Should you play The Elder Scrolls Online in 2024?

[@Jo-Heike]

Becoming ready for endgame in ESO is fairly easy, to perform on a somewhat even playing field you need to be level 50+CP 684-ish, which does not take that long and can be quite fun if you enjoy questing, or have some people to do PvE content with. You also need competitive item sets, which is a bit easier for DPS characters as you can use multiple options to achieve the same goal while for tanks and healers the gear you're expected to have for endgame are more set. There are good crafted (player created) options for DPS characters, as well as mythics which aren't locked behind doing difficult content while being some of the strongest items in the game (requires a DLC or ESO+). Because the game has a "stickerbook" system where gear you bind to your account is permanently collected and can be reconstructed you can effectively begin collecting once you get out of the tutorial, the process happening passively as you acquire gear. Although there's no point putting together a proper setup until you're level 50 cp 160, the gear cap. Besides account/character level and gear the most important thing is acquiring knowledge. The number one source of good knowledge is active endgame players. There's also some content creators that are worth following, although, verifying who's currently up to date, as well as who is actually providing valuable advice is a good practice. Active player guilds, particularly ones focused on helping new players, and doing PvE content are great if you want to learn how to do more difficult content. I want to mention a couple content creators/communities that make for good starting points. For DPS there's Skinny Cheeks (youtube/website), for tanks there's Hyperoxes (youtube/website) for healing there's the Healers Haven Discord Server (this is the one I have the least experience with). Although, check the dates and patch numbers on what you're looking at always.

[@cozycaster]

Great comment and call outs for build resources, I’ve pinned your comment - I hope it helps others better find some of the resources they’re looking for.

[@Wolfatmebro]

@@Jo-Heike i agree if you consider vanilla vet endgame, i wouldn't use most content creators build not because they are wrong. You should test everything and understand the game from the ground up. Alot patse video's don't show u what content builds use.

[@Jo-Heike]

@@Wolfatmebro "vanilla" vet?

[@Wolfatmebro]

@@Jo-Heike non hardmodes, I've solo tanked and solo healed all non hm content. However hardmodes in general theres only 1% of the player base that can clear it consistently. That's where I consider endgame. Score pushed for 4 years and rarely do i see a endgame worthy player. 6 years ago i would say it's much different, dps was a max of 60k. Now people hit 120-150, meaning content is significantly easier.

[@Jo-Heike]

@@Wolfatmebro I see. Non-HM vet, which would be clearer if you said that. Anyway, as far as I understand Endgame is vet-HM trials that have been released somewhat recently, and beyond that you have score pushing, which if you have been been doing that for 4 years, kudos to you. Still I feel like if you're really dedicated you can get ready for end game in a reasonable amount of time in terms of in game grinding at the very least. Knowledge and mindset are still the hard part. Anyway, about content creators, in my comment I do first and foremost recommend learning from active endgame players, but content creators give an accessible starting point. Now, if you'd like to recommend some content creators which you think are good enough to be an early stepping stone that would be appreciated.

[@VirtualTeds]

I've played ESO for roughly 8 years now. Your video is a great summary and I will share it with my friends I want to encourage to try it. Keep up the good work!

[@mitch8bjukenon]

Best mmo out there imo. Lots of content for new players but its really fee world and there are so many things to do. Cheers

[@cozycaster]

I agree, it’s a great MMO and so worth playing!

[@brendolbreadwar2671]

WOW is defiantly better for early and endgame

[@jerricholeejamessantos7808]

Are there still lots of players ?

[@brendolbreadwar2671]

@@jerricholeejamessantos7808 yep

[@Michsomething]

Thank you for this excellent video. I have tried the game years ago and was wondering if I should try it again. I think I will.

[@WeHaveNoTalentSorry]

I played the first 3 years, even played the beta. I was in the battle of the Chalamo. I quit for several years and came back. It is much much better. They did a good job of adding plenty of content. I feel like I can really progress and take some pride in what I achieve now.

