How interested are you in playing tales of tribute (the card game)?

Norgh

Really disinterested. I don't want to play it at all, I think I'll hate it.

Simply awful and a waste of resources if you ask me. I also suspect they may force people to play the game by hiding a mythic lead in it to justify the time and money spent developing it.

Faulgor

Other. (please, precise your answer in the comments)

Oreyn_Bearclaw wrote: »

FluffWit wrote: »

Hearing them talk about the fabulous rewards without listing a single specific unique reward made me laugh. Dude finished by saying you can get transmute crystals! 🤦‍♂️

I am terrified they are going to hide mythic leads in the system for BIS PVE or PVP gear. I don't think anything could make me uninstall faster.

I don't understand this sentiment. Mythic leads are sourced from all sorts of activities in the game, why does this one stand out? You might as well say that they "force" us into fishing or Imperial City bosses or dungeons. I don't know how ZOS could make leads work for everyone, unless they are just log-in rewards.

I'm more worried that there won't be any rewards that encourage long-term use of this new feature. There are probably more convenient ways to get transmute crystals if you need them, for example.

Kredo

Really disinterested. I don't want to play it at all, I think I'll hate it.

grizzledcroc wrote: »

Itll always be funny how people who are not the target audience complain about it . Even better when they like to act like it is not a feature when it is regardless of feelings. Every chapter adds something that the previous did not , so every new chapter always has more than the last in 1 way or the other, weather you like it or not that is the fact and without that new thing from even 3 chapters ago this current one wouldnt have had it .I want a new class but I am not gonna use a opinion and push it as fact. Its a activity added that will have its niche , just like antiquities. I can want something without putting something I would have never been interested in down

I'd argue that every one here very much is the target audience as this is an update for a game we all play. So if the main selling point of a chapter, which is the main update of the year, is a niche activity that only a minority of the player base seems to be interested in i think it's more than reasonable for players to say that they aren't happy about that.

Sjestenka

Really disinterested. I don't want to play it at all, I think I'll hate it.

woopsies! forum results dont seem too optimistic right now. 10% interested, 50-60% ain't?
i'll probably play it once, to get that quest out of my journal. will probably browse card pictures on UESP, like with Legends. i don't play this kinda games, too stoopit for them.

BretonMage

Really disinterested. I don't want to play it at all, I think I'll hate it.

It was *beyond painful* when I was forced to play that one Gwent game in The Witcher 3, and I never expected to face a similar situation in the Elder Scrolls. Nothing will entice me to play it here, not the most meta BIS, not the most collectible mount, not the sparkliest dye.

VDoom1

Neutral. I don't feel strongly and/or have mixed feeling about it.

I couldn't help but laugh a little when they said "you can get transmute crystals"
I'm sorry, but am I missing something? Since when is transmute crystals this prestigious wonderful reward.

I will give this new card game a go, try it out. Never been a huge fan of card games. I avoided Gwent in the Witcher and only played Hearthstone a few times. It seems complicated, perhaps to complicated? We shall see.

They did say there will be lore tied into it, so I am interested in checking that out. Overall I'm on the fence, neutral really.

SammyKhajit

Disinterested. I don't want to play it, I don't think I'll enjoy the game.

Okay, so this one was reading the card game details from https://eso-hub.com/en/guides/tales-of-tribute-guide

The game makes more sense now, but still sounds stressful. What if you are terrible at the game and lose all your cards?

Also, this line is a bit worrying

Players can also make progress on quests when playing against NPCs.

Does that mean some quests require compulsory card playing to complete the quest?? This one hopes he is wrong.

SergeantJinx

Really disinterested. I don't want to play it at all, I think I'll hate it.

Sorry not for me, I thought no after seeing the first stream the other month, watching last night just confirmed my initial thoughts. It looks awful and over complicated.

As for High Ilse itself, I bet it will be a beautiful place to visit, but hopefully not as lacking as Blackwood was.

