I've been playing on Seasoned on all the characters I play on and enjoying it. Haven't tried the others yet, but I will be. I can't see going back to Adventurer, tbh.

Being happy for this new aspect of the game my curiosity compels me to try it out

I will start my tests on brand new characters to see how different race/class combos work for my playstyles.Not sure if Vestige is the best level but I will begin there. Having 5 free slots on each server will be very useful here.

I mostly play on Vestige but i have also tried out Master.

For me Master fits for solo play regarding incursions and world bosses. I think delve bosses, story bosses and general trash is more enjoyable on vestige.

I knew i would enjoy the harder difficulties, yet i still was surprised on how much i actually enjoy it. It gave ESO a new life for me.

I mostly view the difficulty in the way that Master is "Veteran Mode" for solo and vestige for groups.

I think the trash and delve bosses should be harder for both. There is a noticeable gap between those and incursion/wb which did not show with the trivial difficulty before.

And Vestige, similar to the nightmarket, is not that bad in a group of 4+. Its a nice Challenge for a small group but nothing too crazy.

All in all huge Win for me

This update actually brought me back to the game. So far I have tried "Vestige" and "Master" difficulties. I am very much enjoying the added difficulty, its been sorely missed!

It makes it feel like a proper game again where the combat mechanics feel valuable in doing instead of gimmicks that can be ignored.

I do wish those playing on higher difficulties had the OPTION to play only with others on the same difficulty, it does defeat the purpose the challenge when someone comes running in on regular mode destroying everything and ruining the fun.

Using Vestige, to be honest the game is far too easy playing normal. This will at least give a better feel towards ESO since they've ruined PvP entirely.

I have used them all for... achievements, and tried Master just to compare. Once achievements are finished, never again. Not worth it. I don't mean that it needs more rewards, I mean it's not worth it. It takes longer to kill trash mobs. It's boring. Why would I willingly go through that. I don't want to interact with it as a system in any way and touch wood they never add drops for only challenge mode.

Just to update, fwiw. I spent some time in delves and PDs today, farming enemies for the achievement dyes, and I admit Master difficulty is pretty good for that. I wouldn't use Master for WBs though.

Vestige all the way or bust. Do not even TALK to me, do not even BREATHE in my direction unless you are in Vestige mode. Real ones like a bit of difficulty with hair on their chest!

Been messing around with Vestige on my Warden tank. Pretty fun doing incursions like this. The fight feels more real, and because other ppl are not on Vestige, it doesn't take forever.

This means nothing to me……..oh Vienna!

(showing my age, which is probably the main reason I care not a jot about killing a dragon as Vestige - but then I thought my character WAS the vestige anyway? 🤔😘 Nothing to prove!)

Master/Vestige

Was pleasantly surprised how simple modifiers can make a slog an enjoyable experience all of a sudden, it's like turning a walking sim into a proper game it should've been from the very start. Addition of more interesting affixes would be a dream now. Hopefully there's some development space for this direction of the game!

I used Vestige for the achievement title and have been on Seasoned, working on the dyes.

People have asked for more "value" for the higher difficulties. I would like to see something like increased drop chance for leads that come from anything affected by the difficulty settings. Higher difficulty, higher drop chance.
Maybe also apply drop chance to companion gear. Higher difficulty, chance of higher rarity gear.

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I haven't used them and I won't use them. It really doesn't interest me. Not enough reward involved in it IMO. It was a silly idea to begin with. If I want difficult content, I'll get together a group to do a vet trial or dungeon or arena. Or I'll go solo in one of the solo arenas.

There was a large request for some challenge for overland from players who like the questing / soloing but dont play ESO as a comfy game where everything falls over upon seeing you.

I think it's fine if you don't care for it, but I disagree it was a silly idea because you personally aren't interested. Some of us appreciate bosses that can survive the first 2 words of their villain monologues before dying after all.

I'm a PVP'r so I only do overland stuff to get gear.

Overland stuff has always been boring for me. Even Arenas like Dragonstar where you basically figure out the pattern, rinse and repeat.

If you like it, that's totally cool.

A guild put together a group of 20+ folks to get the Vestige achievements, so I've run that.
I leveled my werewolf build on Seasoned. I'm using Seasoned to get the U50 kill achievements.
Otherwise, I'm mostly Adventurer, unless there's a reason to change.