[@KMSDerpitz]

Honestly, I am a returning player. I got burnt because I level and cp rushed so I could PVP when I first started (CP 1250ish). Now, I'm going through exploring and treating it like an adventure and having a blast. I even came up with a backstory for my character. I will only do questlines and choices that would make sense for my character.

[@cozycaster]

Glad to hear you’re back and enjoying the adventure! 😊

[@Moochers]

Just started playing for the first time and this is exactly how I've been playing. Been loving it so far.

[@Lupinemancer87]

Well, I'm playing it in 2024, and I've been playing since 2014, and I absolutely love it. So, I think you should play it, but hey, that's just me.

[@Cooperharley0204]

Incredible game for anyone looking into it and 100% worth it! You’ll have hundreds of hours of phenomenal gameplay, exploration, questing and end game activities before you really start to see ESO’s biggest issue - monetization over end game rewards. Highly recommend as they’re improving constantly 👍🏻

[@2SanJunipero]

---------- I'm new to MMO games - currently playing New World: Aeternum - and I really love that game! Maybe this is my jam now....IDK, but I'll check this one out too.

[@Zigzagg0420]

Just the quests and voice actors game is worth it but u add dungeons raids and pvp yes it's worth it in 2024. People say it's dead I play on ps5 and always people on at night cities never feel dead.

[@aurorathekitty7854]

I played on PS4 from 2016-2019 and PC form 2019-2024 with long breaks here and there. It's still a fun game to get into and lose time

[@VirtualTeds]

I've been playing ESO since 2016 and this is a nice summary of what the game offers. Great Job!

[@cozycaster]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@regulator18E]

Im gonna keep playing either way, but watching and commenting for your analytics Edit: your oratory ability is very good.

[@cozycaster]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@SatyrnGameNSoftwareReviews]

Best MMO ever. I completely see why people do not like it, but to me, you can not play any better MMO right now. GW2 is the only other MMO close to ESO. Anyway, I just wanted to say how much I love it lol

[@bombyvonbomberson3285]

I’ve found, since the end of COVID 19, end game raiding is very hard to find a group. My last stable group was 2 years ago, and with the introduction of update 35 and the mass end gamer exit, end game trials have become a nightmare. I have a handful of trifectas to compete with no experienced players to group up with and focus on, or the will & time to do it with newer players. It’s like casual players want to do it, but are extremely unreliable and either no show, or drop out right before start time.

[@alexbell8483]

I must say if you explore the menus you will find I guide that tell you all sorts of info and if you ever gets lost for whether to go? There’s also I guide for that which starts you off off each areas story so your never lost for story lines to follow

[@cozycaster]

They’re all great features, the problem is the world is so big and the quests from other zones that overlap and take you elsewhere can create a lot of confusion. I think them deciding to change the tutorial back to the original will help some. The room of doors, while pretty neat for returning players, isn’t very helpful for new players.

[@Fuzzatron3000]

What I hate about ESO is how unfriendly it is to alts. You cannot just play a second character with the same skyshard level, the same horse and it's basically like having an entirely new account. I have one character I play as it's too much hassle or a massive irl money cost to get another character up as high

[@Psystylez]

I played ESO for the first 4 years and haven’t come back since. Can you matchmake dungeons fairly easy still?

[@cozycaster]

Yes! Tanks and healers can be in shorter supply but there are tons of people running dungeons from queue finder. There’s a new group finder tool too that makes it easier to find some more specific groups, like achievement hunting or gear farming.

[@hassanzeineddine4924]

Great video !

[@cozycaster]

Thank you!

[@resurrection1174]

I got into this game years ago but I just couldn't make friends. Maybe it's me or maybe there's just a lot of solos in the game I don't know.

[@nova3124]

Yeah, world feels most of the time when I'm going through zones. I guess everyone is just walking around at the most recent DLC.

[@Yosi_M]

Great video! I hope we get some kind of cross play in the future, i would love to see more pepole on PS NA in some areas.

[@cozycaster]

I would love to see cross play too, especially for the console servers!

