Overland content has always been, and will always be, easy... at least easy for high CP players with top gear sets and fully aware of how combat works. New players coming in without high CP, without top gear, and just learning their class and rotations it can be a challenge; I still see new players dying in starter zones and at dolmens.

GrimClaw wrote: »

Any new significant features?

Is questing still easymode? That made me quit, it was so boring and underwheling to equip a char then see no challange outside of dungeons

Set collections: Any set items you obtain are now added to a new collections menu, which can be reconstructed at a transmute station.

Antiquities: Dig up stuff. It's not combat, but, if you enjoy the minigames, I'm not going to judge you.

Mythics: Orange rarity items. You can only have one mythic item equipped at a time. Statistically, they're equivalent to legendary items. However, they have unique 1pc set bonuses. It's a mixed bag. Some are garbage. Some are fantastic. Most have a, "cursed," theme. Such as a ring that heals you for 20% of your outgoing damage, but prevents other players from healing you.

Companions: You can now have a personal minion to even further trivialize overland content. Technically, they can be taken into dungeons, trials, and arenas, but they occupy a player slot. They can't enter solo arenas or PvP at all. The system is a novelty, but it is something else to play with.

Vampire Overhaul: Vampire abilities were completely reworked last year. Mist Form, and Drain are still there, but almost everything else has been altered. RIP Supernatural Recovery and Bats.

Champion Point System Overhaul: It now involves actively slotting stars. Opinions are mixed. Some of the new star effects are very nice, but at the same time, swapping active stars can feel fiddly. (Swapping for specific content is certainly cheaper than it used to be.)

I feel like there was another major change, but I'm drawing a blank right now.

EDIT: The spending cap is gone. You can earn, and spend, up to 3600 CP. Because of the active slots, you can't actually use most of that at one time. You only need about 900 to fill out most of the passive stars. But, it's a major change.

What hasnt changed the last year or so.
I feel like in playing a completely different game honestly.

There's been a bunch of releases - Greymoor, Markarth, Blackwood among them. Each brought new zones and systems.

Greymoor
Antiquities was a skill line added in Greymoor. It's a good system overall, something relaxing to do and makes good money to boot. It's a great way to find cool furnishings. The higher levels are a bit grindy to get through, but worth it IMO.

Greymoor added new zone events called Harrowstorms. They're a bit rough, and I don't think many people farm, but worth going through for the achievement.

Markarth
Markarth added Vateshran Arena, another solo arena, and its own zone Harrowstorms. Overall decent zone, has great music.

Blackwood
The newest release. The zone itself is pretty cool, the Oblivion Portal zone events are more dynamic and appear at semi-random locations. Of the 4 guilds I'm in, I don't see anyone farming these, so I can't speak to their worth. Blackwood's big feature is the Companions systems. You can dress them up, level up their skills, and use them to help you in the open world. Personally, I find them more hassle than they're worth.

QoL
They improved the daily writ process. Now when you're at a crafting station, you can set your character to focus on what you know, what you have materials for, and what's a quest objective. Love this actually, especially on my 12 crafters.

Sticker book. You can now unlock gear on your account as you get drops. So you've been running Deshaan for ages, and storing all your Mother's Sorrow gear. No more! Loot once, bind to your account, and then you can reconstruct it later using dungeon tokens.

Endeavors got introduced recently, which are a way to earn items previously available only in crown crates. You complete an objective, you get Seals of Endeavors - a new currency. Objectives come in daily and weekly flavors.

Questing is easier, especially in the new content. Plus with the addition of companions, you can make it even easier. It's not a bad thing, just my perception.

MirandaSharp wrote: »

moo_2021 wrote: »

Isn't soloing DLC world bosses or dragon sort of challenge?

Unfortunately this means you don't get to enjoy 99% of the content, which is mainly overland questing in the zones...

I wonder what if there are quests requiring players to deal with multiple world bosses and group dungeons. Like a long story connecting several dungeons, each of them would normally require player to team up with others who are on the same quest stage.