Would You Buy Another ZOS Game?

Uriel_Nocturne · April 2016

Yes, I would buy another ZOS title.

jamesharv2005ub17_ESO wrote: »

Uriel_Nocturne wrote: »

jamesharv2005ub17_ESO wrote: »

Uriel_Nocturne wrote: »

Villious wrote: »

Genomic wrote: »

jamesharv2005ub17_ESO wrote: »

Genomic wrote: »

Villious wrote: »

Uriel_Nocturne wrote: »

Villious wrote: »

reften wrote: »

So let me get this straight, you're on the forums of a game, making comments...it's been out for two years now, you're still playing.

but yet you hate the company so much that built this game you'll NEVER buy another game from them again.

*eye roll

Yeah ESO makes me grumble sometimes, but in the end, best PvP experience I've ever had with a game in a genre that I love. You no votes aren't being honest.

Some of us still play for one simple reason....lack of better options. We have played many others, spent our time there, and are done. Some of us are here simply killing time until a better option is released. When that happens, I think you'll see the impact.

This game has amazing potential, but I truly don't think it will ever be completely realized with the current dev team. It seems it's always one step forward, three steps back. When another "successful" MMO is released, we'll see where the rubber meets the road.

I've enjoyed playing ESO, but with a lot of frustration. More than any other MMO, and I started playing MMOs back in March of 1999 when the original Everquest was released, and I've played quite a few of them. So please don't be arrogant enough to presume to say who's not being honest.

So...

RIFT, FFXIV: ARR, LotRO, SWtOR, GW2... none of those are better options than ESO?

How then can ESO be such a disaster that, not only are you still playing it, but it's still "better" than any other MMO on the market right now?

The truthful answer is simple.

ESO is one of the best MMO's on the market right now. However; the game has made changes that are not specifically the changes that you might have made, so you're posting out of misplaced frustration.

I'm 50 years old. I started playing MMO's 17 years ago in March of 1999 when the original Everquest was released. Even before then, I played Ultima Online for almost a year, so I guess that gives me almost 18 years of MMOing. How long have you been playing MMO's?

Rift - played it
Dark Age of Camelot - Played it
FFXIV - Dont like the franchise
ARR - Not sure what that is.
LotRO - Played it, but really didnt like the LOTR atmosphere
SWTOR - Played it
GW2 - Played it, was disappointed with the expansion
Everquest - played it for 6 years
WoW - Played it
TERA - Played it
BDO - Not interested
ArchAge - Messed with it a little, and my buddies and I are actually contemplating going to that now.

What else you got?

My friends and I play MMO's together. We've been playing ESO for about 5 months, and are already tired of the bugs, laggyness of the game in general, devs unable to fix bugs, inability to fix broken mechanics for years, making only male armor wireframes now because its easier to do, devs pretty much patching and balancing once per quarter or less, devs using primary focus to crank out DLCs and crown store items for sale, the list goes on and on and on. I will say that ESO has the best quest lines that I've ever played in MMO's, so kudos to them for that.

You're the very definition of white knight. No matter what happens, you'll defend it with your dying breath, and tell other players how wrong they are and how they feel, when you have not a clue, and are extremely arrogant to even presume saying such things. You keep saying that I think ESO is the best MMO on the market right now, but I've said no such thing. We've played it heavy for 5 months, and are already getting ready to move on for various reasons stated above. We played GW2 for 2 years. WoW for 6 years. The lesser titles for much less time. If another good AAA MMO had been released sooner, we'd be gone now. We unsubbed from ESO two days ago. No more money for them.

You're arrogant enough to lecture me that my (our) unhappiness is "misplaced frustration". Keep on fighting the good fight Sir Knight. They definitely need players like you.

I've heard mixed, but generally positive things about Black Desert Online. I play ESO because I love the Elder Scrolls lore, but I agree with most here that ZOS has done a very poor job overall. BDO doesn't have the ES lore, but by all accounts it's a far better MMO. It might be what you're looking for.

