I feel it may be just me, but One Tamriel was a huge setback for ESO. I've seen, many times, that One Tamriel is a way to bring the game in line with the gameplay of Morrowind and Oblivion, but wasn't ESO meant to be an MMORPG? Aren't MMORPG's designed to be challenging and require work to enter new areas and combat new creatures?
I'm not intending to sound whiny, but it is really a disservice to those who want to actually work to earn their levels and skills when a brand new character can out fight a CP level character. There's no incentive to level, no incentive to craft (at least until CP160). When ESO made it's debut, it sounded amazing BECAUSE there were three alliances, three different home areas to explore and quest through. If I wanted to play with a friend who just picked up the game, it gave me an excuse to create a new character and play through a different part of the game, all the while playing with a friend. Currently, I have, I believe, four accounts that are mid to higher level because I wanted to play with friends; that's part of the fun. When I went to a new area I wasn't ready for, I had my ass handed to me, as well I should! When I entered new areas, I found new materials that were higher levels. I remember finding ebony and kreshweed and the ilk and being stoked at the idea of using them someday. Now, materials scale to your level, so if I have a level 10 crafting writ on a level 50 character, I'm hard pressed to find the materials.
I understand that ESO is a fiction, not meant to be reality, but more reality would be appreciated. Having a mish mash of materials in the starting area is ridiculous, and counter-intuitive to One Tamriel's "explore all areas immediately" mantra; everything I need is in one area because it scales.
One Tamriel ruined this game for me, not because it became too hard, but because it became too easy and removed the incentive to level. One Tamriel removed any incentive I had to even play the game.
If anyone else is sick of One Tamriel and wants the pre update 12 (although housing in U13 sounds fantastic), let the devs know.
Until One Tamriel is repealed, I can't play this game. It's just not fun anymore.
Thanks for listening to the rant!