[@Manu_Jacoby]

You are great...same like your videos and this one as well... I personally have no reason to leave the game, even if the game itself has been just a routine for me for a long time...I was disappointed by the last dlc Gold Road, nevertheless, I will stay in the game... on ps5 there is still no problem with trials, for example, you always get into the group..normal or vet trials too..And a few more sentences at the end of my comment..I'm a female too, but hardly anyone in ESO knows that....I want to say that if people know that you are a woman, they treat you differently, much better... The eso community is not that great, I have met a lot of players that I try to avoid...In my opinion is not exactly bad, but definitely not great..Thanks for the video, I enjoyed it, it was awesome...take care..

[@cozycaster]

Thanks so much, Manu

[@a-1932]

NO BEC WE NEED CROSS PLAY

[@cozycaster]

I’d be down for console cross play!

[@Morninglockwood]

I dislike your very last comment in the video. The last thing you say is what people remember. Saying people who make it to endgame don’t stay around would make me not want to play if I was new

[@cozycaster]

Appreciate the feedback, I definitely don’t want to push people away from the game and will keep this advice in mind when writing endings in the future! 😊 I have really loved just about every minute of my time playing - but as someone who has played for so long, I also wanted to be honest in my review. Trading, housing, PvP, and trials communities all have some gripes and player churn. That isn’t to say the population is dying - but I want those players that join now to stay, so my intention was more to say, take it slow and enjoy the ride. The people who feel the most passionately about the game are the end game players - but we need more of them!

[@BigHank26]

It's true though I got to end game and it made me stop playing.. you meet very toxic people at end game I can't lie 🤷

[@xBetterxDays]

I’ll do everyone a huge justice and save you time. If you plan on PVEing, there is a TON and I mean a TON of content, on top of housing and events across each map and there’s tons of maps. Also, there’s tons of mounts if you’re into all that. The game heavily focuses on PVE. It is a pve game. You won’t run out of content for pve for a very, very long time, if ever. Now if you’re interested in the PVP, don’t. Don’t even bother. The PvP is toxic. The PvP community is toxic. All Cyrodiil has become if Ballgroup vs Ballgroup. If you’re competitive and you think you’re good enough to kill them, you aren’t. You’ll get 💩 on. Every time. There are the occasional casual players that fall over if you look at them but they’re far and few between. Oh and if you aren’t being killed by Ballgroups, it’s either gonna be by a Zerg or a solo bomber coming in and nuking everyone. lol. Long story short. Play the game for the PVE. NOT for the PvP. Unless you’re crazy.

[@cozycaster]

That’s fair, I personally find PvP to be a lot of fun, especially during events when population is high - but yeah, the tank and bomber metas need a big shift 😅 and it is all the same people and groups outside of event windows. What are your predictions or wants for the PvP update?

[@john0chev]

You're not wrong about PVP but.. Defying the odds and coming out victorious from an outnumbered/outgunned 1vX fight is the best feeling I've ever had in a video game. YES you die alot in PVP but once you start winning fights, it makes all the suffering, learning, theory crafting and grinding worthwhile.

[@ruskiii2287]

ESO PVP is great. Ballgroups suck and tank server performance, but I've seen good small man groups wipe them. 4 good players in azure will wipe most "not a ballgroup" 12 man teams 9/10 times. If you can't get kills on anyone but casuals that's a skill issue lol

[@xBetterxDays]

@@ruskiii2287 your comment makes me 💀😂

[@Robert-pt2jz]

Cyrodil is LITERALLY a war of three alliances where you are SIEGING forts with ballista, rams and trebuchets it's not meant to be a 1vX.... Battlegrounds can be fun solo IF you find a decent build, flesh it out and put time into learning how to be effective. Cyrodiil you should always play in a group with healers to help out, it's not meant to be a solo game mode and If you group up you'll have some fun and maybe get some kills., but again, look into builds, learn your character, and watch some videos on how to be effective.

[@teo2805]

Short answer is yes. If you have the budget to not treat is as buy to play and as a subscription game, the base game+subscription ESO Plus is really valuable. Without it and just base game, it is still worth. I'm only saying it's 150% as enjoyable with the sub.

