How likely are you to recommend Elder Scrolls Online?

Elsonso

How likely are you to recommend Elder Scrolls Online to a friend, partner or colleague?

Stovahkiin

The game has several issues, and despite the salt I often throw at it, it definately still is one of the best MMOs available right now. Great visuals, overall good storytelling and above average combat makes it a pretty strong contender.

DRAGON_KILLER_HUNTER

100% - best game ever.

Ragnarock41

Most likely.

DieAlteHexe

Absolutely would recommend, in fact, I do. Brilliant game even with its warts.

Eyro

Im right in the middle. If they like Elders Scrolls and online games I would without a doubt. If they don’t like Elder Scrolls or online games, not so much.

I don’t think there is much here a non fan would want to spend time doing or learning.

kimaeril

I love the game, bugs and all and I do recommend it to others.

NewBlacksmurf

It’s getting worse from a monetized standpoint so it’s hard to recommend. The other thing is it’s gone so far away from TES that it requires too much explanation to a TES fan to get them to understand it.....and then they say, ok so it’s like XYZ MMO using TES characters

Shrug....pointless

vestahls

I actually got a friend to join, and talked about it positively to two others, but I wouldn't recommend it with the enthusiasm I give single-players like VTMB or even Dishonored.

As an MMO, it's the best from what I've sampled and the only one that I've stuck with though.

Riptide

I do so regularly to my gamer friends.

It never sticks though, sadly. I’ve had several friends dip in, play a while, and on to the next game. I’ve played 5-6 games since the release of ESO, and keep coming back.

Most of my friends have played arround 30 games since then, and never commit to any of them.

Kendaric

(1) Not likely.

It would have been an 8 before, but the ESO's direction is far too focused on the crown store/crown crates now. Once they turn their attention back to providing an enjoyable game experience rather than a cash shop with a game attached to it, I can recommend ESO to friends again.

Numerikuu

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

It’s getting worse from a monetized standpoint so it’s hard to recommend. The other thing is it’s gone so far away from TES that it requires too much explanation to a TES fan to get them to understand it.....and then they say, ok so it’s like XYZ MMO using TES characters

Shrug....pointless

Pretty much.

Recremen

No longer very likely. Every time a new season of gambling boxes comes out I shoot right back down to a 1.

Danikat

I always find it hard to answer these because it depends on the person as much as the game.

I have a lot of friends I wouldn't recommend ESO to simply because I know they wouldn't understand it. A friend saw me on the ESO forum at work one day (on my lunch break), asked what it was about and when I said a game her reaction was "Oh ok, so is it like Candy Crush? Or more like Angry Birds?" That's her total knowledge of video games - little free mobile aps and I really didn't know how to go from that to explaining an MMORPG. (At the time I said it's kind of like Lord of the Rings, but you get to decide where to go and what to do...not entirely accurate but the best I could do. Now I could say it's like West World but inside a computer and with less creepy AI.)

I'd also be wary of recommending it to someone like my dad who is a gamer and has played RPGs but likes very structured games. He hated Minecraft because there was nothing to tell you where to go and what to do. He was a bit happier when I told him about the Ender Dragon because according to him that meant the game was about making tools to find and kill this dragon but still didn't like the lack of a clear path to do that. If he played ESO I can imagine he'd complete the main story and probably his alliances story then get lost or confused on the right order to do everything else and again end up frustrated.

Even with people who like MMOs it varies, because a lot of my MMO player friends I met through GW2 and some of them would hate the regularly increasing level cap and the need to grind certain areas over and over for BiS equipment.

But there's also other people I absolutely would (and have) recommend this game to. And some who already play it.

Merenwen_812

I still recommend ESO. I tell them of the load times(right now load screen is 2-5 min) and lag during events. I tell them of the hamsters that often get forgotten and not fed or watered so the servers go down. All in all it is great game to me. It has it's downs of course, but it is their choice to play even with the quirks. Edit to add, I also make sure they know that they push the crates and crowns, I mean that is their main source of income and profit so of course they will push that.

Delgent

Not too long ago I would have answered 8 or 9, but I went 3 because the monetization direction is starting to put me off from playing anymore. I already regret preordering SI. If I had waited a bit longer, some of the recent revelations would have kept me from ordering it for now.

I guess I'll get my $40 worth out of it, then make a decision. There's plenty out there for me to play and get my completionist fix that ESO can't satisfy anymore.

