Should you play The Elder Scrolls Online in 2021?
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
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The Elder Scrolls is one of the most successful fantasy franchise of all time so, how good is the MMO, and is it worth playing?
Basically, yes, it's one of the greatest MMO's ever made and if you can ignore the somewhat floaty combat, it's one hell of a good adventure.
Play it, N'wah.
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One HUGE draw to ESO that I don't recall you mentioning is that any player can adventure with any player at any level. That is by far the biggest reason my friends and I still play. Everything scales to your level and you don't have to wait to level with friends or family that can't play as much. Or, as in my case, I'm the one that can't play nearly as much as my friends.
do you need ps plus?
Ha, wasn't always like this. In fact the change to scaling made the game much harder!
@@Orinslayer As a new player, i can't seem to find any mobs that can like, even put you in danger.
@@PervyAutomatonAs a new player you are scaled up in power. The world bosses are easier for new players, but overall, they were buffed by like... 20% a few years ago.
@@PervyAutomaton Outside of the World Bosses you won't find anything challenging in the Overworld. Most Normal difficulty dungeons are pretty easy too. The scaling actually ruined how much fun it used to be to roam into an area that was way too powerful for your level. The only thing really challenging in ESO are vet level dungeons (some) and Trials, plus the solo stuff like Maelstrom.
When you see a wizard in a plate armor and a big ass axe, you know the term battle-mage here is on next level.
Its so next level, its not even named battle mage :D
They call it a war mage :3
That is exactly the build I wanted to do when started playing and it did not disappoint me at all
A shame the build sucks incredibly though.
As a heavy metal wielding in your face necro orc, I can say it's the most fun I can have in an mmo. I love scaring the ever living ish out of other players.
@@rickroll9705 every build is good if it's your play style. Yes there can be a OP class and set every module but if you play your play style it won't really matter. Fun is fun, if winning is all ypure after then fun isn't fun and it feels like work.
Jeez, imagine if Stadia users had to be confined to their own server. Basically a single-player RPG at that point.
lol.
Lmao
Yes im sure all 13 of them would be very upset 🤣
@@C4NIVORE9273 I read your comment... All 13 and instantly knew you had to be talking about Stadia lol. Didn't even need to remember what comment.
That's probably why they bunched Stadia users together with PC users.
I legit thought bill nye the science guy voice acted in this because it was bill nighy
Bill nighy is the goat though
Very organic game, you level up what you do and it really adds up in time. Fun quests, amazing lore and the fact that the PvP in in an entire country constantly battling for conquest makes it really immersive and quite fun
Unfortunately the lore contradicts itself. Like, 100% of the time. If it’s supposed to replicate how convoluted real life history is, then it’s doing a good job, cuz there are so many retcons in this universe! It’s still really fun tho 😁😂
@@kassandraofodyssey6475 dumbest shit is having darkelves and argonians in same faction
@@CJ00014nah that’s actually crazy idk why i didn’t think abt that until now
This was extremely helpful as someone deciding whether to give this game a try. It’s clear you love it, but you did not seem biased and gave both strengths and weakness instead of just pretending it’s perfect. Thank you!
I had my reservations a year ago, but gave it a chance, found the correct linear path for the entire current story and solod the entire thing and fam, what a journey its been. Quit doubting and give it a go. I recommend playing solo until you know a good portion of the game, like mechanics and locations, then join a guild or whatever and make friends and explore mid to late game with em.
@@anthonyzullo im about to buy eso full pack, and im still worry if it is worth the money or not
@@silentium7357 Have been playing this game for 4 years now and I'm absolutely loving! If you're unsure about wether or not this game might be worth a monthly fee I recommend you first buy the base game and enjoy the hours and hours of content it will provide. It's a truly great game which takes the term "free world" to a whole new level and lets you customize your game experience exactly as you want. And it's both fun playing solo just as playing in a group.
@@trashpanda7010 i bought it the full dlc packs 2 weeks ago and now im 136cp sorcerer. Youre right. This game is really really fun to play solo or group. I didnt regret it at all !
@@silentium7357 Haha welcome to eso then :D PC or console?
What's great about ESO is that the majority of the game is in the open-world, and things like pvp and group trials are optional, so you can do the content you feel comfortable with since the game doesn't force you to do everything, which is good because nobody has enough time on their hands to do everything this game has to offer. I'll definitely be playing this for years to come
So just like any other MMO?
I've been having a blast with ESO for a few years now. If anyone is on the fence on whether or not they should try it (especially in lieu of WoW due to all the shifty stuff happening studio side for them) then I can't recommend ESO enough. It's a very enjoyable game with a very welcoming and helpful community. ESO and FFXIV both have amazing communities.
Comment sniping again, to say that it's much better on PC. The consoles don't have modding. And the communities are smaller.
This game allows for some pretty funky builds. I fondly remember my magica nightblade tank, who was sustained by blood magic and the shadows and could solo most world bosses at a snail's pace but assured survivability. There were definitely some elitists who would take one look at the tank using a staff and initiate a kick. But the majority that stuck around enjoyed solid tanking, and even some off heals from the tank during chaotic moments.
Critical role is going to get me right back into this game, damn them. I wonder what I should level this time.
It is funny to hear, because for now on frost staves is the meta off-bar weapon for tanks
That was one of the most uplifting and accurate reviews I've seen in quite a while! What a perfect speaking voice. Subscribed.
I picked this game up after I first watched this video a few weeks ago and I’ve been hooked since. I’m not an MMO guy but this game is an exception. Yes, play it!
its a pretty fantastic/bad first mmo. Its fantastic because its quite easy to get into and its bad because its better thn 90 percent of MMO's out there and going from this to another for a first timer wont feel good.
@@SoullessAIMusic well its good then that the game is so stuffed with content that you really dont need any other mmo :3 Eso is like this cozy digital bonfire I can alway return to and have relaxed fun with. Played it since the beta and while I might turn it off for some months now and then, it always draws me back in eventually.
