So how do you like Blackwood so far?

SammyKhajit

I like it,seems very interesting.

Really enjoy visiting an “Oblivion” city and Blackwood overall is well designed - nice terrain to explore, decent location for wayshrines and interesting new places like Gideon and the smaller Argonian villages.

Red_Feather

I like it,seems very interesting.

eovogtb16_ESO wrote: »

Been sitting in shadowfen farming bead lead for 12 hours so maybe experience it next week.

That is bumming me out just thinking about it. I quit ESO for a while because the farm for one lead got to be too much and I had enough of it.

YandereGirlfriend

I haven't bought the expansion yet but the zone and especially the city of Leyawiin look beautiful.

Kaurie

I like it,seems very interesting.

Zone is beautiful. 10/10

World bosses / delves are standard affair 7/10

Trial is pretty neat 8/10

Story, so far, seems pretty meh (granted I am only a few quests in, but it seems very basic). 2/10

Companions are interesting, and annoying all at the same time. I dislike that they follow right up to you and when you press E to loot, or interact with an object, use a wayshrine, talk to a merchant, etc. You're instead brought to the companion menu. 5/10

So like a 6.5/10. I didn't really see an appropriate answer on the poll for that. Between "very interesting" and "not a fan".

Edit: also noteworthy frustrations for the kilt lead farm. I got all mine, but it wasn't done well.

dsalter

Meh,not a fan.

its ok i guess, nothing great, companions feels hollow as hell what with the janky requirement to do the quest multiple times on alts just to use them more, as well as only having one ultimate on each, both being damage focused.

gates are rare and the one i did manage to find was both tiny and already complete by the time i joined... fun.

unless they add some companions to the base game and improve the current+future ones it feels like a dress up feature rather than a gameplay feature.

DreamyLu

Other

"Other" for me. I'm used to another MMO and relatively new to ESO. When I heard we get an expansion pack, I was expecting something different, due to my experience with this other MMO. In comparison, I'm a bit disappointed. But it's my fault. I shouldn't compare.

So far: I have not been farther than exploring area and doing some quests:
Positive: I like the landscape a lot.
Negative: some foes are annoying (once more, many traps with long duration). And based on what I saw up to now: only one area?

scrosedk

Meh,not a fan.

Black Wood smells like a half-finished Hoax so far. Give my money back ZOS.

WiseSky

Other

yet to explore it

DirkRavenclaw

I like it,seems very interesting.

Blackwood has the typical ESO Feel to me wheras Zones like Summerset feel more like Disneyland.

SilverBride

Other

I still haven't really played it yet. But I think I have my companions set up now, except for getting the right weight armor on them, so hopefully will get a lot of questing in tomorrow.

Vevvev

I like it,seems very interesting.

I voted before I finished, but now that I have my thoughts can only be summed up in a single picture.


I like it.

Rowjoh

I like it,seems very interesting.

Its not the number 1 zone in the game, but what's not to like !

Arkew

I didn't buy it and I won't not even with a discount.

best update ever since shadowfen turned into pvp zone for dd who camp node for have lead for this famous kilt XD.

Lady_Galadhiel

I like it,seems very interesting.

Arkew wrote: »

best update ever since shadowfen turned into pvp zone for dd who camp node for have lead for this famous kilt XD.

Ah I will never understand that,I mean they will nerf all those new mythical items soon again anyway so what is the point? Can still collect them the leads once the hype is over.

Arkew

I didn't buy it and I won't not even with a discount.

Lady_Galadhiel wrote: »

Arkew wrote: »

best update ever since shadowfen turned into pvp zone for dd who camp node for have lead for this famous kilt XD.

Ah I will never understand that,I mean they will nerf all those new mythical items soon again anyway so what is the point? Can still collect them the leads once the hype is over.

i not collect it i just looking salt in zone chat XD

cyberjanet

Other

I didn't buy it after testing companions extensively on the PTS. There is just no way to get decent gear unless you're going to try for years.

I will probably buy it at a discount, or wait for DLC.

The new mythic items don't interest me, as all the mythic items I have found so far were nerfed before I had enough leads to make them, or very soon afterwards. (Thrassian Stranglers, Pale Order Ring, I'm looking at you.)

Lady_Galadhiel

I like it,seems very interesting.

Arkew wrote: »

Lady_Galadhiel wrote: »

Arkew wrote: »

best update ever since shadowfen turned into pvp zone for dd who camp node for have lead for this famous kilt XD.

Ah I will never understand that,I mean they will nerf all those new mythical items soon again anyway so what is the point? Can still collect them the leads once the hype is over.

i not collect it i just looking salt in zone chat XD

I was there today to see myself,it is madness People fighting over spots,or once they get the lead they sell their spot to the highest bidder.

dinokstrunz

Meh,not a fan.

it's like Greymoor but worse, not sure how ZoS accomplished that, not tried the new companions system as it doesn't interest me whatsoever. New mythic items are an absolute pain to obtain thanks to some high IQ game design. On a whole it's really a $30-40 load of nothing. Very bland forgettable experience.

Ahashra

I love it,it is my favourite zone in the game now.

Favourite for now, but unsure if it will have as long lasting appeal as Summerset. Time will tell, but for now so far so good. Either way a top 2 zone for sure.

ApoAlaia

I like it,seems very interesting.

Spent a couple of hours wandering but not lost, it was enjoyable.

