ZOS, thank you for the DRAGONS!<3

Magdalina

Yes, I know I'm slightly (just a tiny bit. What is it, a year?) late, but I took a ~2 year break and just came back to the game a month or so ago. I've been playing quite a bit, trying to get back in, so many things different, so many things never changing (we still have at least one obligatory Cyro lag and one obligatory animation cancelling thread somewhere around the first pages, it's like I never even left the forums), so many things better, some things worse why do sorcs no longer have a worthy execute? That's just mean but I just wanted to say...THANK YOU FOR THE DRAGONS! By dragons I mean the open world encounters in Northern and Southern Elsweyr. I do enjoy the dragon-related story of Nothern and especially Southern Elsweyr as well, but this is mostly about the open world ecnounters. They're absolutely AMAZING!

There are just so many things done right there! First and foremost, of course, they're dragons, and I have an unhealthy fetish for dragons, I mean, they're just too majectic not to:D That aside though, they're absolutely stunning visually! That mostly goes for the story dragons but open world ones are far from bad too, I love how you guys actually went to the trouble of making different types of dragons look different - not just in colour but in head shape etc. And all the different mechanics for different dragon types, with their absolutely gorgeous visuals. And how skeles spawns when someone dies xD And how dragons Fus Ro Da you! And how they fly around (did I mention they're absolutely gorgeous?), all of those amazing landing/taking off/turning around animations! This breathtaking moment when you just gallop through Elsweyr and suddenly a giant dragon flies over your head...

And last but far not least, I absolutely love how you made them so challenging. When I left (that wasn't the main reason I left, I just needed a break I guess), I'd all but given up hope on any challenging open world content. There were dungeons and trials, yes, but...open world was just as frustrating as it was beautiful. Well, WB were decent but still could mostly be soloed. Dolmens were a sneeze. None of it ever needed a tank (for a remotely experienced player of any level). Now...this is beyond awesome! A monster that cannot easily be soloed, a monster that cannot even easily be zerged by <10 people, a monster that very very very much needs (it is of course doable without one, the more people - the easier, but the amount of pain is uncompareable) a tank but still requires you to watch out for mechanics even if you have one...this is awesome! Thank you! My god, I've even been seeing people in zonechat asking about dragon mechanics X and Y and how to deal with those... forcing encouraging people to learn by open world encounters has long been overdue, this is all like, dream come true

(I'm just including a couple of my absolutely favourite dragon screenshots here as proof of how awesome they are...I have a ton more and my #1 death reason in dragon fights is zooming into first person to take screenshots xD )

Yeah, well, that's about it. I just wanted to express my thank you to the people who came up with the idea(s) and brought them to life so well (even if they don't read the forums, maybe someone will tell them) and share my excitement. Seriously, dragons in Elsweyr make me squeeeeeeee with delight, it's been a while since ESO (or any other game for that matter) has done that

What do you guys think about dem dragons?

CMDR_Un1k0rn

I love them.

It is great fun to battle the Ancient Dovah.

xXMeowMeowXx

@Magdalina luv your post

Really nice to see positive posts where someone is having fun. That is what makes this community so cool.

Please post some more screenshots if you can !!

I remember taking one next to a dragons head, lol. It was just sitting there all low-key then soon as I did a screenshot it went to nom nom me....

Sylvermynx

I just started the Elsweyr quest line today, and I must agree - the dragons are AWESOME! I had done some dragon killing when I'd be in Elsweyr with mat surveys, but just didn't get started on the quests. Lots of fun, and I'm looking forward to getting the Hall of the Lunar Champion eventually.

I never get tired of dragons....

ArchMikem

They do have oddly ticklish looking feet.

ZOS_Adrikoth

Hey @Magdalina thanks so much for sharing, the screenshots that you took look fantastic! We are happy to hear that you enjoy encountering dragons in ESO.

Destai

Dragons are pretty awesome. Always a fan of those big open world events, such energy in them!

TaffyIX

Aye, the dragons sure are a nice addition to an already fantastic title(warts and all)!

BoraxFlux

They are awesome indeed!

Also: don't dispair when the game stutters, just grab the chance when the time seems to freeze, find yourself a good spot and collect 'm all.
Still trying to get a selfie in PvP / Cyro with someone from the enemy alliance when it happens, no luck yet