In Elder Scrolls Online, there is a lot going on right now, but there is still much in store for players in 2019, as a developer reveals in an interview.
Where does the information come from? All this news comes from Rich Lambert. He is the Creative Director of ESO and spoke with the US website Forbes about the future of the MMORPG.
What was said? Lambert gave an outlook on the ongoing year and revealed what to look forward to. He also explained the steps behind these DLCs.
ESO in 2019 – What to expect
This was already known: At E3, Bethesda unveiled the next major DLCs coming in 2019. Scalebreaker and Dragonhold are still waiting for you.
In line with this, Lambert also spoke about these DLCs and revealed the developers’ thoughts behind their creation.
This is what was said about the DLCs: For Lambert and the development team, it was important to create a story that lasts the entire year and spans various DLCs.
Scalebreaker picks up where Elsweyr leaves off, and at the end of the year, Dragonhold completes the story. You will be dealing with dragons until the end of the year.
Regarding the content of the DLCs, Lambert said only: “With the Dungeon DLC “Scalebreaker,” the story will continue directly in the third quarter. It provides more background information on the dragons and the consequences of everything that happens in Elsweyr. And with Dragonhold, we then reach the climax of the entire season of dragons.”
Why is there now the same story across all DLCs? In the past, ESO continuously introduced expansions and innovations. However, they always told their own stories that did not build on one another.
In 2019, this will change. Lambert also gives a glimpse into the future and teases what things could look like around ESO in the coming years:
“I think it makes a lot of sense to use the same format again. We have written many standalone stories in the past. One of the reasons we decided to try the seasonal narrative is that players had trouble figuring out where to go and what to do with all the updates we had in a year. The positive feedback we received this year and the way players have accepted the format shows that it makes a lot of sense to repeat it.”
Rich Lambert on Forbes
What does this mean for the future? ESO is currently very successful. The developers see that the success comes mainly from the story surrounding the dragons, which is planned to be maintained throughout the year.
We can probably expect that ESO will focus on seasonal storylines in the coming years and continue to release DLCs like they will in 2019.
What do you think about this? Do you understand the developers’ step and find such storylines more exciting?
