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ESO is too easy

joseayalac
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Some veteran content can be challenging and fun, but most of the game is so easy that it gets boring. Does anyone else feel like this?

We get a new trial and a few dungeons every year, sometimes an arena too. That content makes it worth it to improve your character and gear and keeps you engaged during gameplay, it's fun.

On the other hand, the vast majority of the content we get each year is way too easy. I love questing but enemies are so weak that combat feels only like a chore I have to complete to get from point A to point B, I'm not really playing, I'm not engaged with the combat. Am I playing a game or just watching a movie with chores in between?

A veteran option for all content would be a very nice addition to the game, would make most of the content actually fun and engaging. Having the player do lower damage won't help with this regard, it would only make the "chore" take longer but in the end if you can't die and if you can't fail, you're not really playing the combat part.

I'm not saying that it has to be super hard like a Dark Souls game or whatever, just hard enough for vet players to have to use half a braincell in combat. Make it feel like an actual game, you know?

I'd love to read the community's opinion on this. Cheers!
Edited by ZOS_GregoryV on September 27, 2022 7:37PM
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  • MidniteOwl1913
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    Easy? After U35 not a word I would use as it implies some level of comfort and well ease. Boring yes, the fights take a long time and timers are a mess. Having to rejigger the minutia of combat is not challenging it's a pain in the patootie. Just because I can do something doesn't mean I want to.

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    Maybe someone should start demanding that fishering should be more challenging. Like we have to beat the fish first. Some fish would have the power of adds, while the unique ones would be like WB.

    And what about furnishing, there the difficulty should be significantly increased. I don't feel tested at all when I place, for example, a lamp or a statue.
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    LOL True.
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    the OP is clearly not undaunted

    a true undaunted makes things more challenging for themself

    that is what it means to be undaunted
  • AcadianPaladin
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    Game difficulty is fine. When traveling, I like to harvest, admire the scenery/music - not have epic fights with overpowered wolves. When questing, I like to focus on the quest, not surviving. When I want content that is way difficult, I know where to find it. Overall, I quite like the range of challenge that ESO offers to suit all tastes and abilities.

    That said, I don't care/mind if ESO incorporates a difficulty slider so those who want to can nerf their character to taste.

    PC NA(no Steam), PvE, mostly solo
  • ZOS_GregoryV
    Greetings,

    We have decided to close this thread as it seems to be a duplicate to another, which can be found here.

    Thank you for your understanding,
    -Greg-
    Edited by ZOS_GregoryV on September 27, 2022 7:40PM
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