The extra zero monster is real, and sooner or later gets us all

I wouldn't "roll back" anything per se, but I wouldn't mind seeing adjustments to certain things, such as adding an option for 4v4v4 BGs while keeping 4v4 as an option-- if that's possible; there might be reasons (such as queuing issues) why it wasn't done that way to begin with.

The one update that really affected my overall gameplay was the one some years ago which made changes to resource use, such as skills requiring more resources than before and (I think) resources not regenerating as quickly. After that update it took a while for me to get back to (for example) being able to solo-capture resources in Cyrodiil, and even today I often find myself getting "stamina-locked" (or whatever players call it) where I don't have enough stamina to fire off any skills, can't do heavy attacks quickly enough to restore any appreciable amount of stamina, can't break free of CCs, can't dodge or block attacks, etc., and it just makes for a very miserable and rage-inducing experience. I don't know that I would roll back that old update, but I'd certainly love to see some adjustments made to alleviate the severity and lasting negative impact from it.

Without 3-Team Battlegrounds, this game is basically dysfunctional Guild Wars 2. I'm sorry. I had to say it. I have contributed to these conversations regarding PVP in Elder Scrolls Online and everything regarding this game's unique identity regarding combat, thematics and PVP have been stripped away. Having 3-Team Battlegrounds was a unique feature that was a non-negotiable when it comes to content. The fact that it was removed for generic 2-Team Battlegrounds which exists in basically every game/genre (We Valorant now, boys.) pits this game against competition that it never had to worry about. 3-Team Battlegrounds was a lot of things, but nobody could deny that it was unique in the MMORPG space. Now we have dysfunctional PVP that now appears to be trying very hard to be WoW or GW2 (both games that can support a vastly larger amount of players on screen in their respective PVE and PVP content). Since ESO is essentially only viable as a small-scale PVE and PVP instanced game, having 2-Team and 3-Team Battlegrounds as options together would have been the right call. However removing the established Battlegrounds vision and replacing it with something generic greatly hinders the experiences for a vast majority of players. Nobody likes 4v4 and 8v8 is just queue for rewards and hope it ends soon.

Oh, and nobody go and say that the current meta is high damage. The last Capture the Relic 8v8 I did last week had unkillable players walking about just grabbing relics and jogging across the map. Whether they tooled their stats or actually were that tanky to sustain being dogpiled by an entire team solo doesn't matter. It's unfun PVP. I get it, though. People who advocate for this system secretly want PVP put down and they've succeeded.

Haki_7 wrote: »

In 4v4v4 most people queued for the pvp, so they kept at it despite the meager rewards. In two-teams players leave as soon as they get whatever shinies were used to lure them into situations like this:

Well said.

4v4v4 was intense. These bgs, described by zos as 'LESS INTENSE' Aren't for us. They just arent. That's why we dislike them, I believe.

The sad reality is that zos doesnt care about what we want. We are no longer their target audience. PVE Timmy and PVE Tammy Tamriel are.

The sweats that enjoy this just take advantage of the PVE crowd. I dont know why.

It stinks. But it is what it is.

I used to see them all over the place and haven't seen any in ages. Xbox NA

Oh, that is why PS NA Gray Host is all ad today. lol

I'd like less garish colours for sorcerer and destruction staff abilities. Having paler skill styles would be infinitely more visually appealing than any of the skill styles available at the moment.

In an ideal world, we would be able to customise our own colours as we see fit, with an option to toggle off the skill styles of other players so that Tamriel can remain visually consistent if desired.

KiltMaster wrote: »

eh it's kinda like people have their superstitions ... whatever works for them, right?

This is a perfectly fine perspective, if people >Want< to do it anyway. But I want to make sure they are informed before hand.

AND mostly because some creators have even profited by making false information videos suggesting or claiming the "trick" to be the "correct way"

And the main important factor there, is when you look at the amount of time the player ends up wasting in order to do it this way. I spent 10 mins doing full stacks, and over 4 and a half hours doing the other half of materials in minimum stacks.

Over time, this can end up being days or more of someones life "doing a trick" which did nothing for them. So as long as they are informed, then yeah thats fully a fine choice.

alakeyfox wrote: »

I've maxxed out his favour without playing ToT at all, so not sure this is even an issue?

You may have maxed out his Rapport. But you can't get the Zerith-Var's Favor Achievement without playing ToT. Which in turn is required for The Twilight Path achievement. Both of which are required to get Zerith-Var's companion trinket which grants you his perk.