The geography is rather friendly; been chasing N.Elsweyr dragons quite a bit lately, it was a nice change of colour palette and 'navigational friendliness'.

The two WB encounters I had were fun. It was a bit of a 'deer in the headlights' situation at times because I am not familiar with the mechanics but no Ri'Atahrashi-like 'WTF? Why? How?' moments so far.

Looking forward to getting 'stuck in' this weekend, during the week the writs/dailies don't leave a lot of wriggle room to fit more activities.

MikeSkyrim333

I will wait for discount

Lady_Galadhiel

I like it,seems very interesting.

MikeSkyrim333 wrote: »

I will wait for discount

Wise choice ^^

SeaGtGruff

I like it,seems very interesting.

I won't go so far as to call it my favorite zone, because I enjoy all of the zones for their variety-- but the story seems to be very interesting so far, and I love the environment.

RedMuse

Other

I have not yet set foot in the zone because I know it'll be overrun the first few weeks. Guess I might be able to report in at the summer holiday.

SeaGtGruff

I like it,seems very interesting.

RedMuse wrote: »

I have not yet set foot in the zone because I know it'll be overrun the first few weeks. Guess I might be able to report in at the summer holiday.

I wouldn't worry about it being too overrun to enjoy, because apparently everybody is camping out next to the fresh water and water hyacinth spawn locations, so that should be leaving everywhere else fairly horde-free.

Lady_Galadhiel

I like it,seems very interesting.

RedMuse wrote: »

I have not yet set foot in the zone because I know it'll be overrun the first few weeks. Guess I might be able to report in at the summer holiday.

Was going to say the same as SeaGtGruff,the zone isnt as full as you would expect it to be.
If you wanna see a full zone you have to go to shadowen.

prof-dracko

It feels like one of, if not THE most open zone. It's also much larger than others, and I love the sense of exploration. The main story is...fine, but I'm loving the side quests a lot. Especially with all the returning characters.

HanStolo

I didn't buy it and I won't not even with a discount.

When they fix major issues with combat and gameplay, I will entertain buying DLC. Until then, I won't purchase another thing from them.

Fix your game and get rewarded with more funds because your product is good.

Valerien

I love it,it is my favourite zone in the game now.

When I first heard of it saw the trailer I thought this is going to be awful.

The story sounded like it was going to be coldharbour 2.0 only how could this expansion compare to the original story, how could we have another daedric prince trying to do what we have already defeated one from doing. And then there was the zone, Mirkmire was my least favourite DLC/Expansion, love the Argonian people but the map was bad, can't even tell you what the story was something to do with a lost tribe/imperials??? While the new feature companions looked like we were going to get a snooty something and a snarky something, that would either be painful useless and annoying or overpowered and everyone was going to have to speak them as their pocket healer/tank and watch them make you immortal.

Could I have been more wrong (still not impressed by the trailer). The zone gets everything right from the rolling hills to the swamp that is now all the flavour of the swamp from Mirkmire done right, I can traverse it without getting hit by every plant or exploding bog zombies. While the towns look beautiful and yet unique at the same time.

The story is a mystery (as much as is possible) with the perfect protagonist in the shape of Eveli both advancing the plot without overshadowing the player. Now I really enjoyed Greymoor, my main in a Vampire, everyone likes Skyrim so what is not to love. But some how the plot felt like it was all about someone else and really you were just the dim witted side kick that put your life in danger bumbling around. Here the plot feels like you are uncovering a conspiracy as opposed to waiting on some old old person far more interesting than you to tell you what is going on when he felt like it.

Whilst the companion system adds another level to the game, yes its slow and yes I'm taking someone that is horribly under geared and under leveled places they should never go. But it gives me something to work on while waiting for the next chapter. And at least my duel sword wielding assassin companion is fun. Game changing no, not yet but maybe when she gets her ultimate and is in better gear but as systems go a lot more fun than digging in the dirt. Though it remains to be seen if she is more useful than my pale order ring.

The one thing I would ask if the devs ever read these or the writing/story/lore team see this thread. Please can you give us a decent title. I am a Vampire and thanks to whatever cosmic power you like Immortal. So please stop having me called Mortal. I also own a number of properties, one which even gives me the title lord, I'm as high as a player can go in the thieves guild, Dark Brotherhood, Psijic Order, Hero of Summerset, Morrowind, Skyrim etc, have millions in the bank, gear and crafting writs worth considerably more, hold the rank of captain in the Alliance War, how am I being referred to as a mercenary. I assure you the 720 gold you are paying isn't the driving force in this arrangement!

Likewise can we please have a moment where my amazing cosmic power is unleashed in a cutscene. All the bad guys seem to have these movements where they can entrap enemies with chains of power, blow stuff up, laugh at puny mortals etc etc while my prowess is shown if I'm like in the blade of woe or feeding but in most of the big fights chipping away at their health till they fall down and then stand around while they expire and I wait to talk to someone. Surely we can be given some fatalities where we get to feel like we struck the killing blow.

GamingFennec

I like it,seems very interesting.

Blackwoods seems to be a pretty decent expansion. Introduces an amazing new trial with new mechanics I haven't seen before, the general aesthetic is how I'd imagine blackwoods. The various ruins and scattered wells are a nice touch. World bosses, a little buggy, but will be fixed in time.

My one gripe I can really give, is there doesn't seem to be a whole lot. I've done almost everything but the main story there so far in a single day.