Elder Scrolls Online in 2024 - Speculating On The Path Ahead
The Elder Scrolls Online had a great 2023. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom Chapter introduced players to the Arcanist class and the Daedric realm of Apocrypha. It told a good story, even if I thought it was a slow starter . Towards the end of the year, the Endless Archive was released as a repeatable system for one to two players. While it introduced new class sets, those sets still share equipment slots with existing gear sets, limiting their viable use depending on a player’s build.
The Elder Scrolls Online also saw multiple hardware upgrades that improved server performance and stability during the year. But here we are in 2024, and Zenimax Online has started dropping hints about this year’s Chapter. What do we know so far? Where are we going next? What will they do to celebrate the 10th Anniversary?
As a warning, the ending of the Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom Chapter is spoiled in the next paragraph.
With the end of the Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom Chapter came the unraveling of a secret Hermaeus Mora wanted locked away from everyone. A new Daedric Prince was revealed to exist, Ithelia, the Prince of Paths and Mistress of the Untraveled Roads. Hermaeus Mora attempted to remove all memory and knowledge of her existence from everyone, including himself, for fear of the power she could wield over shaping fate. It has already been confirmed in the Studio Director’s Letter: ESO’s 2023 Retrospective & The Future by Matt Firor that the story involving Ithelia will continue into 2024.
But the question remains: Will the story of Ithelia’s possible return be the main plot or something that occurs in the background while other Daedric Princes attempt to achieve their goals? The developers have already sent out hints to different streamers, including a letter from Eveli’s older brother, Beragon, and pieces of a stained glass window. Each piece contains symbols and images that could help indicate where players are going next.
The letter from Beragon indicates
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