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Things that bug me

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Introduction
I’m going to start off by saying that this is going to be a pretty long post. If you do read all of this then thank you.

Speak to us
A lot of people including me have noticed that you guys are not really communicating with us much. Every time new content is brought up all you guys say is “after console release”. That isn’t a way to keep people playing your game. How long after console release? What content will you be working on after console release? You haven’t done a road ahead since February (unless I’m missing something) and that was one of the biggest ways we knew what was going on. Any thread that is about a serious topic you completely ignore, but whenever it’s a more playful topic, you guys are all over it. Since you went b2p the communication between you guys and your customers has dropped significantly and that is really disappointing.

Crown Store
I don’t really have any issues with the crown store other than the fact that it seems to be the only “content” that we are currently getting. I love getting different pets or mounts, but why can’t you work on getting us the Dark Brotherhood, Thieves Guild, Imperial City et cetera? Also what is this supposed to be exactly?
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I really hope this has some really good lore reason to it. I don’t want this game to turn into WoW and have tons of random mounts/pets that don’t make any sense at all. If these really “special” mounts are going to continue, it would be cool if you had to complete a quest to get them.

Game bugs, bots and other issues
I’ve noticed that you guys are extremely slow at responding to issues. Here is a pretty recent thread on the forums as an example http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/173818/bots-in-bangkorai/p1 talking about how that person and a few others had reported bots and they were still there days later. I reported a bug in Alcaire castle months ago and it’s still there to this day which is honestly ridiculous. That bug has been on two different computers, so it isn’t my computer causing it. Why should players waste their time reporting things when it doesn’t get solved? It would be terrific if you guys actually dealt with the issues people bring to you instead of waiting months to fix them.

Group Finder Tool
The group finder tool is a mess. It’s supposed to make it easier for you to find a group, but it takes absolutely forever to get one. I find groups a lot faster by just asking in chat for them. The group finder tool really needs to get fixed because at this point it’s pretty much useless.

New Content
This pretty much goes with the whole transparency thing above, but what is going on with the new content? You’ve been talking about the Imperial City for months now and it still isn’t released yet. The same goes for the Dark Brotherhood and the Thieves Guild. Can’t you guys give an update on the progress of all of those?

Opening Cinematic
Why did you replace this cinematic with the one that is currently in the game? That cinematic explains why you’re in Coldharbour and without it, the beginning of the game doesn’t really make sense. Why are you in Coldharbour? Who put you there? I love the new cinematic, but I don’t understand why the old one needed to be removed. Why can’t you have both of them accessible on the main menu screen?

Item sales
Why doesn’t it tell you what item was sold when someone buys an item? That needs to change because some people actually like to know what was bought. If you put a ton of items on sale, it makes it extremely difficult to know what was sold unless you remember what you sold the item for and even then that doesn’t always narrow it down completely. Can’t you make it so that it tells you that “you sold 6 Serum of Health? I know I’m not the only one who would appreciate that.

Different Ways to Level
While I don't mind playing through all of the quests to level up, I've noticed a lot of players complaining about how they don't want to "grind". This game needs to have different ways to level up other than doing every quest over and over again. That will also help keep players interested in this game which is always a good thing.

Conclusion
Some of what I said may come off as harsh, but I assure you that I don’t mean for it to come out that way. I love ESO and I just want to see it improve more and more and part of that involves you guys listening to your fans.

@ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_JessicaFolsom @ZOS_AmeliaR
Edited by brandon on June 9, 2015 2:32AM
  • brandon
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    Does anyone have anything to add to this?
  • Gidorick
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    You hit the nail on the head on these topics. There are MANY other threads making the same comments.

    You're not alone.

    What ESO really needs is an Auction Horse.
    That's right... Horse.
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  • BigM
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    Great read and yes I read all of it. We have been stating this for a year now and get no responses. It really is sad but I have started to think they may have a motive in all this. Maybe the plan has been to make us pay for the work on console to get them to this day console release day. Now they may slowly start hinting in the next few months they are closing down the PC/MAC version.

    If you think about it it does make sense!
    “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
    ― Stephen Hawking
  • Acrolas
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    I'm still wondering why hitting a deer or a rabbit locks me into combat longer after its death than an aggressive mob does.

    I guess I can't mine or collect afterward because I need to be ready for the dreaded Bunny Zerg Rush Apocalypse.
    signing off
  • psicorpb16_ESO
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    Great post Brandon,

    Agree with it all , but what bugs me the most is that there has been no information about what we are likely to expect in the near (or far) future with regards to updates;

    I'm nowhere as far into the game as most ( have a V6 and lvl 15 cos I took a break) but I am subscribing but would like some information as to what is forthcoming (as in why am I subscribing?)

    I know the console release has taken alot of ZOS's time recently but I do think us PC consumers deserve maybe an incling of what is ahead Please.

    I know I've completely ignored all the issues and problems that are apparent to most gamers but I'll leave those troubles to ppl that know better than me. (And hope it all an be fixed before the things I wish for)

    Would like to say that I think the game is amazing and it would be the biggest crime in gaming history not to develop and inform us all to keep this part of the franchise alive.

    TLDR : some info on future would be nice pls
  • Potenza
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    I agree with all except for the group finder tool - the problem isn't with the tool - its with no one using it. Just by chance a few nights ago it did pull a group together for me - It took awhile - like 15 mins, but it worked. More people just need to start using it.
  • BBSooner
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    Agree whole-heartedly.