By all accounts? Whos? I play BDO and its a fun game to play. Its nothing like ESO tho. So comparing the two would be like comparing ESo to games like call of duty or the division. BDO is a sandbox box game. No quests to do. You level up by grinding mobs. Once you hit a certain level you can also be attacked at any time by other players. So while yes it is a fun game calling it "better" is a stretch. Since thats all opinion.

Oh and btw there are the same complaints there as here. PVP isnt balanced. Lag. Classes arent balanced. Lag again.

He said he was becoming tired of ESO and was considering Archeage as a new home. I was merely suggesting an alternative. You agree BDO is fun to play, but has its own issues, like ESO. But as you also mention, BDO is sandbox and ESO is themepark, so perhaps that's the kind of difference Villious was looking for? A change is as good as a holiday? Anyhow, as I said, it was just a suggestion, based on reviews from sources I trusted.

I did take a look at BDO, and as I understand it, it's an open world pvp once you hit 50. Now I'm not crazy about that, but might would try it if not for two things.....you loose experience, and pk'er can take items off you. That's a deal breaker for me.

The last MMO I played where you lost XP, and actually went backwards sometimes, was Everquest. While I have oh so very fond memories of Everquest (right @Uriel_Nocturne ?), I don't want to do the backwards XP boogie ever again.

I think it's gonna be quite a while before we really see any good new AAA titles released. At least ones I'd be interested in playing. But I'll keep a weathered eye on the horizon. :-)

Agreed.

EverQuest was an amazing MMO, despite some of it's issues that I like to gloss over when I talk about it almost 20 years later. But those times where you lost XP... the frustration was real.

Also, the Grind.

People on ESO whine about having to grind. That just makes me have one of those deep "belly laughs". You don't know what grinding is until you've experienced EverQuest and Ultima Online. That Grind... it was real. lol

I actually went and looked up BDO again last night. Watched some videos on it... watched some people playing it. That hour of my life watching that game just reinforced my lack of interest in it. I could partially get behind the open PvP at a certain level, but as you said, @Villious , players taking my hard-earned equipment off of my corpse? Instant deal breaker, regardless of the penalties that may or may not be in place for PK'ing.

Looking at the various release schedules posted by development companies for the rest of 2016 and early 2017, there really aren't any AAA MMO's coming down the pipe anytime soon.

So I'm just happy that I'm still hopelessly taken with ESO, because the list of future options is pretty darn slim.

I was a beta tester for Ultima Online. When the game launched I spent practically every gaming hour (about 8 hours a day) grinding blacksmithy. Now this is before people figured out how to grind on boats in a pattern and before anyone knew at the beginning of the day there was an hour where you would get more xp than normal.

Anyways took me 6 months of 8 hours a day 7 days a week to hit GM blacksmithing. I used to sit up at the forge and repair items for tips. Made a fortune because at the time there were no repair deeds. So you had to hand over your rare magical weapons like a silver vanq katana and trust the blacksmith wouldnt steal them.

So ya the grind in ESO is nothing compared to those older games like UO and EQ.

I forgot how much money I made off of Blacksmithing in that game! lol

Once word gets out you wont steal stuff then you get a ton of repeat business.

Indeed.

jamesharv2005ub17_ESO · April 2016

Yes, I would buy another ZOS title.

Uriel_Nocturne wrote: »

jamesharv2005ub17_ESO wrote: »

Uriel_Nocturne wrote: »

jamesharv2005ub17_ESO wrote: »

Uriel_Nocturne wrote: »

Villious wrote: »

Genomic wrote: »

jamesharv2005ub17_ESO wrote: »

Genomic wrote: »

Villious wrote: »

Uriel_Nocturne wrote: »

Villious wrote: »

reften wrote: »

So let me get this straight, you're on the forums of a game, making comments...it's been out for two years now, you're still playing.

but yet you hate the company so much that built this game you'll NEVER buy another game from them again.

*eye roll

Yeah ESO makes me grumble sometimes, but in the end, best PvP experience I've ever had with a game in a genre that I love. You no votes aren't being honest.

Some of us still play for one simple reason....lack of better options. We have played many others, spent our time there, and are done. Some of us are here simply killing time until a better option is released. When that happens, I think you'll see the impact.

This game has amazing potential, but I truly don't think it will ever be completely realized with the current dev team. It seems it's always one step forward, three steps back. When another "successful" MMO is released, we'll see where the rubber meets the road.