[@cozycaster]

The sub does add so much as far as content and storage goes, it is a huge quality of life improvement for anyone who plans to play long term. The base game is easily a couple hundred hours on its own, if you can confidently say you’re enjoying it it’s well worth the sub to keep going

[@kylehorsley6882]

Until you get to pvp with the sharks 😂❤ luv this game

[@everquestonline1600]

The end game is mediocre is the problem and the combat is dogwater.

[@brendolbreadwar2671]

the problem is the game is basically infinite side questing with 10,000,000 lines of dialogue between them. Skyrims dialogue was 10000x better because you could actually understand wtf theyre talking about, and you actually got to make decisions. ESO has 0 player agency.

[@xkenjix]

Payment stuff is atrocious

[@Xhanatos]

The level scaling destroyed the game for me.

[@cozycaster]

I was pretty upset when One Tamriel happened, I took a break from the game for a bit. I thought the scaling between vet ranks was great, every zone got a little more difficult. The flip side, it’s really nice to go anywhere and be able to play with pretty much anyone - but the difficulty change was crazy 🥲

[@brendolbreadwar2671]

Beware of the games largest issues by far, trash scaling. There is no point questing in any certain location besides the view. There are no areas you have to work towards you can just go straight there and start questing. There is no point in leveling up when every enemy in the game scales to your exact level. That means combat will almost always be the same exact difficulty. It is an turn off for most people. Play Skyrim.

[@Robert-pt2jz]

I understand your sentiment and I agree with the overland being too easy but... That's just the overland, for people who enjoy sweaty content there are Vet Dungeons and Trials and these offer a very difficult form of content with special mechanics and teamwork that is required.

[@kullinaama]

@@Robert-pt2jz vet dungeons aren't sweaty lmao

[@Robert-pt2jz]

@@kullinaama ever done coral aerie HM? Graven deep HM? Scriveners hall HM? Tanking these dungeons where one single mistake, missed block, missed shielding or a mechanic completed 1 second too slow is indeed sweaty. Congrats if it isn't for you though.

[@Robert-pt2jz]

@@kullinaama also what about the perfectas or trifectas on any of these dungeons?

[@kullinaama]

@@Robert-pt2jz don't get worked up now boy, as for trifectas, Curator's champion is easy, Coral Aerie HM you can still cheese with negate field, and Graven deep doesn't even have any extra mechanics for HM. And if you can read I typed just "vet dungeons" normal vets are snooze and that is what I was referring to.

[@Banguila]

ESO progression is way too easy and boring, only late game content is worth

[@jopy37]

Nop...played and back to skyrim ❤

[@godisjihyo3615]

the idea of traveling to all of the regions from all the previous games and some we havent been to yet with voice acting made me want to get into the game so bad, but the gameplay is just not what i enjoy at all. not the games fault, ive never liked mmos

[@hvdiv17]

its the same as you remember it.

[@lef1970]

I’d keep playing it if you started before, I wouldn’t start playing it. Game has a distinct feel of “dying”. Let’s see what you say.

[@cozycaster]

I mention at the end of the video that player retention is the biggest issue for the game, there’s a lot of new players but the end game struggles to maintain players, and there’s lots of reasons for that too! But I wouldn’t say it is dying - timers for activity finder are solid on even console, but will they retain the new wave of players? That’s what has yet to be seen

[@lef1970]

@@cozycaster if you look at steam charts it gained players when the chapter dropped, it lost those players already and continues to lose. The in game economy is dead, I left the game about 6 weeks ago, along with a lot of other end game players, that’s billions upon billions of gold gone from the economy plus a bunch of end game tanks and healers. I wanted to come back for update 43, checked it out, left. Maybe update 44 will grab my attention. I hope you’re right. Eso is a great game with a great community.

[@cozycaster]

Agreed, and I hope they have something to pull everyone back soon! The changes to trading have been rough, and I definitely feel the hit in my sales and finding groups for vet trials

[@lef1970]

@@cozycasterall that said great video tho! You have a great narration voice. ZOS should get you to do promo work for them.

[@cozycaster]

I appreciate that and this conversation! I hope you get back to game soon!

