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Please stop trying to be World of Warcraft
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It is no secret that the company that calls itself Blizzard Entertainment has been busy bees all summer, and will continue to be busy bees for awhile.
For example, all of this is or was scheduled to happen in the summer months:
Overwatch League Playoffs and Grand Finals (which is wrapping up this weekend)
Battle for Azeroth Launch (on August 14)
Several new Heroes and Hero Reworks in Heroes of the Storm (ongoing)
Hearthstone Expansion (on August 7)
Starcraft 2 8th Anniversary (ongoing)
Heroes Global Championship Eastern and Western Clashes (in mid-August)
New Overwatch Hero (released a few days ago)
And there are likely several other major Blizzard events that I missed.
It's no secret that ZeniMax is going to suffer temporary losses in player numbers as several players try out Blizzard games. But in almost every case, players find something that annoys them and they come right back to the game they enjoyed (in this case, ESO). And I will tell you right now, the amount of bugs Blizzard games are suffering from is staggering, which only will hurt Blizzard in the long run.
ALL THAT BEING SAID, I happened to check ESO news today and discovered that ZeniMax (either accidentally or intentionally) is now trying to copy World of Warcraft.
For example, the Meet the Character - Commander Varian article had several major red flags, from the Order of the Silver Dawn (an obvious attempt to parody the Order of the Silver Hand), to Varian (which is fittingly also the name of the former High King in World of Warcraft) to Moon Hunter Keep, which is a loose reference to Black Rook Keep in World of Warcraft.
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Look, Elder Scrolls Online is NOT going to be the next World of Warcraft...Blizzard has too many resources (in terms of manpower and money) at their disposal. So, instead of copying things from World of Warcraft in an attempt to try and gain more popularity, focus on building the Elder Scrolls brand I've come to love. The Elder Scrolls universe is unique, and that uniqueness plus this community is what always keeps me playing in Tamriel, either through Skyrim or ESO.
Rant done.
For example, all of this is or was scheduled to happen in the summer months:
Overwatch League Playoffs and Grand Finals (which is wrapping up this weekend)
Battle for Azeroth Launch (on August 14)
Several new Heroes and Hero Reworks in Heroes of the Storm (ongoing)
Hearthstone Expansion (on August 7)
Starcraft 2 8th Anniversary (ongoing)
Heroes Global Championship Eastern and Western Clashes (in mid-August)
New Overwatch Hero (released a few days ago)
And there are likely several other major Blizzard events that I missed.
It's no secret that ZeniMax is going to suffer temporary losses in player numbers as several players try out Blizzard games. But in almost every case, players find something that annoys them and they come right back to the game they enjoyed (in this case, ESO). And I will tell you right now, the amount of bugs Blizzard games are suffering from is staggering, which only will hurt Blizzard in the long run.
ALL THAT BEING SAID, I happened to check ESO news today and discovered that ZeniMax (either accidentally or intentionally) is now trying to copy World of Warcraft.
For example, the Meet the Character - Commander Varian article had several major red flags, from the Order of the Silver Dawn (an obvious attempt to parody the Order of the Silver Hand), to Varian (which is fittingly also the name of the former High King in World of Warcraft) to Moon Hunter Keep, which is a loose reference to Black Rook Keep in World of Warcraft.
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Look, Elder Scrolls Online is NOT going to be the next World of Warcraft...Blizzard has too many resources (in terms of manpower and money) at their disposal. So, instead of copying things from World of Warcraft in an attempt to try and gain more popularity, focus on building the Elder Scrolls brand I've come to love. The Elder Scrolls universe is unique, and that uniqueness plus this community is what always keeps me playing in Tamriel, either through Skyrim or ESO.
Rant done.
If you can't handle the heat...stay out of the kitchen!
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MLGProPlayer✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭1. Blizzard games are some of the most polished on the market
2. ZOS isn't trying to be like Blizzard by doing something that every developer does (almost every continously updated game has a "meet the character" feature)
3. Werewolves aren't unique to the Warcraft universeEdited by MLGProPlayer on July 27, 2018 9:01PM60 -
VaranisArano✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Or, maybe, ESO is playing off the popularity of the Dawnguard with traditional Elder Scrolls fans...56 -
Zorgon_The_Revenged✭✭✭✭✭What is this "World of Warcraft" thing people talk about? Hold on, I'll Google it.41 -
FreshlyB8ked✭✭✭✭I've never really played WoW to know for sure if what you're arguing is correct here.....but I'm thinking you should be able to offer more than just a "Meet the Character" article to prove your point of ZOS trying to be WoW.13 -
idk✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭With WoW's latest expansion they were accused of trying to be like ESO. Those of us here think little of Blizzard games.
Now one person in the entire universe (that clearly is not a huge WoW fan since he is here) is accusing Zos of trying to be like Blizzard off some weak reasoning of meet the character. LOLEdited by idk on July 27, 2018 8:55PM16 -
SilverIce58✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I don't really understand the comparison between this game and WoW. I could understand a comparison between FFXIV and ESO, but not WoW. I mean, there's so many differences. The graphics, the combat system, the crown store (probably).PC - NACP 1125
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✭✭✭✭✭In no way is the most recent update trying to copy world of warcraft.
