I already have my ESO. It’s Offline and it allows me to mod the game to put thomas the tank engine in it.
Serious Answer: I’m not interested in Elder Scrolls Online, because Skyrim exists.
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How does ESO combat differ from previous Elder Scroll games?
Witcher 3 combat is pretty bad, but it was still a wildly popular game.
I’m still on the fence whether to buy it. Mostly because it seems like it would cost so much to play the entire game.
The combat does seem like it would be a nice change of pace from WoW.
i want to but i dont because i have a backlog of single player games im finishing now
Off and on. I LOVE the Elder Scrolls but it’s hard for me to enjoy ESO because the combat system is clunky and the class system is a mess. The UI in some parts is clunky as well and mounts…they’re there but WoW does it better.
Outside of that ESO is great. Awesome questing, amazing world design, a transmog system with no restrictions, a housing system…Blizzard! take notes!
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Bethesda has some truly awful character models. That alone will keep me from paying continuously to play their games. I don’t mind buying Skyrim, or Fallout (though shame on me since 76 was a trainwreck). But I would never give them money every month for essentially human bodies with animal heads tacked on.
Plus the joy of Skyrim is becoming a one shot god. It’s harder to do that in an online setting, so I was never interested in a multiplayer Elder Scrolls.
This is what I like about ESO, there is so much to do. It can be overwhelming at first but really just take it at your own pace and have fun. There’s no rush. If you don’t want to do the side quests you run into you can always come back for them later. You don’t need to “keep up”, just do what you want.
The side quests do give XP but the main quest gives XP and skill points which are used to set your talents/skills. You will also gain XP by doing just about anything in the game. You also acquire skill points from skyshards you find in the world, doing quest in group dungeons, doing story quest in public dungeons and if you PvP there are obtainable skill points there too. There are also XP boosts that you will pickup as you do the content. @MsBoomtastic also lists ways some people fast level via repeating world events. However I’m not a fan of that, at least for your first character. Most all content is accessible at lower levels and I a think big part of ESO is not having to rush to level just to access end game content as you do in other MMO’s.
Yes. It’s my second favorite MMO.
I found the storylines alright, but something about the combat just turned me off.
ESO was fun to level in but got boring quick at endgame. Basically, a single player RPG with no great story arc to complete, except there are other people running around.
I would like to but I don’t play 2 games at the same time.
If one day Blizzard’s decisions for Warcraft make it intolerable for me, ESO is one that I would like to try.
The combat feels unimpactful in pve and pvp. The game’s bad optimization makes the abilities feel like they have a constant latency. Trying to focus a particular mob is annoying when you have 10 things around you. Lastly, the combat is like a combo, so eventually you are just clicking the same thing over and over again no matter the content.
I made it to like level 13 or something as a caster and was absolutely bored out of my mind. Decided to check out the crafting system and logged out after it started shoving the cash shop down my throat.
Also it’s drowning in re-used Skyrim assets that are in lower poly than unmodded Skyrim so Omegalul.
Yea even though people say that it is not pay to win, something about a overabundance of cash shop directives makes the game feel bad to play, even if I don’t want to use the cash shop.
- No open WPVP
- Only worth playing once story was just like a solo game.
After playing once it’s meh. Left me with no reason to play again.
Played it when it was first released. Got bored with it after a couple of days.
I think the problem with ESO (and most MMOs) is that there isn’t much of a story. There is so much lore in WoW that I’ve come to expect it in other games. Make me a sandbox if you will, but you have to give me a reason to play there.
Yeah in eso you can really level in any or do any quest. I suggest for you first play through to follow the vanilla story quest line and zones for whatever faction you choose, ebonheart pact, aldmeri dominion, or daggerfall covenant. In one of the first cities you get to in the original game (davon’s watch for ebonheart pact, daggerfall for daggerfall covenant, and vulkhel guard for aldmeri dominion) you will find most quests to start you off on dlc. This can be a little overwhelming as you will have a bunch of npcs trying to talk to you and get your attention. Ignore them until you are ready to move on to a completely different zone. You will hear certain phrases so much that they become jokes. “Do you know how long I’ve been looking for you?” “Dragons? In your own homeland?”
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I played ESO from day one to about six months in. I’ve tried to go back a few times but I feel completely lost on where to go and what to do. I have yet to find a “So you’re returning to ESO after 6 years” guide.
I think most people get pointed to a new player guide. It works because there’s so much content that’s been added and so many changes, you end up needing the same info. I was in the same boat. I would google Alacast Beginner Guide or check out any number of threads posted on the ESO reddit about it.
The other option is googling what order to play the DLC in. THat will help point you to the “proper” order to nab quests if you aren’t worried about game mechanics.
https://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/fzl8y6/a_guide_to_playing_eso_in_order_based_on_release/
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That should help a little. All I know is the last time I logged in, I was in the town that’s the big tree… I shot a guard and ran away. Said heck with it and it’s been a year.