No new Ancestral for this Update?

Crimsonorion · June 2023

This is the first major DLC update [Adding a new area] that didn't include an Ancestral set since they were implemented, any clue why not? [Granted considering the previous ones used Treasure Maps from multiple zones they would run out of maps eventually which I assume is the reason haha] Was looking forward to some Ancestral Dark Elf or Wood Elf. [I know the Ancestral stuff is usually small changes but for some sets the upgrades/increased detail looks really nice]

Hapexamendios · June 2023

Good. Getting sick of those damn treasure chest leads.

ZigoSid · June 2023

Certainly the 4 layers of RNG was super annoying and one of the most abused things ever created.

But there's no good in outright stopping the ancestral motif thing instead of just changing the formula, there were other ways to do that than just removing content. (But maybe are they working on it and it'll release in the course of the year)

FayJolyn · June 2023

I think they might hold some ancestral motifs back to release at the quarter 3 or 4 since we're not getting a traditional dlc. Just my feeling though! no one actually knows.

I love the ancestral motifs I hope they complete the set for every race. I personally most look forward to the ancestral Khajiit style and bosmer style.

TaSheen · June 2023

Yeah, good riddance to bad rubbish.... I don't even like the motifs. Just UGH.

MafiaCat115 · June 2023

I'm definitely disappointed about no Ancestral Dunmer style, too. I was looking forward to what could've been proper Chimer armor.

LunaFlora · June 2023

MafiaCat115 wrote: »

I'm definitely disappointed about no Ancestral Dunmer style, too. I was looking forward to what could've been proper Chimer armor.

ancestral dark elf would just be a remaster of the base game dark elf motif, not of ancient elf

MafiaCat115 · June 2023

LunaFlora wrote: »

MafiaCat115 wrote: »

I'm definitely disappointed about no Ancestral Dunmer style, too. I was looking forward to what could've been proper Chimer armor.

ancestral dark elf would just be a remaster of the base game dark elf motif, not of ancient elf

I know that. Going off of the previous precedent of Ancestral motifs, an Ancestral Dunmer motif would be focused around what Dunmer of the far past wore, which likely would be Chimer armor. Ancient Elf in the base game is just a general "other Elf" motif. You see it on Chimer, Ayleids, Maormer, and in a variety of places. Ancestral Dunmer would've been able to give Chimer something other than generic elf armor.

Ezhh · June 2023

While I'd like to see more ancestral motifs, I am honestly sick of motifs being tied to antiquities. Thanks to the annoying RNG it's one of the least fun systems in the game.

prof-dracko · June 2023

Instead it seems they stuck a bunch of antiquities leads for furnishings in treasure chests. Real relief for the style collectors, real kick to the knee for housing enthusiasts.

CGPsaint · June 2023

That's great news. I'm done with Ancestral motifs dropping from zone specific treasure maps. It was terrible implementation the first time and has been terrible ever since. Deadlands treasure maps are selling north of 65K each on Xbox/NA because the traders are rather barren of Ancestral Daedric motif chapters and some people are still trying to complete the Codex.

ZigoSid · June 2023

That's great if that mean that they will change the formula, learn from their mistakes and make the ancestral motifs come back in a healthier way (like, why not, in those stupid and useless nymic bastions)

But if they go the lazy way and simply never do ancestral motif anymore, I don't see how it's great to purely and simply lose something without any questioning behind it.

Contraptions · June 2023

Thank goodness, the treasure map locked leads are just a stupid RNG upon RNG based idea honestly. If they ever change it i'll finally be able to complete the codex.

CGPsaint · June 2023

ZigoSid wrote: »

That's great if that mean that they will change the formula, learn from their mistakes and make the ancestral motifs come back in a healthier way (like, why not, in those stupid and useless nymic bastions)

But if they go the lazy way and simply never do ancestral motif anymore, I don't see how it's great to purely and simply lose something without any questioning behind it.

I hate to say it, but the second scenario is far more likely...

ForzaRammer · June 2023

Stupid motif that’s hard to get in game and not even in crown store, not missing it at all

colossalvoids · June 2023

That's a definite let down here, hope it's just more spaced out release schedule and not outright cancelled concept.

Can't have enough of dunmeri armour.

ApoAlaia · June 2023

Please, no more 'small chance of obtaining 1 non-curated lead out of 14 possible ones from these two rare sources lost in an ever increasingly diluted pool'.

If they introduce a new ancestral/ancient motif make the leads drop from dailies or w/e.

MasterSpatula · June 2023

This is a huge relief.

I'd love the see an Ancestral Dunmer or Chimer or Velothi armor style, but not one tied to RNG to get treasure maps, RNG to get the right maps, RNG to get a lead drop, and RNG as to which of the 14 leads it turns out to be. I don't think they could have come up with a worse implementation if that had been their goal.

Peppo_Lives · June 2023

personally i'm really glad that no new ancestral/ancient motif has been introduced.....crazy-layers-upon-layers-of-RNG-treasure map-chase has been quite tiresome

(imho the treasure map system should be revised)