ESO - Best MMO of 2015 by MMORPG.COM

Elijah_Crow · December 2015

Alcast wrote: »

Good joke...good joke man, almost believed you

I find it hilarious that someone who plays the game so hard core (and so consumed that he has to put his scores in his sig) will be the first to complain or troll. Way to go on making the argument that casuals make a better community!

Preyfar · December 2015

JD2013 wrote: »

Immensely proud that Zenimax got this.

...they've achieved a great deal this year. Here's to 2016 and many more years of adventuring in Tamriel. Good job, guys.

Seriously. I love ESO, and while it has problems, if they can keep new content on par with Orsinium's level... it makes me REALLY excited for ESO's future. Yeah, I'm frustrated some seemingly basic problems take 6-12 months to fix, but if/when they can get things in shape... it'll be golden.

UrQuan · December 2015

Elijah_Crow wrote: »

Alcast wrote: »

Good joke...good joke man, almost believed you

I find it hilarious that someone who plays the game so hard core (and so consumed that he has to put his scores in his sig) will be the first to complain or troll. Way to go on making the argument that casuals make a better community!

lol very true. The vast majority of the people I'm friends with in-game are definitely casuals. The hard-core folks I've interacted with have, nearly without exception, been the worst complainers, whiners, and generally unfun people. Now obviously there are some exceptions to that, and there are hard-core folks out there who are just fine members of the community, but as a general rule casuals make a far, far better community.

Xendyn · December 2015

Grats ZOS!

DanielMaxwell · December 2015

JamilaRaj wrote: »

I think the game deteriorated drastically, especially after conversion to the more viable Buy to Play model (!!!), but I only played between april 2014 and february 2015 and again between july and october, so I might have missed some epic improvements.
I also think that qoute sounds very much like something that just came out of ZOS's PR department.

while i do not think the games has deteriorated since they went B2P I do agree that the comments sound like something from ZOS's own PR department . Read it and was left wondering how much they paid for those comments .

ESO is better then many of the other MMO's that are available , as for being the best that is up to each player to decide for themselves .

Vatter · December 2015

Elijah_Crow wrote: »

Congrats to Zeniax and the team for winning the Best MMO of 2015 from MMORPG.com . Well deserved and thanks for your hard work.

http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/feature/10383

Best MMO of 2015 – The Elder Scrolls Online / Runners Up – WildStar, Guild Wars 2, SWTOR, FFXIV
As we stated at the start of this award season, 2015 was all about the existing games getting better, delivering content, and expanding both in terms of content and player-base. In our eyes, no other game has done more to improve its lot and deliver on the wants of its players than Elder Scrolls Online. Not only did Zenimax manage to launch ESO on XB1 and PS4 this year, but they also converted their game to the more viable Buy to Play model. Since then, two massive DLC packs have been released, bringing the Imperial City to life in ESO and just recently the lost Orc city of Orsinium. Since its launch, ESO has done nothing but improve, and we wish all MMORPGs would follow such an aggressive and confident march towards delivering the best possible experience to their players. Cheers to Zenimax Online for Elder Scrolls Online’s banner year.

[snip]

- Worst lag in any game that is out there. I dare someone to post video of a game with worse lag.
- Terrible design decisions. I doubt anyone can deny 1.5 was as close to balance this game has seen.
- Bugs, bugs and more bugs. There are so many bugs that have been here since launch it makes me laugh.

[edited for bashing]

J2JMC · December 2015

Vatter wrote: »

Elijah_Crow wrote: »

Congrats to Zeniax and the team for winning the Best MMO of 2015 from MMORPG.com . Well deserved and thanks for your hard work.

http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/feature/10383

Best MMO of 2015 – The Elder Scrolls Online / Runners Up – WildStar, Guild Wars 2, SWTOR, FFXIV
As we stated at the start of this award season, 2015 was all about the existing games getting better, delivering content, and expanding both in terms of content and player-base. In our eyes, no other game has done more to improve its lot and deliver on the wants of its players than Elder Scrolls Online. Not only did Zenimax manage to launch ESO on XB1 and PS4 this year, but they also converted their game to the more viable Buy to Play model. Since then, two massive DLC packs have been released, bringing the Imperial City to life in ESO and just recently the lost Orc city of Orsinium. Since its launch, ESO has done nothing but improve, and we wish all MMORPGs would follow such an aggressive and confident march towards delivering the best possible experience to their players. Cheers to Zenimax Online for Elder Scrolls Online’s banner year.