@@allanredhill8682 Well, I would say it's a fantastic/bad first MMO for another reason that the guy above... it's fantastic because of the world, the story, the exploration, the voice acting, the quests are AMAZING, the lore is endless... and it's bad because it literally has THE WORST combat system out of any big MMO ever... WoW is better, GW2 is better, BDO is better, Tera is better, Neverwinter is better... just pick an MMO name, put it there and write it's better when it comes to combat... who the hell thought that swinging a big ass sword and feeling it has no impact whatsoever would be fun??? Who the hell thought that playing a stamina class and having to have almost no class skills would be fun??? Who thought that bows should be shot like toys??? Who thought that the best ults in the game should come from the Mages and Fighters guilds???
Whoever designed this combat system should never find work at any video game's development EVER!!! The guy managed to turn the best MMO world anyone could ever make up to this point and turn a game with that good of a world and lore into an average MMO... I mean ffs... how can you have worse combat than 90% of the free to play MMOs out there????
@@sportschool3537 Dunno man the only game on that list I actually prefer over ESO when it comes to combat is Guild Wars 2. And I guess BDO but that's literally 100% because of it's special effects and 0% because of actual gameplay. ESO has some floaty animations, yes, but the combat just rocks when it comes to what you can do with it - Especially in endgame, imo. The actual gameplay is better. And besides the floaty animations really aren't so bad, and they only really affect melee. Every decent ESO player plays with a ton of animation cancelling anyways so I don't even notice.
Edit, tho: I really really hate tab-targeting so that might be why I disagree. I prefer ESO's more fast paced, 'skill-based' combat, where I gotta think fast and manage my resources aswell as synergize properly with my friends. I just cannot ever return to a game like WoW after that, where I remember my gameplay pretty much just being setting a macro that autocasts my series of spells for me as I couldn't be arsed to do that number dance at some point.
I was a founder back in 2014, but never really played heavily until 2017. I've been out of the game for the last few years, but I like to pop back in now and then to see the new stuff. Honestly, as much as I griped with how different from traditional TES ESO is I have to say it is one of the most fulfilling solo player MMO experiences out there.
If im going to buy this game and play it solo, would it be too late for me to follow other people?
@@nattapongsanta3419 Try it out now. Its currently free. And max level is 3600 I saw nobody who has reach that yet. But you have to be into stories and lore. The game is all about immersion into the lore. And not like wow where you play 7 dungeons over and over here you have 46 :)
This video did it. I will finally dive into ESO after having been on the edge for ages. Thank you very much for this well constructed and presented showcase.
More than welcome zack :)
Same here!
@@JoshStrifeHayes black desert video please sir 🙏
Comment stealing to just say, the PlayStation version is comparatively dead, and the xbox community is more toxic than PC. It can be fun on those platforms, but PC is a better choice if you can swing it. Especially because it has mods which are often essential.
So how was it? Still debating getting into it even though I started FF14 with friends recently but haven't bought that one yet
You saying this isn't Skyrim online...but it really is the closest you're going to get. If you are into story based content and soloing this game has so much and it's all voice acted. You really want to get immersed there are ingame books, endless sidequests and hidden collectables giving you reason to explore. It's going to be a long wait for the next Eldars Scrolls game so if you love the series I definitely recommend this game to tide you over. Also Star Wars TOR is a great singleplayer story experience too.
I never got to beat Skyrim, played it several times but a huge fallout fan. This game has been sitting on my dresser forever now, think im going to pick it up. Love TES lore
The issue with all the cool in game books is....... ALL of them come from oblivion, morrowind or skyrim. Literally none of them are unique. Lazy.
@@jonathansoko1085 Damn i never noticed that
@@elwiseguy69 yea, its unfortunate they didnt even try. dont get me wrong, its great lore but its a shame they just copy pasted all old stuff
@@jonathansoko1085 Why are you lying? You can literally just look through the Imperial Library and UESP and see that ESO has more unique lore books than any of the singleplayer games do.
If you're going to make a comment this confidently, atleast research it beforehand. ESO unique lore is 60% of what TES lore communities discuss nowadays.
The part about the classes really hits home.
My first character was a Breton sorceror and the first 200 hours or so were really enjoyable. Just running around adventuring and figuring stuff out, exploring the world.
Then I started to get into dungeons and harder PvE content, and I made my sorceror became a dedicated healer. Some people were questioning why I picked a sorceror instead of templar. When I looked at the difference in class abilities it became clear that templars were meant to be a healing class because they had all the healing options but sorcerors were not. In cases like this, your chosen class does make a pretty big difference.
I didn't let that stop me though, I'd just have to do my best with what I had.
In the end, I played with several guilds and progressed to clearing veteran trials, though vMoL was a struggle and our guild never got around to trying vHoF. At that point I had other commitments in life and stopped playing actively, but I was glad to have dragged my sad excuse of a sorc healer as far as I did.
Looking back now, if the classes were any less well-designed, that would not have been possible.
I have been in and out of this game since launch. Jumped back in again recently, and want to make a concerted effort to follow it through till the end this time
This is pretty much me too.
The good part, there isn’t an end lol. Endless
This game is super fun. Just started playing last year and the content is never ending.
People might seem to dislike the combat but I've really enjoyed it. I always like fighting enemies when I adventure. I come from a traditional tab targetting mmo scene (mainly FFXIV), but I've been super enjoying myself lately.
3:36 It should be noted that there is a pack in the in game store that allows for any race any faction. So they aren't fully locked. And the Warden is also a premium class.
I agree.. I feel like some people making videos don’t actually know the game 😂
As someone who started playing eso in summer 2020: YES! PLAY IT! ITS AMAZING!
I’m getting it today on sale for solo fun. I hope graphics improvements come to ps5
@@michaelschneider1365 imo I think the graphics are amazing until you look at something in first person. There is a next gen update coming out soon though.
Yes for the tedious RuneScape combat!
@@damianthebeholder6775 🧢
@@sethrussell7771 there won't be a difference
I started playing ESO back during the PC beta and have been playing since. Its such a fun game and though there's a lot of toxic players in it I've met some of the chillest most friendly players I've ever known in multiplayer video games in ESO.
