ArchangelIsraphel wrote: »The deep customization that allows me to make my characters individuals- not only in terms of how they look and dress, but in the environment I build for them through the housing system.
As someone who loves writing, the housing system isn't just a way to build a home for my characters. It is how I tell the unspoken aspects of their stories, adding little details to them that aren't readily apparent on the surface. Fashion and combat style only say so much. To me, the home is the heart of my characters.
Through the placement of small, meaningful objects, I can add subtle implications about how they think and feel. Who they are as a person, what they have been through. Who they have loved or lost. I can show a side of them beyond the one seen in combat.
For example, for my Templar, his homes are the point of transition between the warrior on the battlefield, and the gentle soul who seeks the solitude of his books. In war, he must think and act quickly- but it is who he is under the surface that gives him the humanity to make compassionate choices in battle. I love that ESO lets me express both sides of his character. It's one of the few games on the market that gives the player such tools for in depth character building.
I think that's the magic of ESO, and the TES franchise in general- it doesn't just tell its own story. It encourages you to create your own story.
I love that, as I walk down a busy street in Tamriel, there are hundreds if not thousands of other little stories going on all around me, all playing out in the minds of writers and roleplayers just like me. I like looking at another character and knowing that, in many cases, it's not just a means to play the game for some- but a fully fledged story that is still in the making as they play that character.
I live and breath stories. Stories are the driving force behind my creativity, my hobbies, even my job. That's why ESO is special to me. Because I get to immerse myself in that creative process regardless of what aspect of the game I engage with.
I found this in a Gamestop almost 9 years ago in the middle of my Chemotherapy treatments. I had loved Skyrim, and this was a new Elder Scrolls game to me. It was definitely different and I didn't actually start learning how to play until I was probably Lvl50 Vet3 when I discovered what armor sets did. It was all Ogre for me by then. This game helped escape me from a horrible reality.
Also Cat Girls. That's pretty special.
There is no other better game, as soon as a better one comes out i will leave it and go to that one.
AcadianPaladin wrote: »5. For the first time in Elder Scrolls history, staves are good weapons.
There is no other better game, as soon as a better one comes out i will leave it and go to that one.
@ikzaa What makes this the best game for you? Might as well share since that's the aim of the post.
I'd say a lot of different games have different things they do better than others. I can think of some that do things better than eso, but what are things eso does that makes it the best at what it does?