For ESO content updates, the gaming studio is pivoting to a new seasonal system.
ZeniMax Online Studios has just made an announcement a new seasonal system designed for offering fresh content to those who play The Elder Scrolls Online. The Elder Scrolls Online has followed a particular tradition for a while. Since the year 2017, the game has been provided with a new DLC every year. Updates and stand-alone releases, too have rolled out quite frequently.
When The Elder Scrolls Online was launched a decade ago, the game could not woo all the critics. While some approved of the game, there were some who believed a lot more could have been done. In response to the mixed review, ZeniMax Online Studios rolled out a major update. This update played an important role in increasing the popularity of the game. Since the game has now completed a decade of its existence, one hoped that the gaming studio would do something to make the game a little more dynamic.
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An announcement made in ZeniMax Online studio director Matt Firor’s end-of-year letter to players made it clear one will see named seasons lasting for 3-6 months. The semi-annual releases shall feature a combination of fresh Elder Scrolls Online content, including events, narrative threads, dungeons and items.
According to Firor, the new approach will enable the company to focus on a bunch of content that will be released throughout the year. As per the studio director, fans can also look forward to new systems, updates and fixes being rolled out in a more dynamic fashion.
All this will be a result of the development team now being more reorganized around a modular framework which has a release-when-ready structure to it.
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A post on X, put up by The Elder Scrolls Online team, states that the new content model will feature a variety of things including enduring quests, areas and stories. For a while, temporary content models were being used.
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As per the developer, the team is working towards getting the traditional cycle disrupted and opt for some experimentation. The development team is also trying to make some enhancements to different elements like player guidance, performance and balance.
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