Is Eternal Return a Dead Game?

I go over Changes for Season 3 and 4 of Eternal Return and talk about whether or not Eternal Return is an alive game.
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[@CursedSkimMilk]

Eternal return gonna be a slowburn into a staple of the library. Even as a casual player i love playing outside of ranked.

[@Adritoma]

I'm glad you are having a good time! I actually have had a ton of fun this season despite players leaving! Season 3 should be good!

[@doxy_ai]

As a new player who started last week... I'm definitely glad to hear that my new addiction isn't dying!

[@Adritoma]

Glad you are enjoying it! There’s plenty who will play ER as long as the game is up! Just curious how did you find the game?

[@doxy_ai]

​@@Adritoma I'm a linux user, so riot adding vanguard to league means I won't be able to play it starting next patch... so I started looking for alternatives and a friend was like "have you heard of this silly anime game? Your a vtuber its perfect for you!" and now I'm a Leni main!

[@Adritoma]

oh that's great to hear! always curious! But glad you are enjoying the game! @@doxy_ai

[@Agungadi-xc3pr]

yo, i just downloading the game last week and still not even opening it until now... coz i don't really like moba gameplay actually but interested in its character design. guess i'll try it this weekend and see how its player base going

[@twintailenthusiast4081]

Even if player base is small, i'll keep playing as long as it's fun. Great video as usual! Map changes every other season or so would be a super cool. It makes Apex feel refreshing despite it being only slightly different.

[@Adritoma]

me too! I plan on playing it as long as the game is up!

[@Strix2031]

Im gonna be honest i watch your videos but havent played the game in like 8 months might give it a try

[@Adritoma]

I actually get that a lot! Lots has changed in 8 months so might be fun to try tomorrow when then preseason is live!

[@emiki3332]

sameeee the last time i played was when dock and avenue existed, but youtube algorithm randomly decides when i should return to ER by recommending adritoma videos

[@Liawdd]

I stopped just a bit after they deleted solos and made trios the new main mode.. Solos is really what got me into the game a few yrs back.. for me it was what made erbs a lot more different. Queue solo, play, you die you get better next game and eventually get really good at the game if you get into it. Just my opinion though I know some people love squads, have fun yall

[@Adritoma]

yeah i think solos had a lot more soul to it but i've grown to really enjoy squads!

[@mazuurekii]

you've described exactly how the game feels for me. the loop of play - lose - quit - queue again, teaches you a lot about the game and is one of the reasons I loved the learning curve when playing solos.

[@SupahFib]

I’m kicking myself for not hopping back into the game when 1.0 dropped after seeing the numbers it was pulling. Hopefully with more global support in season 4 the player count can grow again. I need more fellow iron players to queue with lol

[@Adritoma]

yeah i'd expect atleast one more push like 1.0 so there will be another chance! Queues are better now than they were most of beta though!

[@fel524]

I really hope this game finds it's two feet. I've been a part of the journey since 2021 and really don't want it to fail, so I'm hoping they delegate a proper budget to the marketing

[@Adritoma]

Yeah I’m thinking season 4 will be a bit of a final push but who knows I said that about 1.0 as well lol

[@marystinchcombe7763]

Every time I see your vids/streams I always get a little inspired to try redownloading the game and seeing if I can play/will enjoy the new characters. Its neat to see the changes that they are trying to do so thats nice!

[@Adritoma]

I’ve been having fun! I’d at the least give it a try at season 4!

[@toxicdermyillunary4103]

For anyone scared to try squad, I swear to God you'll love it. I'm not a confident guy so I just play cobalt when solo is removed. Looting, crafting, pathing with a team is a pressure to me so I'm just too afraid if I suck balls. But I Really want my Haze swimsuit (fr) so since all the bp mission is achievable in normal I eventually try it. And NO, no one really expect all that much from you, just play normally, walk with them whenever you can. Especially since I'm casual, it's really great. I don't see toxicity all that much and you can just enjoy the game even if someone cheese you Day 1 or 2, you'll be back at it again.

[@Drosba]

I stopped playing almost 2 years ago because I just couldn't find games. Then this video popped up and I was like: Oh, yeah, I subscribed to this guy when I started XD. I'll install it again and try to find games, I miss Silvia :).

[@Adritoma]

games have been a lot better for popping in NA since 1.0! I think the changes have been fun so def worth a shot! Lemme know what u think!

