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Elder Scrolls Online Team Elaborates and Answers Questions on Cyrodiil Champions Test

A big wrtten Q&A is also on the way for the upcoming feature

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The Elder Scrolls Online team held a stream to address questions and comments received on the new Cyrodiil Champions test coming in Update 45 (which is currently on the PTS), Along with to give us all more info on what we can expect.

As the ESO team transitions to a new seasonal model, we'll be seeing a blend of new and old updates and patterns for a while. In Update 45, the Cyrodiil Champions test reflects one of the new approaches first touched on in Matt Firor’s year-end letter that also announced the content model switch. There, Firor said to expect “a new focus on change and experimentation” and talked about tests including improvements to Cyrodiil That could involve a limited menu of PVP specific skills to use. 

That is exactly what they're going to do here. What you'll find is just a character and some set abilities. This is a bare-bones test and it's how they will approach the feature when it's live. That's why this is a test and not a full feature, which they go on to explain.

The stream they did is a shorter and more informal one. Gina Bruno says we will be getting a written Q&A on Cyrodiil Champions as well If you have questions that were not answered. As game director Rich Lambert says in this generally pretty short stream, “the PTS does not replicate live”. The point of this is to make sure that when they do get to live, that everything is sort of in its right place, Brian Wheeler, ESO’s he lead combat and PVP designer, says.

They are trying something new, and when asked what would be the most helpful for those who want to help on this PTS, other than just getting in there to test things out, Both Wheeler and Lambert emphasize getting in there to test things and reporting any bugs you find is at the top of the list. If something isn't behaving as expected, that's important, but Wheeler  also says that sometimes they get feedback that might mean that they need to make the tooltips clearer so any feedback is helpful. The March Update 45 date still holds at this time, but if this particular feature needs more time to cook, a delay is possible. The PTS is intended to prevent that.

You can check out the full stream for more answers or just jump into the PTR to immerse yourself in it and help Zenimax out. 


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Christina Gonzalez

Christina is MMORPG.COM’s News Editor and a contributor since 2011. Always a fan of great community and wondering if the same sort of magic that was her first guild exists anymore.