Are we living in a parallel universe?

gro_drum · October 2018

I had been playing as a Dragonknight for many years but with the release of the Warden class I decided to make a second tank. I quickly fell in love and after buying name and race tokens proceeded to turn my Warden into a copy of my main original Orc Dragonknight character I first made when I started the game. My dragonknight became a lovely dark elf female and she is still my master crafter and I love playing her a lot she's really cute. One thing was strange though I noticed all the quest NPCs reacted to my new Warden as they did so long ago with my dragonknight. Surely these nice people recall being helped with their personal problems so long ago by... my Orc ...when he was a dragonknight right? I mean i'm wearing armor crafted by the one who helped so many of the NPCs so long ago... The defeat of Mannimarco is long past! Everything that has transpired should be as it is on my new Warden wouldn't you think? We share a home, we share crafted products and we share our bank with each other along with our mounts and our pets and even our champion points... but we exist in alternate realities where Quest NPCs just didn't quite get their needs met the first time around? In my mind my characters exist in a seamless reality and it really breaks continuity when someone I helped years ago comes up and solicits me for some ancient and trivial task I have no intention of doing twice.

On that note... wouldn't it be cool if all the characters on our account appeared in our homes maybe set to do different tasks or offer services or hanging out drinking or dancing or playing music or cooking or sleeping or something? I think that'd be kinda cool.

qbit · October 2018

Pass that *** please.

Yeah that would be cool if our alts stayed in the house and walked around and did stuff.

therift · October 2018

Only one character at a time can appear in our player homes.

Because player homes are actually time shares.

VaranisArano · October 2018

Yes, the game basically treats our different characters as if they live in separate universes.

I pity the universe where my Dark Brotherhood Silencer is the Vestige.

SaxonCrusader · October 2018

I'd say our characters swapping are more akin to what happens between Sheogorath and Jyggalag. One minute he's Sheo, the next minute he's Jygg, but you're still the same old Hero of Kvatch who has to save them from themselves.

One minute I'm on my Nightblade, the next minute I'm on my Dragonknight, but no matter what that newbie player is still trying to kill the friggin' guards.

Itoq · October 2018

VaranisArano wrote: »

I pity the universe where my Dark Brotherhood Silencer is the Vestige.

But there are hundreds of other Vestiges in that universe, which somehow are the same Vestiges your other characters run into, so somehow it evens out or something.

redspecter23 · October 2018

Sign me up for having my alts as guests in my house. Also, it would be hyper awesome if I could interact with them to access their inventory and move items around, all without having to character swap.

starkerealm · October 2018

VaranisArano wrote: »

Yes, the game basically treats our different characters as if they live in separate universes.

I pity the universe where my Dark Brotherhood Silencer is the Vestige.

Our characters are, basically alternate versions of the same person bouncing through alternate timelines, and sometimes colliding.

Not just each of yours, but EVERY player character.

We're all the vestige.

Androconium · October 2018

starkerealm wrote: »

VaranisArano wrote: »

Yes, the game basically treats our different characters as if they live in separate universes.

I pity the universe where my Dark Brotherhood Silencer is the Vestige.

Our characters are, basically alternate versions of the same person bouncing through alternate timelines, and sometimes colliding.

Not just each of yours, but EVERY player character.

We're all the vestige.

Where's the Tardis?

VaranisArano · October 2018

Itoq wrote: »

VaranisArano wrote: »

I pity the universe where my Dark Brotherhood Silencer is the Vestige.

But there are hundreds of other Vestiges in that universe, which somehow are the same Vestiges your other characters run into, so somehow it evens out or something.

How many times did the Prophet get rescued from Coldharbor? Is there a line of Vestiges queuing up to use the Amulet of Kings to beat up ol' Molag Bal?

Narratively, there's only one Vestige doing those solo main quests.

SHADOW2KK · October 2018

A parallel universe where ESO actually does not lag in prime time?

Oh wait...

gro_drum · October 2018

This brings to mind another similar issue. The fishing achievement/trophy has me in this uncomfortable position of feeling like i'm not allowed, or wasting time fishing with my characters who aren't in the process of trying to reach the fishing achievement already. the same could be said for the collectable items... would it be too much to ask for the fishing and collections achievement system to be cross character?

boombazookajd · October 2018

Yes, we are; according to some folks there are an infinite number of parallel universes.

Hamrb · October 2018

gro_drum wrote: »

wouldn't it be cool if all the characters on our account appeared in our homes maybe set to do different tasks or offer services or hanging out drinking or dancing or playing music or cooking or sleeping or something? I think that'd be kinda cool.