[@Drosba]

@@Adritoma I'm going to be honest, not a great experience coming back so far. The changes seem fun but I didn't even get to play the game. I play in EU and login in I wanted to play solo, only to find out that the solo mode had been deleted. From that point onwards I knew what awaited me, in EU even finding games as solo was hard. I hate with all my soul playing in squad, especially as a new or returning player, but I love the game, so I wanted to give it a try. After a few hours of queue, the player counter only moved to 2/24 once, for a few seconds, probably someone in the same situation as me loging in, seeing 2/24 and being like: nope, alt + F4. I know it's ranked, but I don't like to be dominated by some pro players playing normals, I want to play with people in a similar level, to the extent possible. I will sadly have to pass from now. After finding out about the solo mode removal I watched your videos about the topic, and I think the same as some comments, it's the worst decision they could have ever made, they could have removed squad mode since it needed more players and the game doesn't have a player base big enough for that. I'll continue to watch your videos, but I'll miss the solo play even in them. I hope a random meme pops up somewhere and the game picks enough players for it to resurrect, but for now it even suprises me that the game is still alive. Thank you for replying, btw.

[@caueferreira8159]

I legit loved the Wickedriana skin but when I found out it's on season pass I almost felt like I got an arrow into my heart since I live on Brazil and prices here are... ehh. I played almost if not mainly Adriana in early access days and came back like... 3~4 weeks ago because of a friend who invited me again and I love playing squads, even playing rankeds while my region is pretty much dead(South America), there is like 50~70 people max playing but it is fun, I wish I could afford that Adriana skin right now. Love your videos, I always come back into your channel for more Eternal Return info from time to time, subscribed. ^^

[@Adritoma]

Aww I hate to hear about the prices especially for someone else who loves adri. If I could get you 1000 np off would that make it affordable for you?

[@hieuinh4642]

I’m glad that my new addiction not gonna die 🎉🎉🎉

[@feeldesu182]

Daddy Adritoma, please come back and upload a new banger

[@lancefernandez1434]

I hope they add new maps centered around a certain theme. Lumia can be the OG/normal map then maybe they can add a map a futuristic map in the style of cobalt's map, then m maybe a circus map etc. It just feels like something that'll really spice up the game for more casual players having different maps to play around which maybe can help bolster the game's playerbase.

[@Adritoma]

yeah that's my dream! I know they are trending that way but i hope keep trying!

[@aveu7056]

i just discovered this game and im loving it

[@thorium9]

I ended up taking a break when the matchmaking bug's started, but I spent the whole break really missing the game, and it was so much fun coming back to ER, even with some of the queue issues. But man, season 3 is just gonna be a season 4 waiting room for me, the weather system looks like it'll be so much fun. I also hope that they will continue to experiment with moving objectives around for each season, it's a hopefully easy way to keep things feeling fresh without having to change much, and I'm already looking forward to the fights that will happen around the indoor spawns for alpha/omega.

[@Adritoma]

Yeah I think season 3 will still have some fun stuff like the achievements but I definitely agree season 4 is where it’s at

[@kiragotshotagain]

personally i just think they need to do a little more advertisement, the core game is fun asl, they just need to extend that out, easier said than done of course but still everything they have is very good

[@Adritoma]

I think the gameplan is on season 4 they advertise outside of korea! they haven't really done anything global yet. But they advertise plenty in Korea

[@kiragotshotagain]

@@Adritoma that’s dope then!

[@LesageSinging]

I'm a new player. I'm in love with this game in a way I haven't been since counter strike or even SC2/WC3. I was a top of ladder NA player in wc3 and masters league every season I played in SC2. There is so much potential here. My one gripe is that I'm struggling with the team modes. The engagements can feel hopeless/chaotic, but that's also just any team game when you start out/are bad. I really hope this game can live a healthy life. I personally don't need it to be a smash hit. I just don't want it to go away. It's a gem. Also, nothing outlines my lack of friends than a team game :(

[@Adritoma]

Yeah you would have loved solos! But I will say it’s day and night between ranked and norms! You won’t get any real engagements or less chaotic gameplay until high elo in ranked and even then some people struggle due to how tough a game it can be! But glad you’re enjoying the game! Season 4 should be big for it!

[@hOFalt]

How I see it is that solos is more fun for some people while trios means fun for more people. Can't play a support character in a solos focussed game and playing full tank just doesn't feel right if there's nothing to protect behind the wall that is you. That's a lot of players you're leaving behind if you don't make these play styles a core aspect of your game. So, as a company trying to rope in new players, it was the most logical move to pivot their focus. Also a complete no-brainer when you consider that other successful BRs do exactly that.