Just a note - you can buy an all races, all factions upgrade which let's you be any race. If you have eso+ you can buy that after one month with the crowns you get
Also to the people who say eso combat is 'weightless' and 'bad' - you have a unique combat system that has no cool downs on abilities, no slow tab targeting system and the freedom to run pretty much any ability anywhere and you're talking about 'weight'? It sounds like someone who hasn't got to endgame or worked out the combat system to get the satisfying feeling you can get from it. It's quite literally the only reason I've stayed in the game so long for a PvPer, cos god knows everything else about PvP is shit
Played it for a bit. Couldn't stick with it though because of the lack of immersion. Abandoned dungeons are like Waterloo station at rush hour and all the loot in said abandoned places seemed to consist mainly of lock picks. It is an amazing world with a deep lore but when you explore a newly discovered Dwemer ruin only to find a ton of other players there and the relics left by a long gone race are mainly picks and junk then the incentive to explore other places vanishes rapidly.
To be fair, this is a common issue with like ever MMORPG
Perhaps that's because this game is an MMO and not an offline RPG?
@@renanleandro5914 Guild Wars 2 and other games have instanced dungeons, housing etc. Online/offline does not affect random loot generation.
Who plays an online game and expects perfect immersion? 😂
@@samgoff5289 It's not the expectation of perfect immersion exactly, more with fleshing out a 3D world where everything fits and is consistent with that worlds law. Tera is a prime example of it being done really really badly. Swords and sorcery mixed with disco flamingos, cop cars and other outlandish junk that just don't fit.
I started playing in March 2020 after watching the earlier edition of this video. The answer is yes! (As long as you don't mainly play PVP.) It's buggy AF but the social aspect is great. Best community of any MMO I've played. Smaller than WoW, so every zone feels buzzing with activity. You can join up to five guilds so it's easy to make friends, and most people are chill and helpful. I'm working on veteran trials with a raid group now and it still remains fun. Progression is relatively quick and you can't gimp your character, so you can feel free to try any build you want.
I played from Beta, up until about 2 months ago. The constant bugs/crashes/bad instances in trials just got too frustrating. That coupled with having to grind even more CP with the new system, despite having been past cap for a while was just too much. It was fun, and for a new player who isn't doing trials etc it can be very rewarding.
I started with Daggerfall and it's insanely large patch. Really considering getting into this.
With you 100% on the whole 'Chosen one' thing. At least City of Villains 'Chosen Ones" was an entire program run by the villains to weed out competition.
Just started playing again with 4 friends. Loving it :)
can u hunt/level with friends? is there like a party option ingame?
@@Veeeno Yes
I've tried to get into ESO three separate times. The second time I ended up playing for around a month. I just started again last week but for whatever reason I'm really enjoying it much more than I did the other two times. I might stick around for good this time.
Glad to hear it dude. If you're on the EU server feel free to add me, drop me a message on the discord chat, links in the desc :)
You can pay to be able to play as any alliance. To be fair you can have a few characters so you can have some from each alliance anyway. You can buy the base game quite reasonably and do a lot of content straight away
tbf, unless you're looking to do Cyrodiil PvP (or the somewhat limited PvE stuff like Skyshards and delves), alliance won't really affect anything outside of your Fighter/Mage's Guild location and where the Harbourage (recurring main quest instance) is. You can go anywhere, party with anyone, and afaik, you can even do the small scale arena PvP with anyone.
@@T8-TR Yeah, Battlegrounds PVP has teams but they're randomized, not Alliance-based. Unless you want to go with a group of your friends, in which case they're not randomized but you still don't have to be the same Alliance.
Love the channel, been playing ESO on PS4 since day one and have loved it as I've grown with the game. What really keeps me coming back to the game every time I take a hiatus is that the gear I crafted and spent massive amounts of resources to make legendary at least 5 years ago now is still very much viable for most content. Everything I've made for top level is still used on alta and some cases even still some of my main characters
The real issue with the crafting is the timegating though, if you want to get certain traits researched it can take 1 week plus each easily, which you can of course pay RM to shorten
Amazing game, 400 hours and I still feel like I'm scratching the surface.
@@jesquesan A lot of people get overwhelmed by the games sheer size. But I personally view that as a strength. The game is pretty much designed for you NOT to be able to do all of everything intentionally. They really went for making it feel like a true living world, as much as I love the other elder scrolls games once you do 70%+ of the important stuff the games get boring with very little content. This isn’t the case in ESO, it’s practically impossible to be a completionist in this game. Because it’s one of the games that are closer to being an actual living world. Once you do the same amount of stuff that makes up the other TES games, you aren’t a 70%, you’re *barely at 30% at best.* Thats what I love about this game, *I know for a fact* that I’ll never be able to truly finish and do everything that I possibly could. Just like in real life. There will always be a new series of adventures to come back to after I set the game down for a few months and take a long break.
No
My main character is coming up on 400 DAYS of gameplay (she's been going since the beta) and she is nowhere near running out of things to do.
I always keep coming back to this game somehow
I pay for it but haven't played in a few months. I will be back soon.
My only problem with this is that premium is a crutch because crafting items will take your inventory space in a heartbeat.
Yeah ESO+ is hardly worth the craft bag mainly the dungeons, everyone always recommends just using it to buy the rest of the dlc cus you get the ingame currency and its just makes me wanna facepalm
@@ShieldThane coming from wow its not that bad and even gives you something compared to wow subs lol
@@ajaakola2your right though its not too bad like I've subbed to it it just feels like it could be a bit cheaper
@@ShieldThane it always feels friend haha
@@ajaakola2 getting access to all the dungeons and dlc additionally to the craftbag is indeed a very fair bargain imo
Game: You are the champion of our land!
Players: One of us....One of us..One of us, One of us
I will indeed! I still enjoy the giant world with so much yet to discover :)
Just bought the Greymoore Edition for $13.89 on Green Man Gaming today 2/10/21.
Dunno how long the sale is but I'm definitely starting today!
