While I understand you don't like the game and have reasons, there have been plenty of these "it's both single-player and MMO" posts. And they aren't productive. They are incredibly vague.

I'm personally really enjoying it (except for the massive time sink of inventory management) but my spouse has the same opinion as you. He's a big mmo and ES player, and finds eso is missing too much of ES to be an ES game, and too much of an mmo to be an mmo.

Not every game is for every person. Thus the reason for different games to be created. If TESO isn't for you then go find the game that does thrill you and have great fun playing it.

Lonn87b16_ESO wrote: »

My experience is completely opposite to yours, 4 hours ago I said to myself, "just gonna finish this quest and then I'm going to bed". As soon as I turned it in I saw a solo dungeon off in the distance and after that..... Well, yeah, I guess you get the point ;D

Lol. I did exactly that just a minute ago. I found my eyelids dropping and myself having to force them open, and what did I do? I said, "Okay, I'm going to bed now ... okay, I'm going to the bank and then I'm going to bed."

I can tell you how to eat food, I can tell you how to be pretentious and do all the smell/savour of the wine, but I can't tell you how to enjoy eating and drinking. Just follow your heart and do what you want or enjoy. Just forget everything and try to enjoy, if you can't, this isn't the game for you, it's simple.

So... I've had some pretty major gripes with MMO's for the past 5 years or so. Technically longer, but it wasn't until about 5 years ago where I told myself I hate this genre until something comes along that makes some changes.

1. Class Structure:

I'm tired of picking the same classes, with the same expectations, and being forced into the same gameplay and group role. I'm tired of it. I'm tired of picking "The Rogue" and knowing exactly what to expect from that class. No matter how convoluted they make the "Talent Tree" - it's always going to be the Sneak Attack guy in Medium Armor that Dual Wields and whose entire defense relies on his ability to Stealth. All of the classes in every MMO I've played for the past 10 years behaves this way.

ESO simply doesn't do this. Sure, Nightblade is a Sneak Attack sort of thing. But you can also make that class wear Heavy Armor, use a 2-Handed Sword, and be a Tank. That's my point. The class has nothing to do with the group role.

The Class Structure is so good in ESO, I will say it's even better than SWG was way back in the day. And I've never said that about any MMO... ever.

2. User Interface and Combat:

I am sick and tired....

!!!SICK AND TIRED!!!

Of playing Whack-a-Mole in every single MMO. You all know exactly what I am talking about. You have a screen completely filled in every pixel with some kind of HUD element. You've got buttons all over the place. Your Quest Tracker shows 20 bazillion quests. Your Mini-Map is ridiculous. You have 20 different Health Bars that all tell you the same information. You have Mana Bars. You have flashing lights on all the buttons. Timers and DoT counters, and Damage Numbers floating everywhere.

ENOUGH!

Man... I am so glad ESO doesn't do this. Sure... there's a little bit there. But it's very minimal. And much to the agony of some elitist groups too. But not me. I love it. Just look at all that open real estate on the screen. Nothing is there but the game world. Why? Because all of that other stuff... you don't need it. You never did.

It does this, and it even manages to feel like a TES hybrid, with the Active Combat mechanics: Light/Heavy Attack, Blocking, Dodging, Sprinting, etc. It's such a nice breath of fresh air...

3. Hand Holding:

I remember playing SWTOR. I remember I didn't die a single time in that game until my character was level 32. And, it only happened because I had to run to the restroom and thought I was safe.

I don't remember dying too much in most any MMO I played. And why not? Because the game won't let you. If you're in the zone you're supposed to be in... everything in that zone is custom built for your level range - even the bosses. Unless you do something completely stupid, like pull extra mobs, or accidently fall from too high up, or I don't even know... you can't die.

ESO isn't like that. It isn't afraid to let you die. And you can die in a quick hurry in this game if you aren't paying attention.

4. Exploration:

There's a reason to explore in this game. For one, you'll pick up extra quests. And for two... you're rewarded by Sky Shards, treasure chests, special boss mobs... or maybe you just might get the chance to run into someone who could use some help.

Other MMO's, there is no exploration - none.


It is because of these four reasons that I love ESO. I think anyone who has trouble liking this game has unreasonable and unrealistic expectations, or for some reason or another, prefers the way MMO's have been made for the past 10 years.

It's because this game lacks a reason to keep on playing.

-Dungeons are rewardless and a waste of leveling time. The bosses/trash are mostly about avoiding red markers and hope the healer can heal enough.(i can't even target my heals...)

- Pvp is just zerg + siege weapons. your mostly not even doing PvP and the faction with the most nightdwellers win the campain.

- PvE is just the same as any generic mmo. Get quest do quest get *** reward and xp. Atleast other mmo's give better rewards.
(1500xp isn't enough for a long quest where i'm wasting 30min time on. that's like killing 15mobs which i can do in less than 2min).

Exploration ... there is absolutly no exploration in this game i don't even understand why this is brought up as a positive aspect of the game.

I think people should learn to be more flexible and adapt to different systems. Or at least learn to read and watch videos related to a game before running to buy it...
And ESO won't backslide in WoW IF we support devs choices against the wowkiddies onslaught.

There was always a danger that the game would fall 'between two stools'.
On the whole, I think they've done a good job of avoiding a broken limb.

As long as the devs resist the vocal onslaughts from both interested minorities, the 'wowkiddies' and the 'elder scrolls RP-ers' things will be fine.

(I do wish they hadn't given in to the demand for NPC collision - that is a serious pain for smooth movement in cities)

Sanspoof wrote: »

With only 8 character slots, a small shared bank, and VR content making you quest through other faction's areas, I wouldn't say this game was designed with altoholics in mind.

You just have to let go of the hoarder mentality. There's nothing (well, very little) in ESO that you can't get again, so grind up or vendor all that junk and save yourself the time and headache of being a hoarder.

Believe me, I wanted to hoard as much as everyone else when I started here, and did. Yet when I let go and started getting rid of all the junk it was very freeing. Now I just relax and kill stuff until my bags are full, clear it all out and start over.