Where did all the fun on forums go?

Drdeath20

Alot of the ridiculous has been adjusted with the game and the developers have made more challenging content and improved rewards. Idk what else to tell ya

max_only

Nyladreas wrote: »

Like I used to check the forums daily and have fun reading random fun stuff or answering people's questions... Now it's just complaints, requests and open letter demands.

Why so serious and whiny nowadays?

Create your own. Be your own force for change.

In case this is a sly critic of my Wood elf thread (yes this song is about me) I’ve made “fun” threads recently as well and few engage with them.

These two I made after my wood elf thread:

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/463189/kynereth-s-y-ffre-s-blessing-weekly-base-game-2x-zone-drops#latest

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/461730/glorious-imperials-welcome-cyrodilics-unite#latest

These I made before but got little traction.
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/456833/a-character-is-done-when#latest
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/451288/once-i-dreamt-elder-scrolls-edition#latest
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/443018/witches-festival-costumes#latest
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/442795/its-not-delivery-its-di-tamriel#latest


Make of that what you will. Maybe, and this is a shocker, maybe people have something worthwhile to say and need to be heard.

thedovahmon

TelvanniWizard wrote: »

Everything was better when ppl posted daily memes about argonian shoes

Moloch1514

It all changed with Morrowind. Nerfed the fun out of the game, and created yearly "chapters" forcing us to buy the game again every June.

r34lian

Nyladreas wrote: »

Like I used to check the forums daily and have fun reading random fun stuff or answering people's questions... Now it's just complaints, requests and open letter demands.

Why so serious and whiny nowadays?

Gone to vukhalgaurd to meet the Queen

russelmmendoza

Zos nerfed everything eso.
Zos is the fun police.
You like lore, throws it out the door.
You like racial passives, throws it out the window.

Nyladreas

Mojmir wrote: »

If you didn't have a job you care about, you wouldnt be on the forums.

Corrected that for you

Alucardo

I have to admit, there used to be some good times around here. Looking back on some of my posts I used to be carefree and bring laughter to the masses. Now I'm like a bitter old man yelling at kids to get off my lawn.

Banana

They won't fix ping problems. So im on a warning. Be good people.

Aliyavana

It is risky to make lore friendly comments about argonians now

twev

yodased wrote: »

An open letter to people not having fun:

Have more fun.

-Yoda

It was more fun before they nerfed the emotes.
Now it's just vanilla pablum.

Zacuel

Alucardo wrote: »

I have to admit, there used to be some good times around here. Looking back on some of my posts I used to be carefree and bring laughter to the masses. Now I'm like a bitter old man yelling at kids to get off my lawn.

Huh... Same here. I joined the forums all stoked on eso and wanting to share my mutual love of the game with the community...

I guess all the salt dried out my heart...

Oh gawd...! What have I become?!?!?!

*Drops to his knees and tears his shirt open and sobs upwards into the oncoming rain*

MrGraves

I think there's still plenty of non srs threads being made here but you could always look in other categories on the forums besides general. maybe housing or lore? community creations?

Turelus

Nyladreas wrote: »

Taunky wrote: »

It's either complaining or people being smartasses to get Insightfuls, Agrees, and Awesomes.

Man, this modern age is screwed.... Everyone just going for absolutely pointless ratings. and I just don't understand why.

Don't take the only thing I have going for me in this game.

There are some good threads from time to time, the main thing is to make sure when you see good threads you engage in them so they stay more active, as well as making more positive threads yourself where you can.

I am not saying make "ESO is amazing you all need to not complain" style threads, but ones showing achievements you've made (not just actual game achievements), fun stories, new art/videos etc.

darkstar2084

don't worry you are not a lone, I don't take this game or the forums seriously at all

AbysmalGhul

There's a lot of serious folks around these parts. Don't make eye contact or they'll eat your young.

SantieClaws

Ah well when this one got a castle and fifteen apprentices she thought life would be easy yes.

It turned out to be a neverending task of sorting out petty squabbles, organising laundry, pointing at things and asking the orc to do them, pointing again after 10 minutes when she is distracted by something, finding chicken wings in the strangest places, Treading on … things.

