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Re: What do veteran players do after logging in each day?
Recently I caved and started levelling all my 7 classes skill lines for subclassing. I downloaded the addon Urich's skill points finder and I'm doing public dungeon on them with xp scrolls and taking in my companions that need some levels. This has been keeping busy.
I also do my writs on my 7 alts and do endeavors and put items for sale in trading guild.
Some days I do the soltice dailies for recipes to learn and sell.
I was doing normal trials gear farm runs before I started levelling up skills and was doing daily random dungeons for transmute Crystals.
The hardest part of levelling skills in public dungeons is I use xp scrolls so I find I need to rush through the stories sadly so I dont waste pre house minutes oof.
Eso feeling like a job atm. I love this game so much but it's changing in front of my very eyes.
I also do my writs on my 7 alts and do endeavors and put items for sale in trading guild.
Some days I do the soltice dailies for recipes to learn and sell.
I was doing normal trials gear farm runs before I started levelling up skills and was doing daily random dungeons for transmute Crystals.
The hardest part of levelling skills in public dungeons is I use xp scrolls so I find I need to rush through the stories sadly so I dont waste pre house minutes oof.
Eso feeling like a job atm. I love this game so much but it's changing in front of my very eyes.
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Re: I honestly thought update 48 was incremental patch update yesterday.
ElderSmitter wrote: »Very small changes and almost a nothing burger. It would be really nice to give us a 20-piece scavenger hunt in Solstice for a new Mythic. Something fun and exciting! I will continue to play like I usually do because I enjoy the game and community but very underwhelmed by Update 48. QOL fixes are supposed to go hand and hand with newer content not basically be the actual update itself.
Regards ElderSmitter.
They shouldn't even call it a patch anymore. Since when was bug fixing and basic QoL considered new content?
Re: Anemic Patch Notes
I knew they said "light on combat changes" (which itself is certainly a choice), but even I was expecting more Class line changes than two (2) bugfixes, one of which is visual.
I really want to know: does the Combat team really think that balance is in a good enough place that they can afford to let it stay as-is until March? Do they honestly think that a 'test' (which is clearly no longer a test to make Cyrodiil more performant and instead is going to be a new mode which will definitely replace one or more Cyro campaigns) that we have active for a single week every three months is more important than how the game feels year-round?
I also want to point out that we actually didn't get any major "new" thing this entire year. No new skill lines, no new Grimoires, no new Class... the biggest thing was "hey, just put skills from one Class onto another!" Even the zone of Solstice is a lot of reused themes between Argonian, Altmer, and Coldharbour, so besides some furniture pieces there's really not much brand new there.
There's only so long players can keep hearing "we have new stuff, but for right now it's just reheated leftovers" before they walk. ZOS needs to start showing their hand, because if this is the pace we're going to see in the future... That's not going to go well.
I know they're making the new Heart's Day event an annual thing, but that won't mean much if the game is shut down before 2027 due to lack of players...
Also, I really have to point out that I grew up with military speak, so when I hear "we're transitioning," I definitely read that in one way: "we're transitioning from open to closed."
I really want to know: does the Combat team really think that balance is in a good enough place that they can afford to let it stay as-is until March? Do they honestly think that a 'test' (which is clearly no longer a test to make Cyrodiil more performant and instead is going to be a new mode which will definitely replace one or more Cyro campaigns) that we have active for a single week every three months is more important than how the game feels year-round?
I also want to point out that we actually didn't get any major "new" thing this entire year. No new skill lines, no new Grimoires, no new Class... the biggest thing was "hey, just put skills from one Class onto another!" Even the zone of Solstice is a lot of reused themes between Argonian, Altmer, and Coldharbour, so besides some furniture pieces there's really not much brand new there.
There's only so long players can keep hearing "we have new stuff, but for right now it's just reheated leftovers" before they walk. ZOS needs to start showing their hand, because if this is the pace we're going to see in the future... That's not going to go well.
I know they're making the new Heart's Day event an annual thing, but that won't mean much if the game is shut down before 2027 due to lack of players...
Also, I really have to point out that I grew up with military speak, so when I hear "we're transitioning," I definitely read that in one way: "we're transitioning from open to closed."
Re: One more nail for class identity. No leader boards for classes.
Infinite Archive allows 700 players to get a spot in weekly ranks.
If these get cut to 100 total it won't achieve better competition, it will discourage a lot of players from competing at all. (EDIT: especially when platforms are going to be merged soon!)
I understand the reasoning, but still... This stinks.
