As I've gotten older I realized how much energy playing video games takes, never realized that as a kid. Eso has been my go to game to kick back and relax when i get off work. I never feel pressued to do shit in eso and i think thats it greatest strength. My girl has started playing and has just been exclusively fishing non stop as I feed her materials for our house in exchange for perfect roe.
@@lifeschil I don't know if you still play but my wife has a lot of fun going zone to zone doing full map completion. That's also a fun thing to do together
My favorite MMORPG. I have over 13k hours in game. Love the Dark Brotherhood and my number 1 is Greymore. Really cool Vampire & Werewolf storyline. Endless adventures in ESO
Don't mind the losers hating on your time played man if it makes you happy then keep going ive been on Destiny for all 10 years its been out its been a wild ride
@@jjayala Me neither. My most played game is Elden Ring with around 450 hours of gameplay and that already feels a looooot. Over 10k hours in anything is beyond crazy to me. Putting that much into a single game would mean I had to give up on tons of other things.
I have been playing off and on since about 4 month's after launch. Have had subscription since about 2 years after launch. Avoided ESO subscription for a couple years but succumbed when it became apparent that I wanted to experience the crafting line. Will add two things to your video. 1) The community in ESO is one of the most helpful and outgoing game population out there. When I first started and was grousing to myself (I thought) one player heard me and took the time to explain crafting system and started me on researching. While he was helping another player asked " did I hear you say you were just starting out?" and when I said yes he gave 100k gold on the spot to help with in game cost's. Every time I've been stuck on something people have been willing to help. Best community in gaming. 2) The subscription service. I started up with it primarily for the crafting bag. However, they also give you an allowance of sorts (1500 crowns per month) which you can use for houses, cosmetics etc. While you can buy crowns it's really not necessary. The biggest thing I buy with the crowns is the dlc that drops every year. So if I let my ESO sub lapse I will still keep ownership of all the content that came with the sub. And you also keep what is in the craft bag; you just can't add into it. All in all I wholeheartedly agree with you that it is very fun and in my opinion easily the best value available in an MMO. Good vid
I love ESO, I have made life long memories and more importantly life long friends through this game. We all have our own lives, and although we all live in other parts of the world we are very much connected and it was all because of ESO.
Amazing video! I started 2 weeks ago, have been playing the game chronologically, zone by zone. The quests are great, it's a huge part of the game, and I don't think it gets talked about enough outside the ESO community how good the quests are. Also been playing Trials with a guild, and really feeling at home in this game. The community is great.
just got back into it a week ago. it's a really big open world now. unlocking companions was such a game changer. if you see a wood elf sorc slow clopping around admiring the view say hi
Beautiful video. I too love this game so much. I play every day. My companion Isobel is amazing as a tank while I cast spells. It is so much fun. I haven't played with anyone else yet, and I am doing so much on my own I amaze myself! Thanks for sharing your love for the game. It is so spot on to how I feel. ❤
I don’t think people realise you can buy almost anything in the game with gold if you find or know someone willing to buy it and gift it to you. I haven’t put a cent into the game and I have every dlc (except the latest), merchant, banker and a sick house
I love this game tbh, this was my first MMO I ever played because I always thought they were “nerdy” growing up but my buddy convinced me to play this one and I ended up putting 1300 hours into this game and it was kinda quick too, I really enjoyed every second of being in this game! And I recommend everyone trying it and actually giving it a chance and not thinking it’s going to be Skyrim 2.0
@@shanechambers1146 you give small PP energy 😂 you really took the time to comment this like it was going to gain you brownie points. Really shows you’re a insecure little man
Having played the game for 10 years at this point, I can confirm that it was always fun. It's only gotten better over the years but it was always a good game to play.
@@davidroudebush6947 It gets hate because the combat system is disgustingly bad... otherwise everything else about this game is great... if this game had a good combat system I would play it day and night... but nope... we have that fucking floaty dogshit combat that feels just baaaaaaaaaaad all the time...
honestly im just looking for something to replace my runescape habits, because its a lost cause at this point lol, i wanna sink into something new, so i hope this is it, currently installing the god damn 98 gb file, wish me luck my fellow knight chaps!
This video was so refreshing. A lot of the ESO community has been complaining about the state of the game for as long as I can remember so hearing someone talk about how fun the game can be had me smiling thanks homie :))
I got the base game for free in an Epic Games giveaway in 2023, have been playing for a little over a year. Came to it with just about no information. Had no idea what a "build" was, what crafting was for, just made a character that sounded fun with whatever weapons I could find (I'll be a warden because you have animal friends, and be a Nord because I want to look like a human being, I'll use a bow because it's a ranged weapon) and started walking around checking out the amazing scenery. Stumbled into a mining area with a bunch of NPC guards who promptly killed me for no reason. This angered me and I decided to become the worst news these guards had ever gotten. Kept going back into the area until I could herd them into a group and kill them. The game kept giving me things like a horse, an inn room, and a bear companion to help me with my campaign of endless guardslaughter. I later realized that my repetitive killing of the same small group of NPC's was a pretty good level grind. A year in I have 9 traits researched on all gear, a beach house on the home tour system (with a tiki bar and diving boards in addition to a full set of crafting stations, a transmute station and a couple of training dummies). Players continue to amaze me with how cool they are, I really love helping people out myself with build and leveling advice. The gameplay is so diverse that two players can have completely different focuses. I'm not much into PvP or the card game or fishing, I like scrying and dungeons and crafting and materials hunting. Also like tuning up my characters' builds. It's taken me a year to get them all parsing between 50 and 60K on the trial dummy. Not bad for "theme" builds that aren't 100% optimized.
I am cp1720 now. At the beginning it was very hard to understand what to do in the game. I played the game first to level 40 or something, then I had a long paus becouse I lost the interrest, but my friend was still playing it and he just wrote me a message one day and said: ”Hey I have something for u, but u can only wear it at cp 160” he saved my first tank set for me in his bank, so I started playing it again but this time I started to understand things, he learn me alot of crafting, food, sets, monstersets, mytics sets, events and yeah I started to like the game and I still do. I would say that I can be one of the best tank in game right. not best but my bag is filled with everything u need to finish everything u want. I recommend to find and join a helpfull guild, becouse u need that ”kick in the ass” to get started. U can also still be a absolutely acceptable good healer/tank/damage dealer without dlc. is this game pay to win? I would say No. I sometimes looking for people knowing the mechanic rather then 120k dps. give it a try atleast.
What an excellently put together video. So much information and clear enjoyment for the game. You've built a lot of hype for me to give this a go after playing only for a bit in the beta, then again for about 50h in 2021. I have one question that I'd like your input on: Is the newer content of a much higher quality and are the older zones dead? I ask because I wonder if it's more fun to go straight to the newer content, or if the old stuff is just as good and it's worth playing chronologically for the story? Cheers
It really depends on your play style. I would say I still see players in the older content from occasion, but I don't mind the occasional interaction as when I am levelling I just enjoy playing the quests! You could start with some of the newer zones (as you can basically pick wherever to level) then as you make new characters try the other zones, or just complete it on your main!
