How should other Lycanthropes be added to ESO?

Gidorick · May 2015

I was wondering how others think the other forms of Lycanthropy should be handled in ESO? Per established lore there are six confirmed types of Lycan in Tamriel:

Werewolves
Werebears
Wereboars
Werevultures
Werelions
Werecrocodile

There are 3 methods which could be used to add the additional 5 types of Lycan into ESO:

As a separate world-skill line for each type
As a cosmetic-only option to be sold in the Crown Store
Only as NPCs and MOBs

Upon initial consideration, I would prefer having a separate skill line for each Lycan type. Then I consider that the skills of each were-creature would be virtually identical, which leads me to think that it should be a cosmetic option that can be purchased from the Crown Store. Then, upon further investigation into the lore, it's discovered that only the Werewolf form of Lycanthropy is common enough to be found all around Tamriel. Since the other forms are regionally isolated, it might make sense for them to only be rare NPCs and MOBs.

What do you think?

nastuug · May 2015

Other (please elaborate below)

The Werederp

Preyfar · May 2015

As a Crown-Store morph for the Werewolf

Werecrocs would make me *squee*.

jkemmery · May 2015

Other (please elaborate below)

If they were added, and I'll grant you that I'm neither sure they should be, nor would I make it a priority for the DEV team, but if they were, I would like to see it come in the form of an actual series of quests, and that a player who has turned can't just bite another player to give that player the quest. Something that has to be stumbled upon and truly earned.

Raash · May 2015

Other (please elaborate below)

As wall trophies and rugs in upcomming player housings.
We need no more supersticious flavor in the game, there are already to much of it...

Gidorick · May 2015

jkemmery wrote: »

If they were added, and I'll grant you that I'm neither sure they should be, nor would I make it a priority for the DEV team, but if they were, I would like to see it come in the form of an actual series of quests, and that a player who has turned can't just bite another player to give that player the quest. Something that has to be stumbled upon and truly earned.

So would it be a different skill form the Werewolf?

dafox187 · May 2015

Other (please elaborate below)

add a skill to there were wolf skilline that has more than 2 morphs where u can become one of them [its cosmetic just no crowns]

jkemmery · May 2015

Other (please elaborate below)

Gidorick wrote: »

jkemmery wrote: »

If they were added, and I'll grant you that I'm neither sure they should be, nor would I make it a priority for the DEV team, but if they were, I would like to see it come in the form of an actual series of quests, and that a player who has turned can't just bite another player to give that player the quest. Something that has to be stumbled upon and truly earned.

So would it be a different skill form the Werewolf?

Sure, why not. I mean, it's not likely it will happen so all of this is purely conjecture anyway.

Gidorick · May 2015

jkemmery wrote: »

Gidorick wrote: »

jkemmery wrote: »

If they were added, and I'll grant you that I'm neither sure they should be, nor would I make it a priority for the DEV team, but if they were, I would like to see it come in the form of an actual series of quests, and that a player who has turned can't just bite another player to give that player the quest. Something that has to be stumbled upon and truly earned.

So would it be a different skill form the Werewolf?

Sure, why not. I mean, it's not likely it will happen so all of this is purely conjecture anyway.

99% of what I do on the forum is pure conjecture. heheh

Gidorick · May 2015

dafox187 wrote: »

add a skill to there were wolf skilline that has more than 2 morphs where u can become one of them [its cosmetic just no crowns]

As a MORPH for the Lycanthropy Skill Tree. Clever! I really like this idea.

SeptimusDova · May 2015

Only as NPCs or MOBs

mobs and creatures scratched by other npc werewolves whilst hunting. Not as creatures who can pass Hircines gift. Which is a blessing from Hircine in it own self . That is to be entrusted with passing the gift to those you feel worthy. But a third party creature other than a Werewolf should not be able to pass the gift on. Might look great on a wall next to a frost Troll head.

Gidorick · May 2015

SeptimusDova wrote: »

mobs and creatures scratched by other npc werewolves whilst hunting. Not as creatures who can pass Hircines gift. Which is a blessing from Hircine in it own self . That is to be entrusted with passing the gift to those you feel worthy. But a third party creature other than a Werewolf should not be able to pass the gift on. Might look great on a wall next to a frost Troll head.

But Hircine's gift includes other Wereforms, does it not?

SeptimusDova · May 2015

Only as NPCs or MOBs

@Gidorick

yes sir it does. But they if I remember correctly cannot pass the gift on to other NPC's or players. If that were the case in a matter of months all of Nirn would be Were-Somethings. All it would take is a Were-bird of some sort. So the other Lycan should be in game the Were bears and maybe even a Were-Mudcrab.

UrQuan · May 2015

Only as NPCs or MOBs

Raash wrote: »

We need no more supersticious flavor in the game, there are already to much of it...

