What do I do if I've stopped enjoying the game?

Doctordarkspawn · October 2016

I've allways had a inner struggle, of late. It came briefly back with thieves guild when I realized I didn't like raiding as it was back then and it's come back with me hating the new shadow of the hist dungeons.

I've never enjoyed meta builds, and I do not want to sacrifice my creativity to succeed at this game. This has left me with few options. I've been happy to stay down at dungeon level, playing content I can run my off the wall builds on but it looks like I'm being edged out.

After PVPing and failing miseribly I did something I never thought I'd ever do again. I booted up guild wars 2. I played for a little bit, and it was some of the most fun I've ever had.

...This made me cry. I love the elder scrolls universe. Back when I got into the game so long ago I did it because I love the elder scrolls, but left because the difficulty and very odd game design drove me off. I came back with the release of Tamriel unlimited.

Am I just losing touch with this game? Is it time to move on?

Alucardo · October 2016

Take a break. I went through a patch where I had just had enough, took a few months off and came back refreshed. My friend did the same thing, except she hasn't come back..
Like her, you might find during your break that you don't even want to return, but you'll never know unless you stop forcing yourself to log on every day.

Astanphaeus · October 2016

It's a game. If you aren't enjoying it, then there is no point. I do agree that it doesn't have to be a permanent leave, but definitely take a break.

sdtlc · October 2016

Take a break, come back when you feel like, eventually never.

TheDarkRuler · October 2016

Seek another game that interests you.
There are many other f2p titles on steam that are actually good (e.g. Warframe, Magic Duels, Path of Exile, ...)
I've made a couple of breaks from ESO during the past few years when the motivation was gone.
But hey, I am back from time to time.

TheMachineKiller · October 2016

Start playing checkers or dominoes, then come back to eso.

Doctordarkspawn · October 2016

This is my favorite game series.

In many ways, when I first logged on I was happy this wasn't like other MMO's.

But I hate the feeling that I have to restrict myself because how I want to play isn't how the designers want to play. How the designers envision tanks isn't how I want to play tanks. And oh wow do I hate DPS.

I dont know where ESO went wrong. But...I dont enjoy playing anymore. I dont enjoy limiting myself for the content anymore. I dont enjoy the aimless design.

But I dont want to leave. I've poured so much into this game...I dont know where I'd go. I dont want to stop liking my favorite franchise.

TheMachineKiller · October 2016

You then leave the game cold turkey, deal with the separation anxiety and sadness, find something else, play that, then come back to this if need be. Detach the human emotion with the game.

Knootewoot · October 2016

First of all, you give me all your stuff.

Then you take a break for let's say 6 months (I say this out of experience. I lost my tough with this game and took 6 months break and now I am having fun again when I came back)

Then you look back at the game and see if you missed it. If no, do other games. If yes, install and play for free. If you really start to like it again, sub. Start a new toon helps also (I didn't do that yet, I wait for one tamriel for this. So this is soon)

In 6 months they might have added new content you might like.

RebornV3x · October 2016

Take a break to much Elder Scrolls Online is a bad thing

DannyLV702 · October 2016

What do you do when you're eating after you get full?

raidentenshu_ESO · October 2016

Can I have your stuffs? Are you a PC player? NA server?

Waffennacht · October 2016

I almost posted a mean response. I'll edit it:

Good luck and stop posting threads that are goodbye threads oh and give me your stuff

CynicalDirector · October 2016

i took a break and am now playing FFXIV atm..so far, i havent even logged into ESO in about 2 weeks..the longest break from eso ive had in about 8 months lol

tom5330 · October 2016

i had a break for 2 months playing empyrion galactic survival. it rebooted my interest. i occasionally have breaks.

PurifedBladez · October 2016

There's not really a lot of other options imo.