I don’t know if this is a bad thing or a good thing but I also recently started playing mainly because the graphics remind me so much of oblivion and it’s so nostalgic
Great game. I played so much on PS4 back around 2k15. I had a sub for a while, too. I stopped playing and just picked it up again recently after thinking i had gotten bored before.. nope. Picked up the sub again and deleted every other MMO i had installed already!
not to mention, you can just buy crowns with gold. because players can gift DLC of crown good to you buy paying with gold.. its a bit expensive but at least you dont need to pay real money for a DLC
BEST GAME EVER MADE!!! You didn’t even get into how EPIC PVP is!🔥 i got 20k hours in 10 solid years & still not bored excited to play every day! LET’s GOOOO🔥
The PVP is amazing. I’m a PVP’er myself & honestly really wish we could get some more PVP elements in either the new zones or even updating imperial city, adding more arenas. Originally the game was meant to be PVP focused & driven. It’s unfortunate they abandoned that drive, but a decade later & imperial city is still fantastic. + battlegrounds are always fun.
This! My only complaint. I hope Zenimax will do anything to make it seem more challenging. I love the PvE and side quests but I just breeze through them too easy to feel like I've accomplished anything
It's enjoyable for the "TES fan". Just you can play the game like the 1000 years ago era Skyrim expansion DLC, "If you don't go outside of PVE story contents". But outdated painful combat make you bored.
The saddest thing about the combat is that they could easily change the animations to make it more fun… but they dont want to. instead they change the animations to make the combat WORSE. like changing the dual weild multistab skill to basically a normal attack. Beyond frustrating!
I would say if you just want to play through the game and enjoy the story, give it ago. However, if you're not that interested in the Elder Scrolls I understand not wanting to try out the world. There are certainly a lot more advanced single player games out there to try, I like the slight social aspect to this game and developing my character, but I will admit a lot of features do feel slightly unattainable unless you use significant time or real-world money. But if you're fine with collecting the basic armour styles, free stuff and meeting some interesting people, it could be interesting
This game is very solo friendly, i wouldnt worry too much. You can play it trough gamepass until you feel like investing into dlcs and such. Lots of areas to mess around in. I got 2700h in it on xbox
I think it’s a great place to start as a lot of people play it as a solo game with some social aspects. For example, I mostly play solo and I don’t tend to do content that requires a group. But, I love when quick groups form, we get the job done, and go our separate ways. Like today I was out working on antiquities near a dolmen. Someone was soloing it and it looked like they were struggling, soI jumped in. We finished it, I got a “thank you” and I continued on with what I was doing.
Even if im not the biggest fan of ESO's gameplay, theres something about the world, quests and music that just feel magical. Similar to how Skyrim also has this magic, the magic of ESO is different. But its still this elder scrolls magic that makes me want to come back and play it. Like I said I dont really enjoy the gameplay of ESO, I find the combat and stuff pretty boring but I enjoy just going trough questlines in different areas and seeing all the players that make the towns and cities feel so alive. I wish ESO has some more modern gameplay mechanics, I understand its an MMO but I wish the combat was more impactful. That wouldve probably kept me playing 24/7 lol
I’ll be back to it when they revert the “30 fps in menus on console” change, which is mad disturbing for my eyes to constantly switch between 30 and 60 fps
I started playing last week and I’m loving the game but I do feel like the guilds ain’t very beginner friendly, all of the ones that I’ve seen have lvl requirements
I want to get back into it. I tried pc server and didn’t like leaving all my 2015 stuff behind, but how healthy is the Xbox population? I can’t find the numbers
@@Nobodydefinitelynotsomebody I don’t mean like ones or twos for dungeons, I mean full PvP servers. When I went on a few days ago there was like 1/3 capacity on the biggest server
Probably too late but don't listen to the party poopers who say "The Endgame sucks" or "the combat sucks", 1. these people say an opinion and then claim it as fact. They also ruin the experience for themselves and others. 2. Stay away from Reddit. The in-game community is way more helpful and will not judge you for asking for help and questions. Just my opinions but I hope you continue to enjoy the game and I hope new players see this video!
The world is massive, and the story is amazing. The map and locations are breathtaking, and the game also has an incredible crafting system and plenty of collectibles. Playerbase would be higher if arguably the combat was objectively better though lmao
The main draws are Subscription: Regardless of game version all expansions are included except the latest ones DLC is also all included A crafting bag for account-wide crafting resources (it also saves having to utilise a pack mule character to store crafting materials, otherwise you can just sell the materials I suppose and buy them when you need them) Slight boost of exp Non-subscription: Still playable without a monthly fee (you can play the game you bought without a monthly cost unlike many MMOs out there) Miss out on the benefits provided, BUT still able to receive daily rewards and pursue seals of endeavour (allowing for slow collected of store-only cosmetics)
I think the worst part about this game is the developers. I've like so much of it, and the game was good at any one point in time. The problem was after you farm your set, level your skills, get your character just right, they come along and change something that has existed for years and you have to redo things again. If they would just let things be then this would be a great game. They also have been doing this thing the last few years where they are about to release a new pay to play chapter and there's a set or an item, or class that is super OP, and everyone says it needs tuned down, but they release it that way anyway, so you have to buy the new chapter to be left behind. Then about 3 months after the chapter releases and sales are dwindling, then they nerf the thing like everyone said they needed to. or they nerf it right before they release a new pay to play that they want you to buy instead. Started with Thrassian Stranglers, really became obvious with Oakensoul ring, and coincidently the same update they bring down everyone's damage mitigation was the same one they released Pearlescent Ward, which gives massive damage mitigation and is locked behind a pay to play dungeon. It's not directly Pay to Win, because you cannot buy the items themselves, but items and skills are locked behind content that you have to pay for. Even one of the devs said that he does not know how anyone can play without the craft bag (which only get if you pay the monthly fee)
Growing up on this game I can confidently say this is one of the best mmo games out there it’s up there with World of Warcraft and very unique from all the others, I’ve met really kind people in the community they are very helpful and it’s a great game for new players.
It’s over all a great game, but the combat is so trash i always quit shortly after i start playing again. Every couple of months i redownload it and play for few days lol….but once again combat ruins it
Combat system is the best ever made but it does take math skills to learn which is hard for the uneducated. Don’t worry, if you use your brain the combat will get more enjoyable.
If people feel like buying any eso expansion buy Clockwork city or orsinium. Both of those story's are amazing and the zones themselves are fun. Keep in mind before you buy anything play the free zones first to see how you feel about the game. And keep in mind most of the free zones came out 10 years ago so if you feel like the quality isn't up to par that's probably why.
Exactly! I think people forget that most games charge for extra content, it's just when you have a game that's been serviced for 10 years it can feel so expensive to catch up. That's why you either buy the zones you want or just pay a month here and there to play through whatever content you want. Or just play another game if you don't want to use your money on the content offered
Side note: the music you chose for the beginning of this video is my favourite in ESO. BTW, those world events in Western Skyrim are called Harrowstorms.