If these get cut to 100 total it won't achieve better competition, it will discourage a lot of players from competing at all. (EDIT: especially when platforms are going to be merged soon!)
I understand the reasoning, but still... This stinks.
Re: You can rollback a feature of the game. You choose:
Subclassing is by far the best thing that ever happened in ESO. Having strict class setup is outdated. I really love it that now we can truly create our own characters. I don't care about class identity or min maxing, All I need is a fun build that can do the content. You don't need that exact meta build to do dungeon trifectas and other challenges.
It is only sad to see how set in their ways ESO community is and some people seem to be against all new things and they want the game to stay the same as it was during the release.
I think what would be good for ESO is embracing esports like WOW and introduce dungeon+ system with ranking lists, I have wished for this a long time.
This is all of course my own opinion.
It is only sad to see how set in their ways ESO community is and some people seem to be against all new things and they want the game to stay the same as it was during the release.
I think what would be good for ESO is embracing esports like WOW and introduce dungeon+ system with ranking lists, I have wished for this a long time.
This is all of course my own opinion.
Re: What's up with the outfit design? Pauldrons, tassets, and faulds keep being thrown on everything
The crotch flap is so annoying, and looks stupid. It's on wayyy too many outfits
Re: Companion Chat Reminders etc. is gone.
That isnt a vanilla feature so maybe check your addons
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Re: Companion Chat Reminders etc. is gone.
That was never a basegame feature. That’s 100% an addon.
Re: This is how games die
We are far past COVID effects at this point. The player count is at 2017 levels, not 2019 levels. And falling.
I feel like it's mostly the combat and combat-related gameplay features (like item sets). Unleash the combat team from the spreadsheet. But I think previous management put the spreadsheet guardrails in place for a reason (to limit damage done from changes made by that team). A new combat leader with a cohesive vision for the combat gameplay is needed.
People keep saying it's [whatever their pet peeve is] but surely, historically, outside Covid the user spikes were coming with DLC drops. Since the chapter model is no longer with us it's anyone's guess what it or isn't driving player engagement at the moment. So, yes, played numbers do seem to be dropping, but that could be for any number of factors, including the change of purchasing model.
Re: PTS Update 48 - Feedback Thread for Cyrodiil Vengeance Testing Round 4
I will go in to test it once the servers are back up, but just seeing the ESOLive and the patch notes are leaving one burning question that needs to be addressed.
What is the team’s goal for Vengeance now?
We were originally, and repeatedly, sold Vengeance as explicitly “a test.” We had the whole Q&A and stream to reiterate that it was only a test to bring Cyrodiil down to bare bones and then add over time to check what was causing performance issues.
However, now Vengeance is adding “Loadouts” and “Perks,” each with new UI elements. These are not found in any other mode, so the argument of Vengeance being a simple test to add things in to eventually get to Cyrodiil as is is weakened. (It also is noticeable that the Combat team spend the entire time on building these new Vengeance features that will be live for one week instead of addressing general combat imbalances that we’ll have through March.) We also know there’s a new Vengeance test coming in U49, making a U50 launch of a new mode likely. This is making it clear that Vengeance is no longer just a test, but the bones of a new Cyrodiil Campaign mode.
While there are players who would like to see a permanent Vengeance Campaign, players deserve at minimum a response to the changed end goal of Vengeance:
What is the team’s goal for Vengeance now?
We were originally, and repeatedly, sold Vengeance as explicitly “a test.” We had the whole Q&A and stream to reiterate that it was only a test to bring Cyrodiil down to bare bones and then add over time to check what was causing performance issues.
However, now Vengeance is adding “Loadouts” and “Perks,” each with new UI elements. These are not found in any other mode, so the argument of Vengeance being a simple test to add things in to eventually get to Cyrodiil as is is weakened. (It also is noticeable that the Combat team spend the entire time on building these new Vengeance features that will be live for one week instead of addressing general combat imbalances that we’ll have through March.) We also know there’s a new Vengeance test coming in U49, making a U50 launch of a new mode likely. This is making it clear that Vengeance is no longer just a test, but the bones of a new Cyrodiil Campaign mode.
While there are players who would like to see a permanent Vengeance Campaign, players deserve at minimum a response to the changed end goal of Vengeance:
- Is the new goal of Vengeance to be a permanent Campaign?
- Is Vengeance intended to replace any of the existing Campaigns?
- Is the team still going to consider balance for PvP outside of Vengeance?
- Is the team going to continue working on PvE balance?
- If, in the future new skill lines or Classes are added, will those feature into Vengeance?