I love anything that has druids in it and this did not disappoint me.
One of the delves was confusing to navigate though, other then that I love the layout and story around it.

I like it well enough so far. My favorite part is how it looks.the parts of the island that look like high isle again have extreme verticality that's impressive to look at, the jungle area is pretty cool and I really like how vastyr looks.
Also, does anyone know if the house mornard motif is available in game? I love the look of it.

The zone is very pretty and I like the city of Vastyr. My poor PVE stamplar however is a shadow of her former self between updates 35 and 36.

Infinite loading screens 5-18 times a day. Not a fan.

PrimusTiberius wrote: »

I've only had about 3 or 4 hours into the game so far but I'm dig'n it. Working on the WB's, volcanic vents and delves before I jump into the main story.

Oh yeah, me too. Figured I'd enjoy the hype train before it subsides, trying to get that stickerbook filled up!

Normal routine for me for new zone drop. Go in right away and turn all the WBs and volcano things white on the map since there is loads of help. Then leave the zone until the crowding dies down before returning to quest and explore in peace and quiet. So it'll be quite awhile before I feel able to evaluate the zone overall. No rush.

As others said, the landscape/music/overall design are nicely done, as usual. However, the writing wasn't appealing at all. I found myself skipping most dialogues because everything is so predictable and shallow, not to mention the feeling of our character being stupid. Honestly, this last chapter was kind of the last straw for me. The two things I enjoy most in this game (Cyrodiil and questing/exploring/lore) are uncared for at the moment, and the lack of communication/consideration from ZOS to the playerbase saddened me. I love this game, but this is it's lowest point. I had to take a break, didn't even feel motivated to finish the entire new zone.

Can’t clear content someone always gets a bug where you can’t block on Xbox NA the new mark system sucks because you can’t mark two people the same symbol and only max 8 marks. The block bug is a joke and people getting banned for the dk bug. I can’t tell if this is Microsoft’s fault or Zos but Dayum the games nearly unplayable unless you are role playing and questing overland.

Personally, I enjoyed Fargrave and the Deadlands more than Galen and Firesong.

NeKryXe wrote: »

I didn't play the story yet but I love the region. Looks amazing. The light and color is great! It's a very appealing zone to play.

Until now, the only thing that annoys me, but a lot, is the awful bard in Vastyr... and it never shuts up. The damn songs are boring as hell and completely out of place. Feels like something from another game. Anyway, after completing the dailies achievements I can just avoid that area. Everything else I've been enjoying a lot.

The dude where he ends every line in "Vastyr" or something that rhymes with? Yeah, agreed on that. I feel like the bards this have missed the mark for this and the chapter. I'd have expected some cool Irish sea-shanties. At least the overland music is stellar. Brad's the best.

My trials guilds basically came full stop until bugs are fixed, and they’re still not fixed, we were tired of wiping over and over for nothing.

So far it's OK. Been doing side quests, dailies and just starred main story.

The good: I like the design of the zone. i like volcanic scenery. The fawn delve was cool. Like the chimera world boss.

The bad: Some of the writing is not well thought out. When you're talking to the druid and mage from the prequest, you're telling them about the events that took place. Rightfully they give a somewhat snarky response, but I just thought it was lame.

The ugly: An Eye for an Eye requiring ToT to progress. The was unwanted, unwarranted and unwelcome. No side content like that or antiquities should be required in a side quest. Hated it.

The zone design is great. I mean artistic team did a really really good job. The story?... Pass

Granted, I tried playing it after coming home from overtime, did not have the energy to get into it, so that probably influenced my utter disdain for the day one crowds completely ruining Questing. Maybe I'll get on tonight and just, walk around without doing the story.

I like Frii's idea. I don't like Frii's execution. That's all I can say about that.

*Disclaimer: This is my personal opinion, and is in no way an attack or disparagement of the people that worked on this year's story, I'm only referring to how it affected me.*

Positive: Absolutely beautiful little zone, completely gorgeous! It has some of everything, and I think the design is great, though I wish there were an inn room we could purchase for ease of travel, since some wayshrines are quite far apart, but otherwise I love it. Also, I am a huge fan of them taking something established, like a fire atronoch, and giving them weapons to mix it up and change their attacks, awesome!

Not so positive: Some elements of the writing have been bugging me since the June release, and it rankles even more in this last DLC, and I have it nailed down to one thing that especially rubs me the wrong way, I think. I mean, shallow story and forgettable characters? That would be no problem! I can roll with that and still have fun, but to completely dismiss and discount who my character is and what she has done in this world? That made me so sad.

MERCENARY! This is what they call the player character this entire year, and it just burns my britches! What happened to VESTIGE, HERO, or even ADVENTURER? Those generic forms of address at least didn't make it feel like our character was just another dime a dozen, money-grubbing, muscle for hire... I actually ended the story feeling depressed, and wishing I could go back and replay Summerset and Elsweyr for the first time again, because those story characters not only had great, compelling stories of their own, but they knew my character, and they acknowledged and recognized her impact on the world around her. Not so with High Isle/Galen. What I have always loved most about Elder Scrolls games is how the world knows what your character has done and reacts to it, but I didn't feel that at all in this year's story, and I won't be taking any other characters through it.

I'm sure this is probably a ME problem, and maybe no one else cared or even noticed any of this, but just sharing my honest opinion and how it made me feel.

Also, @SammyKhajit , I just conceded the card game, and the quest progressed with no problem, but I share your annoyance about how that was shoehorned in there.