[@Adritoma]

Yeah i agree with this pretty much dead on!

[@slaterborchers6744]

Just started, and I'm really hoping it builds in popularity.

[@Adritoma]

agreed!

[@coxubspetdog2265]

W vid per usual Adri 👍

[@Adritoma]

Thank you!!

[@TheDragonFly98]

i think the biggest issue of the game is marketing. At 1.0 launch, they were supposed to show it off on the frontpage of steam, but then didnt (my speculation is that they didnt wanna compete with, for example, Baldurs Gate 3) But seeing how they keep saying that season 4 will be the season they start more marketing in the west, i am hopefull. This game is my favorite multiplayer game of all time, and i really just want it to succeed. sure i have more hours in league, but that game havent been as fun as ER since i discovered it

[@Adritoma]

Yeah the season 1.0 marketing in Korea actually worked well and they had more than enough players but their retention wasn’t any good with all the reasons in the video. But yeah there’s been no western marketing really

[@christherazor]

I doubt that this game will die soon. I used to play LoL since season 6 and also messed around with Smite and Hots, unfortunatly none of them could hold me on the long run. I´m a fan of battle royales, but never had any luck in those either. After some searching on Steam I stumbled upon Eternal Return and having a blast so far! Looking at this comment section, there are quite many new players beside me that share the same love for this game. The planned changes sound very nice, but I hope the devs also focus more on the marketing part. Too many great games died due to lackluster advertising so hopefully the game makes an "eternal return" indeed!

[@SoggySoup]

Games gonna be fine atleast in korea. NA is where it's iffy. I can still gate games fairly reliably any time of day fortunately but it's close.

[@cheeseymoon2848]

I stopped playing because of matchmaking and bot games, once that's all fixed i am getting back in

[@Adritoma]

they've fixed it a bit and next season bot lobbies should be less after the first few games. I've heard people are seeing a lot less bots now

[@malito245]

not gonna lie, ER gave me that special something that i wasnt getting from other mobas, even kept playing after my friends left but the removal of solos completely broke my heart. i aint no neet or anything but it kinda icks me having to rely on other people to achieve victory. Hopefully they add solos back as a weekly rotation so i can come back.

[@Adritoma]

yeah i'm hoping they atleast bring it back as an LTM

[@enotna]

i stopped halfway through season 2 but i'll definitely play again for season 3.

[@Adritoma]

Glad to hear it! Hope you like the changes!

[@Rat_Witch]

Ngl I've been hovering over this title for really long time, but might finally give it a try when indie moba League pass ends. The aesthetic of the game really is my cup of tea, characters look fun, but the whole crafting system seems a bit overwhelming for me, but hey, it probably always seems like it, when it's new thing? Hope this game brings me a bit of a joy that most games across the years lack to give me

[@Adritoma]

Yeah i'd say give it a try! I know the crafting system is tough at first but after a few games you get the hang of it! They've really made it easier over the years!

[@randomfeg4141]

I played a lot in early access, and watched a lot of your vids, haven't played in like 2 years but I still watch your vids sometimes haha. might hop in to check the game out, bit sad that I didn't play on 1.0 release saw the numbers and it was probably pretty fun.

[@Adritoma]

Yeah the changes the last couple of seasons have been great! I’d check it out!

[@NevonMatsuoka]

The character design of Katja has me super interested in coming back. When they removed solos I left sadly cause I don't have a group to play with and I dread doing poorly with random players, but I definitely miss this game. Maybe I'll try to get good enough to manage playing again.

[@Adritoma]

Yeah I heard rumors of her kit and she sounds really fun! I'm looking forward to her!

[@NevonMatsuoka]

@@Adritoma That's good to hear. Then I look forward to it \o/

[@kgregorius8550]

The one thing that made me slowly play less and less was them taking away solo in the game, the other thing is making more item letting you play in a different way from how your made to play.

[@theonlyyuuki285]

Ill be here. playing

[@detockz]

I would love for an LTM mini-moba mode. The MOBA market is very stale and there aren't many new ones on the horizon. Eternal Return has all the ingredients for a moba and a wonderful cast of characters and I dream of an ER moba. Could even be something similar to League's old Twisted Treeline (3v3) map. Glad you made this video though as I haven't played ER since 1.0 launched and I'll probably hop back in for season 3.

