2022 : Your ideas on the next destination ? Varen, Akatosh, Colovia, Celestial, Hammerfell

MaisonNaevius

All this is just speculation. There is nothing official.

Varen Aquilarios, the last of the Five Companions has not returned in the last expansions. That's what a lot of players say ... Although I'm one of those who thinks Varen Aquilarios is not meant to return since he is the canonical choice of the final sacrifice in the Main Story of Elder Scrolls Online.

Let's say Varen Aquilarios has to come back. Colovia will naturally be the territory that will see him return. The impresario awards for the year 2022 evoke things related to Akatosh. Akatosh, leader of the Eight Divines whose Colovian people are certainly the most devout in Tamriel. Varen, once Duke of Chorrol, had taken up arms in the name of the Eight to dethrone Emperor Leovic who had legalized the cult of Daedra in the Empire of Cyrodiil.
If Akatosh reminds me of the Empire and more specifically of Colovia, I very much doubt the next region. Blame it on a new Celestial-themed Crate Season coming very soon. At the same period of the previous year, we had the Crates of Potentate who announced a theme on Cyrodiil in 2021. Except, the Celestials evoke Hammerfell.

I'm not one of those who thinks that the Chapter 2022 region will be 100% in territory outside of Tamriel. I think the main zone will be a region of Tamriel and that there will be a small unknown zone which will be entitled to its own development during DLC ​​Q4. The unknown zone in question, could make a small appearance in the Chapter either by portals (as in Blackwood) or in a simultaneous zone (as in Greymoor).

The developers are talking about an unexpected place. Logically, we are going to Hammerfell next year. The opposite would be surprising (and confusing as many players hope to complete 100% regions of Tamriel first before going elsewhere).
If it's not Hammerfell.. Could it be Colovia that I predict for 2023? This would be unexpected since it is an imperial territory like Blackwood even if ESO makes me say that the word imperial is obsolete and that we must speak of Colovian or Nibenese.
Lyris had mentioned Skingrad in Markarth ... Becoming the first capital city clue for the next capital to be false. And this information is no longer relevant since it was to concern 2021. The fact that the information becomes official for 2022 would be a surprise. And this would allow developers to take a slight "break" at the level of structures before catching up with visual novelties from 2023 (Martelfell, Telvanni ...).

In Morrowind, the Clavicus Vile and Barbas were talking about the Clockwork City. We therefore had the Clockwork City in which Nocturnal speaks to us of Summerset. Thus appeared Summerset. With Summerset, Razum dar was talking about coming back home (so in Elsweyr). We had Elsweyr where Abnur Tharn said he was going to investigate in Pellitine. We had southern Elsweyr with Dragonhold. In Dragonhold, Cadwell told us about Solitude. Solitude appears in Greymoor and the course is set for the Reach (Fridelja talks about the reachmens).. And we had the Reach with Markarth ... Lyris announces Skingrad to us but we never had Skingrad afterwards. Thus becoming the first clue in a story's conclusion dialogue to be wrong.

I will be very happy if Skingrad comes out in 2022. But I absolutely do not believe it and maintain the idea of ​​Hammerfell.

Regarding Varen, he could come back but his role seems quite unknown to me. Chorrol is in the PvP zone, and Colovia should give us Skingrad but also Sutch and maybe Sarchal. The profile of Count of Skingrad is quite antagonistic and I wonder if there will be a confrontation ...
Maybe even the ancestral help of King Rislav of Skingrad? To aid Varen in the interests of the Eight against the Daedric enemy (I do not know the extent of the Count's involvement in the Daedric plot within the army ranks. The West Weald Legion he sends has been corrupted and ally with Molag Bal).
If the idea of ​​a Varen who sits on the throne of Skingrad in place of a corrupt Calantius, to make Skingrad the capital of Colovia and the showcase of the Empire and the Eight is interesting to me, always seems like a bad idea to bring back our late emperor. This plot will even make us explore a greater evil that would directly affect Akatosh .. Corrupted by Colovians (Count Calantius of Skingrad for example) who turned away from the Eight.

NotaDaedraWorshipper

I'm doubting we will get another Cyrodiil chapter so soon, despite Blackwood being mostly about daedra (Deja vu...), like 50%, then 20% argonians and 30% imperials.

Think somewhere in Hammerfell is likely. It's the least explored area on the map with plenty of room and we haven't had a DC race "chapter".

MaisonNaevius

I don't know if the Southern Kingdoms of Hammerfell is part of DC. It seems to me that they regard Fahara'jad as a usurper and his reign is disturbing. Had it not been for DC's backing, the Southern Kingdoms would have ended Fahara'jad's reign.

Sylvermynx

We'll find out in January. By this time, the whole of 2022 has been at least semi-solid for a couple of years.

PrinceShroob

Varen is dead canonically -- he's on death's door by the end of Orsinium even if you didn't sacrifice him during "God of Schemes." He won't be back, especially considering he says the following: "...My time in this world is at an end. I must take my place in the Immortal Plane. Farewell, old friend. We will not speak again."

SidraWillowsky

The code thingy for the upcoming chapter is 'SYS/HI' and something about Dune.

There's a small group of islands far to the west of mainland Tamriel and north of Summerset called the Systres. Virtually nothing is known about them.

If you did deep enough into lore stuff and use some convoluted logic, Dune can be traced to the Khajiit god Aka and something to do with Hammerfell.

Part of the Iliac Bay region of Tamriel has yet to be filled in.

I think that SYS/HI stands for Systres/Hammerfell Iliac and that maybe they're going to make the Systres into a piece of Yokuda that didn't sink... or something.

