What keeps you here?

Thumbless_Bot · February 10

In the immortal words of Woody Allen, "I need the eggs"...

onyxorb · February 10

heimdall14_9 wrote: »

onyxorb wrote: »

heimdall14_9 wrote: »

what WAS keeping me here , the fact that ive put so much time 48k hours and money into the game PC and PSN accounts crown homes for 8 different accounts , loot boxes over 16 accounts .basically my retirement plan for something to do with my time since i have sleep issues that keeps me up ( some times for weeks )for days at a time ..but since 3 days ago i haven't logged into eso on any of my accounts not even for log-ins as the integrity of the game is lost in my eyes over an official eso system being restricted in favor of an add-on that already burdens the players of the game and now burdened the development team .. so to stand on my principals that an game developer should never take the back set to an outside developer ill be taking an break until the integrity of the game is back because i want to play an game developed and controlled by the game studio i give money to not some outside add-on developer

Is it Minimap? Trader related? Something else? Don't leave us hanging, give us the details on this one eh?

Actually if you start a thread and get some traction on it, it's possible that this new management team will seriously take a look at the issue? They seem like they are trying to stick to this new dialog with the players model, so it wouldn't hurt to try I think?

im talking about WW add-on
they shut down one post here in general chat and have completely ignore my other one even with ZOS team members tagged in it on PTS chat

Ah, the one that prevents you from accidently losing form?

I 'think' they said Vamp and WW are getting skill changes like the they are doing for classes.
I wonder if bringing that issue backup then will put it back on the radar?

Lixiviant · February 10

When ESO came out and I was a wee lad, I played all the time. It was the one game that took up 80% of my vid game habit.

Then last year the game direction started changing. Promised stuff never appeared. Then we went to the Season pass idea. So when the pass took a dump, I lost interest in the game. It had become stale anyway. I looked forward every year to the new DLC and Chapter that was released, but that would not really be happening anymore (like the old days).

I lost interest. Didn't renew ESO Plus. Found I only log in to keep my place in the Guilds. I now play my other games 90% and only drop into ESO 10%.

I have 15 characters, so have tried to keep it fresh with new builds. But that is stale, too.

Kinda depressing, as I used to love the game.

Syldras · February 10

tomofhyrule wrote: »

As for stories, the important thing is that I make them. ESO’s writing has been basic at best, and a far cry from the intriguing writing we had in the Wrothgar-Summerset era.

For me personally, that might be the biggest shift: I played in the early years because of the writing, now I play despite of it (or just repeat old content).

While in the first years, I loved most quests and there was rarely one I liked a little less, the only quests I really enjoyed a lot within the past few years were some of the companion quests (in particular the ones for Zerith-var and Azandar), and last year the Corelanya Manor quest and the Aldwilne Citadel quest (though there are also quite some lore questions when it comes to that one, but it was well-designed, at least, with different choices and endings - that's what I'd wish to see in more quests).

I still roleplay my characters, and I feel a certain attachment to them, but I've noticed that I resort to "head-canon" a lot more now, and make up my own explanations about plot holes and lore contraditions a lot. Upon thinking about it more, I realized that most of what I still enjoy about my roleplaying actually takes place in my own imagination, vs what's actually presented to us in game through the recent quests and dialogues. What's actually there becomes more and more just a backdrop to my own stories. And that's a pity, because it could be - and used to be - so much more.

heimdall14_9 · February 10

onyxorb wrote: »

heimdall14_9 wrote: »

onyxorb wrote: »

heimdall14_9 wrote: »

what WAS keeping me here , the fact that ive put so much time 48k hours and money into the game PC and PSN accounts crown homes for 8 different accounts , loot boxes over 16 accounts .basically my retirement plan for something to do with my time since i have sleep issues that keeps me up ( some times for weeks )for days at a time ..but since 3 days ago i haven't logged into eso on any of my accounts not even for log-ins as the integrity of the game is lost in my eyes over an official eso system being restricted in favor of an add-on that already burdens the players of the game and now burdened the development team .. so to stand on my principals that an game developer should never take the back set to an outside developer ill be taking an break until the integrity of the game is back because i want to play an game developed and controlled by the game studio i give money to not some outside add-on developer

Is it Minimap? Trader related? Something else? Don't leave us hanging, give us the details on this one eh?

