ESO in 2021 First Impressions "Is It Worth Playing?"

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Elder Scrolls Online is a story driven MMORPG that initially released in 2014, this game has dungeons, raids, battlegrounds, a massive territory control PVP map, fully voice acted storylines, an aspect of map completion, player housing and post level cap progression via its champion point system.
In this video I jump back into ESO for a bit to revisit the game for its newest expansion Blackwood which released on the 1st June.
What do you think about Elder Scrolls Online Blackwood in 2021? Is the game still one of the top modern MMORPGs or do you dislike certain aspects of the game? let me know in the comments below!
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--ESO Blackwood 2021 Steam Description--
ABOUT THIS GAME
Experience an ever-expanding story across all of Tamriel in The Elder Scrolls Online, an award-winning online RPG. Explore a rich, living world with friends or embark upon a solo adventure. Enjoy complete control over how your character looks and plays, from the weapons you wield to the skills you learn - the choices you make will shape your destiny. Welcome to a world without limits.
PLAY THE WAY YOU LIKE
Battle, craft, steal, siege, or explore, and combine different types of armor, weapons, and abilities to create your own style of play. The choice is yours to make in a persistent, ever-growing Elder Scrolls world.
TELL YOUR OWN STORY
Discover the secrets of Tamriel as you set off to regain your lost soul and save the world from Oblivion. Experience any story in any part of the world, in whichever order you choose - with others or alone.
A MULTIPLAYER RPG
Complete quests with friends, join fellow adventurers to explore dangerous, monster-filled dungeons, or take part in epic PvP battles with hundreds of other players.
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ESO in 2021 First Impressions "Is It Worth Playing?"
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[@Ish216]

Wouldn't be an Elder Scrolls game if voice acting and animations would fit together.

[@rsiloliveira]

What my therapist says after I tell him about my childhood: "Big damage"

[@hanjon]

Omg this cracked me up so bad 😂 thanks for that

[@voidn833]

LOL

[@sirweebs2914]

Relateable. *Smiles to hide the tears*

[@buddhaneosiddhananda8499]

If you want a good childhood, in your next lifetime, create better karma by serving others...

[@Daniel-yc5mb]

Emotional damage

[@atmas1337]

A few years ago, I bought some Crowns for the in game store, it took some time for it to arrive, so I waited.. Waited for a few days in fact, so I contacted support and asked what was going on and they said they would fix it, I got my crowns. A few days or a week later, I noticed that I had gotten double up on the crowns! So I contacted support again and informed them about the doubling up, and they replied with this "Greetings! Thank you for contacting The Elder Scrolls Online Team. Please keep these Crowns as our free gift to you. As a pet collector I know how important it is to have Crowns quickly after a purchase, so I appreciate your patience, honesty and for your cooperation while we looked into this. Warm Regards," Since then, I've always had a good impression of this game.

[@JamesOKeefe-US]

Wow, that is really cool for them to do that. Good for them and good for you for being honest, you deserve the reward even though you weren't looking for it. Honest players make any game better!! 👍

[@Daegu1997]

Why the hell would you tell them that you got more crowns than you were entitled to? xD They don't lose any money by giving some crowns away, since they're just "internet points" with no production cost or whatsoever.

[@tonytynebridge510]

@@Daegu1997 i agree, you shouldn’t be paying for stuff like mounts and pets with real money in an mmo anyway, they should be earnt through gameplay

[@MrBnaan]

@@tonytynebridge510 as long the mounts stay “shop mounts” and not being able to accomplish through gameplay it’s fine IMO. Don’t forget they also have to make money to keep the game running.

[@deenman23]

@@MrBnaan the game is b2p and you buy expansions,its ALMOST as greedy as wow to have a shop,its not path of exile where its free and they MUST have a store

[@ItsJustMe0585]

I love this game and I love RPG's in general, but one thing that always gets me is... why are the guards so tough, and yet MY character is the 'chosen one.' Put that random guard in charge of saving the world if he can 2 shot my dumbass.

[@Ray-vr6qn]

hahahaha lmao

[@blebleh666]

Couse in all these games hero is just kinda retard sucker for dirty work. All this "chosen one" stories is pure bs to make him work with smile lol

[@le4389]

The problem with making guards weak is that there would be dead guards everywhere

[@blebleh666]

@@le4389 i see dead people...

[@Kessra]

@@le4389 like in the first couple of days when ESO launched . People kept killing them on repeat that was when ZOS toughen them up "a bit"

[@jimmaras96]

*Finds the dead councilor" "His wife found him dead...Good fight"

[@indulgence42]

I think one of my favorite things about ESO is the open world pvp. Something about massive castle sieges is a lot of fun to me.

[@blun7m4n85]

unfortunately it's the most broken part of the game. At this point Cyrodiil all but unplayable due to terrible performance.

[@gregstewart5081]

Was fun 7 years ago but its pretty much same

[@havoc7152]

@blun7 m4n people keep saying the performance is bad I never had an issue with it

[@user-rg7sz1fs4x]

I started Eso recently and I am liking it. I wish the combat had more ability slots. I love that you can quest anywhere.

[@JB-xl2jc]

It's been a while since I played but if I recall the choice of slotted abilities was a pretty major part of the tactical balance and your "loadout" for a given combat required some thought, which was kinda cool.

[@jakobfel2]

@@JB-xl2jc This, and the fact that they wanted to try to take the single player Elder Scrolls formula and translate it to an online version. As someone who plays MMOs for the RPG side of it, ESO's focus on TES-style combat with a small amount of abilities really appeals to me. The number one thing that turns me off from an MMO (other than boring fetch quests and lack of sandbox elements) is when the combat has craploads of abilities to memorize. I hate having to fine-tune a build, I'd rather just roleplay a character and level up abilities that are fun to use. Thankfully, ESO nails that.

[@jujubear9909]

@@jakobfel2 Relatable. Granted, there was a time where I didn't mind a cockpit of a hud in MMORPGs and actually put in the effort to get the muscle memory down - but personally, it has gotten exhausting for me overtime and the simple 2-bar swap, 5-slot ability HUD of ESO was pleasant change for me.

[@jakobfel2]

@@jujubear9909 Exactly the way I feel. I used to enjoy a lot of different MMOs but between the amount of time they take, the lack of sandbox and RPG mechanics outside of combat and the fact that combat is typically absurdly complex, I really don't play them anymore. ESO, RuneScape and SWTOR (despite its complex action bars) are the only MMOs I actively play now. I also used to play Guild Wars 2 but drifted away over time and, well, I have a complete vendetta against ArenaNet now so it's pretty hard to enjoy the game in general lol

[@eromsk1178]

Don't forget that the blackwood update brought in the "Companions" which u can easily achieve by doing a 5 to 10 minutes quest. Having these companions play with you can be a big game changer as they are quite useful for starting players or even players who just wanna do content by themselves or even people who doesn't have anyone to play with, the companions can become your personal tank, dps or even healer, letting you play the role that you want with ease. the crafting bag is like a drug that once u start with is very hard to let go, but what most players don't know are the "Storage coffers" these are chests which u can put inside your house where you can store your items. there are 8 storage chests, 4 with 30 item capacity and another 4 with 60 capacity. the bank itself can be filled with crafting materials 240 item capacity, combine that with your own character inventory space that can at most hold 200 items 210 if you buy the inventory pets and the crafting bag shouldn't be really needed. there are addon's that you can actually download if played on pc that will help with the inventory management.

[@SevereArtisan]

I've done pretty much every quest in the open world (Not counting Dungeons) and explored every point on the map up until Elsweyr. I think it took about six months to a year of pretty consistent playing.

[@payet_the_mechanic]

Love you LP even in the background while I'm working. Hearing that trademarked "Big Damage" brings a smile to my face.

[@Saradominstr]

Peon plays during night time on EU server: Why do I not see people in this zone :thinks:?

[@Herbertti3]

True mmo's have people around the clock.

[@wandeezpso2114]

TESO is using a unique mega server system that creates new instances in real time. This is why you only have 2 servers but with 100 thousands of people. So that’s not because you don’t see anyone that there’s nobody in the area. Also like every open world mmos, players don’t run around in areas that brings no benefits, especially when they’ve already done most of the content.

[@xxNarleyxx]

Everyone is running Dolmens

[@reagenlionel]

It's also the case that its paid dlc zone.

