Best

Combat
Competitive solo and group content, like arenas and trials
Lore, and questing in general
PvP (if performance allows)
Housing

Worse

Performance
Homogenization of classes
RNG (and in some cases, multi-layered RNG)
Crown crates
'Play as you like philosophy' misconstrued by devs from encouraging creative playstyles to instead be used as a policy to entice players and encourage ignorant entitlement (I didn't wake up and choose violence, I honestly think this is a problematic issue in the game for many reasons, starting from the bad tutorial and going downhill from there).

BEST
• Housing. Some of the best there is.
• Character Customization. Some of the best there is.
• A world rich and deep in lore. The best there is.

WORST
• Combat. All combat plays the same regardless of class. Back bar buff, front bar dot, then spam.
• Monetization. I don't like gambling to get cosmetic items.
• Old zones looking and feeling old.

I think the worst thing about ESO is that the more you as a player try to reach the end-game and enjoy it, and even the hardest parts of it, the more freedom it takes from you.

And it even tries to normalize this on the persepective of all as well, forcing it.

They should just make Cyrodill a PVE area with an OPTIONAL PVP campaign running separatedly.

best:

• group content - can be really engaging and fun. Especially if you are in a period where you arent newb and you start to understand the gameplay better. You can feel the progression.
• housing - you dont need tons of coins if you pick your house right and you like to be creative

could be best:

• large scale pvp - those epic fights for keeps that could last an hour easly
• char customisation (cosmetics) - ufortunately too much stuff is hidden behind cash store + some stuff is just too flashy and doesnt fit the game

worst:

• "play however you want" - which is a lie; if you think that your creative/themed build is working it is because you dont play the content where viable build is required
• lack of build diversity - why pet-class doesnt have more mechs related to pets? why thief class doesnt use more mechs related to stealth/stealing? why playing tank feels same on every class? why playng dps is just about keeping track of your dots and buffs? tho, gotta to admit they are trying do change that lately (in pve that is hehe).
• unimmersive overland - i wish it could be immersive for me, but it feels like generic mmo map. no idea how people are able to do quests for longer than an hour. I know that this may be bit controversial, since there are mmos with worse overland, but it's more about wasted potential for me i suppose.
• performance - esp in pvp, and devs (more liek their bosses) don't really care about improving it

/script JumpToHouse("@Paramedicus")

As for why I'm here though I don't like the combat - because (even though I'm still playing both Skyrim and Oblivion) THIS game is the "current iteration" of TES, so of course I'm playing it (and even if I'm still alive when TES 6 releases, I'll still be playing ESO along with that plus the other two).

This universe is my home - has been (with a few diversions over the years) since Arena came out 30 years ago.

I actually just don't like combat at all any more, no matter which game.

Best

1. Stories. Some of these quests and stories told in this game are really awesome. I love the Wilderqueen story in Greenshade as an example. It also shows a different part of Bosmer with spinners.
2. Combat- It is a great combat system. I’ve even played other games and wished the combat was the same.
3. ZOS does not seem too afraid of going places and adding to lore. The whole Necrom/Gold Road story, going to Clockwork City, that quest with the Kothringi, Maomer, giving Left Handed elves an actual name and even just the small lore they’ve added to Snow Elves.
4. Community- Some of the community it just completely amazing. I met a lot of great people in this game

Worst

1. Over nerfing- I’ve seen it so many times where ZOS will release something too powerful or feedback will say it is and they will drop the Nerf Hammer but the Hammer destroys a village. It gets so exhausting.
2. Communication- While I do believe that it’s gotten better, I still think we have some ways to go on this and it is still something that drives me away from this game
3. Avoidance- Okay so this one is maybe just me but something’s that are so small that they could add like spells from other TES games and add some Snow elf styles/motifs and/or skins. Also, why no Imga or Lilmothiit around? They the only races that don’t travel at all? Some of these are really really small but I think would go so far.
4. Cyrodiil performance- I do believe them when they say, at least lately, that they are committed to at least making Cyrodiil enjoyable and trying to get performance better. I’ve read them mentioning it and it seems that it won’t be off the table until Cyro is better, HOWEVER, it’s been broken a long time and this should have been started years ago before the problem piled up. I’m not ungrateful, I sincerely thank ZOS for putting in the time lately to fix this when they could have just let it rotting but it should have been sooner.
5. Community- There is also a dark side and that’s toxic people. Whether that’s players at the top or bottom or middle, being toxic just hurts the game overall and has definitely lead me to play other stuff or just do other things with my free time.

Best:

• scenery
• variety of quests
• variety of creatures
• sets, styles and crafting

Worst:

• intrusive [non] combat pets flapping their wings everywhere or just blocking your view
• overly-flashy mount animations
• extremely bright flashy skills (e.g. the arcanist ones)
• quest NPCs treating you as a complete idiot, and repeatedly reminding you of the same facts
• lore inconsistencies caused by too many conflicting quest lines, e.g. NPCs that should be dead appear in new locations alive

Yes, I know the 2nd list is longer, but there's a LOT of room for improvement in this game.

Best: Cyrodiil PvP up to 2019

Worst: Cyrodiil PvP 2019 to present and over monitization

Well.... they could make Cyro a pve zone. IF they had twice the number of people (that they apparently don't have....) to write a ton of quests etc. Right now, Cyro is a.... um.... HUGE hardlocked zone with one purpose and one only - the funneling of pvp players into areas where pvp battles happen. So - virtually sterile when it comes to content non-pvp players consider fun.

Making Cyro a pve zone would require at least a year of developement as regards quests etc. Maybe more than that - well, unless they just borrowed the whole of TES IV Oblivion, and stuffed it into this game.

