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Next chapter's feature?

Maya_Nur
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I want to hear your suggestions :) I don't mean what do you personally prefer, but what will we most likely see with the next chapter?

Looking backward it starts to be clear for me that every year every new addition is less risky than previous, so... I guess some QoL improvements locked behind a new chapter are coming.

What do you think?
Edited by Maya_Nur on October 25, 2021 8:43AM
  • ZigoSid
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    More weapons, we are asking for this for years.

    Polearms or crossbow for stam. Or nothing, if that can make them work better on the other ones i'll propose. As we already have most of the weapons. And i'm a stam player so it's not stam bashing lol.

    One hand + anything magical for cooler mag cqc.

    Earth staff for tanking and so revert the ice staff to a destructive role.



  • tonyblack
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    Vet overland
  • TheImperfect
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    Definitely a new Magicka weapon line, a new race would be great too.
  • Cillion3117
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    Weapons and weapons and more weapons. Plus the ability to hide shoulders....
  • Azphel
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    A new weapon for magicka, unarmed skill line, and diving.

    One can dream.
  • Maya_Nur
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    Azphel wrote: »
    A new weapon for magicka, unarmed skill line, and diving.

    One can dream.
    Someone said that diving can not be implemented because of game engine limitations :pensive:
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    How about a wayshrine in my house so I can port out of it. I can port into it so in theory, it's already there and I just can't see or use it.
    Giraffon - Beta Lizard - For the Pact!
  • Artim_X
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    One-hand and rune. The concept of playing a hybrid is becoming more realistic, it's time.
    (AD) Artim X/Xirtām/Måtrix |PC/NA| Casual staff wielding vampire sorcerer/templar/arcanist
    Electric-Stun
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    • Roleplay Damage Dealing Build.
    • Gear: 5 Infallible Aether (All apparel light and Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 Slimecraw Guise for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchants), Maelstrom's Perfected Lightning Staff (infused/shock enchant), and Kinras's jewelry (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant)/lightning staff (infused/flame/weapon damage enchant). 1 Mora's Whispers.
    • Ability-Bar 1: Critical Surge, Boundless Storm, Mages' Wrath, Lightning Flood, Shocking Soul (Shock damage, Class Mastery Signature Script, and Empower), and Power Overload.
    • Ability-Bar 2: Storm Pulsar, Streak, Shock Reach, Unstable Wall of Storms, Shocking Burst (Shock Damage, remove 1 negative effect, and interrupt) and Thunderous Rage.
      Solo: Use Kinras's chest, replace Mora with Ring of the Pale Order, and use a heavy Slimcraw piece for max critical.
    Electric-Pets
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    • Stress free one bar pet build .
    • Gear: 5 Infallible Aether (All apparel light and Divines with Max Mag Enchants. No chest piece), 1 medium Slimecraw for max spell critical (Divines, medium, Max Mag Enchants), Lightning Staff of the Sergeant (precise/shock enchant), Sergeant's chest (Divines and max magicka enchant), and Sergeant ring and necklace (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant), Oakensoul ring (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant)
    • Ability-Bar: Daedric Prey, Summon Volatile Familiar, Bound Armaments, Unstable Wall of Storms, Summon Twilight Matriarch, and Greater storm Atronach.
    Electric-Heal
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    • My Healer Build.
    • Gear: 5 Spell Power Cure (All apparel light and Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 Slimecraw Guise for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchants), Maelstrom's Perfected Lightning Staff (Charged/shock enchant), and Infallible Aether jewelry (arcane with spell damage enchant)/restoration staff (Powered with absorb magicka enchant). 1 Mora's Whispers.
    • Ability-Bar 1: Power Surge, Boundless Storm, Blessing of Restoration, Energy Orb, Twilight Matriarch, and Replenishing Barrier.
    • Ability-Bar 2: Dark Deal, Overflowing Altar, Elemental Drain, Blockade of Storms, Twilight Matriarch, and Aggressive Horn.
    Electric-Ward
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    • My Meme Tank Build that uses high resistance and variety of wards.
    • Gear: 5 Brands of Imperium (All body pieces except Head and Shoulders, with Divine trait, and with Prismatic Defense Enchants), full Iceheart (1 light and 1 medium. Divines and Prismatic Enchant), and Combat Physician jewelry (bloodthirsty with Prismatic Recovery Enchants), Combat Physician restoration staff (Infused with hardening enchant), and combat physician ice staff (Infused with crusher enchant).
    • Ability-Bar 1: Critical Surge, Bound Aegis, Deep Thoughts, Boundless Storm, Healing Ward, and Replenishing Barrier.
    • Ability-Bar 2: Silver Leash (Elemental Drain if healer isn't running it), Bound Aegis, Frost Clench, Blockade of Frost, Empowered Ward, and Temporal Guard.
    Electric-Vamp
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    • Tanky stage 4 vampire utility focused PvP healer that can take down very inexperienced players but is primarily focused on working alongside others in an organized group, PUGs, or zergs.
    • Gear: 5 Torug's Pact (medium chest and body pieces light. All Impenetrable with Prismatic Enchants). Gaze of Sithis and 1 light Mighty Chudan/Pirate Skeleton (light shoulders, and impenetrable with Prismtaic Enchants). Knight Slayer (Swift with spell damage enchant)/lightning staff (infused with oblivion enchant)/restoration staff (infused with oblivion enchant).
    • Ability-Bar 1: Structured Entropy, Boundless Storm, Soul Splitting Trap, Radiating Regeneration, Healing Ward, and Life Giver.
    • Ability-Bar 2: Drain Vigor (Elemental Susceptibility), Race Against Time, Rune Cage, Radiant Magelight, Regenerative Ward, and Shatter Soul.
    Dawnfang
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    • My casual one bar heavy attack Templar build that primarily utilizes Aedric Spear abilities.
    • Gear: 5 Noble Duelist (Head or Shoulder and body pieces except Chest. All body pieces Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 light Slimecraw for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchant), Lightning Staff of the Sergeant (precise/shock enchant), Sergeant's chest (Divines and max magicka enchant), and Sergeant's Mail jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant).
    • Ability-Bar 1: Puncturing Sweep, Aurora Javelin, Toppling Charge, Blazing Spear, Radiant Ward/Breath of life, and Crescent Sweep.
    Duskfang
