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WOW "refugees" coming to ESO?

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  • Liferefugee
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    therift wrote: »
    WoWsers are fairly easy to spot:

    Characters are 'Toons'
    Magicka is 'Manna'
    Trials are 'Raids'

    Welcome them. They're leaving a ship that started sinking in 2014.

    Eh, those only identify players of early MMOs. I never played WOW, EQ and LOTRO were my games and I say all 3 of those.
  • Ashfen
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    CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

    Blizzard recently announced that the next Diablo game would be mobile-only, in front of a crowd of hardcore PC gamers, and when the crowd expressed their dismay at the news, the Blizzard spokesman literally asked them "Do you not have phones?"

    The best moment is when a guy stood up and asked if it was an April fool's joke.
  • CMDR_Un1k0rn
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    Ashfen wrote: »
    CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

    Blizzard recently announced that the next Diablo game would be mobile-only, in front of a crowd of hardcore PC gamers, and when the crowd expressed their dismay at the news, the Blizzard spokesman literally asked them "Do you not have phones?"

    The best moment is when a guy stood up and asked if it was an April fool's joke.

    I know right?

    I've watched the event a few times on YouTube. Bad as I feel for the gamers in the crowd, there is a bit of dark comedy to be had from just how dumb Blizzard were that day.
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  • StormeReigns
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    The one thing i do miss from WoW is the Hadouken addon. Wish, hope, pleed ESO gets a similar version lol.

    https://youtu.be/p6OQZxruzY8
    Edited by StormeReigns on March 23, 2019 7:05PM
  • Anhedonie
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    Saucy_Jack wrote: »
    therift wrote: »
    WoWsers are fairly easy to spot:

    Characters are 'Toons'
    Magicka is 'Manna'
    Trials are 'Raids'

    Welcome them. They're leaving a ship that started sinking in 2014.

    The only mm I've played is ESO, but I say toons because it's a heck of a lot faster to type than 'characters'.

    Say "chars".
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  • Sav72
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    From one former WoW Player, to the WoW Players joining ESO....

    Welcome to ESO Lag!!
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  • Anhedonie
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    SkerKro wrote: »
    The one thing i do miss from WoW is the Hadouken addon. Wish, hope, pleed ESO gets a similar version lol.

    https://youtu.be/p6OQZxruzY8

    aw man, they added Geeze to tekken 7 quite some time ago. It's just hadouken/double reppouken spam.
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  • StormeReigns
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    Anhedonie wrote: »
    SkerKro wrote: »
    The one thing i do miss from WoW is the Hadouken addon. Wish, hope, pleed ESO gets a similar version lol.

    https://youtu.be/p6OQZxruzY8

    aw man, they added Geeze to tekken 7 quite some time ago. It's just hadouken/double reppouken spam.
    Main reason i enjoyed it, was it drove my wife crazy. I dont have to hear a thing and she did.

    She enjoys watching me play ESO, and figured a bit ol'nostalgia for a bit. :smiley:
  • RinaldoGandolphi
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    Jarndyce wrote: »
    If true thats awesome imo. Adding new players is good for the game. Larger playerbase means more revenue for ZOS. More revenue for ZOS means more content development. More content development means more game enjoyment.

    If only this were true, but it’s NOT. It also shows how little people actually understand about economics, capitalism, and how corporate culture works in America and the rest of the world.

    It’s been proven in trickle down economics and it’s been proven with tax breaks and other methods over the last 30 years.

    Companies make the most amount of profit with the least amount of resources spent as possible.

    Any increased profits they make from WOW players or anyone else will go directly into the pockets of the CEO and shareholders of the company, an increase in the size of their dividend check, very, very, very little of that money will be invested in the game if any at all.

    You forget that Zenimax board of directors and CEO call the shots on where the money goes, ZOS has no say at all. As long as ESO is turning a profit inside the margins they project that money will go to investors not to improve their product.

    The content they are creating was already budgeted for and forecasted in the yearly budgets. Everything is planned.

    Any increase in profits won’t be spent to improve the game, this has already been proven by ZOS many times. All the influx of money from paid chapters nothing was improved the game still lags and has the same bugs from 2014. That money went to shareholders and in the pockets of the CEO and Zenimax media not to be used to make the game better.

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  • Tasear
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    CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »
    Ashfen wrote: »
    CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

    Blizzard recently announced that the next Diablo game would be mobile-only, in front of a crowd of hardcore PC gamers, and when the crowd expressed their dismay at the news, the Blizzard spokesman literally asked them "Do you not have phones?"

    The best moment is when a guy stood up and asked if it was an April fool's joke.

    I know right?