That was not smart the new exp is coming very soon and greymore goes inte eso plus
@@Thedrunkenswede1337 "very soon". Lol. The new xpac is 4 months away.
Yeah lemme just pay $7 for the base game instead and not be able to go the zone all my buddies are playing in right now. Solid plan lol. I've already gotten more than my money's worth out of it.
I'll be skipping the new xpac until it goes on sale. There is more than enough content in the game already.
@@raisingthebar2149 ye skip the next exp pack and get left behind solid plan lol wast of money buying graymore now
@@Thedrunkenswede1337 lmao. Imagine thinking this was a competitive title. You cant get left behind in game with level scaling like this. Base game owners can still do all content. Heck Mothers sorrow is one of the most sought after sets and its base game.
$7 would have got me a couple hundred hours of play.
$14 got me well over a thousand. + all crafting and new classes and I dint have to wait four months.
You just sound bitter I got everything up to date 72% off.
@@raisingthebar2149 i got everything for free ? Got a code before greymore lunched and dident pay 1 cent lol and yes ofc you can get left behind you are just sad you wasted ur money boy 😂😂😂
I bought the base ESO game a few months back but couldn’t really get on with it and have stuck to GW2 as my main since. Your vid has prompted me to give ESO another try...
Watch some videos on animation canceling/light attack weaving, it will make the combat way more enjoyable and fast paced
@@DHCPS That may well be the case, but whether that matters I think it depends on what you really want from a MMO. I’m a virtual newbie at them, but already I can see that GW2 is aimed at a particular type of gamer, and I am exactly that kind of gamer (I get an hour a day to game if I’m very lucky). Tbh I’ve barely scratched the surface of GW2 let alone ESO. I’ll stick with both, but I think it’ll be many months before I can really appreciate the differences between the two.
@@AdamF878 I'm assuming from your comments that you haven't gotten to end game in GW2, yet. So, a quick heads-up; end game (the expansions are considerd end game) is nothing like the base game. It's like a whole new game and it is much less friendly to players with limited time. In ESO, what you see is what you get, start to finish. Anyway, have fun, whichever game you settle on.
ESO and GW2 are both INCREDIBLE
I like the game cause you can make wild builds like dual wield/resto staff Magicka nightblades.
Soon as work is not busy, I cannot wait to jump back in for a few days. Nice video. Keep up the good work.
Ive been playing on ps4 since June 2016 and have over 5,700 hours across 10 characters, I have all chapters and dlc, the imperial race, necromancer class and all the chapter collector's bonuses
So I take it you like it and would say it's worth playing?
I started playing a month ago. I switched from Fallout 76 and I literally haven't put the game down. I haven't played any other game in over a month. It might actually be my favorite game apart from Oblivion 😋
You must be kidding
@@Exel3nce 🤣 I really enjoy the questing in eso so haven't put it down lol
I wont deny that but a favorite? And playing f76?
@@Exel3nce Its not my favorite in the series that would be Oblivion 100%... its definietly one of my favorite games that I played in 2020
I've played on ps4 for 2 years. And I just started on Stadia. It is very fun and less repetitive than most mmos
ESO is about freedom not like a lot of other mmos they are to strict on how you play. ESO is the best in my opinion.
Hows the gameplay without mods?
@@rofo666rlz on Stadia? With a controller and WiFi i see very little difference between it and the console version. It is still a great looking game as well. I actually play Stadia more now cause I'm at work alot and bored soo....
Why not just get a pc ?
Should you play in 2021? Yes! I think Blackwood will be a really good jumping in point!
Started playing about a year ago, I mostly play solo and I absolutely love it! The game feels super relaxing to me, the beautiful landscapes and music is almost therapeutic!
3:40 correction races aren't faction locked, you can buy a thing in the crown store (ofc cuz it's zenimax) that allows you to use any race for any faction.
Correction to your correction: Races are faction locked unless you pay them extra money to remove that limitation.
@@chrismanuel9768 there was also a version of the game released that came with the faction lock removed.
so they changed how the starting zone works now. you now start in a ''hub'' or a tutorial in which you get to choose where you start. you can pick any of the faction starting points, and most of the DLCs are offered as a starting point.
Really depends on how you want to play eso if you just want to be social and do some chill dungeons and the occasional battleground or whatever then it's ok.
Agreed
good point. i didnt think of it that way. if you just wanna farm matts and overland quest. sure. if you want to actually take on the challenging content. Don't even bother. I say that as someone who had near every achievement (didnt manage deathless AS or deathless Cloudrest). Tanked & DPS'd every piece of vet content up and through Suspire. So its not like i didnt give the game a shot. I played since launch up to last year. I can confidently say the game isnt worth it. I mean... they still havent fixed VMA....
As someone who wants to get this game and usually plays casually this is good to know. Just gotta wait till I move somewhere that isn't in the middle of nowhere with very limited internet access...
@@HapyyTheCat VMA?
@@lyndapietrzak785 My tip to you is to stay away from the PVP, it's boring and dominated by people who play with friends. Dungeons are fine if you stay away from Tempest island, that dungeon is too long. But the quests are good as with any Elder Scrolls game, and crafting and alchemy is good as well.
ESO is my dad's main MMO and has been for a couple of years now. Some day when I'm done with thr CRPGs I'm running through, I'll join him :)
The honest and quick answer: YES!!!
@SAMURAI 武士 Should I buy now or on summer sale?
@@WolfvineGaming its 7.99euro on steam till 15 April
@@Randomname1004 Do ya think itll be cheaper in the summer sale?
@@WolfvineGaming idk, mabey try buying it on g2a if you are on pc
@@WolfvineGaming it's 7.99 on steam for me rn
I, too, was a day 1 supporter of ESO. When it was announced, I couldn't wait to get onto the waitlist. Loved every minute of it. Then the day came when my old, clunky PC wouldn't run it anymore. I remember loading it up and got a message saying that the latest update required a version of DIrectX that my graphics card wouldn't support. I didn't play for years. Now, I'm on-off with my ESO+ account. Coming and going as the requirements of adult life demand. ESO is an amazing game.
at first I thought he meant Bill Nye the science guy.
