Is One Tamriel a Good Idea?

RAGUNAnoOne

Other (please explain)

Good for social reasons but I think it should be restricted to craglorn or DLC content at first not just for lore reasons but potential technical limitations. if it can pass this then we could consider it.

1 every ounce of coding and quest would have to be changed which leads to a huge chance for mistakes to be made...
2 grinding levels is already a pain in the ass without people crowding up places and where is the CP 10-110 zones will you have to buy DLC to get proper EXP at that level range @ZOS_JessicaFolsom ?
3 the majority of zones cannot handle one faction spamming AOEs without some people DCing IE mournhold but all 3 no way
4 same reason as 3 but NPCs take forever to load in high crowd areas giving them priority would be a quick fix to this issue though.
5 some kill blank enemy quests or competitive grab blank quests are already a big enough pain with just your faction

WanderingJarlPuncher

Bad Idea!

bad idea.

The reasons we are doing this are simple: we want to make it easier for ESO players to group together

its already too easy and everyone knows it. how about making something H A R D ?!?!?!?!?


•You will be able to play and group with anyone in the game at any time

we already can. whats the points of improving whats already improved

•We are dropping all PvE Alliance restrictions. You will be free to explore of all Tamriel, including other Alliances.

wow of warcraft here we go. kung fu panda style

Axoinus

Just read up on this One Tamriel thing. This seems like a big change that will either be heavily delayed or the vision will get modified later.

If implemented as intended, this will no longer feel like an MMO. It may feel better...or it may feel worse. Impossible to tell at this point. There seems to be a lot to hash out.

AmberLaTerra

Bad Idea!

Oh having the game become a GW2 or WOW clone is just such a great idea. If I wanted to play GW2 or WOW I would be playing them not ESO.

What is the point of removing any incentive to level at all and allowing people to have access to achievements that used to have to be worked for in both levels and doing what it takes to get them (Master Angler for example needing to gain access to silver and gold to get the fish in other alliances).

To me open Tamreil just cheapens every achievement and cheapens the reasons to bother leveling.

flare326

Other (please explain)

I feel though even though it is a good idea, it could have a negative impact on the immersion and roleplay of the game. There should be the option of default or One Tamriel. I would choose one tamriel, but Im sure others wouldnt.

Aquanova

Other (please explain)

If we can fight for a different faction than the one our characters were rolled on then yes. Other than that, I couldn't care less about seeing all AD,DC and EP in the same instances.

Stoltverd

Other (please explain)

I believe it would be a great idea but for a new game.
The lore of the current game was centered around the factions and the war between them. The "Any race, any faction" pack... Was... Problematic.
The game is NOT well designed for the change. They would need to redo almost everything.

Also i see no point in making it more TES like when it currently feel like such a collage of games right now with so many contradictory decisions like the removal of the DPS dummy because it "hurted immersion" but the introduction of the indicators that hurt it... Or the high customization of many small elements of the HUD, but the complete lack of it in big elements like health bars (you either have huge ass glowing bars of doom, or you don't have them at all; you MUST have a giant shield of light when you block, your bow WILL glow white when you make a heavy attack; your feet WILL glow green when you roll ETC)

To be honest, for me it seems they have a lot of game designers with contradictory visions for the game.

lookstwice

Bad Idea!

My gut is screaming noooo, but so far the majority like it and that makes me feel a little better about. So here's hoping that I'm wrong and my fear of change is getting the best of me.

But I'm still changing my sub from 6 months to month by month so I can drop out quick.

Talyena

Bad Idea!

As if cross factioning wasn't bad enough. It's pretty much the opposite direction I would take with the game.

Sausage

Other (please explain)

I wish it had fog, thats what makes ES game. All this effort for nothing when Skyrim's kind of fog could just rock it.

Rev Rielle

Good Idea!

Good idea.
They've addressed the single most complained aspect of the game since it's release.

Takes really nothing away from the game as it is now, and adds a whole lot more options for players that want to take them. But those that don't can still play basically just as they are now.

