How are all the old school Beta testers doing?

Bradyfjord · March 2020

Magenpie wrote: »

Collector's Edition Molag Baal statue

Imagine the stories you can tell the grandkids when they talk about whatever their hobbies are. You can take that thing out and show them how gaming used to go down.

Vildebill · March 2020

Beta monkey checking in. Game is still awesome, even though some weird decisions gets implemented from time to time

RavenSworn · March 2020

Beta monkey present! On and off for this game really. Had a good run early on, then took a break. Came back because there weren't any games that I liked. Now that DoS2, wolcen and in the future BG3 coming up... might be dropping this abit.

LoreToo · March 2020

Beta monkey here. 10h per week is OK, cause last 2 years of the game is terrible.

Faulgor · March 2020

Beta Monkey with 6 year badge here.

Last year was a slog, too many nerfs and not really interesting content (for me).
Otherwise I'm still around, working on finding a new trade guild rn. Don't see any game on the horizon that could draw me away, except Starfield maybe.

agegarton · March 2020

Still here !

And if my wife asks, I only play a couple of hours a week, okaaaay?

snoozy · March 2020

was there for the beta weekends. have unsubbed and temporarily stopped playing due to the harrowstorm patch. will probably come back to ckeck out greymoor since i still love eso very much but the recent changes have driven me away.

Chaos2088 · March 2020

I came into the game just after Imperial City dropped, I am still sour that I did not pay any interest a year before that, I want that tiger mount!!!

zaria · March 2020

Jim_Pipp wrote: »

Beta monkey checking in.

Today I was thinking about how terrible the game once was, and how much work zos have put in to make something special. On these forums and others a lot of players wanted ESO to be taken over by better developers like Blizzard... Sounds so stupid now!

Another who was in beta, got my 6th year achievement January 8

And yes game is much better.
Dropped out after a year and came back just before we got housing.

AyeshaBelladonna · March 2020

Another beta monkey checking in! Have stuck it out through every growing pain ESO has had and am so proud of what we have accomplished together. ZOS listened as we tested and talked and fought and responded to us, though not always promptly. I look forward to seeing how we grow. I think us beta testers should throw ourselves an in-game party when we hit that sweet ten year mark!

kamimark · March 2020

Me and my beta monkey are still here. We survived that first year of Doshia & Gutsripper being badass, and falling thru stairs and floors, and quests and bosses not working. Then for a while things got much better.

Lately, I'm pretty annoyed by the nerf patches of the last year or two, so I can't play my 6-year Altmer sorc effectively, but I'm getting by on a vampire necro kitty. The useless dungeons and Cyrodil/IC are even less interesting than before. I'm really only here now for some story content, and the guild.

If ZOS can't get their sh… stuff together, pretty soon we'll be taking a long nap.

Valagash · March 2020

Beta monkey here as well

if they kept up with the loyality programm I would get my 6y anniversary gift

Still playing, still having fun but different to the old days

precambria · March 2020

Yes, I am Beta Monkey also, game is playing like utter crap the performance issues have kind of ruined it even though I still play it's questionable whether or not I am still having fun. I left for a few years previously over a nerf but the recent destruction of the combat in this game is worse than 1000 nerfs

Wifeaggro13 · March 2020

Shadowfox wrote: »

I've lurked a long time.
Been here checking everything out since 2013.
I Was wondering if any of you old school beta testers are still out there? I never really talk to anyone from back then. Never made any real connections with any players in the game so to speak. Just found myself part of a great testing community. It was the wild west back then and finding those bugs was a sweet endeavor.
Any old school CMs/CSRs still around? You guys were pretty awesome.

Anyhow *tiphat* Just sort of starting a conversation. Hope everyone has a wonderful day.

Here but dont play anymore . Constant homogenized patches and regurgitated lvling content with no progression made me realise eso is not my game .

SantieClaws · March 2020

Greetings.

This one had an apprentice take part in the stress test weekends at the dawn of time.

This one herself assumed her present form in Tamriel the following winter, just in time for the very first Fishmas.

She is also pleased to report that Captain Bananas resides presently on Sugar Island. Do not attempt to take his lunch!

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

Coatmagic · March 2020

Still here; still plenty flowers need pickin'!

Lisa · March 2020

Still here, hoarding loot, and spending hours a day enjoying the game. Moved to xbox since then though, so, playing with a new set of friends. Life is good.

Khumbu · March 2020

Still here and still happy! Then again, I am not a PvPer and prefer trials (wish we had more trials).

The poor beta monkey DESPERATELY needs a polygon update, though.

Jarndyce · March 2020

Filthy casual and beta tester here! I remember those days, lots of fun. Every thing was fresh, new and buggy. 😄

Aurielle · March 2020

I beta tested back in 2014. Didn’t play the game on release due to issues that weren’t addressed during beta... Returned in 2016 when the game was in a better state and had a blast on PC, up until the point when One Tamriel released and taxed my poor gaming laptop too much. I wasn’t in a position at that point in my life to buy a new gaming PC, so I made the switch to console and started over from scratch.

Had a good run on console, but it has been unplayable for me since Dragonhold, so I uninstalled.

Schattenfluegel · March 2020

Closed Beta here with 6 Year Badge

I've joined End 2013.

And still playing...with some short Breaks, sure, but I didnt really get away from it.

CaffeinatedMayhem · March 2020

Beta Monkey named “beta weekends” still here!
I’ve taken a few hiatus from the game but ESO always draws me back.

Valenor · March 2020

Beta monkey here! I joined the forums ages later but when I look back at the beta test and remember how I struggled against overland content it seems so distant. The game is so wildly different today. Mostly positive.

Nestor · March 2020

Another Beta Monkey here.

Man, has this game changed. I was running around last night thinking about all the things we can do now. I thought it was a large world before. I can only imagine how a brand new player can feels with all the choices.

TequilaFire · March 2020

Still here, but I plan on getting professional help!

Jack-0 · March 2020

Another beta monkey here, well met! I have had about a year off when they introduced One Tamriel but I came back once I started missing it too much and haven’t left again since

LadyDestiny · March 2020

Been here since beta. Played on pc and transferred to console when that option was available so I could play with family. Taken some breaks here and there but just came back about two months ago to get caught up before greymore.

DarcyMardin · March 2020

I’ve been here since closed beta, too. Got proudly killed by unnerfed Doshia. I remember wondering what the other areas of the game looked like, so I was making alts on other alliances from the start.

I’m not playing that much now, honestly. Mostly a few writs a week.

Alinhbo_Tyaka · March 2020

I'm here now. I quit after the final beta and never played it after it was released due to all of the problems. I came back about two years ago as the game had appeared to overcome a lot of the problems that drove me off. With some of the stuff that has been happening recently I'm sitting on the fence as to whether to keep playing as much as I do, cut back or move on to something else. I think ZOS's stated game direction and saying they want to improve the game's performance are genuine but I am quickly losing faith that they have the technical ability to implement what needs to be done.

JadonSky · March 2020

Beta tester here. Takin a 3 month break at most. But am taking a break right now and will be back when the next chapter comes out. This by far my favorite MMO just hope ZOS gets the combat in a better state that it is right now. But comparing the game from launch to what it is now its pretty amazing.