[@Adritoma]

Look forward to seeing you back! But I definitely agree would love an LTM mode!

[@PowerOfTheAsian]

Eternal Return has always been a soft spot in my heart, all the way back in Black Survival days (where I had zero clue what I was doing). I don't want this game to die, its very much a fun experience, but the game is losing playerbase. Season 4 seems to be what I hope puts that game back in the map, and I very much love spreading the talk about this game, their characters (and their designs) and how fun it is and could be. Also pls buff Chiara (Yes I know its like her 7th or 8th buff in a row) or give me back my Knife Chiara from Black Survival I don't care what you say that thing Arbiter Chiara has is a knife not a rapier

[@Rimpoi]

Finally, Adri remember his password

[@Adritoma]

Hopefully i remember it more this season XD

[@Ligantt]

So, Wickeline is my favorite character since Immortal Soul, I was looking forward to Biancaline if there was an event with this skin theme, but they just took my favorite playable character (Adriana) and mixed it with Wickeline. It's definitely in this new season that I'll achieve 1000 games with her. Also, tell me a good build ID for her plz >

[@Adritoma]

Builds are getting completely reworked since items are simplified! BUT I'll release an adri video for sure!

[@jozumakii]

entirely unrelated to ER, but i love your ene pfp! i use the exact same one on my other platforms and got whiplash thinking this was one of my comments LMAO kagepro fans are alive n well in 2024

[@Ligantt]

@@jozumakii Completely unexpected for me too

[@JTsWorld87]

I still play this game! Let's get more people in on it!

[@Adritoma]

agreed!

[@Novabeam]

I hope its not dead, I just started and I love it

[@Adritoma]

it's not! Playercount going down but there will be another surge of players again! So if you also love it i'd stick with it :)

[@Richard-gq3pm]

First time seeing this game, no clue how i missed it, but it looks like battlerite which i was a huge fan of. Might give it a try !

[@Adritoma]

It’s worth it! Really fun!

[@kubafraszczyk7517]

Soo, first of all, great to see ya after such a long time, Mr. Adrioldman :) Also, any dates when season 3 and 4 start respectively?

[@Adritoma]

season 3 is in a week but all the big changes start tomorrow in preseason 3! Season 4 should be a few months later

[@choking1668]

when i heard puddles I just imagined Leon zooming like sonic

[@Mazery]

Great video, sadly I can't see the game growing like it did before, but hey, I'd be happy to be wrong

[@Adritoma]

Yeah whether it grows or not i'm happy to keep playing!

[@ruslana4135]

I played during beta right around the time my friends stopped playing, somehow I'm able to hook them back to the game after 1.0, with me still being more confident with any ranged characters, ever since I found out I'm doing really well with melee characters, I've been enjoying ER even more, the only problem for me as of 2023-2024 was the release of Kenneth because he's literally destroying everyone that gets close to him and my main is Estelle, good thing he's a little less scary now For the future, I just hope they will have maybe Hong Kong or Singapore server, SEA players like me is in a hell called SEA Internet where you can even pay the more expensive internet and it's still won't give you 50-60ms ping to anything outside SEA

[@MFeyBlizzard]

Yup i left exactly at that time in september

[@Aizelav]

Stopped playing the game early season 2 because squads is genuinely just so unfun for certain characters and character balancing was atrocious. But I think I the long run this game hopefully does well because it really is a fun good game. I’m planning on maybe coming back around when Katja comes out (she looks amazing design wise) ((bring back solos, it was so nice being able to improve without having to worry about fighting 1v3s or wondering if mistakes were because of teammates etc.)) good video! Looking forwards to the future!

[@deusvult9439]

We were 3 friends loving this game, but couldn't find rank game :( Season 4 looks great tho, hope the game get some hype and players

[@Adritoma]

When season 3 starts I’d look for ranked games! Early in the season is best and if you are like gold or plat end of season games should be easier to find!

[@deacoplo1693]

Coming back to the game! Haven't played for 2 years!

[@Adritoma]

Since this was posted trajectory of the game has been going up! Been loving it this season!

[@Lenasia_II]

I've been thinking a lot about the past few months why I have some little bored feeling in this game even after update. you give the answer that make me agree at the 3rd part of the video. map is the problem to me. Understand it's difficult for small DEV teams. But hopefully they will make another update about map when ready.