StShoot

Really disinterested. I don't want to play it at all, I think I'll hate it.

grizzledcroc wrote: »

Itll always be funny how people who are not the target audience complain about it . Even better when they like to act like it is not a feature when it is regardless of feelings. Every chapter adds something that the previous did not , so every new chapter always has more than the last in 1 way or the other, weather you like it or not that is the fact and without that new thing from even 3 chapters ago this current one wouldnt have had it .I want a new class but I am not gonna use a opinion and push it as fact. Its a activity added that will have its niche , just like antiquities. I can want something without putting something I would have never been interested in down

So someone who plays eso is not the target audience ? xD I guess this targets trading card game players than? Im sure lots of them will leave their favourite card games for this ;D

I mean sure its an addition to the game it doesnt take away anything. If you dont like it you just dont play it and thats fine as long as Zos doesnt locks important elements behind it (like sets/mythics etc).

Jaimeh

Neutral. I don't feel strongly and/or have mixed feeling about it.

The preview of the card game put me to sleep and I stopped watching after a few minutes, but I think it was because they presented too much information in a short span, and they both had deep knowledge of the workings of the game but didn't present it in a newbie-friendly way--though perhaps the game is so complex that it would be impossible to present it otherwise in the time they had available. However, I'll definitely check it out, and perhaps after understanding the rules I might find it enjoyable, although I'm not a fan of card games in general.

HeavyESO

Neutral. I don't feel strongly and/or have mixed feeling about it.

I won't lie, I just tuned into twitch and muted it for the pet. It doesn't sound interesting, and if Za'ji is even in a single quest then I refuse to play the story. Why they hire insufferable voice actors is beyond me (shoutout to Dragonhold aka the worst DLC in the game).

alberichtano

Disinterested. I don't want to play it, I don't think I'll enjoy the game.

spartaxoxo wrote: »

alberichtano wrote: »

ArchMikem wrote: »

First glimpse of it and I'm very overwhelmed. They claim it's easy to play but hard to master, but it seems a bit complicated. I think it's the whole deal about cards being reshuffled after every turn that's throwing me off. I can understand there being two separate win conditions, but the way the playing cards are handled is jumbling me up. I'll have to spend A LOT of time getting used to it, and frankly I'm absolutely terrible at multi-tasking. I'm already planning on working with Ember on top of my usual exploration and questing.

You know what I felt? Tired. Because they say it is supposed to be something that normal people would play in Tamriel, and it is TOTALLY a mobile app-game sort of thing. The opposite of the very simplistic games people actually played. And the fact that it is collectible just makes it stick out like a Delorean in Deshaan.

Now it may be fun, but believable as a medieval game? Not even at all.

Eh. Tamriel isn't Earth, and they have a number of things they have access to that wouldn't be available in the real world that doesn't make the idea that crazy to me.

Really now. Do they have the internet? Factories? Working Trademarks and international organs keeping after them? Because that is a bare minimum of what is needed to have working collectible card games.

To give an example - how well do you think any modern CCG would work in, say, the amazon, or in serengeti. Since no one there knows all the cards available, they could just make up their own cards, because no one knows better. It is only because of trademark regulations and big company branding that we know which cards are "real" cards and which are fake. And we have the freakin' internet to help us with that. There are no game shops or online ordering either, so, what, every farmer and serf who wants to play has to leave their spouse and children to look for new sets? (Although that WOULD explain the complete lack of children in Tamriel...)

No. It just doesn't make any sense. It is too complicated, too collectible to be a normal tavern game. With or without magics in Tamriel.

alberichtano

Disinterested. I don't want to play it, I don't think I'll enjoy the game.

Minnesinger wrote: »

The very best outcome of the card game is that there will considerably less lag in the game. I am fearing that the the card game will be laggy mess though. Bugs and exploits are part the game.

Why would there be less lag in the game? The CCG will require resources as well.

alberichtano

Disinterested. I don't want to play it, I don't think I'll enjoy the game.

