offline mode?

nbksaske

Ok ok i get it lol, *** about a companion app? To check mail etc, it would be free to eso plus and 99p for non ps plus, viable option, hey zos, ive given you a multi millin pound idea lol, no i get what people are saying, i can dream

SirDopey

In theory it would be nice, in reality impossible. The exploiting that would occur (mat farming, xp farming, gear farming) would ruin the game

MrDerrikk

Wow, you made one uncomfortable bed to lie in by posting this mate have you ever played Elite: Dangerous? This suggestion reminds me of the solo mode in that.

thunderwell

If you want to take the MMO out of MMORPG, go play a single player game.
Like Skyrim.
If others bother you so much, play and let play.
With an offline mode, ZOS may as well release single player games for the different factions.
And I'm compelled to agree that plenty of gamers will cheat.

nbksaske

MrDerrikk wrote: »

Wow, you made one uncomfortable bed to lie in by posting this mate have you ever played Elite: Dangerous? This suggestion reminds me of the solo mode in that.

I did nothing lol

nbksaske

thunderwell wrote: »

If you want to take the MMO out of MMORPG, go play a single player game.
Like Skyrim.
If others bother you so much, play and let play.
With an offline mode, ZOS may as well release single player games for the different factions.
And I'm compelled to agree that plenty of gamers will cheat.

I never said other people bother me lol. It was a nice idea to have the option (dont think you can cheat on consoles)

MrDerrikk

nbksaske wrote: »

MrDerrikk wrote: »

Wow, you made one uncomfortable bed to lie in by posting this mate have you ever played Elite: Dangerous? This suggestion reminds me of the solo mode in that.

I did nothing lol

How about this analogy; you opened some can of worms! Just by asking this question you have unleashed the wrath of the ESO forum monsters on you

Unfortunately it's something that has to be built into the game from the get-go, otherwise it would ruin and break a lot. It's an MMO though, and there are a lot of places you can do solo questing (Silver/Gold) or just play at off-peak times.

nbksaske

MrDerrikk wrote: »

Wow, you made one uncomfortable bed to lie in by posting this mate have you ever played Elite: Dangerous? This suggestion reminds me of the solo mode in that.

I should of just said eso is sh@# and retired from the net lol, still, it was a question i thought was interesting

nbksaske

MrDerrikk wrote: »

nbksaske wrote: »

MrDerrikk wrote: »

Wow, you made one uncomfortable bed to lie in by posting this mate have you ever played Elite: Dangerous? This suggestion reminds me of the solo mode in that.

I did nothing lol

How about this analogy; you opened some can of worms! Just by asking this question you have unleashed the wrath of the ESO forum monsters on you

Unfortunately it's something that has to be built into the game from the get-go, otherwise it would ruin and break a lot. It's an MMO though, and there are a lot of places you can do solo questing (Silver/Gold) or just play at off-peak times.

Talking about silver/gold, im doing gold and dc feels empty tbh apart from the odd person, is it two different worlds for vets/non vets?

MrDerrikk

nbksaske wrote: »

MrDerrikk wrote: »

Wow, you made one uncomfortable bed to lie in by posting this mate have you ever played Elite: Dangerous? This suggestion reminds me of the solo mode in that.

I should of just said eso is sh@# and retired from the net lol, still, it was a question i thought was interesting

It is, and as I mentioned it has been done before with other MMO's, but it changes things drastically so it's not really an option at this point of the development.

If you want to make people even angrier, you could always say that Dragonknights/Templars need a nerf, that GroupDamage as an addon is evil and should never have existed, and that you want to buy gold in the Crown store (Note: do not EVER say any of these things here!)

dday3six

nbksaske wrote: »

thunderwell wrote: »

If you want to take the MMO out of MMORPG, go play a single player game.
Like Skyrim.
If others bother you so much, play and let play.
With an offline mode, ZOS may as well release single player games for the different factions.
And I'm compelled to agree that plenty of gamers will cheat.