Actually if you start a thread and get some traction on it, it's possible that this new management team will seriously take a look at the issue? They seem like they are trying to stick to this new dialog with the players model, so it wouldn't hurt to try I think?

im talking about WW add-on
they shut down one post here in general chat and have completely ignore my other one even with ZOS team members tagged in it on PTS chat

Ah, the one that prevents you from accidently losing form?

I 'think' they said Vamp and WW are getting skill changes like the they are doing for classes.
I wonder if bringing that issue backup then will put it back on the radar?

wizard wardrobe has nothing to do with WW , its automated to change out your builds for you while running trials content and its auto function makes it an must have for speed runs and tho add-ons aint allowed to burden the game it just made eso change their UI respec system due to not wanting to give an add-on to much power

Erickson9610 · February 11

heimdall14_9 wrote: »

onyxorb wrote: »

heimdall14_9 wrote: »

onyxorb wrote: »

heimdall14_9 wrote: »

what WAS keeping me here , the fact that ive put so much time 48k hours and money into the game PC and PSN accounts crown homes for 8 different accounts , loot boxes over 16 accounts .basically my retirement plan for something to do with my time since i have sleep issues that keeps me up ( some times for weeks )for days at a time ..but since 3 days ago i haven't logged into eso on any of my accounts not even for log-ins as the integrity of the game is lost in my eyes over an official eso system being restricted in favor of an add-on that already burdens the players of the game and now burdened the development team .. so to stand on my principals that an game developer should never take the back set to an outside developer ill be taking an break until the integrity of the game is back because i want to play an game developed and controlled by the game studio i give money to not some outside add-on developer

Is it Minimap? Trader related? Something else? Don't leave us hanging, give us the details on this one eh?

Actually if you start a thread and get some traction on it, it's possible that this new management team will seriously take a look at the issue? They seem like they are trying to stick to this new dialog with the players model, so it wouldn't hurt to try I think?

im talking about WW add-on
they shut down one post here in general chat and have completely ignore my other one even with ZOS team members tagged in it on PTS chat

Ah, the one that prevents you from accidently losing form?

I 'think' they said Vamp and WW are getting skill changes like the they are doing for classes.
I wonder if bringing that issue backup then will put it back on the radar?

wizard wardrobe has nothing to do with WW , its automated to change out your builds for you while running trials content and its auto function makes it an must have for speed runs and tho add-ons aint allowed to burden the game it just made eso change their UI respec system due to not wanting to give an add-on to much power

Well, of course the Writhing Wall has nothing to do with that addon.

("WW" can mean many things!)

heimdall14_9 · February 11

Erickson9610 wrote: »

heimdall14_9 wrote: »

onyxorb wrote: »

heimdall14_9 wrote: »

onyxorb wrote: »

heimdall14_9 wrote: »

what WAS keeping me here , the fact that ive put so much time 48k hours and money into the game PC and PSN accounts crown homes for 8 different accounts , loot boxes over 16 accounts .basically my retirement plan for something to do with my time since i have sleep issues that keeps me up ( some times for weeks )for days at a time ..but since 3 days ago i haven't logged into eso on any of my accounts not even for log-ins as the integrity of the game is lost in my eyes over an official eso system being restricted in favor of an add-on that already burdens the players of the game and now burdened the development team .. so to stand on my principals that an game developer should never take the back set to an outside developer ill be taking an break until the integrity of the game is back because i want to play an game developed and controlled by the game studio i give money to not some outside add-on developer

Is it Minimap? Trader related? Something else? Don't leave us hanging, give us the details on this one eh?

Actually if you start a thread and get some traction on it, it's possible that this new management team will seriously take a look at the issue? They seem like they are trying to stick to this new dialog with the players model, so it wouldn't hurt to try I think?

im talking about WW add-on
they shut down one post here in general chat and have completely ignore my other one even with ZOS team members tagged in it on PTS chat

Ah, the one that prevents you from accidently losing form?

I 'think' they said Vamp and WW are getting skill changes like the they are doing for classes.
I wonder if bringing that issue backup then will put it back on the radar?

wizard wardrobe has nothing to do with WW , its automated to change out your builds for you while running trials content and its auto function makes it an must have for speed runs and tho add-ons aint allowed to burden the game it just made eso change their UI respec system due to not wanting to give an add-on to much power

Well, of course the Writhing Wall has nothing to do with that addon.

