The fantasy MMO The Elder Scrolls Online is still waiting for Update 6. It is expected to arrive on the test server in early January. The Imperial City will be left out for now in favor of the Justice and Champion systems.
Update 6 is taking significantly longer than fans anticipated. Until now, players were actually waiting day by day for Update 6 to become available on the test server, but that won’t be happening anytime soon. It is expected to be released shortly after New Year’s 2015: then it will come to the test server.
What will be included in Update 6 for The Elder Scrolls Online?
Therefore, not much is revealed about what it will bring. The details will likely only be available in the patch notes shortly before the test run.
It is already known that The Elder Scrolls Online will get a new inventory system, to better organize pets, costumes, and mounts. There will also be significant changes to the provisioning profession. The TESO columnist from mmorpg.com even mentions that new animations will be introduced to the combat system.
As mentioned in the Road Ahead by Matt Firor, Update 6 will primarily bring the third phase of the Champion system. Here, passive abilities of the Champion system can now be activated.
The Imperial City, the expansion for the PvP area Cyrodiil, will not make it into Update 6. It seems to require more time, and if it does come, its arrival should be well prepared.
Work is currently focused on Champion and Justice systems
A lot of work is currently being devoted to the Justice system, which will also be integrated into the game in several phases like the Champion system. It is still unclear whether the first phase will be included with Update 6. It seems likely.
In the first phase of the Justice system, players will already be able to commit crimes. However, they will only need to defend themselves against the guards, NPCs, and justify themselves before them. Other players, and thus an open-world PvP component, are expected to come to The Elder Scrolls Online in a later phase.
Champion and Justice systems also have such high priorities, because the successful implementation of them is crucial for the important port of TESO to PS4 and Xbox One.