[@Adritoma]

Yeah the map is such a big opportunity and sets it apart from other traditional mobas. I think there starting to realize that

[@PresTsukasa]

I used to play this game back when it just came out. Returning to it again only find out that the main gamemode I played (solo) wasn't there anymore certainly didn't feel right. On the positives though Its still quite a blast to play since the core gameplay has always been really good to me.

[@Adritoma]

glad you are enjoying the game!!

[@rimaevenstar]

these changes or future changes are nice. but will it matter if everytime someone wants to play ranked they can't find a queue? also not sure of the viability of playing squads. Solo is just easier to jump into. I came back after a 2 year break and it seems like it has the same issues it used to have back then :/ imo they need to pull all ressources into a huge marketing push to bring new players in. people want to feel like their queues will pop at any time of the day and not just during ungodly hours. Man i really hope they fix these issues because i love this game .. :(

[@jonathangutierrez5602]

Dude i had no idea that this game existed! I was a huge immortal soul fan back in s1-s5 heavy then off and on later. I'm definitely checking this out, even though I've never been a moba player. I'm actually so hyped to play. Rip immortal soul tho I truly think was a unique experience.

[@Adritoma]

Yeah immortal soul was such a cool game! Unfortunately it was already sunsetting when I got into it! But I hope you have as much fun with er as I have!

[@thesparrow8333]

I love the game and its really fun, i hope one day they will blow up but until then all i will do is enjoy the game with my friends and hope it does not die

[@Adritoma]

Agreed! I feel the same!

[@mrzima723]

I loved the game, then they removed solos and I got unlucky with my random teammates so yeah. I will back if Solos are back, but I ain't gonna play with random people that have no clue what are they doing... (Literally one Player going over to us, oneshoting two of my teammates because they are very slow with completing their build, then I win 1v1 and get my teammates back, but jeez it's annoying as hell. Solos are better.)

[@0verDDoS]

great video as always adri The game cant die until JP is released so theres still time 💀

[@Adritoma]

Surely JP in S4 😂

[@johnysimps1191]

I agree with you, the game is fine. The best they can do to retain casuals is to make their casual games worth playing. I think the game is waaaaaaaay too stingy with things like skins and earning in game currency that actually matters. Literally just give people the ability to unlock at least 3 random skins a month without having to dedicate their lives to the game and the casuals will stay. The game is a lot of fun and they've already done enough to lower the skill ceiling so that it is enjoyable to everyone.

[@rooper13]

i do hope in seasone 5 or 6 ( if the game is not shutdown) i really hope they can put back duo and solo back because ill be honest im enjoying the last 2 season of trio but damn without the solo the game felt much more limited. But i do seasone 3 will make a good impact

[@Adritoma]

yeah if season 4 doesn't help things out much i could see a chance of solo coming back!

[@rooper13]

@@Adritoma hope so i enjoy this game its fun its great its just need that good core experience and more exposure

[@nopestuff5085]

I wanna hop back in but my current internet situation is unstable af. Might as well wait until life stabilizaes a little.

[@user-hs7fm6in5n]

KR server you can pretty much queue at any time and you can still see people play ranked. I'm not sure what's with EU and NA but KR has been pretty fine with rank queueing.

[@user-nm6ub9bh1n]

Used to play solos, but when they got rid of it, I had so much more fun in the team mode than I ever did in solos. Solos would be fun again, but it's not that important to me WEATHER SOUNDS HYPE THOOOOO can't wait for rain :D

[@HollowedCero]

i had stopped playing because of the queue bug months ago :/ i got banned queue up in bot lobbys etc :l

[@Adritoma]

the bugs aren't as bad now but every once in a while happens

[@KazPvp]

I just started playing the game again. Last time I played was like Echion’s release and he is by far my favorite (I missed Echion’s Cadet skin and I’m hella salty). I was reading some of the changes and thought they would be underwhelming cause I’ve always had an issue picking this game back up cause I’d practice my routes for 10-20hrs have some fun. Then balance changes would hit and id have to do it all over again. But the new loadouts, starting items, the droning for items, and the kiosks have made picking up the game again a blast. If feels like you can play flex so much more, and there isnt only one right answer now. Cause before there was only one optimal game plan to secure all the valuable resources, 1 farm route, get wik, then snowball the final zone. But now the late-game items are being crafted so much more often it feels like there are just more good fights. Before it felt like when I got my route down I would just stat check every1 (they were all just +1) except the last like 2 teams because I was so far ahead cause I practiced my route so much. It was kinda boring. My reward for being optimal was having to wait 20min to get to the last zone to actually have a good fight. Now every team I run into at least gets to play the game. I’m having a blast. I think ur downplaying the crafting changes. They are some great quality of life, the game feels much more polished now to a returning player.

