Summerset Chapter/DLC confirmed in clockwork city

Sixty5 · October 2017

Not going to go into specifics for fear of spoilers, but there is some pretty strong hints that Summerset will be the next big chapter in ESO, in the same way that clockwork city was hinted at in morrowind.

Personally I'm pretty damn pumped to explore Summerset and all the stuff there, especially since it is somewhere mostly unseen in the modern elder scrolls games.

Anyway I'd like to hear what you guys think.

Osteos · October 2017

Thanks for the spoiler jerkface

Sixty5 · October 2017

Osteos wrote: »

Thanks for the spoiler jerkface

Don't know how that is really a spoiler.

If I was going to spoil anything I'd say that Tyler is actually Draco Malfoy and kills Sotha Sil by sinking the Titanic.

FloppyTouch · October 2017

Sixty5 wrote: »

Osteos wrote: »

Thanks for the spoiler jerkface

Don't know how that is really a spoiler.

If I was going to spoil anything I'd say that Tyler is actually Draco Malfoy and kills Sotha Sil by sinking the Titanic.

Ugh I just knew that’s how it would end

SydneyGrey · October 2017

Osteos wrote: »

Thanks for the spoiler jerkface

He didn't spoil anything. Geez, calm down. There's already been a thread about how it looks like Summerset will be the next DLC, because people who noticed it on the test server were talking about it. Maybe you can yell at them and call them "jerkfaces" too.

Sixty5 · October 2017

SydneyGrey wrote: »

Osteos wrote: »

Thanks for the spoiler jerkface

He didn't spoil anything. Geez, calm down. There's already been a thread about how it looks like Summerset will be the next DLC, because people who noticed it on the test server were talking about it. Maybe you can yell at them and call them "jerkfaces" too.

I mean I am totally a jerkface, but that is for completely different reasons. I'm just excited about finally getting to see Summerset proper. Auridon is one of the prettiest places in the game IMO. Would love to see the main place.

newtinmpls · October 2017

So new chapter....wonder what the new class will be.

Sixty5 · October 2017

newtinmpls wrote: »

So new chapter....wonder what the new class will be.

Could see it being a Necromancer, given how much of that goes on there with the attacks from the Sload and the Maromer

Vaoh · October 2017

I’m almost certain that Q2 2018, meaning next chapter, is going to launch Summerset Isles as a zone and Spellcrafting as the new “system” (like BGs were to Morrowind).

Too early to be hyped but this’ll probably happen! Super early hype! smiley:

SydneyGrey · October 2017

Sixty5 wrote: »

newtinmpls wrote: »

So new chapter....wonder what the new class will be.

Could see it being a Necromancer, given how much of that goes on there with the attacks from the Sload and the Maromer

My dream DLC would have a Necromancer skill-line, with the Maormer as a playable race that uses water magic.

Sixty5 · October 2017

Vaoh wrote: »

I’m almost certain that Q2 2018, meaning next chapter, is going to launch Summerset Isles as a zone and Spellcrafting as the new “system” (like BGs were to Morrowind).

Too early to be hyped but this’ll probably happen! Super early hype! smiley:

I mean all the hints are there, and Spellcrafting would fit pretty well with the overall idea of the Altmer and goes even better given that it looks like the Psijics will be key to the questline.

Narvuntien · October 2017

I am actually quite excited for it.... much more than I was for morrowind.

Sixty5 · October 2017

Narvuntien wrote: »

I am actually quite excited for it.... much more than I was for morrowind.

Same TBH. One is a nostalgia fest the other is something new and exciting.

Iselin · October 2017

Yup. It's a pretty obvious hint and chapter-sized DLC makes sense since that other island is about 3 times the size of Auridon (the third island went missing along with the Psijic order.)

And considering the very magic proficient inhabitants, it'd be a perfect time to add spell crafting to the game too.

So I'm going to guess Summerset Island + spell crafting as the next chapter.

Kalante · October 2017

so now big dlc's are called "chapters"

VoodooPlatypus · October 2017

I would wager that it won't be spellcrafting (yet), and I really don't anticipate any new class quite so soon. The original intent was for the Warden class to have been added to the base game with the initial launch, or so I've read. If that's accurate, it took them quite a long time to flesh it out to the point where they could go live with it (and monetize it). Adding a new class will likely take the same amount of time - several years.

The the new "system" I think they'll likely add with the next expansion chapter release will be transmogrification (change appearance of gear). They've confirmed that they're working on it, but have released no details. Spellcrafting, on the other hand, has been stated to have been "back burnered" for quite some time, so I personally doubt that they'll have it created, tested (ha!), and implemented by the middle of next year.

I'd love to be proven wrong, however.

Agalloch · October 2017

I am still hoping for an expansion instead of a chapter.

We need 6 months with no dlc ( in this time the devs could fix the game )

After that would be nice to have a real expansion for eso ( 5 big zones like Wrothgar , 6 group dungeons , 2 trials, 1 new class and jewellery crafting)

SydneyGrey · October 2017

Agalloch wrote: »

I am still hoping for an expansion instead of a chapter.
We need 6 months with no dlc ( in this time the devs could fix the game )
After that would be nice to have a real expansion for eso ( 5 big zones like Wrothgar , 6 group dungeons , 2 trials, 1 new class and jewellery crafting)

I'm afraid the chapters ARE the expansions, just re-named so people won't have any pre-conceived notions about what should be included. I doubt we'll ever see expansions (chapters) larger than Wrothgar and Vvardenfell. My guess is that ZOS regrets not selling Orsinium as a "chapter", considering its size and the amount of work that went into it.

