The teaser trailer for 2022

Tornaad

CyberOnEso wrote: »

PrimusTiberius wrote: »

CyberOnEso wrote: »

Theory time!

The island called 'High Isle' or whatever, is set inside the Maelstrom of Bal, hence why no one has heard of it before. The Bretons on that island are isolated from the rest of Tamriel.

The Maelstrom of Bal is a naturally occurring phenomenon that exists in the vastness of the Abecean Sea. It is said to "make ships disappear" and may be one of the doorways into the realm of Oblivion.

The doorway into the realms of oblivion makes sense from the point of view of this book en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:The_First_Gleaner

Saying Pieron doesn't go to Nirn? He just returned from High Isle with an amazing haul

Stating High Isle is on nirn, not necessarily Tamriel.

In the trailer the character we see is a Breton, he's wearing Breton heavy armor. He strikes the ships off the map just before seeing them be destroyed by the waves and weather, not cannons etc. He is so sure they will not make it through the maelstrom to the island. This is very similar to what seemingly happened to the lost fleet especially how there are 3 ships sailing to this Island, each ship representing each alliance.
Left AD, centre DC, right EP.

Also whilst I have your attention


Holy [snip], that looks beautiful. And the art style is very Breton/ French/ West (Gold) Coast of Tamriel esque.

I see much of this too, The three ships, the sword wiping the table clean and them the ships appearing to disappear/sink in the ocean but does anyone notice at 0:48, the armor looks like its forming up around female breast, the way it curves above the belt line? Also at 0:52, the waist seems a bit thinner than what a male character would have...

All in all, I'm read for this next chapter and hyped.

You're very right it certainly could be, yeah.

I just noticed the same thing.

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SerafinaWaterstar

amapola76 wrote: »

While we are here, I would just like to take the opportunity to BEG to finally get at least one more new character slot with this chapter. It has been years, and I am already dying to create new characters to start here.

Seconded. Else I’ll have to spend the next few months weighing up which of my 18 might be for the chop. Will not be easy, as yes, do play them all.

Just one slot. One. Please? Pretty please?

Mushroomancer

Punches_Below_Belt wrote: »

How can you not hear the GOT’s drums and crescendoing strings.

Ah yes, bass (maybe taiko) drums and scalar strings patterns, truly the hallmark of GOT. How dare they use common orchestral instruments?!

sorcmag01

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

Awesome to see everyone so hyped! 27th is gonna be a fun day!

Hey ZOS_Kevin, looks like you are having so much fun with this, so keep having fun, because that's what it's all about to me.

NoxiousBlight

Loving the Pirates of the Caribbean vibe. Really hoping it is pirate focused. Very hyped.

PvP ship battles? Please? Or maybe you can sail around with your crew Assassin's Creed style? Sing some sea shanties? Customize a ship? A sailing skill line perhaps?

Faulgor

If they add truly new lore, I hope the city has a nice Bretonic name. Not just Westpoint or something.

And if there are Ayleid ruins there, we riot.

PrimusTiberius

CyberOnEso wrote: »

PrimusTiberius wrote: »

CyberOnEso wrote: »

Theory time!

The island called 'High Isle' or whatever, is set inside the Maelstrom of Bal, hence why no one has heard of it before. The Bretons on that island are isolated from the rest of Tamriel.

The Maelstrom of Bal is a naturally occurring phenomenon that exists in the vastness of the Abecean Sea. It is said to "make ships disappear" and may be one of the doorways into the realm of Oblivion.

The doorway into the realms of oblivion makes sense from the point of view of this book en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:The_First_Gleaner

Saying Pieron doesn't go to Nirn? He just returned from High Isle with an amazing haul

Stating High Isle is on nirn, not necessarily Tamriel.

In the trailer the character we see is a Breton, he's wearing Breton heavy armor. He strikes the ships off the map just before seeing them be destroyed by the waves and weather, not cannons etc. He is so sure they will not make it through the maelstrom to the island. This is very similar to what seemingly happened to the lost fleet especially how there are 3 ships sailing to this Island, each ship representing each alliance.
Left AD, centre DC, right EP.

