Does anyone else feel addicted to ESO?

Rain_Greyraven · October 2018

There really isn't any video game I am addicted to much less any MMO because, they are just so limited in so many ways. I enjoy ESO more than most MMO's with the exception of the original everquest, because until then there really wasn't anything close to that.

I may log in to get my rewards daily but I actually don't play everyday and right now RDR2 has most of my attention and should have until after Christmas, after that I may play more it just depends.....

iiYuki · October 2018

When I'm actually playing and enjoying the game but I generally end up quitting every couple of months for a month or two to play a better game till I get board and end up hearing of the upcoming event or new content and jump back on for a while. I wouldn't say I'm addicted I just feel like I've already invested so long into the game I'd be wasting that time by completely quitting and uninstalling.

Kagukan · October 2018

Abigail wrote: »

Kagukan wrote: »

Gaming is addictive. Its science!

Maybe for you young pups. At my age the only thing I'm addicted to is naps.

LOL. I am not that young. Probably older than you think. Gaming helps keep me young at heart though

agegarton · October 2018

No.

I can give up whenever I want.

I just don’t want to.

Why should I?

Ok I will then. Tomorrow.

Or after this next event.

Just leave me alone!

Trinity_Is_My_Name · October 2018

Not after Nerfmire.

Elsonso · October 2018

I can quit whenever I want, but first, I need to do these daily quests.

Revelzdevelz · October 2018

Im addicted to MMOs. Once I cannot deal with the pretty blatant flaws or something better comes around Ill move on. This game would be so much better if they would just make PvP and PvE use different stats that have nothing to do with each other.

Reistr_the_Unbroken · October 2018

Kind of, I want the Soul-Shriven skin from the IC sewers, but with the ridiculous drop rate on it I’m now saving up gold to hopefully buy it from a guild trader.

Strider__Roshin · October 2018

Nope

Drummerx04 · October 2018

I can safely say I was addicted to ESO for many years, I wanted to push my main (magsorc) through everything I could. I dove into all content I could for pvp and pve, I made a name for myself across many guilds, and I can comfortably say I was pretty good at everything I did in game. I even created and released multiple addons over this last year as my way to give back to the community.

The problem for me after all this time is really the way ZOS treats this game. I've watched it go from a virtual masterpiece of adventuring, community, fresh pvp, meaningful class identity, and a seemingly benevolent overlord (ZOS)... to essentially a broken, exploitative grind designed to suck as much money from the playerbase as possible before they become disillusioned and quit.
From constant pointless events, to 70+ motif grinds (available now for a limited time for real $$$!!!), to loot boxes, to daily login rewards, to a constant content release schedule with a tendency to HORRENDOUSLY break vast aspects of the game for weeks or months at a time, to effectively pointless real money limited time offer in game houses, to the class rep system that ZOS literally ignores (Sorry @Joy_Division and other reps for thinking you guys didn't have all of our backs)... this game is a pathetic shell of the heart and soul it once had.

This Murkmire patch and frankly most other major balance changes had such an air of "daddy knows best" by Wrobel and ZOS in general, and I'm just completely sick of it. The nerfs to magsorc this round and the homogenizing of all class identities for the last several years has pretty much just come to a head for me. And look, I can "adapt" to the changes just fine if I really wanted to, and some things I won't be able to do as easily, or I'll have to modify builds, etc, but it's just not fun to even try any more.

tl;dr ZOS is the cure for ESO addiction

Wildberryjack · October 2018

No. ESO is fun but if something good is on TV or something comes up to go out and do then the computer stays off. There are times I simply don't feel like gaming also. It isn't a problem at all to not fire up the game.

technohic · October 2018

Addicted would be a good word for me. Obsessed might be a better word for others. I

actually contemplate addiction every now in then in that I can get frustrated by bugs, design decisions, and just constant lag,k; yet if I get a build idea or just a slight urge, I'm logging in. It's like when I used to smoke and would still do so when I was already quite sick. It's not enjoyable at times, but I just do it anyway

russelmmendoza · October 2018

Living in Tamriel.
Loving it.
Living it.
GG
o7

ccfeeling · October 2018

Not anymore.

Ohtimbar · October 2018

I was, but the nerfs and exploitative design have cured me. Mostly I've just done all there is to do. There are no meaningful goals left to pursue.

Maotti · October 2018

I've been away more or less for a year and recently came back to the game.

And it feels good to play ESO again. Not sure if anyone here on the forum remembers me. :P

And i'm not addicted to the game the way i used to be. Much more casual approach to it now.

rabidmyers · October 2018

hell yeah im addicted, this is the best mmorpg hands down but yet feels beta, so the fact that this game has the potential it has/needs blows my mind because just think about this game being better than it is so hell yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, but yeah this game is the best of the best of the best of the best of the best of the best of the best of the

-BEST

DaveMoeDee · October 2018

Yes. Can be a major distraction. Wish I had more time for it.

Rygonix · October 2018

I feel I spend more time reading forums, subreddits, and looking up Elder Scrolls lore tidbits than I do logged in.

Though in the greatest feat of irony - when the servers go down I suddenly feel this great indescribable urge to play the game that I simply don't feel whenever the servers are actually available.

It's in the same ballpark as how I have a large library of offline games just incase my internet goes down for an extended period of time but instead of playing them I just stare at my clock or lay in bed till everything is back online again.

