I owe ZOS an apology (or two)

Faulgor · June 2015

If you like questing, ESO will indeed entertain you for quite some time. Sadly it doesn't have much else to offer.

H3Li0S wrote: »

Ive been following the forum for more than a year before i bought the game on console(i played beta on pc but i dont think that count). I was afraid to be disapointed after reading alot of negative topics on the forum. Only to find out that people that cry on the forum are just a minority. I see ALOT of people in game including my friends who are really enjoying the game. Sure it aint perfect bit nowadays, nothing is perfect and you can satisfy every single person because we are all different, and that does not apply only to gaming.

I am really enjoying the game, keep up the good work ZOS. I hope to see alot of new content in the future.

While it's true that most people playing will not come here to comment, there are other selection biases at work, too. Out of all the people I know who have left the game, I was the only one to post here. More often than not, people don't come here to tell everyone what they don't like, they just drop the game and move on. The ones who complain actually care about the game and want it to improve.

Sindala · June 2015

Lyzaaa wrote: »

Is this like the undercover marketing division of zenimax being like, geeez lets clean up the negative forums ^

HINT HINT..

They fired those in the job cuts 8 months ago

VincentBlanquin · June 2015

i can easily imagine many "never tes mmo" could be very surprised at the quality of eso in comparison to skyrim. hope to see more posts like this. game has tons of possibly single player content, worth to buy to any tes fan.

on the other hand lack of attention from develooers on endgame content do serious blows, game is broken especially in pvp. big battles nowhere, play as you want not truth. the moment they designed - (kill a mob - take xp - take bonus to character power) - perpetuum mobile, its too stick to elitists and grinders, who can destroy the game even more. hope devs start game recovery after consoles now

Casdha · June 2015

Yes it is a very good game. My problem is that I've been playing the same content for 2 years now and they teased us with view of beautiful new lands over a year ago and have yet to deliver.

I know the first year was a gift and I enjoyed every minute of it, but at the time they showed the zones they claimed new content every 6 weeks or a quarter or something like that, well it has been 5 quarters since launch and I can hold that against them. Yes it is a great game, but for me it is getting a little long in the tooth.

Console is a double edged sword for PC, If it does really well we won't see new content until sales start to die down. If it does really bad, then we may never see it at all.

Tessie · June 2015

mdhammond wrote: »

Yes truly is a great game

And I think one of the signs of a great game is when you want to share it with your friends. I've made a friend try it out, and now they're equally hooked into it as well.

So much to do. So little time.

Kazzy56 · June 2015

PS4 EU

nimander99 wrote: »

This game was made for fans of the series that have been playing all the games (everyone can play of course) but all the little Easter eggs there to discover are so awesome! I was so stoked the first time I found M'aiq I announced in guild chat in all caps telling everyone to come and see...

I found him too....I was so happy to find him. Can't tell what he said because I don't want to spoil it for others, but he made me giggle.

Have a great Tamriel day all.

Johngo0036 · June 2015

Hey,

I played the game since BETA,

During beta i was a true quester and my exact words were as follows:
@ awesome game, i just don't understand WHY they have this PVP thing"

Now i spend 90% of my time in PVP...

Also love the way they have made fishing a more sought after skill.....

Introducing things that you can only get by doing things that were not doing too well in the game..

Now WE PC PLAYERS really need the next installment of what has been promised,

Korah_Eaglecry · June 2015

Zheg wrote: »

The game is good, ZOS' management and communication skills, not so much.

Agreed. Most of the headache with this company comes from some of the boneheaded decisions, refusals to listen to the community, implementing things that seem out of left field (VOIP Only Consoles?) when obviously an Exec made the decision and now they dont want to make a turn around, or down right refusal to communicate about anything that they dont cherry pick from their Ask Us Anything thread.

Cherryblossom · June 2015

Tessie wrote: »

I owe ZOS an apology. Actually, I owe them two.

I stubbornly refused to try ESO at launch because I didn't think it could live up to what I wanted the next Elder Scrolls title to be. When ESO dropped their subscription I decided to give the game a try. I can't believe how much I have enjoyed this game. I've been playing for almost three months and finally have my first VR14 character and have moved on to alt leveling.

The game offers a beautiful world to explore. I've been so pleased with the quality of the quest writing. They seem to have found a great balance of brevity and story telling that keeps the easily distracted like myself engaged. I love the mixture of humor, Elder Scrolls lore, nods to past games, and the introduction of new stories that we can immerse ourselves into.

So, I realized almost immediately how wrong I was to have not trusted ZOS, for which I owe them my first apology. And I also apologize for not apologizing sooner, but I was having too much fun playing to come to the forums.

Keep up the great work, I appreciate all you've done to deliver this game that feels like you've crafted just for me. I hope you accept my apologies.

Your profile shows you joining on the 19th June! Can you let me know your secret to getting to VR14 in 4 days? I've been playing over a year and have a few VR's but none of them VR14, I find the grind too boring!

Gidorick · June 2015

Cherryblossom wrote: »

Tessie wrote: »

I owe ZOS an apology. Actually, I owe them two.

I stubbornly refused to try ESO at launch because I didn't think it could live up to what I wanted the next Elder Scrolls title to be. When ESO dropped their subscription I decided to give the game a try. I can't believe how much I have enjoyed this game. I've been playing for almost three months and finally have my first VR14 character and have moved on to alt leveling.

The game offers a beautiful world to explore. I've been so pleased with the quality of the quest writing. They seem to have found a great balance of brevity and story telling that keeps the easily distracted like myself engaged. I love the mixture of humor, Elder Scrolls lore, nods to past games, and the introduction of new stories that we can immerse ourselves into.

So, I realized almost immediately how wrong I was to have not trusted ZOS, for which I owe them my first apology. And I also apologize for not apologizing sooner, but I was having too much fun playing to come to the forums.

Keep up the great work, I appreciate all you've done to deliver this game that feels like you've crafted just for me. I hope you accept my apologies.

Your profile shows you joining on the 19th June! Can you let me know your secret to getting to VR14 in 4 days? I've been playing over a year and have a few VR's but none of them VR14, I find the grind too boring!

I'm think the join date is the forum join date.

Tessie · June 2015

Cherryblossom wrote: »

Your profile shows you joining on the 19th June! Can you let me know your secret to getting to VR14 in 4 days? I've been playing over a year and have a few VR's but none of them VR14, I find the grind too boring!

@Gidorick is wise. I didn't get my forum account setup until a few days ago. I've been playing for almost 3 months. It took me about 50 days to get my character from creation to VR14.

One of the problems (and joys) with a flexible class/race/weapon/armor system like ESO's is always questioning yourself. The self doubt led to many re-rolls out of fear of not having the best character for how I wanted to play. I'm not a min/maxer in the typical meaning, but I'm pretty close.

The only time I ever really found the grind boring was when I felt like I was racing to the end. When I allowed myself to slow back down and enjoy the game, it became less of a grind. With that being said, I actually enjoy a little grind. I would often stop along the way in "target rich environments" and stay there for an hour, just practicing new abilities, rotations, or weapons. Then when I got to the harder dungeon/world boss situations my survivability was better.