Why? Because it's faster. Pretty simple, really. I don't feel like I'm missing out on any of the game by not taking 5 times as long going between quest points.

Slash8915 wrote: »

Because it's faster.

andersan wrote: »

Because some people aren't lame enough to pretend they actually are the character on their screen. You picked the wrong game for larping bro.

Just for the record, in order for him to be LARPing, this would have to be real life. Hence the "Live Action" part. This would just be roleplaying...

andersan wrote: »

Because some people aren't lame enough to pretend they actually are the character on their screen. You picked the wrong game for larping bro.

You've already been corrected on the LARPing part, so no comment, but why would this be the wrong game for roleplaying? It has a crazy number of emotes. It has a great lore to use as a basis. Considering how "immersive" the game was designed to be, that's exactly what roleplayers like.

Sure, it has some disadvantages for roleplaying -- limited ability to find other like-mind players (in this case, RPers), limited ability to identify guild members, limited grouping abilities; but considering this sort of thing that limits all sort of proper communication in this game, I would lean more toward saying this game is the wrong game for socialization. XD

rrood41828 wrote:

This has probably been asked before, but why is everyone running or riding their horses full tilt even in the towns?

As everyone else said, it's faster. I'd rather spend my game time questing or exploring or goofing off instead of walking slowly through someplace I've been thousands of time especially when I have limited amount of time to play... now, if I was actually RPing, that would be different, but if you want to get some game progress done, it makes sense to run.

Now, I usually don't ride my horse through town (or anywhere, actually), but that's not for lack of desire -- it's because the game hates me and likes to load buildings and walls around my character after I've already run through them and then I get stuck. Not cool, ESO. Not cool.

Because everything is on fire or about to be on fire!

I actually take my time on quests, read all the dialogue and explore every inch of a zone. Sometimes I like just stand around and fish. More than once, I've used a costume, toggled walk, and used emotes to pretend I'm an NPC.

And even I race through town on a speed horse at full tilt.

The thing is I don't always have a lot of time to play. I craft. And I play a character in each faction. I spend a lot of time going over the same path, wayshrine to crafting stations to bank and back again. I make the trip so many times, I just want to get through it as fast as possible. More time for questing or taking my time with other leisurely random stuff.

rrood41828 wrote: »

Well, of course I'm a writer, so my level of imagination is at a higher level than many. Do I live in the real world? I'd say so. Retired computer tech, married 45 years with 4 kids, 5 grandkids and 3 great grandkids.
I was only asking a simple question, not looking for a juvenile answer. I expect people to play the way they like, but I have been whispered quite a bit by people wondering how they could set it up like that.

I'm like you and love the RPing and taking my time. I'm a vampire and when I get into a major town, I use Mist Form to move from place to place. It is faster than riding my horse, but with the advantage of justifying moving through other players, which is going to happen, and helps keep my immersion. A lot of times I just walk around town, take my horse for a ride in the country, stand around playing my lute, etc.

If you're looking for a causal RP Guild (RP optional), with mostly vampires, some werewolves, and some thralls, check us out.

Is it just me or did anyone else watch the whole video? Love that show. =D

Are you a real person?

i dont even..

I don't think I have walked for any length of time in any MMO. It's boring and I want to get **** done!

I'm running eventually in dungeon, cause everyone is always running.. faster faster faster... But It's rare when I run, I walk, enjoy the scenery, read books, fish everywhere, and even on my horse it's rare when I run.

I play 1 hour every two days I'm level 33 and it's fine. I enjoy the game and I'm not to speedy as everyone says the game is over at 50 the veteran level are damn no fun and too hard... eventually I'll see by myself

I sometimes walk on my horse from town to town or wayshrine to wayshrine acting as a traveling salesman.

Hadria wrote: »

I sometimes walk on my horse from town to town or wayshrine to wayshrine acting as a traveling salesman.

Are you serious?

I run everywhere because the guy I level with has ADD and runs or horse-sprints EVERYWHERE. An I mean everywhere. So since I live in constant fear of getting out of phase and not being able to carry his loot for him (He's a DK), I have to whip my templar like a rented shoopuf to keep up.