Me too lol
ESO is a top notch game, I’ve 3000 hours in it personally and I have loved every hour of it, late game success is a big reward of taking your time in the early game, you can rush and power level, but your skill lines won’t be max level, take your time levelling, find a class you love and sink your time into it, try to level all skill lines, do all the easy dungeons, try below 50 cyrodil, complete zones and get your wayshrines for teleporting later on, don’t fall into the whole power levelling if you’re just starting out, take your time, enjoy and just wait for the late game, much rewarding process if you ask me.
This mmo has all of its NPCs 100% fully voiced. And those NPCs very often have unique and witty lines that tie in with the lore of the entire Elder Scrolls franchise. I don't think I've ever seen another mmo that has this.
They go full out on voices and writing, 90% of the time all of the npcs in side quest, even those who don't actively engage will have unique dialog. After finishing a quest you can talk to almost everyone involved or watch a small story scene happen. And NPC in town discuss quest you haven't found yet or already completed. Game is dedicated to setting and atmosphere, it's so nice.
Glad you pointed out the One Server feature. it is IMO the most important feature, because with other games my friends always end up split across a handful of servers and it kills the game for me.
After watching your video about meta and how it ruins MMORPGs I can't help but notice you didn't mention that in this video. ESO is a great game but the meta in the game is a complete brick wall for anyone who wants to have a creative build.
As some context I will be referring to Veteran Dungeons. The issue I have is that while ESO encourages creative builds (It is an Elder Scrolls game after all) the meta in the game will cock block you unless you can do decent DPS.
There have been times where I am doing subpar or barely average DPS in a Veteran Dungeon and people will just leave the group because I am not doing enough DPS. Is it my fault for not picking the right morphs for my skills or for not placing my attribute and champion points correctly? Is it their fault for being impatient? Is it the game's fault?
You could just say, "Well don't do Veteran Rank Dungeons then.". If that hypothetical response were to be tossed my way the only answer I could possible give is that I should not be barred from enjoying Veteran Dungeons simply because my build, champion points or attribute points are not placed right or not morphed right.
Now I will concede that if I were to take time and refine my builds then I would be able to do good DPS. I personally think that if you refine any build well enough then anyone can do good DPS. Refining a build takes time and resources. Things like armor, weapons, enchantments, jewelry etc. Given enough time I could refine my build and make it great but I get most of my good gear from Veteran Dungeons. So I'm sure you see the problem I have here.
You need veteran gear and resources, to perfect your build, but you can't perfect your build, because nobody wants to do veteran dungeons with you... It's basically like, you need to open the door, but you need the key to unlock the door, and the key to unlock the door, is on the other side of the door you need to unlock.
You're stuck, and can't get anywhere. : /
I getcha, i was stuck like that in GW2, i needed full Viper's set to start raiding, but i needed to raid, to get a full Viper's set... Ironically, that is what made me stop playing GW2. : /
Shitty meta gatekeeper elitists kept me from enjoying the game. :S
Sorry, but you can't make something challenging (like vet dungeons) and then have healer-tank-dps hybrids with very poor skill choices be good enough. The whole point of vet dungeons and trials is that they're the most difficult content in the game.
You can have multiple characters so you can do what many people do and have a PvE character, PvP character and a meta PvP or meta PvE character, etc. Alternatively you can respec your current character to be more meta.
In the end your complaint is ridiculous and it's an equivalent of playing a racing game, spending all the points/money on upgrading body and cosmetics of your car and then wondering why you can't win a race.
The endgame is challenging, rise to the challenge.
@@MyouKyuubi What you're describing isn't the case in ESO.
@@sujimayne With Veteran DLC dungeons, yes it is.
And also, it used to be worse, before... Game has improved and revised a lot of systems over the years. : /
Almost a year later and I'd like to add one more bonus: The CEO of Bethesda has never threatened to have any of his employees killed that I'm aware of.
On the Euro server I organized a large museum of local lore of all races. If you want to visit the museum, write letters to Laantar
I still felt the same feeling of Skyrim while playing TESO.
Pretty accurate video. The questing and the freedom with your character build and progression are so much fun.
Although I played through all of it I never felt settled into the game, nothing ever made me want to stay
You litterly cant play through the game it starts at level 50 160 cp
If you played through all of it then you have like a thousand hours. I'd say you already stayed long enough.
You're both telling this man he's wrong, and you're both wrong. The game is the story. The story is boring. If he says nothing kept him playing, then nothing kept him. You can't tell him he's wrong since he's literally giving you a fact about his own experience.
Fanboys, I swear
@@chrismanuel9768 but you are wrong the game got a story ye but the story is not even like 10% of the game if you belive that you dont know anything about the game.
Started playing because of this video. Thank you for the recommendation!
I though you said Bill Nye played the high king LOL
Bill Nye the high king guy
Did he not? Lol
Billy nighy not bill nye😂
You forgot to mention the vampire & werewolf afflictions that alter your class. Unique feature that adds some spice ;)
Just downloaded yesterday and played a bit today and really enjoyed even just the intro. Gives me that Skyrim/morrowind feel but it also feels like it’s own game entirely which is a really good thing. Just wanted to check some reviews to know if it’s worth to keep playing and after watching this, I’m definitely going to ride it out a bit longer and hopefully get some of my friends on board
I really wish cross play was a thing for eso
Same, I hope they do it some day soon.
Ye between consoles not whit pc
Would love to be able to play with my xbox and pc I could play with my partner 😁
@@Thedrunkenswede1337 Why not with PC?
@@Jallenbah becus playing whit keyboard and mouse vs controllers is very diffrent in pvp pc Will dominate and pve på players Will not want to have console players
I just picked this up a couple days ago with a few of the expansions. Other than server maintenance yesterday it has been great. The people on mic have been hilarious when running through towns. I even had a guy offer to help me with finding a bank because I was lost talking to myself about finding one.
