All Spellcrafting does is add more skills. That's it.
People are "obsessed" with it because their characters are getting stale after 6 years, and they want something new.
Nobody expects to craft a 1000000 point damage spell for 50000 magicka, promise. And I have a hard time believing people are against adding new skills on principle. Since launch, the number of skills added to ESO are miniscule compared to most MMOs.
We get tons of new, often incredibly imbalanced gear sets every year, yet virtually nobody asks ZOS to stop adding new sets altogether. In fact, they ask for specific new ones all the time (magicka Deadly Strikes, please).
So I don't see how more skills would be fundamentally different, considering they are just as limited and even more standardized than gear.
But considering Firor's recent statement, we'll be lucky to see the champion system rework next year, lol.
All Spellcrafting does is add more skills. That's it.
People are "obsessed" with it because their characters are getting stale after 6 years, and they want something new.
Nobody expects to craft a 1000000 point damage spell for 50000 magicka, promise. And I have a hard time believing people are against adding new skills on principle. Since launch, the number of skills added to ESO are miniscule compared to most MMOs.
We get tons of new, often incredibly imbalanced gear sets every year, yet virtually nobody asks ZOS to stop adding new sets altogether. In fact, they ask for specific new ones all the time (magicka Deadly Strikes, please).
So I don't see how more skills would be fundamentally different, considering they are just as limited and even more standardized than gear.
But considering Firor's recent statement, we'll be lucky to see the champion system rework next year, lol.
Guarantee most of us would rather see a new weapon rather that this spellcrafting nonsense.
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All Spellcrafting does is add more skills. That's it.
People are "obsessed" with it because their characters are getting stale after 6 years, and they want something new.
Nobody expects to craft a 1000000 point damage spell for 50000 magicka, promise. And I have a hard time believing people are against adding new skills on principle. Since launch, the number of skills added to ESO are miniscule compared to most MMOs.
We get tons of new, often incredibly imbalanced gear sets every year, yet virtually nobody asks ZOS to stop adding new sets altogether. In fact, they ask for specific new ones all the time (magicka Deadly Strikes, please).
So I don't see how more skills would be fundamentally different, considering they are just as limited and even more standardized than gear.
But considering Firor's recent statement, we'll be lucky to see the champion system rework next year, lol.
now we get this oblivion crisis. we get back the bad guy from oblivion also. i mean. why and how? at this point the game is non canon for me. its feels like the Legends from Star Wars.
now we get this oblivion crisis. we get back the bad guy from oblivion also. i mean. why and how? at this point the game is non canon for me. its feels like the Legends from Star Wars.
Canon says that Mehrunes Dagon made several attempts to invade Nirn, it was not only Oblivion Crisis. ESO takes place before Oblivion Crisis, they are not bringing him back, they may tell a story of one his previous attempts or whatever.
now we get this oblivion crisis. we get back the bad guy from oblivion also. i mean. why and how? at this point the game is non canon for me. its feels like the Legends from Star Wars.
Canon says that Mehrunes Dagon made several attempts to invade Nirn, it was not only Oblivion Crisis. ESO takes place before Oblivion Crisis, they are not bringing him back, they may tell a story of one his previous attempts or whatever.
Since when has canon mattered in the ESO universe? There are (were) no dragons in the Age of Man, but they magically appeared in Elsweyr to sell content.
You can't use lore to rule potential story lines out with these folks. Anything is possible, and since they didn't even bother to retcon the unexplained reappearance of the Companions, don't expect it to make sense, either.
now we get this oblivion crisis. we get back the bad guy from oblivion also. i mean. why and how? at this point the game is non canon for me. its feels like the Legends from Star Wars.
Canon says that Mehrunes Dagon made several attempts to invade Nirn, it was not only Oblivion Crisis. ESO takes place before Oblivion Crisis, they are not bringing him back, they may tell a story of one his previous attempts or whatever.
Since when has canon mattered in the ESO universe? There are (were) no dragons in the Age of Man, but they magically appeared in Elsweyr to sell content.
You can't use lore to rule potential story lines out with these folks. Anything is possible, and since they didn't even bother to retcon the unexplained reappearance of the Companions, don't expect it to make sense, either.
Who said that there were no dragons in the Age of Man? O.O Nahfahlaar and Paarthurnax would like to have a word with you xD. Especially Nahfahlaar, who appears first in TES: Redguard (1998).
