Stop, and Look Up

Enemy-of-Coldharbour · March 2017

I have spent a great deal of time (as many others) running/riding from one location to the next. I have always been amazed at the detail in all that I see around me. But how often do we look up to see all that has been designed for us as well? It is truly amazing at the amount of detail you see just by looking up at the ceiling of a building, the roof of a cavern or the canopy of a forest. Even the sky's can be remarkable (especially at night). So, next time you are out exploring or questing, take a moment and just look up. You may truly be amazed.

xari228 · March 2017

Second this.

I've seen some very pretty full moons (or, perhaps, planets) in the sky when I've taken a moment or two to look up.

menedhyn · March 2017

Agree! I do this all the time, but then I rarely use mounts. Walking pretty much everywhere gives me plenty of opportunity to stop, look and observe everything around me, including up above.

Turelus · March 2017

I do this sometimes too, just take a moment to stop and really see how beautiful this game is.

Zaldan · March 2017

Looking at the scenery:No4 in most common cause of death in Tamriel

xari228 · March 2017

Zaldan wrote: »

Looking at the scenery:No4 in most common cause of death in Tamriel

LOL. True dat.

MAEK · March 2017

I remember once, on Khenarthi's Roost. The sun was setting, and I was standing on a tower at Eagles Strand. It was truly marvelous.

WolfTickets · March 2017

I highly recommend going for the Master Angler title if you ever feel bored or find yourself just standing around in capital cities for long periods of time. Along with getting around 70-100+ perfect roe during the length of the title, you will find yourself standing around at almost every location of each map. It was during my time fishing that I was able to truly enjoy the beauty of the game, and see so many things that I had missed when I was just running from quest to quest the first time through. If you are fishing a river or hole in shallow water, catch a couple fish and then fish it from a different side so you can enjoy everything that was behind you too.

NordSwordnBoard · March 2017

Depending on where you are, you can watch time pass by as shadows change shape/shift from the sun "moving"

Like a sun dial, except time is sped up enough so it's noticeable.

Danikat · March 2017

I've been doing this a lot recently.

My graphics card died in late November. At the time I was too busy to do anything about it except turn the graphics down to minimum, then I was determined to fix it instead of replacing it. (Did you know putting them in the oven can fix some problems? Neither did I but it really does work...for a while.) It was only recently I gave in and ordered a new one, and then of course it was out of stock and I had to wait for them to get it back in...

So then after about 3 months playing on minimum graphics I suddenly switched to having everything on High (and getting 100 FPS sometimes).

I'm easily distracted anyway, but since then I've been stopping even more than usual to just look at the game world, admiring the grass and the trees and all the little details in everything, as well as the overall impact of the (often very dramatic) scenery. I keep meaning to go back to Bleakrock to check out the Aurora.

I often say I don't really care about graphics in games, and it's true that it doesn't affect my decision. I can enjoy a 30 year old game with incredibly basic graphics (or in fact games with no graphics at all) just as much as the latest shiny thing. But it definitely is a nice bonus when they look as pretty as this one does.

Thealteregoroman · March 2017

........Or how bout we look up in real life and see the beauty? We are lucky folks.

anadandy · March 2017

I spent a lot of time during the New Life festival looking up at the gorgeous Northern Lights in Eastmarch.

Integral1900 · March 2017

In the craglorn dungeons it's well worth it, for all that zones faults those are some of the games finests internal structures

vamp_emily · March 2017

It must be nice seeing everything looking so amazing. My characters have bad eyes because I have to put my graphics card on low setting. Everything is a blur to me.

vamp_emily · March 2017

WolfTickets wrote: »

I highly recommend going for the Master Angler title if you ever feel bored or find yourself just standing around in capital cities for long periods of time.

I often wonder how you fish and have fun. I went on my second fishing trip yesterday and quit after 10 casts. All I did was stare at the fishing bobber the entire time.