I just wish that ESO armor didn't look like painted on skin.
i wish that most of the shields didnt look like bucklers
The older versions of armor look like that but newer ones don't look like that anymore. And thanks to the outfit station you can wear any armor you like while still completely maintaining the ability to customize your outfit.
Never really played an MMORPG before and was interested in New World but I think I might start with this one. It's on sale right now and of course is more polished. Plus I like the idea of going it alone. Thanks for the info.
I just bought the game on sale on steam. Even if I just play the base and the first expansion it'll be totally worth it!
I am thinking of trying it. have you played yet? anything to report?
@@charleswidmore5458 yes! Things I really like. Everything is voiced. For some strange reason, hearing an npc tell me their problem is more immersive. I really like their payment structure. Kinda complicated but simply you can buy an expac without paying a sub! How cool is that? It'll be cheaper if you sub but only if you play a lot. I've only just started so I can't say much more then that. Graphics are ok. Probably will get better. For like $8 dollars on sale, I honestly think the value is great. I mean it's elder scrolls! With other people! Oh the world so far seems absolutely massive. If you like to explore a new world this game is great for that. FF 14 music raised my standards for any music in any media but it's good but I'm not humming it's music.
@@davidsabillon5182 It looks good enough to try but it does seem a bit complicated. maybe I will give your idea a shot and just buy a base part of the game, play for free for a bit and see how it feels before deciding to go all in. Thanks for the feedback. If you are on pc I will try to wave at everyone to be sure to wave hello if I happen to pass you!
It's even better now with the armoury and collection sticker book
You don't actually get ALL the content for the ESO+ membership. You have to buy the latest Chapter DLC separately for RL money, and there are other things you must buy separately with crowns, such as Additional classes, races, skill lines, and the ability to join any alliance regardless of the race you choose for your character.
Greymoor digital collector upgrade can be bought for 13$ if you know where to look.
Late to add this but it’s also on sale on steam for the next day if anyone is thinking about getting it, I just purchased it and am real excited to try it out!
Despite its performance issues, its still the best mmo on the market imo. I love how all content is viable. There's always something to do.
Hmmmmm....I had no Performance issues this is what I have.
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922
Fans: CPU- Noctua NH-U12S.
Power-Supply: Corsair RM Series, RM650 Watts
Motherboard: Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Pro
Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K O.C. (5.0Ghz)
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 3200
Hard-Drive: M.2 Samsung 970 EVO 1TB SSD
Video-card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING OC 8G
Windows: Win 10 x64 Pro.
@@Scorpio_1974 I meant server issues. Disconnects, UI errors, game freezing. Cyro and trials can be extremely laggy to the point that its unplayable.
Thats a nice rig you got though. Mine is similar.
Ff14 tho
@@Exel3nce Is fun but has a weak endgame imo.
@@EvolutionIX219 hard content of bosses and raids?
2022 and it is still good and fun and endless and expansive as hell. Bought it last month, signed for plus yesterday and haven't been able to put it down since. It is SO GOOD! The customization is endless, the world is MASSIVE and an absolute blast to explore and walk around and you can just make whatever the hell you want in regards to classes and characters. I have a bit of a gripe with plus but i feel like it offers enough content in it that the price feels justified and yet feel completely optional!
Fantastic game. So glad i bought it. I think it's safe to say it became my top 3 favorite MMOs of all time.
Just a heads up,with ESO plus you only get the DLC's "NOT" the expansions!
Best thing to get for all expansions is the graymore expansion which includes all other expansions
Been paying since launch and am still enjoying the game. I am a big fan of housing and now have 45 decorated homes. Crafting is expensive so spend time farming and trading. I like how they have made the game easier to get to and play with a group of different levels.
The necromancer tank is probably my favorite toon. There is no bad class. Trials are varied and challenging. The story is good and the dlcs are great at building on the base game. Really something for everyone.
I'm currently trying out a crapton of mmos to pick a main and because of your recommendation, I ordered this for PS4 off Amazon a few minutes ago
3:40 There is a thing you can buy in the crown store that allows you to make any race on any faction, just FYI :)
I remember playing the beta for this game but never actually picked up the full release, and this vid has convinced me to give it a try once more
Big ol' rant incoming for anyone looking for a few negative aspects of ESO to help make the decision to play. Ive got some 1000+ hours in the game and Ive spent way too much time with it if im being honest.
The biggest problem(s) with ESO in my opinion are that its almost TOO open ended until it isn't. When it comes to group content, and even personal power, the game doesn't allow you for much wiggle room. For high level end game content, unless you're fine with being an anchor to the group, you're almost forced into specific builds that suck a lot of player choice out. For example, my necromancer has give or take, 3 necromancer spells. The rest of my ability bars consist of either mages guild abilities that are slotted SPECIFICALLY for their "in slot" passive *glares at mage light*, or abilities from generic skill trees that required a TON of random grinding to even unlock. (lookin at you mages guild book hunt). Sure, I could shit-can the entire "build" and run whatever talents I prefer, live out my borderline edgelord dreams of summoning tons of skeletons and such that I had when I CHOSE the necromancer class. But that breaks the games stance on open ended character creation. Which in theory is fine, however a pretty significant percentage of the player base was given a tutorial by hellen keller, and doesnt understand the skills or their role in the content the person chooses to do. Is this the games fault? Yes. Is it also the players fault? Also yes. Is it also somehow Weird Al's fault? Sure, i'm sure we can make a connection somewhere. Regardless, the open ended character skill system is inherently broken due to JUST how open ended it is. I cannot count the number of times Ive had to leave LFG groups because my tank was a sorc with a resto staff, zero tank skills or abilities who queued as a tank for the fast queue time and then expected the healer to be able to handle healing him through that, multiple times only to type out enough slurs to make 4chan happy and then leave himself. Its a real problem. Am I going to bitch like this and not give a possible fix? No thats stupid, this is the internet obviously everything is thought out completely before its posted. *ehem* This could be easily fixed by adopting a much more WoW or FFXIV system to the classes. If you choose necromancer, you choose one of the 3 specs. One is a tank, one is a dps and one is healer. Those core abilities are what you use, with those abilities supplimented by a few other skill trees. We do not need a whole ass skill tree for the fighters guild, the mages guild, the psijic order, the cheese maker society ect. Just allow players to unlock some passives and maybe an ultimate or a single ability from those. Keep classes in their lane. I chose necromancer to play a necromancer, not a clone of the sorc next to me in riften except with some extra bones hangin around. The literal only difference between me and a random sorc hanging out, is LITERALLY probably 2 spells. Instead of an angry daedric triceratops, I summon skeletor's anorexic cousin. By choosing the tank spec, you are inately going to be able to tank with those abilities. No more ranger tanks trying to take a bosses punch to the face with a bow. Rain of arrows is not mitigation and thats a hill I will die on (and so will that archer tank tbh) trim the abilities and lock people to their classes. We chose them for a reason when we made our dark elf abominations.
