Who are you? Whats your story?

deleted008293 · January 2017

Lets know each other a little more shall we?

I'm Nordmarian Snowstorm, a Tank on EU server, 32 years old male from Romania.

... [update 1]

My first experience with the Elder Scrolls series came a long time ago during the Morrowind setting, a game that I never finished although I had at least 10 attempts at it. It simple didn't catched me. Graphically and gameplay wise It was interesting but the interface wasn't for my taste.
Later on I delved into Oblivion but didn't paid too much attention to the lore. And I mean it! I rushed through main story and finished the game while I was around level 9 or something... go figure that out. This setting didn't catched me much either.
Well here comes one of the biggest surprises from my life, Skyrim. This game was just too good even since first moments it catch you in such a way you will keep playing. Long story... anyway. Its for the first time the Elder Scrolls universe catched me for real. I started to read about lots about gameplay elements and about lore. I started to read about quests and so on... and all of a sudden I started to get very very interested into... Morrowind. Game I still didn't played. Hope one day this awesome game will be remastered or... Skywind will finally be done and I will be able to play one of the best RPG games ever made.

Years passed and Elder Scrolls Online was announced. You might not believe a thing but I was so sad upon announcement and upon the first gameplay trailers and screenshots and upon the fact it was going to be an MMORPG that I didn't paid much attention to it. One day Beta became public for a few days and I told myself why not? Since EP was mostly covering Skyrim regions and AD were about elves and their forests I started with the DC alliance. I did liked the Stros M'Kai, nice desert setting, dwemers, gameplay wasn't as bad as I imagined and so on. But then I arrived in Betnikh... foggy weather, very small isle orcs... meh... Then I ended in Glenumbra. A very large zone. But again I wasn't very excited about it. Again the foggy weather. Still the game catched me a little. I did enjoyed quests and dungeons. Although I was a complete noob back then. Time to check the AD a little. Interesting colours but again lots and lots of forests and not so many unique landscapes. And then... when I almost lost all my hopes I ended up in EP and Bleakrock Isle. This was just pure love for a Skyrim love. At this time the game really catched me. But the magik happens when I finally arrived in Bal Foyen. I can't explain how much I loved that little zone and how much I started to dream about Morrowind. I have to say since that moment I was looking at ESO as the best game ever made!

And finally reached Stonefalls. At this time I couldn't wait to explore the whole Elder Scrolls Universe. I have to cover this story on a later date... [update 2]

Months passed and I finally finished the game enjoying every single piece of new content and craving for more and more. Some zones I enjoyed less. Some I did enjoyed more. Wrothgar being such a zone. Right now I want Vvardenfell so bad... :'( I dream about day and night. But I also want to delve into other unique regions of Tamriel, Nirn and... Oblivion planes.

As a solo player I wasn't doing many dungeons or raids. What was the point of doing them? Only few years later I started to do daily dungeons and weekly raids. Ultimately raids managed to catch up my attention quite serious and I started to do quite lot of them. Guild runs, PUG runs or just veteran raids with dedicated raid guilds. I would like to thank you all who helped me finish certain content or get answers about noobish like questions and also apologize to those I failed to help due to either not having a good group, bad tactic, availability or me not understanding certain mechanics. Also for those who did raids with me they know me that I don't quit. Well it wasn't always true but sometimes I spent from 3 to 6h in a single raid. Fighting pushing trying to beat it. I'm sorry If I pushed you too hard or keept u awake during night. It was fun. And I want much much more fun.

Lately I wasn't raiding that much nor delving too hard and my performance slightly decreased. So at least for a while I'm trying to stay away from raids and dungeons as much as possible. During the last 2-3 months I've feel a bit tired, worried and I have to get better. :'( New content is coming soon and I need to be top notch for that. Because I want to explore Vvardenfell, because I'm dreaming about dwemer skyships and other awesome lands we never seen in Elder Scrolls game so far. Because I Love Elder Scrolls Online.

Show us Vvardenfell. Lets delve one more time into the most awesome alienish, fantasy landsape and with the most interesting lore ever made!