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    • Tanky stage 4 vampire utility focused PvP healer that can take down very inexperienced players but is primarily focused on working alongside others in an organized group, PUGs, or zergs.
    • Gear: 5 Torug's Pact (Heavy Chest with light Head, Waist, Hands, and Feet. All body pieces Impenetrable. Health enchant on chest/head/legs and everything else Prismatic Enchants), 1 Medium Mighty Chudan/Pirate Skeleton Shoulder (Impenetrable, Prismatic Enchant), Knight Slayer Restoration Staff (Infused/Decrease Health enchant), and Knight Slayer jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both Swift with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (Swift with Spell Damage Enchant).
    • Ability-Bar 1: Radiant Oppression, Race Against Time, Aurora Javelin, Breath of Life, Resolving Vigor, and Life Giver.
    Eye of the Queen
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    • My casual one bar heavy attack Arcanist build that primarily utilizes Herald of the Tome abilities.
    • Gear: 5 Noble Duelist (Head or Shoulder and body pieces except Chest. All body pieces Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 light Slimecraw for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchant), Lightning Staff of the Sergeant (precise/shock enchant), Sergeant's chest (Divines and max magicka enchant), and Sergeant's Mail jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant).
    • Ability-Bar 1: Escalating Runeblades, Pragmatic Fatecarver, Cephaliarch's Flail, Rune of Displacement, Inspired Scholarship/Evolving Runemend, and The Languid Eye.
    Eye of the King
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    • Tanky stage 4 vampire utility focused PvP healer that can take down very inexperienced players but is primarily focused on working alongside others in an organized group, PUGs, or zergs.
    • Gear: 5 Torug's Pact (Heavy Chest with light Head, Waist, Hands, and Feet. All body pieces Impenetrable. Health enchant on chest/head/legs and everything else Prismatic Enchants), 1 Medium Mighty Chudan/Pirate Skeleton Shoulder (Impenetrable, Prismatic Enchant), Knight Slayer Restoration Staff (Infused/Decrease Health enchant), and Knight Slayer jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both Swift with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (Swift with Spell Damage Enchant).
    • Ability-Bar 1: Escalating Runeblades, Race Against Time, Rune of Uncanny Adoration, Evolving Runemend, Resolving Vigor, and Life Giver.
    PvE Starter Gear
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    • Gear: 5 Law of Julianos (heavy chest, gloves/belt light, and the rest can be light or 1 medium piece if you're not wearing medium anywhere else on your body. All in training if grinding for XP or divines), Armor of the Seducer or Magnus' Gift head, shoulder, and staves (light with 1 medium piece if you are not already wearing 1 medium Julianos piece. All in training or divines. The staves should be training or infused), and 3 purple Willpower Jewelry with Arcane trait (can be bought from trading guilds for relatively cheap.
    • Check tamrieltradecentre.com for the best deals if you're not using a price checking addon).
    Race
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    • High elf, since you will not have issues with sustain, but other mag based races are also fine so this is more of a personal choice.
    Mundus Stones
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    • PvP: The Steed for speed. Gotta go fast!
    • PvE Healing/Damage: The Thief for decent crit rate.
    • PvE Tanking: The Lady to get close to resistance cap.
    Current Champion Points
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    • DPS: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Exploiter, Weapons Expert, Fighting Finesse, Master-at-Arms, Celerity, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
    • Healer Sorc: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Enlivening Overflow, Hope Infusion, Weapon's Expert, Arcane Supremacy, Celerity, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
    • Tanky Sorc: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Ironclad, Enduring Resolve, Reinforced, Duelist's Rebuff, Bastion, Ward Master, Rejuvenation, Fortified.
    • PvP Sorc: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Enlivening Overflow, Weapon's Expert, Occult Overload, Arcane Supremacy, Bastion, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
    • PvP Temp/Arcanist: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Enlivening Overflow, Weapon's Expert, From the Brink, Arcane Supremacy, Celerity, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
    Favorite Foods and Potions
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    • Parse Food for PvE:(DPS) Ghastly Eye Bowl (increases Max Magicka by 4592 and Magicka Recovery by 459 for 2 hours).
    • Gold/Purple Food for Sorc PvP and Meme Tanking:(PvP) Clockwork Citrus Filet (increases Max Health by 3326, Health Recovery by 406 [useful if stage 1 vampire], Max Magicka by 3080, and Magicka Recovery by 338 for 2 hours). Witchmother's Potent Brew (Increase Max Magicka by 2856, Max Health by 3094, and Magicka Recovery by 315 for 2 hours.
    • Trash Potions when feeling cheap: Regular CP150 Essence of Magicka pots that I obtain frequently from playing the game or Crown Tri-Restoration Potion obtained from dailies.
    • Crafted Potions: Essence of Spell Critical (Bugloss, Lady's Smock, and Water Hyacinth). Without magelight this is my primary means of obtaining Major Prophecy on my Sorc, which increases my Spell Critical Rating. This also heals and restores magicka. Essence of Immovability (Columbine, Corn Flower, and Wormwood). I use this in PvP, since this gives me stealth detection, knockback immunity, and restores magicka (better to use it when competent allies are nearby, since it might reveal that you are surrounded by multiple players in stealth and you will not have an emergency pot available after use). Essence of Invisibility with only 2 ingredients (Blue Entoloma, Namira's Rot, Nirnroot, or Spider Egg). I use this in PvE content that requires stealth and if I need more speed I'll use Rapid Maneuver before using the potion. Essence of Invisibility with 3 ingredients (Blessed Thistle, Blue Entoloma, and Namira's Rot). Very useful in PvP alongside the vampire Dark Stalker passive, since you'll be invisible, ignore movement speed penalty while in Crouch, and you'll have a 30% movement speed boost from Major Expedition (I always have this slotted when riding from point A to B in PvP land, since gankers are always lurking). My templar/arcanist will mostly use Essence of Health (Tri-Stat Potion) Ingredients: (Mountain Flower, Columbine, and Bugloss).
  • colossalvoids
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    Doubt it would be anything serious, guessing something in line of very bland features like companions and antiquities until games performance and database work is actually finishes.
  • ShawnLaRock
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    Lol. You know that the decrepit engine cannot do any of these things, right? And is the reason why we have only had mini games the last 2 years, despite so many requests for new classes; working servers; and sky-whales.

