In Elder Scrolls Online the developers have opened a new chapter this year. Instead of addons, there are now seasons, but the developers are leaving even more behind.
What is happening right now in ESO? Elder Scrolls Online is experiencing a massive overhaul 11 years after its release. The developers have moved on from their previous system of annual chapters that functioned like classic addons in 2025. Since release, the developers have delivered a major chapter once a year with the old system, providing an expansion of the game world, new quests and stories, as well as new dungeons and additional content.
With the new seasonal system, the developers plan to provide smaller and larger updates more frequently throughout the year from 2025, rather than releasing a single large addon once a year. A season can vary in length, and the current season of the Worm Cult lasts until the end of the year 2025.
With this transition, Elder Scrolls Online is also leaving the familiar timeline and heading into the future.
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What have the developers revealed? In a conversation with Gamesradar+, the developers talked about the new season and how it will change the game. Zone Lead Jason Barnes revealed that Elder Scrolls Online would “for the first time in history” leave the timeline and move forward into the future.
He further explains: “The events of the base game, that is Molag Bal’s Planemeld, have already occurred. Molag Bal is defeated, the Planemeld is over, and the world is recovering.” The metaplot of Elder Scrolls Online is thus dealt with accordingly, and the story will continue in the future.
Barnes emphasized that the new timeline in the season of the Worm Cult would not exclude players from the previous gameplay, and that one can switch between both timelines at any time. However, speaking with NPCs in the new season will place all parts of the main game in the past.
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