This could all be wildly incorrect reaching, of course. The Redguards haven't gotten much attention in the game, so it would make sense that their turn is coming soon (RIP Bosmer and Breton).

Also, I feel like ZOS is going to *have* to release a new class or substantial skill line soon, assuming they haven't said they won't. A sword-singer/Ansei class would be cool, though the Warrior in Hel Ra Citadel isn't going to be happy when 12 first rank Ansei(s?) enter the chamber and he realizes that yes, they ARE allowed in the chamber now.

WhyMustItBe

SidraWillowsky wrote: »

The code thingy for the upcoming chapter is 'SYS/HI' and something about Dune.

That's a fascinating theory actually. I am curious where this code thingy comes from? Is this datamined from patch files or was it actually stated somewhere by ZOS? Regardless, very interesting theory.

SidraWillowsky wrote: »

Also, I feel like ZOS is going to *have* to release a new class or substantial skill line soon, assuming they haven't said they won't. A sword-singer/Ansei class would be cool, though the Warrior in Hel Ra Citadel isn't going to be happy when 12 first rank Ansei(s?) enter the chamber and he realizes that yes, they ARE allowed in the chamber now.

Eh. Did Arthas lose his cool (Frostmourne/Icecrown pun intended) when there were suddenly legions of "hero class" Deathknights running around Azeroth in World of Warcraft? If memory serves this went on to become on of the most popular classes in that game's history.

ESO is in dire need of something new to mix up combat's monotony. New weapon lines seem the most obvious avenue, as they haven't added a single one of those in 8 years since launch. New skill lines like Psijic Order would also be an option. But new classes on a regular basis are vital to an MMO's survival since 90% of the game ultimately is about combat.

For too long every class has basically been the same, just with different skill icons. Everyone wears the same meta set and uses more or less the same rotation, regardless of class. You need to add new viable build possibilities and synergies and new class mechanics in order to prevent people from getting bored.

Also they REALLY need to add more character slots. WoW gives you 50. Re-rolling alts is a huge part of what keeps people playing these games as well.

RaddlemanNumber7

The management seem really serious about really keeping next year a real secret (for once), so I'm betting that...

SYS = Sixth Year-long Storyline
HI = Housing Improvements

If "Glacier" was Summerset, "Dune" is really just a random code name, not indicative of any up-coming game content.

ldzlcs065

I'd rather they do a complete revamp of class system...

SidraWillowsky

WhyMustItBe wrote: »

SidraWillowsky wrote: »

The code thingy for the upcoming chapter is 'SYS/HI' and something about Dune.

That's a fascinating theory actually. I am curious where this code thingy comes from? Is this datamined from patch files or was it actually stated somewhere by ZOS? Regardless, very interesting theory.

SidraWillowsky wrote: »

Also, I feel like ZOS is going to *have* to release a new class or substantial skill line soon, assuming they haven't said they won't. A sword-singer/Ansei class would be cool, though the Warrior in Hel Ra Citadel isn't going to be happy when 12 first rank Ansei(s?) enter the chamber and he realizes that yes, they ARE allowed in the chamber now.

Eh. Did Arthas lose his cool (Frostmourne/Icecrown pun intended) when there were suddenly legions of "hero class" Deathknights running around Azeroth in World of Warcraft? If memory serves this went on to become on of the most popular classes in that game's history.

ESO is in dire need of something new to mix up combat's monotony. New weapon lines seem the most obvious avenue, as they haven't added a single one of those in 8 years since launch. New skill lines like Psijic Order would also be an option. But new classes on a regular basis are vital to an MMO's survival since 90% of the game ultimately is about combat.

For too long every class has basically been the same, just with different skill icons. Everyone wears the same meta set and uses more or less the same rotation, regardless of class. You need to add new viable build possibilities and synergies and new class mechanics in order to prevent people from getting bored.

Also they REALLY need to add more character slots. WoW gives you 50. Re-rolling alts is a huge part of what keeps people playing these games as well.

Per UESP, it looks like the code name is what the devs use in the game files prior to a chapter's release to keep its true name a secret. Historically, we've seen--

Volcano - Morrowind (VRD)
Glacier - Summerset (SUM)
Mesa - Elsweyr (ELS)
Scarp - Greymoor (SKR)
Badlands - Blackwood (BAD)
Dune - Update 34/Q2 2022 (SYS/HI)

And I agree that the game desperately needs something new that's appealing to a wider base of players than companions and antiquities were.

VaranisArano

Look, I'm just hoping Varen stays dead.

I sacrificed him to Akatosh.
I talked to his ghost in Orsinium.
I saw his spirit during the Old Life Remembrance ceremony.

And yet ever time I look at that Akatosh collectible thing for next year, and think about Lyris and Sai Sahan handwaving away their heroic sacrifices, I get a bad feeling...

Bradyfjord

We really just need the spice melange, obviously.

I just hope that they are done with the callbacks for now. I want to go somewhere new.

Curryganz

Thaddeus Cosma, man. It's all about him and time travel!

TheImperfect

Curryganz wrote: »

Thaddeus Cosma, man. It's all about him and time travel!

That would be fun.

McMasterx

Curryganz wrote: »

Thaddeus Cosma, man. It's all about him and time travel!

This ^. Plus with Divath Fyr's mini Time stint in Fargrave. I bet we're definitely getting something related to Time loops/looping/maybe a revisit of an older zone.

I'd still like to know if we've pissed Meridia into being a Chapter threat though.

Kwoung

MaisonNaevius wrote: »

All this is just speculation. There is nothing official.

Other than some hints in your collections/fragments screen.