I've enjoyed playing ESO, but with a lot of frustration. More than any other MMO, and I started playing MMOs back in March of 1999 when the original Everquest was released, and I've played quite a few of them. So please don't be arrogant enough to presume to say who's not being honest.

So...

RIFT, FFXIV: ARR, LotRO, SWtOR, GW2... none of those are better options than ESO?

How then can ESO be such a disaster that, not only are you still playing it, but it's still "better" than any other MMO on the market right now?

The truthful answer is simple.

ESO is one of the best MMO's on the market right now. However; the game has made changes that are not specifically the changes that you might have made, so you're posting out of misplaced frustration.

I'm 50 years old. I started playing MMO's 17 years ago in March of 1999 when the original Everquest was released. Even before then, I played Ultima Online for almost a year, so I guess that gives me almost 18 years of MMOing. How long have you been playing MMO's?

Rift - played it
Dark Age of Camelot - Played it
FFXIV - Dont like the franchise
ARR - Not sure what that is.
LotRO - Played it, but really didnt like the LOTR atmosphere
SWTOR - Played it
GW2 - Played it, was disappointed with the expansion
Everquest - played it for 6 years
WoW - Played it
TERA - Played it
BDO - Not interested
ArchAge - Messed with it a little, and my buddies and I are actually contemplating going to that now.

What else you got?

My friends and I play MMO's together. We've been playing ESO for about 5 months, and are already tired of the bugs, laggyness of the game in general, devs unable to fix bugs, inability to fix broken mechanics for years, making only male armor wireframes now because its easier to do, devs pretty much patching and balancing once per quarter or less, devs using primary focus to crank out DLCs and crown store items for sale, the list goes on and on and on. I will say that ESO has the best quest lines that I've ever played in MMO's, so kudos to them for that.

You're the very definition of white knight. No matter what happens, you'll defend it with your dying breath, and tell other players how wrong they are and how they feel, when you have not a clue, and are extremely arrogant to even presume saying such things. You keep saying that I think ESO is the best MMO on the market right now, but I've said no such thing. We've played it heavy for 5 months, and are already getting ready to move on for various reasons stated above. We played GW2 for 2 years. WoW for 6 years. The lesser titles for much less time. If another good AAA MMO had been released sooner, we'd be gone now. We unsubbed from ESO two days ago. No more money for them.

You're arrogant enough to lecture me that my (our) unhappiness is "misplaced frustration". Keep on fighting the good fight Sir Knight. They definitely need players like you.

I've heard mixed, but generally positive things about Black Desert Online. I play ESO because I love the Elder Scrolls lore, but I agree with most here that ZOS has done a very poor job overall. BDO doesn't have the ES lore, but by all accounts it's a far better MMO. It might be what you're looking for.

By all accounts? Whos? I play BDO and its a fun game to play. Its nothing like ESO tho. So comparing the two would be like comparing ESo to games like call of duty or the division. BDO is a sandbox box game. No quests to do. You level up by grinding mobs. Once you hit a certain level you can also be attacked at any time by other players. So while yes it is a fun game calling it "better" is a stretch. Since thats all opinion.

Oh and btw there are the same complaints there as here. PVP isnt balanced. Lag. Classes arent balanced. Lag again.

He said he was becoming tired of ESO and was considering Archeage as a new home. I was merely suggesting an alternative. You agree BDO is fun to play, but has its own issues, like ESO. But as you also mention, BDO is sandbox and ESO is themepark, so perhaps that's the kind of difference Villious was looking for? A change is as good as a holiday? Anyhow, as I said, it was just a suggestion, based on reviews from sources I trusted.

I did take a look at BDO, and as I understand it, it's an open world pvp once you hit 50. Now I'm not crazy about that, but might would try it if not for two things.....you loose experience, and pk'er can take items off you. That's a deal breaker for me.

The last MMO I played where you lost XP, and actually went backwards sometimes, was Everquest. While I have oh so very fond memories of Everquest (right @Uriel_Nocturne ?), I don't want to do the backwards XP boogie ever again.

