The fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online will one day receive housing, but we are only in the initial design phase. Closer is the autumn DLC Orsinium. And there is new information about Champion Points.
During ESO Live last Friday, the Zenimax community team had Rich Lambert, the new Creative Director as a guest. And the first question was right away: What does he work on all day? What does he do?
Currently, the focus is mainly on putting the finishing touches on the Imperial City, testing it on the PTS, reviewing bug reports and player feedback, and realizing the final details. After that, there is a lot planned like the Thieves Guild or the Dark Brotherhood.
“Oh no! Don’t say that! Why did you say that?”
Lambert also mentioned “housing.” After all, Matt Firor introduced it into the game. In the background of ESO Live there was a slight dismay: “Why did you say that now?” Lambert replied: “Firor said that first!” A date cannot be given. We are only in the initial design phase.
So yes, it sounds like “housing” is somewhere on the feature list for The Elder Scrolls Online. But it also seems like it will take a while until we hear more about it.
Lambert explained that they have so many plans, so many ideas. He alone has a long list of things they want to bring to The Elder Scrolls Online. It stretches approximately to 2018.
What’s new about Orsinium?
ESO Live also revealed details about the next DLC after the Imperial City, Orsinium: One of the main attractions will be a large PvE arena.
The new game content will work in such a way that players are scaled up to the “appropriate” level. Something similar has been happening since the release for players who step foot in Cyrodiil. They receive experience points in the DLC zone that correspond to their actual level. The basic idea behind the change : When players buy a new DLC, they should be able to play it immediately without having to reach the maximum level.
There are no plans to increase the “raid size,” 12 is the “trial size” for ESO. And they are already working on a new trial.
Champion Points: Seasonal Cap and Catch-up Mechanism Coming
With all the future plans, they also have to address game systems they have just introduced. This includes the relatively complex Champion System. There is a risk that hardcore players will eventually get ahead of newcomers and casual players, creating an insurmountable lead and thus also causing an imbalance.
The top player on PC currently has 1,650 Champion Points. In total, about 35 people have more than 600 Champion Points.
To ensure that the lead of hardcore players doesn’t become too large, they will introduce a “seasonal cap” in the future and implement catch-up mechanisms for players who have fewer Champion Points. However, this is still a work in progress and will not come in Update 7 with the Imperial City.
