Elder Scrolls Online Patch 39: New Content, Updates, and Bug Fixes

Since the end of 2024, Elder Scrolls Online has been announcing various new initiatives to show the game’s determination to become better as it enters its eleventh year. Now that 2025 has come to the fourth month, judging from the current performance, ESO has indeed fulfilled some of its promises. First of all, Fallen Banners dungeon DLC and update 45, which have been launched, are the first major new content launched by the game in 2025. They have good overall performance and player reviews. At the 2025 Direct held on April 10, ESO announced some new news through the April roadmap. Next, we will introduce you to three of the main contents. New Season - Seasons Of The Worm Cult In the past few years, the way Elder Scrolls Online has updated the game content on a large scale has been to release a larger expansion or other content every year, but starting in 2025, the game decided to follow the example of some MMORPGs and switch to a seasonal content model. This will shorten the time between new content releases, and the development team will be able to flexibly adjust the next work plan based on player feedback more quickly. Seasons Of The Worm Cult is undoubtedly the product of this change. It has landed on the PTS and is expected to be officially launched in June. From a plot perspective, it introduces a new area, the isle of Solstice, to bring a sequel to Molag Bal storyline in the original game, which takes place ten years later. What you have to do is to investigate the revival of Bal’s Worm Cult in the new area. The isle of Solstice is located near the southern coast of Tamriel and is home to the exiled elves and Argonians. The area has Caribbean-style beaches and tropical forests. While you need to advance the main storyline, the season is expected to bring a series of new events and quests that can provide ESO Gold as rewards to ensure that you have a stable source of gold. The season is expected to last for several months after the launch, which means that you may not see more new Elder Scrolls Online seasons this year, but this is the first season after the mode change, and it is common to need to run-in. In the coming years, seasons may be shorter, and new seasons may be launched in the form of remakes of old content, such as Dark Brotherhood. New Subclasses Mode In June, in addition to the new seasons, you are expected to experience the new subclass feature. It means that no matter which of the seven classes you initially choose in the game, you can also choose skills from up to two other classes’ skill lines to try. Considering the total number of classes and class skills, it is expected to bring more than 3,000 combinations. The addition of this feature was announced at the 2025 Direct not long ago. Although the development team did not reveal more details at the time, it is certain that first of all, this feature will be unlocked when your character level reaches 50, and you also need to keep at least one skill line from the main class. In other words, although a character can theoretically learn all non-main class skill lines, it can only actively use skills from two other class skill lines at a time. In addition, the unlocked subclass skill lines will apply to all characters in your account, and the unlocking of some class skill lines requires double skill points, but as long as you play the game frequently, this point is not difficult to obtain. New Experimental Content Although a lot of new content has been announced, the development team seems not satisfied with this and is still trying more possibilities. For example, they want to launch a new full-server event around this summer, based on the isle of Solstice, and set up a magic barrier called Writhing Wall here to divide Solstice into two. You and other players need to defend the island from the invasion of Worm Cult by collecting resources and finally break through the wall to unlock the second half of Solstice. Another test content worth noting is Cyrodiil Champions, which ended on March 31. This is a test content launched by ESO for the overload problem that has existed in Cyrodiil’s PVP mode for many years. As one of the features of the game, this mode is completely necessary to be optimized. In the test conducted from March 24 to 31, Cyrodiil Champions initially solved the original problem by significantly improving performance and greatly simplifying the skills and attributes of all players in Cyrodiil PVP mode. This not only means the success of the test, but also represents a milestone in the development process of the entire ESO. Even Cyrodiil Champions itself is expected to become a more mature in-game feature. In addition, in order to fully ensure the gaming experience of different player groups, the game’s tutorials and novice areas are also being updated, and Welcome Back system will be launched this summer. ESO development team said that this will be a task-based and reward-oriented system. In short, Elder Scrolls Online has proved to you with practical actions that they are indeed committed to developing the game better, and all you have to do is believe them and enjoy the game!