I never said other people bother me lol. It was a nice idea to have the option (dont think you can cheat on consoles)

It's remarkably easy to save edit on console, players do it all the time. ESO is not an offline game in the end. I get many people wanted Skyrim 2.0, but that's not at all what ESO is.

Wolfchild07

Something tells me a bunch of people can't read. They said TWICE now, that it's due to unstable internet.

Yes, it's an MMO. Duh!

We get that it couldn't/wouldn't happen, they were just asking.

Exploits/hacks already happen, so that argument is moot.

EnemyOfDaState

No it sounds like a pretty terrible idea tbh. You would see everyone with the best gear and unlimited amounts of gold from exploits.

MrDerrikk

nbksaske wrote: »

MrDerrikk wrote: »

nbksaske wrote: »

MrDerrikk wrote: »

Wow, you made one uncomfortable bed to lie in by posting this mate have you ever played Elite: Dangerous? This suggestion reminds me of the solo mode in that.

I did nothing lol

How about this analogy; you opened some can of worms! Just by asking this question you have unleashed the wrath of the ESO forum monsters on you

Unfortunately it's something that has to be built into the game from the get-go, otherwise it would ruin and break a lot. It's an MMO though, and there are a lot of places you can do solo questing (Silver/Gold) or just play at off-peak times.

Talking about silver/gold, im doing gold and dc feels empty tbh apart from the odd person, is it two different worlds for vets/non vets?

You will never see people from other alliances in Silver/Gold, so the only people you'll see there are people like you going through the quests (or grinding). There are much less people there as a result.

Wolfshead

nbksaske wrote: »

your ps plus lapses for a few days, or a problem with the internet etc

So this can never happen to PC, MAC or XBOX 1 player is that what you tell me???

Honest mate it is call MMO for you need to be online to play the game i understand off having offline mode on craft but not on gameplay.

No just NO it is like kill the whole idea behind MMO.

Drakilian

Does anyone even bother to read the OP anymore?

Islyn

nbksaske wrote: »

MrDerrikk wrote: »

Wow, you made one uncomfortable bed to lie in by posting this mate have you ever played Elite: Dangerous? This suggestion reminds me of the solo mode in that.

I should of just said eso is sh@# and retired from the net lol, still, it was a question i thought was interesting

Autolycus

Shadesofkin wrote: »

Actually, I'm not entirely against the offline mode concept myself. I've always thought that maybe just the 1-50 and main storyline could be done offline while anything else (veteran, Champion, and group content) would absolutely require connection. There are times I have to go out of town and hotel wireless isn't always reliable, I'd enjoy being able to level an alt while I am away.

I see where you guys are coming from with this proposal, but I really don't think it's as feasible as it may seem initially.

There is group content in every single zone - group dungeons, public dungeons, world bosses. While you may be fine with skipping that until later, it defeats the whole purpose of writing it into the game to begin with. A small portion of the community can complete these solo, most of which are very experienced players, and have access to hundreds of champion points.

Spacefiddle

nbksaske wrote: »

probably going to get majorly trolled,

but i actually have been thinking about this more and more, makes sense to me lol

I haven't read the replies to you yet, I suspect there will be much lol, but - I'm sure you're not the only one thinking this. It was inevitable. MMOs play more and more like single-player experiences, with the added bonus of Barrens Chat, for a new player. Poor grouping and social tools, and you get a whole bunch of people questing with little or no group content along the way. ESO, more than many, also lends itself to solo play: exploration, poking around, random ish in the corners, crafting. So it was probably bound to happen that it comes full circle.

IN practical terms - er, sorry, never going to happen. Security and exploit issues, even if it were technically possible. FYI, the majority of the game mechanics are happening on the servers. Your client is only showing you the results. You have art and sound assets on your hard drive; the "game itself" is the server. I realize the details are probably fuzzy to most people, but - old school single-player games were Microsoft Word, an MMO is Google Docs. To vastly oversimplify.

