Official Discussion Thread for "ESO’s New Age Begins with the 2026 Seasons Direct"

ZOS_Kevin · March 24

This is the official discussion thread for the web article "ESO’s New Age Begins with the 2026 Seasons Direct"

"Get a glimpse into the future of The Elder Scrolls Online with the 2026 Seasons Direct livestream."

dcrush · March 25

@ZOS_Kevin is there any update on making drops available for people in other timezones?

This is once again in the middle of the night for most in the Asia Pacific timezone and if I’m reading it correctly it’s NINE crates. Including the other streams this year that would bring the total to almost twenty crates that were only available at specific timeslots during which people are either sleeping or may be at work. That’s a significant amount of crown gems.

Some suggestions:

- reruns at specific hours
- Recap by local teams in different regions
- A 24hr repeat of the stream after the live stream
- Starting the stream early with a waiting screen so viewers can tune in early

Surely it cannot be that difficult to make this inclusive to everyone, no matter which part of the world they’re playing from?

ZOS_Kevin · March 25

dcrush wrote: »

@ZOS_Kevin is there any update on making drops available for people in other timezones?

This is once again in the middle of the night for most in the Asia Pacific timezone and if I’m reading it correctly it’s NINE crates. Including the other streams this year that would bring the total to almost twenty crates that were only available at specific timeslots during which people are either sleeping or may be at work. That’s a significant amount of crown gems.

Some suggestions:

- reruns at specific hours
- Recap by local teams in different regions
- A 24hr repeat of the stream after the live stream
- Starting the stream early with a waiting screen so viewers can tune in early

Surely it cannot be that difficult to make this inclusive to everyone, no matter which part of the world they’re playing from?

We should have some recap streams available for different timezones. I believe those are still being locked in and we should have an update on timing for those.

dcrush · March 26

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

dcrush wrote: »

@ZOS_Kevin is there any update on making drops available for people in other timezones?

This is once again in the middle of the night for most in the Asia Pacific timezone and if I’m reading it correctly it’s NINE crates. Including the other streams this year that would bring the total to almost twenty crates that were only available at specific timeslots during which people are either sleeping or may be at work. That’s a significant amount of crown gems.

Some suggestions:

- reruns at specific hours
- Recap by local teams in different regions
- A 24hr repeat of the stream after the live stream
- Starting the stream early with a waiting screen so viewers can tune in early

Surely it cannot be that difficult to make this inclusive to everyone, no matter which part of the world they’re playing from?

We should have some recap streams available for different timezones. I believe those are still being locked in and we should have an update on timing for those.

That’s great to hear! Thanks for that, @ZOS_Kevin !

BetweenMidgets · March 26

Replays will have crates received for watching? That would be new.

dcrush · March 27

BetweenMidgets wrote: »

Replays will have crates received for watching? That would be new.

I’m pretty sure has been done before, in previous years.

Malyore · March 27

Some of these less familiar faces have been quite a joy to see on stream. I got some good laughs from the stream.

I'm glad that they are improving companion EXP. A couple of weeks ago I decided to start trying to max level Zerith in every skill line available, and that is something that has felt like it needs to be done specifically in heavy grinding spots like craglorn, rather than with natural play like IA and quests.

dcrush · March 31

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

dcrush wrote: »

@ZOS_Kevin is there any update on making drops available for people in other timezones?

This is once again in the middle of the night for most in the Asia Pacific timezone and if I’m reading it correctly it’s NINE crates. Including the other streams this year that would bring the total to almost twenty crates that were only available at specific timeslots during which people are either sleeping or may be at work. That’s a significant amount of crown gems.

Some suggestions:

- reruns at specific hours
- Recap by local teams in different regions
- A 24hr repeat of the stream after the live stream
- Starting the stream early with a waiting screen so viewers can tune in early

Surely it cannot be that difficult to make this inclusive to everyone, no matter which part of the world they’re playing from?

We should have some recap streams available for different timezones. I believe those are still being locked in and we should have an update on timing for those.

Hi @ZOS_Kevin - any update on this? I see the next dev livestream is on April 9th but I haven’t seen any schedule for recaps of this one.

Edit: I thought this one had already been, got my dates mixed up.

Anthony_Arndt · March 31

@ZOS_Kevin My son, wife, and I were all watching from the beginning. The counter kept stopping. After an hour, we were all around 97% of 45 minutes and before we got to 100% and could claim it, sometime in Jess's roundtable, we got this:

What the heck?

wolfie1.0. · March 31

Anthony_Arndt wrote: »

@ZOS_Kevin My son, wife, and I were all watching from the beginning. The counter kept stopping. After an hour, we were all around 97% of 45 minutes and before we got to 100% and could claim it, sometime in Jess's roundtable, we got this:

What the heck?

Mine stopped at 93% for that one.

DaddyKalameet · April 1

I had so many playback issues with twitch that my drop counter just stopped working entirely. I've never had anything like that happen before. It's frustrating. I'm hoping I can catch any of the recap times because I really want those crates in addition to seeing the new content.

Anthony_Arndt · April 1

DaddyKalameet wrote: »

I had so many playback issues with twitch that my drop counter just stopped working entirely. I've never had anything like that happen before. It's frustrating. I'm hoping I can catch any of the recap times because I really want those crates in addition to seeing the new content.