Although I've found better options then a PVE
game that balances itself around PVP (which is dead) and only introduces new PVE content which can have direct affect on stale pvp gameplay. Talk about an identity crisis.

bugmom · October 2016

I can relate. In my case, I'm a disabled old lady in my 60s. I love this game, love the open world exploration, ability to create characters that are meaningful to me. However, due to my physical limitations I have never been and know I will never be the best of the best. Frankly I was having so much fun I never really cared about that. Can't do trials. Stopped doing four person dungeons when I hit vet level. I love Cyrodiil but am fortunate to have found great guilds there to run with. I got by crafting my own armor or saving up and shopping in guild stores.

I don't begrudge good players their fun. I'm glad there is content for them. But now, with the better armor sets mostly dropping in trials and bound/not being sellable they are out of reach me. The new hist dlc is likely something I will never do. I've had fun with parts of Orcinium and Thievs Guild, but there is so much new stuff I can't do. I'm sort of sad I got to vet levels or end game. I had more fun before that.

DYSEQTA · October 2016

Doctordarkspawn wrote: »

I booted up guild wars 2.

Haha. With this RNG crate crap ZOS is pulling I having been looking around for an alternative and I was just about to do exactly that; dust off the old GW2 account and see what's up.

Alucardo · October 2016

DannyLV702 wrote: »

What do you do when you're eating after you get full?

If it's pizza, keep eating

LarsS · October 2016

Look for and active guild! You can have lots of fun with a relaxavdelning but good guild.

FloppyTouch · October 2016

I know the feeling I get burnt out playing I try to switch things up focus on something new in game might do pvp for a week then farm another then do Dungeons another week then go for achievements to unlock more colors(only missing a few ^.^)

Worst comes to worst and you just don't know what to do take a break play something else then come back no need to log in everyday.

raglau · October 2016

Take a break. I left for a year when I'd had enough, came back 2 weeks ago and love how the game itself is now.

The bad support, over-intrusive maintenance and weak performance is still as bad as it ever was however, some things never change...

Bryanonymous · October 2016

TL,DR: First world problems...

altemriel · October 2016

fap

nordsavage · October 2016

Play another game.

Doctordarkspawn · October 2016

So, after the initial end of da wooooooorld feelings. I'm not leaving. Aaaand in fact now the old theorycrafter in me is still going and I'm trying to find a way to save my toon.

So, anyone know how to turn magicka templar into an effective trials/endgame tank? Is that blazing shield bollocks good in PVE?

Alucardo · October 2016

altemriel wrote: »

fap

Lmao there's a response I wasn't expecting from you xD

Alucardo · October 2016

Doctordarkspawn wrote: »

So, after the initial end of da wooooooorld feelings. I'm not leaving. Aaaand in fact now the old theorycrafter in me is still going and I'm trying to find a way to save my toon.

So, anyone know how to turn magicka templar into an effective trials/endgame tank? Is that blazing shield bollocks good in PVE?

I had the same query because I run one in PVP. Maybe some of the comments people made will help you out as well - https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/293401/templar-tank-in-pve

Doctordarkspawn · October 2016

Alucardo wrote: »

Doctordarkspawn wrote: »

So, after the initial end of da wooooooorld feelings. I'm not leaving. Aaaand in fact now the old theorycrafter in me is still going and I'm trying to find a way to save my toon.

So, anyone know how to turn magicka templar into an effective trials/endgame tank? Is that blazing shield bollocks good in PVE?

I had the same query because I run one in PVP. Maybe some of the comments people made will help you out as well - https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/293401/templar-tank-in-pve

Thanks. I'ma see about trying to do the blazing shield bollocks when the game comes back up, buy some ebon pieces and such and see how it goes.

Mutagem · October 2016

I took a year off just before IC dropped and it was great. I came back and enjoy the game again. I suggest doing the same

MalakithAlamahdi · October 2016

I stopped for 2-3 months after IC dropped, then game back and I enjoy it even more than before. Give it some rest, play something else then try again. I do advise talking to your guildies ones you're back, it made it worth the stay.