SantieClaws · October 2017

Not more places full of elves!

Khajiit has already had to save grumpy elf island and now you want this one to save the snooty one too?

Do not even consider sending Khajiit to an island full of the bitey elves!

Yours with paws - and keeping them
Santie Claws

Sixty5 · October 2017

SantieClaws wrote: »

Not more places full of elves!

Khajiit has already had to save grumpy elf island and now you want this one to save the snooty one too?

Do not even consider sending Khajiit to an island full of the bitey elves!

Yours with paws - and keeping them
Santie Claws

The bitey elves are on the mainland next to where the Khajiit live.

At least the weather is nice in Summerset. Plus I heard unicorns live there.

supaskrub · October 2017

newtinmpls wrote: »

So new chapter....wonder what the new class will be.

There will not be a new class, instead you will be getting a complete rebuild of the current classes before or when the next expansion drops..

Sixty5 · October 2017

supaskrub wrote: »

newtinmpls wrote: »

So new chapter....wonder what the new class will be.

There will not be a new class, instead you will be getting a complete rebuild of the current classes before or when the next expansion drops..

Think that might be the first quarter base game update.
Given that it's a far reaching free type of thing.

SantieClaws · October 2017

Sixty5 wrote: »

SantieClaws wrote: »

Not more places full of elves!

Khajiit has already had to save grumpy elf island and now you want this one to save the snooty one too?

Do not even consider sending Khajiit to an island full of the bitey elves!

Yours with paws - and keeping them
Santie Claws

The bitey elves are on the mainland next to where the Khajiit live.

At least the weather is nice in Summerset. Plus I heard unicorns live there.

Ah yes but on the mainland Khajiit she can run away to a safe place.

On an island Khajiit must swim!

Being wet or getting eaten. Khajiit is between a rock and a stale sweetroll yes.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

Sixty5 · October 2017

SantieClaws wrote: »

Sixty5 wrote: »

SantieClaws wrote: »

Not more places full of elves!

Khajiit has already had to save grumpy elf island and now you want this one to save the snooty one too?

Do not even consider sending Khajiit to an island full of the bitey elves!

Yours with paws - and keeping them
Santie Claws

The bitey elves are on the mainland next to where the Khajiit live.

At least the weather is nice in Summerset. Plus I heard unicorns live there.

Ah yes but on the mainland Khajiit she can run away to a safe place.

On an island Khajiit must swim!

Being wet or getting eaten. Khajiit is between a rock and a stale sweetroll yes.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

Can't argue with that logic. Though summerset itself is a pretty big place, plenty of space.

But Khajiit are a valuable part of the Dominion, so nothing to worry about anyway.

Enslaved · October 2017

Summerset? Well. Not pleased. I guess Ill play it anyways.

HugsAlotOfBosmer · October 2017

SydneyGrey wrote: »

Sixty5 wrote: »

newtinmpls wrote: »

So new chapter....wonder what the new class will be.

Could see it being a Necromancer, given how much of that goes on there with the attacks from the Sload and the Maromer

My dream DLC would have a Necromancer skill-line, with the Maormer as a playable race that uses water magic.

making a Maormer as a playable race would sadly make little to no sense, story wise. Nercomancy, more likely for sure

Vimora · October 2017

I'm pretty much in awe of ZOS for everything they do, but if they can make a high elf chapter work for me, I will bow down before them in worship. The reality is high elves are your generic version 1.0 fantasy world elves that I despise in every game and every mythology. Tbh, I really don't believe Summerset will be the next chapter.

newtinmpls · October 2017

ESO Morrowind as a "chapter" got money from me because it was Morrowind. I remain heartily disappointed at the small size compared to TES III (really if they just made the map "run" the same as Cyrodiil, that would have been a workable enough fix). The place is too Oblivionized (genericised), the creatures and the look and the uniqueness mangled and run through the wash/dry and shrunk.

ESO Morrowind got money from some others due to "new class" (have two Wardens. Haven't leveled them yet), from others due to "Battlegrounds" (still haven't tried it yet)

When I'm in ESO Morrowind, it looks fairly busy. The guild vendors placed there seem to do well. Therefore I presume that many bought it and play it.

So I figure that in order to make anything comparable to that level of money, (and justify calling it a "chapter") ZoS will need to throw in some sort of major goodies, such as SpellCrafting, a New Class and at least one other amazing thing (ideally a PvP thing) to get anything similar in the way of response/use.

jmgrant44ub17_ESO · October 2017

I'm not sure. Has anybody noticed the new dragon mound load screen? If they follow the Morrowind “chapter” release marketing model it would have to be Skyrim. I don't think they can wait and hope that the people in game will want to buy another dlc/chapter of a new zone just because it's new. They will need to pull in the Skyrim people to sell boxes.

Thannazzar · October 2017

SS Isles, sharpening the blade of woe to take out lots of thalmor! (Irespective of the plot)

Think it's more likely to be moarmer race than a new class, although a guild style Psijic skill line is possible and transmog is more likely than spellcrafting.

essi2 · October 2017

Summerset would be fun, but I think we'll see atleast one Daedric realm before we get another Tamrielic zone.

Also I get the sense from the lore that the Island of Summerset is not very well explored outside Alinor even as late as 3E.

@Enodoc ?