Worth returning?

Yuffie91

Hello,

I quit playing about 1,5 year ago. I was fed up with EU server issues and the Elseweyr story chapter being so short and too expensive imo. Also activity finder constantly bugging and other not fixed bugs like the weapon dragging across the ground or running on your mount. It was just not worth subbing for me with those issues and free play isn't fun without crafting bag. Has the game improved since then? Is it worth coming back?

daemonios

I'll be honest, regarding the issues you mention, there hasn't been much improvement. That said, maybe give it a try?

VaranisArano

Well, Groupfinder was much improved at the start of this year when ZOS finished the rework. There are still plenty of other bugs.

But if Elsweyr didn't appeal, I'm not sure that Dragonhold and Greymoor will satisfy either.

Anhedonie

EU server is arguably in the worst state it has ever been.
Group finder is fixed more or less though.

Yuffie91

VaranisArano wrote: »

Well, Groupfinder was much improved at the start of this year when ZOS finished the rework. There are still plenty of other bugs.

But if Elsweyr didn't appeal, I'm not sure that Dragonhold and Greymoor will satisfy either.

Yes I read about it and heard the story is even shorter then Elseweyr. There's no harm in trying it out without a sub though I suppose..

Casul

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vestahls

Yuffie91 wrote: »

I was fed up with EU server issues

Let's gently say it has done the opposite of improving.

and the Elseweyr story chapter being so short and too expensive imo.

Same.

Also activity finder constantly bugging

Was re-written, works better now.

and other not fixed bugs like the weapon dragging across the ground or running on your mount.

These are still very much around.

NyassaV

No, it's not.

scorpius2k1

Maybe return.

It just depends on how much of the game is enjoyable to you vs the current state of the game you will dislike. Which will weigh more?

Supposedly performance and fixes are on a continual roadmap, we shall see. Heard that same story for the last 6+ years but at least this time they made public some of their plans.

Also, nerf patch coming soon so there is that too.

Just hop in and check it out to see things from your own perspective and go from there.

madrab73

If you like staring at unusually long load screens you're going to love the state of the game in 2020

Klad

Honestly I think a lot would improve if they ended the Three Banners war, and made the main PVP focus the arena.

It's not going to happen but one can dream.

Mercbird

Nope

olsborg

No.

TwinLamps

Depends what you expect from game.
If you want smooth lag free experience, Id say not yet.
If you want to quest, dig some stuff out and read zone chat, Id say yes

WhyMustItBe

General consensus is that Greymarch is the weakest chapter they have ever done. Could have something to do with their lead writer and loremaster leaving the company after Elsweyr.

Every corporation in the world is basically falling into the YOLO swag model at this time in human history, specifically, extract as much wealth from the company for the top 1% as you can in the short term at any cost with as little investment or thought of the future as possible.

It is why in the middle of Blizzard-Activision's worst couple years in living memory, amidst all the controversy of selling minority control to China, content droughts, and laying off 1000s of employees, their CEO Booby still believes he deserves a $40 MILLION dollar bonus this year, on top of his other profits.

That is the way this world has chosen to cope with the mortal condition. By desperately grasping at greed and comparison and status and exclusivity. It is a childish and ultimately self-defeating strategy as any sane and rational historian can attest, however I can't help feel the 1% at ESO isn't all that much different in this regard.

Maybe just a little.

Tandor

WhyMustItBe wrote: »

General consensus is that Greymarch is the weakest chapter they have ever done. Could have something to do with their lead writer and loremaster leaving the company after Elsweyr.

Every corporation in the world is basically falling into the YOLO swag model at this time in human history, specifically, extract as much wealth from the company for the top 1% as you can in the short term at any cost with as little investment or thought of the future as possible.

It is why in the middle of Blizzard-Activision's worst couple years in living memory, amidst all the controversy of selling minority control to China, content droughts, and laying off 1000s of employees, their CEO Booby still believes he deserves a $40 MILLION dollar bonus this year, on top of his other profits.

