What activity interests you the most in ESO?

Lemurejo · July 2020

This one love roleplaying and inmerssion thats mean focus on housing and get motifs.

Urvoth · July 2020

I enjoy many different aspects of the game and have done most of them quite extensively. Although the game is great in many other ways, PvP really is my favorite aspect by a mile, especially playing with friends (rip old BGs).

While I enjoy and play nearly all aspects of the game, they wouldn’t interest me much and I likely wouldn’t play the game at all if not for PvP.

Vrienda · July 2020

Fashion, followed closely by questing. I hate the dungeons in this game with a passion and struggle to find any groups or reason to do trials. I did the clockwork city one back in the day to get the weapons, but then I found out the weapons were useless in every build that's actually viable so... eh.

Honestly the endgame really needs an overhaul. Particularly how gearing and combat (Please remove weaving, it's not fun and it's annoying) works. We also need a better way to find groups than asking in trade chat.

Michae · July 2020

I'd say questing, exploring and roleplaying with a side of money making. I have little time to play unfortunately so usually I just log in to do some writs and maybe event dailies while doing something else during load screens. Money making serves the purpose of fashion of course.

Jerkling · July 2020

This poll is skewed since you broke up some activities into subsection and some not, which gives a false impression as to what players actually like.

Runefang · July 2020

Scrying, you forgot scrying.

Sengra · July 2020

I picked housing but it's only interesting for me if it can be prepared as a stage for roleplaying. Roleplaying with other people, coming up with our own stories etc. That's the main reason I try to make a little gold here and there but I'm not very efficient and too much repetition isn't my thing.
Scripted content gets boring or tedious very quickly but I do enjoy the current event (IC), even though it can be frustrating in PVE gear. Vet dungeons with our guild group can be fun, too, until it gets too painful.

LanteanPegasus · July 2020

Sylvermynx wrote: »

I always wanted to play Kingdoms of Amalur, but I've never been able to get it to run on my machines. I started trying when I still had win7 - nope, nothing, never would start. Same thing on win 10....

@Sylvermynx
I'm sorry to hear that. For me it worked on Windows7 as well as Windows10 (just restarted it a few weeks ago). But why it doesn't the same for you I have no idea. (Maybe it needs some arcane hardware on the PC side (I don't have some high end gamer thing, though), or could it be that your copy of the game is broken/bugged ?)
Amalur doesn't have the great TES open world, but I really loved the quest/story writing and the world design there. (The elves look strange to me, but that's because of those bizarre too-long ears... Some manga/anime influence I guess.) So if there's actually a remastered version later in the year I hope you'll get to give it a try !

caperb wrote: »

[...]For myself, I enjoy endgame PvE and PvP the most. But what else is there left to do? After having done all the quests at least three times and did a lot of exploring, I can only come to the conclusion that if you choose exploring as favourite activity that you must be new to the game. I mean, what fun is there in looking at the same scenery for the 100th time?

The question was "what does interest you the most", not "what are you doing all the time".
I've been playing the game for years now, and I've finally reached the point where I did most of the quests, and have explored most of the zones, just after Dragonhold. It took me that long because ESO has a LOT of "single player" content. (There's still some Orsinium main quest and Ebonheart Pact faction quest left, but only because I don't like them, same goes for a handful of side quests here and there. Oh, and most of Craglorn. Not interested, either. Also ignoring the whole Dork Brotherhood nonsense...)
I have a job, and other hobbies, so I usually don't play the game all day. More like a few hours on most days. When I play, I also spend time with crafting, trading, the occasional dungeon, motif farming, events and so on. Nowadays that's all I do, because I'll have to wait for more content to go on my happy questing and exploring again.
And I confess - this year doesn't do much for me, because Nords+Skyrim+Vampires+Witches+Gothic+Underdark+Lyris is a "best of" of all the ESO topics I don't care about. But I'm happy they put it all in one chapter. (And before that I had the epic year of Tharn and the Khajiit, that balances it.) I'll buy Greymoore when it's finally heavily discounted, explore the region, and do the quests I like there.
And I'll bide my time with all the other busywork ESO has to offer until a new year starts, and a new topic comes around that'll bring fresh quests and exploration ! Looking forward to it !

vibeborn · July 2020

Questing!