    I've watched the event a few times on YouTube. Bad as I feel for the gamers in the crowd, there is a bit of dark comedy to be had from just how dumb Blizzard were that day.

    They forgot their target audience and tried to reuse assets into craving into phone market niche. I blame the suits who cared more about $ then game design. Which should be balanced between two.
  • Elsonso
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    madeeh91rwb17_ESO wrote: »
    I am not exactly a MMO fan per se.
    But I have heard some sort of tragedy has struck WOW.
    And that, that is causing some refugees to come to ESO.

    I don't pay much attention to the Activision/Blizzard/WoW scene, but they recently did a bunch of layoffs.

    Layoffs and high profile staff changes tend to bring about doom and gloom. Once vibrant games full of players are suddenly empty of players, even though there has been no change in population. Graphs, figures, numbers, and "facts" need to be collected and shared to show this decline, even if it is a decline in the number of left handed redheads wearing prescription eye wear who play the game between midnight and 1am, only on Thursdays.

    My guess is that this is the "tragedy" that has befallen the WoW. Rest in Peace, dear Azeroth.

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  • Hoolielulu
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    mmcgibbo wrote: »
    Nothing would make me happier.

    Makes my day when I see new players in the game

    I LOVE running into new people. It's good to have 'em.
  • sevomd69
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    I'm a double refugee...WoW and Neverwinter...
  • RaddlemanNumber7
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    Hamish999 wrote: »
    therift wrote: »
    WoWsers are fairly easy to spot:

    Characters are 'Toons'
    Magicka is 'Manna'
    Trials are 'Raids'

    Welcome them. They're leaving a ship that started sinking in 2014.

    I call my characters 'toons' and I've never played a single minute of WoW. Never used the other 2 examples BTW (manna and raid).

    But welcome to any and all new players, the more the merrier :D

    I call my characters "toons" because of Roger Rabbit
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  • zaria
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    Korah_Eaglecry wrote: »
    Strange I havent seen any Refugee Camps full of undead and panda characters.
    Gratewood has an refugee camp for Argonians, it has been there since launch with the same Argonians still in it.
    Grinding just make you go in circles.
    Asking ZoS for nerfs is as stupid as asking for close air support from the death star.
  • max_only
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    CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »
    Hallothiel wrote: »
    CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »
    max_only wrote: »
    therift wrote: »
    "You guys all have smart phones, right?" - Clueless game developer

    Let's not forget WoWsers bring a wealth of MMO experience with them, which is doubly welcome :)

    At the risk of derailing link me why they need smartphones? I always thought a mmo with an optional app would be stellar, maybe this will change my mind.

    Blizzard recently announced that the next Diablo game would be mobile-only, in front of a crowd of hardcore PC gamers, and when the crowd expressed their dismay at the news, the Blizzard spokesman literally asked them "Do you not have phones?"

    Really?! Ffs. That is ridiculous.

    Why on earth would you want to play such a game on a bloody mobile?

    Idiots.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly10r6m_-n8

    I had a long reply but suffice it to say:

    Elder Scrolls Blades is on the way.

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  • zaria
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    Hallothiel wrote: »
    CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »
    max_only wrote: »
    therift wrote: »
    "You guys all have smart phones, right?" - Clueless game developer

    Let's not forget WoWsers bring a wealth of MMO experience with them, which is doubly welcome :)

    At the risk of derailing link me why they need smartphones? I always thought a mmo with an optional app would be stellar, maybe this will change my mind.

    Blizzard recently announced that the next Diablo game would be mobile-only, in front of a crowd of hardcore PC gamers, and when the crowd expressed their dismay at the news, the Blizzard spokesman literally asked them "Do you not have phones?"

    Really?! Ffs. That is ridiculous.

    Why on earth would you want to play such a game on a bloody mobile?

    Idiots.
    And they messed up, Bethesda announced an new mobile TES game, they also announced TES6.
    Nobody complained. Even if TES6 is long ahead.

    FO76 drew some controversy however.
    Grinding just make you go in circles.
    Asking ZoS for nerfs is as stupid as asking for close air support from the death star.
  • Tasear
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    max_only wrote: »
    CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »
    Hallothiel wrote: »
    CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »
    max_only wrote: »
    therift wrote: »
    "You guys all have smart phones, right?" - Clueless game developer

    Let's not forget WoWsers bring a wealth of MMO experience with them, which is doubly welcome :)

    At the risk of derailing link me why they need smartphones? I always thought a mmo with an optional app would be stellar, maybe this will change my mind.

    Blizzard recently announced that the next Diablo game would be mobile-only, in front of a crowd of hardcore PC gamers, and when the crowd expressed their dismay at the news, the Blizzard spokesman literally asked them "Do you not have phones?"

