I've never understood why people sit around and watch someone else, who isn't even in their home, play a video game. It just doesn't make any sense to me.

Shows my age but apparently like others on here just don't get the appeal of watching someone else play.

Even when just playing solo rpgs, if got stuck always prefer a text description for help rather than a video.

But above all this is a game. To be played for fun. Your fun. So play how you like and enjoy. (And before some 'serious' dungeoneers/pvpers come and tell me different...... nah, it's still just a game. And not something that should be taken so seriously that people end up playing a way they dislike because of a few youtubers.)

But then I am a filthy casual who does as they please...

I'm coming from competetive games like CS and Poker, so for me ESO PvP is a true joke. The games I played are really hardcore, they can make you feel the most happy person in the world and on the opposite they may devastate you. ESO PvP? LOOOOOOOOOL. Its simply lame and I feel sorry for any player who enjoys it and thinks its a cool competetive game.

There basics for PvP, like:

1) You need to see who killed you and who you killed.

2) You must have equal chances (cp100 against cp561?)

3) You must be able to communicate. To laugh at him, to frustrate him. Or for him to do the same, to make you feel miserable.

and so on... nothing of this could be found in ESO PvP.

The developers themselves don't focus the game on PvP. They focus on PvE. It becomes best MMO because of its PvE, not PvP.

So if you are serious about competition come to serious games. Don't play minority games and feel cool. Like one guy who was having hard time in vWGT told "I'm number 12 in PvP in all leaderboards". Gave me a good laugh. Become number 12 in poker and you will be rich, you will be true fkn shark of this life. Being number 12 in game that only 50 poor souls take it seriously ain't cool. Sorry guys.

Waffennacht wrote: »

@Enslaved I loved reading your post, was sad there wasn't an AD line too, care to write one?

Ok.

About AD questline. You get to start at Khenarthi's Roost, an island mostly populated by Khajiit. You fight some storm generating Maomer, witness a murder of Silvenar, prevent utter destruction of entire island. If you ask me, this is pretty good plot for a starter island, lol. You pretty much fight Maomer for the rest of story, with few EP encounters and some DC, too.
After that, you move to Auridon, meet the queen, prevent plot from ESO "nazis" to kill her several times, maybe a soundtrack is way to peacefull for all the stuff happening around here. What I found super stupid is that at one point EP is helping "***" Altmer to dethrone queen. I mean, I understand that EP should be involved in conflict somehow, but why would on Nirn any Nord or Sahxleel have any contact with a group that sees them as animals?
Next in line is Grahtwood, where you finally meet bosmer culture on their own soil. You prevent more attempts on queen's life, she stubbornly continue to try to change will of their own ppl who mostly see others as lower species. She get crowned, some ancient elven device proclaim her the true leader or what. You settle few local disputes and move on.
Next zone is Greenshade, where you have few flashbacks to some altmer female history, then you get her to become new ruler of entire valenwood since she can manipulate earth or something. Of other local quests, honorable mention should be entire town going batsh*t crazy under influence of Sheogorath. Some more Maomer action..
Malabal Tor - more Maomer. You also have to calm down Greenlady and do stuff for new Silvenar. A bit more of Khajiit quests here, mostly involving making their enemies kill themselves.
Reaper's March - Just a few non Khajiit quests, one arena to be conquered, you help the Mane and learn about Khajiit spiritualism and stuff. Few clashes with imperials.

About queen.
She is doing stuff that she believes will help. Pretty naive, surrounded by spies, her own ppl work a lot against her since she wants what many of them see as unnatural. If you like queens I guess you might like her. I guess if there were no Razum-dar around, she would be killed for sure. At least she don't whine and cry like Emeric, even when her own brother betrays her. Give her about 500 years to grow up, might end as decent leader.

About zones.

Khenarthi's Roost. Pretty island, fertile and filled with colors. Out of all starter zones, this one is most eye pleasing.
Auridon - if you like cherry trees, you will love this island. Only thing I would change is music, since it kinda waters down the entire experience. Entire zone seems like it is under maintenance by an army of gardeners. A huge contrast to the wild beauty of Stonefalls, for example.
Grahtwood - You start in marshy area, then moving trough woodlands straight to the amazing Elden Root. You see how much work devs put into this zone, its very nice.
Greenshade - I guess this is part of Valenwood with much less trees you would expect. Since Bosmer tend to have flesh diet, you won't see any cultivated land here. Interesting zone.
Malabal Tor- Woods to eternity. Maybe it would be better to have at least some part of the zone as grim as Selene's Web. I think that would make entire Bosmer area richer in every way.
Reaper's March- I wanted to see Khajiit zone since I started to play TES games. Well, I was not let down. Reminds me of some parts of Africa where ppl would go to see animals, like a safari or something. Maybe it is a bit too much rocky area, but it is unique in every aspect. Only thing I was kinda disappointed with is the city of Dune. I guess I expected, well, a dune, lol. Some sand, at least.

Every zone in AD was done better than Glenumbra and Stormhaven. That is for sure. Starter island is better than both EP and DC starter zones. I still love Stonefalls the most in ESO, but there certainly are nice things to see in both AD and DC.

2v1? AD? On Trueflame PC EU? LOL