Where are all the first year eso players?

Jultzy · December 2015

Been playing on and off since it's release (4 days pre acces). Got my guild created the last day of march 2014.

PrinceBoru · December 2015

I began in May 2014.
Not exactly the earliest point to jump in.
Can I at least waiter the party and serve drinks?

Starwhite · December 2015

Play´en since first Beta and still here !

martinhpb16_ESO · December 2015

Still here, still playing, still loving it.

Member of some nice guilds and doing PVE and PVP

IC and Orsinium were fab updates, appealling to different play-styles but giving a reason for everyone to do some of the content.

I see bugs getting fixed all the time. anyone who expects an MMO to ever be bug free is living in La-La land.

I started playing ESO after LOTRO which truly became a sinful lesson in money grabbing over quality. I see none of that in ESO.

Just waiting for that new trial and I will be even more happy.

No intention of leaving just yet

azoriangaming · December 2015

still here

Krainor1974 · December 2015

Been here since day 1 and still subscribing.

Twilix01 · December 2015

Early access player (pre-ordered) here, howdy everyone.

Ethona · December 2015

KingRebz wrote: »

Hey!

By that I mean where are all the players who were around for the beta or release date era? We're like a dying breed! whats up yall!

The point of this thread is on how far the game has come!

Opinions all opinions! Be honest but dont beat around the bush!

I was the only person in my local area that played ESO, I love the artwork and the way the game looks. Yeah there has been loads of more bad days than good on this game but still its a game that I still go back to. As of now my account is corrupt so all I can do is reminisce. I remember finally getting a friend onto this game and we'd kick back and relax around stonefalls where the oblivion gates would open and used to take selfies right infront of the gates while the innocent nps were being flown to the sky as sacrifices to the oblivion; thats how we ...'chill'. But anyway what was your best memory on this game of 2015?

I love this game! Kappa the Kappa!

Hello, beta player, day one player, and have always been a ESO player other than a month here and there i've missed; i can't say the same for my friends though but their lost.

Nugge · December 2015

Still playing...started a new toon that I am levelling right now even

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Starwhite · December 2015

Ethona wrote: »

KingRebz wrote: »

Hey!

By that I mean where are all the players who were around for the beta or release date era? We're like a dying breed! whats up yall!

The point of this thread is on how far the game has come!

Opinions all opinions! Be honest but dont beat around the bush!

I was the only person in my local area that played ESO, I love the artwork and the way the game looks. Yeah there has been loads of more bad days than good on this game but still its a game that I still go back to. As of now my account is corrupt so all I can do is reminisce. I remember finally getting a friend onto this game and we'd kick back and relax around stonefalls where the oblivion gates would open and used to take selfies right infront of the gates while the innocent nps were being flown to the sky as sacrifices to the oblivion; thats how we ...'chill'. But anyway what was your best memory on this game of 2015?

I love this game! Kappa the Kappa!

Hello, beta player, day one player, and have always been a ESO player other than a month here and there i've missed; i can't say the same for my friends though but their lost.

It´s quit normal ! Most of my Tera friends left ESO early, but now I have new ESO friends !

Sharmony · December 2015

Beta Beta Beta Beta Beta

*cries at the loss of the warden class, never to return*

Nugge · December 2015

Feel I must comment above. When I was starting, a lot of the quests were buggy. Some world bosses couldn't be finished (summoner bug was bad). I got stuck in doors. Things was not placed correctly. Most of the dungeons looked exactly the same (4-5 different templates). Nowadays I can start a char and play through normal/silver/gold and not experience any bugged quests in the 5+3 alliance zones (will not comment on IC or Wrothgar tho

) without being haunted by buggy quests/bosses. The dungeons have been updated. It is a wee bit too easy, but that is because of the champion point system, as an old player I have a huge advantage to new ones and it has to be balanced towards them. I can use potions to level quickly and there are good grind zones again (remember Spellscar), so you can get a VR16 toon quite quickly if you know what you're doing. There are good guilds out there where you can find like-minded players. Here it is worse for us old-timers, since most of our friends have quit, and we need to re-socialize to find new mates to play with. All in all, I would say that the game has improved a lot since conception but there will always be a lot more to fix and we will all have opinions on what that is

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Happy New Year to you all!

Mashille · December 2015

Been here since closed Beta.

fougerec99b16_ESO · December 2015

Still here, but barely. I think I'll just take a break and then come back when there's PVE content beyond "grind the same stuff over and over".

miahq · December 2015

I was one of those people who vanished, I just decided to take a stroll through things today. But, it was largely because the game was awful. It bothered me a little that it was largely a generic MMO with an ES skin, but mostly it was the enormous bugs and being unable to keep up with their own promises, like the population sizes in PvP. I figured maybe with all the new content like spell crafting, the justice system, etc. they talked up I might come back, but I think everyone knows how that's turned out... Honestly at this point I think that was all just a BS attempt to boost console sales, if you think about the timing of all those announcements.