    Really?! Ffs. That is ridiculous.

    Why on earth would you want to play such a game on a bloody mobile?

    Idiots.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly10r6m_-n8

    I had a long reply but suffice it to say:

    Elder Scrolls Blades is on the way.

    Yeah but there's still eso 6 and blades has multiple platforms. They did this one to right.
  • Matchimus
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    I am a Diablo refugee. Like me I am sure wow players are grieving at their loss of the love of their game (or loss of connection with blizzard?). I am sorry for your loss and my thoughts are with you.
  • bardx86
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    CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »
    max_only wrote: »
    therift wrote: »
    "You guys all have smart phones, right?" - Clueless game developer

    Let's not forget WoWsers bring a wealth of MMO experience with them, which is doubly welcome :)

    At the risk of derailing link me why they need smartphones? I always thought a mmo with an optional app would be stellar, maybe this will change my mind.

    Blizzard recently announced that the next Diablo game would be mobile-only, in front of a crowd of hardcore PC gamers, and when the crowd expressed their dismay at the news, the Blizzard spokesman literally asked them "Do you not have phones?"

    Typical tone deff developers.
  • therift
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    RinaldoGandolphi wrote: »
    Jarndyce wrote: »
    If true thats awesome imo. Adding new players is good for the game. Larger playerbase means more revenue for ZOS. More revenue for ZOS means more content development. More content development means more game enjoyment.

    If only this were true, but it’s NOT. It also shows how little people actually understand about economics, capitalism, and how corporate culture works in America and the rest of the world.

    It’s been proven in trickle down economics and it’s been proven with tax breaks and other methods over the last 30 years.

    Companies make the most amount of profit with the least amount of resources spent as possible.

    Any increased profits they make from WOW players or anyone else will go directly into the pockets of the CEO and shareholders of the company, an increase in the size of their dividend check, very, very, very little of that money will be invested in the game if any at all.

    You forget that Zenimax board of directors and CEO call the shots on where the money goes, ZOS has no say at all. As long as ESO is turning a profit inside the margins they project that money will go to investors not to improve their product.

    The content they are creating was already budgeted for and forecasted in the yearly budgets. Everything is planned.

    Any increase in profits won’t be spent to improve the game, this has already been proven by ZOS many times. All the influx of money from paid chapters nothing was improved the game still lags and has the same bugs from 2014. That money went to shareholders and in the pockets of the CEO and Zenimax media not to be used to make the game better.

    Ah, my skeptical friend, how little you know how capitalism works. I know you won't like to hear this, but painting capitalism and corporate culture with such a broad brush is prejudiced, perhaps even bigoted. Things are nothing like you believe. I feel for you, though.
    Edited by therift on March 23, 2019 9:29PM
  • Grandma
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    therift wrote: »
    WoWsers are fairly easy to spot:

    Characters are 'Toons'
    Magicka is 'Manna'
    Trials are 'Raids'

    Welcome them. They're leaving a ship that started sinking in 2014.

    I use toons and raids just cos it's easier and catchier than the alternatives. Magicka I just call Mag though (pronounced Maj)
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  • CMDR_Un1k0rn
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    max_only wrote: »
    CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »
    Hallothiel wrote: »
    CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »
    max_only wrote: »
    therift wrote: »
    "You guys all have smart phones, right?" - Clueless game developer

    Let's not forget WoWsers bring a wealth of MMO experience with them, which is doubly welcome :)

    At the risk of derailing link me why they need smartphones? I always thought a mmo with an optional app would be stellar, maybe this will change my mind.

    Blizzard recently announced that the next Diablo game would be mobile-only, in front of a crowd of hardcore PC gamers, and when the crowd expressed their dismay at the news, the Blizzard spokesman literally asked them "Do you not have phones?"

    Really?! Ffs. That is ridiculous.

    Why on earth would you want to play such a game on a bloody mobile?

    Idiots.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly10r6m_-n8

    I had a long reply but suffice it to say:

    Elder Scrolls Blades is on the way.

    And so is TESVI.

    At least Bethesda has announced both.
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  • BlueRaven
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    therift wrote: »
    WoWsers are fairly easy to spot:

    Characters are 'Toons'
    Magicka is 'Manna'
    Trials are 'Raids'

    Welcome them. They're leaving a ship that started sinking in 2014.

    This is so true, I call my characters “toons” and call trials “raids” all the tine. And I have been playing ESO since beta. :D
  • starkerealm
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    Tasear wrote: »
    max_only wrote: »
    CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »
    Hallothiel wrote: »
    CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »
    max_only wrote: »
    therift wrote: »
    "You guys all have smart phones, right?" - Clueless game developer

    Let's not forget WoWsers bring a wealth of MMO experience with them, which is doubly welcome :)

    At the risk of derailing link me why they need smartphones? I always thought a mmo with an optional app would be stellar, maybe this will change my mind.

