Cyrodiil is super exciting, and quite terrifying at times. Haa-Rei isn't built for front line combat, and acts as a scout. This has lead to more than one...tense situation behind enemy lines.



Ebonheart Pact forces in hot pursuit of retreating Daggerfall Covenant forces, after a successful fort defense.

A sneaky screenie of someone's armoured Senche mount.

We paid a visit to Weynon Priory, which is significantly larger than it will be in the 3rd era. Still plenty of monks wandering around though.

Even though there are lots of differences, it's still the Cyrodiil we all know and love.

This post has been edited by hazmick: Dec 30 2015, 12:37 AM

Wow, hazmick, you're right! Especially your last two pictures really have a familiar Cyrodiil look to them. Love how Weynon Priory looks!

The armored leopard looks really neat!

Hillside Ayleid ruin.

Keeping an eye on the Pact siege line.

Strange goings on at Castle Faregyl. Those Ayleid stones seem to affect the area's landscape.

Haa-Rei heads deep into Daggerfall Covenant territory to scout a lumbermill.

We look on with envy at an armoured Guar.

Taking a well-earned rest at an abandoned cottage.

It is great to see Ayleid ruins again. Those have always been my favorite places in the ES games.

The Faregyl was a castle before it became an inn! I wonder if they have potato bread?

The abandoned cottage looks really cool. It looks like something from Alice in Wonderland, or a fairytale.

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Dec 31 2015, 07:27 PM

How nice to see more semi-familiar places from Cyrodiil. As SubRosa said, who'd have thought that Faregyl Inn began life as a castle?

hazmick, I love seeing your ESO Cyrodiil pictures. They did a great job capturing the Cyrodiil feel of the landscape.

That armored guar looks very cool! Also Haa Rei looks splendid in his battle armor.


I’m not sure if I mentioned, Lil’s mount is the clouded leopard-looking senche. I’ll post a screenshot whenever I find the thumb drive that fits into my PS4. He’s pretty awesome. Jerric loves Bill the white horse and will not be tempted by the bear mounts. Perhaps someday he will go somewhere on a bear that he doesn’t want to risk Bill. Darnand has still not found a mount that meets his criteria, though he looks good when he borrows Bill. Picky Bretons.

Here is the screenshot of Lildereth with her Khajiiti friends. The big one is Hassim and the little one is called Sugar Paws. They say they are cousins, but Lil suspects that they simply mean they are relatives who are close in age.

The full awesomeness of the horses cannot be captured in screenshots. There seem to be some new horse idles, plus the slow trot makes me .

Wow, what a great shot of Lil and her kittypals! That is encouraging about the ESOhorses indeed!

Oh, and your new (January) screenshot for the month in your signature is gorgeous - the moons, the hawk, snowy landscape and that looks like Ulfe, Darnand, Lil and Rhano perhaps trailing along behind Jerric.

Thank you, Acadian! That is exactly the crew in the Skyrim picture. They exited Volunruud to find that gorgeous Skyrim evening outside. Skyrim still takes my breath away.

Returning after a long break from ESO I am in love with the improved horses. Jerric rides everywhere now. When he stopped on a bridge yesterday to assess the fishing potential, Bill the horse snorted, tossed his head a little, and flicked back one ear. I was enchanted. (And Jerric caught a very nice fish there.) I returned thinking I would say goodbye to ESO, but Jerric’s love for that horse made me stay.

Kitties! I wonder how many things from ESO might make their way into the next Elder Scrolls game that Bethesda makes? Cats would certainly be nice!

That Dwemer ruin/quarry is Awesome!!! Especially the quarry, I don't remember seeing anything like that at all before!

I actually wrote comments on these screens and lost them in my laptop issues, grrrr. Great Shots, Hazmick!









Oh no, I was hoping to see more of Eveli! Did you ever get to whistle for her and she showed up? She is adorable!

Love your menagerie, lol.




That Deadroth at the bridge killed me a dozen times before I gave up trying - and it wasn't easy to keep running back there either, lol.

I would love to see cats, pony guars, and scuttler pets in the next TES game. I love having a non-combatant creature along for the adventure. Tag-along followers are also fun. Jerric had a “Young Wasp” following him for a while after one dungeon fight. It just followed and helped him fight until it died. I had no idea that could happen. I’ve also seen someone with a really gross looking warty bloated spider following them. Not sure if it was a follower or a pet. I don’t have the spider fear, but I could really do without that!

The variety of mounts bring a lot of atmosphere to ESO. I would like to see geographically appropriate mounts in the next TES game. I thought that the bear mounts would look silly, but a huge orc on a roaring bear is a sight to see. A bit odd to see in downtown Mournhold, but a sight none the less.

I would also love to have more equipment slots like in ESO. Head, chest, shoulders, belt, hands, legs, and feet for armor/clothing, plus neck and two ring jewelry slots. There is a lot of flexibly for both looks and the gameplay effects of armor.

If you're thinking of the thing I think you're thinking of, it's a Necrotic Hoarvor pet. Quite an uncommon sight. You get it when you unlock a specific achievement in the Imperial City DLC.

Yes, that’s the one! Necrotic is a good description. I guess we were lucky to see it!

Finally got the cosmetic mount upgrades all done today, so here they are:

Guaraug the Guar.

Magni the Bear.

I had to zoom out to get their footwear in. I hope you can all still see it. The upgrades come in three parts - armour, saddle bags, foot wraps.

How cute to have the lizard riding a lizard!

Oh, and Magni the Dovabear!

It is the Dovahbear! He even has a helmet!

The Guar seems to fit Haa-Rei better though. It has the whole amphibian/reptilian thing going. It looks like the Guar pooped out the little lizard underneath it's tail!

Oh my gosh, Magni and Guaraug look great in their new gear! Every time I see a tessellated guar (which is not very often) I smile and think of Haa Rei. I love how his tail rests over the guar’s back. And there’s Venatrix the snow lizard looking adorable!

Are the foot armor pieces from speed training? Jerric’s Bill has saddle bags, but that’s as far as he’s gotten. I’ve seen some horses with armor but could never figure out what the visual change is when you train speed.

I looked through your Orsinium screenshots again and you may have pushed me over the edge to spending my birthday money. I would love to meet Eveli the bowgirl! Her ponytails slay me.

Yep, the booties are from speed training. Though I think horses get some straps over their torso rather than any leg-wear. Senche mounts get booties too. I'll get a screenie of a horse so you can decide whether to go for the upgrades.

I'd definitely recommend Orsinium. It's also a good place to level up if you get stuck in a rut with Veteran levels later on



EDIT: Here's Eiroch showing off the horse gear. I think those leather straps on her rump are the speed upgrades. She has no leg-wear

This post has been edited by hazmick: Jan 7 2016, 04:33 AM