When it comes to MMOs, improvements that aid in the community being able to interact together and in a less restricted way are almost always positive.

VodkaVixen1979

Bad Idea!

Cross faction instances for craglorn and DLC good...those areas NEED a population boost.... Cramming three alliances together in one instance for main zones.... Nightmare. Has anyone at ZOS tried to find the banker in wayrest on Friday night? The place is already a mosh pit and forget about area chat. You already have to stand around for 10 minutes waiting for respawns in crowded areas, please don't make it worse!!!!!

Smileybones

VodkaVixen1979 wrote: »

Cross faction instances for craglorn and DLC good...those areas NEED a population boost.... Cramming three alliances together in one instance for main zones.... Nightmare. Has anyone at ZOS tried to find the banker in wayrest on Friday night? The place is already a mosh pit and forget about area chat. You already have to stand around for 10 minutes waiting for respawns in crowded areas, please don't make it worse!!!!!

It won't make it worse: this game have a slice system where if a certain treshold of people is reached in an instance, a new instance is created.

Wolfshead

wonkydog wrote: »

Anything which potentially makes the content harder is a good thing. I'm currently in the second area of my zone at level 23 and there is little to no challenge in any of the fights, inc world bosses and delves. With this coming in a few months I will probably go do all the DLC with my new character and return to the 'old' parts later on.

I have to agree my alt atm make zone super easy you dont have focus on anything you just run in and kill everyone and you are done and if make zone more alive im ok with fact the remove factions but i hope the do in way that wont frack up lore in world for i dont want see ZoS and Bethesda's become a Blizzard where every lore in WoW is frack up make no since at all i hope the make this work with lore in game then i ok with this.

Sinolai

I'm Indifferent

Sounds like a good idea but I fear there will be no challenge when you have over 300cp, or they will make zones more challening and give characters a different boost when they are in different zones, which would be confusing...

Cogo

Bad Idea!

For the first time since launch, I started to check what other MMOs are coming....because of this new dumb change.

Why play when....you dont need to play?

Runefang

Good Idea!

As a new player I feel like its a generally good thing. I've only got a level 10 stamplar but I'm already out leveling most of the quests since I'm doing them all, more so if I had done Orsinium. I'd rather not have to roll an alt to do everything in the game so overall its a big win for me.

It's also cheap win for a developer to suddenly make all game content relevant again, hopefully it increases revenue so they can produce better new content. There does need to be more of an end-game it seems.

I can see some of the downsides but overall it'll work if implemented well enough. I took a quick look at the SWTOR forums and despite a lot of early criticism it seems like its been adopted well. People are always quick to look negatively on change though.

alkodav

Good Idea!

i think it's really great for my twinks, and generally it's will be look like real Elder Scrolls game - you can move wherever you want and do quests in different succesions

TheHsN

Other (please explain)

there are many problems at game that waiting to be solved...and one tamriel is not something that i will say awwww what a great idea...i do not care actually and that is not gonna make me buy ESO PLUS again...not yet not with that very easy announcment ...

Brrrofski

I'm Indifferent

I don't know who wants this?

Most people have done all the story and have max level characters. New ones they make they'll just grind to 50 then carry on with pvp/end game pve.

Roleplayers... Surely this won't make sense? The story will be out of order completely. Without cadwell doing his silver/gold thing and an (albeit weak) explanation as to why you suddenly kill your own factions soldiers, it'll completely break the story, if you're that way inclined.

This is a new player move. ZOS is one of those companies. New member only, screw loyalty type of business.

Thevampirenight

Good Idea!

I am thinking what they are wanting to do is get rid of several copies of zones, that way they can improve preformance also, they still have three factions, we would have three starting points to start from, DC AD or EP but we could travel to other faction zones thus, going over there if we wished. I am sure the three factions woulds till be heavy influenced by faction but. We would not be bound by that faction, and only bound by it in pvp areas. I do think this is a good direction they are going with the game.

SantieClaws

Good Idea!

