Coming Back Guide to ESO - Returning Players

This is the guide for players returning to ESO! If you are coming back to ESO, then this is your guide. Read it now to find out which major updates happened to the game in the past years!

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Thieves Guild

Chapter 10 / 46

Thieves Guild

Released: March 7, 2016 - PC/Mac, Consoles - Patch Notes

In size, this update seemed smaller than Orsinium, as Hew's Bane is a small region with Abah's Landing, the jewel of Hew's Bane, but it brought ESO the Thieves Guild, a completely new skill line, many new gameplay features and QOL changes. It also brought us the Maw of Lorkhaj, to this day a fan-favorite trial due to its well crafted story, gameplay mechanics and complexity.

Thieves Guild DLC

  • Hew's Bane, an explorable zone with exciting features
  • Thieves Guild- New Skill Line: Thieves Guild- These six passive abilities assist criminals in their escapades
  • Visit the Thieves Den on the city borders of Abah's Landing
  • Larceny: Visit the Tip Board in the Thieves Den and loot, steal and pilfer
  • Heists: Heist Board quests require a stealthy touch for big rewards
  • Reacquisitions: Retrieve lost valuables from bosses and delves for the quest-giver outside the Thieves Den
  • Trespass: Certain locations are off-limits, according to the law
  • Categorized treasures help thieves complete Guild Jobs
  • Bounty Edicts can help erase charges for those caught in the act
  • Hidden Panels hiding stashes may be discovered in Abah's Landing
  • New Trial: Maw of LorkhajA 12-player instance with both Normal and Veteran modesScales to the group leader's levelAdds the first trial skin to the game, a modification to the appearance of a character

Crafting & Economy

  • Crown Mimic Stones- Purchased from the Crown Store- Mimic Stones can be used as a style item for any known motif- Deconstructing equipment crafted with Mimic Stones will not refund them
  • New Motifs- Outlaw Style Motif- Looted from World/Delve Bosses in Hew's Bane- Trinimac Style Motif- From Orsinium Daily Delve Quests- Malacath- From Orsinium Daily World Boss Quests- Alliance Motifs- Found in chests in Alliance War areas- Soul-Shriven Style Motif- Awarded for completing Cadwell's Silver

New Features

  • 64-Bit Client launched
  • Champion System passives revised
  • Mementos added to Collections Menu
  • Veteran Maelstrom Arena progress can be saved
  • DirectX 9 no longer supported in favor of DirectX 11
  • Cross-Alliance parties may now be formed for Trials via the Grouping Tool
  • Scrolling Combat Text
  • Players have the option to display damage values, healing values, and crowd control effects
  • DLC quests in Collections
  • Players can access the starter quests for each DLC from the Collections window
  • Cadwell's Almanac
  • Players over Level 50 no longer have to complete Cadwell's quests to unlock access to other alliances
  • The Golden Vendor- A new merchant appears in Cyrodiil bases on weekends only- The Golden sells powerful sets for high sums of Alliance Points or Gold
  • Vitality Bonus- The Soul Reservoir mechanic has been replaced with the Vitality Bonus- Trials may now be completed regardless of team death
  • Loyalty Rewards- Players visiting DLCs will now earn unique Collectibles upon entry- This excludes the Imperial City DLC
  • Assistants- Added to the Collections menu, players can purchase or earn Assistant followers- Assistants can be summoned from the Quick-Slot- They are not permitted within Alliance War areas- Assistants include:- Tythis Andromo the Banker (Crown Store)- Nuzhimeh the Merchant (Crown Store)- Pirharri the Smuggler (Thieves Guild)
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