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Is Battlegrounds worth it?

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Im almost only playing PvP and the only reason for me to buy Morrowind update would be Battlegrounds. Please tell me if its worth it. Im quite experienced in duels and PvP, so tell me, for a duel and pvp addict, is it a must have, or not so much, so i will wait till its more on sale. Thanks for answers.
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  • ChunkyCat
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    Yes.
  • silver1surfer69
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    Yoohoo4411 wrote: »
    Yes.

    Thx.
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  • Fake Remedy
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    Yes
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  • craftycarper73
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    if you like an unbalanced mess then yes, if not then no
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    We’re on it, atomic, we strut with defiance

    In the face of a challenge we always stand tall

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    Such as housing and libraries, and health, education

    And unions and co-ops, the first railway station

    So we’re sorry! Bear with us! We invented commuters!

    But we hope you forgive us – we invented computers!



    And this is the place Henry Royce strolled with Rolls

    And we’ve rocked and we’ve rolled with our own Northern Soul

    And so this is the place to do business, then dance

    Where go-getters and goal setters know they’ve a chance



    And this is the place where we first played as kids

    And me Mam lived and died here, she loved it she did

    And this is the place where our folks came to work

    Where they struggled in puddles, they hurt in the dirt



    And they built us a city. They built us these towns

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    And there’s hard times again in these streets of our city

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    And we’ve got this* as the place where a team with a dream (*Forever Manchester)

    Can get funding and something to help with their scheme

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    So can you …help us help… local people like you?



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  • silver1surfer69
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    if you like an unbalanced mess then yes, if not then no

    as unbalanced like duels?
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  • Dracindo
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    It's not worth $39,99. And if purchase via steam is legit (though people here have problems when buying it from Steam), than 29,99 is still too much.

    You're better off buying Imperial City if you don't have that already. Wait until the price for Morrowind lowers to 20 or below if only one thing interests you.
  • craftycarper73
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    if you like an unbalanced mess then yes, if not then no

    as unbalanced like duels?

    more like you queue for a game solo, you get put in a group of 2 against another 2 teams of 4, so unless your one of the top pvp players there is only 1 outcome, and a waste of your time.
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    The Place by Tony Walsh Please Read
    This is the place in the North West of England

    It’s ace, it’s the best and the songs that we sing

    From the stands, from our bands set the whole planet shaking

    Our inventions are legends! There’s nowt we can’t make and



    So we make brilliant music. We make brilliant bands

    We make goals that make souls leap from seats in the stands

    And we make things from steel and we make things from cotton

    And we make people laugh, take the mick summat rotten



    And we make you at home and we make you feel welcome

    And we make summat happen, we can’t seem to help it

    And if you’re looking for history then yes, we’ve a wealth

    But the Manchester way is to make it yourself



    And make us a record, a new number one

    And make us a brew while you’re up, love. Go on!

    And make us feel proud that you’re winning the league

    And make us sing louder and make us believe it



    that this is the place that has helped shape the world

    And that this the place where a Manchester girl

    Name of Emmeline Pankhurst from the streets of Moss Side

    Led a Suffragette City with sisterhood pride



    And this is the place with appliance of science

    We’re on it, atomic, we strut with defiance

    In the face of a challenge we always stand tall

    Mancunians in union delivered it all



    Such as housing and libraries, and health, education

    And unions and co-ops, the first railway station

    So we’re sorry! Bear with us! We invented commuters!

    But we hope you forgive us – we invented computers!



    And this is the place Henry Royce strolled with Rolls

    And we’ve rocked and we’ve rolled with our own Northern Soul

    And so this is the place to do business, then dance

    Where go-getters and goal setters know they’ve a chance



    And this is the place where we first played as kids

    And me Mam lived and died here, she loved it she did

    And this is the place where our folks came to work

    Where they struggled in puddles, they hurt in the dirt



    And they built us a city. They built us these towns

    And they coughed on the cobbles to the deafening sound

    Of the steaming machines and the screaming of slaves

    They were scheming for greatness, they dreamed to their graves



    And they left us a spirit, they left us a vibe

    The Mancunian Way to survive and to thrive

    And to work and to build, to connect and create and

    Greater Manchester’s greatness is keeping it great



    And so this is the place now we’ve kids of our own

    Some are born here, some drawn here but we all call it home

    And they’ve covered the cobbles, but they’ll never defeat

    All the dreamers and schemers who still teem through these streets



    Because this is a place that has been through some hard times

    Oppressions, recessions, depressions and dark times

    But we keep fighting back with Greater Manchester spirit

    Northern grit, northern wit in Greater Manchester’s lyrics



    And there’s hard times again in these streets of our city

    But we won’t take defeat and we don’t want your pity

    Because this a place where we stand strong together

    With a smile on our face, Mancunians Forever



    And we’ve got this* as the place where a team with a dream (*Forever Manchester)

    Can get funding and something to help with their scheme

    Because this is the place that understands your grand plans

    We don’t do No Can Do, we just stress Yes We Can!