So anyway fun isn't something you find. It's something you create yes.

The bubbler behind the tower when they are not looking, the sweetroll eaten in the locked bathroom, the pool party when they are all out doing writs, the trip to the Rosy Lion on the way back from the trader.

Fun is where you find it travellers.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

srfrogg23

Nyladreas wrote: »

Taunky wrote: »

It's either complaining or people being smartasses to get Insightfuls, Agrees, and Awesomes.

Man, this modern age is screwed.... Everyone just going for absolutely pointless ratings. and I just don't understand why.

There's also a lot of hyperbole. I literally mean a figurative apocalyptic collapse of modern society as we know it.

Slack

It is funny when people make stupid threads.

When they come to forums and threaten ZOS.
When they demand compensation when having ESO+ and there is a free trial week.

When they make a post of entitlement, wanting every achievement handed on a silver plate, because being too bad for vet content

When they make silly builds and proclaim their way as the new one and only.

yodased

@santieclaws is recommending bong hits behind the barn and then eating sweetrolls by yourself and having a party when her flatmates are out at work.

Santie claws is a gangster.

Sylvermynx

SantieClaws wrote: »

Ah well when this one got a castle and fifteen apprentices she thought life would be easy yes.

It turned out to be a neverending task of sorting out petty squabbles, organising laundry, pointing at things and asking the orc to do them, pointing again after 10 minutes when she is distracted by something, finding chicken wings in the strangest places, Treading on … things.

So anyway fun isn't something you find. It's something you create yes.

The bubbler behind the tower when they are not looking, the sweetroll eaten in the locked bathroom, the pool party when they are all out doing writs, the trip to the Rosy Lion on the way back from the trader.

Fun is where you find it travellers.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

Exactly. YOU are the fun. And of course I do find fun elsweyr here too....

Sheezabeast

People tend to take things too seriously

AngelFires333

It's Trumps fault.

Ilithyania

mmo forums, mmo forums never changes

max_only

Well, happiness is a choice, but because of greed for “agrees”, many are too blind to choose the fun threads right in front of them.

See op’s sig

Amphithoe

Nyladreas

max_only wrote: »

Well, happiness is a choice, but because of greed for “agrees”, many are too blind to choose the fun threads right in front of them.

See op’s sig

If this is supposed to be a sarcastic jab at me, it's a good one if it were true. I've already stated ratings are meaningless for me

Androconium

Zathras wrote: »

Nyladreas wrote: »

Like I used to check the forums daily and have fun reading random fun stuff or answering people's questions... Now it's just complaints, requests and open letter demands.

Why so serious and whiny nowadays?

Unfortunately, there is a very small and very loud clique here that tries to dominate the forums. If you do a marginally quick census, you can easily see that there are 5-8 of the same people who stew in negativity. It can be difficult to have conversations when that crowd keeps steamrolling through.

So. People who want a more positive, creative scene tend to go to Reddit. Honestly, it's a great place to talk about the game, and share your pictures/builds/whatever. The truly negative people just get downvoted, and their posts and threads disappear.

For here, counter the negativity. Contribute to positive threads, and create your own. Don't get sucked into toxic threads, and don't banter with the people that keep them going. Also, moderators can't read everything, so report comments and threads to help the situation. As was mentioned above, be part of the change.

Reddit, eh? Just pop back for a bit of a troll through the negativity stew then, did we?

I hate to break the bad news, but someone, somewhere, just got a laugh out of that.

Rake

Some would say the game is dying.
Some would say the game is boring.
Not sure if they are right.

max_only

Nyladreas wrote: »

max_only wrote: »

Well, happiness is a choice, but because of greed for “agrees”, many are too blind to choose the fun threads right in front of them.

See op’s sig

If this is supposed to be a sarcastic jab at me, it's a good one if it were true. I've already stated ratings are meaningless for me

It’s a joke. you were asking for levity when you made the thread. Man you don’t give me much room to be a fun guy.