How will ZOS keep the IC relevant with future PVE DLCs incoming?

ZtruK · September 2015

So the pattern seems to be release DLC, up the vet rank and put the best stuff in the DLC so everyone has to grind it to compete. IC is the most current so it's fun because everyone is there. What about when the next DLC comes and it's all PVE, will IC be a ghost town with outdated gear? I hope they have some way to keep people wanting to go there at least..

Armitas · September 2015

I think they should turn upper IC into warfronts/batllezones after orsinium.

Stikato · September 2015

Well, if past performance is the best indicator of future results, they will:

Devalue existing currencies
- Just as alliance points, and gold (to some extent) have been devalued, trophies and TV stones will become less important

Put all new desirable items only in Orsinium
- As with nearly all v15 mats only in IC

Remove incentives from being in current zones by providing greater rewards in new ones
- Such as making pvp kills more valuable (+tv stones) in IC than in Cyrodiil

And of course, there will be a grind for a new motif that requires 10 X to make 1 Y and 10 Y to make to 1 Z.
- This will then be sold for $50 on the crown store two weeks later

When Orsinium comes out, the city and sewers will still have a few people grinding CPs, and some people trying to gank them.

Everyone else will be in the new zone. Unless their approach changes.

Psilent · September 2015

Stikato wrote: »

Well, if past performance is the best indicator of future results, they will:

Devalue existing currencies
- Just as alliance points, and gold (to some extent) have been devalued, trophies and TV stones will become less important

Put all new desirable items only in Orsinium
- As with nearly all v15 mats only in IC

Remove incentives from being in current zones by providing greater rewards in new ones
- Such as making pvp kills more valuable (+tv stones) in IC than in Cyrodiil

And of course, there will be a grind for a new motif that requires 10 X to make 1 Y and 10 Y to make to 1 Z.
- This will then be sold for $50 on the crown store two weeks later

When Orsinium comes out, the city and sewers will still have a few people grinding CPs, and some people trying to gank them.

Everyone else will be in the new zone. Unless their approach changes.

Not much different than any other MMO I've played to be honest. Usually the old expansion zones become new leveling zones and everyone moves to the new zones.

Most likely IC will be a ghost town once the DLC after Wrothgar is released. I believe Wrothgar is supposed to be V16, so the gear in IC will still be relevant. After Wrothgar however, IC will be entered only for people seeking achievements; bored people hunting down grinders, etc.

OdinForge · September 2015

Plot twist.

They won't.

Yolokin_Swagonborn · September 2015

The same way they kept trials, and DSA relevant as endgame endeavors.

Welcome to the strip-mining of endgame content.

Tavore1138 · September 2015

So many companies fail to grasp that fast money now can equal no money later whereas steady money now can equal steady money for 5 or more years....

Draxys · September 2015

OdinForge wrote: »

Plot twist.

They won't.

most obvious plot twist NA

kevlarto_ESO · September 2015

I doubt anything will be done to IC, and as the game expands its relevance will be less and less, but you never know.. /shrug

Soulac · September 2015

Considering that they're not even able to fix any major bugs in a "short" amount of time..
They won't.

IC is already half dead and only grinding zergs seems to play. Districts are empty.
Three months from now, when we will get our new dlc, no one will play in IC anymore.
There is no reason except grinding for gear to go there.
Once you got your gear, why should you set a foot in there?

ZtruK · September 2015

Darkness falls worked because it was gated and also one of the best places to level up and get leveling gear. Your side would take Darkness Falls because all the lobbies begged for it to be opened and it was always relevant and fun. I hope they can find a way to keep it relevant otherwise their only PvP update they have ever done will be complete wasted!

Ghostbane · September 2015

If future DLCs prove to make IC semi-relevant, they should really adjust the mechanisms of IC to act as a secondary stage to get Emp on a campaign.

Remember that whole "Seize the Ruby Throne" blah blah, well, literally make that happen. District warfare and defense.