VDoom1 wrote: »

I couldn't help but laugh a little when they said "you can get transmute crystals"
I'm sorry, but am I missing something? Since when is transmute crystals this prestigious wonderful reward.

I will give this new card game a go, try it out. Never been a huge fan of card games. I avoided Gwent in the Witcher and only played Hearthstone a few times. It seems complicated, perhaps to complicated? We shall see.

They did say there will be lore tied into it, so I am interested in checking that out. Overall I'm on the fence, neutral really.

They also mentioned "treasures", as in that crop you get when pickpocketing - and it is fine as loot for thieves to launder or sell, but as a reward it is just painful. For normal vendors they are rarely worth squat and just take up space in the inventory. Thanks but no thanks to that.

alberichtano

Disinterested. I don't want to play it, I don't think I'll enjoy the game.

HeavyESO wrote: »

I won't lie, I just tuned into twitch and muted it for the pet. It doesn't sound interesting, and if Za'ji is even in a single quest then I refuse to play the story. Why they hire insufferable voice actors is beyond me (shoutout to Dragonhold aka the worst DLC in the game).

Za'ji, the short pirate khajit, right? I liked the new dungeons, but that shrill voice completely ruined what suspense that could have been had in that otherwise very spooky area.

Same with Sharparrow or whatever she was called. Making lame jokes (which are not the voice-actors fault of course) in moments that should be suspenseful.

ZOS should take a lesson from Star Wars Episode 1 - it is hard to create suspense when you are also trying to be funny. It often lands very flat and ruins both. Switching between the very serious and suspenseful jedi-sith fight and Jar-Jar's antics didn't work well. Same with shrill voices in scary areas or joking about how hell smells. It kills the mood.

As a little disclaimer - I am sure that the voice actors are great in other roles, it is just an odd decision to put them in the roles they got.

The_Lex

Really disinterested. I don't want to play it at all, I think I'll hate it.

Oreyn_Bearclaw wrote: »

FluffWit wrote: »

Hearing them talk about the fabulous rewards without listing a single specific unique reward made me laugh. Dude finished by saying you can get transmute crystals! 🤦‍♂️

I am terrified they are going to hide mythic leads in the system for BIS PVE or PVP gear. I don't think anything could make me uninstall faster.

This is my fear.

MyNameIsElias

Interested. I think I'll enjoy and play it for a while.

i am actually looking forward to the game, but listening to the devs talk about all the rules etc for an hour didnt do the game any favors sadly.

Im not gonna remeber anything they said on stream, im more of a hands on learner so i cant wait for pts

The_Lex

Really disinterested. I don't want to play it at all, I think I'll hate it.

It’s just feels like a slap in the face to people who play actual PvP.

- Bugs and general unplayability. We get the same “we’re working on it” responses for YEARS. Sure, the message changes slightly but its just the same thing repackaged/rebranded year after year.

- No new meaningful content. First, the trebuchet emote (touted as “for those who like PvP” in the preview stream when it was released) and now a card game touted as PvP content, complete with leaderboards.

- Introduction of login queues for the existing (and paying) customers for the sake of gaining new customers in the free to play event.

Very bad optics, here

And make no mistake, mythic leads may not initially be a reward, but if reception to the card game is lukewarm, they WILL add them to boost engagement.

LalMirchi

Neutral. I don't feel strongly and/or have mixed feeling about it.

Well. I was "forced", crying, screaming and very un-enthusiastically into the Antiquites grind, now I have to play a card game? To what end?

I recognise that even this very ancient game-engine has these capabilities, but why use them?

The_Boggart

This is the type of idea a few people kept shouting for and the silent majority don't give a flying f for (as AwA) ESO has lost it

Toxic_Hemlock

Interested. I think I'll enjoy and play it for a while.

Because the other thread got closed and this one is active my comment is:

With the amount of people saying they have no interest in it, I may actually be able to attain a semi-rare title!