Also whilst I have your attention


Holy [snip], that looks beautiful. And the art style is very Breton/ French/ West (Gold) Coast of Tamriel esque.

I see much of this too, The three ships, the sword wiping the table clean and them the ships appearing to disappear/sink in the ocean but does anyone notice at 0:48, the armor looks like its forming up around female breast, the way it curves above the belt line? Also at 0:52, the waist seems a bit thinner than what a male character would have...

All in all, I'm read for this next chapter and hyped.

You're very right it certainly could be, yeah.

I think they're going to give us a female antagonist this year, other than Abnur Tharn's half sister Euraxia, I can't think of another female antagonist character who has played in a major role. This is going to be cool!

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xgoku1

Also this looks pretty similar to the villain's belt

Jim_Pipp

Sorry for the awful screen grab, but I checked (detective) lucky ghosts stream and he managed to enhance one of the banners. A very dragon/snake like red head?

HappyTheCamper

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

Awesome to see everyone so hyped! 27th is gonna be a fun day!

I am very excited! Just wish it was closer to 4:00pm eastern for workers…I’ll watch the stream later though!

Mushroomancer

Faulgor wrote: »

If they add truly new lore, I hope the city has a nice Bretonic name. Not just Westpoint or something.

And if there are Ayleid ruins there, we riot.

What about Dwemer? They did have airships technically, didn't they?

fizl101

Could you imagine a trial on a boat, or behind that waterfall in a grotto! I'd love a water themed trial

etchedpixels

Jim_Pipp wrote: »

Sorry for the awful screen grab, but I checked (detective) lucky ghosts stream and he managed to enhance one of the banners. A very dragon/snake like red head?

Dragon head would make sense for the older Akatosh datamine

CyberOnEso

SerafinaWaterstar wrote: »

CyberOnEso wrote: »

SerafinaWaterstar wrote: »

But don’t see the ships destroyed. Just dealing with very bad conditions!

Maybe they get there and that's where the story starts, obviously they have to get there for the player to get there.

The point is the character in the trailer is so sure of their destruction that he swipes them off the map with his sword.

I got more of a frustration vibe - annoyance rather intended destruction.

Maybe, however, the antagonist? moves up the stairs so calmly and menacingly and just watches the destruction of the maelstrom unfold rather than do something out of frustration/ anger.

Just watches it knowing they have won, rather than preparing for a battle.

Seraphayel

PrimusTiberius wrote: »

CyberOnEso wrote: »

PrimusTiberius wrote: »

CyberOnEso wrote: »

Theory time!

The island called 'High Isle' or whatever, is set inside the Maelstrom of Bal, hence why no one has heard of it before. The Bretons on that island are isolated from the rest of Tamriel.

The Maelstrom of Bal is a naturally occurring phenomenon that exists in the vastness of the Abecean Sea. It is said to "make ships disappear" and may be one of the doorways into the realm of Oblivion.

The doorway into the realms of oblivion makes sense from the point of view of this book en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:The_First_Gleaner

Saying Pieron doesn't go to Nirn? He just returned from High Isle with an amazing haul

Stating High Isle is on nirn, not necessarily Tamriel.

In the trailer the character we see is a Breton, he's wearing Breton heavy armor. He strikes the ships off the map just before seeing them be destroyed by the waves and weather, not cannons etc. He is so sure they will not make it through the maelstrom to the island. This is very similar to what seemingly happened to the lost fleet especially how there are 3 ships sailing to this Island, each ship representing each alliance.
Left AD, centre DC, right EP.

Also whilst I have your attention


Holy [snip], that looks beautiful. And the art style is very Breton/ French/ West (Gold) Coast of Tamriel esque.

I see much of this too, The three ships, the sword wiping the table clean and them the ships appearing to disappear/sink in the ocean but does anyone notice at 0:48, the armor looks like its forming up around female breast, the way it curves above the belt line? Also at 0:52, the waist seems a bit thinner than what a male character would have...

All in all, I'm read for this next chapter and hyped.

