Wifeaggro13 wrote: »

Pretty disheartening that ESO seems to be actually turning away from things that make an MMO and seem to be focusing on churn content they can throw at solo players. will the next DLC be a traditional more MMO style DLC?

Didn't they say they were not trying to make a "traditional MMO"?

Also while I agree that ESO needs a bit more group content, I actually like they don't ignore solo players in favor of only appeasing group players like most MMOs tend to do. Orsinium and TG were great in that respect.

But I'm sure the next DLC will include group content to some degree, though perhaps the "mostly group centric" content will be reserved for after the Dark Brotherhood update.

JD2013 wrote: »

It'll be Dark Brotherhood and the Gold Coast of Cyrodiil. That's all we know. The area should be pretty sizeable. Nobody but ZOS knows what the content will be. I would like at least one new group dungeon.

One? Bare minimum they need 2 and some actual group delves and a 16 man that is not trial those are basically a dps e peen competition. I am not against solo content for those that don't like group content or challenge? It's quite obvious solo players don't want anything to complex as the reaction to maelstrom was less then stellar. I am not strictly saying we need group content . Emergent game play would be adding new weapon lines and skill lines like necromancy. And possibly complete revamp of the tanking system

I think their best bet will be to cycle DLCs for the three main styles of gameplay, doing one solo focused DLC, one group focused DLC, and one PVP focused DLC. As a PVPer, even if they only want to do one PVP DLC per year so they can fit in more solo/group stuff I'd still be content. For instance maybe one year do two solo, one group, one PVP, then the next year two group, one solo, one PVP.

They can also throw in additional things to cater to a style of gameplay the DLC doesn't focus on to give players at least a little something while they wait for their style of DLC in the cycle (like PVE dungeons in IC, if you want to consider that a "PVP update", or new solo questing zones in DLC that is focused on group dungeons/trials).

That being said, I do think they need to mostly dedicate each DLC to one style of gameplay, rather than trying to mix two of them together, much like trying to mix PVE and PVP for IC, which resulted in both PVE and PVP players being relatively unhappy with the content. Better to please one type of player than to displease all types of players.

The Thieves guild was fun for a short while, and something tells me The Dark Brotherhood will be very close to how the TG was done, I hope it has a little more meat on the bones, but lets also look at the base game changes they said were coming, last ESO live, they did confirm VR levels are going away and, a rework of stamina was talked about a couple of ESO lives back, so with all that I am afraid the Dark Brotherhood will just be a little more short term fun, I love new content I just wish that they released something that lasted longer than a few days.

Function wrote: »

It is pretty disappointing that their DLCs are focused on single player questing instead of new MMO elements.

I would just like a little clarification in direction the game is going. if its gonna be more of a single player on lime game with no emerging game play and mechanics . and very little group content added id rather just stop my eso plus and play it onece every couple of weeks

I dont really think anyone was expecting a wrothgar sized DLC every four months. That wouldnt be possible. most likely it will be 3 small areas and 1 big area per year.