Thats nice, doing my writs in Vivec city always reminds me of how much I liked that music. It will be nice to hear the original theme again.

And dare I hope - selectable character screens ?

Choosing login screen music isnt being able to turn off the combat music in game.

Still sad.

Danikat wrote: »

I thought you could already see buffs (and debuffs) without using addons? I've not used it much because I decided I preferred the way I had Srendarr set up, but I'm sure the option is there.

The option to change the music is nice though. Probably not something I'd use as I'm never on the login screen for long and often have the sound off but I know it's been asked for regularly so it's nice that they're doing it.

The current vanilla ability timers don't show on the actual skills (like some PC addons do) and are really awful and hard to read, since it's basically a ''show all active effects feature,'' like showing ESO plus, mundus, etc. Just really cluttered and awful

Danikat wrote: »

I thought you could already see buffs (and debuffs) without using addons? I've not used it much because I decided I preferred the way I had Srendarr set up, but I'm sure the option is there.

Technically you can, but the usability is quite low as what you end up with is a very broad strip of tiny icons, continually shifting, and with no real way to interpret many of them.

The_Old_Goat wrote: »

I see that they're adding the ability to choose your starting area after completing the new character creation tutorial, that is a huge improvement alone.

I agree. I'm really looking forward to that. I actually deleted my warden and re-made her after Greymoor came out because the Morrowind intro made no sense at all for her but the Greymoor one was a good fit. It's just lucky they were released that way around, but annoying it was so long between the two.

I'm looking forward to seeing how the new system works and hoping it will be much better than what we have now.

kringled_1 wrote: »

Danikat wrote: »

I thought you could already see buffs (and debuffs) without using addons? I've not used it much because I decided I preferred the way I had Srendarr set up, but I'm sure the option is there.

Technically you can, but the usability is quite low as what you end up with is a very broad strip of tiny icons, continually shifting, and with no real way to interpret many of them.

Oh I see. I remember you couldn't get the timer bars that Srendarr does, which is what put me off using them, but I didn't realise it was that limited.

Update 30 definitely seems like a step in the right direction. I'm feeling more excited for this expansion than last year's offering.

Just some thoughts on that fantastic blog:
1. Endeavors are promising because they give us a new way to acquire valuable content. I appreciate them adding in-game alternatives to acquiring crown crate content. Seeing a full inventory of what you can get through these is going to be exciting.
2. The portals sound appealing. I know they're banking on some nostalgia here, but those were fun in TES IV, so I'm excited to see them modernized in this game. It'll be interesting to how players are incentivized to do these events.
3. The new tutorial sounds promising, but I'm cautious too.. I appreciate they're making an effort to improve the New Player Experience, but I'm curious to see how this impacts existing characters. Does it help existing character navigate the noise of content they've yet to engage? I hope this solution helps streamline quest delivery for all of us, not just new characters. If not, I'm not sure the value of this solution will be fully realized. Here's to hoping!
4. Companions sound promising as well. The reveals around companions have really whet my appetite to use them. My only real concerns for this are having them obstruct interactive objects and their impact on performance in cities. We already have countless non-combat pets (assuming the companions will behavior similarly) and class pets, so it worries that we'll have these more complex objects with inventories, outfits, mounts, and other calculations that have to happen. Fingers crossed they manage this well.
5. I love that they're adding the ability to chose soundtrack on login. Eventually, sad trombone. It's good to shake it up and revisit old tunes, especially if my current character is on that old content. I only wish they were also giving us the option to disable combat music.
6. Adding cooldowns will help me be better as a console player. Addons are a great place for QoL inspiration and I appreciate them learning some lessons and integrating that functionality for all of us to enjoy.

Those features sound dope

Yesyesyesyesyes

I want to hear vanilla/summerset again!

"(...) When you interact with the world in different ways, your companion will react and decide if they like you more or less. For example, stealing from an NPC while your law-abiding companion is out will cause them to not trust you as much. (...)"

My companion will be like:

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Hey everyone, we wanted to let you know the ability to change the title music unfortunately got moved out of Update 30 and will instead be in a future update. The ability bar timers are still planned for Update 30, though, which you'll be able to check out on the PTS next Monday.

Well, some day.

I've updated the article to mention that it's no longer in Update 30! Sorry everyone!

newtinmpls wrote: »

TequilaFire wrote: »

"Companions also have their own gear system and can’t use normal gear that you have found on your journey.

What about crafted gear?

What about the outfit system?

Also to answer this one (from what I found at least) I couldn't find a way to craft the gear so I don't believe we can make it as it's not like normal gear and is specifically just for companions. You can use outfits though and going to an Outfit station there were new tabs to create an outfit for them. I thought that was already covered in the ESO Live but I can add that to the article to clarify.

Destai wrote: »

Update 30 definitely seems like a step in the right direction. I'm feeling more excited for this expansion than last year's offering.

Just some thoughts on that fantastic blog:
1. Endeavors are promising because they give us a new way to acquire valuable content. I appreciate them adding in-game alternatives to acquiring crown crate content. Seeing a full inventory of what you can get through these is going to be exciting.
2. The portals sound appealing. I know they're banking on some nostalgia here, but those were fun in TES IV, so I'm excited to see them modernized in this game. It'll be interesting to how players are incentivized to do these events.
3. The new tutorial sounds promising, but I'm cautious too.. I appreciate they're making an effort to improve the New Player Experience, but I'm curious to see how this impacts existing characters. Does it help existing character navigate the noise of content they've yet to engage? I hope this solution helps streamline quest delivery for all of us, rather than new characters. If not, I'm not sure the value of this solution will be fully realized. Here's to hoping!
4. Companions sound promising as well. The reveals around companions have really whet my appetite to use them. My only real concerns for this are having them obstruct interactive objects and their impact on performance in cities. We already have countless non-combat pets (assuming the companions will behavior similarly) and class pets, so it worries that we'll have these more complex objects with inventories, outfits, mounts, and other calculations that have to happen. Fingers crossed they manage this well.
5. I love they're adding the ability to chose soundtrack on login. It's good to shake it up and revisit old tunes, especially if my current character is on that old content. I only wish they were also giving us the option to disable combat music.
6. Adding cooldowns will help me be better as a console player. Addons are a great place for QoL inspiration and I appreciate them learning some lessons and integrating that functionality for all of us to enjoy.

I agree with a lot of these statements. I am personally hoping that there will be notifications (like highlights around the ability that is timed, or something) whenever an ability is about to run out, so I can use it again without forgetting that I'm running out of time. Even though the ability to change the login music is being pushed back, I'm hoping they'll still release it (hopefully with the option to disable combat music in the same update!) eventually. After all, we're still waiting for two-person mounts, but I am patient.

I'm generally lukewarm on this Chapter since it is doing nothing from a combat perspective, but... the Endeavors system sounds like a FANTASTIC addition to the game!

Even if the number required is crazy high (which it probably will be) it is quite good form to at least have an avenue to earn Crown Store items through in-game activities. Well-done, ZOS.