Released on June 28 2021. (forum post)
The Elder Scrolls Online v7.0.7 contains numerous fixes affecting Companions and Blackwood quests, a fix for the new intro video which was previously not playing smoothly, cases where monster collision or targeting had unexpectedly changed size, and a number of other miscellaneous fixes (including making sure those red Torchbugs drop Thorax). The size of this patch is approximately 338MB.
Fixes & Improvements
Chapters & DLCs Fixes & ImprovementsEdit
Blackwood Fixes & ImprovementsEdit
Combat & GameplayEdit
- Companions
- Companions will now run in front of your character less frequently when you come to a stop.
- Bastian and Mirri's non-combat Perks are now active while they are active and present.
- Increased the likelihood of Companion gear to drop from non-boss enemies.
- Companions will no longer loudly mourn the deaths of group members and will only mourn the player that summoned them.
- You will no longer see quest indicators above the heads of other player's Companions in your group when your own Companion has a quest to offer.
- Slightly increased the average frequency at which you gain rapport increases from killing enemies that Companions do not care for.
- Mirri now waits to get to know you a little better before asking again for help with her second personal quest.
- Companion combat level and class skill levels are now properly synchronized.
- Adjusted the help entry "Companions - Access" to improve clarity.
- Fixed an issue where a Companion could load in before their equipped gear.
- Fixed an issue where Companions could unintentionally gain experience after completing a Dark Anchor event.
- Reduced the frequency of Companion VO lines pertaining to synergy abilities.
Crafting & EconomyEdit
- General
- Fixed an issue wherein Blackwood Survey Reports would not be consumed after harvesting the biomes.
Dungeons & Group ContentEdit
- Rockgrove Trial
- Fixed an issue which caused Saxhleel Champion's Perfected Restoration Staves to drop in Rockgrove on normal difficulty.
Quests & ZonesEdit
- General
- All main quests in Blackwood will now be displayed as a Main Story in your journal and quest tracker.
- Updated the interaction cameras for Writ boards found in Leyawiin.
- Sevilo Andus's face will no longer shift into a horrible abomination of nightmares.
- You can now travel to groupmates within Deepscorn Hollow.
- Quests
- A Deadly Secret: Captain Rian Liore will no longer call you over and then act offended when you approach him. So rude.
- A Hidden Vault: Groupmates will now be able to you within the Doomvault
- A Keep's Ransom: Fixed an issue where dying before speaking to Erithel would cause her to despawn.
- A Mysterious Event:
- Bastian will no longer lose rapport when you kill the boss at the end of the quest. (They were close once, but we don't talk about that anymore…)
- Group members not on the quest can now use the escape portal at the end of the quest.
- A Proper Blessing: Fixed an issue where the quest assist for the Bog Dog dung piles wasn't displaying properly. Now you can find your dung that much easier.
- Heroes of Blackwood: Fixed an issue where a duplicate Mirri would show up at the gathering even if you had her out as a Companion.
- Shattered and Scattered: Fixed an issue where Liam or Ardia would survive even if you did not complete the optional respective objectives.
- Shrine of Nocturnal: Fixed an issue where approaching the Nocturnal shrine from the wrong spot could prevent the quest from advancing properly.
- The Ghost of Giovesse: Fixed an issue where you could not interact with Yisara when needing to speak to her.
- The Rising Winds: Fixed an issue where Nuxul would sometimes not appear when you needed to talk with him.
Greymoor Fixes & ImprovementsEdit
Exploration & ItemizationEdit
- Antiquities
- Fixed an issue that prevented the Chain of the Werewolf antiquity lead from dropping as intended.
Orsinium Fixes & ImprovementsEdit
Exploration & ItemizationEdit
- Achievements
- Progress between the Relic Hunter and Master Relic Hunter Achievements are now properly synced. Anyone who previously had met the requirements for these achievements but did not receive them will also be fixed.
Summerset Fixes & ImprovementsEdit
Quests & ZonesEdit
- General
- Fixed an issue where you could get blocked by fixture geometry in Eldbur Ruins.
Base Game Fixes & ImprovementsEdit
Crafting & EconomyEdit
- General
- Red Torchbugs now have a chance to drop a Torchbug Thorax.
Exploration & ItemizationEdit
- General
- Fixed an issue which could occasionally cause you to be unable to combine collectible fragments.
- Most Achievements and Endeavors that increment with a kill and do not require a specific type of killing blow will now increment with assists as well as killing blows.
HousingEdit
- Homes
- Removed an errant gazebo that had unexpectedly appeared in the cooling lava of Kushalit Sanctuary.
MiscellaneousEdit
- Fixed an issue where the intro video would not play smoothly or would have other issues.
- Fixed a rare crash that could occur when save data is generated exactly when the UI gets unloaded, such as when logging out.
Monsters & NPCsEdit
- General
- Corrected several cases where monster collision or targeting had unexpectedly changed size unexpectedly after Update 30.
Quests & ZonesEdit
- Glenumbra
- Ripple Effect: Fixed an issue where you could not see Alana's spirit if you had an active Companion.
StadiaEdit
- General
- Fixed a crash that could occur when hovering over potions or poison solvents with your mouse cursor.
UIEdit
- General
- Players with special characters in their names will now be correctly added to PvE leaderboards.
- Fixed an issue where lore books could occasionally not be displayed in the UI if you had too many unlocked.
- Addons
- Fixed an issue with Control's IsPointInside logic checking the wrong values when SetHitInsets is used.