CreamedPieYum wrote: »

Not to go off topic, but several posts claim to not pvp at all. I mean..why? You're playing an online game, and there's no real point in playing by yourself. I mean, pve can be fun after the first 700 CP, but it gets very repetitive. To all of the ones saying they want to get the top gear, being the best and whatnot..why? So you can fight an AI whose moves are already predicted?

It just seems strange that people like to play an MMO by themselves or with a very tight knit group, at least fighting players is always a refreshing experience. You'll never know what to expect except for zergs. What is the appeal to being so seclusive?

These players are just like people on a dating site who are in a relationship already..they're just there defeating the whole purpose of said activity.

I think what put's a lot of people off isn't PvP itself, it is that Cyrodiil is a pretty bad experience. You need to load in and travel to the fight. If you don't PvP a lot, then you have two options: go solo or join a zerg. Neither of which are particularly enjoyable for most people.

The best Cyrodiil experience is with a small group of people, yet this is hard to find if you don't PvP often or don't have friends that PvP.

Hopefully Battlegrounds fixes this problem.

PvE: Dunmer Magicka Templar
PvP: Does not exist.

Can I ask why so many of you dont pvp at all?

CreamedPieYum wrote: »

Not to go off topic, but several posts claim to not pvp at all. I mean..why? You're playing an online game, and there's no real point in playing by yourself. I mean, pve can be fun after the first 700 CP, but it gets very repetitive. To all of the ones saying they want to get the top gear, being the best and whatnot..why? So you can fight an AI whose moves are already predicted?

It just seems strange that people like to play an MMO by themselves or with a very tight knit group, at least fighting players is always a refreshing experience. You'll never know what to expect except for zergs. What is the appeal to being so seclusive?

These players are just like people on a dating site who are in a relationship already..they're just there defeating the whole purpose of said activity.

I have to disagree with you on the very most base premise of your post.

Just because a game is an MMO, does not mean that it is meant to be played in a group or with other people.

Since MMORPG's have existed, the vast majority of people in those games have been Solo players, and those players have grouped up only when trying to conquer Group-designed content, or when they feel that they need a group for some other reason.

Massively Multiplayer Online means nothing more than the fact that the persistent, online game world is shared by thousands/millions of other people. It does not mean that it is supposed to be mandatory that content is played "together in a Group".

That mentality is a new mentality that has only come about in the last four to five years, and it does a very big disservice to the very history of MMO's as a genre.

I for one, do not PvP because IMO (and only in my own opinion), any type of PvP should never have been introduced into MMORPG's. I feel that it is invasive, and forces a mentality of competition on players that is better left to MOBA's and FPS's, but is unhealthy for MMORPG's as a whole, and forces negative change on the PvE aspects of MMO's to try to cater to a super-competitive PvP mentality. But again, that's just my opinion.

But nowhere in the very design and purpose of MMORPG's has the genre ever been about making Grouping mandatory or the sole purpose of MMORPG's.

Magblade for both.

My long-term goal is Dro-m'Athra Destroyer as a magblade healer. I'm sure it will be tough, but healing vet dungeons is going so well that I have to give it a shot.

My main is a Magik Templar, CP 390, using shock destro staff

Her main attack is to lite up everything around her with Purifying Light, cast a Channeled Focus rune at her feet, and let them come at her; once near, hit them with Pulsar and use Puncturing Sweep to finish them off. If they are still alive by the time Purifying Light wears off, hit them again as this regenerates health.

If a boss, use Eye of the Storm staff ultimate and repeated uses of Pulsar and Puncturing Sweep.

I used to PvP with her, she was mainly a healer as I'd lite them up with Purifying Light and that would heal my peeps, and would also use her major DPS, but got tired of getting one shot killed (at full health) by stam dragon knights and knightblades shooting me from roofs of castles, or floating mages with endless meteors.

I am working on leveling 2 magic sorcs, and my main will be only used for crafting and writs as she has 8 and 9 traits across the boards.

Argonian Stamblade Werewolf

Kram8ion wrote: »

If you stick with your build it will come'

True words

Buffler wrote: »

Can I ask why so many of you dont pvp at all?

Because PvP is the single most miserable experience in the history of gaming. Now back to the topic.

My main is a stamDK tank. Slow, brutal and in your face is my style, although recently I've been exploring other types of play. If nothing else, the sheer amount of time I need to kill stuff gets frustrating. PvP does not exist.

For Pve, I have a mag Nb, which I mostly use for dungeons & solo stuff, and a Templar healer that I use in trials.
For Pvp, my main is a mag Dk, always has been and always will be. (I have a ton of Pvp alts)

CreamedPieYum wrote: »

Not to go off topic, but several posts claim to not pvp at all. I mean..why? You're playing an online game, and there's no real point in playing by yourself. I mean, pve can be fun after the first 700 CP, but it gets very repetitive. To all of the ones saying they want to get the top gear, being the best and whatnot..why? So you can fight an AI whose moves are already predicted?

It just seems strange that people like to play an MMO by themselves or with a very tight knit group, at least fighting players is always a refreshing experience. You'll never know what to expect except for zergs. What is the appeal to being so seclusive?

These players are just like people on a dating site who are in a relationship already..they're just there defeating the whole purpose of said activity.

Because I hate PvP. I like cooperation between players, not pitting them against each other.

And why I play MMOs:

More lively world when I can see other players runnig around and do things. So atmosphere.
Occasional cooperation in dungeons etc. Not grouping or speaking, though. That would be too social for me.
More realistic trading.

So I like to see other players avatars on the world but rarely want to interact with them.

And as ESO is MMORGP, how much do you RPG?