    Blizzard recently announced that the next Diablo game would be mobile-only, in front of a crowd of hardcore PC gamers, and when the crowd expressed their dismay at the news, the Blizzard spokesman literally asked them "Do you not have phones?"

    Really?! Ffs. That is ridiculous.

    Why on earth would you want to play such a game on a bloody mobile?

    Idiots.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly10r6m_-n8

    I had a long reply but suffice it to say:

    Elder Scrolls Blades is on the way.

    Yeah but there's still eso 6 and blades has multiple platforms. They did this one to right.

    I thought we had confirmation that Blades would be mobile only. Either way, not going to sweat it too much, as you said, TES6 is also on the way (for sometime in the distant future.)
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    *Checks whether Blizzard or Activision shows up in the intro of the game*

    Phew

    To play this game on a mobile phone :/ pure nightmare.
    I'd like to drink my beer next to a screen the size of my eyesight area (well, almost), for relaxation and immursiun.

    Damned.



  • ArchMikem
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    max_only wrote: »
    therift wrote: »
    "You guys all have smart phones, right?" - Clueless game developer

    Let's not forget WoWsers bring a wealth of MMO experience with them, which is doubly welcome :)

    At the risk of derailing link me why they need smartphones? I always thought a mmo with an optional app would be stellar, maybe this will change my mind.

    Thats what the dev of the Command and Conquer mobile game said to the audience at E3.
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  • Tasear
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    starkerealm wrote: »
    Tasear wrote: »
    max_only wrote: »
    CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »
    Hallothiel wrote: »
    CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »
    max_only wrote: »
    therift wrote: »
    "You guys all have smart phones, right?" - Clueless game developer

    Let's not forget WoWsers bring a wealth of MMO experience with them, which is doubly welcome :)

    At the risk of derailing link me why they need smartphones? I always thought a mmo with an optional app would be stellar, maybe this will change my mind.

    Blizzard recently announced that the next Diablo game would be mobile-only, in front of a crowd of hardcore PC gamers, and when the crowd expressed their dismay at the news, the Blizzard spokesman literally asked them "Do you not have phones?"

    Really?! Ffs. That is ridiculous.

    Why on earth would you want to play such a game on a bloody mobile?

    Idiots.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly10r6m_-n8

    I had a long reply but suffice it to say:

    Elder Scrolls Blades is on the way.

    Yeah but there's still eso 6 and blades has multiple platforms. They did this one to right.

    I thought we had confirmation that Blades would be mobile only. Either way, not going to sweat it too much, as you said, TES6 is also on the way (for sometime in the distant future.)

    It won't be PC but it was not just mobile. I recall switch was option but there's was showcase how it will cross over from different systems. Then again only half awake when watched announcement.
  • therift
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    CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »
    max_only wrote: »
    CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »
    Hallothiel wrote: »
    CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »
    max_only wrote: »
    therift wrote: »
    "You guys all have smart phones, right?" - Clueless game developer

    Let's not forget WoWsers bring a wealth of MMO experience with them, which is doubly welcome :)

    At the risk of derailing link me why they need smartphones? I always thought a mmo with an optional app would be stellar, maybe this will change my mind.

    Blizzard recently announced that the next Diablo game would be mobile-only, in front of a crowd of hardcore PC gamers, and when the crowd expressed their dismay at the news, the Blizzard spokesman literally asked them "Do you not have phones?"

    Really?! Ffs. That is ridiculous.

    Why on earth would you want to play such a game on a bloody mobile?

    Idiots.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly10r6m_-n8

    I had a long reply but suffice it to say:

    Elder Scrolls Blades is on the way.

    And so is TESVI.

    At least Bethesda has announced both.

    Yep. And unlike the developers of Diablo, Bethesda was clear that Blades is a mobile game. The Diablo developers misled their customers. That room was packed with Diablo fans who had been led to believe they were about to hear about the next Diablo desktop title.

    I'd have thrown my smart phone at that smirking clown.
  • Sylvermynx
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    I'm a WoW and RIFT refugee. I played WoW from 2006 to 2013, saw the handwriting on the wall with the stuff that was going on with WoD and the "no flying in new content" thing; I canceled 7 accounts (renewing every six months) and have never been back.

    Ditto with RIFT though I was only there from 2013 to 2016, and I honestly don't remember now what was the last straw, but there are some things I just won't go along with. I only had 5 accounts to cancel there.

    A good RL friend started talking about his fun playing ESO on a forum I run. And his screenies were just GORGEOUS. So here I am....
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