You're very right it certainly could be, yeah.

I think they're going to give us a female antagonist this year, other than Abnur Tharn's half sister Euraxia, I can't think of another female antagonist character who has played in a major role. This is going to be cool!

I mean there are plenty female antagonists in main storylines of zones (Auridon with Estre for example). I wouldn’t mind another female villain though.

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Tornaad

To me it sounds like the villain's footsteps are exceptionally heavy. Yes, I know it is full plate armor walking on stone, but even with that, there seems to be a major emphasis on the size of the villain.

Dark_Lord_Kuro

Parasaurolophus wrote: »

As early as January 27? Why so late? Usually the chapter announcement was always much earlier. Q1 dungeon dlc should already be in February.

Depend on the years
Summerset was announced in march (a few week after dragonbone release
And the 27th is merely a week later than the las 2 years

_Zathras_

CyberOnEso wrote: »

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In the trailer the character we see is a Breton, they're wearing Breton heavy armor.

:39 in the video. That isn't a Breton greatsword.

:48 Those aren't Breton shoulders (the fur alone gives it away), or helm.

:49 Definitely a male. Look at that back.

TelvanniWizard

Dark_Lord_Kuro wrote: »

Parasaurolophus wrote: »

As early as January 27? Why so late? Usually the chapter announcement was always much earlier. Q1 dungeon dlc should already be in February.

Depend on the years
Summerset was announced in march (a few week after dragonbone release
And the 27th is merely a week later than the las 2 years

Still, a bit late for my personal tastes.

adriant1978

Maybe we'll finally get Ancestral Breton Style.

Mushroomancer

_Zathras_ wrote: »

CyberOnEso wrote: »

T

In the trailer the character we see is a Breton, they're wearing Breton heavy armor.

:39 in the video. That isn't a Breton greatsword.

:48 Those aren't Breton shoulders, or helm.

The armor looks very Breton to me, the sword is the only thing that does look a bit off. You gotta consider though, first, this is a cinematic, so the style of the armor could not completely represent ones in the game, and second, the base game racial styles are so old and outdated that this could be simply a slight redesign.

Ilsabet

Mushroomancer wrote: »

_Zathras_ wrote: »

CyberOnEso wrote: »

T

In the trailer the character we see is a Breton, they're wearing Breton heavy armor.

:39 in the video. That isn't a Breton greatsword.

:48 Those aren't Breton shoulders, or helm.

The armor looks very Breton to me, the sword is the only thing that does look a bit off. You gotta consider though, first, this is a cinematic, so the style of the armor could not completely represent ones in the game, and second, the base game racial styles are so old and outdated that this could be simply a slight redesign.

Also, if this is a big bad or an otherwise significant character in the upcoming story, their weapon could be something distinctive that isn't just a copy-paste of something else in the game.

BlissfulDeluge

FINALLY, it looks like we're getting a scrap of Breton lore!

Rights Charter, please! Give me their Enlightenment vibes!

SerafinaWaterstar

CyberOnEso wrote: »

SerafinaWaterstar wrote: »

CyberOnEso wrote: »

SerafinaWaterstar wrote: »

But don’t see the ships destroyed. Just dealing with very bad conditions!

Maybe they get there and that's where the story starts, obviously they have to get there for the player to get there.

The point is the character in the trailer is so sure of their destruction that he swipes them off the map with his sword.

I got more of a frustration vibe - annoyance rather intended destruction.

Maybe, however, the antagonist? moves up the stairs so calmly and menacingly and just watches the destruction of the maelstrom unfold rather than do something out of frustration/ anger.

Just watches it knowing they have won, rather than preparing for a battle.

This is really interesting as I have a totally different take!

_Zathras_

Mushroomancer wrote: »

_Zathras_ wrote: »

CyberOnEso wrote: »

T

In the trailer the character we see is a Breton, they're wearing Breton heavy armor.

:39 in the video. That isn't a Breton greatsword.

:48 Those aren't Breton shoulders, or helm.

