Grandchamp1989 wrote: »

SidraWillowsky wrote: »

Erm... what's the logic behind putting three quest lines together? It seems pretty random.

My favorite is Vvardenfell -> Clockwork City (all-time favorite) -> Summerset

"Due to poll restrictions I had to condence the options down to 10 options. feel free to pick the one with your favorite questline in it."

I tried making a 31 poll options but it isn't allowed. So simply pick the one with your favorite in it
If it isn't available just write it out!

The ones with my favorites each have two of my hated.

My favorite by far is Murkmire. I much prefer a zone story that deep dives into the lore and history of a region rather than one that simply deals with current events. Probably because ESO is my first time getting into a TES game; if I already knew all that lore and history junk I'd likely just be looking for epic adventure. Going into Murkmire I didn't know anything at all about Argonians except they were ugly and talked funny, and seemed weak. But I made my first Argonian anyway because one of every race, and started him in the only place that seemed logical, Murkmire, and not only did it change my view of them to the point where Argonians are one of my favorite races now, but the zone itself is well done, it's aesthetically pleasing and the quests are fun and feel more varied than other zones.

I also happened to really like Vvardenfell for similar reasons, I didn't feel it had the same kind or variety, and the main story felt kind of short, but Vvardenfell did a really good job of making the sidequests feel important and blending them in to the zone story, which was the one thing I felt Murkmire was lacking in.

Another zone I liked was Wrothgar. I have mixed feelings about the main story there, on one hand it felt a little generic, but between the main story and the side quests I did learn a lot about Orcs, and Wrothgar is possibly my favorite zone aesthetically, so overall a great zone.

Summerset I liked a lot as well. Although I do detest the Altmer, I think my strong feelings towards them is sort of a testament to how well done and rich with lore the stories were there.

I like Betnihk a lot too, for such a tiny zone it told a pretty big story.

My favorite alliance to quest through as a whole was AD. It was the only one to me that didn't feel centered around the alliance
war and instead focused on the working parts within the regions, with the war being more in the background. I like the way the alliance war is used as a driving force behind PvP and that it sets a tone for the time period, but as an overarching main story it feels a little bland to me. Perhaps that difference in approach is a fault of the 3 banner war though. AD simply has more longstanding enemies like the maormer and wood orcs that don't just go away because there's a war going on, whereas the races from the other alliances are all supposed to be allied with their biggest historical enemies so there's less alternate plot points for them to turn to. But yeah, playing through AD I felt compelled to see what would happen next and by the end I wanted more, with the other alliances by time I was close to the end I was just hoping things would wrap up quickly. I did enjoy Rivenspire going through DC, as far EP goes nothing really stood out as being too memorable, though Shadowfen was ok I guess if I had to pick a favorite zone there.

The zone that disappointed me the most was Elsweyre. I like the cat people and was looking forward to getting to know them better, but it felt to me like the cat people were just used as a backdrop for Dragons and a disfunctional family reunion. I think I got to know the cat people better going through grahtwood and reaper's March than I did in Elsweyre, which as a chapter felt like a rip-off and a wasted opportunity. To be fair though, I did rush through Elsweyre a lil bit, not sure if it's because my time was being spread thin at the time (which it was), or because the only parts that interested me were the bits with the cat queen. I plan to play through it again at some point to give a fairer shot, it's a really nice looking zone, so I do want to like it.

Another I didn't like much was Clockwork. It seems like an interesting story and I like Sotha Sil, but everytime I go there I feel distracted by an overwhelming urge to leave. Between their elevators and their annoying delve layout and long bridges and robots sounds the place just gives me anxiety. It's one of the last zones I still have to finish.

I like all of the DC questlines a lot, and among those the Rivenspire one is still the best imo

I have to start the Rivenspire story soon on my Necro but at the same time I don't want to because when I finish it, it'll be over again

The ending of Bangkorai was pretty great. While the quest has aged a bit the villain actually acknowledged you, the Vestige, can't die and actually had a great plan to get rid of you.

Rivenspire, main regional quest and side quests combined, is awesome. Even the group dungeon and public dungeon have among the best quests of their respective kinds. There as as many good tough-choice quest decisions as I can recall from the rest of the game combined. Hoarfrost Downs has what is probably my favorite comic quest line in the game. Even the delve quests are well above average for their kind.

And the main regional quest line is pretty good too.

I'll go with Rivenspire.

Orsinium DLC has easily the best main questline in the game, without falling into yet another "saving the entire world" plot like so many Chapters have

SidraWillowsky wrote: »

Erm... what's the logic behind putting three quest lines together? It seems pretty random.
My favorite is Vvardenfell -> Clockwork City (all-time favorite) -> Summerset

Same here.

Vvardenfell, Eastmarch, Wrothgar, Reapers March. I also liked Northern Elsweyr the first time because I literally took every quest marker as it came up in my travels. That’s also where I started the game.

Vvardenfell is the only zone where I finished every single quest. I mean every story and side story is just that good.

Eastmarch is just well put together. I feel like it could stand alone and probably should have been the final zone in the Pact story line. The rift was so all over the place it was a letdown after all the build up in Eastmarch.

Wrothgar is so odd the wall that it’s extremely fun to me. You can see the story coming a mile away but the voice acting and writing were superb. This was a fun zone to play.

Reapers March was also really well done. The AD story line really finishes better than the other alliances. Choices feel more impactful, plus Razum Dar is easily the best NPC in the game.

Stonefalls > Deshaan.
Sonefalls has a greate story about what happens if you deal with ancient evil to protect Davon's Watch from smurfs invasion. Deshaan is where you first met Naryu, also the fake god Almalexia storyline also there.

I didn't remember any notable things in Rivenspire. Maybe it's cuz i generaly don't like narrative with vampires.

bluebird wrote: »

vibeborn wrote: »

ps. I cry every night because I don't know who Shazah's voice actress is

@vibeborn I'm pretty sure it's Sharon Muthu She is listed as one of the 'Khajiit' voices.
You can find most voice talents here: https://elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/Voice_Cast_(Online)
https://youtu.be/nXoov-bEgs4

Omg thank you so much! She's literally the one I've been hearing in game on different characters, and wondering 'who is that?'

Summerset is the best part of ESO that developers have created so far. a shining peak of the game, story-wise, characters-wise, etc. Both by itself, and as the final part of the "elven trilogy" (Vvardenfell - Clockwork City - Summerset). It's "Infinity War" of the Elder Scrolls. If ESO was a singleplayer game, it could be the perfect ending. I can imagine even the heroic death of our character in the end, coming to his one final greatest deed, saving not a single province, not Tamriel, not even the whole Nirn, but the infinite reality itself. Everything that came out after it so far, looks like an afterword to me. The scale of events is incomparable, not by a long shot.

Now imagine my disappointment about Summerset being the only region not included in your poll for some reason.