I love meeting the different characters and help bring a little peace to Tamriel whatever the occasion

crjs1 · July 2020

Questing! Love the stories and world. Though in later chapters the stories are getting a bit too predictable and repetitive.

Second would be exploration for much the same reasons.

I also enjoy dungeons. I would like to get into trials but haven’t really touched them yet in my years of playing.

Wolfchild07 · July 2020

Zone dailies for me. I can just log in a character I'm in the mood for and go do Gold Coast/Summerset/Southern Elsweyr dailies. Depending on the character, I can solo them and don't need to wait for other people to rock up. Just do some casual bosses and maybe get a motif. Best content for me, mainly due to my trash internet, I can just go do whichever ones I feel like.

colossalvoids · July 2020

Trials and dungeons easily. Pvp require a lot more from my pc and location to actually have enjoyment at most times, especially now. But anything related to combat system would do, as it's probably the best part of eso to me.
Would love if zos would make questing actually entertaining again but it seems like the only good quests are in dungeons now, no complaints here.

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Jack-0 · July 2020

I would also pick trials and dungeons in addition to pvp, but I suspected this might turn into a ‘waaah I don’t like pvp and shouldn’t have to do it to get event tickets/scrying leads’ post so thought I’d vote in favour of pvp, turns out lots of others prioritise it too (it’s 2nd highest on 26% of the vote as I write this).

I find questing a bit repetitive now, I used to enjoy the stories but now the newer ones feel like rehashes of existing ones, as some others above me already noted. I still do it, but it’s just not as fun as it was. The complete absence of difficulty also doesn’t help here.

UGotBenched91 · July 2020

Jerkling wrote: »

This poll is skewed since you broke up some activities into subsection and some not, which gives a false impression as to what players actually like.

....you’re taking this poll way to seriously my friend.

Galwylin · July 2020

I think this gives me a snapshot why I'm so disappointed in the game lately. That's a bigger tilt toward PVE than I was expecting but its one of the weakest to me. Twice a year releases I can easily finish within a week is just sad. Nothing lately has been so good I want to repeat three daily quests for six months.

caperb · July 2020

Lysette wrote: »

caperb wrote: »

I think we just can stop with saying: "PvP is just a small part of the community". This is maybe the 10th poll where the majority chooses PvP as one of their favourite activities.

For myself, I enjoy endgame PvE and PvP the most. But what else is there left to do? After having done all the quests at least three times and did a lot of exploring, I can only come to the conclusion that if you choose exploring as favourite activity that you must be new to the game. I mean, what fun is there in looking at the same scenery for the 100th time?

Two things - 28% are not a majority - and - not everyone has the time to play as much as you.

Sorry, English is my third language, but I think you can get what I meant. I meant that PvP has the highest amount of votes compared to the other options.

Also, I don't know what you want to insinuate about my time, but for doing all solo PvE content, you don't have to play a lot. During the first few years of the game I was still a student, half the days I wasn't even home partying and the other days school was priority #1. For my first character to explore and complete all PvE overland content and quests it took maybe year of playing casually. Did another character after because I switched my main. Didn't even start doing dungeons until four years ago and doing PvP three years ago.

That's why I came to the conclusion that people who like questing the most must be new to the game. That's not an insult, I like questing too, it's an observation.

Aptonoth · July 2020

Questing and housing.

West93 · July 2020

Pvp in every mmo is my main focus.

Questing overland is too easy, feels like playing skyrim with godmode cheat. I would love if questing was a bit harder, like vet maelstrom.

stybbe17b16_ESO · July 2020

Pvp, only do any other content to improve my character in pvp, but there is no challange in pve so I dont find it any fun

looshora · July 2020

I started out with Exploration and questing, but much like the other Elder Scrolls the story fell flat for me except in a few areas.
Eventually, I got into Dungeons, I excelled there but you can only run a single dungeon so many times, so I tried to get into Trials but... a lot of bad experience with Trials, still try to do them but not often anymore.
Got into Housing, very fun to do, kills way more time than I ever expected.
The Outfit system was added and well... I love making outfits.