    S.
  • Jaimeh
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    I don't know about the main feature, but one of the side features mext year will likely be companions from other classes, and maybe increased companion customization.
  • phaneub17_ESO
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    Now you can run around with TWO companions!
  • Greek_Hellspawn
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    I am ready for a new class, i know most people disagree and it would make the game more unbalanced but it would breath fresh air into the game.
    Personally i am bored playing the same classes in pvp so for me it would spice things up.
  • Fennwitty
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    "Year of Performance" :)
    PC NA
  • Riddari
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    New weapons. Any new weapons. We got new classes now we need new weapons.
  • Faulgor
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    Riddari wrote: »
    New weapons. Any new weapons. We got new classes now we need new weapons.
    Also, so much easier to grind for that perfected Maelstrom Polearm now!
    Alandrol Sul: He's making another Numidium?!?
    Vivec: Worse, buddy. They're buying it.
  • LeHarrt91
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    A new skill line, whether that be a new weapon or guild skill line.
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    Have played all classes.
    Warden Main
  • wolfie1.0.
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    Riddari wrote: »
    New weapons. Any new weapons. We got new classes now we need new weapons.

    normally i would agree, but the endless balancing changes have me on burn out. Honestly, at this point, I think we need to drop a nuke on cyrodill and get a MAJOR change to PVP. Cut cyrodill into thirds or smaller zones and have 3 different game styles in there or something. or Guild VS Guild battles. something needs to be done and we are really really due for some pvp content.

    other than that... i really really would like actual guild halls to be a thing. ZOS can even give it a weekly Maintenance cost or something.

