Posting on the official Elder Scrolls Online forums, Zenimax Online has given players a sneak peak for what’s coming in the upcoming Update 13. The list is not exhaustive, as it doesn’t include any of the class balance changes, and instead addresses some of the most commonly discussed topics in the community.
Elder Scrolls Online Update 13 Preview
- Proc sets: When the update launches, any set that has a damage or heal proc component to it will no longer crit in PVE or PVP. The decision was made to keep them interesting and viable, but tone down their overall burst potential.
- AoE cap adjustments: Damage caps are being modified so that players take more damage. This will have an adverse effect on the newer players in Cyrodiil – and will make AoE more effective, but will help combat the balled-up “stack on crown” groups and spread players out more. The changes will be:
- The first 6 players hit always take 100% damage
- The next 7 to 30 players take 75% damage (for reference on live this is currently 50%)
- The next 31 to 60 players take 50% damage (for reference on live this is currently 25%)
- Players past 60 take 0 damage (for reference on live this is also currently 0%)
- Poison fixes / adjustments: All poisons will now share the same global cooldown and no longer have individual cooldowns. This means that when Update 13 goes live, it will no longer be possible to proc a poison more than once every 10 seconds. In addition, a fix is coming for an issue where poisons could sometimes double proc.
- Stuck in combat in Cyrodiil: This has been an ongoing issue in Cyrodiil for a long time now – due to the nature of combat in Cyrodiil there were cascading threat issues between players. (i.e. – You fight another player and all the threat they have on them is transferred to you). How threat is transferred between players is being changed and when Update 13 goes live, you should always drop combat properly after 6 seconds of ending a battle. If you are grouped with other players and they are actively in combat, you will still be considered in combat as well.
- Charging into loadscreens in Cyrodiil: This was a difficult issue to find and fix but it should be removed with the update
- PvPers want more things to spend AP on: With Update 13, PvP vendors in your home keeps will have a new item – Zone Bags. These Zone Bags contain a set item from an overland zone and will scale to your level. For example: the Auridon Zone Bag will only have Queen’s Elegance, Twin Sisters and Veiled Heritance item sets in it. The bags will cost 5K AP and always contain one green or blue quality item in them.

Full patch notes for the February update are forthcoming once they are finalized. We do know that one big new feature is the implementation of Player Housing that will allow for social gathering and ample decoration. 2016 was quite the year for the Elder Scrolls Online and it seems 2017 will be another year full of surprises and enhancements for players. Keep checking in with us for coverage on the game’s updates and news!
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1 response to “The Elder Scrolls Online Previews Update 13”
Yes! This is why I saved my 5million AP… Now I will go on a shopping spree! Mwahahaha
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