General:ESO: Morrowind – Introducing the Halls of Fabrication

Originally published May 8, 2017. The original article can be found here.

Get your best people together. On June 6, The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind arrives with a brand new Trial, the Halls of Fabrication. Interested in learning more about this challenging 12-player group activity? Enjoy this preview of ESO: Morrowind's exciting new PvE content!

Discover the Clockwork City

Ancient and deadly clockwork automata are spilling forth from a mysterious magicka conduit, and you and your companions must enter the rift, discover the Clockwork City's Halls of Fabrication, and shut down the Assembly General.

In the Halls of Fabrication, you and your team will uncover the secrets of Sotha Sil's experiments and put an end to the Fabricant threat. You will not be alone, however, as you will be assisted by the mysterious and powerful Dunmer sorcerer Divayth Fyr himself!

If you played through The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, you'll recognize the classic Elder Scrolls character. As Divayth guides you throughout the halls of Sotha Sil's complex, he will offer (mostly) helpful advice for dealing with the Fabricant threat. Pay close attention to the Telvanni sorcerer, as he could provide clues regarding some of the Trial's more challenging mechanics!

Fight Through Unending Machines

"In the Halls of Fabrication, we're trying to give players new and interesting mechanics that they haven't' seen before and that they can't necessarily get anywhere else in The Elder Scrolls Online," says the Trial's Dungeon Lead, Mike Finnigan.

"The amount of coordination and teamwork that it takes to complete this Trial is something we haven't done before," says Finnigan. "We wanted to make the Halls of Fabrication a full group experience." This philosophy can be found in the Trial's mechanics-heavy nature, the requirement for specific roles, and need for a high level of team organization.

"You're going to need to have two tanks, you're going to need to pay attention to what you're doing, and you're going to need to watch your environment."

The Halls of Fabrication are a clockwork facility, so it is not just the automata that you have to worry about - your team will also find themselves contending with all manners of traps and hazards.

"We didn't have any real environmental hazards in previous Trials, but the Halls of Fabrication is very heavy on them," says Finnigan. "You have shock walls, you have spinning blade traps, you have all kinds of nasty stuff going on." Watch your step!

The Halls of Fabrication will have five bosses to overcome, each with challenging new mechanics that you'll need to learn. In addition to this, there are fewer enemies between each boss fight, meaning you'll be moving from boss to boss relatively quickly.

"We learned a lot of lessons from the previous Trials. For example, the Trial Sanctum Ophidia had four bosses, but it had a ton of smaller fights in between," says Finnigan. "The focus in the Halls of Fabrication is to have players spend most of their time fighting bosses after briefly telegraphing their mechanics in the base population." If you enjoy challenging mechanics with an emphasis on boss battles, you're going to enjoy the Halls of Fabrication.

Plunder Sotha Sil's Creation

Of course, given the Halls of Fabrication's unique and deadly challenges, we don't expect you to brave the Trial without suitable rewards. While battling your way through the complex, you'll be able to earn parts of four brand-new armor sets, including, for example, the War Machine set, which gives you and your closest allies Major Slayer (granting a bonus to damage in dungeons and Trials) when you use an ultimate ability.

You can also earn unique Furnishings (a trophy bust) and even a brand new skin. If you're a master crafter, you can also buy plans for two Target Centurions, which can only be built with materials earned as weekly rewards from the Halls.

Finally, there are a host of unique Achievements that you can earn when you complete the Halls of Fabrication (rewarding unique dyes and titles), including some specifically designed for the most hardcore players. For example, the Like Clockwork Achievement requires you complete the Halls of Fabrication within 40 minutes on Veteran Hard Mode with zero deaths.

"With the Maw of Lorkhaj Trial, we had players who were bragging about doing a no-death Veteran Hard Mode run, but we didn't have an achievement for that – they just did it!" says Finnigan. "We definitely heard the feedback regarding Achievements in previous Trials." In the Halls of Fabrication, you and your team will be rewarded for completing it in the most challenging way possible. Good luck!

Divayth Fyr Needs You!

When navigating the Halls of Fabrication, your team will be tested like never before. Will you brave Sotha Sil's creation and put a stop to the endless march of the automatons? You can experience this new PvE challenge in ESO: Morrowind on June 6. Let us know what you think about the new Trial on Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook!

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