The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
TESO Necrom
The Elder Scrolls Online Expansion Pack
Release Date: June 5, 2023
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Necrom is the seventh chapter (major expansion) of The Elder Scrolls Online. It's set in Morrowind and Apocrypha in Oblivion. It introduces necromancy and a new character class: the Arcanist.
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COGconnected: 85 / 100 by Mark Steighner
As with each generous and engaging new expansion, there is an abundance of excellent content to experience. Appealing new companions, distinctive new zones, and fantastical monsters are paired with a useful and fun-to-play Arcanist class. Necrom’s main quest is more mystical than political this time around, and there are some extra-challenging encounters out in the wild. As always I come away from The Elder Scrolls Online both impressed and disheartened that I don’t have more time to play.
Infinite Start: 8 / 10 by Josh Garibay
ZeniMax has largely adhered to their tried and true recipe for The Elder Scrolls Online story content. And while there is much success to be found, there is much that could be improved upon as we wrap up the year-long Shadow of Morrowind storyline bookending the Necrom chapter release. Looking ahead, it’s exciting to theorize what will come next. But for now, looking at Necrom as-is, we still have an amusing if by-the-books expansion drenched in the allure of the arcane arts and a truly stunning setting brought forth with Apocrypha. Whether you are a new player or someone looking to create their nth alt character, Necrom is sure to offer up hours of content to get lost in.
ZTGD: 7 / 10 by Terrence Johnson
For the fans who are invested in the series there is a lot to find in Necrom, it even works if players have taken a break and want to jump back in. I fall on the latter side of things but as much as I enjoyed my time with the new class and in the new expansion, I don’t think I will be a full-time resident. It’s not that the game is bad at all, I just think the mission structure and all the ‘fetch quests’ to gain levels were a bit tedious for me. Necrom may be my ‘arrow in the knee’ as it stands for ESO. But that’s solely a me thing, I can say with some surety that long time fans of ESO are going to enjoy everything Necrom is bringing, and they can spend the next year thinking about the bombshell that is revealed during the story until the next expansion update.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom Description
The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is the seventh large expansion/chapter in the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online developed by Zenimax. It introduces a new character class, the Arcanist.
Plot
The expansion continues the Shadow over Morrowind storyline which originated in the previous DLC, Scribes of Fate. The protagonists become agents of Hermaeus Mora - the Daedric Prince of Fate - helping him uncover and thwart a conspiracy threatening the very fabric of reality. During their investigations players must travel between two worlds and learn forgotten arcane knowledge. Along the way they meet characters whom they have already had the chance to encounter in previous adventures.
Mechanics
The expansion introduces two new areas. The first is Telvanni Peninsula, a fungi-covered, independent part of the Morrowind province ruled by the secretive, magically gifted Telvanni family. The largest city in the region, Necrom, also known as the City of the Dead, remains beyond the family's influence and is the spiritual center for all Dark Elves.
The second area is Apocrypha, the realm of Hermaeus Mora located in Oblivion. It's where he stores all his knowledge, too dangerous for mortals and other daedra to learn. Both areas feature unique locations, quests, challegnes and rewards.
There are also two new companions to recruit - Redguard Arcanist Azandar Al-Cybiades and Argonian Warden Sharp-as-Night.
There's plenty of new content in these new areas - the Sanity's Edge trial (a co-op twelve-player raid), dungeons, quests, rewards, item sets, area-exclusive antiques, world bosses and The Bastion Nymic events for groups of up to four players.
An important part of the expansion is the new character class: The Arcanist, wielding the power of runes and books of the Apocrypha. It has three skill trees and an additional new resource - Crux - generated by using certain skills, which changes their effects and can be used in combat.
The Necrom expansion also introduces an entirely new mechanic, necromancy, allowing players to summon and control undead in combat.
Technical aspects
The expansion is not standalone and requires the base game to function. It is to provide around 30 hours of content.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows June 5, 2023
PlayStation 5 June 20, 2023
Xbox Series X/S June 20, 2023
PlayStation 4 June 20, 2023
Xbox One June 20, 2023
Developer: ZeniMax Online Studios
Publisher: ZeniMax Online Studios
The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i3-540 3.06 GHz / AMD A6-3620 2.2 GHz, 3 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 460 / Radeon HD 6850 or better, 95 GB HDD, Windows 7 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz / AMD FX-4350 4.2 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 750 / Radeon HD 7850 or better, 95 GB HDD, Windows 7/8.1 64-bit
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