[snip]

- Worst lag in any game that is out there. I dare someone to post video of a game with worse lag.
- Terrible design decisions. I doubt anyone can deny 1.5 was as close to balance this game has seen.
- Bugs, bugs and more bugs. There are so many bugs that have been here since launch it makes me laugh.

Just read the paragraph and you can tell why the won. The only deciding factor was releasing the game to console.

[edited to remove quote]

Tyr · December 2015

danno8 wrote: »

I agree ESO deservedly won.

With that said, it was a pretty slow year mmo-wise, so while I believe ZoS has done an excellent job improving the game, it's mostly because there was so much to improve upon.

Let's hope they don't rest on their Laurels for the coming year!

It hasn't been slow at all. GW2 had 2.0 Expansion and FF14 is still going strong and Wildstar went F2P.

ESO is the only one that's going to have legs besides WoW, although mainly because of the Eldders Scrolls name.

RizaHawkeye · December 2015

Congratulations to Zenimax Online and their entire team for this achievement, and the similar achievement last year.

Alucardo · December 2015

Good one. Despite its flaws, well deserved!

ZOS_GinaBruno · December 2015

Thanks, everyone! And thanks to each one of you for playing!

This year has been really exciting, and we have so much more in store next year.

Olen_Mikko · December 2015

Well, that couldn't have been very tight competition.

This has to be some kind of sick joke or pribery.

Alucardo · December 2015

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Thanks, everyone! And thanks to each one of you for playing! This year has been really exciting, and we have so much more in store next year.

I don't understand that image in the slightest, but its randomness amuses me.

nimander99 · December 2015

Grats ZoS, well deserved.

J2JMC · December 2015

Elijah_Crow wrote: »

Alcast wrote: »

Good joke...good joke man, almost believed you

I find it hilarious that someone who plays the game so hard core (and so consumed that he has to put his scores in his sig) will be the first to complain or troll. Way to go on making the argument that casuals make a better community!

What exactly is wrong with being proud of his in game achievements lol?

UrQuan wrote: »

Elijah_Crow wrote: »

Alcast wrote: »

Good joke...good joke man, almost believed you

I find it hilarious that someone who plays the game so hard core (and so consumed that he has to put his scores in his sig) will be the first to complain or troll. Way to go on making the argument that casuals make a better community!

lol very true. The vast majority of the people I'm friends with in-game are definitely casuals. The hard-core folks I've interacted with have, nearly without exception, been the worst complainers, whiners, and generally unfun people. Now obviously there are some exceptions to that, and there are hard-core folks out there who are just fine members of the community, but as a general rule casuals make a far, far better community.

We should have an inspect option. That way casual players can see who the hardcore, fotm tryhards are and never have to worry about grouping with them

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Elijah_Crow · December 2015

Alucardo wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Thanks, everyone! And thanks to each one of you for playing! This year has been really exciting, and we have so much more in store next year.

I don't understand that image in the slightest, but its randomness amuses me.

I was just about to say the same. It made me laugh.

Alucardo · December 2015

Olen_Mikko wrote: »

Well, that couldn't have been very tight competition.

This has to be some kind of sick joke or pribery.

If you read the article you can see ESO went up against the big boys of MMOs, and yes, it's well deserved. Whenever I'm in Glenumbra all I hear is praise from all the noobs about how amazing the game is, and they're right. For an MMO, it's brilliant. Definitely the best combat I've ever encountered, and as a PVPer, that's a huge thing for me.