ZOS_Kevin recommended creating a ticket, so I did and customer support was able to help out. I had all nine crates when I logged in today.

https://help.elderscrollsonline.com/#en/home/category/14/platform1/3/PCMac/1181/saleoffer/1181

DaddyKalameet · April 2

Anthony_Arndt wrote: »

DaddyKalameet wrote: »

I had so many playback issues with twitch that my drop counter just stopped working entirely. I've never had anything like that happen before. It's frustrating. I'm hoping I can catch any of the recap times because I really want those crates in addition to seeing the new content.

ZOS_Kevin recommended creating a ticket, so I did and customer support was able to help out. I had all nine crates when I logged in today.

https://help.elderscrollsonline.com/#en/home/category/14/platform1/3/PCMac/1181/saleoffer/1181

I tried but I was told I can't because they only give them out for 100% claimed drops, my problem was the drop counter wasn't working whatsoever and I think it had to do with my playback errors on twitch.

dcrush · April 3

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

dcrush wrote: »

@ZOS_Kevin is there any update on making drops available for people in other timezones?

This is once again in the middle of the night for most in the Asia Pacific timezone and if I’m reading it correctly it’s NINE crates. Including the other streams this year that would bring the total to almost twenty crates that were only available at specific timeslots during which people are either sleeping or may be at work. That’s a significant amount of crown gems.

Some suggestions:

- reruns at specific hours
- Recap by local teams in different regions
- A 24hr repeat of the stream after the live stream
- Starting the stream early with a waiting screen so viewers can tune in early

Surely it cannot be that difficult to make this inclusive to everyone, no matter which part of the world they’re playing from?

We should have some recap streams available for different timezones. I believe those are still being locked in and we should have an update on timing for those.

@ZOS_Kevin any update yet on when these will be? Especially since a lot of people had issues with the drops.

Calastir · April 3

Post show recaps (starting today);
https://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/news/post/69627

April 3, 2026, 10 AM EDT on (Dutch/Belgian)
April 7, 2026, 1 PM EDT on (German)
April 8, 2026, 3 PM EDT on (Polish)

dcrush · April 3

Calastir wrote: »

Post show recaps (starting today);
https://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/news/post/69627

April 3, 2026, 10 AM EDT on https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda_nl (Dutch/Belgian)
April 7, 2026, 1 PM EDT on https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda_de (German)
April 8, 2026, 3 PM EDT on https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda_pl (Polish)

Unfortunately, the Dutch stream did not seem to have active drops for the nine crates that dropped during the US one. Only for the trade bars that drop from any ESO related live stream. The date mentioned was also wrong on the news page.

@ZOS_Kevin is that intentional or a mistake?

dcrush · April 6

@ZOS_Kevin is the German stream tomorrow going to have drops on for the nine crates?

dcrush · April 7

Drops also not working for the German stream. To be expected, I guess. I had hoped that with the improved communication on some topics this kind of thing would also be handled better but alas.

Calastir · April 7

dcrush wrote: »

Drops also not working for the German stream. To be expected, I guess. I had hoped that with the improved communication on some topics this kind of thing would also be handled better but alas.

Watching German stream now, drops not working for me either.

Last chance with Polish stream tomorrow.

Hope Kevin is doing ok, he hasn't commented for a week.

dcrush · April 8

Calastir wrote: »

dcrush wrote: »

Drops also not working for the German stream. To be expected, I guess. I had hoped that with the improved communication on some topics this kind of thing would also be handled better but alas.

Watching German stream now, drops not working for me either.

Last chance with Polish stream tomorrow.

Hope Kevin is doing ok, he hasn't commented for a week.

Unfortunately the Polish stream is in the middle of the night for me as well. What is also unfortunate is that this seems like (another) case of saying they’ll do better and then they ignore the issue in the hopes that we’ll stop asking about it. Same old song and dance.

thechalkdust · April 8

Generally disappointed with this whole "Seasons" situation overall.

1) The numbering creates unnecessary confusion. We ended Chapters and started Seasons, and now you're effectively calling the first Season Negative One. (Season of the Worm Cult, remember that?)

2) It's looking like new zones are going to be few & far between, puny, and even temporary. That's a bad pattern. It'll be sorely disappointing if ZOS fails to fill in the major gaps in the map with decent content. Tamriel Complete Edition is your destiny! Don't let us down.

3) You're trying to hype High Seas without including the Mariner class that would really make such an event exciting. New class too much? Ok how about a sea-based World skill line, with a few ship/pirate skills & Water magic? Still too much? Could we at least get an interesting & useful Water Damage Focus script for Scribing? That would be the bare minimum to make this event appealing and worthwhile in terms of character growth and skill progression.

4) Tomes are poorly executed, as many others have already pointed out in detail. The rollover cap on a "currency" leaves a really bad impression of the system. Not buying any Tomes in their present state.

5) Constructive ideas for future seasons: I know I'm not the only player that still wants ESO to implement the complete kit of Elder Scrolls staple weapons that are missing from this game, like Spellsword, Alteration, Illusion, and Conjuration staves. None of these new weapons would require new motifs, and all have obvious functional purposes that fit right into ESO: Alteration tanking, Illusion stealth/CC/utility, & Conjuration DPS. Spellsword for mag-melee DPS is easy to implement as 1H&Focus by introducing a new Focus jewelry item worn in the Shield slot. The Year of the Battlemage arc could include 4 seasons introducing each of these 4 weapons.

Calastir · April 8

Watching Polish stream now, still no drops.

Disappointed at missing out on those 5 promised crates.

Kevin posted in another topic yesterday, would've been nice if he had responded here as well.