I think it's gonna be quite a while before we really see any good new AAA titles released. At least ones I'd be interested in playing. But I'll keep a weathered eye on the horizon. :-)

Agreed.

EverQuest was an amazing MMO, despite some of it's issues that I like to gloss over when I talk about it almost 20 years later. But those times where you lost XP... the frustration was real.

Also, the Grind.

People on ESO whine about having to grind. That just makes me have one of those deep "belly laughs". You don't know what grinding is until you've experienced EverQuest and Ultima Online. That Grind... it was real. lol

I actually went and looked up BDO again last night. Watched some videos on it... watched some people playing it. That hour of my life watching that game just reinforced my lack of interest in it. I could partially get behind the open PvP at a certain level, but as you said, @Villious , players taking my hard-earned equipment off of my corpse? Instant deal breaker, regardless of the penalties that may or may not be in place for PK'ing.

Looking at the various release schedules posted by development companies for the rest of 2016 and early 2017, there really aren't any AAA MMO's coming down the pipe anytime soon.

So I'm just happy that I'm still hopelessly taken with ESO, because the list of future options is pretty darn slim.

I was a beta tester for Ultima Online. When the game launched I spent practically every gaming hour (about 8 hours a day) grinding blacksmithy. Now this is before people figured out how to grind on boats in a pattern and before anyone knew at the beginning of the day there was an hour where you would get more xp than normal.

Anyways took me 6 months of 8 hours a day 7 days a week to hit GM blacksmithing. I used to sit up at the forge and repair items for tips. Made a fortune because at the time there were no repair deeds. So you had to hand over your rare magical weapons like a silver vanq katana and trust the blacksmith wouldnt steal them.

So ya the grind in ESO is nothing compared to those older games like UO and EQ.

I forgot how much money I made off of Blacksmithing in that game! lol

Once word gets out you wont steal stuff then you get a ton of repeat business.

Indeed.

Prob OT but:

Samsayia · April 2016

No, I would not buy another ZOS title.

I wouldn't.

The fact that there's so many players begging Zos to stop putting out content and to just fix their game is really sad. Just absolutely sad and says more than enough. I like elder scrolls, I got friends in this game that are fun. But I would not get into another ZoS title.

Elsonso · April 2016

No, I would not buy another ZOS title.

jcasini222ub17_ESO wrote: »

Ive always fancied a fallout mmo but Ive never understand how itd work. Like I'm looking out with my binoculars, see another human player, take absurdly long iron sight shot, pop players head off (like one shot kills?), get pumped to go loot body. Arrive to find body was looted by another wastelander begin chase.

What I just wrote sounds to me like a pretty awesome wasterlander experiance- however it involes open world PvP, corpse looting, looting the corpse of not even your own kill... I just dont see the 'natural danger' of fallout wasteland translate over well to mmo without big sacrifices to the fallout experiance. Like the need to drink/eat/rad poisioning etc etc.

I think that a Fallout MMO would be a challenge to make in such a way that captures the feel of the single player games. It would have to move away from a "vault dweller" focus, given the thousands of "vault dwellers" that would be running around due to the multiplayer nature of the game. They would almost have to make it so that characters were part of various competing factions (which could be player guilds as well as other groups), which would really make faction vs faction PVP a must. I can't really see a strong PVE/main quest focus in a game like this due to the survival nature of the series. Game objectives could center around capturable resources and areas in the game, sort of like Cyrodiil. I don't think it would need to be totally PVP, as things like insects, ferals, mutated animals, and other foes could easily exist in the game. I would want them to stay away from "classes" and stick with "SPECIAL" for character definition.

WalkingLegacy · April 2016

No, I would not buy another ZOS title.

Uviryth wrote: »

Why wouldn`t I? ESO is a good game after all.

Ch4mpTW wrote: »

Uviryth wrote: »

Why wouldn`t I? ESO is a good game after all.

Hm... Interesting. To each's own, I suppose.

Nah, he's right. ESO is good but it should be great.

QuebraRegra · April 2016

No, I would not buy another ZOS title.

I should likely be beaten with sticks for suggesting that they fix this game, then get a D&D licence and use the engine to do a proper (rule set) D&D game.

