I find that I have way more fun when I don't pay attention to the level of the quests I am doing, or what others are doing around me and just do what I find interesting!

Chasing "numbers" (xp/gold/skill points) makes the game seem even more grind-y then it already is at times.

Take is slow and enjoy the game, and before you know it, you will be in the "Capped CP Club".

Why are you leveling/doing quests?

If you are doing it for game completion and would prefer to simply walk in and feel they are just holding you up, then having everything at your level would be annoying. If I have to go back and complete quests I missed for completion or a few extra skill points, I would rather them be at my level and offer some sort of a challenge.

I am leveling my 5th character right now and just having fun doing it, the levels just fly past when you just do all the quests and story line without worrying about anything else.

It is even more fun than the first couple of times because I now have a fully skilled master crafter and plenty of gold. So I do not need to worry about chasing gold, weapons, armour or worry about running out of gems, food or potions.

Tamriel One, It is better and worse.

It's better:
Can group up with whoever with no more restrictions.
Can make a character in any nation and play with any player from any nation.
Quests are more organic,don't have to be done in certain order, it's jarring when you get a quest and it is super hard or or super easy.
Everything will be accessible by default minus veteran content.

It's worse:
Progression will feel the same from level 1-50 and on because it won't require x power or x level.
The nation war won't make as much sense since you can ally with the enemy.
Questing will be worse in a certain way because there is no more rites of passages.(No barrier to be too weak for in the initial outings)
Everything will be accessible by default minus veteran content.

With the introduction of Account wide champion, Tamriel One, Race Changes, Barber, etc. This mmorpg is becoming more like a traditional modern mmo similar to a WoW, Guild Wars 2, etc. It's the best news ever if you are a casually playing mmo hopper but like the Elder Scrolls Universe. And not so good if you are one of the people who like immersive mmos with permanence and the Elder Scrolls Universe. Not saying one way is worse than the other but the change is happening.

It's either make everything super streamlined and accessible to draw in the largest amount of players in short sessions or make everything pretty grindy and permanent to draw in less players but hold them over longer durations.

I think the first option brings the most money so the second is slowly getting ousted.

Aelthwyn wrote: »

While I like the idea of being able to do quests in any order, I’m not sure I really like the idea of DLC/Cyrodil style ‘battle-leveling’ applying everywhere.

The problem I see with everything scaling is that how difficult things are is all decided by the game and will always be about the same, there is no ‘this is too frustrating for me, I’ll level up a little and come back later’ or ‘this is a walk in the park for me, I’ll move on to a harder zone to challenge myself’. As things are currently, I experience both of those kinds of moments while facing things that are supposedly the same level as my character. And as things are currently I can choose where to play to suit my personal capabilities and those of a particular character’s build. If everything scaled the same no matter where I went or when I faced it, there could end up being some content I’d probably never get a chance to complete because it would always be balanced too hard no matter my level, or I may find that while playing certain characters I never really find a challenge because they do have an optimal build.

They can’t balance the game for all players at the same time - for players of all levels of gaming experience, for players who always play with friends vs. prefer playing solo, etc. Having varying levels of difficulty in different zones gives players more control over the difficulty of what they are facing, thus allowing more people to find an optimal combat experience.

This is my concern. For my tank, this game is a walk in the park, so she can handle zones that are a few levels up. My healer, however, sometimes struggles with at-level content, and so when that happens, I leave and come back after she's gained a few more. As a mostly solo player, control over the difficulty of content is extremely important to how I play.

With One Tamriel, "Come back later" will no longer be an option that means anything, except you'll maybe have slightly better gear. That's my biggest concern.