Jim_Pipp · January 2017

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...

ThePaleItalian · January 2017

Jim_Pipp wrote: »

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...

I am your father....

BRogueNZ · January 2017

Hi I'm middle aged and rotund. I have a brother Kyle who is not here. There was this one time we were walking along a long and lonesome road and there, up ahead of us, shone a cheap crown gimmick. Pay the best game in the world, or i'll eat your crafting bag. Well, me and I brother looked at each other and said ok so we paid and it just so happen to be.. not good enough.

rotaugen454 · January 2017

I started playing ESO over 3 years ago in Beta and never stopped.

The End

MAEK · January 2017

ThePaleItalian wrote: »

Jim_Pipp wrote: »

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...

I am your father....

It's a trap!

LordGavus · January 2017

Who am I? Well you see,

Now this is a story all about how
My life got flipped-turned upside down
And I'd like to take a minute
Just sit right there
I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel-Air

In west Philadelphia born and raised
On the playground was where I spent most of my days
Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool
And all shooting some b-ball outside of the school
When a couple of guys who were up to no good
Started making trouble in my neighborhood
I got in one little fight and my mom got scared
She said, "You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air."

Wollust · January 2017

I never played any games and then I accidentally won a beta key for ESO.
3 years later I am still here.

ThePaleItalian · January 2017

MAEK wrote: »

ThePaleItalian wrote: »

Jim_Pipp wrote: »

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...

I am your father....

It's a trap!

Nerf herder

nordsavage · January 2017

. . . I'm Batman.

Morbash · January 2017

My name is Morbash, and I'm a smashoholic.

Jim_Pipp · January 2017

I'm not saying I'm Wrobel, I'm just saying no-one has ever seen us in the same room at the same time.

Thealteregoroman · January 2017

Jim_Pipp wrote: »

I'm not saying I'm Wrobel, I'm just saying no-one has ever seen us in the same room at the same time.

I am dead.

Publius_Scipio · January 2017

I'm Publius Scipio from NYC. Back in the day I used to be a console gamer and during the reign of the original Xbox I made a random game purchase, an RPG, Morrowind (I had no previous knowledge of the ES franchise).... Without going on a tangent, I am sure many of you here know how awesome Morrowind was.

The Xbox was my last console as my mind became focused on other things like greek yogurt and biceps and I ceased to play video games. Every so often I would check back in with the gaming industry to see what was going on. I think around E3 2012 (?) I saw the teaser trailer for ESO. I immediately remembered Morrowind and that during my time with the game all the times I thought it would be awesome to have such a cool game universe filled with other players with online multiplayer. It just so happened that at the same time I was due for a new pc. And with ESO in mind I got one that would be able to play ESO.

I began following ESO's progression towards release by checking out videos from The Shoddy Cast (two little elf brothers who are no longer with us in Tamriel. Even though the devs gave them the honor of being written into a lore book in Cyrodiil. BAD FORM ON YOUR PART LITTLE ELVES!) and Tamriel Foundry (what an elf Atropos ended up being, not to mention the "most powerful" guild in ESO, Entropy Rising lasted how many months in the game)? I ended up getting into ESO open beta. The rest is history. In fact, ESO was/is my first game purchase in a decade and remains the only game I own and play lol (thanks to Morrowind) and my first AAA MMO pc game in my life.

I think the ES universe and its lore (something like 20 years strong if I am not mistaken) is on par with works such as Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones. I like that ES games try to take the course of keeping their characters, fantasy world, and lore more on a serious side rather than getting more goofy (at least the games before ESO had serious tones).

So I enjoy all aspects of ESO, both PvE and PvP. I don't care about making a "name for myself" or starting a stream, or making money off playing ESO or other games. I am loyal to the COVENANT and want to open up a can of whoop a** on the Pact and the elves who litter the lands of Cyrodiil.

