Soul Cairn/Telvanni/Hammerfell content next year?

TheMasterMeme

I just have a feeling that maybe next year might take us to a zone in the soul cairn in some form maybe. Or we might just go to hammerfell or the telvanni peninsula next year.

Soarora

There were hints towards telvanni peninsula but it would be interesting if the soul cairn was involved too… we did get a soul gem themed radiant apex mount and purple bone theme recently. The purple skeleton polymorph does give soul cairn vibes too…

Aliyavana

Telvanni pennisula

SilverIce58

What makes you think we're getting the Soul Cairn?

BloodyStigmata

There are so many empty spots on the Tamriel map right now and we're already 8 years into the game.

If we get another chapter in another dreary undead or daedric place like the soul-cairn or Oblivion and not in fetching Tamriel, I'm going to eat one of my guar.

rootkitronin

Soarora wrote: »

The purple skeleton polymorph does give soul cairn vibes too…

That's a Boneman, they were featured exclusively in the Soul Cairn in Skyrim's Dawnguard DLC, so definitely more than just vibes, they are 100% Soul Cairn themed.

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Boneman

That being said... I would absolutely love to see the Telvanni Peninsula as the next chapter setting. Love my Morrowind lore.

BretonMage

Did people actually enjoy the Soul Cairn in TESV? I downloaded a map mod and TMM 1'ed just to spend as little time as possible in there.

Telvanni Peninsula for me, please.

rootkitronin

First time playing it, I didn't enjoy it at all to be honest, this was ages ago but I remember it being frustrating and tedious. Except for Saint Jiub cameo, loved that - fetching his pages, not so much.

But, it's since grown on me, especially with the inclusion of mods and doing a lich/necro themed character.

Dr_Con

Anywhere. Just let there be a good story board, use new characters, and keep raising the stakes.

Let me reiterate: the storyboarding recently for main quests is not really that great, but the writing has been top notch. We don't need old characters to keep being brought back, we know they aren't going to die because it would break One Tamriel. Give us new characters to relate to, for us to mourn for if they die. Recurring characters should be easter eggs or used for dungeons or trials & side quests, and nothing more.

Soarora

BretonMage wrote: »

Did people actually enjoy the Soul Cairn in TESV? I downloaded a map mod and TMM 1'ed just to spend as little time as possible in there.

Telvanni Peninsula for me, please.

I like the lore but I can understand not liking the place itself. I’ve been lost for hours before… though the benefit of eso is you can likely teleport out, one way or another.

TaSheen

BretonMage wrote: »

Did people actually enjoy the Soul Cairn in TESV? I downloaded a map mod and TMM 1'ed just to spend as little time as possible in there.

Telvanni Peninsula for me, please.

I didn't mind the Soul Cairn, I just didn't like Serana and the whole vampire thing. I got really good at disabling her except when I actually had to have her at interaction (like with her mother).

RaddlemanNumber7

I think the fact they dumped so many Soul Cairn related assets on us this year, not connected to any particular storyline, is more of an indication that the Soul Cairn is cancelled and we're not going there in ESO

NotaDaedraWorshipper

Hammerfell? Yes please. Telvanni? Eh, why not. Soul Cairn? No thanks.

Not very fond of Skyrim in general and I dislike the Dawnguard dlc. I would even prefer returning to the Deadlands again than seeing the Soul Cairn, and I don't want to return to Deadlands.

SammyKhajit

Please, no Soul Cairns or another dead and barren daedric realm (or daedric-like realms).

Hammerfell, Akiviri, Skingrad…. Any of those please.

DivineKitty

Dark Elves have already got a bunch of content so far, (Vvardenfell, Clockwork) and as much as we need to see more of Hammerfell, we really need Wood elves way more. They've been shafted for years. There are literally 2 Wood elf motifs, total. It's time for a Falinesti Chapter.

TaSheen

DivineKitty wrote: »

Dark Elves have already got a bunch of content so far, (Vvardenfell, Clockwork) and as much as we need to see more of Hammerfell, we really need Wood elves way more. They've been shafted for years. There are literally 2 Wood elf motifs, total. It's time for a Falinesti Chapter.

Agreed. Even though I love my Redguards and everything Hammerfell, I'd be really delighted with Bosmer content.

Einher2137

Soul cairn with Soul magic new skills could be cool. Jokes on me ZOS will this time create guar racing as major mechanic of new expansion.

Call_of_Red_Mountain

I want Telvanni zone.

fizl101

Einher2137 wrote: »

Soul cairn with Soul magic new skills could be cool. Jokes on me ZOS will this time create guar racing as major mechanic of new expansion.

if they had guar racing I'd be right there!

Finedaible

Unless they expand the lore on what the Soul Cairn is and what the Ideal Masters are, I don't see it being a major focal point of a story or zone. The plane has typically been a barren wasteland filled with mostly undead and ruins.

The Battlespire however might make a very interesting focal point for a dlc, especially if it brought with it a new skill line like Daedric Crescents or spell-crafting...

TheMasterMeme

Could also be cool to have some more lore on the Kothringi at some point as well tbh.

