At the Xbox & Bethesda Developer Direct on January 25, 2023, Bethesda the next two extensions for The Elder Scrolls Online: Shadows over Morrowind announced. They go by the names Scribes of Fate and Necrom. The latter brings, among other things, the first new class for many years.
If you want to know which new trailers and announcements were shown at Developer Direct, check out our big overview with all the news:
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All trailers and announcements at a glance
What does the Scribes of Fate expansion bring?
- Two new dungeons for four players
- kickoff the shadows over morrowind saga
- Release: March 13, 2023 for PC and March 28, 2023 for consoles
The dungeons offer both normal and veteran modes (including hardest difficulty) and come with their own quests and rewards.
What does the Necrom expansion include?
- A new story where you work for Hermaeus Mora to investigate a mysterious threat to the Daedra Lord’s most closely guarded secrets.
- Two new areas: The Telvanni Peninsula, a landscape of giant mushrooms and home to House Telvanni. You also explore the endless library of ApocryphaHermaeus Mora’s Plane in Oblivion.
- New Class: The Arcanist casts powerful spells that can be both defensive and offensive in nature. A more detailed description is given below.
- New allies
- New rewards
- Amount of 30 hours of gameplay
- Release: June 5, 2023 for PC and June 20, 2023 for consoles
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The Elder Scrolls Online reveals a new class and the next chapter in the trailer
If you buy the Necrom DLC by April 18, 2023, you get this Spurred Steed from Sadrith Mora as a mount as well as that Spur Pony from Sadrith Mora as a mount. From April 19th, pre-buyers will only receive the Spurred Steed as a bonus.
What can the arcanist do?
Skills: The arcanist can use powerful runes, tomes of ancient lore, and the energies of Apocrypha to cast destructive, defensive, or restorative magic.
New combat mechanics: Crux will introduce a new combat mechanic to ESO in 2023. When certain Arcanist class abilities are used, they generate Crux that can be used when using certain other abilities to augment them.
Three new skill lines: Depending on your playstyle, you can choose between an offensive (Herald of the Tome), defensive (Apocryphal Soldier), or supportive (curative runeforms) skill branch.
What other news is there?
Since ESO has always released four expansions per year in recent years, it is not surprising that Bethesda announced another DLC for Shadows over Morrowind during the event. However, there is no further information on this at the moment.
If you haven’t played the latest expansion yet, check out our review of The Elder Scrolls Online: Firesong or check out this trailer:
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The story of Elder Scrolls Online enters the next round with Firesong
If you are only playing ESO to shorten the wait until The Elder Scrolls 6 is released, we recommend this column. There Géraldine tells you what The Elder Scrolls 6 can learn from Stardew Valley.
Do you already have experience with The Elder Scrolls Online? If so, what do you think makes it better or worse than other MMORPGs? Are you looking forward to The Elder Scrolls 6? Write it in the comments!
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