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You may have noticed a mounting squabble between Starfield fans and detractors concerning the game's planetary maps, triggered by some leaks or fake leaks over the past week. Said skirmish has now escalated to "-gate" status, with "Tilegate" doing the rounds on forums and even creeping into search results, presumably much to the alarm of innocent, unaligned ceramics company Tilegate Trading Llc in Florida. The nub of the dispute seems to be thus: some people claim the procedurally generated tiles that comprise many Starfield environments actually glue together into complete globes, so that you can see and walk from one to the other and, indeed, all around the equator, while others claim they're discrete maps with invisible walls, similar to those of the astonishing "dreamable" space sim Noctis.

Who knows, we might have an under-embargo Starfield review in the works that will lay matters to rest. In the short term, the uncertainty about whether Starfield's planets are actually planets puts me in mind of comparable celestial angst in Bethesda's Elder Scrolls games, where planets are more properly described as planes of existence, conjured by immortal beings, which sort of orbit the mortal world of Tamriel. I've been revisiting how Bethesda's mainstay fantasy games thought about outer space in the run-up to Starfield, and while I'm intrigued by the new game's portrayals of celestial mechanics (latest discovery: the Starfield starmap represents stellar and planetary gravity as dimples on a kind of galactic tarpaulin, as in old Stephen Hawking documentaries), I'll be very surprised if it offers anything quite as wonderfully bizarre.

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Discover some of the items you can claim by logging into The Elder Scrolls Online this September 2023!

Venturing into Tamriel this coming September? There’s a broad selection of in-game goodies you can claim simply by logging into the game and visiting the Daily Rewards screen. Find everything you need to know about Daily Login Rewards in this help article, and check out just some of the upcoming items you can claim below!


Gold ×25,000—Day 7

Whether you’re in the market for materials, gear, or provisions, a little bit of extra gold for Tamriel’s many Guild Traders is always welcome!


Akaviri Potentate Crates ×2—Day 14

Herald the return of the Second Empire with Akaviri Potentate Crown Crates, first introduced way back in 2020. Check out our preview blog (published in December 2020) for insight into some of the items you can find in these crates.



Chaurus Egg Ear Studs Adornment—Day 21

While exploring the dark depths of Blackreach, you wouldn’t want to meet a chaurus in the wild, but their eggs do appear to make for exceptionally fetching earrings!*



Don’t forget, this is just a small sample of some of the useful in-game items you can unlock and claim when logging into ESO next month. If you’d like to see the complete list, be sure to visit the Daily Rewards section of the in-game Crown Store on September 1! Do any of these items catch your eye? Will you be logging in frequently this month to claim them? Let us know via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

*We are reliably informed that the eggs are miniature replicas and pose no danger of hatching.

Discover the host of additions and improvements arriving with the free Update 39 base-game patch.

The Update 39 base-game patch is now live on PC/Mac and introduces a series of long-awaited improvements and additions to The Elder Scrolls Online, completely free of charge for all existing ESO players. If you’re a console player, don’t worry: Update 39 arrives September 5 for Xbox and PlayStation consoles, too!

Update 39 Base Game Improvements

As a base-game patch, Update 39 includes a wide array of bug fixes, but also features a series of long-awaited improvements to your in-game experience.

Quest & Content Improvements for New Players

If you’re a new player feeling overwhelmed when first entering Tamriel, you can enjoy a series of changes that reduce the volume and frequency of quests offered to your low-level characters. This includes quests from NPCs for the main story, Fighters Guild, Mages Guild, Battlegrounds, Undaunted, and others. Instead, these quests are now delivered more gradually as you level up, helping your journal stay in a manageable state for longer!

Tamriel’s navigator NPCs that can transport your characters between destinations have also received some improvements with this update. Now, these navigators indicate whether they can transport you to a location for one of your tracked quests (active or inactive.) When exploring, you now see the “door” pin above relevant navigator NPCs, indicating that they can help you in your journey. In addition, appropriate dialog lines with those same NPCs have similar pins, ensuring you make the right choice and go where you need to go—happy travels!

Taking your first steps into Tamriel is daunting

Inventory Management Improvements

If you’re struggling with an overburdened Inventory, Update 39 also includes changes to key item types to help improve management and reduce clutter. Some (but not all) similar Crown Store items that came from separate sources (such as Tri-Restoration Potions) can now all be stacked together using the “Stack All Items” option. Also, this patch adds better communication regarding which items in your Inventory can or cannot be sold, helping you identify and clear out unwanted items and make a little gold in the process!

PvP Additions & New Rewards

This update adds new rewards for Tamriel’s PvP victors in the form of three new monster mask sets: Jerall Mountains Warchief, Nibenay Bay Battlereeve, and Colovian Highlands General. Each grants unique and powerful boons, and you can trade Alliance Points for these new masks with Cyrodiil Elite Gear Vendors within the Eastern Elsweyr Gate, Southern High Rock Gate, and Northern Morrowind Gate.