[@adianvanwilling8646]

At that time on EU most players are running IC & Cyrodil as well as the other zones which is outside of paid DLC or in the ESO plus DLC are pretty filled up.

[@nathanfree4654]

The NA server has players everywhere in every zone. I hardly ever go into any zone without seeing a decent amount of people.

[@Mantaforce2]

Well, yeah, but I assume you hardly ever play ESO at 6 am?

[@arcanefire8056]

@@Mantaforce2 even then you still see a good amount of people

[@nathanfree4654]

@@Mantaforce2 I start around 8 am every morning eastern time.

[@anthoonius_gabagoolius]

@@Mantaforce2 who cares

[@maikorage444]

Its a megaserver, youre always gonna see people. That's the beauty of eso

[@kevindie]

*_6:58_* *_”Epstein 2.0.”_* *_Nah, that’s called a “McAfee”._*

[@diabolicaldanger67]

This has no right being as funny as it is

[@ILoveGrilledCheese]

The hilarious part is how people are upset that Epstein and McAfee died of forced suicide 😂

[@simulationone]

Too soon

[@Rsjabber_]

@@simulationone never too late

[@johnsunlight]

McAfee isn't gone, he's just running in the background.

[@Aerophina]

Also if you're playing ESO download a reshade for it, makes the graphics really nice. Neat Perfection reshade is one of my favorites.

[@chestbuster1987]

Recently rediscovered this game. I can honestly say, I'm really enjoying it.

[@adamwashington9565]

@Athir Fadila He said "rediscovered"...

[@starxhilmie]

RIP real life

[@abdullahamem]

@Athir Fadila I played it the it was released..few days then quit....is worth coming back to it?

[@Cxncxnz]

@@abdullahamem same as I got all the way up to summerset release then stopped playing thinking about starting from fresh and getting all the updates!

[@feo130]

@@abdullahamem no the game is trash.

[@bumi9801]

I started playing eso again and I'm loving it. So much fun building a new character

[@robdebone]

The leveling/experimenting process is very fun

[@eyeless1978]

I quit a year n half ago due to technical state of the game. Magic projectile displacement, lag, combat system. What are you thoughts about these things now?

[@KacperSuhako]

I never liked ESO combat but started playing more this april and I have to say once you ''understand'' how you supposed to play you will love it. I like that everything IS for every player in ESO, I feel like a lot of MMOs just create content for certain kind of player meanwhile in ESO everything is for eveyone and I love that the game is build up, expanded with every chapter instead making older stuff not matter - everything in ESO matters. I mean, it's kinda crazy that most MMOs that sell you ''expansions'' that don't expand your game they just replace it. Visually it holds better than any MMO that came out around it's time and I love how it has this ''raw'' feel, and I do actually love gear desing as it's really simplistic and real feeling. I would say ESO is a game for people that want to play... a whole game not just small part of it. If you are raider or some who only does group content ESO is simply not for you. If you are someone who like to do everything that game has to offer (and it is worth it in ESO) ESO is for you.

[@tchevensky7802]

once you get into guild wars 2, you ll find combat system from other games sucks

[@KacperSuhako]

@@tchevensky7802 I played GW2 since betas, love the game but what devs doing with it is awful.

[@tchevensky7802]

@@KacperSuhako what are they doing? there is a new expansion coming up this year, i played it like 3 or 4 years, still havent find a good game to compare with

[@KacperSuhako]

@@tchevensky7802 End of an Saga was awful, story is not that good, because they change direction often and you can tell also they didn't write ONE interesting character. They get bored with stuff and no longer do aka Raids, not much of a content, WvW still didn't receive promised updates years ago, PvP went downhill, balance is meh in both PvP and PvE, optimalization is a joke, and dx12 mod is not a fix, economy IS run by people who cheat and Casino wasn't and isn't the only one. Plus a look of minor things. I love GW series, played GW since 1st game, I love the world, lore, fantasy, art, music and many other things but ANnet really need to get a grip.

[@tchevensky7802]

@@KacperSuhako i dont feel that because im more aimed to pvp and to be honest, its pretty balanced to me as long as you get skills, im platinum player and i havent gotten my self into pve content long time ago. I used to run fractals but after i got my legendary wings from it i got bored.

[@dhaub7174]

Unsubbed from WoW a few months ago and picked up ESO again. Loving it.

[@francoisturgeon1176]

oh god just play ffxiv for 1 week and u will never play eso or wow again and yes i played both of them .. both are shit compares fo ff

[@stranger5312]

@@francoisturgeon1176 just let him enjoy the damn game not everyone will enjoy ff14

[@benlev3375]

I am the opposite. Have all jobs at level 80 on FFXIV. Did all patch content and nothing to do left so unsubbed and subbed to WoW

[@kevindie]

@@benlev3375 *_I found the unicorn!!!_*

[@Zinaroth]

@@francoisturgeon1176 I played all three games for many years and they all have their merits. None of them are better than the other, they all have strengths and weaknesses. Since you're sipping the FFXIV fan juice I will highlight the biggest problems have that ESO and WoW does better: Lack of PvP, unresponsive combat and poorly timed telegraphs for enemy AoE that does not fit animations, server latency that often sits at 500+ (but isn't that hard felt due to combat already being unresponsive), a lack of playstyle customization in your respective job (ESO has almost total freedom and WoW has talent trees), world building (WoW is truely open world, ESO less so, and FFXIV zones are on rails akin to single player FF games) and then ofcourse the JRPG aesthetics throw a lot of people off including myself (child races and catgirls in bikinis make up like 30-40% of the player base). FFXIV does a ton of stuff better than the other two but it is in no way superior. Stop pushing your preferences onto other people, there's enough people in the FFXIV community crusading nowadays as it is.

[@funkygamer2251]

Solid MMO. Excellent graphics and fully voice acted.. no subscription needed ?! Yes.

[@kelzanlienbre4642]

really cool that you got an sponsor for a game you actually liked when you made the video about it :D

[@jeffreyherda9684]

A friend of mine in Thailand plays ESO on EU servers. I joined her in there. Love the game, but I can never truly have a main. I keep making new characters and trying out builds. Currently doing a StamNecro, my own build.

[@verYCreepyDoll]

5:00 love how they hired laura bailey and she put all these emotions into her voice while the NPC's face is just 😐

[@shriyanshpandey112]

They should implement a separate crying animation.

[@Hitman7846]

Shame you didn’t stumble upon the the companions you can collect.

[@Binidj]

They are the big feature of Blackwood too.

[@InimicusSolitus]

I found companions add little to the game, it's just some side fluff. I think SWTOR did a much better job with companions.

[@nathanwalton340]

@@InimicusSolitus till they changed things and made the game to easy till max lv for Starwars nights of old republic

[@Claude-Vanlalhruaia]

The only useful way to play companion is as a healer, as a dps they die very fast, as a tank its ok but need tons of golds to properly gear for a subpar performance.

[@cpb1000]

Man I was waiting for craig to get a companion

[@Snyde91]

Another huge con (for me at least) is how 95% of all mounts (probably 99% of the cool ones) are from loot crates. As someone who loves collecting mounts, it’s very off-putting they’re so heavy on the cash shop. It wouldn’t be so bad if there was a decent amount of stuff you could earn in game

[@Kessra]

In the end that boils down to some cosmethic stuff. I never understood why people need hundreds of different skins for their mounts when they actually can only sit on one at a time. Some of the mounts can also be obtained from logging in each day and doing the endeavors, though you probably need to grind those for almost a year. In the end this boils down to whether the time investment or money investment is the better fit for you

[@vadimnimarov8796]

i totally agree with you. why cant they have proper mount achievements or raid or dungeon boss dropping mounts. cash shop mounts are fucking lame

[@freelifematters6193]

Yeah and if they add that now it would bring a lot of people to the game

[@visitor2605]

Worth noting that this expansion adds companions, if you're looking for that kind of thing

[@Supadrumma441]

That are functionally useless for anything other than healing.....yay.

[@Peeps86]

This game is great for lore and voice acting.

[@gotogi83]

True.

[@kopeldacheto]

And exploration

[@0xszander0]

Yeah I kinda enjoyed it for a while. The combat just got too boring too quick. It feels quite static.

