Q4 new PvP thing….just an observation on what it might be…

Reginald_leBlem · July 11

Maybe not jousting, but mounted combat in general would be fabulous.

GooGa592 · July 11

Grendalism wrote: »

I might be wrong, but I vaguely remember earlier in the year that the 2024 ‘roadmap’ had a new PvP thing in Q4.

Obviously the ‘usual sites’ now have u43 info in them, which includes future crown store items.

I find it interesting that there are 2x mounts both with “Jouster” in their name….

..Is this a subtle hint that the new PvP activity will be jousting? (Maybe some for of 1st person view involving riding speed, timing and cursor positioning)
…?against another player and obviously if dismounted then continues as standard dueling?

Just a thought, that’s all…but what do you lot think?

Maybe, but I doubt it. Jousting would require ZOS to create a new system, and they aren't doing much of that lately.

My money is on a duel finder.

reiverx · July 11

There's no chance of this being Cyrodiil related. If it is, it's probably something to drive away more players.

Jaraal · July 11

They touted a change to the activity finder (house tours) as a 'totally new system,' so it's reasonable to believe the 'new pvp system' would also be something added to the activity finder. Ranked dueling, or ranked jousting would fit the description perfectly.

Muizer · July 11

CameraBeardThePirate wrote: »

Take IC for example. Despite all its faults, the PvP in IC works and runs 10000x better than Cyrodiil, even when heavily populated during events.

They can still have the feel of open world PvP with a smaller instanced map like IC. If there was more reason to go to IC, I'm sure more people would.

I'm not getting my hopes up for anything, because I'd bet my savings that the "feature" is going to be something as silly as a duel finder, but I would absolutely love something along the lines of IC - open world-ish in a smaller instanced map, and good rewards that actually encourage people to go there and PvP, not just PvDoor or sit in spawn heavy attacking mobs.

I think IC ranks among the best content in the game. The dense PvE backdrop gives you something to win and lose and is a nice buffer against pop fluctuations. Just my personal opinion, but "pure" PvP like duels or battlegrounds are unattractive to me because they have no context but fight for the sake of fighting and with its performance issues, Cyrodiil's strategic layout is as relevant as a full sized football pitch when you only have 3 a side.