Maximizing Loot Gains: A Guide to Completing The Oblivion Portal Event

Some time ago, ZeniMax, the developer of Elder Scrolls Online, announced that it would no longer release annual expansions for it, but would instead switch to seasonal expansions. This topic caused a widespread discussion among players. But in fact, this confident developer has changed the game that has been released for more than ten years more than we can imagine. On March 10, you will experience the new Cyrodiil Champions PVP campaign, the revamped starting area, and more complete quality of life improvements in Elder Scrolls Online. These are the features and changes that many ESO players dream of. Of course, the new features and improvements provided in this ESO Update 45 have not only had some impact on itself, some of them can even affect the current MMO game market, such as the addition of a Xbox Series X|S add-on. This is definitely not an exaggeration. If you don’t believe it, then follow this guide to list the improvements and impacts of you. General Improvements First of all, the most important change in Update 45 is the PVP changes in Cyrodiil. Because players have complained too much about server performance during the long-term exploration process, this update brings a new Cyrodiil Champions PVP campaign to all players. Unlike other campaigns, this Cyrodiil Champions will lock players into a special class build, which means that you cannot make corresponding changes to your attributes, abilities, or even items. From a developer’s perspective, this will allow the development team to monitor the server’s response to the simplified abilities and collect a lot of game data to help them plan the future of Cyrodiil and character abilities. For those high-level players, this challenging gameplay may make them feel more excited and accomplished. But that doesn’t mean ZeniMax has given up on the possibility of new players flocking to Elder Scrolls Online, as it has also taken another step in improving the experience for these players in PVE, such as Betnikh, Stros M’kai, Bleakrock, Bal Foyen and Khenarthi’s Roost zones will all undergo a very big improvement. Brighter game environments, a better overall atmosphere, new organic clutter and updated signage will make this ESO, which has been released for more than ten years, more vibrant. In addition, ZeniMax will also increase the starting speed of current mounts in the game, which will be more beneficial for players who have a very slow movement speed or farm ESO Gold. Advanced Improvements In addition to the above regular improvements, you can also expect to see the addition of new item sets and changes to the map: some customizable waypoints may be launched later, and disguises will become your collection in ESO instead of taking up space in your bank. This is great news for players who are not very skilled at picking up Elder Scrolls Online loot that suits them, because they won't often face the situation of running out of inventory space during exploration. Although not part of ESO Update 45, the two dungeons in Fallen Banners DLC, Exiled Redoubt and Lep Seclusa, may provide a better platform for players who love challenges. Most importantly, the storylines and themes of these two dungeons are completely different, and the gaming experience you have in them is completely different. In addition, ZeniMax has now announced that ESO’s add-on components on Xbox Series X|S and PS5 are in preparation and have been tested by developers, which may be big news for MMO gaming industry. Because in the long-term cognition of players, such games are more convenient to play with a mouse and keyboard, and a series of explorations with a handle to control the character may catch people off guard.  So once Elder Scrolls Online, which has been released for more than a decade and is dedicated to updating, successfully makes these add-ons on the game console, it will have a significant reference for other MMOs to improve the player experience on the game console. Summary ESO has cancelled the previous annual chapter update in Update 45, but it has brought more frequent seasonal game content updates to players. I think this is also a major change made by this long-standing MMO to adapt to the current game environment. We can fully look forward to what kind of surprises we will have in this game content and mechanism that is changed every 3-6 months. In addition, we can also look forward to some add-ons that ESO is developing on Xbox Series X|S and PS5. Imagine exploring the vast Cyrodiil and other explorable areas provided by Elder Scrolls Online with a smooth handle. What a pleasure it is! The above is what this guide speculates that Elder Scrolls Online wants to convey to players and the current game world in Update 45. But no matter what, the spirit of ESO’s pursuit of change is very suitable for various current MMO games to learn from, because only innovation can attract more new players and inject new vitality into itself. I wish you a happy game!