If youre someone who wants to play ESO for the stories, the quests, and maybe play with a few friends during that, then I can whole heartedly say that its a wonderful game for that, hell the dark brotherhood story alone has given me more fun than I can explain, the blade of Woe not even included because lets be honest, that thing is the most fun item in the game. However, the Trials, dungeons (vet level specifically) and end game content are a NIGHTMARE unless you happen upon a guild willing to bring you to those things, assuming you meet the criteria.
Thank you for coming to my DedTalk. /RantOver
Amen to that. The veteran n vet hm trials basically throw player choice out the window.Going with the meta class/gear for each role is the bare minimum for the endgame. To be able to pull your own weight in endgame group content (especially as a dps or healer) u gotta know how to abuse the game's animation cancelling(weaving) else u won't do anywhere near the required damage to not get carried through content. And mastering animation cancelling is pure nightmare cuz of the usually bad ping on the servers. And the trial trifecta achievements will wanna make you cry lmao. Prolly one of the best games for casual players but if you really wanna go hardcore and do endgame stuff be prepared to sacrifice your soul :v
My biggest complaint having joined when Elswyer was the current DLC going to older areas Dragons all of sudden go from being 'know of' to 'they died out long time ago'
Eh, I loved how many things the combat system is been called witch you pointed out was mostly negative.
However, the combat system is what keeps people playing the game. So I suppose it's more up to taste, I personally love the combat system and don't have anything against it.
The only annoying thing is when you're out adventuring, but you've got to head back to town to repair your weapons
@@fierytigergaming8112 You use repair kits for that mate
@@stonerbay208 I know, but it doesn't change the fact they're hard to come by
@@stonerbay208 The last time I played it was before the expansions came out, so my mind kinda pulled a blank at that
Was a PC founding player but just recently returned to the PS4 format. I am having a ton of fun and there are a lot of people playing! July 2021
7:28 - heard Bill Nye, was very disappointed. :(
You are not alone
Not sure if anyone else already commented this but, you can buy any race with any alliance upgrade via the in game store.
Also, I don’t know how the currencies translate with non-dollars, but last I checked the crowns you get for subscribing are the same amount as if you had just bought that amount of crowns for the subscription price ($15 of crowns was the same amount as what a month of subscribing gave)
"your money, or your life!"
Thank you for posting the voice acting. They go all out in it.
Just started playing and love it although I've no idea what Im doing and doesnt help that most of the help videos are full of MMO and general gaming terminology that I dont understand. For example all this build talk and all the abreviations. I really wish some help video creators would properly dumb it down for people.
ruclips.net/video/CEVHzHXTWpM/видео.html
It's a long video but super helpful
@@EvolutionIX219 thank you I will watch it :)
I couldn't agree more. It's a fantastic game. I've the singleplayer games of the series and I'm still pretty new to ESO, but with every bit that I learn about this game it gets even better. I'm seriously impressed by this amount of quality here especially compared to the rest of the industry nowadays - not even only in the mmo genre.
This game always seemed, and despite your review, still does, like a watered down version of Skyrim and a not-quite-as good version of other MMOs. It combines the two yes, but each don't quite seem as deep as the more focused games. Especially when it released, other games seemed to provide the same type of content, only many were geared towards one of the two styles of play - solo, or multiplayer.
You had Eve, Archeage, Rift, FF14, and some smaller ones that really focused on the MMO elements that you've come to know and expect in an MMO. Then you have the solo games like Skyrim, Fallout series, GTA series, Dark Souls, and several indie games.
Maybe it's because I'm an older gamer in my mid 40's without friends playing online anymore. In an MMO, I want a social experience where you can be walking along and randomly find a group in need of your character (tank, healer, etc.) and be interactive with a random group of people you never played with before. A game where you can be a healer that gives out random buffs to complete strangers and newbies entering a dungeon, or a tank that jumps in and agrros a mob away from a low level player about to die.
ESO along with too many others try to focus on a solo experience online where you have your set group of friends and never have to talk to a single person outside of that circle. It's awesome that you can customize everything in detail, but who' going to notice, or care? Everyone can do it, it's nothing new and you have nothing unique to bring or contribute to the game world overall. You might as well load up a few mods for Skyrim and settle into a gaming session offline at that point.
I'm still fairly new to ESO, but I'm confused as to what you're talking about when you say the multiplayer element is lacking. In what way? From what I've read there is good endgame multiplayer content in the forms of trials and veteran dungeons. Are you talking more about the social aspect of the game? I'm currently in a very friendly guild that was created to help out new players. The guild offers to help you learn the ropes of the game, and even hosts events such as raffles and hide and seek within the zones.
I don't know, my experience with the game so far just doesn't line up with what you're describing it as.