[@123telamon]

I LOVE ESO. WORHT PLAYING FOR HUNDRES OF YEARS. NEVER STOP PLAYING

[@Pharaoh_The_Great]

The rinky dink combat system and zone level scaling mess it up for me. The devs are ignorant towards improving those issues.

[@SatyrnGameNSoftwareReviews]

Those are my favorite aspects 😅

[@xbig_brother]

Convenience fee is the same as pay to win.

[@papanzi]

Do you know what p2w means? It is not, lol

[@marcinsarniak]

People who complain about OW being easy need to realise that all modern mmos do that. FFXIV is a snooze fest, so is WoW.

[@YungCones]

I can kill all mobs by light attacking and not even dodging or blocking. Thats way easier than wow or ffxiv

[@marcinsarniak]

@YungCones I just leveled in WoW and it's the same. 2-3 hitting mobs with abilities or a few basic attacks. Gotta remember that light attacks in eso play a more crucial role than basic attacks in WoW and FFXIV

[@travismiller1491]

Tbf. OW is easy but there's plenty of bosses that are quite challenging in alot of areas. People just don't buy the content or actually look.

[@marcinsarniak]

@@travismiller1491 like world bosses or some events in a few public dungeons

[@azothan1043]

Just because "all modern" MMOs make the OW easy doesn't make it any more tolerable. I'm not sure what your point is by saying that. IMO, I think ESO would do well to implement a feature like what LOTRO does with the landscape difficulty option for those that want it.

[@Nathan-bf7mt]

How much is this is you want to buy all the content not including cosmetics.

[@cozycaster]

The cheapest way to get access to everything is the Gold Road Collection edition (60 USD) with an ESO Plus sub - you’ll have absolutely all the content as long as you have a sub. If you wanted to buy every single DLC it would add another ~150-200 USD spent in crowns, without the dungeon dlcs it’s an extra ~80 USD. One year of the sub gives you 19,800 crowns, which is more than halfway to owning it all. There is a crown gifting system that some players use to trade gold for gifted items - but depending on your platform the gold prices can be a bit mad 😅 and you’d want to trade with someone you trust!

[@petergreen1115]

When they decide to NERF the Sorcs and Nightblades maybe people will come back. PVP still gets no love. The game is trash right now when it comes to balancing issues. Plus they do not crack down on the cheaters in PVP.

[@cozycaster]

Looking like both sorc and nb are getting a nerf in U44, right on time for the new battleground mode. Hope to see some of those returning PvPers

[@petergreen1115]

Awesome!!!

[@resurrection1174]

Sorcerers are broken right now? I might have to load up mode character 😂

[@HonestTraveller]

I just couldn’t get into the combat very boring along with the dialogue and quests

[@roninplays4339]

I remember this game when the devs only cared about new dlcs.. thought about returning, but the graphics are just lame af...

[@davev2232]

Playing pvp battlegrounds is impossible. Same people who have everything maxed out and abuse the system, never die and always kill you. Save yourself the stress and time run away

[@brendolbreadwar2671]

yep, everyone one shots you, even tho there is supposed to be scaling that makes everyone even.

[@nicolasnichols4638]

:( It sounds like you just suck at pvp.

[@adrienaliphon5384]

My guy, I think this a skill issue

[@brendolbreadwar2671]

@@adrienaliphon5384 its a play time issue. obviously a fully maxed out character that understand every single mechanic is going to destroy anyone lv50 and under

[@frapal9361]

​@@brendolbreadwar2671 which is true for any multiplayer game basically? Lol

[@roninplays4339]

I remember the game was good when I came with a sorc in cyrodill and with a 2 man sqaud wipe everyone... then they put caps and other stupid shit... but if you starting new and want to play for pvp dont. End game gear will take ages

[@damace3838]

no

[@cozycaster]

That isn’t something yes man would say 😉

[@Wolfatmebro]

Definitely not games on its deathbed, 0.000000001% of players are capable of true endgame. Find a new mmo

[@Belegnole]

Simple answer: No

[@amir1780]

YES