battle mage would fit imperial dlc... maybe a more melee oriented magicka damage dealer that self buffs

bit like a combo of sorc and dk

Battlemage was one of the six pre-release classes, but along with Warden was cut.

I truly believe it will arrive next year.

Karmanorway

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

Nemesis7884 wrote: »

battle mage would fit imperial dlc... maybe a more melee oriented magicka damage dealer that self buffs

bit like a combo of sorc and dk

Battlemage was one of the six pre-release classes, but along with Warden was cut.

I truly believe it will arrive next year.

Yes that makes sense from a business perspective, and from what we have seen so far. I'd be genuinely suprised If it didnt lol

Asdara

Let me get this straight AGAIN:
TIME TRAVEL IS THE LAZIEST FORM OF STORY TELLING

So BIG no, just for the sake of nostalgia, no no no.
We have so many things, continent, realm, etc to see in our time to bother travelling in time.
Also, the game really don't need any more class; it needs balance, better class identities, more customizable gameplaystyles, more cosmetic types, new mount type, SPELLCRAFTING!

emilyhyoyeon

Instead of travel back in time, I would rather have an instance of the city after the invasion is stopped. Or go for Skingrad and the West Weald and add a budget arena there

colossalvoids

Actually thought about that they might not just sell us a missing parts of it but do some good ol' time travel as we get hint of in one of the new public dungeons recently.
They also can't ignore pvp aspects of the game in Cyrodiil themed chapter be it performance or actual new content.
Would love to see landscapes of my favourite game yet again while waiting for a Skyblivion release.

Karmanorway

Asdara wrote: »

Let me get this straight AGAIN:
TIME TRAVEL IS THE LAZIEST FORM OF STORY TELLING

So BIG no, just for the sake of nostalgia, no no no.
We have so many things, continent, realm, etc to see in our time to bother travelling in time.
Also, the game really don't need any more class; it needs balance, better class identities, more customizable gameplaystyles, more cosmetic types, new mount type, SPELLCRAFTING!

True, i never saw time travel as a necessity in a lot of the content we have currently, things could definately have been done more interesting.

BUT, Cyrodiil is another story i mean literally everything is in ruins, there is no way we could experience it without time travel 😂

And u know, nostalgia sells, i think it would be foolish of them to not consider this, we all remember how successful Morrowind was 🤷‍♂️

I welcome spellcrafting fully, ive waited for it for a very long time since they showed it but i have lost faith it will ever arrive 😬

CMDR_Un1k0rn

Karmanorway wrote: »

Asdara wrote: »

Let me get this straight AGAIN:
TIME TRAVEL IS THE LAZIEST FORM OF STORY TELLING

So BIG no, just for the sake of nostalgia, no no no.
We have so many things, continent, realm, etc to see in our time to bother travelling in time.
Also, the game really don't need any more class; it needs balance, better class identities, more customizable gameplaystyles, more cosmetic types, new mount type, SPELLCRAFTING!

True, i never saw time travel as a necessity in a lot of the content we have currently, things could definately have been done more interesting.

BUT, Cyrodiil is another story i mean literally everything is in ruins, there is no way we could experience it without time travel 😂

And u know, nostalgia sells, i think it would be foolish of them to not consider this, we all remember how successful Morrowind was 🤷‍♂️

I welcome spellcrafting fully, ive waited for it for a very long time since they showed it but i have lost faith it will ever arrive 😬

I could certainly see Cyrodiil being rebuilt.

Hence my slightly different take on how time travel may be used.

Karmanorway

colossalvoids wrote: »

Actually thought about that they might not just sell us a missing parts of it but do some good ol' time travel as we get hint of in one of the new public dungeons recently.
They also can't ignore pvp aspects of the game in Cyrodiil themed chapter be it performance or actual new content.
Would love to see landscapes of my favourite game yet again while waiting for a Skyblivion release.

Are you thinking about that weird dwemer dude down in blackreach? I was genuinely confused when talking to him, didnt really get any answers from him either. Never perceived it as a hint though, could be 🤔

Karmanorway

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

Karmanorway wrote: »

Asdara wrote: »

Let me get this straight AGAIN:
TIME TRAVEL IS THE LAZIEST FORM OF STORY TELLING

So BIG no, just for the sake of nostalgia, no no no.
We have so many things, continent, realm, etc to see in our time to bother travelling in time.
Also, the game really don't need any more class; it needs balance, better class identities, more customizable gameplaystyles, more cosmetic types, new mount type, SPELLCRAFTING!

True, i never saw time travel as a necessity in a lot of the content we have currently, things could definately have been done more interesting.