But, that's largely why I'm still gone. They've promised a ton and delivered on little to none of it, and the game is mostly just farming for xp and rare gear anyway. I mean most RPGs get boring at some point, but at least you can start a brand new character without having to worry about being so far behind everyone that you're getting one-shotted on a regular basis. If they actually delivered on any of the things they bragged about I'd consider coming back still, but I don't see that happening.

Stamden · December 2015

Beta-Player here. I recently came back.

I made some accomplishments like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyZsIDSSGV4
and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVZBT-5TtXI

However, DKs got nerfed into the ground and are quite unfun.

All I really want to do is PvP. However as a magika DK main, I am sure you can understand my frustration and why I have had long periods (months) of not playing. I rerolled a NB and a Sorc, and those are pretty fun. But at the end of the day, I just wish my main could be viable in PvP.

I again put my faith in ZoS to fix the DK class and if they don't, I don't think I will enjjoy the game enough to keep playing.

whiteshadow711jppreub18_ESO · December 2015

Kotaro is still in Tamriel, but way more on the PS4 console than on the PC lately. Been in Tamriel since Beta on PC and still haven't left.

maxlax28b14_ESO · December 2015

Been here since first beta, like the forum name? thanks zose(:

Volkodav · December 2015

Still here too! Been playing every day since the first betas,except for when I was sick with the flu.And even then I logged in a few times.

Blud · December 2015

Here. Finally got around to leveling my Khajiit stamina NB like everyone else.

Elijah_Crow · December 2015

Still here.

Iago · December 2015

I'm here I am just taking an extended vacation from the game

Kikazaru · December 2015

I've been here for over two years and here I still am! ^_^

Shadesofkin · December 2015

Come to think of it, very few of the players I know personally are *new*. Many of them have been here almost as long as myself. Though, I have noticed not everyone has a striped senche so maybe they're fibbers.

kip_silverwolf · December 2015

I'm still here, and have been since Beta.
In fact, I don't plan on ever leaving until either I or TESO expires...whichever comes first!

Krainor1974 · December 2015

It's just too fun with so much to do

Preyfar · December 2015

Still here since launch. I had a beta key, but could never get the download to finish... so I never got my monkey. Otherwise, I've been here since the start.

firstdecan · December 2015

I was part of the beta, although I only play a little bit every week. I've been having more fun with more recent releases.

Ffastyl · December 2015

Still kicking. And slashing. And bashing. And puncturing. And low slashing. And shield charging. And critical rushing. And executing. And rallying. And uppercutting. And sniping. And bombarding. And spraying. And spearing. And flapping. Did I mention punching?

How has the game changed since May 2014...
In general:

The graphics got better
Equipment styles improved drastically
Quest dialogue/storyline improved drastically
Defensive play is disappearing
DPS is out of control
Solo PvE is (mostly) amazing and getting amazing-er
Group PvE has been and is solid
Overall difficulty dipped after launch and started increasing again over the past few months - game is much more fun challenging than facerolling
PvP has been one step forward, four steps back
Capless gameplay is good on paper, but we all know what happens to paper... underwater
The Devs are showing more experience in their decisions

I think ESO's combat balance is starting the road to recovery.

Robo_Hobo · December 2015

I wonder if I count as a first-year ESO player, I bought the game the day it was officially released because I had happened to overhear that it was being released a couple days prior, I'd not kept up-to-date on its progress or betas (I'm not a beta person for anything really.) I played for about a month and a half almost non-stop, beat the main storyline and my original faction and got the Covenant Hero title (well, actually, I didn't due to a bug that prevented me from doing so, but otherwise would have), loved it all the way through.

But then kinda lost steam going through Cadwell's Silver, still completed it and got the Dominion Hero title and enjoyed that a lot too, but then stopped about midway through Stonefalls of Cadwell's gold. Didn't come back until the month the subscription was being removed, made a new character, stayed for another month or so, then stopped again. Didn't really continue much until around Orsinium was close to release but eventually did finally finish Cadwells gold (on the second character instead of the first, interestingly), and now after playing through Orsinium's storyline, which, I once again enjoyed, I'm losing steam again and probably won't play all too often until the next content release. :P

All in all I've been here since day 1 of the official release on the forums, but I've only really been active in-game for a total of about...around three or four months, non-consecutively. I do love the game though.