We can only dream.

I would say yes, only if the option is there to turn them off - Via Hotkey, or setting option.

It seems like it would be a good fix, and nice middle ground.

I say yes, so long as enemies don't have nameplates.

@Evolpeac_ESO‌, my intention is to see if even having an option of having it was enticing to players. I hope they do get to see this poll though because it will give them our opinion

The folks that either like it the way it is (no nameplates) or do not really care are unlikely to come here to vote so the data is likely to be so skewed as to be meaningless (people satisfied with the current status qou don't generally spend a lot of time in forums).

That is the general problem with trying to judge anything by complaints on the forums.

@Skyler_gb14_ESO, I can understand your dismay, but according to the poll so far, it seems rather matched. Over time, if enough people view this, then data can be gleamed from it.

@dwumblord, there I have to disagree, but only on the basis of the best of two evils. This is the only other option than to spam the forums with posts about how stupid the game is and how it could be better. This is in my opinion the more civil of the two.

I'm a bit miffed at the 'we' phrasing, as if I speak for other people than myself. That said, I said NO, but would have happily voted for a third option: the ability to turn them on and off as we see fit.
Yes just didn't cut it close nough for me.

That seems overly simplistic since there are folks that might not have even experienced the places where having them forced off is kind of nice (PVP, for just one example). *shrug*

I am all for there being an option to turn name plates on in certain parts of the game (in towns, in particular, it would be nice if i were easier to tell NPC from players). I wouldn't consider that a Yes in this context, although it would seem to be by what you are saying loth.

Yeap , i totally support the option to turn them ON/OFF.

If people dont want them , then they can turn it off. Im really missing this feature in this game.

I don't see why not? Why take something out that isn't broken?

tl;dr - This isn't an MMORPG it's an MMO Elder Scrolls Game (or MMOESG for abbreviations sake). Accept it as a Multi-player Elder Scrolls game or risk being disappointed a lot.

Hestia wrote: »

I don't see why not? Why take something out that isn't broken?

Just because it's not broken, doesn't mean it HAS to be included in a game either. Should we put Over-Encumbering back in too? Maybe they should put in flying mounts because they aren't broken either. And Jewelcrafting works damn well in WoW not to mention Faction Reps and rewards in nearly EVERY MMO! We should have them in ESO too!! And forget Guild trading, give us Global/Faction Wide Auction Houses! And tab targeting, this true action stuff is just too realistic for me!!

Thing is, minus the obvious bugs, none of the features in ESO are broken so why change them.

Nameplates would be an automatic NO from me. One of the things I love about ES is that the game world was always clean. You only ever had markers for quests givers/objectives. Having nameplates would just clutter things up far too much, especially in cities.

Anyway, the whole Dev team believe in keeping ESO as true to the Elder Scrolls ethos as possible. And one thing that always stands out in ES games is the clutter free screen and clean environment.

I'm with the Devs on this one!

Ulvich wrote: »

Nameplates as an option. We can either turn them on or off. That would make everyone happy.

*nods*

Nameplates should be optional, but by no means a necessity. personally I'd hate them as they would break my immersion. If I want to know someone's name, I'd ask for it.