And even though ZOS forsakes me in favor of people like Jules, Sypher, etc. I just want to give a shout out to Rich Lambert. From the little I know of him from ESO Live and other various interviews, the past 15 or maybe even more years of his professional life as a game developer have been spent in the Elder Scrolls universe. He did mention somewhere that he worked on Oblivion, and that game released in 2006. I just want to say that it is pretty sad and quite ignorant of those that come to these forums and say not so nice things about him (and all the devs really). I don't know why some of you think Mr. Lambert wouldn't want ESO to be the best it can be, to be the best experience for anyone who plays it.

Mojmir · January 2017

No one of consequence.

Shader_Shibes · January 2017

ThePaleItalian wrote: »

MAEK wrote: »

ThePaleItalian wrote: »

Jim_Pipp wrote: »

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...

I am your father....

It's a trap!

Nerf herder

I got a bad feeling about this.........

ArchMikem · January 2017

I feel bad for the OP, genuinely wanted this to be a social meet'n greet thread, but the majority of this forum never takes things seriously whatsoever, unless its a Nerf PvP thread.

geonsocal · January 2017

wait a minute @ArchMikem - way to make me feel guilty just as i was getting ready to post this:

'who the feck are you?'

https://youtu.be/PdLIerfXuZ4
okay then - serious fingers on: native new yorker out in cali now...been playing since around july '15...did a few hundred hours in skyrim and about another 80 or so in oblivion...definitely not a big TES lore guy though...at the moment got 8 characters - 4 vets (CP420), 4 non vets...play a bunch of pvp in scourge/ps4/na...joined the forum in july '16 - every time i would do research and google something - the answers kept coming from the forum...so, i figured i join...not a big social type individual, but, i'm trying to get better at it...loose tales and happy gaming trails folks.

itehache · January 2017

I discovered the TES series with Skyrim, my boyfriend had the game, I tried it and I absolutely loved it. I bought Oblivion after spending so many hours in Skyrim and playing so many characters I almost knew all dialogues

When I saw an MMO in Tamriel was released I bought it and I have been playing since then!

I'm from Spain and although I don't have as much time as I wanted to play since I work, I have been able to get to 543cp and I can't wait to get to cp cap! I enjoy questing, exploring, testing new races and classes, running dungeons and trials!

Jim_Pipp · January 2017

Well-played Archmikem, this is a serious thread.

I'm an elderscrolls addict - lived in Morrowind while at school. Bought a PS3 just to play oblivion and then a new PC to play skyrim (love the mods). Those games were crazy with the little glitches you could do to truly Max everything (the hours I spent running directly into a wall just to level up athletics).

A friend once convinced me to try WOW and do a three month subscription - and that one negative experience is my only MMO before ESO - but I knew I would play ESO. I did the beta testing and I was round a friends house repeatedly logging in until the servers opened for the super early access you got with the imperial edition - aside from some breaks were I sulk about how the game is developing I've been an extremely active casual ever since.

I've played this game more than any other game ever, even though I should be growing up. Since the game got released I have got engaged and moved to the north of England to do a PhD, but honestly I think I spend more time thinking about ESO than is healthy or productive. Today I'm on the forums making sarcastic remarks because I need to finish an article that is boring me... I expect to get no sleep at all tonight. Damn ESO and these forums.

Katahdin · January 2017

I am a forum troll that lives in my own, paid for basement.

Loralai_907 · January 2017

Well. I live in Alaska. Its cold and horrid (going to be -20F here next week), but I love the summers here. I do the work thing, and the single parent thing. I've always loved gaming, but I lost touch with it when the kids were little. The ex played a lot, and I parented a lot. So, I didn't get to play much of Morrowind or Oblivion, But what I did play I really liked. When the single parent thing started I got back into gaming, with Skyrim. Which I played a lot. And of course, I have played many other games outside of TES. I have played no other MMO's.

Then ESO happened. I was so excited for this game. I played during the beta and that was that. I may not have all the hours in the world, but I play most nights and whenever the kids go to the other parents house for a weekend or whatever, I play more. I watch streamers sometimes when I can't play or when I don't feel quite up to gaming myself. I pay attention to what other people are saying or doing or thinking about ESO to some extent. I check out things other players have put together such as guides for various things, videos, websites. I try to be supportive of those people that are doing things for the community.

