I don't think so.

personally, i spend 90% of my game time exploring what there is to find.

ive been playing mmos for a very long time, and while i don't particularly like the console combat in eso (prefer old wow/FF combat) this game put "massive" and "roleplay" back in mmorpg.

It's a quiet thing, exploring, so maybe just "being" in game happens more often than I'd suppose!

I don't know about you, but I feel some sort of unexplainable pressure to run the endgame content. If I just explore, I'll never get to see the whole game because the world is expanding every quarter. I have to progress at least as fast as the content is being created to see the whole world that was created. Also, I have to do the basics at least 4 times because I really enjoy playing every class.

Edit: Okay, so maybe it isn't so unexplainable.

Bossdonut wrote: »

Never. Every second spent not leveling, grinding, or making gold is time wasted.

Sad.
I'm sorry for the devs who made this game so beautiful.
People who are saying it's a waste of time to enjoy its beauty don't even deserve to play this game.

I recall in the Wizardry RPG series your character's statistics and capabilities would degrade over time. I would expect that many ESO players would reroll under such circumstances, but hell, I'd like to getting old! Have any other games successfully done this? Or, some sort of contagion or disease mechanic? I think it would help put combat mechanics in perspective if some of these additional RPG elements were added.

When the years caught up with me, I'd eventually let some mud crab take me down and wind up like one of those skeletons next to a bottle and backpack you find along a river.

ppl just need a good guild of 20-30 good active members and the game becomes much better and enjoyable...

disabling zone chat in cyro also helps if you already have a good guild group running.

then organise duelling events..2v2 3v3 in pvp...maybe some RP events if you like that...PvE like trial runs for good score, maybe even do challenges like defeating dungs and stuff with 4 tanks, 4 dps, 4 healers and stuff like that idk

Ra'Shtar wrote: »

Moonshadow66 wrote: »

Bossdonut wrote: »

Never. Every second spent not leveling, grinding, or making gold is time wasted.

Sad.
I'm sorry for the devs who made this game so beautiful.
People who are saying it's a waste of time to enjoy its beauty don't even deserve to play this game.

I agree, this is the only MMO i have played where i take screenshots and i love the detail they put in things.

I love taking screenshots in this game. I agree the details in this game is really amazing. I love all the zones, I have my favorites though. But I like how each zone feels different to me. What really bugs me though. I usually don't listen through the storylines, because it snaps me out of my immersion, I want my DC/AD/EP characters to be loyal to their alliances.

Inarre wrote: »

I agree. As a new player (long time mmo-er) i took about 5 months to level to v16 (playing every day) and still felt immense pressure from guildies to level faster, even being offered psijic ambrosias for free. I purposely took my time, even completing every quest in some of the areas, just to enjoy. Its been a long, long time since i have been able to enjoy an mmo so completely from a pve angle (maybe since oblivion).

When i let my guildies know i didnt want to rush it and just enjoy they said the only thing to enjoy was end game content.

But then, the same people say they won't sub or get the orsinium dlc because its pve only.

Wrothgar is my favorite. I can literally spend hours just roaming the cliffs and ocean beaches, picking flowers and hanging with hoarkers, maybe fishing a bit, watching the sunrise.

Its a beautiful place we play in. Dont forget to enjoy it.

I had similar experiences in guilds. When newcontent was released the membership would "beat" it so quickly, that by the time I caught up it was hard to find anyone interested in grouping. I still have much of Upper Craglorn unfinished. It's not meant as a criticism, I just play so slowly!

Thelon wrote: »

I love to role play when i gather mats in wrothgar. Sometimes i roleplay that im gathering mats. Its great.

Egonieser wrote: »

Moonshadow66 wrote: »

Bossdonut wrote: »

Never. Every second spent not leveling, grinding, or making gold is time wasted.

Sad.
I'm sorry for the devs who made this game so beautiful.
People who are saying it's a waste of time to enjoy its beauty don't even deserve to play this game.

Sorry? Who exactly are YOU to say who deserves to play this game and how they should play it? People have the right to play the game how they see fit and advance through it at their own pacing without someone telling them they don't belong here if they don't play your way..