TheValar85 · October 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg6YaqD-QUg&t=424s

Btw i am not

SydneyGrey · October 2018

I'm only addicted to two things: ESO and coffee. I can feed my addictions at the same time. LOL.

Odovacar · October 2018

Drummerx04 wrote: »

I can safely say I was addicted to ESO for many years, I wanted to push my main (magsorc) through everything I could. I dove into all content I could for pvp and pve, I made a name for myself across many guilds, and I can comfortably say I was pretty good at everything I did in game. I even created and released multiple addons over this last year as my way to give back to the community.

The problem for me after all this time is really the way ZOS treats this game. I've watched it go from a virtual masterpiece of adventuring, community, fresh pvp, meaningful class identity, and a seemingly benevolent overlord (ZOS)... to essentially a broken, exploitative grind designed to suck as much money from the playerbase as possible before they become disillusioned and quit.
From constant pointless events, to 70+ motif grinds (available now for a limited time for real $$$!!!), to loot boxes, to daily login rewards, to a constant content release schedule with a tendency to HORRENDOUSLY break vast aspects of the game for weeks or months at a time, to effectively pointless real money limited time offer in game houses, to the class rep system that ZOS literally ignores (Sorry @Joy_Division and other reps for thinking you guys didn't have all of our backs)... this game is a pathetic shell of the heart and soul it once had.

This Murkmire patch and frankly most other major balance changes had such an air of "daddy knows best" by Wrobel and ZOS in general, and I'm just completely sick of it. The nerfs to magsorc this round and the homogenizing of all class identities for the last several years has pretty much just come to a head for me. And look, I can "adapt" to the changes just fine if I really wanted to, and some things I won't be able to do as easily, or I'll have to modify builds, etc, but it's just not fun to even try any more.

tl;dr ZOS is the cure for ESO addiction

very interesting!

Olen_Mikko · October 2018

With last couple updates? Hell no

Darkenarlol · October 2018

I used to be an addicted like you

But then i took a nerf in the shield :-)

Ufretin · October 2018

Drummerx04 wrote: »

I can safely say I was addicted to ESO for many years, I wanted to push my main (magsorc) through everything I could. I dove into all content I could for pvp and pve, I made a name for myself across many guilds, and I can comfortably say I was pretty good at everything I did in game. I even created and released multiple addons over this last year as my way to give back to the community.

The problem for me after all this time is really the way ZOS treats this game. I've watched it go from a virtual masterpiece of adventuring, community, fresh pvp, meaningful class identity, and a seemingly benevolent overlord (ZOS)... to essentially a broken, exploitative grind designed to suck as much money from the playerbase as possible before they become disillusioned and quit.
From constant pointless events, to 70+ motif grinds (available now for a limited time for real $$$!!!), to loot boxes, to daily login rewards, to a constant content release schedule with a tendency to HORRENDOUSLY break vast aspects of the game for weeks or months at a time, to effectively pointless real money limited time offer in game houses, to the class rep system that ZOS literally ignores (Sorry @Joy_Division and other reps for thinking you guys didn't have all of our backs)... this game is a pathetic shell of the heart and soul it once had.

This Murkmire patch and frankly most other major balance changes had such an air of "daddy knows best" by Wrobel and ZOS in general, and I'm just completely sick of it. The nerfs to magsorc this round and the homogenizing of all class identities for the last several years has pretty much just come to a head for me. And look, I can "adapt" to the changes just fine if I really wanted to, and some things I won't be able to do as easily, or I'll have to modify builds, etc, but it's just not fun to even try any more.

tl;dr ZOS is the cure for ESO addiction

This is so true!
I'm really worried by ZOS' ever increasing tapping into players' weaknesses to addiction.
Take the achi and title for doing 150 of those Murkmire prologue dailes: There is NO way anyone actually enjoys doing 150 of those boring, poorly-designed quests, nor is the loot valuable enough to justify doing them. Ppl are still doing them (without enjoying it) due to a compulsion to get every achiement in the game.
Or take those motifs split into 14 pages, each split into 10 parts. ZOS know that some players HAVE to own every motif and give them a choice between an insanely tiresome grind or a quick crown store purchase. It's shameful imho.

Bobby_V_Rockit · October 2018

I did for a while, logged in every day for a few years but bored now and Monster Hunter World exists, so meh.

ArchMikem · October 2018

There are days i don't log on when i could, but I'm not really addicted to the game, as much as i am my characters.

I just really love my Khajiit and Argonians.

DanteYoda · October 2018

Zos already cured whatever addiction i had with ESO this last few months.. I do enjoy the forums a bit though..

Maple Story 2 thats another story though..

Sylvermynx · October 2018

Nah. If this game gets as bad as WoW and RIFT, I'll be gone from it too. I still play both Oblivion and Skyrim.... always something to do in the TES universe/franchise.

leeux · October 2018

No anymore... I used to be addicted when the game was good, you know? Now I'm more addicted to other games, in all honest.

I log on to ESO only when someone plans or calls for a trial or something like that... I totally dislike the base game for what it is atm... and even if the quests are still good (I used to like questing myself) I cannot ever shake the feeling of "What I'm doing... why I'm wasting my time! Is not worth it." every time I log on and think about doing something that takes more than ~half an hour.

And I hate the grinding and stuff they've added and all the things they've changed over the past 2 years and a half.