    Forever Manchester’s a charity for people round ‘ere

    You can fundraise, donate. You can be a volunteer

    You can live local, give local. We can honestly say

    We do charity differently, that Mancunian Way



    And we fund local kids, and we fund local teams

    We support local dreamers to work for their dreams

    We support local groups and the great work they do

    So can you …help us help… local people like you?



    Because this is the place in our hearts, in our homes

    Because this is the place that’s a part of our bones

    ‘Cos Greater Manchester gives us such strength from the fact

    That this is the place. We should give something back.

    Always remember. Never forget. Forever Manchester.
  • silver1surfer69
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    Dracindo wrote: »
    It's not worth $39,99. And if purchase via steam is legit (though people here have problems when buying it from Steam), than 29,99 is still too much.

    You're better off buying Imperial City if you don't have that already. Wait until the price for Morrowind lowers to 20 or below if only one thing interests you.

    Thats just what i think. Around 20 would be the cut off, to spend for a new game/contend max. But then i think it will be maybe around christmas till it comes of 50%, and then i think will and can i wait half a year??

    I have IC. Is there still much going on in the dueling arena? The times if been there it seemed like there are not many players around.
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  • silver1surfer69
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    if you like an unbalanced mess then yes, if not then no

    as unbalanced like duels?

    more like you queue for a game solo, you get put in a group of 2 against another 2 teams of 4, so unless your one of the top pvp players there is only 1 outcome, and a waste of your time.

    ah ok.
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  • ChunkyCat
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    It's forty bucks bro. If you're that hard up for cash that you have doubts as to whether you should spend the 40, then don't spend it.

    Are you going to be waiting in queues? Yes.

    Are you going to get proctatoed? Yes.

    Is soul assualt going to burn your butt hole? Yes.

    Is it still going to be fun? Yes.

  • silver1surfer69
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    Yoohoo4411 wrote: »
    It's forty bucks bro. If you're that hard up for cash that you have doubts as to whether you should spend the 40, then don't spend it.

    Are you going to be waiting in queues? Yes.

    Are you going to get proctatoed? Yes.

    Is soul assualt going to burn your butt hole? Yes.

    Is it still going to be fun? Yes.

    Thx. Its more bout the value than the money for me. I think its quite cheeky to want 40 bucks for new contend and i dont want to support that without thinking.
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  • Lieblingsjunge
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    Give it time. Soon the 40 bucks will be 20.
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  • Zer0oo
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    They are not working at the moment and no ETA when/if they will be fixed

    So NO
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  • silver1surfer69
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    Zer0oo wrote: »
    They are not working at the moment and no ETA when/if they will be fixed

    So NO

    Really? What is not working?
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  • MurderMostFoul
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    Currently it is the best way to frequently get into small-scale pvp encounters.

    So for me at least, totally worth it.
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  • McCracken79
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    Zer0oo wrote: »
    They are not working at the moment and no ETA when/if they will be fixed

    So NO

    Really? What is not working?

    About 95% of the people can't get into battlegrounds with a group of 2, 3 or 4. It just sits there, asks if you are ready, asks if you are ready again, maybe 20 more times then you get thrown back into the queue. Rinse and repeat. IF you queue up solo you may get in anywhere from 3 to 20 minutes. This will most likely result in a 2 x 2 x 4 fight, very rarely will you get a full 4 x 4 x 4. When you do get in and there is a team of 4 they are usually a pre-made group who will wipe the floor with you. No need to look at your death recap, they will be all procs, viper, red mountain, Velidreth... Those are the 5% who never seem to have any issues getting in.
  • FloppyTouch
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    Bgs are great when you can get in, a ton of fun it really is, no one will say bgs are not fun that pvps. They could have sold just that for 40$ if it worked!

    When we finally get in we have a blast when it's 4v4v4 and fair fights but with que and teams not matched up right it's a pain.

    If they can fix thes ques and teams being even match ups I would say bgs are the best thing in this game hands down.
  • leepalmer95
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    No.

    2 games mode aren't about pvp.
    Clear balancing issues
    Queue issues
    Imbalance in the design of the game modes.
    Getting solo vs premades
    Getting grouped with lowbies who basically feed.
    Getting put into a 2v4v4 deathmatch and being punished if you leave
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  • MurderMostFoul
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    Zer0oo wrote: »
    They are not working at the moment and no ETA when/if they will be fixed

    So NO

    Really? What is not working?

    About 95% of the people can't get into battlegrounds with a group of 2, 3 or 4. It just sits there, asks if you are ready, asks if you are ready again, maybe 20 more times then you get thrown back into the queue. Rinse and repeat. IF you queue up solo you may get in anywhere from 3 to 20 minutes. This will most likely result in a 2 x 2 x 4 fight, very rarely will you get a full 4 x 4 x 4. When you do get in and there is a team of 4 they are usually a pre-made group who will wipe the floor with you. No need to look at your death recap, they will be all procs, viper, red mountain, Velidreth... Those are the 5% who never seem to have any issues getting in.

