I played WoW for 15+ years and I’m not going back.

Besides, you know there are other MMOs besides WoW and ESO, right? …right?

Not sure how one leads to another in someone's mind and how closing ESO could get them anything in that regard. If it's not more profitable - sure thing, but it is so they're more about not risking with some new game (no matter if some thought it was to be a hit, no one will know that and build a good reputation for something never existed is quite an easy task) that can potentially flop and focus on what's already on a table and where the audience still exists - just like ESO.

GW2 would be the only current mmo I would consider similarly attractive but do prefer ESO because of the lore, stories, voice acting... but honestly i'd probably just exit the mmo game and wait for GW3 or anything else to come along

loosej wrote: »

I think you forgot a few possible answers, wow and eso aren't the only mmos available.

Seems like perhaps the point is to demonstrate whether it would be a reasonable business strategy for M$ to shut down ESO in the hopes of moving the population over to Wow.

I play TES games because they have the best werewolf gameplay of any video game I can think of. The open world, the combat, the feeding mechanic, and the general aesthetics of "horror werewolf" tropes that TES werewolves exemplify. Some werewolf games get close, but they're generally hack-and-slash games or MOBAs/fighting games with no real way to customize your werewolf form and roleplay what it'd be like to be a monster.

Compare that to the Worgen of WoW. They're basically no different from regular humans — they stand fully upright, they wear armor and wield weaponry/magic, and they speak in the common tongue. In WoW, they're considered a character race, so they're not really a "subclass" the way Werewolf in ESO replaces the way your Class plays. In ESO, a character of any Race/Class/Faction can become a werewolf, whereas in WoW, you must pick the Worgen Race, which locks your Faction and Class choices. There's also the fact that in WoW, you cannot be "chaotic evil" or attack with your claws, whereas that's what's expected of werewolves in TES.

And, finally, the art style of WoW is far more toony for my liking; even ESO's werewolves (as much as they need a visual overhaul) are preferable. The one thing I wish ESO had that WoW has in that department is the level of customization for the Werewolf/Worgen form. You can really customize your Worgen characters in WoW, and I wish ESO's Werewolf had even the bare minimum level of customization, which could happen via Skill Styles for the Werewolf Transformation ability.

WoW's Worgen do get to stay permanently transformed without a timer minigame (actually, they're forced to transform when they enter combat) so that would be another thing I wish ESO's Werewolf had.

Why would I change to another MMO run by the same parent company, if I was unhappy with how this one was handled? There's other MMOs on the market and I prefer to play on my PlayStation anyway so it would be easy to avoid other MS games.

Is WoW set in the TES universe? Ah, ok.

I was actually thinking this last night too - I'm sure some 'genius' suit in Microsoft's HQ is sitting there wondering why they have two 'medievalish fantasy' MMOs under their umbrella, and I'm sure this idiot is convinced that everyone who plays one would obviously play the other.

Wait, an out-of-touch executive? Really? Who'da thunk?

Nah. ESO has been my first MMO and also likely my last MMO because it is far too time-consuming, especially if you end up running a guild.

If and when ESO shuts the doors, I'll happily keep to SP games or the other ones I already play with buddies, like Diablo.

I play WoW off and on but it just is not nearly as much fun as it was 10+ years ago. I would not increase my playtime in WoW if ESO shutdown, more likely I would play LOTRO and New World more. Or find a new game.

Nope. I was hardcore EQ for 10 years, then off and on as I had the time for 5. I tried wow but couldn't get into the lore(and I'll admit I was biased. Wow was a "carebear" solo friendly game, watered down, easy play and easy rewards. ) With a disabled daughter needing 24/7 care I barely get time for ESO now so would probably just go back to Diablo 3 or single player games.

the only thing I enjoyed about WoW was flying mounts that you could jump off of mid-air and try to land on people ... so maybe?

Tried WoW years ago and wondered what the attraction was. Won't be trying it again.

Absolutely not. I played WoW through Warlords of Draenor I think. And I popped back in maybe 2 years ago, after having some nostalgia. Not at all the same.

If ESO shutdown, I'm not sure I'd dive into another MMO anyways. I'd probably just dive into Minecraft more, or single player games. I'm mostly a console gamer and there's not many other console MMOs that appeal to me. With a small family now, I really can't sit in front of a computer for hours outside of work.

ESO isn't a game I could replace.

I've been playing MMO type games for around 20 years now and I've never even tried WoW. I really do not like it's visual style at all.