Thank you! I definitely should have checked before writing my script but I felt confident at the time with maelstroms, I picked the song for similar reasons, a great rendition of the theme!
Just brought it from steam deal yesterday, play a hour & i'm done. It not bad just not the same when i first play skyrim 13 year ago, maybe i'm just too old for online game.
It has been 10 years and The Tamriel map hasn't had a rework though 🤦🏻♂️ It really is something aesthetically horrible i mean look at all of those waypoints and locations covering everything making it look like you can't even see the world map unless you zoom on it a lot and it almost look like bugs on a piece of leather. They should address that issue among others and not just trying to please customers with fancy ridiculous skins to make them ignore other problems.
The game is fun, but the only thing I can't stand is the combat. And since that the majority of the game I can't bring myself to play for more than a few days at a time. I've tried to like it, but it isn't for me. It nice to see it still has a decent playerbase.
I think people are initially disappointed when they first load the game because the studio has gone overboard with non gameplay scenes in the marketing. I'm pretty sure those marketing people are not gamers at all.
Infact, you have actually buy it to play at all. So more correctly it's a buy to play MMO, but with a optional subscription model ontop. So not true Free to Play.
Well I mean you obviously have to buy the game, but most games require you to pay more to access additional content (expansions etc.). I think in the purchased content alone there's a lot of cosmetic options, if it bothers people too much that there are the cosmetics you have to pay for (or can acquire very slowly through events), then I suppose just don't play. One thing I forgot to mention in the video is there is a seals of endeavour system where you can complete daily challenges to slowly build them up to purchase a specific cosmetic you want from the store. My general point about this game is that unlike say WOW you can at least play the game you bought without a subscription and you can slowly get access to some paid content overtime.
@@RangerGeorge Then it's not free to play. You still have to purchase it but you can continue play without a mandatory subscription. You didn't even mention in the video that you have to still BUY the game first and then still have in bold letters "FREE-TO-PLAY". I hate to be really pedantic but as someone who's also played ESO for a very long time that "optional" subscription starts to feel pretty mandatory especially when the craft bag (a system in which you have infinite inventory for crafting materials) comes in to play. The game's monetization system is predatory. You are hindered by inventory space and the lack of new systems (i.e. mythic items, scrying, companions, scrying and more probably) if you really choose to not go the route of paying or anything except the game itself. In terms of Housing System it's great but...Free house? That's cool, let's add furnishing! But wait! You need to craft them? You'll need lots of resources. Oh sorry you don't have inventory space and key resources needed to craft simple chairs are rarer than diamonds and are expensive on the player market. Sure they offer you FREE ESO PLUS subscription once in awhile so that people can get a little taste of unburdened freedom just to remind you how hindered you are when it's gone. I know it sounds like I"m hating a lot but I do enjoy the game. At least, for the IP. But I think it should be explicitly said every time it's recommended that it's not actually free-to-play. You buy the game and there's an optional* subscription. It's just the only thing I take issue with. You can't just sweep the other stuff under the rug.
This dude just deleted my reply to him that it's not free to play cause you gotta pay for the fucking game still and how predatory the game's monetization system still is. Base game is 20 bucks on STEAM DAMN IT.
The base game (which includes the Morrowind and Imperial City DLC's) is quite often on sale for $5, which is almost nothing. That's a pretty cheap price to buy it and try it out. I wouldn't buy the base game for the normal price though, which I guess is about $20. Because the most bang for your buck for a new player who really wants to get into it is waiting for the latest Chapter Collection to go on sale sometime in the fall, winter, spring game sales. Right now it would be the Necrom Collection, soon after Gold Road releases in June it'll be the Gold Road Collection. That way for about $20 you get the base game + 10 years worth of the main Chapter DLC's (so Morrowind, Summerset, Elsweyr, Greymoor, Blackwood, High Isle, Necrom, Gold Road).
Is it? Every class feels exactly the same. So if ur a guy that likes using different classes then dont play it. If ur the guy that played warrior for the entirety of WoW then this might be fun.
What I would say is that even if you just want to play single player, I'd give it a shot if you like the Elder Scrolls world. Even just playing through the stories in the none-subscription version of the game is pretty fun and you can do it essentially alone other than the occasional other person doing the same quest
I'm a casual PvE solo player--and when I say "solo player," that means I won't guild. And, if you won't guild, you have problems selling your items because you don't have access to the auction vendor system (which is the worst, most awkward auction system I have ever experienced). Not having a separate trade channel is really lazy. What is good in this game is VERY good and what is bad is bad. I do subscribe because of the ease of storage/crafting. As a casual soloer, I give this game a 6 out of 10--I can see those who go in for the social aspect rating it higher.
Ive been playing eso since like elsywyr and its my favorite mmo BUT it has major problems that stop newer and returning players to come in 1. The disgusting monetization: you have to buy the game for 20 bucks, either get a monthly subscription for 15/m or be pressured out of a whole mechanic (crafting) and if you didnt get eso plus you have to get each individual dlc which adds up to probably over 500$ so even then its better to get eso plus 2. The animations: maybe its just me but the animations are extremely outdated and clunky and dont look or feel good at times 3. The combat: me personally i like the combat but i can see why people dislike it, which also leads into animations its clunky, look at the aedric spear puncturing sweap it used to be 4 spear hits, it looked fine because the middle was where it looked weird but they just chopped out the 4th spear and didnt really change the animation and it feels bad, or wardens main spammable the bird cliff racer fella, it hits after a small annoying bad feeling delay where as the necromancers flaming skull has a small delay but feels great. Then theres light attack weaving which is one of the freeist damage sources but its annoying to do and hard to learn for a new player which in my opinion is unhealthy for the game and the devs are build around it with whorl of the depths and especially reliquins
I tried to pick this up but the spells didnt feel as hard hitting and have the same impacting feel to me as say skyrim. They felt more underwhelming to me
such a great game, just a shame with the servers and with lag. If Zos is doing so well, surely they can't build a couple more servers to help out players that aren't that close to EU and NA, eg australia.. lol
Australia is a nightmare I've heard, as is Asia. At peak times the game is basically unplayable even with a VPN (which in my experience either makes it worse or does nothing)
Might be you play on a ps4 or have bad internet… i play on ps5 with great internet and havent lagged once since new servers came, and thats even with full server. You might wanna switch out you internet! Think they rob you
Okay I bought the game. First problem: I have never played an mmo before. Second problem: I don’t understand mmos Third problem: I’m having a lot of trouble understanding the complexity of this game
So what I would say is this. Just follow the game as you go, finish each zone, play the abilities as they unlock and then when you get to the end game start watching some videos about it or make a new char and try some different zones!
yes, until the solo becomes a grind ... and those who have low pings cannot thrive or enjoy large group play or PvP. I maxed out every faction and every class until PvP was all there was left for me. I left some years ago, and despite loving the game I have not gone back just to have similar experience in expansions. Microtransations and ingame gambling ("crates") was the final straw.