This is a MMO after all, and it has consequences both directly and indirectly by playing in a certain way - meaning if you spend more time doing jumping jacks and less playing - you will fall behind in terms of power and wealth - and many people play for that particular aspect - who are you to say that they don't belong here? They maybe just wanted a MMO but with a familiar TES theme to it, not everyone here is a diehard Single Player TES junkie who plays just for the lore and pretty sunsets. While it is a nice addition to have - it is hardly a priority for many people, including me.

Ignorant statements like these seriously boils my blood...

And getting mad about an ignorant statement makes it so much better an I right? Seriously though the whole post was about just enjoying the game and you just took it from 0 to 100 real quick. Chill man, no point and getting mad just enjoy the game your way even though may need calm down or go find something else to do if that statement made your blood boil. You might want to ask your doctor about that.

Nestor wrote: »

Alabyn wrote: »

I once came over a hill, maybe a week after launch, and saw a guy sitting in a chair on a cliff, just watching the sunset. I don't think I'll ever see that again.

You know all those places Maiq hangs out at? That is where you will usually find my Avatar when I am AFK. That cat sure knows the nice places with the best views to hang out.

TalonKnight wrote: »

I would like the option to explore finished dungeons, where when that dungeon was completed, there was a phased version u could enter, where u could check out what came of your hard work in that dungeon and just to enjoy the original art that was put into them.

One of the nice things about the old Group Dungeons that did not scale was going back as a Vet to faceroll everything. Not because it was easy, but because I could then take the time to look around and explore and enjoy the dungeons. Most of them are quite epic, only we miss them as the group tends to want to move through them as quickly as possible.

It sounds like the thieves guild quest may send us back to some "dead" zones. Although it will scale, I'm looking forward to it!

kaer426 wrote: »

@Alabyn The real question is : How did you get a custom avatar?

I want to know that as well.

I like to say that I try to enjoy the game as well as keep apace with the content. It isn't easy to do, particularly with the small amount of playtime I have had the last six months. I think this discussion does bring up one of the problems with MMO's. The wonder and enjoyment of a game can get lost in the continual power climb. This is why I really wish an MMO would do away with power climb/creep, and make the game about a horizontal progression, and enjoyment of the story. New gear is fine, but I think the problem is that they always try to one up old gear. It is a hollow and shallow experience (in my view) that is based solely on running the gear hamster wheel. This is one reason I tend to bring up the way gear operated in the original Star Wars Galaxies. It was just gear, and yes it could be made very good with the right crafters, it was fairly open as well, and capped by the reality of the game systems. I personally don't want to see them keep making new 'latest greatest' gear. I'd rather the game be more about player skill than one's ability/desire to grind the hell out of content until it isn't fun anymore. I guess this is why I like pvp (at least until a game ruins pvp by either turning it into a f2p-p2w or making it a grindfest to even be in the running to compete). In fact it is this grindfest exactly that I think burns out a lot of pvp players, and is why a lot of pvp players game-hop. They enjoy the mmo aspects and the pvp aspects, but they don't REALLY enjoy having to keep going back and grinding just so they can do what they really want to do (PVP).

Alabyn wrote: »

I recall in the Wizardry RPG series your character's statistics and capabilities would degrade over time. I would expect that many ESO players would reroll under such circumstances, but hell, I'd like to getting old! Have any other games successfully done this? Or, some sort of contagion or disease mechanic? I think it would help put combat mechanics in perspective if some of these additional RPG elements were added.

When the years caught up with me, I'd eventually let some mud crab take me down and wind up like one of those skeletons next to a bottle and backpack you find along a river.

That would amazing. I play an ancient vampire that looks like the silent movie nosferatu. one day he should just turn to dust or crisp in the sun, or harden into a statue. Visitors could see his remains

Don't worry there are plenty of players enjoying the game. I have played for more than a year and my main is still v11 and on the second zone of Silver content. I do roleplay with various alts and have GB upon GB of screenshots

If Zenimax really wanna boost the "exploration", their next DLC after thieves guild should be an area that doesn't appear on the map unless you actually go to that place (by walking there) yourself.

Simliar to when you discover locations, but instead it should be the actual parts of the map (roads mountains etc) that appear