[@ivansalamon7028]

It's storyline and voice acting are absolute plastic garbage.

[@pdpMASTERP]

but one of the most underwhelming for PvE challenging content and combat in general :\

[@Milan-mh4nc]

Imo the biggest downside to this game really is the eso+ crafting bag. Playing without it feels like I'm working instead of playing a game. The combat can be fun in areas where you actually have to pay attention to what you're doing like in the veteran solo arenas or when soloing dungeons. Had a lot of fun that way.

[@Coyote_529]

Today I learned that whispering IRL helps sneaking in game. :)

[@profjpg]

/////The thing that annoys me about this game is that with every new adding, the starting experience changes. Instead of starting with the original Main quest you are always thrown into the current AddOns main quest. And if you want to actually start with the original main quest you have to look online how and where. This always puts me off every time I try the game. I wish they would give me the option at the beginning of the game to decide myself where to start. --->EDIT/Update: I jumped back in and they seem to have updated this problem! At least when I created a character and finished the Belfier tutorial I ended up in a room that brought me to any of the by me owned starting areas through gates. So I could actually choose where to go, and the tutorial lady even explains to me what is going on in each region. And if I skip the tutorial, it brought me to the original main quest start with a little intro movie summarizing the original tutorial area. So, I am really happy to see that!

[@vitalengine1271]

Omg I literally just started to pick up this game again yesterday and then peon drops this banger. Life is looking up for the first time in a while

[@soulplay4755]

Snap

[@ErioArubino]

I wish new players would realize a few things before they get too invested. The company ZOS doesnt care about anyone who isnt a complete casual. Raids are always released broken and stay that way for months. You only get 1 raid a year and must pay 40$ for it. PVP is always broken and the pvp population is less than 1000. The performance in pvp is actually unplayable with 2-3 second skill delay. Thats been going on for years. There is no obtainable mounts in game, and for pretty much everything nice looking you must pay money for in the crown shop.

[@Zinaroth]

@@ErioArubino The game hasn't been about maintaining a veteran player base for many years now. If you continue to play ESO do so knowingly. It's a casual adventure that should not be taken seriously. Five years of veterans voicing concerns hasn't changed a thing and the game has grown immensely over that time so why would they change the formula now.

[@bobbythorton7693]

@@ErioArubino yeah my problem is the pvp is so dead now. Had to unistall ready for new world

[@vitalengine1271]

@@ErioArubino I love the game’s atmosphere, combat, story and all around vibe but I just don’t rly k what to do tbh. Like I’m not high level at all I’m only level 23 but I’m already just a bit lost. I love dungeons but they get repetitive, battlegrounds is pain cus I just am not levelled up enough to hav a gd build and grinding is rough. I think I’m playing the game wrong. Can anyone gimme some tips

[@ardariustatham8507]

Can you do a first impressions and current impressions on Thailand . Would be interesting to get your take in a fully fleshed out video

[@guyinreallife6035]

I went back to my old crush ESO after my WoW guild folded after Denathrius AOTC; and I have no regrets, I friggin LOVE this game. the combat isnt the best, but the sheer exploration aspect, just that Elder Scrolls "whats over there" kind of getting lost in the wilderness feeling is so damn good in this game.

[@r3mz370]

That's the best way I've heard that described! "hey... what's over there?" ---- that perfectly demonstrates how good the world exploration is in this game. When the player is curious and wants to explore.

[@guyinreallife6035]

@@r3mz370 it's the quintessential "hol'up'a'minute" game 😉

[@wilhelmo9513]

Do you think the wow combat is better than eso?

[@guyinreallife6035]

@@wilhelmo9513 thats a hard one to answer. the simple answer is yes, I do, but thats because they have two different systems. WoW is the best tab-targeting system in the business hands-down. ESO is action combat, and just isnt that good. I like it well enough now that I know how animation canceling and weak-attack weaving works, but its kind of a pain in the ass at times. I'm not a fan of the front bar/back bar rotation; I'd MUCH rather have 10 skills on the 1-0 keys and 2 ultimates, all in a row, rather than the bar-flip. the bar-flip exists as a console control compromise, i get that, but the combat is the weakest part of the game. but that just makes it a 8-9/10 personally

[@devinbelver7124]

I agree with peon when he said GW2 has a better combat system. But I do think eso has better story telling and immersion. I like to imagine an MMO with gw2 combat, eso exploration, black desert graphics, arch age amount of features, WoW amount of content and economy..

[@kingjman1994]

Full map completion used to be incredibly easy before they removed Veteran Ranks and implemented level scaling. You could just grind to max level then go back to any low level zone and one shot any of the world bosses practically.

[@MAcrovaxM]

Hey there, great video! 100% map completion for all basegame and DLC zones took me around 1000 hours. That's with doing some other stuff too like PvP and farming , dungeons, etc.

[@IndiePatron]

I really tried to like ESO but it feels like an arcade version of the elder scrolls series. Couldn't get into it.

[@alvaroszilagyi1751]

True, I tried 3 times to get in but it feels less fun and the world is also less engaging than Skyrim or Oblivion for example. Idk but is weird.

[@uberleet01]

so true

[@ErioArubino]

Its an arcade version of the game where you spam left mouse button?

[@IndiePatron]

@@ErioArubino 😂

[@BornGam3r]

It’s not a traditional Elder Scrolls game. If you treat it like an MMORPG and not TESVI, then you will have a great time. Granted you like MMORPGs of course.

[@HabarudoD]

5:00 Laura Baily is a beast when it comes to voiceacting👌

[@cahles6679]

Played this game for like 2k hrs with my lowest of settings because of my potato pc. Completed multiple vet trial dungeon until my pc gave up and die. I dont have money to buy gpu and didnt have a chance to gave a proper goodbye to my guild. Really loved ESO even though it has multiple problems in it, but still the mechanic heavy trials and dungeons gave me a good time. I will return someday if covid wouldnt kill me first.

[@christien6230]

Did you ever get a new PC bro

[@funkygamer2251]

buy a pc. lol.

[@Flying-Fox19]

PS5, Series X or used previous gen systems? I can't score a Series X my self 😕

[@KingKuroTV]

As an ESO content creator I can answer the question in the title quite easily. Yes. This game is worth playing IF AND ONLY IF you plan on PvEing only. The PvP is broken, unbalanced, laggy, and it literally just doesn't work. No other way to describe it. It's just broken in every regard. PvE is awesome tho 👍

[@Acw35]

Facts, and unfortunately it’s the same thing for most modern mmos because they don’t care about pvp players

[@dopeness5848]

yah last time i played this game i wanted to just pvp but i quit because it was so laggy. think ima play again for pve.

[@andyd3447]

battlegrounds is fun though

[@lyricalbrit]

I do battlegrounds alot and never lag, tbh I get addicted to doing them

[@EvolvedProblems]

You missed out on alot of features that might help drag people into playing like the companion system which makes soloing alot of the content by yourself easier, item set collecting (every piece of gear you pick up is logged into a book which then you can craft from whenever you'd like, instead of having to go back out to grind for X set piece), achievement completion (not just zones) that unlock colors and ect for transmog. There's probably some more, I haven't played in a few months. Love your content man keep up the great work Edit - The ability to join multiple guilds! Helps out ALOT with LFG

[@shyco321utube]

I've completed about 80% of the map in 400 hours on one of my characters.

[@ronniekoomba922]

Here's a cookie ()

[@TheLegend-hw3zu]

Cp 700 and haven’t even completed the main story

[@icheeseit_3050]

Bro go out and live life😂

[@anthoonius_gabagoolius]

Go make some friends bud

[@kingX777]

Fuck them 👆🏽. Do what you want.

[@BubbleButtBonds]

There are certain main quests in every area which “update” the local vicinity once you have finished the quest, this can result in you not seeing people in certain areas if they haven’t done the same quests or are ahead of you. Does not include major cities

[@NightyCore]

i was wondering about that, i felt as if the game was empty sometimes... thanks :D

[@exoticmaterials2695]

Those are called "instances".