    Maybe I'm in the 5%, but I solo queue, never wait more than 5 minutes (often less than 30 secs), and about 50% of the games are 4v4v4. And it's a blast.

    Group que is F'd up, but they seem to be trying to get it sorted at least.

    I'm XB1 NA btw.
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  • IxskullzxI
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    Zer0oo wrote: »
    They are not working at the moment and no ETA when/if they will be fixed

    So NO

    Really? What is not working?

    About 95% of the people can't get into battlegrounds with a group of 2, 3 or 4. It just sits there, asks if you are ready, asks if you are ready again, maybe 20 more times then you get thrown back into the queue. Rinse and repeat. IF you queue up solo you may get in anywhere from 3 to 20 minutes. This will most likely result in a 2 x 2 x 4 fight, very rarely will you get a full 4 x 4 x 4. When you do get in and there is a team of 4 they are usually a pre-made group who will wipe the floor with you. No need to look at your death recap, they will be all procs, viper, red mountain, Velidreth... Those are the 5% who never seem to have any issues getting in.

    Maybe I'm in the 5%, but I solo queue, never wait more than 5 minutes (often less than 30 secs), and about 50% of the games are 4v4v4. And it's a blast.

    Group que is F'd up, but they seem to be trying to get it sorted at least.

    I'm XB1 NA btw.

    That's been my experience as well, on xb1 NA. Group queue is busted. Never waited more than a few minutes for a match, most of the time about 1-2 min. The majority of my games are even teams. Whether it's 2, 3 or 4 people per team. I do get 4v4v2 tho and it is crazy annoying. Even with the issues, battlegrounds are the most fun I've had in this game since I started playing in 1.6

    Edit: @leepalmer95 i agree with you about the domination and ctf. You basically get penalized for fighting. You're better off just waiting until 2 teams start fighting then go take a flag. Same with domination. If you start fighting, the other team will just go cap 3 points. Pretty lame.
    Edited by IxskullzxI on June 27, 2017 4:40PM
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  • Beardimus
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    I like it. As its instant small scale PvP. But 100% get Imp City first as others said
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  • Rickter
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    No.

    2 games mode aren't about pvp.
    Clear balancing issues
    Queue issues
    Imbalance in the design of the game modes.
    Getting solo vs premades
    Getting grouped with lowbies who basically feed.
    Getting put into a 2v4v4 deathmatch and being punished if you leave

    This 100%

    nothing listed here is false. Its something the ones that strongly advocate BGs will turn a blind eye to but these are all in fact issues.
    Edited by Rickter on June 27, 2017 7:33PM
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  • Paraflex
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    Save yourself the frustration and wait for them to fix all the bugs. Than buy it and get proc set to death and wait six months for proc sets to get nerfed.
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  • tonemd
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    60 min queue, CTF match over in 2 minutes.

    Gonna say no.

    Also, gonna say BGs sets ZOS up for the prize of worst game designer ever.
  • HeathenDeacon
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    Currently it is the best way to frequently get into small-scale pvp encounters.

    So for me at least, totally worth it.

    ^^this.
    i came back this spring after a year and half off and mostly looking to pvp.
    Cyrodil just doesnt do it for me since i run solo and really want to improve.
    i can run around cyrodil for hours before i might be able to get in one good small scale pvp fight.
    of course itd be different if i had people to run with that also wanted to do small group, but the only pvp guild i have just zergs all day.

    so for me, yeah i love bgs. are they perfect? no. can they be unbalanced? yeah, but when you get a good match its the stuff i always wanted outta eso personally.
  • HeathenDeacon
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    tonemd wrote: »
    60 min queue, CTF match over in 2 minutes.

    Gonna say no.

    Also, gonna say BGs sets ZOS up for the prize of worst game designer ever.

    wow, 60 min... that sucks. queues are less than 60 seconds on console.
    i literally cant even check my mail with the last match's rewards before it pops.
    makes suffering thru a bad CTF match not as big of a deal.
  • silver1surfer69
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    Thx for the answers so far. So far 10 people here say yes and 8 no. The -25% steam sale is going till 5. july, so im still thinking. Right now im slightly tending towards it, almost like here, but i still will wait some days for final decission.
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  • silver1surfer69
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    Just a short update: I didnt buy morrowind on the sale now, although i really look forward to it. In the end its just against my principles to pay 30 euro for an add on. I will wait till it comes to 20 euro and then i will buy. Cheers.
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  • Morgul667
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    For me it is a no as of today. Id say wait until it is fixed, Im definitly gonna wait next time
  • Dakmor_Kavu
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    Gotta say I had no issue getting into games today solo queuing. I was on from 8am EST - 1pm EST and the longest wait I had was maybe 5 minutes? I wasnt doing BGs exclusively 100% of that time, but I queued and joined probably around 10 matches without any hiccups.

    Sure, a few times I got dropped into rounds already in progress, but that was the worst of it. All the rounds felt pretty good (1 or 2 times getting rolled but nothing rage-quit worthy) and I'll be back for more tomorrow.
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