What’s coming in Elder Scrolls Online update 39 patch notes: Quest updates, PvP changes, more

Andrew Highton
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Bethesda is delivering The Elder Scrolls Online update 39 to players, and we have the early patch notes for you to check out ahead of its full release.

We are coming up to a full 10 years of The Elder Scrolls Online since it hit the market. After a lukewarm start, Bethesda’s MMO has skyrocketed and become one of the most identifiable and popular games in its genre in the last decade.

So it’s no surprise that the devs continue to pump the game with updates. The Elder Scrolls Online update 39 is the next major update to the RPG game. Bethesda has announced a solid roadmap of what’s to come in TESO, and we’ve got all the latest on everything you need to know.

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Elder Scrolls Online update 39

Bethesda has already announced that there will be significant tweaks to some of the title’s most important gameplay aspects.

“To help new players who are feeling overwhelmed upon first entering Tamriel, the team has implemented a host of changes designed to reduce the volume and frequency of quest choices presented to players in early content. Specifically, this update changes when certain quest bestowers appear and how fervent they are in chasing you down,” a blog on the update said.

There are also big improvements to the game’s inventory management system, UI, gameplay changes to PvP, amongst many other details.

Elder Scrolls Online August 21 update patch notes

Here’s a first look at all the key changes arriving in The Elder Scrolls Online update 39, with a more extensive list due to arrive on the update’s release date – August 21, 2023.

  • Quest & Content Improvements for New Players
  • New Cyrodiil Monster Masks
  • New PvP Face & Body Markings
  • PvP Death Notifications
  • Item Set Sourcing Standardization
  • Stacking of Similar Inventory Items
  • Unifying Unsellable Items
  • New Furnishings & Master Writ Vendor Offerings
  • Place Furnishings From Inventory
  • Occlusion Calling
  • New Achievements
  • New Endeacvor Activity Types
  • Loads of Bug Fixes

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Andrew Highton is a former Games Writer for Dexerto. He has a Creative Writing degree from Liverpool John Moores University and has previously written for games websites such as Twinfinite and Keengamer. With 13,000+ PlayStation Trophies to his name, Andrew is a fan of a huge variety of video games, his favourites being God of War and Metal Gear Solid. Contact him at andrew.highton@dexerto.com, on Twitter @AndyHighton8 or at www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-highton.