[@BubbleButtBonds]

@@exoticmaterials2695 whilst it’s true that there are several instances for each zone, you shouldn’t confuse that with the progression updates. You can be within the same instance as someone, you both travel to a part of the zone where you’ve done the quest and they haven’t and you won’t be able to see each other but you’re still in the same instance. A difference in instances for example, is being side by side in a major city like grahtwood, you can see their group arrow but can’t see them. Select travel to them and it will put you in the same instance and you’ll be able to see them, this won’t work for progression updated areas like Arenthia in reapers March. Hope this helps

[@mental4508]

To people that are worried about the combat, I find it’s the best part about ESO. Very fast paced, exciting, with a high skill cap to the base mechanics. I have over 5k hours in game and can still get lost playing for hours every day. Great game with something for everyone!

[@APD-cv2wk]

Nope not for everyone, for you

[@cracmar03]

I really love the mad science bit to builds in ESO. I definately enjoy this combat.

[@Faulkon]

Fast peace?,

[@Banshee409]

Great review, but I’d differ on the armor point at the end. I really enjoy the detailed armor - it’s just a graphical preference, in my opinion. More stylized art styles definitely “pop” more.

[@Nistel88]

I love Eso! Out of all the games I've played, it's the one that has not failed yet! And that's because it's a monthly-sub based game, for the plus version, that can focus on content to put out yearly! Technically you can play for free once you buy the game, but I do not mind the monthly eso plus! The crown store in it feels fair! It's cosmetic. Nothing in there that would put other players at an advantage gear-wise or leveling wise... I love that I can chill out and play casual and/or solo! Yet be social when I feel like it & do content with other people! I love the lore & and story telling! There are only THREE things I would want Elder Scrolls Online to change/update! Out of that entire game, and it's thousands of hours worth of content to play, only just 3 things! And to me it'd be pretty much perfect & revive itself! It's not a dead game by any means, millions of people still play it even after years of being out. But by revive, I mean get NEW people excited to swarm in & try it! #1. It needs to do away with the need for trading guilds! Not everyone wants to join multiple guilds, just for the sake of being in a couple, for the ability to trade. Not to mention, most trading guilds charge you weekly (gold) to be in their guild, on top of the fees they receive as a cut for each item you sell. Cuz they have to bid on Trader NPCs in various locations. To the newer player, it feels like an overwhelming & complicated MESS! And is a turn off, to playing the entire game as a whole, when you have to learn all about how it works, & join specifically trading guilds - just to make decent gold like others in game. Eso needs to have a server wide shared Auction House, where all people regardless of guild, can sell items! The trade system needs to be more available, simple, & inclusive to the player base! So an update to redo the trade system! #2. Update the graphics & UI... it's already a beautiful game! It's aged very well, and does not look bad at all for how long it's been out. So imagine if they spent just one year - instead of working on a new chapter/dlc, just one year - to make everything LOOK more modern & up to date. With newer, more realistic graphics! Imagine if you took the graphics that brand new games have now, and applied it to the beautiful & cool environments/zones that eso already has! Imagine that A+ top notch Voice Acting, with a world that's got updated graphics to go with it! With a newer, fresher UI (mini map, skill bars, & so forth) so that nobody has to use add-ons to achieve it! The fact I have to get add ons & keep them updated on minion, just to have a better looking UI ...that could be a deal breaker for some players wanting to try eso for the first time! Also, I don't mind having to switch to a back bar for my skills... but having more than 5 on one bar would be nice! Because you have tons of skills you could mix & use, if given just a little bit more space! #3. Lastly, I am with you on not hating the combat in game! It's as you said, not the worst! I find the combat in eso much easier to use, compared to other games I've played. I was HORRIBLE at pvp in other games, but actually do well at pvp in eso! Which feels good to me personally. I like not feeling horrible at something lol. But they could tweak the combat system just a little bit, and spice it up some, for those that seem to hate it! Again, just more or less giving it a simple/small update! So that newer folks would be willing to come in & like the feel of it a little more. Other than that, I love Eso! I have no other gripes about them at all. And even though they are FAR from being my first mmo, I will always carry a soft spot for them even more so than my first mmo's do!

[@cracmar03]

They definately should redo the Guild Traders rules. The fees and taxes are all because the Guild Traders are bidded for weekly, if guild loses they don't have trader. So it's constant guild trading grind to win one. And Trader is said to cost immense amount of gold. They should make: 1) More guild traders per chapter (imagine Blackreach town getting itself mini market in that mining town) 2) Make some limited perma Crown priced guild traders - if guild buys that one, they have it permanently and guild cannot bid on base game traders auctions, perma would require cost of keeping up their stall in some non-base game traders place. That would definately sieve out the need for traders each week as some richest guilds would get these. 3) Make base game guild traders sharable - as in 5 slots each one, and when you shop you just open tab for named guild store - as in you open interaction, and first window would be Guild A Guild Store, Guild B GS etc to choose. That being said I LOVE how guild trader npc's have their own unique lines and personalities. I always laugh when I interact with that wonderfully miserable altmer trader in Lilmoth, Murkmire while he stands right next to that redguard trader who is enjoying the area. And then there is dunmer trader in Senchal who keeps promising that he isn't there for slavery nor does he thinks khajiit should be enslaved etc. I just love how mere guild traders, stablemasters, merchants ALL have their unique personalities. Even that simple thing adds immerison for me. That's why I don't want auction house - I don't like idea of cutting out these npc's which give even more life to game, I just want improvement for guild traders rules.

[@Nistel88]

@@cracmar03 yeeeeah... or you could just update & do like most modern games now and have ONE server wide shared auction house. and those NPCs can be one or two per town, all connecting you to the same AH! I said the taxes & fees are because they have to bid on the NPCs. So I know that. But it all sucks & needs to be made as simplified & as inclusive as possible! BEST way to do that, is eliminate taxes! Eliminate bidding! Eliminate a need for any guild to have to be just for trading. And just make all the trader NPCs an universally shared AH, for ALL PEOPLE to equally sell & buy from! To post an item includes a small fee but it goes into the eso-phere lol! Not to a guild or player.

[@marcinjanke]

You missed the new companion system and new CP system. Otherwise fun video.👍

[@vengefulbeauty]

Your voice is so soothing. It's what a warm hug would sound like.

[@waveexistence3512]

I’ve played this game on and off since launch. The game keeps getting better. Aside from the lag 🤷‍♂️

[@violetbliss4399]

Hey Peon, I really recommend placing a point into the assault pvp line passive you get at the first rankup, it increases your riding speed by a lot. It helps combat the silly mount training accountwide thing. Anyway, this game is so worth it for anybody that enjoys MMO that is also an RPG, and doesn't mind third persion action combat/optional tab target hybrid.

[@zarakikon6352]

I didn't know that you could switch to tab targeting ? How do you do that ?

[@nickmylo8703]

Imperial (heavy) shoulders. Thank me later. Also know that your shoulders size scale off the arms slider in Char creation.

[@chadeusbradleyiii5258]

I’ve tried getting into ESO a handful of times, bought the game twice, but the only thing that drags it down for me is the two mega servers. Why in today’s day and age, do we only have 2 servers, the little bit of lag you experience really brings down the experience

[@He_who_rides_many_winds]

Should be Scandinavia Server, UK(& Ireland) Server and Japan Server or maybe combine them(?!), South America Server, Asia Server and Middle East Server

[@cracmar03]

Because they want to cram all playerbase in one place. They probably don't want to end up like WoW with it's numerous dead servers. I kinda like it, you can met people from all over the place - rather then just be stuck with local people.

[@He_who_rides_many_winds]

@@cracmar03 We all know it’s because they don’t worship the Baboons and thus are not capable of sustaining a Wozza Server.

[@zironthegamer]

I like ESO more than any other mmo out there and I hope we get more classes because it's lacking in that department the only classes I'm enjoying playing is the necromancer CP 204, my templar lvl 26 my sorc lvl 17 my dragon knight lvl 6

[@Mr_Saxon]

My favorite thing about ESO is the events. Almost every month has something to do, somewhere, and gives you the chance to earn new cosmetics. For instance, we just had an event celebrating three of the base game zones involving world bosses and daily quests, and now we're only a few weeks away from the Halloween event. It feels like there's always something new to be getting on with.

[@banthegreed137]

I was wondering about if that happens often cuz i really think i should buy this game i like mmorpg games and i think Elder scrolls is one of the best in genre

[@SuperAlvinator]

I haven't touched eso since it's issues back when it released, but I feel intrigued to try it out again this year.