And I spend more time on the forums than I should. But I get bored, so I wander between here and Twitter and wherever else while I am at work.

Stovahkiin · January 2017

ThePaleItalian wrote: »

Jim_Pipp wrote: »

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...

I am your father....

Spoiler alert, dude!

Hand_Bacon · January 2017

I'm always frank and earnest with the ladies.

Frank at home and Ernest when I'm traveling.

Tabbycat · January 2017

CMFan1966 · January 2017

My name is Trish and I am from West Virginia. Yes, West Virginia is a state and is not in fact a part of Virginia. I don't have a college degree, but I am educated and I'm not married to anyone I'm related to by blood or birth.

I started gaming when the Sims and Roller Coaster Tycoon came out. I've never been much into console gaming because I just can't seem to work the controls very well, so I've stuck to PC all this time. I had played several casual RPGs that were 2d and cartoonish and I loved them. The questing, the battles, all of it. But it was very linear. You couldn't just go off and explore, so I would get bored fairly easily. Then I really became a fan of The Sims 3 and pretty active on their forums. I kept reading about this game called Skyrim and for the life of me, I couldn't figure out what all the hype was about. I finally went and looked up some videos about it on YouTube. It looked interesting and I wanted to give it a shot, but my computer wouldn't support it and I couldn't afford to get another. I put it on the back burner.

Fast forward a couple of years. My husband became ill, then got better, I became ill, then got better and back and forth. It was determined that he was going to need a bone marrow transplant and a woman I had become friends with through the Sims 3 helped me get a laptop since we were going to have to be away from home for 3 months. I love her and will never be able to thank her or repay her for the kindness she showed me. Anyway, the laptop supported Skyrim, so I decided to try it out. That game kept me sane through my husband's illness, his recovery, his relapse and his passing 15 months after his transplant. ESO was still fairly new when I lost him and I was determined that I wasn't going to play a game I had to pay a monthly subscription to play. I banked over 3000 hours on Skyrim. I bought Oblivion, but I still haven't played much of that game. I decided last September that I needed to do something different, ESO wasn't requiring a monthly subscription anymore and I wanted to try it. I haven't looked back since. By the way, my daughter gave me Morrowind for Christmas this year.

ZOS, you are helping to keep this old lady going when I just don't think I can keep doing it anymore. You give me a way to escape when my heart feels like it's going to break all over again. I'm grateful for that and I always will be. Thanks for taking the time to read my story.

skiptomyluau · January 2017

36 M North Carolina.

Finally got an xb1 mostly for destiny. Turns out I never ended up buying it. Got ESO adventurer at Wally World for 20 bucks and here I am 3 months later. Loved MW. Oblivion was kinda blah I thought the gates were annoying as hell and didn't like level scaling. Skyrim awesome but bailed on it with baby on the way. Now she's going on 2 and parenting is a bit easier so I'm back.

The other reason is that I am (was until the baby) I serious chess player. But it consumes godly amounts of time and practice and concentration I let it slip to the wayside after the baby came for something more relaxing and mind numbing, like farming ore

arena25 · January 2017

I'll just leave my "Where I'm From" paper for a college English assignment right here:

I’m from a high school with over 100 clubs.
I’m from a football team with 2 state championship runner-ups.
I’m from a diverse gaming background.
I’m from a home with over 30 foster cats.
I’m from a home where my adopted black cat lays down next to me, even as I type this poem.
I’m from a city where we were once the Best Place to Live.
I’m from a world where my autism and countless Mad Snapples mean I can’t deduce fact from Snapple-induced fiction
I’m from a place where we celebrate uniqueness as well as commonality.
I’m from Carmel, Indiana.

DigitalShibby · January 2017

Firearms instructor from the PNW.

BossXV · January 2017

Oblivion was my first game... my light....my love
....

Path · January 2017

I was a Ranger and a Creature Handler. I lived in a town called Askelon on Lok. I made a ton of cash selling my story to people that edited the heck out of it. Then...

Fade to black.

Now I am here.