("WW" can mean many things!)

you can try with all your might to troll everyone of my post but on any ADD-ON site search WW add-on for eso will bring up wizards wardrobe, so you can take WW out of context and make it stand for anything but that just shows an lack of comprehension skills when reading an post

Erickson9610 · February 11

heimdall14_9 wrote: »

Erickson9610 wrote: »

heimdall14_9 wrote: »

onyxorb wrote: »

heimdall14_9 wrote: »

onyxorb wrote: »

heimdall14_9 wrote: »

what WAS keeping me here , the fact that ive put so much time 48k hours and money into the game PC and PSN accounts crown homes for 8 different accounts , loot boxes over 16 accounts .basically my retirement plan for something to do with my time since i have sleep issues that keeps me up ( some times for weeks )for days at a time ..but since 3 days ago i haven't logged into eso on any of my accounts not even for log-ins as the integrity of the game is lost in my eyes over an official eso system being restricted in favor of an add-on that already burdens the players of the game and now burdened the development team .. so to stand on my principals that an game developer should never take the back set to an outside developer ill be taking an break until the integrity of the game is back because i want to play an game developed and controlled by the game studio i give money to not some outside add-on developer

Is it Minimap? Trader related? Something else? Don't leave us hanging, give us the details on this one eh?

Actually if you start a thread and get some traction on it, it's possible that this new management team will seriously take a look at the issue? They seem like they are trying to stick to this new dialog with the players model, so it wouldn't hurt to try I think?

im talking about WW add-on
they shut down one post here in general chat and have completely ignore my other one even with ZOS team members tagged in it on PTS chat

Ah, the one that prevents you from accidently losing form?

I 'think' they said Vamp and WW are getting skill changes like the they are doing for classes.
I wonder if bringing that issue backup then will put it back on the radar?

wizard wardrobe has nothing to do with WW , its automated to change out your builds for you while running trials content and its auto function makes it an must have for speed runs and tho add-ons aint allowed to burden the game it just made eso change their UI respec system due to not wanting to give an add-on to much power

Well, of course the Writhing Wall has nothing to do with that addon.

("WW" can mean many things!)

you can try with all your might to troll everyone of my post but on any ADD-ON site search WW add-on for eso will bring up wizards wardrobe, so you can take WW out of context and make it stand for anything but that just shows an lack of comprehension skills when reading an post

I was just trying to make a joke. I knew you weren't trying to say "Writhing Wall", "werewolf", or anything like that.

heimdall14_9 · February 11

Erickson9610 wrote: »

heimdall14_9 wrote: »

Erickson9610 wrote: »

heimdall14_9 wrote: »

onyxorb wrote: »

heimdall14_9 wrote: »

onyxorb wrote: »

heimdall14_9 wrote: »

what WAS keeping me here , the fact that ive put so much time 48k hours and money into the game PC and PSN accounts crown homes for 8 different accounts , loot boxes over 16 accounts .basically my retirement plan for something to do with my time since i have sleep issues that keeps me up ( some times for weeks )for days at a time ..but since 3 days ago i haven't logged into eso on any of my accounts not even for log-ins as the integrity of the game is lost in my eyes over an official eso system being restricted in favor of an add-on that already burdens the players of the game and now burdened the development team .. so to stand on my principals that an game developer should never take the back set to an outside developer ill be taking an break until the integrity of the game is back because i want to play an game developed and controlled by the game studio i give money to not some outside add-on developer

Is it Minimap? Trader related? Something else? Don't leave us hanging, give us the details on this one eh?

Actually if you start a thread and get some traction on it, it's possible that this new management team will seriously take a look at the issue? They seem like they are trying to stick to this new dialog with the players model, so it wouldn't hurt to try I think?

im talking about WW add-on
they shut down one post here in general chat and have completely ignore my other one even with ZOS team members tagged in it on PTS chat

Ah, the one that prevents you from accidently losing form?

I 'think' they said Vamp and WW are getting skill changes like the they are doing for classes.
I wonder if bringing that issue backup then will put it back on the radar?

wizard wardrobe has nothing to do with WW , its automated to change out your builds for you while running trials content and its auto function makes it an must have for speed runs and tho add-ons aint allowed to burden the game it just made eso change their UI respec system due to not wanting to give an add-on to much power

Well, of course the Writhing Wall has nothing to do with that addon.