The armor looks very Breton to me, the sword is the only thing that does look a bit off. You gotta consider though, first, this is a cinematic, so the style of the armor could not completely represent ones in the game, and second, the base game racial styles are so old and outdated that this could be simply a slight redesign.

If you look at the Breton style links, you can clearly see the glaring differences.

It's a teaser vid. It's meant to supply clues.

If you shoehorn yourself into believing something because you want it bad enough, you'll ignore what is in front of your face.

But I guess we'll see in 3 weeks.

CyberOnEso

_Zathras_ wrote: »

CyberOnEso wrote: »

T

In the trailer the character we see is a Breton, they're wearing Breton heavy armor.

:39 in the video. That isn't a Breton greatsword.

:48 Those aren't Breton shoulders (the fur alone gives it away), or helm.

:49 Definitely a male. Look at that back.

I agree on the sword, helm, and shoulders 100%, but they also aren't similar to anything else I can recognize in- game.

The chestplate, shoes and, the belt look extremely like Breton armor. The armour has the same scales that exist on the Breton armor.

However, as always, they will introduce many new motifs and I expect one of those motifs to be the style of the Bretons that live on this island.

I am not saying they took the models out of the game for the trailer, I am just saying the chestplate, shoes, and belt look extremely like the Breton style, as does the architecture, and the fact that the lead writer said Jakarn, a Breton is going to be in the prologue and chapter.

carthalis

NerfSeige wrote: »

Sylvermynx wrote: »

Hoo boy! Way cool, even if it's not Yokuda.... But that village spilling down the cliffside.... reminds me of areas of the Mediterranean - *salivating*!

A cliff house overlooking the sea would be just…. *chef’s kiss*

I agree that would be amazing and so nice

BlissfulDeluge

CyberOnEso wrote: »

_Zathras_ wrote: »

CyberOnEso wrote: »

T

In the trailer the character we see is a Breton, they're wearing Breton heavy armor.

:39 in the video. That isn't a Breton greatsword.

:48 Those aren't Breton shoulders (the fur alone gives it away), or helm.

:49 Definitely a male. Look at that back.

I agree on the sword, helm, and shoulders 100%, but they also aren't similar to anything else I can recognize in- game.

The chestplate, shoes and, the belt look extremely like Breton armor.

However, as always they will introduce many new motifs and I expect one of those motifs to be the style of the Bretons that live on this island.

The armor shown in the promo might be the outfit style we're getting for the pre-order, but idk. It looks similar to Ancestral Breton, but there are some differences.

SerafinaWaterstar

Mushroomancer wrote: »

_Zathras_ wrote: »

CyberOnEso wrote: »

T

In the trailer the character we see is a Breton, they're wearing Breton heavy armor.

:39 in the video. That isn't a Breton greatsword.

:48 Those aren't Breton shoulders, or helm.

The armor looks very Breton to me, the sword is the only thing that does look a bit off. You gotta consider though, first, this is a cinematic, so the style of the armor could not completely represent ones in the game, and second, the base game racial styles are so old and outdated that this could be simply a slight redesign.

Agree.

(And it looks nothing like Maormer heavy armour either.)

CyberOnEso

BlissfulDelusions wrote: »

CyberOnEso wrote: »

_Zathras_ wrote: »

CyberOnEso wrote: »

T

In the trailer the character we see is a Breton, they're wearing Breton heavy armor.

:39 in the video. That isn't a Breton greatsword.

:48 Those aren't Breton shoulders (the fur alone gives it away), or helm.

:49 Definitely a male. Look at that back.

I agree on the sword, helm, and shoulders 100%, but they also aren't similar to anything else I can recognize in- game.

The chestplate, shoes and, the belt look extremely like Breton armor.

However, as always they will introduce many new motifs and I expect one of those motifs to be the style of the Bretons that live on this island.

The armor shown in the promo might be the outfit style we're getting for the pre-order, but idk. It looks similar to Ancestral Breton, but there are some differences.

Of course, there are some differences, I didn't mean to say it is Ancestral Breton I just meant to say the fact it looks so similar suggests the character, and hence the population of the island is likely to be Breton.