BUT, Cyrodiil is another story i mean literally everything is in ruins, there is no way we could experience it without time travel 😂

And u know, nostalgia sells, i think it would be foolish of them to not consider this, we all remember how successful Morrowind was 🤷‍♂️

I welcome spellcrafting fully, ive waited for it for a very long time since they showed it but i have lost faith it will ever arrive 😬

I could certainly see Cyrodiil being rebuilt.

Hence my slightly different take on how time travel may be used.

Yes i want it too, im seriously getting so bored both in IC and cyrodiil its just this neverending episode of sadness and destruction lol

colossalvoids

Karmanorway wrote: »

colossalvoids wrote: »

Actually thought about that they might not just sell us a missing parts of it but do some good ol' time travel as we get hint of in one of the new public dungeons recently.
They also can't ignore pvp aspects of the game in Cyrodiil themed chapter be it performance or actual new content.
Would love to see landscapes of my favourite game yet again while waiting for a Skyblivion release.

Are you thinking about that weird dwemer dude down in blackreach? I was genuinely confused when talking to him, didnt really get any answers from him either. Never perceived it as a hint though, could be 🤔

Funny enough he's imperial and also wearing imperial mananaut's hat which was kinda obscure lore part about a space program held by the great council afaik. It's a purely tinfoil theory but still next year is 15 y anniversary of Oblivion if I'm correct so we can expect at least something.

Karmanorway

colossalvoids wrote: »

Karmanorway wrote: »

colossalvoids wrote: »

Actually thought about that they might not just sell us a missing parts of it but do some good ol' time travel as we get hint of in one of the new public dungeons recently.
They also can't ignore pvp aspects of the game in Cyrodiil themed chapter be it performance or actual new content.
Would love to see landscapes of my favourite game yet again while waiting for a Skyblivion release.

Are you thinking about that weird dwemer dude down in blackreach? I was genuinely confused when talking to him, didnt really get any answers from him either. Never perceived it as a hint though, could be 🤔

Funny enough he's imperial and also wearing imperial mananaut's hat which was kinda obscure lore part about a space program held by the great council afaik. It's a purely tinfoil theory but still next year is 15 y anniversary of Oblivion if I'm correct so we can expect at least something.

colossalvoids wrote: »

Karmanorway wrote: »

colossalvoids wrote: »

Actually thought about that they might not just sell us a missing parts of it but do some good ol' time travel as we get hint of in one of the new public dungeons recently.
They also can't ignore pvp aspects of the game in Cyrodiil themed chapter be it performance or actual new content.
Would love to see landscapes of my favourite game yet again while waiting for a Skyblivion release.

Are you thinking about that weird dwemer dude down in blackreach? I was genuinely confused when talking to him, didnt really get any answers from him either. Never perceived it as a hint though, could be 🤔

Funny enough he's imperial and also wearing imperial mananaut's hat which was kinda obscure lore part about a space program held by the great council afaik. It's a purely tinfoil theory but still next year is 15 y anniversary of Oblivion if I'm correct so we can expect at least something.

Omg your right, jesus i was 14 back when it came out 🤣 time flies.

Anyhow, i did not notice those details on dwemerboy, i need to read that lore part. Your theory sounds very possible though🙌

colossalvoids

Karmanorway wrote: »

colossalvoids wrote: »

Karmanorway wrote: »

colossalvoids wrote: »

Actually thought about that they might not just sell us a missing parts of it but do some good ol' time travel as we get hint of in one of the new public dungeons recently.
They also can't ignore pvp aspects of the game in Cyrodiil themed chapter be it performance or actual new content.
Would love to see landscapes of my favourite game yet again while waiting for a Skyblivion release.

Are you thinking about that weird dwemer dude down in blackreach? I was genuinely confused when talking to him, didnt really get any answers from him either. Never perceived it as a hint though, could be 🤔

Funny enough he's imperial and also wearing imperial mananaut's hat which was kinda obscure lore part about a space program held by the great council afaik. It's a purely tinfoil theory but still next year is 15 y anniversary of Oblivion if I'm correct so we can expect at least something.

colossalvoids wrote: »

Karmanorway wrote: »

colossalvoids wrote: »

Actually thought about that they might not just sell us a missing parts of it but do some good ol' time travel as we get hint of in one of the new public dungeons recently.
They also can't ignore pvp aspects of the game in Cyrodiil themed chapter be it performance or actual new content.
Would love to see landscapes of my favourite game yet again while waiting for a Skyblivion release.