Lord knows I won't get any of the combat ones .

carlos424

Disinterested. I don't want to play it, I don't think I'll enjoy the game.

wolfie1.0. wrote: »

Cuddlypuff wrote: »

My main concern is that the card game seems to take a long time to complete a match, with each turn being a whopping 90 seconds. That's almost as long as an average RND lmao. Add on top of that the time spent on matchmaking and drafting, it's just going to be a huge time sink and yet another ignored endeavor.

Have to agree. For a game that supports something like animation cancelling and quick combat choices and burst combat. A game of this is going to take 30 minutes at least.

Players complain about how long it takes activities now...

The recent additions to the game (companions and now a card game), seem to have very little to do with current players, and more to do with expanding the player base. That’s fine, I guess, and is a good business practice. But it does leave some long-time players wondering about the game’s direction, and not in a good way.

jaws343

Neutral. I don't feel strongly and/or have mixed feeling about it.

I am going neutral here.

Some of my same concerns after the announcement, namely the mixing of decks making deck building kind of irrelevant, are still there.

But in all, I think the preview approach was done very poorly.

There is value in showcasing gameplay. But, showcasing gameplay before viewers even have a chance to really understand how the game works is not compelling. So the preview was just boring, and really didn't provide enough context to truly understand what was happening and why.

It would have been far better to explain the basic rules, maybe show some of the card designs, and move on.

So yeah, the preview didn't really change my mind because I had no real understanding of the game to provide enough context to what was going on. But the preview was pretty bad.

Dojohoda

Other. (please, precise your answer in the comments)

I cannot understand how playing cards is "Elder Scrolls". I hope this card game is not required for obtaining antiquities or housing items.

Emmagoldman

Interested. I think I'll enjoy and play it for a while.

Really I wish they would have found a way to combine TES legends into ESO. Seems like a waisted opportunity.

Overall it's not necessarily my thing and neither was housing but I hope it adds another variety to the game that sparks interest

Epona222

Disinterested. I don't want to play it, I don't think I'll enjoy the game.

I just can't get excited about an in-game card game, sorry!

Even (supposedly) really good ones in other games have not interested me and I haven't played them.
I wouldn't buy a standalone card game either.

Razorruk

Really disinterested. I don't want to play it at all, I think I'll hate it.

Cringe.

Sjestenka

Really disinterested. I don't want to play it at all, I think I'll hate it.

Frankly, i think it would have been better if they made good old dice. Maybe with some extra rules.. In the stream Rich said something like 'this is what mortals on nirn play'. But we've all seen npc bums throwing dice in ESO, right? And that Nord in TESIII, friend of Fargoth, he says he lost some coin playing "Nine Holes". Playing game of chance! Don't need to be no smart to play dice. Cards too fancy, no fun

Adventurer

Really interested. I think i'll enjoy and play it a lot

Am I the only one to whom the game looked easy? I did play a similar game that works basically exactly the same, so I was familiar with the concept, but it seems really easy.

Also Dominion is very similar to it, so the idea of using up all your cards during a turn to buy new cards or get power to use the patrons and going multiple times through your deck isn't new at all, this is just another variation of this specific type of a deckbuilding game.

Personally I am looking forward to it, although I think it's very likely the best winning strategies will form soon, since there are only so many deck variations you can have in the game, so eventually people will know the best strategies to go for (whatever the 4deck setup is), RNG notwithstanding.

Edit: Personally I'd be really excited if they had a Dark Brotherhood deck, or decks themed after the guilds.

Artim_X

Neutral. I don't feel strongly and/or have mixed feeling about it.

In all seriousness, I fell asleep while they were playing the game on stream. By the time I woke up, the stream was over...

Don't get me wrong, I'll definitely try it out especially for the rewards, but it doesn't seem that fun. Maybe it is more fun to just play it, instead of watching others play it. I guess I'll find out on Monday.