Mannix1958 wrote: »

TelvanniWizard wrote: »

I was super disappointed with the architecture. That is why I dind't buy it, and played it a year later through Plus.

Totally opposite here...I loved the architecture

It was nice, indeed, but not elvish/fantastical at all. Just a mix between breton and roman/imperial architecture. Not lore-fitting at all, imo. I expected way more from the supposedly "most magical" mer in all of Tamriel. They artistic choice was a huge mistake.

Good points

1 Looks great, very distinctive
2 Six decent, very different delves. A cut above previous ones.
3 I like the geysers as an alternative to dolmens
4 I like both the Public Dungeons
5 Cloudrest is a good trial. I like the whole +1, +2, +3 idea it introduced.
6 Relequen’s is still the best stamina gear set
7 Good main story
8 Map is more cleverly thought out and practical than either Morrowind (a loop round an impassable volcano) or Elsweyr (a loop around an impassable slit in the ground). Good weyshrines make getting around easier

Mixed

1 World bosses are (still) buggy and confusing - what are the mechanics for the B’kora Sea Sload for instance. None of them are as clear and well thought out as the two Murkmire World Bosses
2 Poor long term playability, with the exception of Cloudrest. Would I rather send a new character through Summerset than, say, the DC questline or Morrowind? I don’t think so.
3 Crafting area is actually thought out (although not a patch on Vivec City)

Bad

1 Psijiic Order skill line and quest are an abomination. Like the Dark Brotherhood and Thieves Guild skill lines there seems little point in their existence. The process of acquiring the skill line is so utterly mindless and unenjoyable that it could easily have been designed as a stalking horse for Crown Store skills sales (if only it wasn’t so utterly unuseful).
2 Jewellry Crafting is utter garbage. A year after launch it is still a deeply flawed skill line. I know people who have been at it since day 1 and have only acquired enough gold tempers to transmute one item. In a year.
3 I hate Indriks.
4 The lag in Alinor. A year on and my FPS still crashes to low single figures every time I ride through that central part

Overall, a good fun chapter. Not the best, but not as bang average, unadventurous and rushed out as Elsweyr.

I find the zone itself fairly bland. It's very pretty, but it all looks the same. I get that there'd be a similar architecture across the zone, but the landscape looks the same.

I am not a huge quester and had avoided the Summerset questline in particular because starting the Psijic quest involves starting that, and I loathe the Psijic grind. I had no desire to continue the main quest based on that.

I ended up becoming interested in and completing the Clockwork City quest last week, and I really ended up liking Sotha Sil. I decided to continue on with the Summerset main quest and I’m actually enjoying the hell out of it. The Spiral Skein was spectacular and I’ve actually laughed out loud at Darien a few times (we’ve got plans after the quest ends, actually ). Currently in the Evergloam, which is one of my favorite atmospheres.

I’ve done Cloudrest on norm so many times that it’s become a total bore, but I don’t find it as torturous as Sunspire. I sometimes join a vCR + 2/3 progression group, and it’s a lot more interesting on normal, and definitely satisfying when you complete it on vet.

If you’d asked me this last week my response would have been very different. But I’m liking it more and more as I work through the quest.