[@Ray-vr6qn]

i started playing it a year ago loved it has really good pve and insanely good pvp and i was mainly there for pvp but zenimax pvp servers are shit so you can never experience good pvp but i think i ll try logging on soon aswell

[@beerdubbeerdub123]

it's not worth it bro

[@lucifearus]

Hey Peon, i do a lot of pvp/pvp content and pve, its pretty fun. Europe times probably impacted your amount of people shown, but the NA server is ALWAYS packed, also the game does have instancing, which may effect how many people are displayed on your screen at once in *some* zones. I know you mentioned you wouldn't do transmog in ESO, but you should REALLY go to a costume station in a town and check out all the styles and outfits, along with the polymorphs in your collections (collectibles keybind) and other transformations or character model edits, i think youd really enjoy customizing your character once you realize the vast options, actually, its much more detailed than just simple transmog. If you ever look up some pvp videos, or PVE parse videos you can really see how people keep high damage rotations up or customize their builds. You can also achievement hunt in ESO for lots of custom unlocks and rewards / titles / outfits / etc, this is shown in the section of your quest journal key. Goodluck!!

[@Kyser96]

Damn it I wish I liked this game. The lore, setting and fantasy style are so perfect, but something about that Bethesda style jank in the movement and combat does not sit well with me.

[@sillyredsheep2421]

Exactly my problem as well. The combat just feels so not impactful, like I'm swinging around a wet noodle.

[@willywonka00]

It takes time to understand how to play. And you will understand how fluent the combat can be.

[@XPMUWHAHA]

@@sillyredsheep2421 it's a lot to learn. But once you have the right gear, skills, food, potions and things tend to melt quickly.

[@sammygreco]

@@XPMUWHAHA for me I don't think it has to do with a learning curve, it's just that nothing feels impactful. I could one shot things or do 1 damage, and it feels the same. everything else about the game is damn near perfect, but I have to agree the combat is just mediocre at the very best.

[@firstlast-wg2on]

It’s ZeniMax studios though, Bethesda only published the game

[@ML-lf8wb]

Wow, your reasoning for why GW2 players might like ESO made a lot of sense. I think you've become a very smart commentator on what makes certain kinds of MMO players happy vs. others, and that clearly comes from the depth and breadth of experience spending a lot of time playing most of the major MMOs on the market. Other KZbinrs often spend just a few hours or days in each MMO and can't provide as informed a take.

[@LouieNJ]

Elder Scrolls actually has a lot of fun to offer. The downsides are that they really try to capitalize on that "fomo" element like what exists in mobile games. Rewards for logging in daily, various things taking extremely long times to research, etc. I tend to dislike this model. Also hurting it is that their server infrastructure has really lagged behind and because of that they had to completely revamp the progression tree and the super fun PVP area Cyrodil has all armor set bonuses 4set ability disabled because they contribute so much to the lag there. The combat is also def not for everyone, but PVE and PVP are completely different experiences. I hate PVP in most MMOs I have played, but I really enjoyed it in ESO because of all the build/armor set combos make people/fights unique. Many will find the type of combat really boring though. Last, the game is really meta heavy. Builds and armor sets shift every patch and you really need to be tuned into that to be any good. They need to stop pumping out expansions and fix some of the more basic issues with the game. Having a massive awesome PVP zone where your best armor set bonuses are disabled is stupid and broken.

[@boerny6757]

Totally agree with the fomo stuff. Every time i quitted eso is the past was because I burned out but felt like i need to log in instead of just not playing it for a week resulting in me doing that, starting to hate it and not playing for 8 month. Also there are many people here who say that they dislike the combat system. Since you actually played the game and seem to understand why they dislike it, could you explain it? To me it feels like skill is by far the most important thing in ESOs combat system (atleast up to the point they changed CP). Once you get a decent build, skill is all that matters. You can 1vX, you can beat higher CP players so why is it disliked this much? Note that i stopped playing when they increase cap to 3600 don't know how important CP is by now^^

[@deaththeclover]

@@boerny6757 I completely agree with the original commenter but I can explain a little bit more about the combat. I came into ESO a few months ago and got to about CP 700. In all that time leveling, I’ve come to the conclusion that a big reason people dislike the combat has to do with the massive skill gap with DPS. Questing in ESO can be fun for awhile but it gets boring after some time, so most players find more enjoyment in doing group activities such as dungeons/trials/group dungeons/or arenas. If you aren’t able to hit good enough numbers with DPS you get kicked and replaced by someone else. This makes it so that players feel pressured to obtain meta gear and/or work on their skill bars and rotations to reach maximum DPS. Players also feel forced to master light-attack-weaving and animation-cancelling allowing for more hits done per second while also weaving together skills. Pro players who’ve been practicing on their skills and learning their rotations for years got everything down to muscle memory. Meanwhile, most newer players struggle to reach high damage parses. Speaking from experience playing on mouse & keyboard, the amount of hours I spent building skills and practicing them over extended periods of time have put my fingers through so much strain. All for the sake of trying to improve DPS and to feel a sense of progression in my characters’ strength. It ultimately led to being burnt out from the game and feeling discouraged seeing as I’m stuck with a 15-30k DPS parse while other players are reaching 80-110k DPS parses almost naturally. This reason alone is why combat is so disliked in ESO. It gets boring and repetitive to mimic a certain rotation everytime just for the sake of maintaining high DPS and having to work so hard on your DPS just to be considered a decent player.

[@Cthulhu013]

Ah, there lies the fundamental problem with ESO. Expansions. The area that they essentially copy/paste, wrap in neat tidy new packaging and expect you to buy ...They will never stop this. It's how they milk you of your money by mostly wasting your time with the same old content. They have no intentions of actually filling the massive cyrodil area and making it interesting for example ...

[@LouieNJ]

@Ira Fomo totally exists, just like with a lot of MMOs, but it is turned up in ESO. My trade guilds would kick me for being inactive, I'd miss out on tons of massive XP and free gold from dailies and writs, if my research finishes I am not there to start the next one I am adding tons of time to become a master crafter, and not entering in PVP daily will diminish my rank. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying this is a make or break aspect of the game but it is def a con for me. There are tons of times where I didn't want to log in but felt the pressure of how much I'd set myself back in XP, gold, or rank. I def enjoy that the time I do spend in ESO on one character feels like it matters and is an investment I can feel...but at the same time where is the payoff? Even when you master a solo build you get bored after a while and wonder why you're grinding in the first place because loot is so RNG intensive. Trials are the same way. So the only payoff comes in PVP, however Cyrodil is broken due to the lag and you spend all that time getting these hard to RNG sets but they turn the set bonuses off. It also doesn't help that people find ways to exploit that lag, like ball groups in Cyr, that go against the spirit of the game by exploiting old hardware, but also contribute to making the game more unplayable for other people. It's frustrating. As far as the combat is concerned, many feel like ESO combat doesn't feel impactful. I don't really care about the animation canceling so much as the aesthetic of combat overall due to the lack of feedback when you swing at mobs. Like I said, the impactful nature of the combat feels different in PVP than PVE for me. It's a lot more exciting. I wont go into the rest @DeathTheClover came close enough on trying to fill the skill gaps. At the end of the day, to each their own. Maybe I am too sensitive, but I find other things to invest my time and money into.

[@LouieNJ]

@@loveblanket6512 I'm aware. Like I said in my last reply, my opinion is that ESO employs this model more than other MMOs via the calendar rewards, daily writs, daily dungeons, daily quests, daily mail from the profession perks, etc. It feels very mobile-game-esque to me. More so than any other MMO I've played.

