I like it because it is not World of Warcraft. It is the only other MMO that I play, so my experience is limited. I play it when I am between more important games, which are not MMO games. So for all you MMO elites and WoW-philes ... not one of you, sorry.

ESO is not a mechanical game built upon player understanding of percentages provided by different abilities and equipment, which I feel WoW is riddled with. Failure to pay close attention to all of the numbers and making sure that none of them are too high, or too low, and all are in perfect tune results in a character that has a "DPS" that is thousands, or tens of thousands, less than peers. I don't know my DPS in ESO and that is great.

While there are certainly paths to PVE levelling in this game, I do not have to look at a map that tells me areas and levels so that I pick the right breadcrumb quests to take me to the area.

I like how getting quests feels more interactive and does not tell me in advance what my reward will be for completing the quest.

I really like how doing quests changes the world for me. It is so ... depressing ... in that other game I mentioned that when I complete the area and get the prize for saving the world, or at least this little part of it, I turn around and ... nothing has changed. The same monsters are attacking the same targets in an endless battle that has been going on since the dawn of time and will still be going on when time ends, or an expansion pack comes out, whichever comes first.

Oh, and I forgot: I like that I die in this game, but it is frustrating because I am not used to it. I always get to a point where I am God of the Zone long before I am ready to leave the Zone. Only a dedicated and coordinated effort on the part of the denizens of the Zone can depose me. In ESO, I can accidentally wander into monsters that are higher level than me or are in numbers that will kill me in seconds if I am not careful.

A few smiles hehe, there's always gonna be bumps in the road but I must say this is the smoothest MMO launch I've seen to date. Sure there are issues with billing and what not, but that's outside of the game. Every single MMO I've played for launch have always been unplayable for a few days due to server overload.

GossiTheDog wrote: »

A vast majority of people are playing the game. Support forums are always full of the people who are (often quite rightly) annoyed by their particular issue.

For what ever reason, this seems like the General Forum as well, since nobody is posting in the General Forum for what ever reason.

The game itself? No of course not. The handful of bugs that pop up to ruin your day. Yes.

I am loving the free roam aspect (like Skyrim) mixed with an MMO. I read a lot about the UI, and I enjoy the fact that it is minimal. It lets me 'get into' the game and be immersive. Controls are great, laid out well, effective, and I also find that my play time is not just clicking buttons. The active combat is fantastic.
I could go on.
Keep up the great work. I enjoy ESO very much, and I am sure I will for years to come. I can't wait to see what is around every corner. Love the subtle details too. (like a butterfly, walk up to it, and start to walk away, and it will follow you a bit like it is curious).
Just great.

Game is wonderful and smoothest playing mmo launch I've seen. Amazingly well optimized and a great detailed world.

even after several bugs and issues, i still enjoy the game. If that makes me dumb so be it!

Since this is a positive thread, I would like to thank the people in customer support, not just in this game, but all over the world.

Just reading the complaints and whining makes me cringe and feel bad for all the people who are working hard to resolve the issues and fix the bugs.

Thank you all for your patience, and never take anything said in this forum personally.

Here is my big smile, btw.

Absolutely loving it.