TheMasterMeme

TheMasterMeme wrote: »

Could also be cool to have some more lore on the Kothringi at some point as well tbh.

More snow elf lore in some form could also be nice as well.

BlueRaven

Since ES 6 appears to take place in the Redguard area, I doubt Hammerfell will be an ingame location for some time.

Dr_Con

Hammerfell is boring. Like sand in your bikini at the beach-level of boring. Like getting stung by a jelly fish and waiting for someone at the health clinic on the boardwalk to sprinkle some vineagar on your arm-level of boring.

Right now, you got all the alliance leaders gathered, and the missing leader Jorunn wasn't in attendance. Make it so Jorunn was dealing with Akaviri spies from the AD and DC who were either colluding with Thras or Akavir and you have instant shake and bake plots and continuation of the war after planned genocide plots against the EP is discovered.

You can even have path divergence depending on what side you want to be on.

Right now they are trying to make the leaders buddy-buddy and it's going to kill the narrative. Call me a warmonger, but it needs to go on.

edit: they spent a LOT of time subverting expectations on High Isle and they even have a need for new ships from what is basically the shipbuilding capital of Tamriel (at least as far as DC is concerned). How about each of the captains for their respective alliances get something capable of traveling to Akavir or the semi-submerged continent of Thras? Why not go even more oldschool and repurpose a dwemer flying machine to go after some fortress in the sky that the Sloads have magical wards to prevent teleportation to? Why not show that one alliance was secretly backing Sea Elves and strike at some "elusive island" that's on the back of some sea serpent or turtle? You have natural antagonists there.

SilverIce58

BlueRaven wrote: »

Since ES 6 appears to take place in the Redguard area, I doubt Hammerfell will be an ingame location for some time.

ES6 won't be a game for some time as Starfield isn't even out, so I think itd be safe for them to do some Redguard content, especially since there's so much time that has passed between ESO's Hammerfell and ES6's Hammerfell.

AzuraFan

I hope the Soul Cairn won't be included. I just went through that area again in Skyrim and it's not all that fun. I usually get in/get out without exploring much.

NotaDaedraWorshipper

BlueRaven wrote: »

Since ES 6 appears to take place in the Redguard area, I doubt Hammerfell will be an ingame location for some time.

Skyrim started being made while ESO was still being developed, yet we have Skyrim. No reason Hammerfell could appear more (it already appear a bit in ESO) just because ES6 has the rumour of having some Hammerfell.

Treselegant

Gods no, not the Soul Cairn. I didn't mind Dawnguard as a dlc for Skyrim because I enjoy vampire content but the Soul Cairn gave me a huge headache. Its fine for about five minutes but the visuals, sounds and confusing sameness of everything was too much.

Billium813

When ZOS does complete Southern Hammerfell / Western Cyrodiil, here are some ideas:

• Introduce a new Monk class and/or Unhanded skill line. Have them use "Earth" and fire elemental damage, grapples (essentially stuns), kicks, and agility.
• Incorporate a Thieving Guild update and bring in the Hew's Bane aesthetic. Make the area pretty lawless, with hiding baskets, wandering lantern guards, and a night-time curfew mechanic. Bring in plenty of hookshot poles and roof running and agility shortcuts.
• Make the zone day/night dynamic. Have monsters and bosses completely change mechanics, drops, and/or availability depending on the time of day (like a desert).
• Have a wandering Caravan mechanic where players have to protect a trader caravan. Place it in a Sand Storm puzzle where multiple players have to work together to navigate; using their positioning to find their way through the shifting dunes. Sand wurms and wind gusts attack the caravan, blowing characters around and threating the caravan. Use the caravan wagon/camels for cover and distance from the group reduces movement speed (make movement speed important)
• Incorporate tomb raiding (some sort of "Dungeoneering" skill) . Revamp "Treasure" items by having them be an alternative zone currency (clean/laundered ones of course). Make Mythic Treasures tradable to wandering artists for zone crafting recipes.

Malthorne

BlueRaven wrote: »

Since ES 6 appears to take place in the Redguard area, I doubt Hammerfell will be an ingame location for some time.

Unfortunately, ES6 is likely 5+ years away 😢
And it seems like the location in the 2018 teaser we all thought was Hammerfel is actually a planet from Starfield.

BlueRaven

NotaDaedraWorshipper wrote: »

BlueRaven wrote: »

Since ES 6 appears to take place in the Redguard area, I doubt Hammerfell will be an ingame location for some time.

Skyrim started being made while ESO was still being developed, yet we have Skyrim. No reason Hammerfell could appear more (it already appear a bit in ESO) just because ES6 has the rumour of having some Hammerfell.

I don’t know what this proves.

Skyrim was released in 2011.

Eso was released in 2014.

Hammerfell in eso is NOT going to be released before es 6 does theirs. It does not make sense. The stand alone es games have a much bigger audience than the mmo does. And the stand alone games are not going to have their hype interfered with by the mmo.

There may be a release in eso to support the es6 game, a form of in game advertising for it. But the stand alone game will come first.