("WW" can mean many things!)

you can try with all your might to troll everyone of my post but on any ADD-ON site search WW add-on for eso will bring up wizards wardrobe, so you can take WW out of context and make it stand for anything but that just shows an lack of comprehension skills when reading an post

I was just trying to make a joke. I knew you weren't trying to say "Writhing Wall", "werewolf", or anything like that.

you have had something negative to say about every post you have responded to of mine even to an point of belittling me and you think id get a joke out of anything you say

mdjessup4906 · February 11

Lore nerdism and Godslayer.

Really though, the social aspect has really sucked me in lol. Went from being almost entirely solo to running tris with people I never thought id hold a candle to. The writing may be 50/50 at best and a good chunk of the decision makers may not know how to play their own game, but dying my way through content with like minded idiots is fun. That hasn't changed no matter how much the tptb screw up.

I resort to "head-canon" a lot more now, and make up my own explanations about plot holes and lore contraditions a lot. Upon thinking about it more, I realized that most of what I still enjoy about my roleplaying actually takes place in my own imagination, vs what's actually presented to us in game through the recent quests and dialogues. What's actually there becomes more and more just a backdrop to my own stories.

Ive felt this way about eso since I first started playing way back in summerset. The environments are amazing but I had to accept early on that rp wise nothing is going to beat the customization of the single player games.

RD065 · February 11

It's relaxing. The game is still beautiful. I like to explore, craft, and housing. Btw, the Druidspring Conservatory House is absolutely stunning and on the Crown store now for another week or so.

Xenagreen53 · February 11

This is what I do every day! I am 72 years old and I cannot do much else in my age, and I am so very thankful to have a world where I can be strong and youthful. Explore and make lots of gold and such!
I absolutely love this world and all my little tasks and daily goals, so for me its a no brainer!

twisttop138 · February 11

I'm so happy that this thread went the direction I was hoping. I get that my op came across that I forced myself to stay a little. But what I was trying to say was that I was getting a little bored or whatever and even with that, the amazing people I made friends with and the fantastic times we have, helped me to find a new appreciation and a reason beyond game play, to keep playing. With so many threads of "this will cause people to leave" I was just curious what people love that keeps them here.

nightbringer1993 · February 11

What keeps me in the game is that I have placed a lot of effort into my characters, house and such. Sometimes
I do feel like leaving because of all those nerfs I have had over the past four years but still I remain. Still have friends and guild mates.
I used to play a lot of cyro, but after the necro nerfs and the serious imbalance of classes. I seriously reduced my PvP time, wardens are making me sick in cyro. In terms of pve, well it's still ok, I just do my dailies and then I go on other games.
I just hope that one day, pvp will be better, and that necros will get buffed. I still don't understand why they placed necro last on refresh(ignoring arcanist), knowing how bad the class is.
Am also worried on the contents we are going to have in the following months, because the removal of chapters has also made the game less alive lately. The lack of players in the game has also affected this.

twisttop138 · February 11

nightbringer1993 wrote: »

What keeps me in the game is that I have placed a lot of effort into my characters, house and such. Sometimes
I do feel like leaving because of all those nerfs I have had over the past four years but still I remain. Still have friends and guild mates.
I used to play a lot of cyro, but after the necro nerfs and the serious imbalance of classes. I seriously reduced my PvP time, wardens are making me sick in cyro. In terms of pve, well it's still ok, I just do my dailies and then I go on other games.
I just hope that one day, pvp will be better, and that necros will get buffed. I still don't understand why they placed necro last on refresh(ignoring arcanist), knowing how bad the class is.
Am also worried on the contents we are going to have in the following months, because the removal of chapters has also made the game less alive lately. The lack of players in the game has also affected this.

I won't get into my worry about future story content, or why all content being free might not be a good thing for the game but you're not the only one who's concerned.

twisttop138 · February 11

Xenagreen53 wrote: »

This is what I do every day! I am 72 years old and I cannot do much else in my age, and I am so very thankful to have a world where I can be strong and youthful. Explore and make lots of gold and such!
I absolutely love this world and all my little tasks and daily goals, so for me its a no brainer!

We have some grandmas in guild who love puttering around their houses, exploration, doing quests and rocking DPS in vet trials. It's great to see and I hope in 30 years there's games like this to spend my time in.

JaxontheUnfortunate · February 11

Very little, I honestly likely spend more time on the forum than the game.

ellmarie · February 11

Housing mostly and any new quests or DLCs. I've invested so much into the game over how many years that it's hard to just stop. I just love ESO lore and being surrounded by it.

SugaComa · February 11

Badly placed exit signs ..