Chase down new PvP rewards

In addition, you can now claim new Unfeathered Battle Body and Face Markings from Gladiator’s Rucksacks (earned by completing Cyrodiil Conquest Mission Board daily quests), and the Imperial City’s hapless Treasure Scamps now drop even better loot when hunted down. In particular, Cunning Scamps drop more Tel Var Stones and Trove Scamps drop tradable pieces of Imperial City gear sets.

Finally, while battling in Cyrodiil, the Imperial City, and Battlegrounds, you can now see new death notifications that help you plan your next move (or avoid that incoming zerg!).

Home Editor Improvements

With Update 39, this patch gives you the ability to place a furnishing directly from your Inventory or Collectibles UI while in your home. You can now find a “Place” option when viewing the specific furnishings. In addition, you can preview Crown Store furnishings in your home before you buy, helping you determine how a new item might look when placed.

Place furnishings from Inventory and Collectibles

Of course, these are just some of the changes and additions that arrive with Update 39. To see a complete list of everything this new base-game patch introduces to ESO, visit our Patch Notes forum.



[h2]Getting Started in Update 39[/h2]
As a base-game update, your version of ESO automatically updates on PC/Mac via the ESO Launcher. Note that to run ESO on PC/Mac, your machine needs to meet the game's requirements here: PC, Mac. Don’t forget, Update 39 arrives on consoles September 5.

As mentioned above, this is a free base-game update for all ESO players. Anybody with access to the game can download and enjoy these new additions and changes. There is no previous purchase required (aside from the game itself).
[h2]Tamriel Evolves[/h2]
With the free Update 39 base-game patch, you can enjoy the above improvements and more to help you get the most out of your time in Tamriel. Which of the above changes and additions are you most excited to experience? Let us know via Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.

The Update 39 base-game patch is now live PC/Mac and arrives September 5 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 consoles.
Announcements Update 39

Learn more about loyal Stibbons, Lady Clarisse Laurent’s ever-faithful manservant and victim of a many great misfortunes.

 

My dear Lady Arabelle,

You ask an interesting question. Do I recommend a manservant to assist you in the everyday tasks that require the attention of noble women such as ourselves? I find that no simple answer springs quickly to my mind.

Now, having a manservant to catalog and care for my clothing, jewelry, and personal accessories is imperative. As is the help provided in dressing and styling my hair. Not to mention packing and unpacking for travel, preparing meals, and serving tea. But if you wind up with the wrong manservant, every day can feel like riding to Oblivion in an ox cart. Let me tell you about the trials and tribulations of my faithful manservant, Stibbons.

Don’t get me wrong. Stibbons is as loyal as a Dark Elf’s nix-hound, but he nevertheless drives me absolutely to thoughts of violence on frequent occasions. For example, he can be lazy and inattentive without constant supervision. He drinks too much. He has an unnatural fondness for your precious Investigator Vale fables. And he tends to always be underfoot, like a sad, little puppy.

As you know, my work takes me to many exotic locations and finds me in numerous adventures. I’m sure you’ve read about them. As much as I appreciate his efforts to assist me, more often than not he blunders into something that I must then extract him from. Should I list some cases in point? For completeness’s sake I think I must!

Whether helping me explore an ancient ruin, study a Daedric relic, or locate a lost treasure, Stibbons inevitably accidentally breaks something, activates a curse, or sets off a trap. I suppose better him than me, but I do wish he would be more careful. Stibbons has been possessed by a ghost, turned into a goblin, captured by a somewhat pretty Daedra, frozen in a block of ice, trapped in an Argonian egg, and multiplied into numerous copies of himself. And I won’t even mention the time he misread a scroll and got entangled in a spider’s web. I spend as much gold and time getting him out of trouble as he spends getting into it!

Still. Now, don’t spread this around, but I’d be lost without him. Stibbons knows exactly how to press my garments and brush my hair. He brews an excellent pot of tea and cooks up a wonderful fish stew. He also knows exactly where everything I need is located and can retrieve it for me relatively quickly when I call for it. He keeps all my research in order, which makes writing my reports and travelogues much easier to compose than you would think. Not that you know anything about getting ink stains out of satin, wink wink.

There is one other thing that I almost decided not to mention. I have come to care for Stibbons in my own way. I suppose you could say I’ve gotten used to having him around, faults and all. Maybe it’s because I know he needs me as much as I rely on him. Or perhaps it’s his most excellent foot rubs. They certainly do the trick after a long day trekking through ancient Dwemer cities and whatnot. If you say a word of this to Stibbons, I will deny it quite strenuously. And then I may be forced to mention that incident you told me about between you and Jorunn the Skald King. Or was it Rigurt the Brash? Nords. Who can tell them apart?

So after all that, I suppose I would recommend you find yourself a good manservant. Perhaps if you seek one with qualities exactly opposite of what I just described, you will be much happier.

As for your other question, certainly not. Stibbons’ contract is not for sale. Do not even jest about such a thing.

Most sincerely,

Lady Clarisse Laurent




If there’s hardship to be had in Tamriel, Stibbons has suffered it in his loyal service to his lady. Have you encountered Stibbons in your adventures? Let us know via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.