Will pay to play halfling

Thevampirenight · April 2016

Yes, I would buy another ZOS title.

lordrichter wrote: »

jcasini222ub17_ESO wrote: »

Ive always fancied a fallout mmo but Ive never understand how itd work. Like I'm looking out with my binoculars, see another human player, take absurdly long iron sight shot, pop players head off (like one shot kills?), get pumped to go loot body. Arrive to find body was looted by another wastelander begin chase.

What I just wrote sounds to me like a pretty awesome wasterlander experiance- however it involes open world PvP, corpse looting, looting the corpse of not even your own kill... I just dont see the 'natural danger' of fallout wasteland translate over well to mmo without big sacrifices to the fallout experiance. Like the need to drink/eat/rad poisioning etc etc.

I think that a Fallout MMO would be a challenge to make in such a way that captures the feel of the single player games. It would have to move away from a "vault dweller" focus, given the thousands of "vault dwellers" that would be running around due to the multiplayer nature of the game. They would almost have to make it so that characters were part of various competing factions (which could be player guilds as well as other groups), which would really make faction vs faction PVP a must. I can't really see a strong PVE/main quest focus in a game like this due to the survival nature of the series. Game objectives could center around capturable resources and areas in the game, sort of like Cyrodiil. I don't think it would need to be totally PVP, as things like insects, ferals, mutated animals, and other foes could easily exist in the game. I would want them to stay away from "classes" and stick with "SPECIAL" for character definition.

Well, I would like to see a fallout mmo, one made by zenimax or bethesda.
But heres the thing I would want them to add the abilty to play as a ghoul, possibly a mutant, they would have to make the pipeboy thing optional. Also allow us to travel from wasteland to wasteland maybe a not as big pvp zone
Possibly like arenas and things like that.
Possible wastelands, Washington dc, Bosten, Newyork, Saltlake city, Los vegas, La and more.
Basically hundreds of years in the future where there was not one nuclear Armageddon but three of them. Basically changing the world to the worst.
Playable, Humans, Ghouls, Super mutants and possibly robots, or androids.

Marktoneth3 · April 2016

No, I would not buy another ZOS title.

Nah

sirston · April 2016

No, I would not buy another ZOS title.

I enjoyed there game when it first came out but once "sage" left it all went down hill. they went a full year with one DLC's when they showed I think like 5 dlcs in 2014. and murdered half there player base by ignoring them, So I mean in less they stop lying to the community and own up to there mistakes I doubt it. It also hurt my option on the next elder scrolls game.

newtinmpls · April 2016

I'd think about buying another ES title. Single player or MMORPG.

MikeB · April 2016

No, I would not buy another ZOS title.

Hope499 wrote: »

Hell yes.

ESO is still one of the best games I have ever played in my life.

The size, the graphics, the scope of things to do, the world itself.

It is the most impressive game I have ever played.

i just need a break after a year, but I will be back.

You must be a sheltered gamer if ESO is one of the most impressive and best games you've ever played. ESO isn't even in my top 50.

I can't continue to support this train wreck. With their (ZOS) refusal to put money into better code monkeys I have no hope for any future updates to ZOS; another game by ZOS? Nope, just no.

Volkodav · April 2016

There should be more than just the two options.
Such as:
1.Possibly
2.Other
And that sort of thing.
I would have picked
Possibly
with the explanation of:
It would depend on the genre of the MMO. Whether it was Fantasy,Medieval,etc.

Caradawc · April 2016

No, I would not buy another ZOS title.

Before this weekend = Yes

Now = No

bloodenragedb14_ESO · April 2016

No, I would not buy another ZOS title.

IF its related to Elder scrolls, yes

otherwise ill have to wait on the reviews, and if they are unfavorable, then no

Taisynn · April 2016

No, I would not buy another ZOS title.

No. I only bought this because it was an Elder Scrolls game and the quests are superb.

But... Gameplay needs a rework. And a genuine rework. Not these quarterly reworks that are barely tested and do more harm than good.

ZOS needs to hire their own game testers that play on the PTS so that they KNOW where players are coming from and can communicate with players. Then we can get every bug removed with cooperation.