Tholian1

In the middle. The biggest reason for that is the cash shop. I don’t mind micro transactions in games and I love to buy the fluff, but ZOS needs to learn what “micro” means when it comes to pricing things.

MornaBaine

I used to recommend this game. I've even bought it for friends. Now, I just can't. The predatory cash shop and gambling boxes, the endless grind and artificially low drop rates have leeched all the fun out of actually playing the game. In good conscience I cannot recommend a game sold by a company that preys on them instead of treating them like valued customers.

AlienatedGoat

1 - Not at all likely

Sadly, this is how I have to vote, given the state of the game.

I've lost a couple friends over having recommended the game, they play it and then they see the major issues plaguing the game and leave (and blame me for my recommendation and their waste of cash/time).
Just some of the problems they've noted (and they're not wrong).

• Gambling crates with RNG only items.
• $100+ items in the cash shop.
• Lack of quality content for PvP.
• Lack of quality content for endgame PvE.
• Extreme faceroll 90% of the game (Overland).
• High server latency.
• Well known bugs that persist for years.
• FPS drops, FPS drops, FPS drops.
• Really low FPS in any high load area like trials and Cyro.
• Engine unoptimization on all fronts.

I can't responsibly recommend this.

I love this game. It breaks my heart.

DoctorESO

If you care enough to post here day in and day out, then deep down inside, you really do recommend this game 10/10.

MornaBaine

Delgent wrote: »

Not too long ago I would have answered 8 or 9, but I went 3 because the monetization direction is starting to put me off from playing anymore. I already regret preordering SI. If I had waited a bit longer, some of the recent revelations would have kept me from ordering it for now.

I guess I'll get my $40 worth out of it, then make a decision. There's plenty out there for me to play and get my completionist fix that ESO can't satisfy anymore.

I am right there with you. Unless there is a major change in direction with the cash shop and gamble boxes I foresee Summerset being my last purchase with this game. I've already dropped 2 of the 3 subs I used to maintain. I have the money to spend on this game ZOS...but you have to offer me products I want and stop insulting me. kthnx

AlienatedGoat

DoctorESO wrote: »

If you care enough to post here day in and day out, then deep down inside, you really do recommend this game 10/10.

If they fix the issues I listed above, I'll heartily recommend it 10/10. Till then, I won't subject another friend to this mess and risk losing that friend.

Tandor

I have no issues with the game, whether in terms of content, balance, performance or business model etc.

Some things I don't like, such as the trading system and crown crates, and so I have little to do with them. They're wholly insufficient to deter me from recommending the game to others.

Graydon

I would recommend this game with complete confidence to anyone asking.

Elsonso

DoctorESO wrote: »

If you care enough to post here day in and day out, then deep down inside, you really do recommend this game 10/10.

Posting here every day is like preaching to the choir. People who are already here don't need a recommendation. They already have had one.

Linaleah

I picked 8, but mainly becasue i realize that not everything is everyone's cup of tea. I try my best not to over hype things for people. I did however recommend this game to multiple people I have met in other games and outside of them, just never framed it as "best thing since sliced bread"

leeux

Not likely at all... not due the game being bad, but to very unstable developers.

And because of that there's a high chance any new person that comes to the game will get to see the game be altered in ways that affect them negatively, and even if we (old players) can deal with destructive changes most of the time, I bet a new person that invested some time in getting into the game at early levels will get the short side of the stick and hate the changes, and transitively hate me for recommending them

So, not a chance of that happening, I like to keep my friends... well, friends

Esha76

I honestly don't know right now.

I got hooked on this game due to its aesthetics, writing, and characters. All those things are still there. I'd say it's worth a play through to check those things out. Some amazing work has gone into the content of this game.

However, I have lost the desire to support this company anymore due to the direction they are taking their monetization practices. I drew the line with the outfit slot pricing. Now this exclusive RNG box motif has crossed that line for me. And all this has soured me to the point I am no longer enjoying the aesthetics, writing, and characters.

With these new monetization decisions ZOS is making, I am seriously debating if even I will spend another dollar on this, let alone suggest another person to do so.

ilikepickles

I've harassed a lot of friends into playing. Most have been glad to keep playing.

Tabbycat

It has it's flaws but it's better than a lot of MMO's out there (Including WoW since the current Blizzard dev team doesn't have a clue).

Juju_beans

You also have to remember that a good number of folks that post in these forums have an axe to grind and that will be reflected in the poll numbers.