Why would you want a game that is identical to another? I’m glad they don’t run this game like WoW. And considering they haven’t released all the details of what’s coming in Q4 I think some of y’all are jumping to some conclusions a bit too soon.

zyk wrote: »

It's pretty awful when their "epic" year long storyline comes to an end without any epic content. Meanwhile, in Classic WoW, 15 year old raid content is being followed with great enthusiasm.

This could have been a great game, but Zenimax chose the path of mediocrity.

There is plenty of old raid content in ESO. Go do some of that.

Go play Skyrim if you want to quest.

This is why the ESO community has that well-earned reputation of being kind, patient, and welcoming.

Gnome_Saiyan wrote: »

...ah well. At least I'll be enjoying the *** out of my Q4.

Yup. Looking like a good end of year, already.

This isn’t a joke topic op? I thought this was a joke.

Honestly if the story is as good as Orsinium then I am completely for a quest only DLC.

Questing is more about the story, writing, voice acting and character design than it is about the gameplay challenge. These are the primary drivers - along with world design - that allow players to immerse themselves in the game. The Elder Scrolls IP would not have existed for roughly two decades without these elements.

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Jeremy wrote: »

This is why we need Veteran Zones for high level players to quest in. New scenery, stories, and NPCs are nice and all. But a bit more challenge to make the content more interesting to explore would be welcomed. At least by me.

We just got a trial and 2 new dungeons in the last DLC for us “endgamers”. There are a ton of players though who play this game for the story and the lore. Not thrilled about this DLC? Don’t buy it. You know there will be more end game content coming soon enough.

kathandira wrote: »

If you were looking for a game completely focused on Dungeons, Raiding, and PvP.. World of Warcraft is ---->

100% agree with this statement. ESO is great because of the variety in content that is offered and the variety in DLCs and what they bring to the various gameplay areas. Perhaps folks need to explore other aspects of the game for a bit and learn there is more to this game than just PvP or just endgame.

Questing and exploring is one my my favorite things to do on ESO. I'm not an "endgamer". But the combat has become too easy - even for casual players like me. When you can just "face roll" yourself through all the mobs (which is what the poster I responded to said - and he/she is absolutely correct about that) it actually cheapens the content and makes it less enjoyable.

Questing and exploring is a lot more fun when the landscape poses enough challenge to where it's at least interesting to fight in. So by allowing for veteran zones it would only make this kind of content more popular (not less) and appeal to more high level players like myself. Because a lot of casual players like a bit of challenge too. It's always been a false talking point that only "endgamers" running dungeons and trials like challenge and everyone else just wants everything brain dead easy and are content to read stories and look at scenery. That's not the case. There are a lot of players in that middle ground trust me.

max_only wrote: »

This isn’t a joke topic op? I thought this was a joke.

Oh, it's a joke alright - just wasn't intended to be one. e_e

lordrichter wrote: »

Go play Skyrim if you want to quest.

This is why the ESO community has that well-earned reputation of being kind, patient, and welcoming.

Gnome_Saiyan wrote: »

...ah well. At least I'll be enjoying the *** out of my Q4.

Yup. Looking like a good end of year, already.

Specify *which part* of the community you're talking about.

Super competitive pvp "endgame" uber leet bis min/max gottagetthelast .000001% dps community, OR
the people who play the game for enjoyment, do pve, and want to do the story quests part.

The people who play the game for enjoyment instead of ultracompetitivegottawin do mostly seem to be kind, patient, and welcoming. The other type, not so much. Being kind and welcoming takes time away from the ganking, tbagging and bragging, you see.

Now that the "useless/pointless" story parts are out, I'll finally get started on the new zone and content. I've been looking forward to it.

I'm confused, how is this a surprise to anyone? ZOS have had the same release schedule since 2016. They always do a dungeon DLC, a chapter, another dungeon DLC, a zone DLC and then back to the start.

I can only assume the OP and other people expressing surprise to this topic are not only brand new to ESO but haven't yet looked into the DLC already released. In which case welcome to the game, and yes this is normal, there are several quest zones already released, alongside the dungeon DLC which you already seem to be familiar with.

And for those of you who are surprised that quests are an important part of an MMORPG welcome not only to the game but to the genre. Unlike some games the story, setting and lore is an important part of an RPG and often what attracts players to one game over another and inspires them to keep playing and to experiment with different characters. Unlike some ESO doesn't really have branching quests where your choices affect what comes later (at most it swaps one NPC for another) but it has a massive and complex body of lore behind it, which makes new areas especially exciting for long-term players because it's likely to be a place we've heard about or maybe even explored before and now we get to see it during a new (and sometimes quite different) time period.

The OP has mentioned Skyrim a few times, but there's actually been 5 'main' Elder Scrolls games, and numerous spin-offs, but even so they haven't yet covered all of Tamriel, so you'll find quite a few long-term players who are excited for these new DLCs.

I realise it is a change of pace from the games some of you are familiar with, and I know games as a storytelling medium can seem strange, but I recommend giving it a go, especially since you're already playing an RPG (albeit unintentionally it seems). You might discover a whole new way to enjoy games.

BuildMan wrote: »

Go play ESO if you want all 3.

I like that.

That's what PVE is pretty much isn't it? Unless you are leveling I doubt many people just around killing mobs. I personally quit the game after one of the last patches due to nerfs but mostly due to completing almost every quest in the game. I'd sign back up for this.

SenpaiNFT wrote: »

bearbelly wrote: »

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SenpaiNFT wrote: »

Agenericname wrote: »

Didn't we ask for a patch that addressed performance issues? How many polls were created asking to forgo content for performance?

Yes we did. And they aren’t doing that. They’re releasing a giant zone full of quests.

However you cannot see that releasing a zone of quests and releasing no new content and focusing on fixes are not one and the same, absolutely baffles me.

Go play Skyrim if you want to quest.

In addition to the new DLC game pack, we are also launching a massive base-game patch, free to all players, that features the first wave of the previously announced performance improvements. This first batch of changes includes a memory management overhaul, the first phase of combat ability performance improvements, and a complete redesign of the Looking for Group system.

These changes will reduce the amount of crashes/dashboarding, improve combat responsiveness, and improve the reliability and speed of the Group Finder. We know that the ESO community has long requested a performance update, so we are thrilled to launch the first part of what will be a massive, year-long series of improvements with Update 24!

Looks like an improvement (assuming it works) and we asked for it. I don't see the issue. On top of that they even communicated.

No, I'll quest here, thanks.

Funny how he's not responding to this; the "focusing on fixes" that he says isn't a part of this update ("they aren't doing that.").
But, facts are hard for some people to grasp, I guess.

How hard is comprehension? We asked for an entire update of just performance fixes. Nothing else. That’s what he was referring to. The fact remains, that is not what happened with this DLC, so as for them “doing what we asked” in regards to dedicating an entire quarter to performance and QoL, it’s objectively false. They released an entire zone full of quests. It should not need any explaining, but I will dumb it down for you and others who apparently cannot understand elementary logic, Releasing an a DLC with entire zone full of quests + some performance fixes =\= releasing a DLC if only performance fixes and QoL additions.

Seriously, some of the people on these forums need brush up on their comprehension skills, they are abysmal.

You should probably be first in line with the whole reading comprehension thing.

Also, this release is following every DLC Q4 drop since 2016 like it was stated above by someone else, why do you think this model would change and did you know that this was the model that ZOS has used or do you not pay attention to things that have been done in the past with this game.