[@mental4508]

Also, to those concerned about the population in Blackwood zone, there was recently an event that offered players double crafting materials from another particular zone, so many were capitalizing on that and flooding the zone. I’m sure in coming weeks Blackwood will be filled with questers

[@r3mz370]

I absolutely love this game! I hardly ever have a moment where I am bored and want to do something else. Probably the game I have enjoyed most as of late, especially after quitting World of Warcraft. ~~Things I love about the game:~~ +Character/Build cusomization. With over 500 item sets, tons of skill trees and abilities that morph, CP Mundus attribute and the ability to become a werewolf or vampo... The possibilities seem endless on what you could create and this is easily my favorite part of the game... just theory crafting and trying out weird and wacky builds to use in pve and pvp. It is really refreshing coming from WoW when you basically just do the same build as everyone else..... +The PvP is always so much fun! It's Midyear Mayhem right now and everyone is flooding the PVP game modes and it is a beautiful chaos. Queue times feel much faster than WoWs pvp. +The PvE I thought I was going to like the least about the game but I am actually addicted to Vet Dungeons and Hardmode bosses. I really enjoy the tank role and I love the tanking style in this game... You can try to handle your responsibilities in a variety of ways... You can be a unkillable tank if you build your tank right... a dps tank... a support tank that buffs the party and shields the party.... you can make a aoe taunt and super mobile tank.... Queue times are almost immediate as a tank :P Dps doesn't feel bad either... again... a lot less waiting around like in WoW. +Player Housing! I f**king love this! Again coming from WoW... if it wasn't raiding, M+, or pvp it didn't feel like there was anything to do in the game when friends weren't online or it wasn't raid night or something... I'd often be in WoW just .... logged on to be logged on? I was terribly bored. Something like player housing is really relaxing and fun to do when you don't feel like being super focused and intense in pvp or pve. +Crafting! WoW crafting is boring and unsatisfying... Eso gathering and crafting is super fun to me... like above... a really relaxing activity that gets you exploring the world and appreciating the beautiful areas. It's also a really nice way to make some money $$$ +Story and World exploration... like a true elderscrolls game... adventure awaits you around every corner in every zone. Side quests feel relevant to what is going on in the world/zone and/or the main story quests or expansion story quests. The world and the immersion has a great integrity and while adventuring you feel like an actual adventurer. While I explore the world I am also getting skyshards for more skillpoints and lorebooks to lvl my mages guild... I'm getting crafting materials killing world bosses, helping people out with dailies like Dragons in elswyer, hunting for leads and doing archeology/skrying, doing random story quests for fun. I dunno... I just feel like anywhere I go there is something to do. +Community is amazing. Most of the community seems to be encouraging, supportive, and happy to help out and answer questions. I haven't yet experienced any toxicity actually. I find it odd you didn't run into many players.... I am constantly encountering people... They are like ants... they are everywhere. ~~Things I don't like that much:~~ -The animations are a little meh... not bad but they just don't excite me that much. -The art style took a bit to get used to coming from the cartoony art style of WoW. But not I actually prefer this type of art style compared to WoW... so maybe it's a pro now? That's it.... I really feel like this is the MMO for me... It's got content everywhere you look whether it's adventuring, crafting, raiding, dungeoning, pvping, theory crafting and making wacky builds, story telling, dailies quests, player housing, archeology and exploration, and amazing lore....

[@blacklord3212]

Some wow fan now will reply to u with all positivity in wow haha , leaving tons of negative shit xD

[@cracmar03]

Ah yes, the wacky build. I am expert on that and idiotical housing structures for sure. No joke last 3 characters I made, I can comment fighting on them as "Gods. I don't know what's going on. Pls help". On my last Warden I have no idea who killed who, since she is swarmed with crows and spawns volcano, so often mob is dead before she can reach it + she uses the Falcon Speed skill so she is running up FAST. As in real fast. Combine it with spawnable things and you get idea of clusterfuck. My altmer templar mage burns fast through enemies, but he isn't good for sustaining himself when swarmed for sure, playing him is tricky thing to do, good that he is strong healer with healing set bonus whenever he activates sun shield ability. And last one was runaway train templar, on whom you might have used joke about Leeroy Jenkins. He is definately op, so much that he was taking lead on Skyreach run with ease, just wiping enemies out before even 50.

[@iriviking774]

Actually the transmit system had a big overhaul and they added a lot of unlockable motifs with high fantasy looking items!

[@AussieNord]

Peon: "I've got 170 ping so hopefully I should be ok" Aussies playing with 270-350 ping "Le Sigh"

[@Betruet]

Its why I quit after years of play :(

[@feradus9414]

What server do you play on as an Australian?

[@Betruet]

@@feradus9414 NA. with exit lagg I could get 270 on a good day but yeah 350+ was not uncommon

[@feradus9414]

@@Betruet ah OK, you still playing Eso then? With that ping I'd probs quit

[@Betruet]

@@feradus9414 my wife used to play also, every now and then she says we should go back on but its only for "story time" I've been gone about a year now. We have completed every zone togther over the years which has been great but as far as PvP and high end PvE goes I've done it but maintaining top teir performance is rough with that ping.

[@metalspoon69]

ESO is one of the games i actually went for my factions loremaster achievement, never did finish it but i love how questing stays relevant even if you reach max level.

[@The_Conundrum_Crew]

You mentioned that Blackwood felt empty of players despite being a new zone. I think a lot of people have said the same thing. It's so weird because non of the other expansions felt that way. Something must be up with how it manages concurrent players in an area.

[@OhSo_Bear]

Late comment, but also it's important to note 2 important elements: Not everyone purchases the latest expansions as soon as they're out, usually people wait for the classic year-end discounts to get it, it's really full of people nowadays. And 2) ESO manages an "instance" system inside the megaserver. If you haven't completed any story quests, you're placed in one instance, if another player has already done quests and stuff, is placed in another instance. In consequence, you won't be able to see that player, even if you're in the same zone. This makes it virtually impossible to see "all" of the players simultaneously, hence why you don't see a massive amount of people around.

[@1Crazyguitarist1]

Yes it's worth playing , best questing BY FAR in any mmorpg,it's just so enjoyable the stories are very cool the zones are gorgeous ,character progressions feels amazing everything about it is just so good. ESO is the only mmo that i play where grinding doesn't feel like grinding cuz it's just so enjoyable.

[@MrSimeonk]

After a year at launch on my pc I came back via the PS4 this month. Overall your points are on point but there is a new class Wardens (another new class Necromancer if you upgrade to Blackwood) so to me that seems a dramatic improvement. Maps are endless and the key point you make is you can play this mmo they way you want with all elements of an mmorpg catered for.

[@Vejcucnikos]

Well, those two are no longer particulary new, but I get it that you just came back. Anyway, imma gonna jump in too after sometime. I need some chill time inbetween studying for finals.. oof

[@sayphexgaming6861]

As an eso player I recommend this game to everyone who enjoys a good story and is more PvE focused as I think from experience the game is more focused in that direction. I play a lot of PvP and I can tell you PvP feels a bit outdated compared to PvE. in PvP you can play: Battlegrounds (instance based 3 squads of 4 vs each other - the thing you saw in the video) you have many different game modes and they are random. Cyrodill - a massive zone where 3 factions fight for it's control. You can siege keeps and outposts, take scrolls and fight vs a massive group of people. BUT there is a warning is very laggy! all the time. The devs said they are trying to ''fix'' the lag, but they have been trying to for year and it has not been any better if not even worse. Imperial city - a higher risk and reward zone where you also fight for it's control. By killing players or enemies you earn Tel Var (a rare currency, with it you can buy special gear and other useful stuff such as a special glyph and polymorphs and chests for you house). This type of pvp feels the most balanced then the others. It is also not laggy as cyrodiil. There you will find a lot more groups of smaller size.

[@rawvegangreece]

i play since start and was laggy since then in cyrodill

[@KingBatiatus]

When the sponsor is another MMORPG. You love to see it!

[@Wontellu]

I completed all the maps in the base version, all quests, fishing etc.. Got platinum trophy on ps4 :) took me 1200 hours.

[@AllanCampo]

I fell in love with GW2 because of ESO.😉

[@XX-wx7nv]

I tried to get in love with GW2, beautiful world but i can't get past the constant shitty cash shop in your face and the amount of dumb fks wearing the ugliest shittiest skins possible to mankind and riding their shitty pixelated dragons while wearing sun glasses in a supposely medieval semi steam punk fantasy game. ESO does it perfectly by making sure everything fits the theme and lore, the insane stupid amount of builds and gear variety will make sure no player looks the same either.

[@billy_cross]

I did like the dark brotherhood running around with that knife pulling that assassination bath and learning peoples bodies after killing everybody inside and that was a lot of fun

[@maykel9175]

I just started playing a few weeks ago and you missed a lot of features that was on your Cons. Good video though. Hope you can dive in a little further to what ESO can offer.

[@stealthchopper54]

Could you give examples?