Side note: The best part of the souls games are the online elements. The online elements are the reason why all of the souls games still have substantial player-bases. Without invasions I guarantee you there would be hardly any long term players. You can only do challenge runs so many times.
lack of social aspect? my opinion is no, because as a PvP player in Cyrodil every individual need another indivual regardless the classes or even the level, to revive another players, give buffs to ur fellow alliance (even in different guild), together grouping with random players where the "party leader" tell the members about the tactics u are going to do in castles, it's deep actually. if u don't want to join group or guild in pvp cyrodil, then you can't do anything except waiting and hiding in the jungle for straying enemy player, or read the world alliance chat to know where everybody going/attacking, that way u can heal others (since u know where they are), ur fellow alliance players. and because cyrodill is very big map, u gonna need that XD
but, you can do what you want like buffs other players heals etc in PVE too, usually in world bosses area, many random players from newbie to pro working and supporting each other to defeat the boss.
Never done a dungeon in eso lol.
But I do so enjoy it.
Cyrodil is one of the best PvP experiences I've ever had
As someone who played ESO for years at a competitive, score- and achievment-focused level I'm a bit biased with this game nowadays. I've played WoW (till mid WoD), SW:TOR (till it went free-2-p(l)ay), GW2 (every now and then), Neverwinter (occasionally), New World (for a month) and ESO so far and out of these MMOs I think the overall package ESO offers is the one that got me hooked the most. ESO for the most parts has content for all kinds of players to offer. For those enjoying a grind you can try to complete your item-collections, rank 50 in PvP or all of the achievements. For the more creative ones you can decorate one or multiple houses to a degree that you can't recognize the original house any further. If you are more the business type of player you can look around various guild traders located across the zones and try to grab some snatches to resell them for some profit in one of your up to 5 possible trading guilds. For casual players ESO has a lot to offer, and I mean something in the region of multiple hundreds of hours of stories you can experience. You can experience those quests either on your own or with a group of friends.
The game itself however does a terrible job at explaining you certain things. I.e. its combat-mechanics, the priority system skill and abilities are based upon, is not explained at all. I.e. you can cancel animations of lower priority stuff by activating a higher priority stuff without losing the damage/buff of the lower-priority thing. The priority usually is like block/dodge roll > action bar skill > light/heavy attack. Most users will i.e. left click to trigger a light attack and when the animation starts, i.e. with a firestaff equiped the hand will go backwards slightly before going forward to fire off the fireball, you can skipp the whole animation by activating a skill when you have the correct timing or see that the hand is moving backwards. What happens is that the animation is canceled though the fireball from the light attack still fires and the skill you pressed will immediately be performed. This will basically produce 2 attacks at the same time, the light attack whose animation we've caneled + the damage the skill produces. As most buffs you can obtain as players stem from light attacks you not only deal more damage by weaving in light attacks in between your skills but you also grant yourself some additional buffs that further increase your damage. That is why correct light attack weaving/animation canceling is so important but the game itself doesn't explain that to you at all. While such a thing is not necessarily important if you just play the game to experience the quests solo, it is important when you want to dive into PvP or engame PvE (trials or DLC vet-hardmodes in dungeons).
Though the reason why I am biased with this game, and that ultimately lead to a more than 2 years break, which I spent in WoW classic, is that Zenimax Online Studios (ZOS) has some ongoing performance issues with their servers. Over the years performance got worse and worse especially if you are into large-scale, open world PvP and trying to defend or conquer castles in Cyrodiil or in end-game 12 men trials. The former one is literally laggy as hell and ZOS is working for quite some time to investigate in the reasons and experimenting with certain settings to improve the situation, without any real improvements yet, while the latter one results in one-shot mechanics where you get hit by stuff before it actually appeared on your screen or it was somekind telegraphed by boss animations. This was the actual reason why I quit the game 3 years ago because I had to stream everything I do as people at some point though I am making stuff up. This lead to lots of frustration within the group and constant naming and shaming. Till this day I haven't really returned to progress-oriented endgame-raiding even though I was asked for.
The only thing I wish ESO had was an event-based system in its open world similar to GW2 that motivates people to be out in the world and to have an impact on the world. Maybe also the log-in reward system GW2 has as currently ZOS offers a daily login reward where you see the reward for the whole month with the most attractive stuff usually bein exactly in the middle and at the end of the month. This somehow forces you to log in every day to not miss out on those goodies and somehow lets you log-in for the wrong reasons into the game. This quickly feels like a must. In GW2 you don't really miss out on that goodie as it will just continue from where you last logged in. While you still miss out on the things you could have obtained in the same time slot, the psychological aspect IMO is a totally different one.
I started playing eso on ps4 about a month ago and im enjoying it. Got it on sale for around 6 bucks it was the best 6 bucks ive spent. I hit level 25 today.
ESO is my chill game, I spend all my saturady hangovers just running around and picking up butterflies and shit.
Also for some reason one of the things I always look forward to a lot is Skyshard gathering in Cyrodil. Takes about 4 hours per toon and all you do is travel and pick up collectibles but for some reason I enjoy it greatly.
Just the fact that you can steal and become a wanted man is an example of how unique it is
I just got my friend into ESO recently and it's been so much fun running around pick pocketing people and running from or fighting the guards. Very underated mechanic I never really utilized aside from selling to the fence for extra cash.
It's unfortunate that it's more or less as deep as your description of it. You can steal and become wanted, but stealing pays very little and guards are invincible because... Reasons?
my mind always said that we were one of many vestages, not "the chosen one", many escape from the prison, even if it only shows us doing it.
Beautiful game and very underrated. It looks amazing for being mmo type aswell as open world aswell as sandboxy.
The coding done in this game is genius in my opinion.
It is a nice game
I've leveled all classes to max level in this and experienced a chunk of endgame...and I loved the freedom of builds at first but I will say that every class and combination pretty much feels the same to play....also as far as customization of abilities go, you get shoehorned into pretty set abilities by the time you are doing endgame dungeons.
Leveling in this game is the best part, the endgame is less than stellar. Treating this more like a single player game is the best experience imo.
agreed, "play it your way" is not very viable.
I just wish the leveling had challenge and the world felt a bit more dangerous. At least when there was no scaling you could enter a higher level zone if you wanted the mobs to do more damage.
I enjoyed the game before they changed it so that everything around you was always your level. I get why they did it, it just feels really dumb and makes everything less meaningful and impactful =/ Its all the same, everywhere and everything is the same!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhh