The map is too big for 60 - 80 players.

Time for a new two sided event with a timer.

My suggestions for Cyro too: Get rid of towers at resources, Towns, and the newer Outposts.

I don't think the 20% damage reduction to undeath will change things much. I've already seen counters to this.

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Stafford197 wrote: »

Yup it is super stale and boring. Honestly I can’t help but feel bad for the few consistent players left… some are confined to Cyrodiil because they just don’t know what else to play. Usually when you step away from ESO for a bit you tend to realize how much of a waste of time it is (talking mainly about PvP).

There is still value in the PvE side of the game though if you like Elder Scrolls lore. Although there is unfortunately far more quantity than there is quality of quest content in a lot of cases. Probably due to the huge focus on farming dailies now.

PvE side of this game is still very fulfilling, entertaining and overall a good experience, your first point is spot on as well, most of us have been playing PvP for years and we still deal with all the problems because when PvP actually works in this game it's easily one of the best PvP options in the MMO market, just feels good and it's fun as hell. It's a shame Zos can't see that if they would take the time to give Cyrodiil the much needed overhaul it needs it would shine but they just neglect it constantly

The PvE experience has not aged well. It is a lot worse nowadays than people realize unfortunately. It’s still mediocre…. But that’s all. Just “mediocre”. At a time when many great PvE experience games are out.

My experience in PvE as a new player in 2015 was at a time when the game was incomparably smoother and more cohesive.
Nowadays we have:
- An Animation rework which causes animations to appear incredibly clunky. ZOS purposely did this because they wanted us to see all animations when light attack weaving. In the past, the game would prioritize the ability animation and not play the light attack, leading to smooth animation sequences.
- First Person POV support. The game still has first person, but ZOS gave up on making stuff look good in first person. You used to be able to play the game like another TES game, but if you try now it’ll be full of clunky animations and you will be flooded with bright flashy effects that totally disrupt your gameplay. Arcanist in first person is a good example of how bad it can get.
- Antiquites. Every activity you do, and every area you go to, is packed full of random gold text items you can apparently dig up. This is such a big turn off to people who just want to do normal gameplay as a new player.
- Class Balance. Characters are significantly stronger than they used to be, and have much more sustain. The balance is far more akin to a typical MMO as opposed to an Elder Scrolls game. The “feel” of an Elder Scrolls game has been stripped away a lot.
- Crown Store advertisements. Everywhere. Every Screen in the game is throwing the Crown Store at you. Entering a Load Screen = Crown Store Add. At the character select or looking through the Armory or making an Outfit? Crown Store can be accessed.
- Storyline. For whatever reason, instead of creating separate zone stories for every zone, ZOS decided to connect zone stories to each other in a specific order. In the past this order was easy to understand, but it is now impossible to figure this out without reading online now. Idk about you, but if I play a new game, needing to read online just to barely understand the storyline chronologically is a huge turn off.

I can go on and on. The game is not something that anyone except an Elder Scrolls fan can get into anymore.

I think the PvE gameplay is worth it if you’re already into this game. But not the PvP.
And for a new player, I would never be able to recommend this game (unless the player is purely a big Elder Scrolls fan)