[@morridune]

nice lil tid bit for the stories/quests the ppl from the side quests will turn up to the celebration at the end of the main story for the area once you complete it so the more you do, the more ppl are there at the end which is kinda cool

[@KingRabid]

"boring" more than perfect description for ESO. dont get me wrong, its a good game, its just not much on the entertainment factor. feels more like a jobby than a hobby. also a little surprised you liked the aesthetics so much, part of the reason it bored me had to do with its dull bland dreary color palette.

[@claytonmitchell278]

Reshade with the HDR turned on with ESO makes it looks a million times better.

[@caladan4130]

If its boring then its not a good game.

[@marcomarcon5936]

Thank you for talking about the color palette, it has always drawn me away from the bethesda games glad i'm not alone in this

[@tombstoned8873]

@@claytonmitchell278 looks great on ps5

[@KingRabid]

@@caladan4130 not necessarily true i mean, its fully functional, the mechanics are sound and balanced, the lore is good, the characters and voice acting is good, the vast majority of what makes a game a game, in it, are in fact good. but like LP said, something just doesnt add up in the formula. good =/= fun. chess isnt the most crowd pleasing, cheering in the stands type entertainment but the game is extremely good.

[@antherrepublican330]

Love that you use the Lion mount. That's my current choice.

[@Vonatar74]

ESO’s graphics always look kind of plastic-y. And then there’s that combat system that feels like an alpha placeholder that never got developed.

[@zanfetsurrok]

The combat takes some getting used to. It's more about weaving certain abilities together while also using heavy or light attacks to gain back your magicka/stamina. It's about managing your resources and prioritizing abilities over the typical cooldown based gameplay that games like GW2/WoW has. I also hated it at first.

[@SSJCyan]

Try the beta compared to now

[@TheFakeItalian3175]

@@zanfetsurroknah the combat is just terrible

[@harkonen7227]

@@TheFakeItalian3175 once you have muscle memory its fine

[@Callistemon]

It's just like Skyrim and oh boy it wasn't that good back in the day

[@salsaucy2547]

Just got ESO and all chapters for $20 on a sale in the PS5 store. Excited to try it out.

[@ellvis94]

Crafting bag is a curse, "pay for convenience" It makes crafting and looting way smoother, therefore more enjoyable.

[@moozel4757]

I dislike having to pay for convenience but I have been really enjoying myself in this game with or without the craft bag. I feel like its a necessary evil, since without the passive revenue from subscriptions, this game would not have been as successful as it is today. Its a good thing its just mainly just the craft bag that is the real benefit from subscribing and not locking actual content behind a paywall. DLCs can be slowly purchased overtime during discounts and you won't miss much without it as the base game has plenty to offer still.

[@ellvis94]

their poor crown store gives me a reason to believe they get more than enough money, but as You said - game is successful and they don't need to change anything because of that

[@MrTryHardPantz]

There are different instances that players might be. Also, Blackwood did come with companions so that did change a lot of how you do dungeons since you can now use your healer or tank or dps companion to go in with you and take up a slot or if you want to solo it

[@jck-b8023]

Tiny fly taking on raid boss dodging the massive arms swinging “will you piss off” attack 😂

[@stealthk8045]

There's a lot to this game, trials (12 man raids) which have 3 difficulties and specific trifecta achievements, also DLC dungeons can be tricky and then there's the arenas. Look up a build from channels like liko, and also practice light attack weaving, it changes the combat

[@serpent_zen5832]

We need new MMORPGS.

[@LuciferCode0]

New world

[@jock4551]

@@LuciferCode0 lol

[@mascape92]

Enchanta. The game has a THRIVING 100+ active player count. Not sold yet? How about the fact that it's basically runescape but with Majin Buu in it? Yea you can sign up now and remember to thank me later. lol

[@Callistemon]

Try FF14 if weeb environnement doesn't bother you

[@fitzviandraduivenab2790]

@@mascape92 your comment sounds like a sales pitch

[@gyalsnextman4725]

The armour is definitely not bland you just don’t have the motifs, there’s a style called Dro Mathra which has glow in the dark blue stripes, the Imperial set has giant shoulders the monster sets are cool as-well I recently paid 50k for a helmet motif that’s how sought after it was

[@LurnWell]

Yea...All he had to do was hit some hub spaces to get a dose of the creativity in the armor customization in this game..It's variation is top notch.

[@CYNC33]

And then there are motifs that go for over 1 million like Vykosa's Helmet. Wouldn't be surprised if there are ones even more expensive but I don't know because there are so many

[@gyalsnextman4725]

@@CYNC33 I know there’s ones more expensive but sadly I’m not a millionaire on eso

[@Claude-Vanlalhruaia]

People talk about the quest in ESO but for me, the fact that overworld content is super easy makes it hard to be immersed and get into it. You hit a couple times even zone bosses die quickly, world bosses are not easy if you are new but I can solo over 95% of them and on my way to 100%. The combat itself is not bad for me personally as it creates a ceiling between good and bad players and rewards people who practice. And I don't really care about cosmetics as it's not the reason I am playing. My biggest problem lies in the ping and desync issue, I have an average of 350ms and around 300 desyncs, this has kept me from reaching 100k DPS, I'm stuck at 90k. Usually, I have around 180-200ms when I use NA servers on other games but for ESO it almost doubles. Connection is also not that stable as you can get booted randomly, game crash is also not something new. I cannot play PvP normally because of this as the massive desync fucked me up especially when going to a populated PVP server like Grayhost, your health was full one moment and the next second 5-7 abilities suddenly hit you and you die, this is because of the desync that doesn't register those abilities in time. I can play BG somewhat normal and non cp on non peak hour but very low population is that trade. If you are from Asia or have high ping, this game is not for you, you will not miss out much playing other MMO as the frustration and work around those ping takes a huge amount of time. Peon impression comes from someone who barely knows anything, this is a blessing and trick at the same time. There are tons of performance-related issues and they are not fixed properly and most of them not at all, a simple inventory bug takes 5 months to fix, break free bug has been around as long as the game itself and still exists to this very day. The game is also becoming more casual with each new minor/major patch, which doesn't properly reward people who are good at the game. 95% plus mounts are through crown stores, end game pve get one trial a year and sometimes a mount for completing 3 very hard achievement which takes times and effort. Most of the time you get skins and title which no one really cares as the majority of them are casual. One particular trial Sanctum Ophidia has been a bug fest for year now. The dungeon finder is also buggy including many of the dungeon itself. The developers themselves promise this year to dedicate for performance-related issue and the best they've done is disabling proc sets only to re-enable them again with some minor constrict. If you are the type of person that wants to get good, play end game, pvp, this game is not worth it. I've sanked too much time to just quit so I am stucked for now. This game has very little love for people who wants to play and push their limit.

[@AS-sn2kg]

I love the combat. I'm always surprised when I see people hate on it

[@fr0ntend]

see his video lol, he plays a sorcerer without shields, or any heals. and in low mmr matches. Of course those people will shit on the combat, as they dont play it the way its supposed to

[@MisterDudeydan77]

people dont like it coz it feels limiting and spammy. exactly like an action RPG

[@UrvineSpiegel]

This game is still pretty good. Its the meta that ruins in. If you play with just your mates, you're gonna have a good time.

[@devinbelver7124]

Metas seem to ruin any game for me. My favorite part of games is build craft and customization. Not "you have to run this build because it mathematically deals 4 percent more damage than your build. Change to that or be kicked from the party"..

[@llwonder]

I didn’t know people focus on meta in eso. I was thinking of playing eso or ff14. I quit WoW finally, fuck that game. The meta is strong in that game and it ruins it

[@lyricalbrit]

Tried this game couldn't get into it - tried it again and got hooked, my most played and loved game ever now I used to be an mmorpg hopper but since I found ESO 3 years ago it's the only mmorpg I play

[@dale7326]

Star citizen, Eve online, etc…

[@JasperDD]

Before even watching- yes it so worth it. I started playing it this year and from group content to sooo content to the vast variety of gear,classes, and play styles this game is great!