Fantastic idea. This one has wanted this since the start and had hoped she would see it much sooner.

Not just because khajiit wishes to meet many friends from other alliances - and celebrate Fishmas with them all - but because it will make the game less confusing for the new kittens. As it is you have one way of doing the things and then when you hit 50 it all changes - and then for the new zones it changes again!

Khajiit admits it makes a bit of a mess of the main story but this one always felt that maybe the tale was told this way to justify the alliance situation - and not that the alliance situation came about to justify the story.

So let our leaders squabble - we the people of Tamriel will just carry on as best we can - like we always have done and always will do. Trading, travelling and always searching for that perfect ball of yarn.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

Duiwel

Bad Idea!

Why level ? Why even have levels just make everyone level 50 and then tell people to play for champion points...

I like the idea in a way, but honestly how many people actually need help with basic pve stuff?

World bosses are so easy, dungeons already have cross alliance group finder, how can you justify the whole pvp element with this?

I suggest redesigning the pvp then from scratch do something else there will be no patriotism.

Also everyone who starts a new too will just go to Auridon.

EP zones will be barren wastelands because no one likes that ( except the Rift & Eastmarch )

Instead of literally CHANGING THE CURRENT GAME the whole time, why not ADD NEW FEATURES?

Not 1 new weapon or skill line, not 1 new race, not 1 new Daedric Prince as an antagonist...

But hey lets change what ain't broken...

Ever heard of if it ain't broke don't fix it?

I am glad they are trying to increase lowbie population in pve zones, but in the current state of the game I'm afraid to say it just can't handle that many people in one instanced map.

Look @ Wrothgar, lagfest in prime time. All the popular zones will be like that on a permanent basis if the populations get mixed up.

So IF they do it ( which they will ) at least ensure that you upgrade your hardware ZOS so we still have smooth PvE performance.

Uviryth

I'm Indifferent

Don`t know, need more Info.

InvitationNotFound

Bad Idea!

*sighs*
there would be plenty of better things to do than this.

battle leveling and a care bear world instead. last time I've seen this in a game it has lead to its slow death.

as if it would be difficult to get a char to 50 right now to play with people on another faction...

as if it would be a good thing to remove leveling at all, which it almost is by battle leveling every f***** s*** everywhere (if you want that there are way better concepts than this s***)

as if it would be a good thing to reinvent the whole f***** game over and over again instead bringing some balance and fixing broken things.

seems like they haven't f****d up the game enough yet...

Agalloch

Bad Idea!

Bad Idea!

But I wish to know more about it.

I hope they will not kill the character progression.

Bislobo

Good Idea!

Tie it with the Justice System PvP and the game will be in a better state

willymchilybily

Good Idea!

It came too late for me and many others in my opinion:

so many friends i'd have loved to play with on PS4 release, and been in a guild with, but because they were AD or DC and i was EP, we couldn't play together.

This was one damaging aspect of the game. The surest way to get player retention is to get players to engage in the community, forums, guilds, running content together and having fun with friends, talking and voice chat. Any barriers to that such as faction separation in PvE not just in PvP, will negatively affect player retention.

sparafucilsarwb17_ESO

Bad Idea!

It will just introduce even more lag.

baratron

Good Idea!

Best idea ever. I am not familiar with all of the Elder Scrolls games, but Oblivion and Skyrim certainly let you explore the world in any order you wanted, and the world scaled to you. The biggest complaint I hear from long-standing ES fans who come to ESO is that they can't explore the whole world, but are limited to the zones of one faction, and have to go through them in the order predetermined by ZOS.

When One Tamriel is released, we won't be forced to choose an Alliance for PvE content. It'll be solely for PvP, so you can choose the Alliance where your friends play or as feels appropriate for the roleplay of your character. We won't have to make alts if we want to group with friends from other Alliances (if I read it correctly), and we won't be forced to make alts if we want to group with friends who have only just started playing the game.

No longer will I have to make Daggerfall Covenant characters simply to get Glenumbra (the least fun zone in the game in my opinion) out of the way!