Do you feel like you are playing to beta test this game right now?

ishilb14_ESO

ZOS takes the server down twice a week for maintenance and yet, there have been more bugs made than fixed, if only we had a PTS for stuff like this, oh wait we do, and yet near-game-breaking bugs are prevalent for weeks at a time before they are even addressed let alone fixed. I personally feel like I'm paying Zenimax to beta test their game.

HorsePhysics

Yes

To be completely honest because of how many bugs carried over from beta and are still here now, most notably in Cyordiil, yes.

ishilb14_ESO

Yes

I meant to say PAYING, but it's not possible to edit polls, which is just another example of how broken ZOS makes things

Queripel

Yes

This game is BROKEN.

Nox_Aeterna

Yes

This game got many , many bugs and horrible balance.

So yes , i do.

Lynnessa

No

I don't feel that way at all. I think every MMO has similar issues. Even WoW, after over a decade, completely overhauls everything every few months and struggles to fix bugs, many of which are actually caused by patches and hotfixes.

Mendra

No

Again a biased poll.

ishilb14_ESO

Yes

Does wow have bugs, yes, are they game breaking, not even close.

ishilb14_ESO

Yes

Mendra wrote: »

Again a biased poll.

Oh yes, let me mention, I frequently play pvp, which is completely broken at the moment, siege is useless against players, and you don't need players to defend stuff just more npcs

tanthil

Yes

Lynnessa wrote: »

I don't feel that way at all. I think every MMO has similar issues. Even WoW, after over a decade, completely overhauls everything every few months and struggles to fix bugs, many of which are actually caused by patches and hotfixes.

Wtf are you talking about? if a bug gets to live on WoW, which hardly every happens its hotfixed in a day, hours if its exploitable or game breaking.

No i dont like or play WoW either but tbh blizzard (in terms of wow anyways) is the only team that actually puts any work into making things right anymore.

also, "everyone else does it".... is not an excuse for zenimax to have a game thats so buggy and broken

meghuskoow

No

I played beta, this is way better and based on previous games it is far more finely tuned.

tanthil

Yes

Mendra wrote: »

Again a biased poll.

if the poll had 2 options like YES and YES, or NO and NO then it would be biased, you are stupid

Hadria

No

Here's my poll...do you think everyone is overreacting


Yes

Or

Yes.

So much doom and gloom from you gamers, such tears.
Hope you don't develop an ulcer from this.

Innocente

Yes

Thank you for Beta Testing Elder Scrolls Online for the upcoming Console release.

Rhazmuz

No

Welcome to MMOs... if you cant handle the way these beasts work and evolve, step off the train

Swordguy

Yes

I lasted in this game for 2 months post launch, and I think I spent weeks of that time with my head buried in the sand. I probably won't sub again to the pc version, but if I get around to buying a ps4, I might give ESO a whirl again at some point for console, as Bots, sploits and other crap will be non existent, or easier to cope with for the Devs. I've been play mmo's on PC for over a decade, but I'm starting to see the advantage of a more controlled environment.

thanks for letting me pay to iron out pre-console launch bugs Zenimax...

negatiiv

Yes

I wouldn't say the game is broken as some others have said, but it's definitely far from smooth.

Lalai

No

Nope. Feels pretty on par for the average MMO launch.

Arreyanne

Yes

Had they sold the game as an open beta like Firefall or something people probably wouldn't be so irritated at all the problems

Brainzee

No

I don't feel like I am playing a beta, however I certainly am playing an average product.
Gaming industry in a nutshell, release at all cost.

Still_Mind

Yes

A little. Bugs in new MMOs are natural, but what ESO had at launch (quest progression broken, took 100 relogs to get an objective for some quests), and still has now (NB and vamp passives borked, werewolf actives bug and lock you out - not to mention other things).

Maybe I'm just spoilt by the SWToR launch - minimal bugs, there was like 1-2 class skills\talents and a couple of side quests broken in total. Well, at least servers are\were more stable than WoW\WAR servers at launch

Nontheless, even ESO 1.1 feels to me like a 0.9 pre-launch Beta.

MasterSpatula

Yes

Yep. This game is still not ready for release.

Brainzee

No

Still_Mind wrote: »

A little. Bugs in new MMOs are natural, but what ESO had at launch (quest progression broken, took 100 relogs to get an objective for some quests), and still has now (NB and vamp passives borked, werewolf actives bug and lock you out - not to mention other things).

Maybe I'm just spoilt by the SWToR launch - minimal bugs, there was like 1-2 class skills\talents and a couple of side quests broken in total. Well, at least servers are\were more stable than WoW\WAR servers at launch

Nontheless, even ESO 1.1 feels to me like a 0.9 pre-launch Beta.

Really, SWToR launch?
That game were you had to use a script to keep your character ingame when going to work else you would come back and end up in a 1h30+ queue?
There were less bugged quests but there were bugged dungeons and the same kind of exploits all over, like spawn-camp turret farming in illum for one.

This game is far from a BETA, it simply is half-assed work.

DireKit

Yes

Brainzee wrote: »

Still_Mind wrote: »

A little. Bugs in new MMOs are natural, but what ESO had at launch (quest progression broken, took 100 relogs to get an objective for some quests), and still has now (NB and vamp passives borked, werewolf actives bug and lock you out - not to mention other things).