[@XxWolfxWaRioRxX]

It's good but not great the story and world is interesting and engaging but the outdated simple combat puts so many people off me included

[@bexclue3007]

@@XxWolfxWaRioRxX it's the most mechanically challenging combat of any MMO I know (due to no cooldowns + animation cancels as well as having to weave AAs in between spells to be proficient). It definitely has a higher skill ceiling than GW2, BDO or WoW. BDO and GW2 just look flashier and "feel better". Imo combat should have some mechanical depth and not just be a "feel good factor". No clue what XIV is like but I doubt it's more challenging than ESO. I mean - MMOs generally have a very low bar in terms of mechanics - you can literally skill click and still be good in some of them - but ESO is actually quite engaging in that sense.

[@MisterDudeydan77]

@@bexclue3007 dude ESO's combat is just an action RPG disguising itself as an MMO. its spammy and limiting, and everyone just follows meta

[@sonof2tards]

@@MisterDudeydan77 True. ESO is on the bottom of every MMO I've played in terms of skill required for a dps rotation and such. BDO is def above ESO in difficulty, especially for pvp.

[@HumanTank12]

@@bexclue3007 You can't have had a straight face typing that. ESO combat is garbage especially in PvE. Stack dots, spam the same spammable as everyone else, reapply dots and repeat. Light weaving isn't even difficult it just takes getting used to. There is literally next to nothing in ESO that is challenging, he'll even the veteran solo content can be done using like 3 skills alone on some classes.

[@PaulRoneClarke]

I log into ESO at Solitude to do my crafting dailies. It is packed. Literally hundreds of players. Peak time Europe is from 8 am CET to about midnight. It really drops off after that for 8 hours. Sometimes l log in then to do some material gathering in Betnikh. Rarely encounter a world event without a load of players already waiting for the respawn. Rarely enter a dungeon or delve without other players already there.

[@Aerophina]

With Blizzard on the epic decline for many good reasons the only MMO that feels worth my time and money is ESO.

[@blackcraft3465]

If your looking for friends on PC let me know! :) I tend to play solo and always looking for a new friend.

[@Aerophina]

@@blackcraft3465 Oh sure! My username is KittenOfSithis add me and ill accept when im back online.

[@butterpants5711]

Count me in too ! I need friends in eso to grind with i want to do a fresh character with a class i haven't tried yet

[@Aerophina]

@@butterpants5711 go ahead and add me!

[@butterpants5711]

@@Aerophina your on Pc Na? Tried adding you but i couldnt find you my username is Eladriels Blade.

[@No_Use_For_A_Name1981]

Non MMO player here, non ESO Plus. I've found this game to be a ton of fun the last month, just questing like any other RPG. The Inventory management is a challenge, but not unsurpassable. The big boss fight quests obviously I ignore because at least currently I just get smoked. But the quests have a lot more to them than typical fetch quests, the graphics are solid and cartoony, nice to look at. Lots of variance on the different areas. I have o doubts people blow money on in game purchases, but the bottom line is so far, I don't see it as at all necessary. It adds up to a fantastic purchase for 20$, you will surely be entertained for hours if you need an elder scrolls itch scratched.

[@Roadrunner_KZSK]

The combo and skill system in this game is actually good with a great amount of complexity and customisation. What's bad is how the combat feels and it's BIG bad. I'd call it a damage over time simulator. Big majority of abilities deal DoT to begin with and the ones which don't still feel like they do because there's almost no impact when hitting the enemy. If you have a strike attack that's supposed to smash and deal damage, make it sound and look like a goddamn smash. Another part of this whole problem is the enemy healthbars. They move from each side and in over time manner as well, not immediatelly. Which again adds more to the problem, making the combat feel like the only thing you ever do is to stack some kind of entropy on your enemies. This is a beautiful mmo in many aspects but time and time again I get burnt out after 2 days because of the horrible combat.

[@emmasgamingcorner1422]

It's really hard to get back into ESO combat after trying other games which actually have combos for example. Pressing a synergy button every 10 seconds is not a good 'combo' system imo. In GW2, you can combo your own skills and that of your party members in tangible meaningful ways. If you put down a fire trap, it will leave a fire AoE, and if you throw your axes at an enemy through that fire field, the axes will now apply burning when they land. If your engineer friend detonates a bomb inside your fire field, they will create a fireblast combo. Etc. ESO's combat is really static and boring in comparison, where skills have no CDs, where everybody just stacks the same spells on their free-build bar so almost every build is just self-buff, DoT up, spam light attacks between everything, then rinse and repeat. Press a synergy button if it flashes on your screen every 20 seconds or so. Lol. That said, it's great seeing videos like this, that highlight the actual advantages of ESO - such as the voice-acted quests and exploration! ESO content definitely deserves a playthrough, even if few people will stick around just for the combat.

[@XxWolfxWaRioRxX]

There is only so much outdated Skyrim combat you can take before even the story and lore cant save it and that's why I can't get into ESO

[@sorina9130]

@@XxWolfxWaRioRxX the worst part is skyrim combat felt better then eso

[@HuntressBA]

It gets addictive lol, in a little over a month I played like 422 hours lol!

[@gabeward1977]

I want to grind but I started with a bad mixture of race and class again it’s so hard to do anything pvp when ur low level

[@ekolodz666]

@@gabeward1977 Lol what? Race helps in PvP only a little, so I'm sure it's not about the race. If it troubles you that much, then simply create a new character

[@willywonka00]

@@gabeward1977 if you on Xbox na I power level you.

[@gabeward1977]

@@ekolodz666 don’t worry I have now

[@gabeward1977]

@@willywonka00 cheers but I’m eu

[@windsorL911]

“I’m not here to steal, I’m just here to be nosy” I wouldve taken every single thing even the most useless items😂

[@axiosespada7651]

MY PRECIOUS!!! -every thief and hoarder ever in this game.

[@azekrai]

when i play i also complete maps for fun, takes a week per map if im playing pretty casual for 3-5 hours like 5 days a week

[@azekrai]

also i moved from us to Philippines, even qhen my exit lag sub isnt active the ping is suprisingly unnoticeable

[@AngryFurki]

How can some1 has such a perfect voice. Sounds straight out of a professional review for a movie

[@_Encie]

to be fair, he is a professional reviewer

[@dan9806]

This is your first video that I watched and I totally enjoyed it a lot! Here's a subscribe. Wish everyone gets to hang out with a friend like you. Thanks to KZbin.

I really loved ESO when I was playing it, the leveling experience felt amazing, quests and lore were fun, challenge was appropriate... Once max leveled, I found out that overworld content was way too easy. Tried doing dungeons and such, but they are incredibly min-maxy (I learned how to light weave and such, but still it was not really fun), so I focused my attention on PVP. Started in BGs, I soon bought BiS gear, mastered my magsorc burst combo and started totally dominating solo Battlegrounds, like absolutely destroying it... But since there is no stats system, no points, no ranks, nothing to motivate you, I told myself, lets do real test and went to cyrodiil.. That zone felt amazing, PVPVE content, sieges, skirmishes, raids, found a small group immediately, got into combat... AND FOUND OUT I HAVE (NO KIDDING) 5 SEC INPUT DELAY. HOLY SHIT. I am not kidding, it was that bad in prime time. Enemy would lock onto me, I would start apllying my shields... ANd I was dead before they went up. Multiple times. Every day of every week. People always just told me you have to play at different times.. I am working father, I can play two hours in the evening for fucks sake :D And it was like this for two months, before I lost my will to ever try that again and just quite ESO alltogether.. so much wasted potencial. Its 2 years now, and it still hurts, and from what I heard, its not really getting any better still, netcode of this game is absolute garbage. So if you like to try ESO the real way - I actually think that creating new character, experiencing whole storyline of one expansion and then rerolling new character for new storyline will actually give you the most fun in ESO - you will experience all those great stories and quest, with appropriate challenge and meaningful nongrindy progression. And even PVP pre50 (after you finish your storyline usually) is actually quite fun and balanced I found out :)

[@ThanosOfLight]

ESO's pvp, when it works, has been the most fun i've had out of any mmos by a long shot. But sadly the devs have had no clue for years how to balance it, and the performance in prime time has been ass most of the time, it's such a wasted potential

@@ThanosOfLight exactly, eso takes the cake for best PVP WHEN it works and isn't completely broken xD

[@softcrisps]

I'm really digging your new IRL background. Your new house is super nice!

[@zozamex]

Peon: So anyways I started blastin'!

[@cobian2006]

BANG BANG SHOTTEM IN THE BACK

[@TattooedTabletop]

Please keep your editor forever. 10/10