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Joining the adventure has never been easier in One Tamriel, the latest update for The Elder Scrolls Online. This completely free update gives you more options than ever before. Whether you are a hardened veteran of the wilds, or a new explorer looking to find your fortune, One Tamriel brings you all together. Our new level-scaled environment allows you to adventure anywhere with anyone at any time. Read on and find out how you can join the world of Tamriel together in our latest game update for PC and Mac!
Our team here at ZeniMax Online Studios has been working hard to bring Update 12 to our players. You will now have the chance to explore any part of the world once you exit the tutorial! This mechanic creates a truly open world for all characters no matter how long you have been playing or what alliance you chose. Your character's level will scale to the zone in which they're adventuring. This freedom has always been at the heart of The Elder Scrolls franchise and we are very excited to make it part of our game experience.
Even better, One Tamriel is included with Update 12 at no cost for ESO players. To commemorate the One Tamriel and Update 12 launch on PC and Mac, enjoy a peek into what awaits in our “Introducing One Tamriel" video.
Content
- One Tamriel
- Craglorn Updates
- Dueling
- Normal & Veteran Dungeons
- Itemization
- Weapon Ultimates
- Champion Points
- A Little Something Extra
- Update 12 Crown Store Offerings
- New Wallpaper
One Tamriel
Have you ever wanted to join your friends in an online game, but faced the daunting task of catching up to their level? Or have you wished that you could adventure in Tamriel alongside friends and guildmates who are in another alliance? One Tamriel changes the game so that grouping with characters of different alliances and levels is easy. Gone are the days of needing to make an alt in order to play with friends due to a difference in levels and/or alliance. We have removed alliance restrictions for all PVE areas of the game—now Daggerfall Covenant characters can quest with their rivals in the Aldmeri Dominion. Even the Ebonheart Pact can get involved. Don't worry, you can still battle in Cyrodiil and the Imperial City!
This open-world freedom doesn't end with questing and exploring the far reaches of Tamriel. One Tamriel also expands your ability to find groups to explore dungeons or take on Trials. It also opens the door for more diverse groups to adventure together, so you can begin forging your legend from Eastmarch to Shadowfen and beyond. If you've already explored every corner of Tamriel, consider taking a new adventurer out with you and show them the ropes—your characters will scale to any zone you wish to visit.
Craglorn Updates
This group zone has been re-designed so that some of the content can now be played solo, including the main story. The remaining group content has been scaled down so that you and a friend can tackle any challenge with just the two of you. We have even removed the group number restrictions. We understand these are a lot of changes, so you will be able to complete all of the quests in Craglorn even if you have done them before!
Now that it's much easier to form a group, grab a few friends to take on delves and world bosses for new rewards and achievements! The loot throughout Craglorn and all over Tamriel has been updated so that you'll get something worthwhile for your character's level no matter where you are. Learn more about this in our itemization section below, or check out our Craglorn Guide for a summary of all the changes.
Dueling
Nothing beats the clash of swords and the flash of spells, especially when you can challenge anyone you come across to a duel. You can now initiate a one-versus-one fight by using the /duel
- Duels begin with a countdown. Once they begin, no one else is allowed to influence the duel with outside healing or buffs. Be careful dueling near monsters—you cannot cancel a duel, and monsters can still attack you while you're engaged in a duel.
- There will be a dueling radius that you must stay in. Look for the flag in the center of your dueling radius for reference. If you leave the radius you forfeit the duel!
- The duel ends when you are down to 0 hit points. You can choose to take a free resurrection or accept a resurrection from another player.
- There are new achievements for winning certain amounts of duels.
Dueling is also a great way to test character builds, equipment set-ups, and hone your combat skills. Simply team up with a friend, initiate the duel, and see how your character sizes up in action before you hit the Alliance War, dungeons, or Trials. You can even create an event out of it—grab your guild and host dueling tournament in Hammerdeath Arena, or any other spacious area. For more details about dueling, check out our handy dueling guide.