Nice Job Multi-George. I'll couple more things...If anyone played the game and got bored or felt under appreciated by ZOS, come back and give it a chance. Since Phil Spencer took away Bethesda-Zos autonomy and put them under Microsoft managers there has been a definite change in how the game feels. In this month alone they are giving away in daily sign in bonuses 10 Crown crates and a very large house in Al'ikir. I've read a report the Microsoft moved a Bethesda studio to Sow to support creation of new ESO content. There are two PvP elements that have been broken and ignored by Wow for years, although I am abconfirmed Esp pessimist for the first time in years I have hope. Hmmmm.....what else....It is possible bro solo most group content if you learn the game and build your character properly. I could go on but just thanks George for highlighting a rare game you can play with the friends you meet or solo to your hearts content.👍🙏✌🍕
I'm happy you enjoy the game too! I was quite surprised at how much fun I was having in the game after coming back. I don't feel the need to be playing all the time, I don't feel the need to be doing constant dailies and dungeons. I just like making characters, playing through certain sections that fit with my head-canon stories and then slowly developing my account over time, whilst also occasionally interacting with some nice people. The daily rewards are great and I am slowly getting some 'paid' stuff for free, but honestly the free stuff I've already got is pretty sufficient, it's just cool extra stuff.
All of the giveaways have to do with it being the 10th year anniversary. In March they gifted the Orsinium DLC, in April the Thieves Guild DLC. In May it was the big house and all the crown crates. We'll see what June has in store. IIRC biggest change from Microsoft has been the Endeavor currency system in general, because all the cosmetics have to be earnable through gameplay (by earning the Endeavors) so they can't be locked away behind the Crown Crate loot box system, otherwise a lot of countries will ban the game (rightly so).
Until they actually fix PvP I wouldn’t hold my breath that they actually care about the game other than to just milk players tbh. I still love and play the game but let’s be real, the game was supposed to start with heavy PvP aspects and ended up dropping off real quick and hasn’t been updated properly in years and the PvE is too boring most the time to be worth playing other than story.
Did you get ESO for free on epic? Game is definitely not free. The game is usually $5 but that’s because the chapters and DLC are pretty expensive and you will most likely need the ESO pass that is $15 a month just to get the unlimited crafting bag. The combat is terrible on console Almost unplayable at times and ppl are running around headless due to a bug right now that has not been fixed. It’s worth the $5 for the game but do not buy any chapters or DLC until you see the bad side and decide if you wanna make that purchase. And consoles have voice chat but PC does not it does not matter though because voice chat won’t work most of the time.
Endeavor system added daily rewards. Now you can get in game currency that one can use in cash shop. Basically making everything free IF you play every day🔥
As a long-time player, I eventually quit because the combat is so awful that it ruins everything. I'm more enjoyable to avoid fighting when you can. It's *that* bad.
Downloading this again 10 years later as was pretty rubbish and I’ve changed since then….abs I’m bored of COD which I was so into…..but it’s just boring now.
Bought the game only to see something as game critical as the craft bag is locked behind an additional monthly subscription. I recommend anyone not play this
I love TES series since Morrowind, purchased ESO after playing 1.2k hours in Skyrim, played 100 hours of ESO and... quit to never come back. Got bored to death. Unbearably generic gameplay. Nothing feels consequential or epic when there are 10 players doing the exact same quest talking to the same NPCs that are spewing to them the same dialogue of how important the quest they're giving is, everything is watered down. I understand all players should have access to the same content, and they need to keep players grinding to extend play hours, and maybe that's the way MMORPGs work and this is just my personal taste, but is so boring man, so mind numbingly boring.
Its fun... If you dont play any other MMOs and like playing the most greedy and monitized game where 90% of the meaningul content is locked away in loot boxes.
Yeah it's fun if you dump money into it to get the extras. Started out with out all the micro transactions it was fun then but now it's just a store and is the reason why I quit playing this game.
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As I've gotten older I realized how much energy playing video games takes, never realized that as a kid. Eso has been my go to game to kick back and relax when i get off work. I never feel pressued to do shit in eso and i think thats it greatest strength. My girl has started playing and has just been exclusively fishing non stop as I feed her materials for our house in exchange for perfect roe.
@@lifeschil I don't know if you still play but my wife has a lot of fun going zone to zone doing full map completion. That's also a fun thing to do together
My favorite MMORPG. I have over 13k hours in game. Love the Dark Brotherhood and my number 1 is Greymore. Really cool Vampire & Werewolf storyline.
Endless adventures in ESO
13k jesus😂
Yea i cant even fathom that.@Midnightcrawler5790
@@jjayala541 days 😂
Don't mind the losers hating on your time played man if it makes you happy then keep going ive been on Destiny for all 10 years its been out its been a wild ride
@@jjayala Me neither. My most played game is Elden Ring with around 450 hours of gameplay and that already feels a looooot. Over 10k hours in anything is beyond crazy to me. Putting that much into a single game would mean I had to give up on tons of other things.
I have been playing off and on since about 4 month's after launch. Have had subscription since about 2 years after launch. Avoided ESO subscription for a couple years but succumbed when it became apparent that I wanted to experience the crafting line. Will add two things to your video. 1) The community in ESO is one of the most helpful and outgoing game population out there. When I first started and was grousing to myself (I thought) one player heard me and took the time to explain crafting system and started me on researching. While he was helping another player asked " did I hear you say you were just starting out?" and when I said yes he gave 100k gold on the spot to help with in game cost's. Every time I've been stuck on something people have been willing to help. Best community in gaming. 2) The subscription service. I started up with it primarily for the crafting bag. However, they also give you an allowance of sorts (1500 crowns per month) which you can use for houses, cosmetics etc. While you can buy crowns it's really not necessary. The biggest thing I buy with the crowns is the dlc that drops every year. So if I let my ESO sub lapse I will still keep ownership of all the content that came with the sub. And you also keep what is in the craft bag; you just can't add into it. All in all I wholeheartedly agree with you that it is very fun and in my opinion easily the best value available in an MMO. Good vid
I love ESO, I have made life long memories and more importantly life long friends through this game. We all have our own lives, and although we all live in other parts of the world we are very much connected and it was all because of ESO.
Amazing video! I started 2 weeks ago, have been playing the game chronologically, zone by zone. The quests are great, it's a huge part of the game, and I don't think it gets talked about enough outside the ESO community how good the quests are.
Also been playing Trials with a guild, and really feeling at home in this game. The community is great.
I'm happy to hear you're enjoying it!