Elder Scrolls Online is a popular MMORPG set in the world of Elder Scrolls’ Tamriel. Currently, ESO is about to launch a major update covering new companions, PvP updates, and more. Although the focus of ESO in 2024 is Gold Road expansion, the upcoming Update 44 is equally important. Update 44 brings new features and enhancements to the base game experience for all players. This update not only focuses on the expansion content, but also optimizes the game itself, such as greatly improving the novice tutorial, upgrading the item system, and introducing a new Grimoire - Banner Bearer. This Grimoire belongs to Support Skill Line and can provide an AoE buff to teammates. Next, this guide will give you a detailed introduction to more new content about Update 44. Update 44 Is Coming Many players have been looking forward to the release of Update 44, and now it is finally here. Elder Scrolls Online is coming to PC and Mac on October 28th, followed by Xbox and PlayStation on November 13th. Even players who don’t get any of the expansions will enjoy most of what this update brings. This update includes some exciting new features, such as reworked Battlegrounds, new companions, and Scribing Grimoire, waiting for everyone to explore and use. In short, both veteran players and newcomers can make full use of these new features to accumulate some ESO Gold for the game. Currently, Update 44 is available on Public Test Server. This provides everyone who wants to experience the new version of the content in advance, carefully check the changes, and look for bugs or problems. Interested players can visit Public Test Server to try it out and help the development team find and report any potential technical glitches or design deficiencies. New Companions Tanlorin And Zerith-var Elder Scrolls Online will welcome two new allies in Update 44 - Tanlorin and Zerith-var. If you already have an active ESO Plus membership, you’ll get both new allies for free, otherwise you’ll need to unlock them by using crowns in the in-game store. Once unlocked, players can find Tanlorin in Auridon and Zerith-var in Reaper’s March. Taelorin is a non-binary High Elf outcast who uses a mix of Soul Magic and Dragonknight abilities, wears medium armor, and wields daggers as weapons. Zerith-var is a warrior Khajiit necromancer from Order of the Hidden Moon, time-traveled from First Era, who uses his necromantic powers to save fallen souls. With Zerith’s necromancy, every class in Elder Scrolls Online can now be represented by companions. Each companion grants players passive buffs when adventuring with their ally. Battlegrounds Update PvP combat has undergone a major overhaul with Update 44, with Battlegrounds moving from three-way competitions to two-way battles. The traditional 4v4v4 mode will be removed after this update. PvP will mainly provide two battlefield modes: one is a 4v4 competitive mode with four players in each team, and the other is an 8v8 standard mode with eight players in each team. The latter will include some power-ups. It is worth mentioning that even after this major update, some classic battlefield modes that are deeply loved by players, such as Team Deathmatch, Crazy King, Domination, Chaosball (8v8), and Capture the Relic (8v8) will still be retained. The continued availability of these modes ensures that all players, whether new or old, can find a sense of belonging in the familiar gameplay. More strikingly, Update 44 will bring seven new Battleground maps, which are tailored for the new two-sided matches. 4v4 Alik’r Desert Battleground 4v4 Arena Coliseum Battleground 4v4 Castle Courtyard Battleground 4v4 Sewer Battleground 8v8 Bosmer Forest Battleground 8v8 City Streets Battleground 8v8 Temple Battleground Before the upcoming new Battlegrounds, ESO has held a special Battlegrounds Deathmatch Weekend from October 17 to October 22. The event adopts a 4v4v4 battle mode and provides participants with additional Alliance Points as rewards. In addition, a new golden Battleground set piece is also added to the leaderboard rewards. More Exciting Events In Elder Scrolls Online In fact, this is just the tip of the iceberg of ESO’s future plans. Besides the much-anticipated Update 44, the annual Witches Festival Event has also returned to ESO to celebrate Halloween. The event will run from October 24, 2024 to November 6, during which players will participate in specially designed quests and win unique rewards. In November, a series of exciting events will kick off, including a Domination Weekend and the autumn-themed Legacy of the Bretons event. In December, another annual event, New Life Festival, will usher in a new gaming experience and favourable time for players. With these colorful activities and features coming online one after another, plus more secret content that has not yet been announced, Elder Scrolls Online will undoubtedly become one of the hottest games in the hearts of all adventurers. It is worth noting that from now until June 2025, the official promise is to continue to launch various surprise activities to give back to the support and love of the majority of players. Therefore, whether you are a long-lost old player or a newcomer to this fantasy world, now is the best time to return to the world of Tamriel or explore its unknown corners.