If anything, if ZOS was going to rip off world of warcraft, I'd love for them to rip off some of the better class designs and balance philosophies.
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✭✭✭✭✭Yknow the Silver Dawn isnt new right? Have you played Orsinium?
And the whole "Moonhunter" "Black Rook" argument, how are those the same at all? I suppose you think Fort Dawnguard in Skyrim is also copying Blizzard too.CP2,100 Master Explorer - AvA Two Star Warlord - Console Peasant - Khajiiti Aficionado - The Clan
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WarMasterCyp✭✭✭MLGProPlayer wrote: »1. Blizzard games are some of the most polished on the market
2. ZOS isn't trying to be like Blizzard by doing something that every developer does (almost every continously updated game has a "meet the character" feature)
3. Werewolves aren't unique to the Warcraft universe
True but for 1) Its important to capitalize on the word MOST lol because heroes of the storm does have its lags here and there
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✭✭✭✭✭Thunderknuckles wrote: »
That and how it's a required subscription just to play it. And the open world PvP.CP2,100 Master Explorer - AvA Two Star Warlord - Console Peasant - Khajiiti Aficionado - The Clan
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✭✭✭starkerealm wrote: »
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✭✭✭✭✭Sorry, but ... That's quite a reach there. ESO is not trying to copy WoW. It has never tried to copy WoW.
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I don't play WoW anymore, but I will admit, that Meet the Character article of Commander Varian made me chuckle because it did remind me of Varian Wrynn and The Order of the Silver Hand. The name 'Varian', however, isn't unique to the WoW universe.
There is a character named Varian in the Tangled: The Series show as well. PLUS, there is another Elder Scrolls character named Varian Angius. If Blizzard didn't want anyone to use the name 'Varian', they would have put out lawsuits by now.
And yes, the names are uncanny, but the Silver Dawn are NOT paladins like the Silver Hand. They're an organization of werewolf hunters. I don't see Commander Varian's article as ZOS trying to make the game like WoW.PC (NA)
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Odnoc✭✭✭✭ESO has alchemy, WoW has alchemy, STOP TRYING TO BE WOW!
Just kidding... ESO is nothing like WoW, if it were, I would quit just like I did WoW.15 -
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✭✭If only ESO were trying to be more like WoW we’d have maybe a search function for shopping even? Or a grouping interface that was useful for finding more than fake tanks? I hope ZoS is eyeing that giant with envy, because they have a million things to clean up before they’ll ever see that kind of success.4 -
TheCyberDruid✭✭✭✭✭I always thought that the Silver Dawn was like an ancestor to the Silver Hand in Skyrim. You know... like in Mythic Dawn and Silver Hand mixed. Yeah, silly me.Edited by TheCyberDruid on July 27, 2018 10:21PM3
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VaranisArano✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭TheCyberDruid wrote: »I always thought that the Silver Dawn was like an ancestor to the Silver Hand in Skyrim. You know... like in Mythic Dawn and Silver Hand mixed. Yeah, silly me.
When a werewolf hunter and a cultist of Mehrunes Dagon love each other very much...14 -
TheCyberDruid✭✭✭✭✭VaranisArano wrote: »When a werewolf hunter and a cultist of Mehrunes Dagon love each other very much...
...they take their DeLorean and go back to the second era to start something in Wrothgar for reasons
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ValkynSketha✭✭✭✭✭You are overcomplicating stuff, calm yourself, both are great in their own way, myself i play both wow and eso, i adore the classes specially( beast mastery hunter, frost death knight, and fire mage), races, combat, gameplay and graphic style of wow, i like collecting set transmogs, and mounts, doing world quests. While in eso, i freaking love the dungeons specially dlc ones, i like how magica nb and stamina warden feel and look. Both are amazing mmos.5 -
Kel✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Even if what you're saying is true, and I have to say, it's a stretch....Blizzard is the king of stealing ideas from other franchises and making it thiers.
Here, a sample from Blizzard's own forums...
https://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/18300618465
Saying it's somehow wrong for Blizzard to be copied when they do it constantly is laughable at best...2 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Yeah.... no.#FiteForYourRite Bosmer = Stealth
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terrannova✭✭✭I dont even get what u are sayin. Most wtf posti have ever read, honestly.
Go play some fortnite to forget about it3 -
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✭✭✭✭✭I spent 8 years playing WoW. This game is NOTHING like it. Which is why I'm playing ESO and not WoW (or RIFT). Now, most of my distress with RIFT was the burgeoning insistence on "social" stuff - wanting to be the facebook of MMOs sort of. But with WoW I quit because I couldn't enjoy the way the game was going. My daughter and sister are still playing WoW, as are a few long-time game friends. But every time one of them says "Come back to me! Come back to me, and say my land is best!", I tell them I'm not interested. And the truth is - I'm NOT interested, for any number of reasons.1 -
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