General:Dark Brotherhood: First Look

Originally published April 19, 2016. The original article can be found here.

Shhh! We're giving you a sneak peek at the next killer DLC game pack for The Elder Scrolls Online, and you won't want to miss it.

Your talent for homicide has been noticed, and an invitation has arrived—to join the Dark Brotherhood! You'll visit the Gold Coast, the westernmost region of the old Empire, where you'll find opportunity, intrigue ... and murder.

As with our previous updates, Dark Brotherhood will come in two parts: the DLC game pack, and the base game patch. Below is a brief summary of what you can expect in each. We'll be going into more detail about the DLC game pack and base-game patch very soon including the release dates, price, and deep-dive articles.

Dark Brotherhood DLC Game Pack Features & Content

• Join the Dark Brotherhood and become an assassin for hire
• Visit the Gold Coast, available to characters of all levels, where you can explore Anvil and Kvatch for the first time since The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• Hours of exciting story content and quests that will have you revisiting your favorite areas of Tamriel
• New, repeatable quest content involving Contracts and the Black Sacrament
• Challenging new group bosses and delves to conquer
• A new passive skill line exclusive to members of the Dark Brotherhood
• Unique costumes, motifs and item sets inspired by the deadly Dark Brotherhood

Base Game Patch Features & Content

• The removal of Veteran Ranks
• Poison-Making, for those who want to be especially nasty to their enemies
• Toggle-able nameplates for all characters
• Character name display for Xbox One and PlayStation®4
• Item locking to help prevent accidental deconstruction of your most valuable items
• Further improvements and new features to the Grouping Tool including a group ready check, vote-to-kick system, and updated queue timer
• Tons of updates to the Crown Store including additional character slots, motif previews, and hats
• Craft Bags for ESO Plus members
• Improvements and adjustments to Item Traits
• Ongoing Cyrodiil performance improvements
• Sanctum Ophidia Trial scaling, rebalancing and the addition of a Normal and Veteran mode
• Balance improvements to combat and gameplay abilities including the Fighters Guild skill line, Vampires and stamina abilities
• ...and more!

In addition, we have numerous changes and improvements for previous DLC game packs including a new District capture system for Imperial City, and rebalancing for the Imperial City dungeons.

In celebration of today's announcement, we're giving you a first look at what awaits you in Dark Brotherhood:

(In original article there is a youtube video titled The Elder Scrolls Online: Dark Brotherhood – First Look link here)

If you think you're deadly enough to join the ranks of the Dark Brotherhood, you should sneak into the Cyrodiil Room at PAX East this weekend in Boston. We'll be showcasing some new, exclusive video clips from this latest update, and will also have some ESO developers present for panels and activities. You can read more about the ESO Community Headquarters at PAX here.

Be on the lookout for additional information about Dark Brotherhood after we return from PAX East next week!