JamilaRaj · December 2015

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Thanks, everyone! And thanks to each one of you for playing! This year has been really exciting, and we have so much more in store next year.

The crown store I presume? At least you are honest.

JD2013 · December 2015

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Thanks, everyone! And thanks to each one of you for playing! This year has been really exciting, and we have so much more in store next year.

And thank you guys for the game, the natch potes memes, and this glorious image.

ZOS_GinaBruno · December 2015

Alucardo wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Thanks, everyone! And thanks to each one of you for playing! This year has been really exciting, and we have so much more in store next year.

I don't understand that image in the slightest, but its randomness amuses me.

What's cooler than a gorilla and a shark high-fiving each other with explosions in the background?

UrQuan · December 2015

Alucardo wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Thanks, everyone! And thanks to each one of you for playing! This year has been really exciting, and we have so much more in store next year.

I don't understand that image in the slightest, but its randomness amuses me.

It's a high five. It's a particularly epic high five, in order to properly represent just how epic @ZOS_GinaBruno wants the high five that she's giving us to be.

DanielMaxwell · December 2015

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Alucardo wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Thanks, everyone! And thanks to each one of you for playing! This year has been really exciting, and we have so much more in store next year.

I don't understand that image in the slightest, but its randomness amuses me.

What's cooler than a gorilla and a shark high-fiving each other with explosions in the background?

you do not want us to answer that question , it would open a huge can of rotten worms .

Olen_Mikko · December 2015

Alucardo wrote: »

Olen_Mikko wrote: »

Well, that couldn't have been very tight competition.

This has to be some kind of sick joke or pribery.

If you read the article you can see ESO went up against the big boys of MMOs, and yes, it's well deserved. Whenever I'm in Glenumbra all I hear is praise from all the noobs about how amazing the game is, and they're right. For an MMO, it's brilliant. Definitely the best combat I've ever encountered, and as a PVPer, that's a huge thing for me.

Well, ask them again when they have entered cyrodiil.

PvP is just bullcrap right now. Lag and spamming AoE.

i3ig_Gun · December 2015

Congratulations ZOS!

I'm glad to be apart of it since the beginning.

Keep up the good work, as I've said, I’m a Lifer!

Through good and bad!

UltimaJoe777 · December 2015

Alucardo wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Thanks, everyone! And thanks to each one of you for playing! This year has been really exciting, and we have so much more in store next year.

I don't understand that image in the slightest, but its randomness amuses me.

She liekz explosionz caused by an ape and a shark high-fiving.

As for the category that ESO won best MMO in it all pertained to development and improvement, and how much it has and how far Zenimax has gone. Honestly, you can't deny they've been bustin' caps, and in a good way

Alucardo · December 2015

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

What's cooler than a gorilla and a shark high-fiving each other with explosions in the background?

Gina, you had me at gorilla

CtrlAltDlt · December 2015

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Alucardo wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Thanks, everyone! And thanks to each one of you for playing! This year has been really exciting, and we have so much more in store next year.

I don't understand that image in the slightest, but its randomness amuses me.

What's cooler than a gorilla and a shark high-fiving each other with explosions in the background?

2 gorillas and 2 sharks shark high-fiving each other with explosions in the background?

Gidorick · December 2015

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Thanks, everyone! And thanks to each one of you for playing! This year has been really exciting, and we have so much more in store next year.

IMGA AND WERESHARKS CONFIRMED!!!!

skrigger · December 2015

Congrats, and keep up the hard work!!

Alucardo wrote: »

I don't understand that image in the slightest, but its randomness amuses me.

It's Jaws and King-Kong, and a badass Rambo/Chuck Norris explosion in the background (?)

ZioGio · December 2015

Elijah_Crow wrote: »

Runners Up – WildStar, Guild Wars 2, SWTOR, FFXIV

Funny, I play(ed) all of those (except FFXIV). I must have good taste. :-)