Thanks for the video I was really bored of playing wow the other day and was finding a game to try without having to sub, really helpful vid !
very well put together video was a pleasure to watch thanks for the hard work... happy questing
I bought & started playing a week ago, I feel I left it to long to play, but am surprised at how active the game is still. Very worth the money.
just got back into it a week ago. it's a really big open world now. unlocking companions was such a game changer. if you see a wood elf sorc slow clopping around admiring the view say hi
Beautiful video. I too love this game so much. I play every day. My companion Isobel is amazing as a tank while I cast spells. It is so much fun. I haven't played with anyone else yet, and I am doing so much on my own I amaze myself! Thanks for sharing your love for the game. It is so spot on to how I feel. ❤
I don’t think people realise you can buy almost anything in the game with gold if you find or know someone willing to buy it and gift it to you. I haven’t put a cent into the game and I have every dlc (except the latest), merchant, banker and a sick house
I love this game tbh, this was my first MMO I ever played because I always thought they were “nerdy” growing up but my buddy convinced me to play this one and I ended up putting 1300 hours into this game and it was kinda quick too, I really enjoyed every second of being in this game! And I recommend everyone trying it and actually giving it a chance and not thinking it’s going to be Skyrim 2.0
What a nerd
@@shanechambers1146 you give small PP energy 😂 you really took the time to comment this like it was going to gain you brownie points. Really shows you’re a insecure little man
This game is absolutely FUN. Totally hooked. Haven't had this much fun in an MMORPG since WOW and this just the base game
Having played the game for 10 years at this point, I can confirm that it was always fun. It's only gotten better over the years but it was always a good game to play.
It only got hate at launch because it wasn’t Skyrim online, it’s a unique game that isn’t exactly like Skyrim
@@davidroudebush6947 It gets hate because the combat system is disgustingly bad... otherwise everything else about this game is great... if this game had a good combat system I would play it day and night... but nope... we have that fucking floaty dogshit combat that feels just baaaaaaaaaaad all the time...
honestly im just looking for something to replace my runescape habits, because its a lost cause at this point lol, i wanna sink into something new, so i hope this is it, currently installing the god damn 98 gb file, wish me luck my fellow knight chaps!
134gb now lol
This video was so refreshing. A lot of the ESO community has been complaining about the state of the game for as long as I can remember so hearing someone talk about how fun the game can be had me smiling thanks homie :))
I got the base game for free in an Epic Games giveaway in 2023, have been playing for a little over a year. Came to it with just about no information. Had no idea what a "build" was, what crafting was for, just made a character that sounded fun with whatever weapons I could find (I'll be a warden because you have animal friends, and be a Nord because I want to look like a human being, I'll use a bow because it's a ranged weapon) and started walking around checking out the amazing scenery. Stumbled into a mining area with a bunch of NPC guards who promptly killed me for no reason. This angered me and I decided to become the worst news these guards had ever gotten. Kept going back into the area until I could herd them into a group and kill them. The game kept giving me things like a horse, an inn room, and a bear companion to help me with my campaign of endless guardslaughter. I later realized that my repetitive killing of the same small group of NPC's was a pretty good level grind. A year in I have 9 traits researched on all gear, a beach house on the home tour system (with a tiki bar and diving boards in addition to a full set of crafting stations, a transmute station and a couple of training dummies). Players continue to amaze me with how cool they are, I really love helping people out myself with build and leveling advice. The gameplay is so diverse that two players can have completely different focuses. I'm not much into PvP or the card game or fishing, I like scrying and dungeons and crafting and materials hunting. Also like tuning up my characters' builds. It's taken me a year to get them all parsing between 50 and 60K on the trial dummy. Not bad for "theme" builds that aren't 100% optimized.
I am cp1720 now. At the beginning it was very hard to understand what to do in the game. I played the game first to level 40 or something, then I had a long paus becouse I lost the interrest, but my friend was still playing it and he just wrote me a message one day and said: ”Hey I have something for u, but u can only wear it at cp 160” he saved my first tank set for me in his bank, so I started playing it again but this time I started to understand things, he learn me alot of crafting, food, sets, monstersets, mytics sets, events and yeah I started to like the game and I still do. I would say that I can be one of the best tank in game right. not best but my bag is filled with everything u need to finish everything u want. I recommend to find and join a helpfull guild, becouse u need that ”kick in the ass” to get started. U can also still be a absolutely acceptable good healer/tank/damage dealer without dlc. is this game pay to win? I would say No. I sometimes looking for people knowing the mechanic rather then 120k dps. give it a try atleast.
Started last month already 160 so much great content favorite game by far
Wait till year 8...
What an excellently put together video. So much information and clear enjoyment for the game. You've built a lot of hype for me to give this a go after playing only for a bit in the beta, then again for about 50h in 2021.
I have one question that I'd like your input on: Is the newer content of a much higher quality and are the older zones dead? I ask because I wonder if it's more fun to go straight to the newer content, or if the old stuff is just as good and it's worth playing chronologically for the story?
Cheers
It really depends on your play style. I would say I still see players in the older content from occasion, but I don't mind the occasional interaction as when I am levelling I just enjoy playing the quests! You could start with some of the newer zones (as you can basically pick wherever to level) then as you make new characters try the other zones, or just complete it on your main!
I don’t know if this is a bad thing or a good thing but I also recently started playing mainly because the graphics remind me so much of oblivion and it’s so nostalgic
Great video. I enjoyed your story of the way you enjoy the game. I'm only level 9 and 42 years old. I also like the chilled out questing too.
the best way to enjoy it, not grind like a job, play like a game!
I absolutely agree with you this game has been a gem the last 10 years
Great game. I played so much on PS4 back around 2k15. I had a sub for a while, too. I stopped playing and just picked it up again recently after thinking i had gotten bored before.. nope. Picked up the sub again and deleted every other MMO i had installed already!
not to mention, you can just buy crowns with gold. because players can gift DLC of crown good to you buy paying with gold.. its a bit expensive but at least you dont need to pay real money for a DLC
I played it for a couple of years and went back to my modded skyrim.
What armour set is that your wearing?
I JUST STARTED PLAYING AND I WANT A MONKEYYYYY!!! It doesn't seem like there is a way to get one anymore!
BEST GAME EVER MADE!!! You didn’t even get into how EPIC PVP is!🔥 i got 20k hours in 10 solid years & still not bored excited to play every day! LET’s GOOOO🔥
The PVP is amazing. I’m a PVP’er myself & honestly really wish we could get some more PVP elements in either the new zones or even updating imperial city, adding more arenas.
Originally the game was meant to be PVP focused & driven. It’s unfortunate they abandoned that drive, but a decade later & imperial city is still fantastic. + battlegrounds are always fun.
I just wish The open world random Quests where actually difficult, like I feel like enemies hit like a bee sting and there is no challenge
IMO, it's great for some mindless fun. But, I get where you're coming from.
This! My only complaint. I hope Zenimax will do anything to make it seem more challenging. I love the PvE and side quests but I just breeze through them too easy to feel like I've accomplished anything
you'll be happy to hear what they're planning for 2025
It's enjoyable for the "TES fan".
Just you can play the game like the 1000 years ago era Skyrim expansion DLC,
"If you don't go outside of PVE story contents". But outdated painful combat make you bored.
The saddest thing about the combat is that they could easily change the animations to make it more fun… but they dont want to. instead they change the animations to make the combat WORSE. like changing the dual weild multistab skill to basically a normal attack.