This, with customizable options for emotes and/or positions (example - sitting drinking, sleeping in bed, training, dancing, etc)

SHADOW2KK · October 2018

boombazookajd wrote: »

Yes, we are; according to some folks there are an infinite number of parallel universes.

Yup, and I bet you in every single instance of parallel universes, ESO still lags

RebornV3x · October 2018

I'm originally from a parallel universe where the famous children's book series is called Bernstein Bears but in this universe it's Bernstain Bears instead

FreshlyB8ked · October 2018

Androconium wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

VaranisArano wrote: »

Yes, the game basically treats our different characters as if they live in separate universes.

I pity the universe where my Dark Brotherhood Silencer is the Vestige.

Our characters are, basically alternate versions of the same person bouncing through alternate timelines, and sometimes colliding.

Not just each of yours, but EVERY player character.

We're all the vestige.

Where's the Tardis?

My house is bigger on the inside

Danikat · October 2018

What did you expect? That your second character would be unable to complete any of the quests because they'd already been done? That would be pretty terrible design since it would effectively limit everyone to just 1 character.

MilwaukeeScott · October 2018

Multiverse

milesrodneymcneely2_ESO · October 2018

I really liked the family tree option from Star Wars: The Old Republic.

It would be nice to have a way to link all of your characters in a narrative fashion. Maybe set up a short (say 140 characters) note that other players could read with a little back story?

DoonerSeraph · October 2018

C0da makes it canon. I guess?

Or a Dragon Break 😂

EvilAutoTech · October 2018

SHADOW2KK wrote: »

boombazookajd wrote: »

Yes, we are; according to some folks there are an infinite number of parallel universes.

Yup, and I bet you in every single instance of parallel universes, ESO still lags

Actually there must be at least one universe where it doesn't lag. Too bad we don't live there. Except we do, it's just a different us.

Although it is also possible that the only universes where ESO doesn't lag are the universes where it doesn't exist.

Koolio · October 2018

I’m living in my own private Idaho

gro_drum · October 2018

Danikat wrote: »

What did you expect? That your second character would be unable to complete any of the quests because they'd already been done? That would be pretty terrible design since it would effectively limit everyone to just 1 character.

I think it would be awesome... I have a hard enough time finishing any of the dlc zones... I'm trying to finish Summerset and summer is over. Murkmire will be the new hot thing and i won't finish Summerset... Never finished Morrowind or Wrothgar… golden coast and Clockwork city isn't done and every time I go to Mournhold to do my writs the guards shouts "HAULT CITEZEN! speak to me before entering Mournhold!" um no lady I got places to go people to see... lol

BigBadVolk · October 2018

Androconium wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

VaranisArano wrote: »

Yes, the game basically treats our different characters as if they live in separate universes.

I pity the universe where my Dark Brotherhood Silencer is the Vestige.

Our characters are, basically alternate versions of the same person bouncing through alternate timelines, and sometimes colliding.

Not just each of yours, but EVERY player character.

We're all the vestige.

Where's the Tardis?

Its a big *** tower

gro_drum · October 2018

Hamrb wrote: »

gro_drum wrote: »

wouldn't it be cool if all the characters on our account appeared in our homes maybe set to do different tasks or offer services or hanging out drinking or dancing or playing music or cooking or sleeping or something? I think that'd be kinda cool.

This, with customizable options for emotes and/or positions (example - sitting drinking, sleeping in bed, training, dancing, etc)

Maybe even have one of them provide the crafting writs since we get hirelings who send us supplies we could have one of our other characters provide the crafting writs as well as being an npc we can turn them in to. (or deliver them for us) I still can't comprehend buying crafting stations for our homes when we have to visit the city to get the writ regardless.

DanteYoda · October 2018

Is a Dragon Break where dragons all sit around eating Kit Kats?

Aesthier · October 2018

All my vestiges are belong to me and I are Schizoid.

So If all my personalities talk to each other inside my head why in the hell can't they sit around the same house and do that.

gro_drum · October 2018

SHADOW2KK wrote: »

A parallel universe where ESO actually does not lag in prime time?

Oh wait...

...even more proof PC isn't truly the master race. PlayStation never lags.

SHADOW2KK · October 2018

gro_drum wrote: »

SHADOW2KK wrote: »

A parallel universe where ESO actually does not lag in prime time?

Oh wait...

...even more proof PC isn't truly the master race. PlayStation never lags.

Ye ok, pretty sure consoles lag too, but never mind, enjoy your sub par gear and extra subscriptions to play anything

ruengdet2515 · October 2018

We living in NERF Universe.