    As for the Crown Store/mounts - ZOS seems to have no desire to produce lore appropriate mounts/mounts that are in tune with the precedent with the previous games. It's pretty clear they plan on releasing cheesy mounts as cash grabs aimed at people with questionable tastes or no desire to enjoy the setting without attention seeking.
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    brandon wrote: »
    I reported a bug in Alcaire castle months ago and it’s still there to this day which is honestly ridiculous.
    Welcome to the club. There are bugs still in the game today that i and others have reported 2 YEARS ago during the early beta.
    unsure.gif
  • iceviper36
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    One issue I have with Consoles is character names. It displays people's Gamertag rather than the characters actual name and that really takes away from the feel of the environment.
  • psicorpb16_ESO
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    Come on ZOS , give us loyal players a reply please; Keep our hopes alive! :)
  • nimander99
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    I have something to add, and it's this...



    Agreed ;)
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  • brandon
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    You hit the nail on the head on these topics. There are MANY other threads making the same comments.

    You're not alone.
    I've seen a lot of threads on this, but I felt like I needed to start a new one because it might be easier for people to see (including ZOS) instead of having to go through tons of different posts. @Gidorick
    Great read and yes I read all of it. We have been stating this for a year now and get no responses. It really is sad but I have started to think they may have a motive in all this. Maybe the plan has been to make us pay for the work on console to get them to this day console release day. Now they may slowly start hinting in the next few months they are closing down the PC/MAC version.

    If you think about it it does make sense!
    I really hope that isn't the case because I would be severely disappointed in Zenimax. I'm going to put my faith in them and believe that they won't screw people over like that though. @BigM
    I'm still wondering why hitting a deer or a rabbit locks me into combat longer after its death than an aggressive mob does.

    I guess I can't mine or collect afterward because I need to be ready for the dreaded Bunny Zerg Rush Apocalypse.
    "Bunny Zerg Rush Apocalypse" lol

    That is weird though Acrolas
    @Acrolas
    Great post Brandon,

    Agree with it all , but what bugs me the most is that there has been no information about what we are likely to expect in the near (or far) future with regards to updates;

    I'm nowhere as far into the game as most ( have a V6 and lvl 15 cos I took a break) but I am subscribing but would like some information as to what is forthcoming (as in why am I subscribing?)

    I know the console release has taken alot of ZOS's time recently but I do think us PC consumers deserve maybe an incling of what is ahead Please.

    I know I've completely ignored all the issues and problems that are apparent to most gamers but I'll leave those troubles to ppl that know better than me. (And hope it all an be fixed before the things I wish for)

    Would like to say that I think the game is amazing and it would be the biggest crime in gaming history not to develop and inform us all to keep this part of the franchise alive.

    TLDR : some info on future would be nice pls
    I couldn't agree with you more. I would love info on future updates too and it is frustrating that they refuse to tell us anything. I know they have been working on the console version, but it can't be that hard to touch on what will be coming next for the PC version. @psicorpb16_ESO
    I agree with all except for the group finder tool - the problem isn't with the tool - its with no one using it. Just by chance a few nights ago it did pull a group together for me - It took awhile - like 15 mins, but it worked. More people just need to start using it.
    If that is the case then ZOS should find someway to get people to use the group tool. I don't know how they could, but I'm sure that there is a way. @j.murro2ub17_ESO
    Agree whole-heartedly.

    As for the Crown Store/mounts - ZOS seems to have no desire to produce lore appropriate mounts/mounts that are in tune with the precedent with the previous games. It's pretty clear they plan on releasing cheesy mounts as cash grabs aimed at people with questionable tastes or no desire to enjoy the setting without attention seeking.
    It looks that way. I just really hope they don't take it to WoW levels though. I also hope they at least try and make it slightly lore appropriate. @BBSooner
    Welcome to the club. There are bugs still in the game today that i and others have reported 2 YEARS ago during the early beta.
    unsure.gif
    I honestly don't know why anyone bothers to report the issues anymore because it seems like ZOS doesn't care in the slightest. @SirAndy
    One issue I have with Consoles is character names. It displays people's Gamertag rather than the characters actual name and that really takes away from the feel of the environment.
    I'm playing this on PC, but I have heard about this issue and I think ZOS should fix it because that really kills the immersion for some people. @iceviper36
    Come on ZOS , give us loyal players a reply please; Keep our hopes alive! :)
    Agreed! @psicorpb16_ESO
    I have something to add, and it's this...



    Agreed ;)
    Glad you agree! :)@nimander99
    Edited by brandon on June 10, 2015 11:12PM
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  • Granz
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    Good post and I agree. Thanks for not putting it all in one paragraph. :smile:
  • brandon
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    The only thing that bugs me the most is that when I enter a Solo Dungeon, everything is somehow looted. Not-so-solo at all.

    They haven't changed it on PC, so I'm praying to Stendarr.
    I've never really had that issue, but I know that it is probably annoying. @Spectral_Lord
    Good post and I agree. Thanks for not putting it all in one paragraph. :smile:
    Glad you agree! I know people really hate reading through walls of text, so I try and avoid that. @Granz
    Edited by brandon on June 11, 2015 6:43PM
  • brandon
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    Isn't any mod going to respond to my thread? It would be nice to get some updates on this stuff.

    @ZOS_JessicaFolsom @ZOS_TristanK @ZOS_GinaBruno
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