Beyond frustrating!
i don’t know how to feel about MMO’s as i don’t have much experience on them but is this one a good place to start?
I would say if you just want to play through the game and enjoy the story, give it ago. However, if you're not that interested in the Elder Scrolls I understand not wanting to try out the world. There are certainly a lot more advanced single player games out there to try, I like the slight social aspect to this game and developing my character, but I will admit a lot of features do feel slightly unattainable unless you use significant time or real-world money. But if you're fine with collecting the basic armour styles, free stuff and meeting some interesting people, it could be interesting
@@RangerGeorge yea i can get it ok xbox so i’ll give it a go
@@moz3169 it's pretty great, but the xbox version is hampered by no mods. Mods help a lot.
This game is very solo friendly, i wouldnt worry too much. You can play it trough gamepass until you feel like investing into dlcs and such. Lots of areas to mess around in. I got 2700h in it on xbox
I think it’s a great place to start as a lot of people play it as a solo game with some social aspects. For example, I mostly play solo and I don’t tend to do content that requires a group. But, I love when quick groups form, we get the job done, and go our separate ways. Like today I was out working on antiquities near a dolmen. Someone was soloing it and it looked like they were struggling, soI jumped in. We finished it, I got a “thank you” and I continued on with what I was doing.
Just started eso and so far it’s refreshing to play
Boosteroid's affordability and reliability are unmatched. Love it!
Is it hard to find players to do old group content with?
No it was way easier than I thought.
everytime i get back into this game it turns into an addiction, ive called off work for this game
Exactly the same for me, I love exploring the world
Fantastic video! Really enjoyed it!
Even if im not the biggest fan of ESO's gameplay, theres something about the world, quests and music that just feel magical. Similar to how Skyrim also has this magic, the magic of ESO is different. But its still this elder scrolls magic that makes me want to come back and play it. Like I said I dont really enjoy the gameplay of ESO, I find the combat and stuff pretty boring but I enjoy just going trough questlines in different areas and seeing all the players that make the towns and cities feel so alive.
I wish ESO has some more modern gameplay mechanics, I understand its an MMO but I wish the combat was more impactful. That wouldve probably kept me playing 24/7 lol
Is it really free to play nowadays? Last year i had to buy the base game still.
its still buy to play
@@allanredhill8682 the good thing is that there is no monthly payment unlike other mmos, thought half of the zones are locked behind paywalls
Idk where you got that from but no, the game isn’t free to play and probably won’t ever be
Cheapest way to get the game is to buy a physical copy for a buck at GameStop
From the video? Lol he doesn't stop repeating it's free to play@@edc6172
I’ll be back to it when they revert the “30 fps in menus on console” change, which is mad disturbing for my eyes to constantly switch between 30 and 60 fps
Just got back into ESO it’s incredibly fun
Hate that inventory space is basically blocked by paywall, otherwise, i enjoy it.
I started playing last week and I’m loving the game but I do feel like the guilds ain’t very beginner friendly, all of the ones that I’ve seen have lvl requirements
Just wish elves looked like they do in ZOS promo videos.
I want to get back into it. I tried pc server and didn’t like leaving all my 2015 stuff behind, but how healthy is the Xbox population? I can’t find the numbers
They have mega servers so population will never be a problem
@@Nobodydefinitelynotsomebody I don’t mean like ones or twos for dungeons, I mean full PvP servers. When I went on a few days ago there was like 1/3 capacity on the biggest server
@@RobertMalachowski I'm not sure.
I think there's no way to transfer it at the moment, who knows maybe one day they'll let you again
got discount and watching this to look around before spending my money
Oh you are going to spend a lot of money on ESO. Why a lot of us haven't left. We have spent thousands on this damn game
I hope it's going well!
Probably too late but don't listen to the party poopers who say "The Endgame sucks" or "the combat sucks",
1. these people say an opinion and then claim it as fact. They also ruin the experience for themselves and others.
2. Stay away from Reddit. The in-game community is way more helpful and will not judge you for asking for help and questions.
Just my opinions but I hope you continue to enjoy the game and I hope new players see this video!
The world is massive, and the story is amazing. The map and locations are breathtaking, and the game also has an incredible crafting system and plenty of collectibles. Playerbase would be higher if arguably the combat was objectively better though lmao
@SirZipper you do have a point they need to improve the combat
so whats the main draw between monthly paid and free?
The main draws are
Subscription:
Regardless of game version all expansions are included except the latest ones
DLC is also all included
A crafting bag for account-wide crafting resources (it also saves having to utilise a pack mule character to store crafting materials, otherwise you can just sell the materials I suppose and buy them when you need them)
Slight boost of exp
Non-subscription:
Still playable without a monthly fee (you can play the game you bought without a monthly cost unlike many MMOs out there)
Miss out on the benefits provided, BUT still able to receive daily rewards and pursue seals of endeavour (allowing for slow collected of store-only cosmetics)
Can not get eso to install need help please
you can be killed doing world boss events?
Well the massive events, at least I get killed frequently
3:00 you don't need a sub to get the daily log in rewards
I think the worst part about this game is the developers. I've like so much of it, and the game was good at any one point in time. The problem was after you farm your set, level your skills, get your character just right, they come along and change something that has existed for years and you have to redo things again. If they would just let things be then this would be a great game.
They also have been doing this thing the last few years where they are about to release a new pay to play chapter and there's a set or an item, or class that is super OP, and everyone says it needs tuned down, but they release it that way anyway, so you have to buy the new chapter to be left behind. Then about 3 months after the chapter releases and sales are dwindling, then they nerf the thing like everyone said they needed to. or they nerf it right before they release a new pay to play that they want you to buy instead. Started with Thrassian Stranglers, really became obvious with Oakensoul ring, and coincidently the same update they bring down everyone's damage mitigation was the same one they released Pearlescent Ward, which gives massive damage mitigation and is locked behind a pay to play dungeon.
It's not directly Pay to Win, because you cannot buy the items themselves, but items and skills are locked behind content that you have to pay for. Even one of the devs said that he does not know how anyone can play without the craft bag (which only get if you pay the monthly fee)
Nice video! Well done ;)
Thank you!
I love this game I have been playing sense 2016
Growing up on this game I can confidently say this is one of the best mmo games out there it’s up there with World of Warcraft and very unique from all the others, I’ve met really kind people in the community they are very helpful and it’s a great game for new players.
It’s over all a great game, but the combat is so trash i always quit shortly after i start playing again. Every couple of months i redownload it and play for few days lol….but once again combat ruins it
сombat system here is really annoying.
Combat system is the best ever made but it does take math skills to learn which is hard for the uneducated. Don’t worry, if you use your brain the combat will get more enjoyable.
@@ESO_PRIME rofl. No…your fan boy is showing
@@ded2thaworld963 well no fucking shit!!! Your brain really had to work hard for that one! LMAO!
Be nicer to ppl! @@ESO_PRIME
If people feel like buying any eso expansion buy Clockwork city or orsinium. Both of those story's are amazing and the zones themselves are fun.
