Picture it:

FantasticFreddie

It's second quarter 2023. You log into the game and que for Cyrodil. The queue is already a mile long-- the new content last patch really has the place hopping, despite doubling the server capacity.
You remember that the patch notes for 3rd quarter have dropped today, so while you wait for your queue to pop you browse them. There are some cool new dungeons, a new battleground mode, and some new furnishing patterns! You scroll to combat changes. A couple of sets released last patch have had some minor adjustments, 2% changes to values here, a 3% change in values there. One of the sets being adjusted down is one you are currently wearing, but you don't think it will impact how you use it-- it's still a good set, and you enjoy the unique effects.
You scroll down to long long list of bug fixes. You see they have finally fixed the synergy bug in Cloudrest.

You hear a ping and think your queue has popped-- but no, it is 12 of your guild mates with a new high score in the latest trial. Your queue pops for real a moment later, and you port into PVP.
You join your guild mates in group and voice and join the fight. All your skills fire neatly. Your potions proc when you hit them. When you are stunned you quickly break free.
When the fight is over, you mount up, and ride to the next keep.

Life is good.

Hämähäkki

aaannnddd then you wake up

FantasticFreddie

Hämähäkki wrote: »

aaannnddd then you wake up

CBreeze71

This forum is becoming a broken record.

I get it. The patch dropped. It's not great (I guess). Time to adjust like most heroes do. I doubt your toon would give up in its fictionalized world. Perhaps this isn't the game for you anymore.

I'm not baiting, just pointing out that there is nothing new or helpful in your OP.

And more generally, it's just getting old.

Time to move on folks.

tgrippa

Which mmo is this again?

FantasticFreddie

CBreeze71 wrote: »

This forum is becoming a broken record.

I get it. The patch dropped. It's not great (I guess). Time to adjust like most heroes do. I doubt your toon would give up in its fictionalized world. Perhaps this isn't the game for you anymore.

I'm not baiting, just pointing out that there is nothing new or helpful in your OP.

And more generally, it's just getting old.

Time to move on folks.

People love ESO for a wide variety of reasons, and they leave eso for a wide variety of reasons as well.

For the last, what, 2 years? Zos has promised better performance, no more huge sweeping combat changes, and some "big things" planned for pvp.

This is a vision of what it would be like if they kept their promises. Nothing more, but also, nothing less.

martinhpb16_ESO

FantasticFreddie wrote: »

It's second quarter 2023. You log into the game and que for Cyrodil. The queue is already a mile long-- the new content last patch really has the place hopping, despite doubling the server capacity.
You remember that the patch notes for 3rd quarter have dropped today, so while you wait for your queue to pop you browse them. There are some cool new dungeons, a new battleground mode, and some new furnishing patterns! You scroll to combat changes. A couple of sets released last patch have had some minor adjustments, 2% changes to values here, a 3% change in values there. One of the sets being adjusted down is one you are currently wearing, but you don't think it will impact how you use it-- it's still a good set, and you enjoy the unique effects.
You scroll down to long long list of bug fixes. You see they have finally fixed the synergy bug in Cloudrest.

You hear a ping and think your queue has popped-- but no, it is 12 of your guild mates with a new high score in the latest trial. Your queue pops for real a moment later, and you port into PVP.
You join your guild mates in group and voice and join the fight. All your skills fire neatly. Your potions proc when you hit them. When you are stunned you quickly break free.
When the fight is over, you mount up, and ride to the next keep.

Life is good.

You nailed it! This is the road map that should be pinned to the wall at ZOS HQ.

Ultimate aim of happy players and not ultimate aim of "I have an inkling of something not asked for so I will tinker, until I have another inkling"

Why is that so hard for the devs to achieve?

Dangranma_Burgrukgad

FantasticFreddie wrote: »

It's second quarter 2023. You log into the game and que for Cyrodil.

And you find it empty.
Starfield just dropped and half the player base is trying the new shiny thing.
Also T&L dropped, a game with a solid PvP heritance, the other PvP focused half has just migrated there tired of the same old promises.

You remember the old good times for a sec and then log out.

FantasticFreddie

MrLasagna wrote: »

FantasticFreddie wrote: »

It's second quarter 2023. You log into the game and que for Cyrodil.

And you find it empty.
Starfield just dropped and half the player base is trying the new shiny thing.
Also T&L dropped, a game with a solid PvP heritance, the other PvP focused half has just migrated there tired of the same old promises.

You remember the old good times for a sec and then log out.

Shhhh
Let me dream of a better ESO.

FantasticFreddie

I'm going to build on this:

While on a short bio break, you scroll through one of your guild chats and see an achievement posted-- an elderly guild mate and his wife have just returned from holidays with their grand kids and have started clearing the latest zone. With the new changes to accessibility, and some buffs to companion abilities, they are able to duo normal dungeons, delves, and sometimes even world bosses together, and they are having a lot of fun! This achievement has a funny name, and a shiny new dye to go with it. Maybe you'll go get it too.

FantasticFreddie

This is the future I want. For EVERYONE.
Because I have hardcore pvp friends. I have friends that only clear content for Fashion Scrolls Online. I have guildmates that are an elderly couple that want to stroll across the land and listen to every line of dialog, clear every quest, read every book. I have guildmates that push the REAL endgame-- do I mean trial trifectas or do I mean a perfect carnival set up on Moon Sugar Acres?
I want to picture the BEST future.

TheGreatBlackBear

Cocaine is a hell of a drug