By now, you’re all aware of the exciting news. The developers recently launched ESO Plus Free Trial event, which will last until Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT. ESO Plus includes some significant features, but if you don’t normally subscribe because of price or game time, you might be wondering which quick or important feature unlocks you should focus on during the current Free Trial. This guide has everything you need to know about instant unlocks, including what they are and where to get them so you can get them during ESO Plus Trial! We’ll also show you the best uses for ESO Plus Trial, what things you should prioritize during your trial, and what will and won’t work after Free Trial is over. Before we get into the details, remember to activate it from Crown Store under ESO Plus tab while Free Trial is available. Keeping And Refining Your Materials If your character has a Craft Bag, make sure to log in and move their stuff into Craft Bag. This way, anything in the bag will stay in the bag even after Free Trial ends, so use it while it’s available! You can also use this Trial to refine your raw materials, preferably on a character with the best Refining passive skill and Meticulous Disassembly CP passive slotted. Unlocking Instant Dungeon Collectibles First, let’s look at Dungeon collectibles, all of which are unlocked by entering 1 of the 2 dungeons included in each Dungeon DLC. You don’t even need to complete the dungeon, just enter it! Visit Ruins of Mazzatun or Cradle of Shadows and you’ll get Heroic Personality. Enter Falkreath Hold or Bloodroot Forge to get Bull Horns Emote. Enter Fang Lair or Scalecaller Peak to get Renegade Dragon Priest Mask. Unlock Werewolf Hunter Hat by entering Moon Hunter Keep or March of Sacrifices. Enter Frostvault or Depths of Malatar and you’ll get Ayleid Royal Crown. Step into Lair of Maarselok or Moongrave Fane to unlock Dread-Aurelian Mask. Visit Unhallowed Grave or Icereach to get Wickerman Mishap Emote. Enter Castle Thorn or Stone Garden to get Energetic Dwarven Shock-Spider. Enter Cauldron or Black Drake Villa to use Fire-Forged Maul Weapon Style. After entering Red Petal Bastion or Dread Cellar, Scorion Pyreling Non-Combat Pet will be added to your collection. After entering Coral Aerie or Shipwright’s Regret, you will get these Abyssal Embrace Face Markings. After entering Earthen Root Enclave or Graven Deep, Mulberry Hermit Crab will be added to your collection. However, Scribes of Fate and Scions of Ithelia Dungeons do not offer any Exploration Achievements. Unlocking DLC Zone Collectible DLC zones also have their own treasures, some of which are as easy as visiting a major city: Wrothgar You can get Echalette Pet by entering Orsinium in Wrothgar. Thieves Guild In Thieves Guild DLC, you can unlock Jackal Pet by entering Abah’s Landing. If you take the time to complete the first zone story quest, you’ll also get Thieves Guild Leathers. Dark Brotherhood Dark Brotherhood unlocks Assassin Personality by entering Gold Coast zone, and completing the second zone story quest will add Shrouded Armor Costume to your collection. Clockwork City Dovah-Fly pet is unlocked by entering Brass Fortress in Clockwork City. There are also 3 side quests available from Outlaws Refuges that will give you supply recipes. You can also rebuild Precursor Target Dummy, but this is a bit time consuming and not worth the effort. This Target Dummy won’t give you accurate numbers when parsed, but it’s a nice cosmetic addition. Murkmire This colorful Haj Mota pet is unlocked by entering Lilmoth in Murkmire for the first time. Southern Elsweyr Entering Southern Elsweyr for the first time unlocks Topal Corsair Hat, and you can also complete zone side quests to unlock additional pages if you like that style. If you complete the zone story quest, you can unlock Mask of Alkosh Hat and Za’ji’s Dragonguard Uniform. Markarth Entering Reach Zone for the first time unlocks Arkthzand Anfractuosity Shroud. There is also a side quest in Karthwasten called After the Storm that grants you Reach Rebel Face Markings. The last zone story quest has matching Body Markings. And you can unlock Witchwise Headdress Collectible Hat by completing the 4th zone story quest. Deadlands In Deadlands, you will unlock Oblivion Explorer’s Headwrap when you enter Fargrave for the first time. Firesong When you first enter Galen, you’ll unlock Firesong Obsidian Mask. You’ll also unlock matching Face and Body Markings and Phoenix Moth pet after completing the zone story quest. Other Uses For ESO Plus Trial In addition, other simple and worthwhile things you can do during ESO Plus Trial include: If you take the time to complete Daily Crafting Writs, stock up on Craft Bags! You can get basic style Stones, Potency Runes and Ta Runes, Alchemy, Ingredients, and any other long-term materials you might need from Crafting Vendors for 15 ESO Gold each. Unlock Thieves Guild, Dark Brotherhood, and Psijic Skill Lines for each of your characters. Collect Skyshards, Lorebooks, and unlock exploration, questing dyes, and achievements in areas you wouldn’t normally be able to access. Dye your clothing! This is something