Maybe I'm just spoilt by the SWToR launch - minimal bugs, there was like 1-2 class skills\talents and a couple of side quests broken in total. Well, at least servers are\were more stable than WoW\WAR servers at launch

Nontheless, even ESO 1.1 feels to me like a 0.9 pre-launch Beta.

Really, SWToR launch?
That game were you had to use a script to keep your character ingame when going to work else you would come back and end up in a 1h30+ queue?
There were less bugged quests but there were bugged dungeons and the same kind of exploits all over, like spawn-camp turret farming in illum for one.

This game is far from a BETA, it simply is half-assed work.

That's typically what a beta is. Unfinished, half-assed. That's why you play a beta, to find the issues with the beta and report them so they can be fixed.

We love this game, don't get us wrong. Buuuut We also have in our time playing, run into problems even in early-levels that impeded our ability to move forward in the game and complete quests all together.

Thaaat's kinda bad. Even if all games do have their problems. When that sort of quest-bugging is something that you just go "Oh, this quest too?," then there's a bit of an issue.

We'd really like this game to succeed, though. We do actually like it.

flguy147ub17_ESO

Yes

Brainzee wrote: »

Still_Mind wrote: »

A little. Bugs in new MMOs are natural, but what ESO had at launch (quest progression broken, took 100 relogs to get an objective for some quests), and still has now (NB and vamp passives borked, werewolf actives bug and lock you out - not to mention other things).

Maybe I'm just spoilt by the SWToR launch - minimal bugs, there was like 1-2 class skills\talents and a couple of side quests broken in total. Well, at least servers are\were more stable than WoW\WAR servers at launch

Nontheless, even ESO 1.1 feels to me like a 0.9 pre-launch Beta.

Really, SWToR launch?
That game were you had to use a script to keep your character ingame when going to work else you would come back and end up in a 1h30+ queue?
There were less bugged quests but there were bugged dungeons and the same kind of exploits all over, like spawn-camp turret farming in illum for one.

This game is far from a BETA, it simply is half-assed work.

I agree with him that SWTOR was a much better launch, I played it at launch and beta. Crap the beta right before launch was in better shape than ESO is in currently. Rift's launch absolutely destroys ESO in its current state as in not being broken.

Still_Mind

Yes

DireKit wrote: »

We love this game, don't get us wrong. Buuuut We also have in our time playing, run into problems even in early-levels that impeded our ability to move forward in the game and complete quests all together.

Thaaat's kinda bad. Even if all games do have their problems. When that sort of quest-bugging is something that you just go "Oh, this quest too?," then there's a bit of an issue.

We'd really like this game to succeed, though. We do actually like it.

Pretty much this. Otherwise I wouldn't be subbed, or wouldn't have upgraded to Digital Imperial edition a couple of days ago.

Love the scope of this game, love the TES setting, love its potential. But bugs and poor design decisions are like big bumps on a really picturesque road. The more you enjoy it, the harder you fall when you hit one.

Jaclynn

Neither, but I will say that when I do get to play (on weekends, and after work...I can't wait...to get home) and I log in and either the server is down for Maint., or I get in & some glitchy things happen...kinda ruins my day. At 14.99 a month, I cringe, then wonder how many days I will get to play... Should we send them some no doze & hot pockets? Just a joke, guys, I love this game, and think you have done a great job ...but lets slow down & fix it. K?

isengrimb16_ESO

I've seen beta tests. They're much, much worse.

The level of technotricks used in this game is amazing, and I'm not surprised there's still problems to be ironed out. This isn't static-butt WoW with its pathetic excuse for "phasing", running on an old trusty engine that dates back to WC3.

Ser Lobo

No

It's an MMO. The reason I've always preferred MMO's to single player games, is that many MMO's don't have a planned lifespan.

Skyrim releases, drops three or four DLC, and then is 'retired' as they work on the next game.

Elder Scrolls could very well still be in development, with 10 or more full expansions, a decade from now.

A living MMO will stay in development, with new content, new bugs, new bug fixes, etc ... until the day the servers are shut off.

Ser Lobo

No

Still_Mind wrote: »

DireKit wrote: »

We love this game, don't get us wrong. Buuuut We also have in our time playing, run into problems even in early-levels that impeded our ability to move forward in the game and complete quests all together.

Thaaat's kinda bad. Even if all games do have their problems. When that sort of quest-bugging is something that you just go "Oh, this quest too?," then there's a bit of an issue.

We'd really like this game to succeed, though. We do actually like it.

Pretty much this. Otherwise I wouldn't be subbed, or wouldn't have upgraded to Digital Imperial edition a couple of days ago.

Love the scope of this game, love the TES setting, love its potential. But bugs and poor design decisions are like big bumps on a really picturesque road. The more you enjoy it, the harder you fall when you hit one.

Honestly, if they gave me a way to spend more money, I would. I really do support the game that much.

Catflinger

No

meghuskoow wrote: »

I played beta, this is way better and based on previous games it is far more finely tuned.

Agree with this. Granted, if I were a Cyrodiil-exclusive player I might feel differently.