Keep in mind before you buy anything play the free zones first to see how you feel about the game. And keep in mind most of the free zones came out 10 years ago so if you feel like the quality isn't up to par that's probably why.
Exactly! I think people forget that most games charge for extra content, it's just when you have a game that's been serviced for 10 years it can feel so expensive to catch up. That's why you either buy the zones you want or just pay a month here and there to play through whatever content you want. Or just play another game if you don't want to use your money on the content offered
eso plus gives you everything and is the cost of eating out one day a month for a year. Big whoop
Side note: the music you chose for the beginning of this video is my favourite in ESO.
BTW, those world events in Western Skyrim are called Harrowstorms.
Thank you! I definitely should have checked before writing my script but I felt confident at the time with maelstroms, I picked the song for similar reasons, a great rendition of the theme!
@@RangerGeorge YW. There is the solo arena in Wrothgar called Maelstrom Arena. 🤗
Just brought it from steam deal yesterday, play a hour & i'm done. It not bad just not the same when i first play skyrim 13 year ago, maybe i'm just too old for online game.
Fair enough! It's still different from other ES games, but I found it fun to see the zones
I loved your video❤. It's a beautiful surprise that you don't need a monthly subscription to play this game.
Cyrodill is underrated but they do need to fix some fps drops lol
It has been 10 years and The Tamriel map hasn't had a rework though 🤦🏻♂️
It really is something aesthetically horrible i mean look at all of those waypoints and locations covering everything making it look like you can't even see the world map unless you zoom on it a lot and it almost look like bugs on a piece of leather.
They should address that issue among others and not just trying to please customers with fancy ridiculous skins to make them ignore other problems.
Waypoints and locations are easily removed from the map in the settings but you’re right about them ignoring major issues
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can't wait till I 100% the game and be able to move on with my life
Dangg u got a purple companion staff thts lucky bro i still need a lot of purple pieces for my companion ember is my favorite so far
It was a great moment! I think from a harrowstorm world quest
Meanwhile Runescape 3 (RS3) added some new rocks to click for their summer update.
Excited for their star wars mmo
The game is fun, but the only thing I can't stand is the combat. And since that the majority of the game I can't bring myself to play for more than a few days at a time. I've tried to like it, but it isn't for me. It nice to see it still has a decent playerbase.
The easy difficulty destroys it for me.
Worst thing is they actually can change the animations to make the combat better. But they choose not to an instead make animations WORSE!
I think people are initially disappointed when they first load the game because the studio has gone overboard with non gameplay scenes in the marketing. I'm pretty sure those marketing people are not gamers at all.
This game is not free you have to buy a lot of extras
Infact, you have actually buy it to play at all. So more correctly it's a buy to play MMO, but with a optional subscription model ontop. So not true Free to Play.
Well I mean you obviously have to buy the game, but most games require you to pay more to access additional content (expansions etc.). I think in the purchased content alone there's a lot of cosmetic options, if it bothers people too much that there are the cosmetics you have to pay for (or can acquire very slowly through events), then I suppose just don't play. One thing I forgot to mention in the video is there is a seals of endeavour system where you can complete daily challenges to slowly build them up to purchase a specific cosmetic you want from the store. My general point about this game is that unlike say WOW you can at least play the game you bought without a subscription and you can slowly get access to some paid content overtime.
@@RangerGeorge Then it's not free to play. You still have to purchase it but you can continue play without a mandatory subscription. You didn't even mention in the video that you have to still BUY the game first and then still have in bold letters "FREE-TO-PLAY". I hate to be really pedantic but as someone who's also played ESO for a very long time that "optional" subscription starts to feel pretty mandatory especially when the craft bag (a system in which you have infinite inventory for crafting materials) comes in to play.
The game's monetization system is predatory. You are hindered by inventory space and the lack of new systems (i.e. mythic items, scrying, companions, scrying and more probably) if you really choose to not go the route of paying or anything except the game itself. In terms of Housing System it's great but...Free house? That's cool, let's add furnishing! But wait! You need to craft them? You'll need lots of resources. Oh sorry you don't have inventory space and key resources needed to craft simple chairs are rarer than diamonds and are expensive on the player market. Sure they offer you FREE ESO PLUS subscription once in awhile so that people can get a little taste of unburdened freedom just to remind you how hindered you are when it's gone.
I know it sounds like I"m hating a lot but I do enjoy the game. At least, for the IP. But I think it should be explicitly said every time it's recommended that it's not actually free-to-play. You buy the game and there's an optional* subscription. It's just the only thing I take issue with. You can't just sweep the other stuff under the rug.
This dude just deleted my reply to him that it's not free to play cause you gotta pay for the fucking game still and how predatory the game's monetization system still is. Base game is 20 bucks on STEAM DAMN IT.
The base game (which includes the Morrowind and Imperial City DLC's) is quite often on sale for $5, which is almost nothing. That's a pretty cheap price to buy it and try it out. I wouldn't buy the base game for the normal price though, which I guess is about $20. Because the most bang for your buck for a new player who really wants to get into it is waiting for the latest Chapter Collection to go on sale sometime in the fall, winter, spring game sales. Right now it would be the Necrom Collection, soon after Gold Road releases in June it'll be the Gold Road Collection. That way for about $20 you get the base game + 10 years worth of the main Chapter DLC's (so Morrowind, Summerset, Elsweyr, Greymoor, Blackwood, High Isle, Necrom, Gold Road).
Is it? Every class feels exactly the same. So if ur a guy that likes using different classes then dont play it. If ur the guy that played warrior for the entirety of WoW then this might be fun.
I feel that necromancer and say dragon knight are quite different
U do need psn plus or xbox game pass if ur a console player
I'll stay single player but it doesn't look bad
What I would say is that even if you just want to play single player, I'd give it a shot if you like the Elder Scrolls world. Even just playing through the stories in the none-subscription version of the game is pretty fun and you can do it essentially alone other than the occasional other person doing the same quest
You can do about 95% of the game solo, so no worries there.
I'm a casual PvE solo player--and when I say "solo player," that means I won't guild. And, if you won't guild, you have problems selling your items because you don't have access to the auction vendor system (which is the worst, most awkward auction system I have ever experienced). Not having a separate trade channel is really lazy. What is good in this game is VERY good and what is bad is bad. I do subscribe because of the ease of storage/crafting. As a casual soloer, I give this game a 6 out of 10--I can see those who go in for the social aspect rating it higher.
Ive been playing eso since like elsywyr and its my favorite mmo BUT it has major problems that stop newer and returning players to come in
1. The disgusting monetization: you have to buy the game for 20 bucks, either get a monthly subscription for 15/m or be pressured out of a whole mechanic (crafting) and if you didnt get eso plus you have to get each individual dlc which adds up to probably over 500$ so even then its better to get eso plus
2. The animations: maybe its just me but the animations are extremely outdated and clunky and dont look or feel good at times
3. The combat: me personally i like the combat but i can see why people dislike it, which also leads into animations its clunky, look at the aedric spear puncturing sweap it used to be 4 spear hits, it looked fine because the middle was where it looked weird but they just chopped out the 4th spear and didnt really change the animation and it feels bad, or wardens main spammable the bird cliff racer fella, it hits after a small annoying bad feeling delay where as the necromancers flaming skull has a small delay but feels great.
