Arko_Nam_La wrote: »

Vanthras79 wrote: »

Arko_Nam_La wrote: »

joaaocaampos wrote: »

Faulgor wrote: »

So we are only getting Artaeum? Bit of a bummer, was really looking forward to Alinor and Cloudrest. Oh well.

Ceporah Tower looks dope though.

Perhaps Artaeum is the name of the great island, and the Summerset Isles are: Artaeum + Auridon + small islands.

No, Artaeum is the Psijic Order's island, where Ceporah Tower is, in the game files the main island is referred to as "Summerset Isle".

Or Alinor in the 4th Era. So does anyone know where the Capital of the Summerset Islands is? Is it Crystal Tower or is it in Alinor?

According to this, Alinor (City) is the capital of the Summerset Isle.

Alinor was first the name of the big island, then the other names were created

Im wondering if

Peekachu99 wrote: »

Apparently, Mephala was hit by a downturn in the daedric economy and downsized to a quaint-and-cozy realm.

Or itll be a sort of skirmish into her realm the way we go into Coldharbor numerous times in the Main Story before actually invading Molag Bals plane of Oblivion.

Enslaved wrote: »

Seems its bigger than a Guar. Oh, well...

We just had a tiny, guar-sized zone. They can't ALL be that perfect.

Interesting stuff! However, remember that there is a chapter and 2 DLCs coming this year beyond Dragon Bones. Also, for context Artaeum is the third largest of the Summerset Isles, which means that it would be smaller than Auridon - the second largest of the isles. It would be similar in size, I believe, to Gold Cost, Clockwork City or Hew's Bane which leads me to believe that it will be a DLC along with the Spiral Skein, which would be extensions to the chapter released in Q2.

The main island of the Summerset Isles, the largest, would be a good candidate for a chapter. It is a large land mass, similar in size of Vvardenfell, plenty of complex areas/towns for quests, the Crystal Tower would make a great 12-player trial. Ultimately, we will just have to wait and see but I don't think Artaeum by itself is sufficient for a chapter, but would make a delightful DLC.

Artaeum also has a lot of connections to Sotha Sil so it is likely it will make an appearance.

PaixRomanus wrote: »

Interesting stuff! However, remember that there is a chapter and 2 DLCs coming this year beyond Dragon Bones. Also, for context Artaeum is the third largest of the Summerset Isles, which means that it would be smaller than Auridon - the second largest of the isles. It would be similar in size, I believe, to Gold Cost, Clockwork City or Hew's Bane which leads me to believe that it will be a DLC along with the Spiral Skein, which would be extensions to the chapter released in Q2.

The main island of the Summerset Isles, the largest, would be a good candidate for a chapter. It is a large land mass, similar in size of Vvardenfell, plenty of complex areas/towns for quests, the Crystal Tower would make a great 12-player trial. Ultimately, we will just have to wait and see but I don't think Artaeum by itself is sufficient for a chapter, but would make a delightful DLC.

Artaeum also has a lot of connections to Sotha Sil so it is likely it will make an appearance.

Why not both? Everything suggests that we will visit both of the islands.

https://www.reddit.com/r/teslore/comments/2ze651/datamine_previous_future_aldmeri_dominion/?st=jcgrzuve&sh=de58f207

Arko_Nam_La wrote: »

Radinyn wrote: »

Arko_Nam_La wrote: »

Vanthras79 wrote: »

Arko_Nam_La wrote: »

joaaocaampos wrote: »

Faulgor wrote: »

So we are only getting Artaeum? Bit of a bummer, was really looking forward to Alinor and Cloudrest. Oh well.

Ceporah Tower looks dope though.

Perhaps Artaeum is the name of the great island, and the Summerset Isles are: Artaeum + Auridon + small islands.

No, Artaeum is the Psijic Order's island, where Ceporah Tower is, in the game files the main island is referred to as "Summerset Isle".

Or Alinor in the 4th Era. So does anyone know where the Capital of the Summerset Islands is? Is it Crystal Tower or is it in Alinor?

According to this, Alinor (City) is the capital of the Summerset Isle.

Alinor was first the name of the big island, then the other names were created

Incorrect, Alinor (The big isle) was only named after the city by the Thalmor in the 4E.

"In 4E 22, the Thalmor seized power and renamed the province after its capital, Alinor, though many outside the province still refer to it as Summerset."

http://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Summerset_Isles

It is still referred to as Summerset Isle as of 2nd Era for all we know.

Wouldn't the word province refer to the entirety of the Summerset Isles, rather than just the big one?

KriHavok wrote: »

Just as an update, we have found more exciting details regarding what looks to be future content. We're going to try and publish an in-depth blog post regarding what we've found and also our own speculation supported by what is already known in ESO and the lore, as well as looking at it in the context of questions that developers have answered in the past.

ETA on the post is a few days, we really want this to be well researched and presented. I will keep you guys posted once it's up then I'll post the link either here, or in a new thread, or both! So watch this space.

Any update? I'm too hyped for this.

Oh wow, so hyped for this. ZOS, please don't let us down!

OtarTheMad wrote: »

I'm excited if we get to visit Artaeum however It'll be interesting to see how they handle the fact that we are in the middle of its 500 year disappearance during the Second Era. From 2E 230 to 2E 730 the island of Artaeum disappeared. Maybe this will also hint to what happened to Ritemaster Iachesis.

we only know that it appeared somewhere around this time

OtarTheMad wrote: »

I'm excited if we get to visit Artaeum however It'll be interesting to see how they handle the fact that we are in the middle of its 500 year disappearance during the Second Era. From 2E 230 to 2E 730 the island of Artaeum disappeared. Maybe this will also hint to what happened to Ritemaster Iachesis.

Just a little snippet for you... It looks likely that we'll see Iachesis in Artaeum, as seen from this dialogue in the game files:

Player: "I've been to Artaeum and met Ritemaster Iachesis."

For those who are unaware, Ritemaster Iachesis was the Psijic mentor of Vanus Galerion, back when he was an eleven-year-old pupil, and you probably know Vanus already as the founder of the Mages Guild. Shortly after Vanus founded the Mages Guild, Artaeum vanished (as it is now--not visible on the game map). It'll be another ~150 years from the current time of ESO before Artaeum returns to Tamriel, by which time a 'Loremaster Celarus' is leading the Psijic Order and the fate/whereabouts of Iachesis is unknown to us.
Maybe with the addition of Artaeum to ESO, we'll learn more about this important - yet mysterious - figure!

Also, I've got the blog post draft on my other monitor right now, we're working hard to push this out to you guys. Stay tuned!