    Give me the ability to decon furniture. or special storage spaces for it. Give companions the ability to store 2-3 full sets of gear so that I don't have to carry it.
  • Slyclone
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    The feature is already decided. Nothing we say will change it.

    If you want to make a suggestion for 2023, now would be good.
    That's it, that's all.
  • Amottica
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    ZigoSid wrote: »
    More weapons, we are asking for this for years.

    Polearms or crossbow for stam. Or nothing, if that can make them work better on the other ones i'll propose. As we already have most of the weapons. And i'm a stam player so it's not stam bashing lol.

    One hand + anything magical for cooler mag cqc.

    Earth staff for tanking and so revert the ice staff to a destructive role.



    I agree that Zenimax should have made a magicka weapon for tanking instead of converting a DPS weapon, but considering the change lined up with the warden and its ice-based tanking skill line I expect it will remain as it is since an earth staff would not make sense with the ice tanking skill line.
  • Amottica
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    Slyclone wrote: »
    The feature is already decided. Nothing we say will change it.

    If you want to make a suggestion for 2023, now would be good.

    or for 2024 as I would expect they have already started conceptual planning at least that far out. I would be surprised if they do not already know where they will be going in 2025.
  • Hurbster
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    While I can't say what the 'feature' will be I reckon that somehow we will be saving Nirn (again).
    So they raised the floor and lowered the ceiling. Except the ceiling has spikes in it now and the floor is also lava.
  • agegarton
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    [snip] I’m already seeing hordes of people leaving for New World and there’s more competition coming.

    So, whatever they do next year, it had better be good! Personally I thought Blackwood was by far the worst Chapter yet and I regret that i paid good money for it. In fact, Chapters have been going steadily downhill since Summerset.

    I’d like to see some significant improvements to housing (the game’s cash cow - look after us), new mag-based weapons are long overdue, PvP urgently needs investment to bring that population back up from the doldrums, and original overland zones are crying out for an update.

    So, please please please don’t give us a crappy new copy-paste zone - do something serious with the potentially awesome content we already have.

    [edited for bashing]
    Edited by ZOS_Icy on October 26, 2021 10:13AM
  • Nisekev
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    Slyclone wrote: »
    The feature is already decided. Nothing we say will change it.

    If you want to make a suggestion for 2023, now would be good.

    Was it already published? Also OP said this topic is not a wishlist, but more of a guessing game.

    On topic - I expect it to be something that'll shape new metagame. Something OP that'll eventually be nerfed to make way for next chapter's feature.
  • Chaos2088
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    Agree with what others of said, next year is already plugged in/developing as we speak and ready to go next year so whatever we say is not going to chnage that. But the ideas floating around here might get zos's attention for future years and also a general idea on what we are wanting.

    Also they did mention about wanting to get new servers before adding anything game changing when it comes to combat, like new weapons/classes.
    @Chaos2088 PC EU Server | AD-PvP
  • zaria
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    Maya_Nur wrote: »
    Azphel wrote: »
    A new weapon for magicka, unarmed skill line, and diving.

    One can dream.
    Someone said that diving can not be implemented because of game engine limitations :pensive:
    I say that is very unlikely, yes they need to update camera movement and some other stuff like swimming up and down animation. Also need an breath meter so you can not dive forever.
    Grinding just make you go in circles.
    Asking ZoS for nerfs is as stupid as asking for close air support from the death star.
  • James-Wayne
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    Give us a Ultimate for Undaunted... maybe a kill boss button would be nice! :D
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  • Wamuli
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    I´d love to see the Battlespire-Realm and the Class Battlemage :)
    Sapienti sat

    PS4 total ingame playtime from release to 11/2018: 85+ days
    PC total ingame playtime since 02/2020: 42+ days
  • lillybit
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    Given that the last two chapters were scrying and companions (both things that I hadn't seen anyone ever ask for) I would imagine the next chapter will follow the same trend and be another marginally useful mini game that caters more to attracting casuals than appealing to long term players.

    If they're going to do that, it would be nice to at least see spellcrafting finally arrive. Saw the video where they previewed it recently and it actually looked like fun. I expect that's just a pipe dream at this point tho! :D
    PS4 EU
  • Dream96
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    vet overland
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