To celebrate Elder Scrolls Online’s 10th anniversary, the developers are launching a brand new event, Pan-Tamriel Celebration Event, which is also the first event available after entering 2025. The event has started at 10 am EST on January 23, 2025, and will last until February 4, 2025 at 10 am EST. During the event, it will be held in all areas of Tamriel! You don’t need to own any specific Chapters or DLC to participate in the event, but there are some returning collectibles that you can only get from the Impresario’s Assistant in certain DLC areas. Please come with us and enter this new event! Event Boosts In addition to the usual reward boxes, Pan-Tamriel Celebration Event offers players some great boosts, including a higher chance to get Antiquity Leads, Furnishings, and other valuables by digging in Treasure Maps. Additionally, fishing drops are carefully curated. As long as you fish the right type of hole in the right area, you’re guaranteed to get a previously uncollected Trophy Fish to complete your unfinished achievement. Finally, there’s a 100% XP boost that’s automatically applied throughout the event and can be stacked with other XP boosts. Reward Boxes Now, let’s get to those reward boxes! You can get reward boxes by killing all of the different boss monsters found throughout Tamriel. On land, there’s a chance that event boxes will drop from defeating World Bosses, Delve Bosses, Public Dungeon Bosses, and completing Incursions. Note, however, that Dolmens’ drops are from bosses, so you’ll need to be in the top 12 in terms of damage to get them, so areas like Alik’r Desert are not recommended. There’s also a cooldown between box drops from each character, so keep that in mind if you’re farming bosses back-to-back. If you’re looking for the fastest way to farm, you’ll most likely want to turn to other characters and switch between them as they take on different public dungeon bosses. For more challenging content, the final bosses in Trials, Dungeons, Arenas, and Tho’at Replicanum in the Infinite Archive all drop event boxes. But again, box drops only come from final bosses. The first box you get each day will be a gold box, which you’ll get when you open it, giving you the new, very stylish Lion Guard Captain Outfit Style Pages. In addition to your gold box, you’ll also get 3 Event Tickets (39 total during the event). You can only claim the gold box and tickets once per account per day, and the next drop of the day will be a purple box. Purple boxes mostly only contain crafting materials, but they also have a slight chance to drop ESO Gold and other items, in addition to new Style Pages. However, these purple boxes also have a chance to drop random Style Pages from the previous expansion celebration. Event Merchants Impresario’s Assistant During the event, Impresario’s Assistant will also carry these Style Pages, as well as a few other returning collectibles, but his inventory will depend on the zone you’re in when you talk to him. Morrowind: Doctrine Ordinator Style Pages, Slag Town Diver skin, Memento, and fragments from Fabricant Pet. Summerset: Evergloam Champion Style and Snowhawk Mage Outfit Style Pages, Wooden Grave-Stake Memento fragments, and Gloam Gryphon Fledgeling Pet. Northern Elsweyr: Claw-Dance Acolyte Style and Ja’zennji Siir Outfit Style Pages. Western Skyrim: Saarthal Scholar Style and Sovngarde Stalwart Style. High Isle: Oaken Order Outfit Style. Necrom: Apocrypha Expedition Outfit Style. Blackwood: Y’ffre’s Fallen-Wood Style, and pieces for a pet. In all locations, Impresario’s Assistant will also carry fragments of 2 Morphing Pets from years past, as well as 2 really awesome Morphs, Hourglass, which lets you change the time inside a house when placed, and Doomchar Plateau! Indrik Vendor Indrik Vendor will have 2 returning Indrik Morphs and fragments for 2 pets. But as if her assistants didn’t already have so much to spend money on. Impresario only carries the new Lion Guard Captain Outfit Style Pages, 3 fragments of this year’s new Morphing Pets, and the first Morphing fragments for the new Rune Extraction animation. If you were a player during last year’s Anniversary Event, you may remember the replicas she carried. Thankfully, this year, their drop rates can be increased based on other achievements you may have unlocked, but the Impresario will also be selling them for 10 tickets each. So if you’re sad about not unlocking these collectibles last year, don’t automatically jump to spending your tickets. Remember that these Style Pages are bound! If you get the corresponding replicas, their chances of dropping will increase again as you explore Tamriel. So if you’re a bit strapped for Event Tickets, give this a try. However, you can also try participating in the occasional giveaways in iGMeet Discord, where you may be able to score some of the collectibles you’ve been looking for! That’s everything you need to know about ESO Pan-Tamriel Celebration Event 2025! Whether you’re farming for those fishing achievements, treasure map clues, or bosses, hopefully everyone can enjoy such a lucrative event!

