In the fourth quarter of 2019, the new Update 24 for The Elder Scrolls Online is set to be released. New information about changes to the combat system has now been announced.
What will change with Update 24? Generally, Update 24, in addition to the DLC Dragonhold, will make adjustments to performance and the combat system. The focus will also be on the group finder tool, which is set to be completely overhauled.
Specifically, PvP Lead Designer Brian Wheeler has now talked about the adjustments to the classes.
What changes are being made to the classes? Wheeler is satisfied with the Necromancer class kit and reports that many players wish for a stronger identity for their class.
This is to be improved with Update 24 for the classes:
- Dragon Knight
- Warden
- and Sorcerer
Skills that currently just deal damage will be adjusted, making them fit better with the playstyle of each respective class.
Further in-depth changes are planned for the future and other classes, but Update 24 should significantly enhance the identity of the three mentioned.
DoTs have been too strong since the last updates
What major changes to the combat system are still planned? In Update 22 and 23, the damage and heal over time effects were improved, causing the meta in PvP to shift significantly.
However, Wheeler reports that the developers may have gone a bit too far with their goals. Therefore, they plan to reduce damage, but not healing over time.
This change is intended to restore balance.
What are players most discussing? In a reddit thread regarding the announcement, there is much discussion about a bug fix. Soon, a bug will be fixed that allowed players to sprint indefinitely when dismounting from a mount.
Apparently, there are several bugs related to this. The infinite sprinting on the mount seems to be an “intended bug,” while the infinite sprinting on foot will now be fixed.
Update 23 was only released in August for ESO and brought the Scalebreaker expansion and several quality-of-life changes.