OutLaw_Nynx · March 2017

I agree. I think Eastmarch at night is the prettiest place and plus the music in that zone is very relaxing.

Violynne · March 2017

I turn down the game music to near zero because every so often, I just stop and admire the scenery. What good is the scenery if you have orchestral music droning in the background? Bah!

I'm in Shadowfen now, and the sounds from the swamp are exceptional. I even hear bugs whiz past my ears! Awesome.

Dreyfron · March 2017

it certainly is a pretty game

LadyLavina · March 2017

I just see an office ceiling

menedhyn · March 2017

Violynne wrote: »

I'm in Shadowfen now, and the sounds from the swamp are exceptional. I even hear bugs whiz past my ears! Awesome.

I haven't yet made it to Shadowfen, but i'm really looking forward to it. Even more so whenever someone posts something interesting or positive

Uriel_Nocturne · March 2017

I've done this quite a lot myself.

Even in a "starter" area like Stonefalls, at the edge of an ashstorm while the sun is setting... truly gorgeous.

the amount of detail that went into the art in this game continuously astonishes me.

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Tryxus · March 2017

Can I look down at the flowers instead? Or the contents of other people's pockets?

Kodrac · March 2017

I like looking at the sky in Bleackrock or Eastmarch for the aurora borealis. It's so cool they have that in the game.

Feric51 · March 2017

PelinalWhitestrake wrote: »

While ya'll are busy looking at the sky, I'll be taking all them nodes.

I misread "nodes" as something a little less appropriate....

Molydeus · March 2017

I like how the fluffy clouds actually move.

Gilvoth · March 2017

this is why i am asking we nightblades are allowed to scale walls and hide on ceilings and up on structures and inside the roofs inside buildings.

Violynne · March 2017

menedhyn wrote: »

I haven't yet made it to Shadowfen, but i'm really looking forward to it. Even more so whenever someone posts something interesting or positive

When I first hit the area, I hated it. Couldn't get out of it fast enough. On my second character, I realized I was an idiot. Despite being marshy and swampy, it's actually rather beautiful. The sun setting over the area is gorgeous.

You'll enjoy it. Just watch out for those soon-to-be-briefcases-or-shoes always snapping at you.

jircris11 · March 2017

as far as view goes i love this one.

purple-magicb16_ESO · March 2017

Enemy-of-Coldharbour wrote: »

I have spent a great deal of time (as many others) running/riding from one location to the next. I have always been amazed at the detail in all that I see around me. But how often do we look up to see all that has been designed for us as well? It is truly amazing at the amount of detail you see just by looking up at the ceiling of a building, the roof of a cavern or the canopy of a forest. Even the sky's can be remarkable (especially at night). So, next time you are out exploring or questing, take a moment and just look up. You may truly be amazed.

I agree but I'm most impressed by the lore. It's so detailed and I like how it's worked into the storyline. Pretty much everyone who plays collects the lorebooks but I've often thought how many actually read them and connect them with the storyline. Reading lorebooks explains a lot in this game. Its a very deep backstory.

Enemy-of-Coldharbour · March 2017

purple-magicb16_ESO wrote: »

Enemy-of-Coldharbour wrote: »

I have spent a great deal of time (as many others) running/riding from one location to the next. I have always been amazed at the detail in all that I see around me. But how often do we look up to see all that has been designed for us as well? It is truly amazing at the amount of detail you see just by looking up at the ceiling of a building, the roof of a cavern or the canopy of a forest. Even the sky's can be remarkable (especially at night). So, next time you are out exploring or questing, take a moment and just look up. You may truly be amazed.

I agree but I'm most impressed by the lore. It's so detailed and I like how it's worked into the storyline. Pretty much everyone who plays collects the lorebooks but I've often thought how many actually read them and connect them with the storyline. Reading lorebooks explains a lot in this game. Its a very deep backstory.

Yes, the lore books are fantastic! I read them all (the first play trough).