[@Adritoma]

The crafting changes I mention in the video are pretty minor but adds to the whole picture you described. I agree crafting changes feel good and 90% of these happened at 1.0 release or before but there’s no way for you to know that if you haven’t played since echion release

[@KazPvp]

@@Adritoma 👌 For sure, appreciate the reply. Dnt get me wrong, love your videos. Ur pretty much the only creator I come to for ER content cause I like your personality. Keep up the good work. glhf o/

[@Adritoma]

@@KazPvp appreciate that!! And yeah I didn’t take it the wrong way just wanted to clarify!

[@drowsydom2283]

I love the game. and I like most people I moved to league as soon as the new season started cause I was hyped for it and never really came back since. part of it I think is cause I just kinda lost interest in some characters and couldnt find someone I enjoyed so I dropped it. but Im planning to come back and try to play again when katja comes back as I am really intrested in her. the game is really fun and unique so I hope all goes well and the game dosent just drop too like 1 or 2k active

[@drowsydom2283]

A thing I do wanna add is I would love to see a new map or an extension of the map,something cause now that I think about it more playing the same 1 map for who knows how long just gets extremely boring and repetitive.

[@Adritoma]

Yeah I agree, the maps one of the big things they got going for them they should take advantage and change it more often

[@-alif7188]

Just started playing back after I played for a while during its very early inception. But knowing that I'm playing on Asia's server, I prolly will put down the game again since I believe that it would be difficult to really enjoy Eternal Return casually. Wish the dev make changes to the bots, especially the hard one, so there is at least a good front to play the game casually.

[@sy-ep6dv]

Played immortal soul back when it was still up, LOVED THE HELL OUT OF IT. Fast forward to several years, I'm still a big supporter of NN

[@cccelestialcodex4401]

I haven't played much because of school, unfortunately.

[@Adritoma]

I'd check it out for S3 or 4!

[@yeneyeneyeney9648]

I just returned to ER and I am playing it more than ever in the current update.

[@Adritoma]

great to hear!

[@ohhiaustin]

I had a blast with season 1, but once Tsubame arrived it really dulled my want to continue. It seems like every new character release comes with -everything-. A shield, lifesteal, untargetables, huge aoe, cooldown refreshes. It felt quite literally impossible to escape with certain characters. Solos shouldn't come back because the game balance would tank. As someone who played in early access, supports were an instant loss (I play Priya, I should know). The game feels like it's having an identity crisis especially with crafting; it's the legacy of immortal soul yeah, but it's also the biggest hurdle for new players.

[@katushikita_]

i stoped playing for a bit, my problem wasn't really with the game, ofc there where some things like the queue, i dont play much ranked at least, i didnt then, but when i did want to it just took way too long and i aint got that much free time, but main reason was my own computer, it ran ER but barely, it was pretty bad and frustrating at times, i pretty much tought i was just severely bad at the game, and ofc im not amazing, but a few days ago i got into cloud gaming and happily found out they had ER, i tried it and boy did it make a difference, ive been popping off, ofc i dont play perefectly but its so much better, so now i can confidently say im here to stay!

[@MythiKira]

If an issue is the low player count (since other popular battle royale games don't struggle with this), WHAT IF we had a PvE gamemode for teams of 3? What if you could drop in with your squad and do a bunch of silly chaotic objectives while different modifiers switch out between plays/rounds? I have hope this game can cook, but I think enticing casual players with a non-compeditive gamemode sounds like practice for eventually taking on the chaos that is norms! ALSO YOUR EDITING IS SO FIRE ADRI YOUR VIDS ARE BANGERS!!

[@Adritoma]

Thank you I was editing this for a week lol but yeah I’d like a PvE mode at some point for when queues are long! They’ve teased it but I doubt it’s priority

[@Tihamatt]

Honestly i really wanted this game to pop off, like i truly love this game and i want it to be successful, i can just really really hope. Of course when i saw that adri skin i knew youd love it lmfao

[@Adritoma]

Haha I’ve been so hyped for this skin!