Then theres light attack weaving which is one of the freeist damage sources but its annoying to do and hard to learn for a new player which in my opinion is unhealthy for the game and the devs are build around it with whorl of the depths and especially reliquins
Sorry for the essay with barely any punctuation :)
I really enjoy it... Nowdays I been missing mmos and decided to go back to eso and I really enjoy it
I tried to pick this up but the spells didnt feel as hard hitting and have the same impacting feel to me as say skyrim. They felt more underwhelming to me
Favourite mmo ❤
such a great game, just a shame with the servers and with lag. If Zos is doing so well, surely they can't build a couple more servers to help out players that aren't that close to EU and NA, eg australia.. lol
Australia is a nightmare I've heard, as is Asia. At peak times the game is basically unplayable even with a VPN (which in my experience either makes it worse or does nothing)
Might be you play on a ps4 or have bad internet… i play on ps5 with great internet and havent lagged once since new servers came, and thats even with full server. You might wanna switch out you internet! Think they rob you
Great classic mmorpg!
Okay I bought the game.
First problem: I have never played an mmo before.
Second problem: I don’t understand mmos
Third problem: I’m having a lot of trouble understanding the complexity of this game
So what I would say is this. Just follow the game as you go, finish each zone, play the abilities as they unlock and then when you get to the end game start watching some videos about it or make a new char and try some different zones!
yes, until the solo becomes a grind ... and those who have low pings cannot thrive or enjoy large group play or PvP. I maxed out every faction and every class until PvP was all there was left for me. I left some years ago, and despite loving the game I have not gone back just to have similar experience in expansions. Microtransations and ingame gambling ("crates") was the final straw.
Nice Job Multi-George. I'll couple more things...If anyone played the game and got bored or felt under appreciated by ZOS, come back and give it a chance. Since Phil Spencer took away Bethesda-Zos autonomy and put them under Microsoft managers there has been a definite change in how the game feels. In this month alone they are giving away in daily sign in bonuses 10 Crown crates and a very large house in Al'ikir. I've read a report the Microsoft moved a Bethesda studio to Sow to support creation of new ESO content. There are two PvP elements that have been broken and ignored by Wow for years, although I am abconfirmed Esp pessimist for the first time in years I have hope. Hmmmm.....what else....It is possible bro solo most group content if you learn the game and build your character properly. I could go on but just thanks George for highlighting a rare game you can play with the friends you meet or solo to your hearts content.👍🙏✌🍕
I'm happy you enjoy the game too! I was quite surprised at how much fun I was having in the game after coming back. I don't feel the need to be playing all the time, I don't feel the need to be doing constant dailies and dungeons. I just like making characters, playing through certain sections that fit with my head-canon stories and then slowly developing my account over time, whilst also occasionally interacting with some nice people. The daily rewards are great and I am slowly getting some 'paid' stuff for free, but honestly the free stuff I've already got is pretty sufficient, it's just cool extra stuff.
All of the giveaways have to do with it being the 10th year anniversary. In March they gifted the Orsinium DLC, in April the Thieves Guild DLC. In May it was the big house and all the crown crates. We'll see what June has in store. IIRC biggest change from Microsoft has been the Endeavor currency system in general, because all the cosmetics have to be earnable through gameplay (by earning the Endeavors) so they can't be locked away behind the Crown Crate loot box system, otherwise a lot of countries will ban the game (rightly so).
Until they actually fix PvP I wouldn’t hold my breath that they actually care about the game other than to just milk players tbh. I still love and play the game but let’s be real, the game was supposed to start with heavy PvP aspects and ended up dropping off real quick and hasn’t been updated properly in years and the PvE is too boring most the time to be worth playing other than story.
Did you get ESO for free on epic? Game is definitely not free. The game is usually $5 but that’s because the chapters and DLC are pretty expensive and you will most likely need the ESO pass that is $15 a month just to get the unlimited crafting bag. The combat is terrible on console Almost unplayable at times and ppl are running around headless due to a bug right now that has not been fixed. It’s worth the $5 for the game but do not buy any chapters or DLC until you see the bad side and decide if you wanna make that purchase. And consoles have voice chat but PC does not it does not matter though because voice chat won’t work most of the time.
Ooh the worst part is that if you buy a chapter you still have to buy the dungeon DLC separately for that new area in the chapter LOL
Get ready to open your wallets and spend thousands for all the cool stuff on Elder scrolls online.
As long as i can buy horse armor, I’m happy. 😅
@@majorgear1021 you cant
@@soothing_de4th863 I'm sad that Todd Howard has failed to do allow me to buy horse armor. I'll go back to playing Skyrim then.
Endeavor system added daily rewards. Now you can get in game currency that one can use in cash shop. Basically making everything free IF you play every day🔥
Biggest issue with this game is it’s WAY too easy. It’s literally almost impossible to die unless your in some of the endgame dungeons
I just wish they updated the graphics, made a more fluid combat system and a less long winded cringe dialogues.
i would play it if my ping wasn't always above 200ms
As a long-time player, I eventually quit because the combat is so awful that it ruins everything.
I'm more enjoyable to avoid fighting when you can. It's *that* bad.
It's not free tho cost $75. 95 plus what ever the dlc
Boosteroid has made gaming so much more accessible for me
In my opinion is the best elder scrolls game ever made, I’ve played it more than Skyrim at this point
It's god damn to easy, I remember the times when fungural groto was an challenge and not solo content
ESO is great until endgame. Then it falls off a cliff. Oh and the combat is floaty spammy garbage.
Downloading this again 10 years later as was pretty rubbish and I’ve changed since then….abs I’m bored of COD which I was so into…..but it’s just boring now.
Boosteroid has made gaming so much more enjoyable for me
Bought the game only to see something as game critical as the craft bag is locked behind an additional monthly subscription. I recommend anyone not play this
I love TES series since Morrowind, purchased ESO after playing 1.2k hours in Skyrim, played 100 hours of ESO and... quit to never come back. Got bored to death. Unbearably generic gameplay. Nothing feels consequential or epic when there are 10 players doing the exact same quest talking to the same NPCs that are spewing to them the same dialogue of how important the quest they're giving is, everything is watered down. I understand all players should have access to the same content, and they need to keep players grinding to extend play hours, and maybe that's the way MMORPGs work and this is just my personal taste, but is so boring man, so mind numbingly boring.
Its fun... If you dont play any other MMOs and like playing the most greedy and monitized game where 90% of the meaningul content is locked away in loot boxes.
I clearly remembered the graphics were better in this game, what happened to it, it looks tooo sharp and cartoony.
Yeah it's fun if you dump money into it to get the extras. Started out with out all the micro transactions it was fun then but now it's just a store and is the reason why I quit playing this game.
Base game is still fun
Best MMO