01 Sep 2015, 17:35

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[/div][div style="text-align:center'"][span style="font-size:12pt'"]Hey everyone,[/span][/div]

Since the beginning of the ESOC project, a potential new Fan Patch has been on our minds. Now, we are seeing a lot of activity on this website, more than any of us expected, and solid community participation in both the tournaments and the betting event. The tournaments are not stopping any time soon, and even the numbers on ESO are barely worse than they were in 2010 during last FP times.



But were missing 2 things: Civ balance and an acceptable map pool for people to play rated games on. A patch fixes both those problems, but an official patch is off the table so we have to do it ourselves. We are aware that changing too much would be a mistake and if we go through with this project its not a mistake we will make. ESOC patchs most important features would be:



- The possibility to play rated games on ESOC maps.

- Minimal changes to some of the civs with the goal of making all civs equally viable to play.

- A very easy installation with auto-update functionality which means no manual updates.

- Easy to switch between patches by means of 2 separate .exe files.

- Compatible with the Steam version of the game.



The next step for us is this poll. We know we are reaching a fairly large audience on this website, but important for us to know is whether enough people show interest in the patch. After all, we do need to be sure that enough players will play it. So if you know someone who will play the patch but they dont visit this site (or not very often) please tell them to vote. Also, please spread the word about this poll on ESO itself!



Feel free to discuss the subject in this thread, I will be monitoring it and answering questions. If you voted for either of the "for a different reason" options, please do mention your reason in a reply. Thanks!