So I'd have to say the only content I do often now is Dungeons, Housing, and Outfits that's basically what fills up my time here in ESO.
Oh and now also Antiquities almost forgot about that one.

Olupajmibanan · July 2020

PvP community is the most vocal part on these forums so expect that poll option to be high.

Bucky_13 · July 2020

Pvp, crafting, fashion, housing, questing. More or less in that order

Dojohoda · July 2020

PVP for sure, but I will engage in it all to some degree.

Adonexus · July 2020

Questing! I'm really enjoying the Daggerfall questline (Rivenspire is my fav so far) and looking forward to doing the other factions along with the chapters!

Nightowl_74 · July 2020

I chose housing. Exploring would be next and then questing but overall, most of what I work toward (even if I do enjoy the activity) is with the idea in mind that it will eventually help me to decorate or acquire housing.

Red_Feather · July 2020

Fishing for mythic leads of course. Been 3 days now of sitting there waiting to press a key while staring a lifeless dead ocean.

Gilvoth · July 2020

stealth play in pvp is my only interest

Aleinzzs · July 2020

notice how questing and pvp are the top two? maybe just maybe working more on pvp would benefit eso

Lysette · July 2020

caperb wrote: »

Lysette wrote: »

caperb wrote: »

I think we just can stop with saying: "PvP is just a small part of the community". This is maybe the 10th poll where the majority chooses PvP as one of their favourite activities.

For myself, I enjoy endgame PvE and PvP the most. But what else is there left to do? After having done all the quests at least three times and did a lot of exploring, I can only come to the conclusion that if you choose exploring as favourite activity that you must be new to the game. I mean, what fun is there in looking at the same scenery for the 100th time?

Two things - 28% are not a majority - and - not everyone has the time to play as much as you.

Sorry, English is my third language, but I think you can get what I meant. I meant that PvP has the highest amount of votes compared to the other options.

Also, I don't know what you want to insinuate about my time, but for doing all solo PvE content, you don't have to play a lot. During the first few years of the game I was still a student, half the days I wasn't even home partying and the other days school was priority #1. For my first character to explore and complete all PvE overland content and quests it took maybe year of playing casually. Did another character after because I switched my main. Didn't even start doing dungeons until four years ago and doing PvP three years ago.

That's why I came to the conclusion that people who like questing the most must be new to the game. That's not an insult, I like questing too, it's an observation.

The reason questing and overland content is in favor is due to the history of the Elder Scrolls games - they have been single player RPGs and for a lot of people ESO is just the same in an online world, where they can occasionally group up with others, but a lot play it just like a single player game as they have done for long with the Elder Scrolls. That is as well why there might be a lot more people in ESO who aren't familiar with or even interested in typical MMO content - me being one of those.

So to explain a bit why one doesn't have to be new to be into overland and questing content. If someone is one of those not interested into MMO typical content or even grouping up with others, then questing and overland is THE GAME and the other content is fluff on top of it, which isn't required from their point of view, but there (to be ignored, from their point of view). And so they might play very slow paced and look at all the things with no stress to level up. Take me for example - I estimate ESO to run for at least another 4 years pretty well and I level my characters very rarely at all - it is enough for me to gain about 5-6 levels per character per year to end up at level 50, when ESO will enter it's "decline" phase - so this is basically my planning - and when I will have reached level 50 with all of my characters, that's it, end of game, not endgame.

Ah you might wonder why I level up that slowly - because overland content is more fun as a lower level player - I experienced how it is to be level 50 with CP on the pts and I couldn't enjoy it at all - especially the champion system takes all fun out of overland content. I'm by far better off being a lower level player with lots of characters, who do distributed questing to not gain levels too quickly.And of course not using any add-ons, but stick with exploring the world on my own - this takes time too to discover everything on my own. To strip my game from any add-ons has been one of my best decisions in this game.

Olauron · July 2020

Questng, housing, exploring, role playing and a bit of fashion.
Crafting is just a way to make gold for everything above.

No surprise that pvp is on second place now. Pvp players come to this forum to 1) complain about lags, 2) ask for nerfs, 3) gloat about pvp event going now. Questing players have zero reason to even register on forum.