Elder Scrolls Online Update 43 base game patch will be released on August 19th for PC/Mac and September 4th for Xbox and PlayStation consoles. Before we start playing, let’s take a look at some of the highlights of this update! In Update 43, we have the opportunity to see the new Home Tours system in action, new content in the endless PVE Arena: Infinite Archive, including some other additional updates. In this guide, let’s talk about what these improvements and updates will bring to us. Home Tours The developers said that they have been deeply involved in the new Housing Feature that has been teased for a long time, which is Home Tours. They admitted that Housing Community is one of their biggest concerns. The developers hope to create something new to help players continue to grow and share their creative homes with others. This is also where Home Tours comes into play. Home Tours will be available in Activity Finder System, allowing players to easily visit other people’s homes. Players will be able to create listings for their homes and likewise visit other homes listed in Finder System. You can even assign up to three tags to your home to describe the vibe of the place. For example, when you create a listing, you could assign Sinister tag to a creepy horror house, or Cozy tag to a cozier, more relaxing house you put together. You can even assign Playful and Games tags to a home that has a fun maze or jumping puzzle. Homes listed by your friends and guild-mates through Home Tours Finder will also have recognizable symbols next to their listings. You can freely choose the house you want to visit based on these tags. Ultimately, the new Home Tours System will give everyone a platform to show the greater ESO community that they put a lot of effort into all of their homes, not just their primary home. Infinite Archive Updates Next, let’s talk about what’s new in Infinite Archive. Infinite Archive (IA for short) is an endless PVE Arena with Apocryphal theme that comes with the base game. The faster you advance in Infinite Archive, the more challenging it becomes. But you can also earn several temporary and permanent buffs, called Verses and Visions, which can help you gradually strengthen your character build. In this PVE Arena, you have the opportunity to fight various monsters from all over Tamriel, including some familiar bosses, but with new mechanics. As you take down monsters in Infinite Archive, you will also collect Archival Fortunes, an IA-specific currency that you can cash in for exquisite rewards. ESO developers have always mentioned that Infinite Archive is a mechanic that can be expanded to create new experiences, and this IA update is exactly what it needs. In Update 43, they added two new Arena types to Infinite Archive, which are based on Fire and Ice. This means that Fire Arena has fire pits that will spray lava at the player, and Ice Arena has frozen water that will freeze the player to death if they stay in it for too long. These environmental hazards will definitely challenge players. Additionally, a new Daily Quest giver will be added, and she will require you to kill Marauders or different Fabled Monsters in order to get the corresponding rewards, including the most basic ESO Gold and some rare equipment. They also added 10 new bosses from all over Tamriel as well as 8 new Verses, 10 new Visions, new Fabled Monsters, and 2 new Marauders. One of Marauders is similar to Werewolf Behemoth in March of Sacrifices Dungeon, as it has a mechanic that limits your vision by summoning fog. The other Marauder is Charging Minotaur. You can also pick up a new consumable that allows you to transform into a random avatar, such as Werewolf Behemoth, once per turn, as well as some new class sets. We won’t have to wait long to try all this new content! Other Improvements Beyond this, we also got some information about the additional improvements that will be experienced in the next patch. Mount Preview The developers have added mount preview improvements that allow you to preview all the animations of the mount, such as crouching, walking, running, and more. Luminous Ink Enhancements Luminous Ink will also be enhanced in Collections and Crown Store menus. Because in Update 43, this elusive and important Scribing material will have a new source, and we will have the opportunity to obtain Luminous Ink from Chests and Heavy Sacks. New Styles In the next patch, the developers will also add 6 new Styles, which players can obtain by spending Archival Fortunes. As we all know, Skill Styling System debuted in Gold Road Chapter, which allows players to change the appearance of skills after obtaining certain Achievements. The developers announced a preview of one of the new Skill Styles in the latest live broadcast, which changes the color of Eye Of The Storm Destruction Staff from fiery red to glowing purple. This does not change the actual effect of the skill, but it will definitely make your character cool! Guild Stores Another new feature is about Guild Stores. The arrival of this feature saves you from having to re-sort your guilds every time you enter Guild Bank menu to enter the only Guild Bank you really use. When you open this menu, you’ll see the last Guild Store you used, as this will be remembered for a few seconds after you click on this point. Curated Item Set Drops The last update is that there will be more Curated Item Set drops in the game. Curated in this context is a term used to describe the fact that gear that you haven’t collected yet is more likely to drop for you. It’s an oversimplification, but it’s basically what it is, and it applies to most item sources. It will now apply to PvP Bags, Trial Reward Coffers, and Monster Shoulder Coffers. This is big news! I’m really glad they finally went ahead and implemented this so that we don’t have to waste our Undaunted Keys just to get a Monster Set Shoulder with the correct weight we need. Final Thoughts That’s it for the major additions in ESO Update 43. What are your initial thoughts given everything you’ve seen? Probably for a lot of players who play Housing on PC, the new Housing feature is a bit disappointing. Because there is already a very popular add-on that does essentially the same thing, this add-on is called EHT or Essential Housing Tools. One of its many features is that it allows you to view other players’ homes. However, the introduction of the new Home Tours System means that you can expect some new gameplay with it at its core. Unfortunately, some people have expressed concerns about this new Housing feature. They worry that other players will be able to copy their housing creations more easily, and things like this are a pretty pressing issue in the veteran Housing Community. Regardless, you can’t deny the fact that this will make it easier for you to share your housing creations with others. Not only will this inspire other players, but it will also promote fun gameplay as players can explore a variety of creative homes. What do you think of this update? See you next time!

