For 2018, there are three DLCs and a new chapter planned in the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (PC, PS4 and Xbox One) What features and new areas are fans hoping and speculating about?
At the end of 2017, ESO chief Matt Firor already hinted at the future: In 2018, we can expect three DLCs and one expansion. The first DLC “Dragon Bones” is set to land on the test server soon and will be a dungeon DLC leading towards Skyrim.
The perhaps more exciting news is that, there should be a new “Chapter” in 2018, which means an expansion that brings 30-50 hours of fun. The chapter is likely to include a new large area, similar to Morrowind in 2017. Fans can also hope for a new class and maybe a new feature.
Spell Weaving – The feature that could change The Elder Scrolls Online
In Morrowind, the battlefields were the new feature in 2017. After years, they found their way into the game. Another enduring topic in The Elder Scrolls Online is “Spell Weaving.”
It was once conceived as an idea that players could relatively freely assemble their abilities and spells.
This feature was first introduced by Zenimax in the summer of 2014 as a “long-term idea.” That was during the great upheaval in The Elder Scrolls Online, when everything was questioned after a rocky PC launch. The first draft back then, three and a half years ago, sounded adventurous and interesting, like a mix of crafting, treasure hunting, and morphing.
Gradually, Zenimax indicated that: Spell Weaving would take a while longer. It is not high on our priority list.
In 2017, it was said at least: We are still planning it.
The pros and cons of spell weaving are clear: It has a lot of potential and gives players freedom. But it could become difficult from a balance perspective.
Spell crafting is an important part of the Elder Scrolls series, and many fans would love to see it. Perhaps 2017 is the time when ESO is ripe for the feature. Depending on how it is implemented, it could give ESO more of the freedom that fans love about the franchise.
Spell weaving is definitely the feature that most fans want for the 2018 expansion.
New Area?
When you listen among the fans, there are two favorites for the new area where the expansion should take place:
- The swamp landscape Murkmire – home to the lizard-like Argonians. Nagas are expected there as enemies.
- The second major wish is the Summerset Isles. The homeland of the Altmer, the High Elves.
Both are areas known from the Elder Scrolls series, and there are hints that ESO could expand there.
Will a new class come to The Elder Scrolls Online in 2018?
Morrowind brought a kind of druid class to The Elder Scrolls Online with the Warden, which wasn’t expected. Similarly, the outlook for 2018 is: No new class is really expected.
There seems to be no clear favorite or wish among the players for a new class. The ideas vary. Some want a kind of “dark sorcerer” in the direction of necromancer, others would like the classic monk or an illusion mage.
One can be curious about what awaits us in The Elder Scrolls Online 2018. Around spring, we should learn more about which features the expansion will hold for ESO 2018. That’s how it all started in 2017 with information about Morrowind.
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