[@Neiyoh]

As long as the queue bugs exist the game will continue to decline, there's been so many days where I log on just to get 'A player of the team cannot start the match' and dumped out of queue 5 or 6 times in a row. I have a lot of patience, but not 15-20 minutes for one game kind of patience. What do you think about the new night vision changes by the way? I'm thinking it's going to be incredibly annoying LOL

[@Adritoma]

I think it could get reverted but I am kinda scared about it because i like mages. BUT it could add more flavor to the games day night cycle so we will see!

[@Se3vil]

EPIC =D

[@Makkle4000]

For me ranked is almost impossible to pop because I get home at like 9 or 10PM on the west coast. Would love to play but norms alone doesn't do it for me. Also League is a thing

[@Adritoma]

yeah for ranked if you aren't plat+ it's tough finding games. I'd say after preseason ends give ranked a go and you should get games!

[@VSPRNX]

I've played about 200 hours and I can say that the game is great. The only problem is that the developers have no idea what marketing is. Due to the lack of advertising, there are no players in the game = disgusting matchmaking = inability to play on the European server in the ranked queue at any time except in the evening. I hope that the game dies as soon as possible because all that is happening at the moment is mockery of people. The developers should be ashamed.

[@HollomnthemAll]

We need solos and duos with balancing and effects overhaul as it’s hard to see sometimes

[@Decoupeur2Gazon]

As someone french (i play since early 2020), big french streamers from League of Legends (CEO of KC, Nisqy the pro player, and their friends) played the game and added a hype (maybe some hundred new players but you know, when others see a game growing they join). But in the end they left the game after 1 month which is pretty sad.

[@Adritoma]

Yeah it’s always been tough to get big streamers to stick with the game even if they like it since a smaller player base means a smaller viewer base

[@Lemon_Water9]

I played the beta a ton in 2019 and stopped because 4 hour que times. Ive been loving it since I came back.

[@Adritoma]

Glad you’ve been enjoying it!

[@chuchubag]

As it is, the game is already fun and has a good baseline. The problem is they have no advertising outside of KR. Even just the servers themselves, it's a pain playing on constant 100 ping if you're outside of KR but you can only play in Asia. That said, they're adding back Asia 2 but that will bring back the problem of splitting the playerbase. Back when we started in late 2021, Asia 2 was still a thing but was facing the same problems as you guys had: no queues. They need to either focus their resources on upgrading their servers or try to reach a more global audience. As far as I can tell, even their advertising in KR is spearheaded by content creators. It baffles me to have not seen a single ad for ER, not even an ad on the side of a website. Like, come on, they made all these good booba skins but can't even put them to good use. I remember that one video of the character screen glitch that showed Hyejin's heart prints (?) and it went viral. I also remember them promising EA S9 to be a season of stabilizing and marketing... and, well. Yeah, we see where it took us. I'm honestly not expecting much from NN's marketing team at this point. But, that's that. I'm hyped AF for the new support items and the new Mythic tier items as well as all the map changes for a more dynamic gameplay. I'm still hoping S3 and S4 will bring in more players to the game. Eternal Return to the moon.

[@Adritoma]

Yeah hopefully season 4 the global push is actually big for advertising and no just Korea focused with a little outside ads. But yeah I agree I hope season 3 and 4 are a lot of fun!

[@justsomeaveragekoala1900]

nah mate, this game is just like megamind, it'll take years for people to realize how wonderful this game is (or the memes from this game at least, ah yes... memes, the DNA of the soul)

[@reedpotato]

Hi, new into the game, and fan of Battle Royal (the movie) I think should have a last man/girl standing with just one survivor and add some lore to the game itself.

[@Adritoma]

that's what the solos mode was! If you look back at older vids it was last man standing and i think with the achievements a lot of lore was added!

[@ChaoticRupture]

Game died for me when they removed solo play. Will come back if they bring it back, I haven't played since...I miss my waifu dailin.

[@Adritoma]

well hopefully they bring it back as an LTM but I'm doubtful its back as the main mode after the changes they made to characters

[@chino200ms]

Even though changes are small they're keeps growing little by little and it's already looking like every new season will look kinda like a launch content-wise with upcoming changes to map,items etc. Plus they kinda have to promote outside kr actually since twitch is getting restricted and uh twitch is er's main source of promotion? I think so at least. As for the season changes i'm exited for weater and Tsubame and Haze skins,they're looking nice

[@Adritoma]

Yeah I agree! And for the haze skin I wasn’t too hype but then I saw her gun for that skin and it changed everything

[@chino200ms]

@@Adritoma I mean you have to admit,Haze looks cute bro

[@barrypondssmite]

This game is so not dead, it’s fine

[@chipichipiomo]

Agreed 😊

[@OurJynx]

Eternal Return is what started me streaming regular and got me into contact with so many wonderful friends. I loved ISBS and I've been with ER from the start and love it dearly, so we've all got to do our best to help it thrive. 🧡

[@Adritoma]

Agreed! On my end irl stuff kinda got in the way of new videos last season so I’m hoping to do my part this season 🎉

[@HappyLovesNymph]

Im literally gonna start playing it rn

[@Adritoma]

Glad to hear it!