That is the way this world has chosen to cope with the mortal condition. By desperately grasping at greed and comparison and status and exclusivity. It is a childish and ultimately self-defeating strategy as any sane and rational historian can attest, however I can't help feel the 1% at ESO isn't all that much different in this regard.

Maybe just a little.

Do you have a source for that claim, beyond a few forum posts? You're obviously pretty knowledgeable on the chapter, notwithstanding that you don't even get the name right.

TheImperfect

Try it for yourself, only way to judge. I don't know what you find acceptable or about your platform and system. Nothing to lose, I think that some of the fixes have improved performance personally.

Yuffie91

How are the classes doing? When I left mag was pretty useless to play..my favourite was magden but it was sort of on the bottom of the list..

xshatox

No, still ***.

Khatou

Clearly avoided if in a perspective to play PVP, PVE passable, although the management of the game is chaotic every year, unable to manage a maintenance during a DLC or extension, even current vent, not to mention the general instability of the EU server in great pain, no REAL will to improve the game, despite the so-called performance improvement plan in progress, or the current problems are still present and sometimes even worse than before.

No listening to the despised community!

Kadoin

Tandor wrote: »

WhyMustItBe wrote: »

General consensus is that Greymarch is the weakest chapter they have ever done. Could have something to do with their lead writer and loremaster leaving the company after Elsweyr.

Every corporation in the world is basically falling into the YOLO swag model at this time in human history, specifically, extract as much wealth from the company for the top 1% as you can in the short term at any cost with as little investment or thought of the future as possible.

It is why in the middle of Blizzard-Activision's worst couple years in living memory, amidst all the controversy of selling minority control to China, content droughts, and laying off 1000s of employees, their CEO Booby still believes he deserves a $40 MILLION dollar bonus this year, on top of his other profits.

That is the way this world has chosen to cope with the mortal condition. By desperately grasping at greed and comparison and status and exclusivity. It is a childish and ultimately self-defeating strategy as any sane and rational historian can attest, however I can't help feel the 1% at ESO isn't all that much different in this regard.

Maybe just a little.

Do you have a source for that claim, beyond a few forum posts? You're obviously pretty knowledgeable on the chapter, notwithstanding that you don't even get the name right.

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-elder-scrolls-online-morrowind

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-elder-scrolls-online-summerset

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-elder-scrolls-online-elsweyr

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-elder-scrolls-online-greymoor

Scores don't lie, but even the average scores by critics still show the same thing. The overall forum sentiment doesn't either. -- at least when it's not be silenced.

Yuffie91

Well..I just saw the new chapter is already on sale even though it just came out. That's not usually a good sign..

madrab73

Yuffie91 wrote: »

Well..I just saw the new chapter is already on sale even though it just came out. That's not usually a good sign..

I've quite enjoyed the new chapter to be fair. The other thing to remember is that it's not haters posting here. Everyone likely plays every day. Performance is an issue in pvp and pve though. ZOS have already identified AOE abilities as the source of lag and skill delay and are due to test this. This has impacted pvp for some time but is also impacting pve content with a lot of AOE.

vestahls

madrab73 wrote: »

Yuffie91 wrote: »

Well..I just saw the new chapter is already on sale even though it just came out. That's not usually a good sign..

I've quite enjoyed the new chapter to be fair. The other thing to remember is that it's not haters posting here. Everyone likely plays every day. Performance is an issue in pvp and pve though. ZOS have already identified AOE abilities as the source of lag and skill delay and are due to test this. This has impacted pvp for some time but is also impacting pve content with a lot of AOE.

For reference, OP, this is referring to the upcoming tests in Cyro to see if adding a 3 second cool-down to AOEs will improve server performance.

coletas

you have more bugs than ever and is laggy ir unplayable at every hours... so ...

Finedaible

Run.

abzdeman

Once you get that itch, You know you'll log in for a while