Given the state of the game now, would you recommend ESO to a friend?

Eifleber

No

Tough .. I really like the game but I am also very dispppointed at the same time.

So no.
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Lumsdenml

Yes

Tigerseye wrote: »

Lumsdenml wrote: »

Yeah, no one is playing this game anymore... we are seeing record numbers of people dropping out, unsubscribing, and just simply not playing.

https://steamcharts.com/app/306130

Oh yeah, sorry... my bad. More people are playing this game than ever before...

Are there issues? Of course. But I don't think it makes the game unplayable.... and apparently I'm in good company.

If you can't even log on, that is the very definition of "unplayable", surely?

Just because rats may, naively, run towards some cheese in an unfamiliar trap, that doesn't mean a trap is a good place for rats to be.

Fair point, but not being able to log in isn't a constant state. Most of the issues that come up like this are fixed relatively quickly.

Destai

No

zergbase_ESO wrote: »

chieflioness wrote: »

No.

I word it like this. It is enjoyable when things work. But be prepared for bugs and broken promises. If you want play it casually and enjoy overland stuff which there is a lot then go for it, but if you play for the numbers and enjoy endgame and pvp then you will be frustrated at ZoS every day. But I normally point them to G2A to get it on the cheap.

I can't even quest in overland without my skill bar giving up.

Firstmep

No

Let's be real though, they probably spend half the games budget on advertising anyway.

Eifleber

No

Firstmep wrote: »

Let's be real though, they probably spend half the games budget on advertising anyway.

,., and they fired the guy that wrote the funny conversations.
Very litte/no humour in Greymoor.

BozzyTheDrummer

Yes

I would yes, because I like showing my friends the elder scrolls universe. However, I would not advise them to invest in the game via micro transaction, subscribing to ESO plus unless it’s a game they really enjoy and are confident it’s something they’ll commit to.

Elrond87

No

if there was no lag in pvp and decent group finders id be for the game , but not in its current state

Casul

Lots of content for 10-15$, but I've made it clear to my friends that vet players don't get any respect from the devs and they only care about money.

ScardyFox

No

No, I've actually turned a few people away -- If I lied and said it was something not riddled with ef ups I am afraid the karma from it would murder me in my sleep.

ScardyFox

No

Eifleber wrote: »

Firstmep wrote: »

Let's be real though, they probably spend half the games budget on advertising anyway.

,., and they fired the guy that wrote the funny conversations.
Very litte/no humour in Greymoor.

Say what now?

JoLeSi

No

No, if I met someone who hadn't experienced the Elder Scrolls before I'd just recommend Skyrim remastered. If you could still access it I'd say play Oblivion, too. But if this game were to be someone's first impression of Nirn I'm afraid they'd wonder about my tastes. That being said if you ARE a huge fan of Tamriel and the massive worlds that MMOs offer this can be a great game. Really, this game is a wonderful conglomeration of many great ideas for online play, and it is beautiful when it works.

RedTalon

Yes

Yes, given not new to mmos this down time is nothing out of the norm.

Nirntrotter

Yes

I would still recommend it to fantasy MMO fans with the caveat that it's not at its peak performance atm.

Kitrani

Yes

Yes.
TESO is a good game. Better than WoW in quests and better then GW2 in game mechanics (werewolves, vampires, Law system).

ZOS have a worst technical team of all this games, but that's another question. Unfortunately, it cannot be resolved by voting on the forum.

Rhonya

No

I love the game, but I hate the servers

Athyrium93

Yes

I'd recommend it with the warning that sometimes it doesn't work as intended....

idk

Yes

This year I have. They enjoyed the game.

TemplarHealz

No

I've recommended this game to 5 friends over the years. They all left due to performance or otherwise really bad judgement by the developers.

I wouldn't do this to anyone I care about. This game could be great, but Zenimax insists on being a cash hungry while never addressing the community.

Stay away at all costs!

Inoki

No

You wouldn't install an app on your phone when it bugs out constantly, however entertaining.

marc.whiffenb16_ESO

Athyrium93 wrote: »

I'd recommend it with the warning that sometimes it doesn't work as intended....

FTFY

ankeor

No

I don't want to lose a friend.

MartiniDaniels

No

Lol wut. What's to recommend?
Of course we all invested a lot of our time, money and soul in this game, we have friends in game, we have our characters and game knowledge so we cling to ESO.. but for new player? Nothing to do here.

If he is looking for walk in park simulator, it's not 2003, market is full with huge colorful open worlds.

essi2

If they had the spare change to buy it and wanted to try it, sure.


I would not recommend it as a main game for non-TES lore fans.
You need to tolerate alot of BS, mismanagement and nickle n dimeing to enjoy ESO atm.

Knights12

No

No I would not. Half the game has problems. My skills still seem to not fire, PvP is a mixed bag and every time ZOS does maintenance or a patch we lose half a day.

NoodleESO

would not recommend to myself

Rake

No

No.
- Poor performance
- Totally stale large scale PvP
- Said PvP being even worse thanks to performance
- More and more crown store items that some would see as p2w
- Hammer balancing that make ppl wtf every 3 months
- Unable to build our own houses from ground up or to decorate existing ones well enough thanks to severe limits in number of items
- Storage system that is absolute joke.
- Sai Sahan is alive and I sacrificed him. It wasnt because Im jelly of his beard.

Squeaky_Clean

No

In general, yes.

At the moment (i.e. since Update 25), no, I can't recommend the game anymore ..

NoodleESO

Rake wrote: »

No.
- Poor performance
- Totally stale large scale PvP
- Said PvP being even worse thanks to performance
- More and more crown store items that some would see as p2w
- Hammer balancing that make ppl wtf every 3 months
- Unable to build our own houses from ground up or to decorate existing ones well enough thanks to severe limits in number of items
- Storage system that is absolute joke.
- Sai Sahan is alive and I sacrificed him. It wasnt because Im jelly of his beard.

but if that beard was in the crownstore would you still be salty jello?

Rake

No

NoodleESO wrote: »

Rake wrote: »

No.
- Poor performance
- Totally stale large scale PvP
- Said PvP being even worse thanks to performance
- More and more crown store items that some would see as p2w
- Hammer balancing that make ppl wtf every 3 months
- Unable to build our own houses from ground up or to decorate existing ones well enough thanks to severe limits in number of items
- Storage system that is absolute joke.
- Sai Sahan is alive and I sacrificed him. It wasnt because Im jelly of his beard.

but if that beard was in the crownstore would you still be salty jello?

I am totally not salty.
But there is a chance I would purchase said beard if it was for sale. I am guilty of hoarding beards and lizards.

Jaimeh

Yes

The base game is really cheap, so I'd recommend it, if they just had to buy that, and not sub etc., because at the moment I don't think subbing is worth it (unless you are exclusively into housing, for instance, and you need the double slot space for the bigger houses). The game itself is beautiful, has many hours of questing, and exploration, and performance issues don't affect those. It's only when you go into the end-game area of things that performance and bugs take a toll. But for a new player I don't think it matters, and for all the areas/content they can get for the base ga,e price, I'd recommend it.