Alphashado wrote: »This is my opinion and nothing more. I have zero data or hard facts to back this up. But I think it's because ESO is still a hot potato. It was popular and trendy to bash ESO at launch. The game had many issues turning people away with the VR system being top of the list. Due to the high expectations (which I think were impossible to live up to), it was very popular to bash the game. Guys like Angry Joe etc were getting tens of thousands of hits due to their criticism.
Yet ESO kept chugging along. ZOS keeps making changes, some good, some not so good, but they are very clearly not giving up. You are starting to see more and more positive reviews. You are starting to see people returning to the game. You are starting to see an influx of new players to the game.
To put it simply, it was unpopular to publicly discuss and support ESO. Yet despite all that negative press at launch, it is still chugging along with a pretty large amount of loyal supporters. Seems to me like the pendulum is swinging the other way now. I predict that very shortly ESO is going to be getting more support from the so called "critics" because they won't be able to deny the fact that ESO has been successful and continues to grow.
It will become trendy and popular to support it. Then they will support it because most critics are like ambulance chasers. They just like to report on car crashes because negative press is good press. They are just parasites that follow trends.
That's just my opinion.
Do you really play games just to have minor statistical advantages over other players? Is this a work/reward relationship for you, like a job?
If you weren't enjoying yourself, why did you play?
And if you did enjoy yourself, how is it a waste?
The coming update will generate some buzz on MMO sites, as they tend to, but after that the quiet will come again. This game is never going to be big, but rather niche, and you just need to come to grips with that.
How about doing the same complain about the last expansion for WOW.
If did not matter if your xp has been capped since 14 days after mist of pandora or it was capped the day before the release, and yes the raiding gear you have build up over two years are worse than the questing gear you get at level 94.
Stop the press now, this one want to get off.