EDIT: also dragonlings from TES: Daggerfall and dragons in Elsweyr being part of TES lore.
now we get this oblivion crisis. we get back the bad guy from oblivion also. i mean. why and how? at this point the game is non canon for me. its feels like the Legends from Star Wars.
Canon says that Mehrunes Dagon made several attempts to invade Nirn, it was not only Oblivion Crisis. ESO takes place before Oblivion Crisis, they are not bringing him back, they may tell a story of one his previous attempts or whatever.
Since when has canon mattered in the ESO universe? There are (were) no dragons in the Age of Man, but they magically appeared in Elsweyr to sell content.
You can't use lore to rule potential story lines out with these folks. Anything is possible, and since they didn't even bother to retcon the unexplained reappearance of the Companions, don't expect it to make sense, either.
Who said that there were no dragons in the Age of Man? O.O Nahfahlaar and Paarthurnax would like to have a word with you xD. Especially Nahfahlaar, who appears first in TES: Redguard (1998).
EDIT: also dragonlings from TES: Daggerfall and dragons in Elsweyr being part of TES lore.
Dragons have been around in the Age of Man
BUT Dragonlings are not True Dragons - this is a misconception
imo I think ESO is very canon friendly
now we get this oblivion crisis. we get back the bad guy from oblivion also. i mean. why and how? at this point the game is non canon for me. its feels like the Legends from Star Wars.
Canon says that Mehrunes Dagon made several attempts to invade Nirn, it was not only Oblivion Crisis. ESO takes place before Oblivion Crisis, they are not bringing him back, they may tell a story of one his previous attempts or whatever.
Since when has canon mattered in the ESO universe? There are (were) no dragons in the Age of Man, but they magically appeared in Elsweyr to sell content.
You can't use lore to rule potential story lines out with these folks. Anything is possible, and since they didn't even bother to retcon the unexplained reappearance of the Companions, don't expect it to make sense, either.
Who said that there were no dragons in the Age of Man? O.O Nahfahlaar and Paarthurnax would like to have a word with you xD. Especially Nahfahlaar, who appears first in TES: Redguard (1998).
EDIT: also dragonlings from TES: Daggerfall and dragons in Elsweyr being part of TES lore.
the game failed to interest me since Elsweyr. Southern Elsweyr were a blank nothing and the Skyrim season just were the same as the elsweyr. seriously. even the plot settingd are the same too. bad guy escapes in main chapter and in dlc you have to hunt him down.
now we get this oblivion crisis. we get back the bad guy from oblivion also. i mean. why and how? at this point the game is non canon for me. its feels like the Legends from Star Wars.
Main Selling point?
Based on what I’ve seen it’s very likely seeming to be an Argonian Chapter - bringing something both familiar and new (much like how Dragons we’re introduced in a Khajiit Chapter)
I’ll wait and see what the systems and worlds are - I’m really just excited that we’re getting an Argonian themed year.
Person on this thread pointed out the evidence for why they think it’ll be Argonian.
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/555837/thoughts-on-the-gates-of-oblivion-trailer
For me, not only the things they pointed out - but the swamp and Argonian architecture we see in the teaser.
Also there’s leaks of various Argonian themed crown store items coming.
Also the twitch linked account stream award is a very Black Marsh themed pet.
It's been mentioned before, but from a development bandwidth standpoint, a new weapon* is not happening. Not with the amount of art assets that would be required for all the motifs out there.
Note the asterisk though. "1H-and-Rune" could just use pre-existing 1H weapons and have the rune image perhaps match an equipped ability or something (or something else that requires less creation of assets).
In all honesty, I'm just getting tired of waiting for all the major changes to settle down. There's no point in working towards specific playstyles or equipment when the meta changes too much and all that hard work is just abolished after a few months. When they've finished their re-balance passes and the bulk of things are stable, then I can start planning and working. Until then, I'll just settle for stable mediocrity.
GlassHalfFull wrote: »After reading the responses in this thread, I conclude the new content will be a new fish species in each alliance zone for Master Anglers to appreciate.
GlassHalfFull wrote: »After reading the responses in this thread, I conclude the new content will be a new fish species in each alliance zone for Master Anglers to appreciate.