Today, I’ll guide you through the fantastic items available from the Golden Vendor in the Elder Scrolls Online. We’ll explore whether there are any valuable event ticket items in this guide. Leveraging these vendors can serve as a lucrative gold method, potentially helping you make millions. Location When it comes to locating her, you’ll find her situated in Cyrodiil. If you’re in the Blue Team, you can spot her near The Stables within the confines of Northern High Rock Gate. If you are in the Yellow Team, she’ll be positioned towards the bank in Western Elsweyr Gate. And for those in the Red Team, she’ll be stationed in Southern Morrowind Gate. Golden Vendor Items Let's take a look at the offerings from the Golden Vendor and pick some of them for gold. As usual, she's selling some monster pieces and jewelry. Jewelry When it comes to the jewelry, the Queen's Elegance set isn't particularly impressive but if you're building a heavy attack-focused character and lack of combs, this set might provide some utility. It grants a power boost upon using a fully charged heavy attack, allowing for repeated use. Still, there are better options available for heavy attack builds, so I'd suggest skipping this one. Moving on to the Heirloom Necklace, it's not eye-catching, but it's not completely lackluster either. Positioned somewhere in the middle, it offers some stamina sustain for healers in PvE. It's a viable choice if you're looking to enhance group stamina recovery. I recommend acquiring one and invest ESO Gold in it. This purchase allows for experimentation and fine-tuning on the healer character. The next item you have for jewelry is the Unleashed Amulet, part of the Unleashed Terror set. This used to be really good, but it's been nerfed quite a bit now. It's not terrible for a DoT version, and worth getting this if you want to fill up your Sticker Book. But it’s not really worth using unless you go for a super DoT build. Monster Pieces Let's talk about the Lady Thorn set. The Lady Thorn comes from a DLC dungeon, making it a potential acquisition if you're seeking DLC sets. However, its performance is rather middling. You can grab it solely to fill out the Sticker Book, saving the hassle of revisiting the dungeon. Let's then discuss the Slimeclaw. Slimeclaw stands out as an excellent choice, particularly for PvE content. If you frequently play stamina characters, having one piece of Slimeclaw in your setup is quite common. Therefore, I highly recommend acquiring this item. While it's possible to farm it, keep in mind that as a shoulder piece, you'll need to use keys, which introduce an element of chance into the process. Nonetheless, given its effectiveness, I suggest purchasing at least one of these. In PvP scenarios, its performance isn't exceptional, as there are superior monster sets available. However, for PvE enthusiasts, Slimeclaw is definitely worth adding to your collection. Infinite Archive Now, let’s go to the Infinite Archive and see if there are any good leads there. The Infinite Archive can sell leads for certain Mythic Items or antiquities, and some of those antiquities can be quite annoying to farm, especially the ones tied to daily quests. Both leads are really hard to get, so it’s always worth checking it out. The trader in Infinite Archive is located in the Far East, and he’s called Filur. Filur sells two leads typically, and then some decoration bits. This week, he has a blue furniture and a gold lead for the Dwarven Hinges. My recommendation would be to save your resources for this week.