that you do for every character, so the same clothing may dye differently on different characters. If you have a companion expansion, you can also dye their clothing. On top of that, take advantage of the 2x furnishing limits in your home to complete treasure maps in areas you wouldn’t normally be able to access. If you have Antiquities rank, dig for clues that would otherwise be inaccessible. Finally, let’s talk about the more time-consuming uses of ESO Plus Trial. You can collect 4-man DLC dungeon set pieces. Remember to bind them when you get any you haven’t collected yet to minimize duplication. You can also fully explore and complete zone maps, completing DLC ​​Trials to earn gear drops and achievements. Completing 2 public dungeon group events in each expansion zone grants 1 skill point. You can also stockpile DLC Daily Coffers on multiple characters. Newer zones have a 20-hour cooldown on Motifs Page drops in the daily reward container, so you can collect a bunch of boxes and stop opening them after you get Motifs Page. Doing this will allow you to continue to earn those Motifs even after Trial ends. What Features Will Continue To Work After Trial Ends? So, what features will continue to work and what will no longer work after Trial ends or you stop paying for ESO Plus? Firstly, Thieves Guild, Dark Brotherhood and Psijic Skill Lines will continue to exist, allowing you to continue to loot Thieves Troves and Psijic Portals, and Blade of Woe will continue to function. You can still assign and unassign skill points in Thieves Guild, Dark Brotherhood, Psijic Skill, Scrying, and Excavation skill trees, but you cannot develop them further, and they are only available on the character you unlocked them for. If you no longer own Greymoor, Antiquities System will stop working after Trial ends. Fortunately, houses acquired in DLC zones will continue to work. The only difference is that when leaving a house, you will not enter DLC zone, but teleport back to the location you were in when you went to the house. Note that since Jewelry Crafting skill line requires Summerset, after ESO Plus expires, you can no longer access Jewelry Crafting Station if you do not own this DLC. So definitely consider completing those valuable research traits when you have access! If you don’t plan on keeping your ESO Plus, remember to set your priorities. I recommend getting the instant unlocks first, then focusing on what you think is most important. Just a reminder, all collectibles are account-wide unlocks! Anyway, hopefully you get all the exceptional free stuff, and this guide will help you find and unlock them! Good luck!

Elder Scrolls Online will introduce a new class in this year, the powerful and mysterious Arcanist class. It derived directly its abilities and mechanics from Hermaeus Mora’s realm of Oblivion. The Arcanist will be the seventh class in ESO, the first new class added since the Necromancer in 2019's Elsweyr Chapter. Players will definitely feel the charm of magical superpowers when using this class. At the same time, players can also unlock more new classes, new characters and new areas of exploration. The new classes not only have new character types but also brand new game mechanics. Among them, Crux is a combat mechanism that can activate this Arcanist class. The more Crux you have, the more powerful your character skills become. This has the advantage that players can develop their own gameplay based on their game strategy. Along with this combat mechanism, it derives three unique skills: Herald of the Tome: Manipulate arcane energies to bombard your foes with damaging blasts, beams, and more. This will be the main offensive skill line for the Arcanist and you'll probably be using it a lot if you're playing as a DPS role. Curative Runeforms: Make use of healing runes to keep yourself and your group healthy and shield your allies from damage. This skill line is primarily focused on support and healing, so it will probably see the most use by healers and tanks. Apocryphal Soldier: This skill line helps you to play defensively and protect your allies, and also allows you to dominate your foes' attentions and buff yourself and your group's defensive capabilities. It is likely that this skill will contain a taunt ability and be used mostly by tanks. These skills will be applicable to different types of players, whether offensive, to support, and defense, or destructive, restorative, or defensive magic. This class will apply to players of all roles, even including DPS, support, and tank. Like many previous skills, the skills of these class are also a mixture of active, passive, and ultimate abilities. So, how can players get this new class? It will release arcanist class on PC with the new expansion Necrom on June 5th. Console players will be able to see the new expansion on June 20th. Players need to first acquire a Necrom expansion pack with ESO Gold to unlock Arcanist class. You can also get other new classes in the in-game Crown Store after you get the expansion pack. You can find this class under “Upgrades” then “Class”. After your upgrade is complete, you can create new Arcanist class characters.