Normal & Veteran Dungeons
Our dungeon system is there to reward adventure. Now you can enter any dungeon through two modes: Normal and Veteran. Normal difficulty offers the experience for beginners and explorers with less travel in their packs, while Veteran difficulty really challenges your party. These modes will be defined as Version I for Normal and Version II for Veteran to make it easy to understand.
If you want more of a challenge, you can crank up the difficulty of the final boss fights by using a Scroll of Glorious Battle in the boss room. Doing this activates Hard Mode, the ultimate test of skill. Veteran dungeons will also guarantee a Monster Mask from the final boss, and Shoulder sets through Undaunted keys. You'll no longer use Bronze, Silver or Gold keys, as these are being replaced by Undaunted Keys, which will earn you a Shoulder piece with each use. These changes to the Undaunted Pledge system will allow you to find more loot at a regular rate.
Itemization
We've rebalanced itemization for One Tamriel so that you get meaningful rewards appropriate for your character's actual level no matter where you are or what level your character is scaled to. This change gives you and your fellow adventurers a higher chance to find items you could use anywhere, even in lower-level zones. Each zone and dungeon in the game will drop three sets for their respective armor type: light, medium, or heavy. All of these drops will scale up to CP 160. If your seasoned CP-capped hero hasn't been back to his or her favorite low-level zone in a while, consider going back—you might find a great new CP 160 item!
We've also improved our items drops so that they not only take into account your character's level, but also what makes sense for the set they belong to. For example, if a set with melee damage drops it will no longer give you a bow or staff. Helmets and shoulders will now drop in every level of the game, and as your level progresses, so does your chance of finding better gear. Each set drop has the chance to be green, blue, and purple. The more experience you gain, the better loot you will discover!
If you'd like to reach more about the widespread changes and improvement introduced to itemization in One Tamriel and Update 12, check out our patch notes.
Weapon Ultimates
All the hard work you've put into training your Weapon Skill Lines is about to pay off. Introducing Weapon Ultimates! Once you reach Rank 50 in your Weapon Skill Line, you'll be able to train in that weapon's Ultimate ability. Each weapon has one Ultimate, each of which has two possible morphs from which to choose.
If you'd like to learn more about each of the Weapon Ultimates and their morphs, head on over to our detailed Weapon Ultimates guide.
Champion Points
The Champion Point cap has now been raised by 30 points: 10 points each has been given to the red, blue, and green constellations. For this cap to go into effect, we had to create a much better curve. With One Tamriel you will earn Champions Points faster in the beginning. These early points will require much less experience so you can get up to speed faster.
A Little Something Extra
One Tamriel brings a massive overhaul to the game. Now with zones and dungeons at your fingertips right from the beginning, we wanted to make sure we included some other goodies for our battle-hardened adventurers. Here are just a few of the additional things you can look forward to with Update 12:
- 30 new Item Sets
- 110 new Dungeon Achievements to support the new Veteran and Normal difficulties
- 3 new Crafting Motifs
- 16 new Monster Mask Item Sets
Update 12 Crown Store Offerings
With the launch of One Tamriel and Update 12, you'll find several new Crown Store offerings to further personalize your characters and show off your alliance pride:
Alliance War Horse & Alliance War Dog
Alliance Rider Outfit & Alliance Rider Hood
Commander Personality
New Wallpaper
Join us in celebrating the launch of One Tamriel and Update 12 on PC and Mac with a new wallpaper featuring heroes from across Tamriel joining up for their next big adventure.
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Now that One Tamriel is live, where will you go and who will you bring? We want to see your adventures! Share your Update 12 and One Tamriel screenshots, videos, gifs, and livestreams with us using the #OneTamriel hashtag. We'll share some of our favorites on the official ESO Twitter and Instagram channels, and may even hop into your Twitch livestreams to say hello. Welcome to Update 12 and One Tamriel, adventurers!
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