Many a player would LOVE an opportunity where they can show the testers what they are talking about real time.

LegacyDM · April 2016

Ourorboros wrote: »

Fool me once, shame on you.

Fool me twice, shame on me.

There's an old saying in Tennessee...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KjmjqlOPd6A

AugustoCP · April 2016

No, I would not buy another ZOS title.

Not really, I'm just here for Elder Scrolls. As has been said, I'll buy the next TES game even if it' published by EA.

NobleNerd · April 2016

No, I would not buy another ZOS title.

reften wrote: »

So let me get this straight, you're on the forums of a game, making comments...it's been out for two years now, you're still playing.

but yet you hate the company so much that built this game you'll NEVER buy another game from them again.

*eye roll

Yeah ESO makes me grumble sometimes, but in the end, best PvP experience I've ever had with a game in a genre that I love. You no votes aren't being honest.

Way to try to spin......

Many of us are here on the forums and some-what active in the game because we want to see changes and fixes happen. As it stands right now if ZOS announced they were making Fallout MMO it would be a "Hell NO" to whether I would buy it!

With this being a sub-branch of Bethesda/Zenimax Media I am sorely saddened by how poorly they have handled the title.

Svalinn · April 2016

Uhm.. i wish there was an "i don't know" option in the poll.. I mean I've seen much worse companies then ZOS in the mmo "world" but at the same time you should be quite the incompetent ones to totally mess up a "name" like "Elder Scrolls".

ESO has great things in it and, at the same time, sucks with other.. and i still can't decide if it's good because of the "Elder Scroll" name or because of Zenimax.

Truth is that the part where it kind of sucks were game mechanics that someone at zenimax must have decided so... i really don't know if i would

burglar · April 2016

Yes, I would buy another ZOS title.

I have to say that this poll is ridiculous; it feels like bullying or something. I think those of you who are participating in this in the negative are taking your 'rights' as consumers a little too far and need to take a step back. If you don't like a product, don't buy it, plain and simple. Don't come to the boards and antagonize the people who made this game FOR YOU and who trying to improve it FOR YOU. No one owes you anything, and you do not have a right to anything.

If there's anything that is changing my desire to participate in the game, it's the sentiments that have been expressed on the boards the past few days. I am kind of shocked at how ridiculous people are behaving. In a similar fashion to those whom abused the recently discovered exploit, shenanigans like this post and poll are nothing more than self-serving and disrespectful to the community at large. This does nothing more than divide the community, and establishes longer lasting negative feelings about issues that are being, or have been, resolved.

Some of you really need to stop playing video games for a while, and go get an education, or do some self-exploration. Some of the worst comments come from people who can't spell, or write a complete sentence, and have a completely skewed perception of reality.

KingMagaw · April 2016

No, I would not buy another ZOS title.

I voted No.

Zenimax has made it clear to me, feedback provided to enhance/fix there game is all but ignored. Rather rush out DLC's to keep people farming and let the player base test the BETA content for them for free or even better, some even subscribe and pay Zenimax to test this content for them. New crown items (Cosmetic) added all the time to keep the money coming in by doing the least work.

Love this series, played since Arena. Lore, story line and friends is what brought me to ESO, my experience since has been disappointing. No longer subscribe/spend to support this as I have no faith in their intentions for the series.

Bigevilpeter · April 2016

Yes, I would buy another ZOS title.

Oh come on most of you who voted no are probably addicts to this game with hundreds if not thousands of hours played, if the game was bas you could have easily stopped a long time ago.

my opinion, this game is great just has too many annoyances

Lokey0024 · May 2016

No, I would not buy another ZOS title.

Given the current trend of game developing, never decide to buy a game until you have seen it.

idk · May 2016

Yes, I would buy another ZOS title.

I think all the no answers are funny since it is obvious they are playing this game and are either continuing to pay to play the game or enjoy the old content so much they keep churning that over and over.

Hate the game so much but keep playing, LOL

Cazic · May 2016

Yes, I would buy another ZOS title.

Of course. ESO is one of the greatest MMOs ever.

LegacyDM · May 2016

Giles.floydub17_ESO wrote: »

I think all the no answers are funny since it is obvious they are playing this game and are either continuing to pay to play the game or enjoy the old content so much they keep churning that over and over.

