The Ring of Hircine

ploddab16_ESO

So, a thought just struck me. Vampires get some brilliant cosmetic changes because of the skill line they've taken, which actually mark them out as someone who's gone to the trouble of being bitten and doing the quest. Werewolves don't get to do this because their big cosmetic change is locked behind a thousand point ultimate gate. This causes some rather awkward moments in town, when you tell folks that you've done the WW quests, and are a werewolf. They ask you to show them, but you can't, because the ultimate isn't built up. Without a way to prove it, a lot of people are going to be coming down on you for lying or bragging.

So, how do we prove it? Simple. An item we get upon finishing the WW quest, and can then buy for a gold piece from a special merchant at the altars afterwards: the Ring of Hircine, a way to control your form... Simply equip the ring, and poof! Instant, permanent werewolf form, replete with transformation animations.

What do you folks think? Do you want this?

Vortellus

Only if said ring enables you for faction-wide pvp. A werewolf being on the loose would grab everyone's attention.

Vortellus

The ring would give someone like +1000 durability while transformed in a populated, otherwise peaceful, city.

You're most assuredly going to become someone's rug, but you're going to have the option of taking many down with you (eat hearts for extra skill points, forcing eaten player to respawn at a previous wayshrine) or jumping onto a roof and out of the reach of angry mobs (guilds could specialize in troublesome werewolf pvp extermination)

Vortellus

It's the past right?! Lets make it the Wild West! Dangerous at every turn. I would love to see a pack of werewolf pvpers decimating a city.

Brittany_Joy

I would like to see rings of Hircine.

Aaklor

not perma wolf, maybe a howl or something

jaytrill11ub17_ESO

Ya I would atleast be happy with some kind of emote....a nice howl or something!

Spriggen

@ ploddabl16_ESO Did you actually read the quest line for the werewolves? Or did you just skip the whole thing?

You being a werewolf is meant to be a secret. Period.

ploddab16_ESO

Spriggen, I get that werewolves are meant to be a secret, but let's face it, vampires are meant to be the same way, and you get players with a stage 4 vampire form walking around in broad daylight.

As a roleplayer, I get that werewolf form shouldn't really be something you parade around... But as a regular gamer, I actually want something to show that I've done this quest, something cosmetic that I can use for RP purposes, like the vampires have.

AlexDougherty

How about a disguise that gives you a wolf-skin cloak/armour
Sort of a rejig for the Saviours Hide armour (last seen in Oblivion)

Bretentious

I wouldn't mind having the Ring of Hircine and Savior's Hide, but I don't think I'd want either to be quite that overpowered (as in permawolf form). It would be cool if the ring reduced the ultimate cost of the werewolf form, though.

Spriggen

@ploddab16_ESO I get your argument but it wont work in this game. Maybe in other RPG's or MMO's. No matter if your RPer or "regular" gamer, not all games are the same like the others, They all have different rules.

Vampire's in TES are different to the ones we see in the movies or read in the books. Depending on what type of vampirism we are talking about in TES, they can all walk in the sun. They can also visit towns and villages with no problem. If they are not hiding behind a mask or hood, other people would see a very sick individual instead.
Now having some big wolf run around in town would raise question marks but would also kill the immersion TES have built.

I would highly recommend playing some of the other TES games or read into the lore.

ploddab16_ESO

Spriggen, I can simply counter your argument of immersion breaking with one simple fact: we're in an MMO. You think that a werewolf walking around town is immersion breaking?

What about the guys spamming volley on someone? What about the guy who's summoned daedra to the streets, or a storm atronach on the quest giver? What about the people holding naked dance parties on the streets? The hundreds of free Khajiit running around, aiding the Pact that enslaves their people?

You can't be selective of just one thing where immersion is concerned. Either you go it entirely one way (i.e. you make a game where you cannot remove your armour or use spells at all while in cities) and restrict things, or you simply say: "You know what, this is an MMO, and while it wouldn't happen in the SPRPG, we've got to face up to facts: people just want to do something because it's cool and fun. So, let there be werewolves!"

LazerusKI

some kind of visual change for the human form would be nice...

Locksoli

I'm all on board for ring of hircine. It would be awesome to turn into a werewolf any time I want, and have it permanent(Reversable by using ultimate again). I like being a werewolf, but I always wish I had more than just a fleeting moment of awesomeness.

ariella321

I like the thought of the Ring of Hircine, too. Maybe if it reduced the ultimate cost and/or increased the transformation time.

Being able to toggle the form would be great, but I suspect they might consider it to be overpowered.

Eivar

IMO just give us a werewolf disguise we can put on that gets unequiped in combat, so we can show off that we have it, but not get any extra advantage beyond having the transformation

wretch200

I think we should unlock our own type of Werewolf Armor style or something to dignify us from others

wretch200

AND to be honest, a low level WW isn't that strong, you have to stack lots of stamina and level it up quite a bit to actually hit hard.

Bretentious

The companions in Skyrim had that special wolf armor, I'd be cool if they lifted it (or something similar) for werewolves in game. Basically just a style that unlocks for crafting when you finish the quest or something, maybe?

Randy_Salo

ploddab16_ESO wrote: »

Spriggen, I can simply counter your argument of immersion breaking with one simple fact: we're in an MMO. You think that a werewolf walking around town is immersion breaking?

What about the guys spamming volley on someone? What about the guy who's summoned daedra to the streets, or a storm atronach on the quest giver? What about the people holding naked dance parties on the streets? The hundreds of free Khajiit running around, aiding the Pact that enslaves their people?

What about them? In every Elder Scrolls game i have been running arround summoning this and that. In the mage caste it's pretty frowned down upon, but it's in no way illegal or impossible. You neve rget attacked by guards for summoning a deadra. However you DO always get attacked for turning werewolf near people. People like powerfull mages. People hate feral beasts that want to kill them. Simple as that.

Naked dance parties on the street are weird, but immersion breaking? If they just had that idea why not?

And for the Kahjit, well they ARE part of the pact now. They have no choice since they are in a all out war. It's either helping those people or dieing.

Iduyenn

AWSOME!

theforgottenking1779

Please make hircines ring for eso to allow unlimited werewolf form http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Hircine's_Ring_(Skyrim)