Are you thinking about that weird dwemer dude down in blackreach? I was genuinely confused when talking to him, didnt really get any answers from him either. Never perceived it as a hint though, could be 🤔

Funny enough he's imperial and also wearing imperial mananaut's hat which was kinda obscure lore part about a space program held by the great council afaik. It's a purely tinfoil theory but still next year is 15 y anniversary of Oblivion if I'm correct so we can expect at least something.

Omg your right, jesus i was 14 back when it came out 🤣 time flies.

Anyhow, i did not notice those details on dwemerboy, i need to read that lore part. Your theory sounds very possible though🙌

That's pretty weird after all the years I'll agree on that x)

I hope so, as this game needs some refreshment for sure after so many letdowns. And something more than just another rp nostalgia milking.

Nemesis7884

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

Nemesis7884 wrote: »

battle mage would fit imperial dlc... maybe a more melee oriented magicka damage dealer that self buffs

bit like a combo of sorc and dk

Battlemage was one of the six pre-release classes, but along with Warden was cut.

I truly believe it will arrive next year.

Do we know if it was cut or incorporated into other classes such as the sorc is the question

But a melee oriented magicka class could be fun...

The_Drop_Bear

colossalvoids wrote: »

Actually thought about that they might not just sell us a missing parts of it but do some good ol' time travel as we get hint of in one of the new public dungeons recently.
They also can't ignore pvp aspects of the game in Cyrodiil themed chapter be it performance or actual new content.
Would love to see landscapes of my favourite game yet again while waiting for a Skyblivion release.

They very much can ignore PvP in a cyrodill, they did it in the dark brotherhood expansion.

Also that public dungeon hardly means we are going to time travel.

Fata1moose

I would actually love a year where they make Cyrodiil more in line with Oblivion. There's no geographic divesity in Cyrodiil everything looks overly simple and samey. Bruma just uses Nordic assets instead of looking like Bruma, etc. The big drawback of this is Cyrodiil performance is still bad so this isn't really possible. Fun to think about though.

Magenpie

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

I refuse to rule out time travel as a concept, especially after a certain event recently.

I do think it's an elegant way of replacing the PvP Cyrodiil on the map with a PvE zone, if that is what they want to go for.

All the while maintaining the PvP zones "outside the world" as it were, akin to some of the newer Battlegrounds.

Oh gods please no. Time travel is such a lazy stupid way of writing narrative. There has to be a better way.

LanteanPegasus

Karmanorway wrote: »

A psijic seeks us out, apparently he have found a way to travel back in time before the great war. [snip]
Oh dear old Oblivion, how i wish to see u in your full glory again in ESO.
Yay or nay?

A resounding Yay! (with fanfare and all) from me !!

I don't care if they add a battlemage or spellcrafting, and sure, people can fight each other in the arena until they are blue in the face, as far as I am concerned - all I want is lovely Cyrodiil (back), filled with life and adventure (read: quests) again, to travel at my leisure (without some ganker jumping from the bushes every mile) !!

And a main quest storyline to end the stupid war before it begins would be lovely, too.

Plus, my Imperial (yes, I only play one character) could finally go home again - and maybe save his beloved Empire in the process ?

That said: I'd take a journey to the future as well, a future were we can finally END the stupid war (via main quest, not PvP), and rebuild Cyrodiil.

SickleCider

It's all for naught if we don't find Sarah Connor first.

Red_Feather

That would be amazing. I like fantasy games that mess with space/time.

Karmanorway

Versispellis wrote: »

It's all for naught if we don't find Sarah Connor first.

Huh? Whats that all about? She did some VO on some important npc or something? U mean that Terminator chick right?

Tommy_The_Gun

Karmanorway wrote: »

brand new Battlemage class

- Morrowind Chapter -> Warden New Class -> Heavy Templar nerfs (similar power fantasy base game class).
- Elsweyr Chapter -> Necromancer New Class -> Heavy Nightblade nerfs (similar power fantasy base game class).

- New Chapter -> Battlemage New Class -> This would mean Heavy Sorcerer nerfs (similar power fantasy base game class).

Karmanorway

Tommy_The_Gun wrote: »

Karmanorway wrote: »

brand new Battlemage class

- Morrowind Chapter -> Warden New Class -> Heavy Templar nerfs (similar power fantasy base game class).
- Elsweyr Chapter -> Necromancer New Class -> Heavy Nightblade nerfs (similar power fantasy base game class).

- New Chapter -> Battlemage New Class -> This would mean Heavy Sorcerer nerfs (similar power fantasy base game class).

Im expecting that, but i am also expecting the class to come out eventually. For example warden was meant to be available in the beginning, so was battlemage. I highly doubt they will just leave the class there to rot and/or create a brand new class from scratch 🤷‍♂️