Yeah, we need no more of these things from existing Elder Scrolls lore in the game, there's already too much of it... Let's get rid of everything that's lore-friendly!

Daemons_Bane · May 2015

Other (please elaborate below)

I voted other since tbh, some of them would fit okay into the world, and some of them would look out of place..

Rosveen · May 2015

Only as NPCs or MOBs

Definitely not as separate skill lines. No need to devote development time to something so minor. I'm okay with any of the other options, although if they'd end up as cosmetic additions, I would prefer if they were obtainable in the game. Let's not put everything fun behind a paywall.

That'd be fine as a part of a larger DLC, though.

Daemons_Bane · May 2015

Other (please elaborate below)

Rosveen wrote: »

Definitely not as separate skill lines. No need to devote development time to something so minor.

Not sure I would call it minor

WW and Vamp are rather popular

TheSunAlsoRises · May 2015

Other (please elaborate below)

wereskeevers, please.

milesrodneymcneely2_ESO · May 2015

As a Crown-Store morph for the Werewolf

I'm all up for options, but they SERIOUSLY need to fix the Werewolf skill line first.

The fact that werewolves don't have a morphable taunt just blows my mind.

Other issues have been addressed by folks a lot smarter than me, but it really needs help. Basically, everyone's just taking the skill line for the passive 15% Stamina regeneration.

Kinda cheapens it, IMHO.

Acrolas · May 2015

Lycanthropy should really only cover the werewolf.
I don't care if leading fantasy has dumbed things down.
Lycan and Lupinus are book Latin-based words pertaining to the wolf.

Were/wer means man, though, so I'm not opposed to adding a werebear or a wereboar. But they should not be in a line that translates to Wolf Man.

Sting864 · May 2015

Only as NPCs or MOBs

The better question is WHY should other forms of Lycanthropy be added... In fact, isn't it a better idea to get rid of those smelly dogs, too??

SeptimusDova · May 2015

Only as NPCs or MOBs

Who you calling smelly?

We smell good!!

Just like Vampires taste good.

Gidorick · May 2015

Acrolas wrote: »

Lycanthropy should really only cover the werewolf.
I don't care if leading fantasy has dumbed things down.
Lycan and Lupinus are book Latin-based words pertaining to the wolf.

Were/wer means man, though, so I'm not opposed to adding a werebear or a wereboar. But they should not be in a line that translates to Wolf Man.

hehe... Even ESO lore supports this:

"Because the werewolf is the most ubiquitous of lycanthropes, the term lycanthropy has been used since ancient days to describe the disease that transforms men into half-beast, although lycanthrope only strictly should refer to men who change into werewolves. But that is semantics. There are certainly differences between the seven documented forms of lycanthropy in Tamriel, but more similarities."

http://www.imperial-library.info/content/lycanthropy

SeptimusDova · May 2015

Only as NPCs or MOBs

We need that Library added to Cyrodiil where only the bravest come to study. No skills off the books mind you.. But to be able to read all 36 lessons of Vivec without hunting for a year...Priceless

daswahnsinn · May 2015

They should not be added

Did you just put 'were' in front of random animal names? Where's the LOL button? HAHAHA

Daemons_Bane · May 2015

Other (please elaborate below)

I would love to have my big and burly Nord transform into a giant black werebear and maul his enemies

The_Sadist · May 2015

daswahnsinn wrote: »

Did you just put 'were' in front of random animal names? Where's the LOL button? HAHAHA

Bro, do you even lore?

Gidorick · May 2015

The_Sadist wrote: »

daswahnsinn wrote: »

Did you just put 'were' in front of random animal names? Where's the LOL button? HAHAHA

Bro, do you even lore?

That brought me more enjoyment than it should have.

UrQuan · May 2015

Only as NPCs or MOBs

daswahnsinn wrote: »

Did you just put 'were' in front of random animal names? Where's the LOL button? HAHAHA

Robo_Hobo · May 2015

They could include the regional forms/different bloodlines of Vampirism as well, for each one has a different subtle thing about them, or at least the ones that are most different, since there are dozens of them, like the ones that can teleport.

Personally I'd love to see the various forms of the Khajiit as well, it's always a shame how there's only ever one form shown throughout a single game, though we've at least seen 3 to 4 of the different ones just counting the player khajiit throughout the games, as I'm one who believes the Khajiit of Oblivion/Skyrim/ESO to be Cathays and not Suthay-rahts like in Morrowind, even if it wasn't their initial intention and they were supposed to be digitigrade too, it makes the Cathays and Suthays have an extra difference to their otherwise too similar appearance description.

MercyKilling · May 2015

They should not be added

Well, I voted no, but I could stand them if they were NPC's or mobs to kill. Just not playable characters. There's already too many leeches and puppies in the game.

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