Niaver

Well, that's not a bad idea. But it must be completely separeted from online mode for sure
So you basically just save your character in your computer, like in Diablo 2 or others single-games.

nbksaske

Thanks for all your input guys

Volkodav

SirDopey wrote: »

In theory it would be nice, in reality impossible. The exploiting that would occur (mat farming, xp farming, gear farming) would ruin the game

If its offline how could it ruin your game> No one but t he person

nbksaske wrote: »

MrDerrikk wrote: »

nbksaske wrote: »

MrDerrikk wrote: »

Wow, you made one uncomfortable bed to lie in by posting this mate have you ever played Elite: Dangerous? This suggestion reminds me of the solo mode in that.

I did nothing lol

How about this analogy; you opened some can of worms! Just by asking this question you have unleashed the wrath of the ESO forum monsters on you

Unfortunately it's something that has to be built into the game from the get-go, otherwise it would ruin and break a lot. It's an MMO though, and there are a lot of places you can do solo questing (Silver/Gold) or just play at off-peak times.

Talking about silver/gold, im doing gold and dc feels empty tbh apart from the odd person, is it two different worlds for vets/non vets?

No.Silver and Gold always seem to me to be very lonely places to be.

omni2015

offline mode is not feasible. money, money, money rules.

MrDerrikk

"Offline" mode is technically possible in the way that Elite:Dangerous does it; where everything is still stored server-side (they don't but ESO does so slightly different, but the same idea applies) and a small internet connection is needed to sync data whilst the world remaining in a "solo mode". However, this would take a lot of technical overhaul, and as has been seen with E:D people can grind easier in solo and come back to open with lots of mats/gold etc that would be harder to get otherwise due to the competition.

CherryCake

Awwwwwwww but wont it feel lonely ? xD

deleted008293

Actually an offline version of this game might make sense. One day. When the game will no longer be much playable as an MMO.

As for myself I would also love it more elements would be more client based instead of both. That way perhaps the performance on lower end systems will get some massive improvements.

Also another interesting element would be the ability to switch off the players. Just go on a server where you're all alone. So you can enjoy the solo content all by yourself.

And for the MMO-ngers. Would be interesting several servers where you can play on different difficulty settings / teams.

JD2013

nordmarian wrote: »

Actually an offline version of this game might make sense. One day. When the game will no longer be much playable as an MMO.

As for myself I would also love it more elements would be more client based instead of both. That way perhaps the performance on lower end systems will get some massive improvements.

Also another interesting element would be the ability to switch off the players. Just go on a server where you're all alone. So you can enjoy the solo content all by yourself.

And for the MMO-ngers. Would be interesting several servers where you can play on different difficulty settings / teams.

Switch off the players? I mean, you're being serious? Name me an MMO that has ever done that. Ever.

The only way to do this would be to give every player their own instance of the world. It baffles me that people come and play an MMO (which by definition is with other people) and dream of making it a single player experience. It's single player enough.

So, no.

CherryCake

I have to agree that there are plenty of games out there that are not mmos, so switching off players would ruin the whole point of the game, since the game is made to be played with others, otherwise they would have made it single player from the beginning.
Dont get me wrong, I would also enjoy sometimes to play alone in a huge world and get all the chests etc for me xD but implementing something like this sounds like a lot of hard work, and lets be honest there are plenty of other things they should work on, like giving us a druid or necromancer or a fluffly giant sheep we can ride on xD...

Islyn

JD2013 wrote: »

If only there were some kind of offline Elder Scrolls title ...

Yeah one less than 5 years old would be awesome xD

Spottswoode

UrQuan wrote: »

An offline mode means everything has to be client-side. If everything is client-side then people can create hacks that give them unlimited gold tempers, VR16 gold Warlock jewelry, etc.

Not to mention, cheaters would have a virtually unlimited amount of time to hack the game and design new bots.