I just don't see any need for this. Just leave Cyro as pvp, and hopefully they will begin adding content soon.

[Caveat: I don't pvp at all any more. But I'm perfectly willing to say that the devs NEED to add to pvp soonest. I don't know what the pvp thing in Q4 will be, but I hope it's great fum for all the pvp players out there.]

reazea wrote: »

Sailor_Palutena wrote: »

They should just make Cyrodill a PVE area with an OPTIONAL PVP campaign running separatedly.

And they should make PvP optional in every PvE zone at the same time, right? (just to be fair)

I don't understand all these requests to change the fundamental design of ESO and make it just like every other MMO out there.

Isn't that already the case? To the extent it's actually possible within the limitations of the engine (ie duelling).

(I don't mind one way or another whether Cyro is accessible PvE, though it's a gorgeous landscape that feels like a wasted opportunity for non PvP players.)

My personal top-3 fave things:

1. The community. I have never really liked multiplayer games, because I am not a very talented gamer, and in the multiplayer games I played ages ago, the communities were nasty and toxic, so I didn't play games with strangers until I tried ESO. Of course there are disagreements and stuff, but overall people are very friendly and fun to talk to imo. (also I met my husband in a guild in ESO in 2022 so it's kinda a given that ESO's community is special to me)

2. The questing. As I had never played an MMO, nor an RPG, nor a non-linear game before, I had no idea what all this was about. So the first few months were confusing for me, but when I got the hang of it, I realized I really love the questing aspect. I like how I don't necessarily have to follow a particular order, also some of stories told have touched me even if they are just small ones that aren't necessarily part of the zone story.

3. The lore and TES in general. ESO was my introduction to the Elder Scrolls. I haven't played much of the single-player games, yet. But still I can't help but wonder why I slept on such a great and appreciated game series.

My top-3 not so happy things:

1. The need for ESO+. As someone who likes crafting, and picking up every single mat she sees, having a craft bag is basically essential for me. I hadn't played a lot last year, both due to being busy with irl, but also because I moved to another country (because of my husband) so I had to get a bank account in my new country (which was an achievement on its own, trust me) and I have yet to add ESO+ to it.
I did try using add-ons to manage my inventory, but I don't like to not have complete control over it.

2. The fact that you have to shout DESTROY to get rid of some of the items. I would understand if it was rare once-in-a-lifetime stuff, but some of the stuff I've had to yell at the top of my lungs over are things I can get every year.

3. PvP. I don't care about PvP myself, but yeah, you guys deserve better.

Alright, so I guess for me it'd be;

BEST:
- Outfit System. I used to be religiously crafted sets before this because I hated having a mix matched outfit that I couldn't control too much

- The Elyswer Chapter / Dragonhold Zones. Thanks to ESO, my love for Khajiit (And Argonians) skyrocketed from when I tried Skyrim on the 360 for all of about 5 minutes (Which was my first intro in ES, and not a long one until I got it again on Steam), so getting the Khajiit homelands was a very good day

- Housing. Since I craft all of my characters with a story and theme, giving them their own houses (even though they may be empty) really helps me attach them to their stories more and make them feel like their own unique character rather then just another alt.

WORST:
- Overland Difficulty. This is the Biggest gripe I have with the game. I remember playing the game before One Tamriel, when everything had levels, and I did enjoy questing then since there was even just a *little* bit of challenge. I get that people, for whichever reason they have, like Overland as it is now, and thats completely fine, but to me the stories lose their feel when there's no threat or difficultly at all. I've still yet to do Necrom's story, but just haven't found the energy because everything is so easy and mind numbing. (Plus Dark Elves/Morrowind isn't my thing, so that doesn't help! Wish I did do it before the reveal though, but the story spoilers was expected to a degree anyways so oh well.) Until some sort of Optional feature is released (I do not , however it would be, to allow me to play Overland in a harder manner, it is the strongest reason to why I've stopped my ESO+ and started getting the chapters through key sites, with the second biggest reason being my next point;

- PvP. I want to like the PvP, I really do, but what's there left to say? I remember trying it once or twice years back and sucking hard at it thanks to both how balancing just was back then, and from having a very bad build in general as well (thank you Sticker book and reconstruction!), but I feel like I missed perhaps PvPs golden age, or at least a much, much better version. I even remember doing loads of BGs when they first released, and managing to unlock the achivement that gives you 'The Merciless' title. 4 kills in quick succession, was it? In any case though, between terrible performance, terrible balance and everyone having builds that does it all and make you damn near invincible while having proc sets do the work for you, and other issues too, I just can't. No-Proc/No-CP is the only campaign I like to play since it's the only thing that feels good and actually skill based when I even do play, shame it's often pretty quiet and not maintained though. PvP was the final reason I cut off my ESO+ after having it non stop for like, 7 years, and is the second biggest thing keeping me from resubbing, though I think Overland would be the thing to defo bring me back to Plus, even if PvP was never touched again.

-.... I'm not actually sure: I can't actually think of anything else right now that's noteworthy enough to add here. Anything else would be super small annoyance's that you'd just forget about the moment after, or simple wishes for how things worked or features be added, but nothing big or worthwhile to list here.

I love ESO, I really do. I'd never really been into ES all too much (Aside from a few brief modded runs of Skyrim, until I modded it too much and broke it mid run to get annoyed and have to start fresh again a few months later), and didn't like MMO's like Wow, but when I got this as a birthday present back in March '16, I was instantly hooked on it. It's been a stable on my gaming routine, more often then not being my go-to to play. Dispite it's easiness, I always have something to do, be it grinding out something like Tel Var, or the sticker book, to simply harvesting materials, to just logging in for the reward and endeavours, but my two worst points are the only things I truly wish for something to happen with.