Hate the game so much but keep playing, LOL

I do not hate the game, but I would not buy another ZOS product. For example, I loved AoC, but FUNCOM killed it with poor decision making and I vowed to never buy another FUNCOM game again.

When we first started playing who could predict that there would be a lack of project management and they would flip flop on every direction that game was suppose to go? Who could predict that they would have massive performance problems? (i.e., cyrodil lag).

Given the option to purchase another ZOS game, I probably would not, knowing now, about how the company operates and where their priorities are. But i will keep playing this one until ZOS either kills it with poor decisions, or with the hope they will eventually fix their mistakes. If they don't fix, I will eventually migrate to something newer and better as more stuff comes out. I will probably take the same approach with ZOS as with FUNCOM. Never again. Unless they can fix the performance issues and introduce meaningful PvP (e.g., arenas, battlegrounds, tournaments, ladders, etc)!

I do like the PvE in this game but PvE is too static and gets stale. Releasing the same type of content with a different skin gets boring. I'm the type of player that needs meaningful PvP to stay interested and subbed. This game was advertised as a subscription only massive PvP/PVE game and ZOS went back on their word and went B2P and also alienated their PvP population. The game is still fun to play, but why would I buy another ZOS game knowing they can't be trusted and or competent enough to fix bugs, balance, and performance issues?

Svalinn · May 2016

Bigevilpeter wrote: »

Oh come on most of you who voted no are probably addicts to this game with hundreds if not thousands of hours played, if the game was bas you could have easily stopped a long time ago.

my opinion, this game is great just has too many annoyances

The point is... the "Elder Scroll" stuff in this game is not Zenimax but Bethesda... i mean if we take away the races, the world and the lore (all bethesda doing that zenimax used to create the game) what kind of game actually remain? That's the "game" zenimax did.

If they ever did a game that is not "Elder Scroll Online".. so with no ES Lore, no ES Races, no Tamriel.... and we only had to choose by the used game mechanics.. how good of a game would it be? Because if i take away the lore, the races, the world, etc from ESO i have a game with an extremly average class system, broken PvP, unbalanced classes and almost totally "equip based"... even tho i like the mechanics in the dungeon.

So that is why i said that " i don't know" if i would buy another one.. because really i am not sure at all of ESO is great because of Zenimax... or because of the Elder Scroll name.

Dahkoht · May 2016

No, I would not buy another ZOS title.

Giles.floydub17_ESO wrote: »

I think all the no answers are funny since it is obvious they are playing this game and are either continuing to pay to play the game or enjoy the old content so much they keep churning that over and over.

Hate the game so much but keep playing, LOL

You can't grasp the concept it seems.

Many of us are playing despite ZOS's gross mismanagement of it.

Because of enjoyment of the Elder Scrolls lore and setting.

If ZOS launched their own generic IP mmo or game ?

Wouldn't touch it.

The number of bugs that are noted and documented before every patch that are ignored and make it through a patch is something I've yet to see from a major mmo company.

The game survives despite ZOS , not because of them.

Lysette · May 2016

Yes, I would buy another ZOS title.

It is still a young studio and they are getting better and more experienced over time, more used to how to do things. I think with all pro and cons it shows that they really try - and maybe they have just too less staff for the task. Given that economical greed which they have shown, it would not make me wonder if they would be too greedy to hire enough staff to do the job.

But I see progress in their learning phase and I would probably go for another ZOS game - not within the next years though - I want them to focus on this game and make it right. There are years of work ahead and it would be sad if a TES title would suffer from having to split resources onto another title. If they hire more staff, then to get this game going, not a new one. Two titles might just be too much for this studio yet, they hardly can handle this one - but they will improve their way to do things and hopefully as well customer relations.

Edit: and there are circumstances, which we should not forget - Microsoft and Sony - those stand in their way as well and make it hard to deal with bugs in a more timely manner. These 2 companies and their approval method is to blame to a big part, they do not make life easy for ZOS.

Wreuntzylla · May 2016

Not if they keep Wrobel's vision of PvP. Otherwise, sure.