Season Two of The Elder Scrolls Online, titled Echoes of Skyrim, is now live. The headline change is that three pieces of Skyrim-flavored content no longer sit behind a separate purchase. The Greymoor Chapter, the Wolfhunter DLC and the Markarth DLC are all moving into the base game.
For newer players, that means a sizeable slice of the story set in Western Skyrim and the Reach now comes with The Elder Scrolls Online. Returning adventurers who skipped those releases also get a good excuse to head north.
Solo dungeons and Golden Pursuits
The season adds solo versions of two dungeons, Moon Hunter Keep and March of Sacrifices. Both originally arrived with Wolfhunter, so the timing fits that DLC’s move into the base game. Players who prefer to go it alone can now run them without lining up a group.
Two new Golden Pursuits campaigns also arrive this season:
- A Skyrim-themed campaign that ties in with the season’s focus
- A Nowhere Vault-themed campaign
ZeniMax also lists further improvements to the new player experience, though the announcement doesn’t go into detail on what they involve.
New PvP season and quality-of-life additions
A new PvP season is part of the package. ESO’s PvP seasons don’t line up neatly with content seasons. Each one runs for roughly six months and spans several content seasons. This one starts at the end of Season Two and carries on through Seasons Three and Four.
The rest of the update covers a list of quality-of-life changes the community has been asking for:
- Higher furnishing limits for some homes, which the developers note has always been a much-requested feature
- More Companion customization, with new options for their heads and faces
- Area-of-effect pulls and taunts, which should make it easier for tanks to gather enemies
- A new minimap UI option
The developers say there’s more beyond this list. Full details are in the official announcement.
With Greymoor, Wolfhunter and Markarth now in the base game, Season Two lowers the cost of entry for a lot of the Skyrim content. Between the solo dungeons, a new PvP season and long-requested housing and Companion tweaks, there’s something here for most corners of the community.