[@-nufzy-]

As long as they are not an average AAA studio, I'm sure they will be fine.

[@yesopenthedoor1179]

I'm trying to get my friends to play with me but I can't seem to convince them! How do I convince more people to play T~T

[@slushyplane]

I'm looking forwards to asia2 server hopefully lowers my ping in Australia haha

[@TVtweaks]

Asia 2 use to give me 150 compared to 180 on KR hopefully its lower when it comes back

[@Nerofufufu]

I love when I hit a mutant camp out of vision and I'm swarmed by a million chickens

[@ThePixlator]

If they don't market this game in global its over for us in the west. Gameplay is great. Lack of player base is the main reason it's hard to keep playing. Nobody wants to spend more time waiting for a match then playing in one.

[@unananan22]

I hope nimble neuron doesn't overcook on their game

[@catinacafe7105]

well well well I know what I'm playing tonight.

[@Adritoma]

well until server goes down for maintenance!

[@startedlizard8678]

Lol i just found the game so hearing this make me so optimistic lol

[@_Daemonic]

I personally didn’t play much last season (mainly because the season started with just everyone 3 stacking to myth) but I started up again after hearing that diamond+ was solo q only! Definitely enjoying the changes and it’s been easier to convince some of my friends to give the game a shot after they further simplified base builds and mob farming. Also helps that Arda got a bunch of buffs while I was away lol

[@Adritoma]

Yeah I’ve also had a much better time in ranked with the three stack change. That’d definitely was an issue that made ranked a drag but glad you are back and yeah Arda is pretty good rn!

[@tj_puma]

I was playing this game consistantly from the beta to full release, and was so happy they got rid of solos to make it into a team based game. But because the community hated that decision, it was always hard to find "happy" teamates, very bitter because of the changes. I personally stopped playing a few months ago because i litterally couldnt get past the que glitches, it would take an hr just to hop in a game after relogging like 3 times lol. Wasnt worth it anymore, even though this is the best game ever

[@Adritoma]

Yeah I’d say for the most part the queue bugs aren’t bad anymore. But yeah I think I’ve seen a lot of this with teammates as well but still been enjoying the game recently!

[@sekira4516]

so to summarize, it got overshadowed by League making the first big changes to Summoner's Rift in almost a decade combined with the fact no one gives a shit about playing during a Preseason.

[@Adritoma]

well a big part was the queue bugs and the lack of new content, that was bigger than league or preseason being sleeper

[@sekira4516]

@@Adritoma what *is* the queue bug exactly? I've only heard that there was one but nothing else. I took a break for several months so I think I missed this bug being around.

[@jewelia_rainey]

Me just wanting to play and haven't been able to queue for 3 days 😢

[@chipichipiomo]

Oh here we go… can’t wait to come back to this video a year later when the game is no longer “dead” 🤭

[@Adritoma]

Haha I hope to come back a year later to that

[@cccelestialcodex4401]

Maybe solos would be great in a smaller map and with less players. What do you think?

[@Adritoma]

it's possible but i think a big map is a big appeal for a battle royale! I just think having each game different with new maps or changes will help imo!

[@user-pv1nl4qp1g]

I'd try to give Eternal Return another go if they put some focus on story/lore. The story was part of what made me like Immortal Soul so much. As it stands though, especially with the visual design of most post-IS characters, the game just feels like another generic MOBA I'm too dumb to play. At this point I'm infinitely more interested in the fanmade restoration project for Immortal Soul, Black Survival Project Lumia.

[@Adritoma]

On the roadmap they have lore as a season 4-5 goal! But right now every achievement you get gives a little lore!

[@Krisostomo25]

I love this game but the ping here in Asia is so ugh. But soon when I upgrade my pc , hopefully can play again soon but man the game needs publicity, it's kinda nice ngl but bug fixes should be a priority atleast.