I Gave The Elder Scrolls Online Another Chance...

[@NixxiomOnYouTube]

Are you guys playing Elder Scrolls Online in 2022? Thinking of giving it a chance, maybe?

[@nicholassauer2612]

Took a 2 year break after i built my own PC and gave my ps4 to my fiances daughter. Was at 810cp, most of which I got from PVP. Didnt wanna start over for the longest time. Just came back a month ago and not sold on the direction of the game with Update 35, or where the meta seems to be going for PVP next patch. Gonna wait and see, but very likely ill be finding another game come the end of August. When it comes to lore, questing, casual exploration... still one of best games around. When it comes to end game PVE or PVP... idk, just seems like ZOS doesnt care about those types of players anymore.

[@MrCabledawg45]

I'm on everyday. And tomorrow starts the pvp event.

[@xbon1]

Not only still playing, it’s my main MMORPG, i play with friends and we disable most of the ui elements treating it like skyrim online, but it’s better than skyrim together

[@thehardcorecasual9444]

Playing it every day, but finishing older stories since I don t like the tone of High Isle and the lead character. Shame I can t get to enjoy ESO pvp as much as WOW (better mechanics design in WOW) but in every other aspect, I enjoy ESO 10 times more.

[@Vaelin94]

I have no intention of giving it another chance. But if I did I wouldn't say getting to level 10 is a good.stopping point...?

[@4thhorseman931]

Im a noobie. I thought I could come into ESO like it was skyrim clearing every quest that I ran into. I quickly found out that for every one quest I clear five more appear. But I can't help myself. I see that npc chasing me with that black arrow above their head and I get side tracked for hours solving everybodies peoblems

[@k.t.1641]

Loll right? I always feel bad when someone is chasing me or saying "wait, where are you going?! It's this way!" so I stop and go help them

[@videogamer6356]

I did that when i first started as well but you'll soon realize most quests are the same.

[@paulmasters8666]

The thing I love about ESO is abundance, everywhere you go there's resources to gather, chests to unlock, thieves troves to steal, bags, crates, barrels and boxes then in houses all the furniture to ransack, still haven't filled your desire for thievery go and pick peoples pockets for their personal belongings and that's without even touching on all the loot, tons of it, non set trash loot or set loot and all of it you can upgrade or deconstruct for mats to sell or use, the dopamine rush I get from this game is what keeps me playing and there are so many other elements and features of this game I haven't even touched.

[@thehardcorecasual9444]

Responding to Paul. Yea, it s true, and I play ESO for free while I pay monthly money to blizz to just cap 10 arena/week in a 15 years old game :) I am still humbled by the amount of content ESO is throwing at me.

[@XeikZone]

Yeah...and the Crown Store...yes, the Crown Store where all the *in-game* rewards are....

[@thehardcorecasual9444]

@@XeikZone I don t even touch that and I have loads, tons, oceans of content and things to do! I got insanely cool looking mounts from seal of endevours system that is free, all kind of end game useful consumes from daily free rewards, mounts also, not to mention different random crates from different events. What do you mean you are uspept about crown store, it is a free to play game without any pay to win system. Blizz has a pay to win system and has also a forced subscription...

[@paulmasters8666]

@@XeikZone Like every MMO there's a store "all the in game rewards" is hyperbolic , it's mostly cosmetic, consumables or some time saving items...

[@bargaintuesday812]

That's my biggest problem with FFXIV. Pretty much everything is great except for the lack of everything you mentioned. There's a ton of great looking open world stuff...and absolutely nothing to do in them. Nothing to find, nothing to explore. Just trash mobs for quest leveling and that's it.

[@trxe420]

ESO is so weird to me. I love almost everything about it, amazing setting, great for RP, good story with voice acting everywhere, great overland content, great pvp content (well kind of), professions are fun, housing, freedom of builds etc, but I binge it for some reason. I put in about 100 hours and then take a break for months, then put in another 100 hours then break. I don't know why I can't just stick with it :(.

[@darcraven01]

Im kind of the same way. Like, i know theres a lot to do and i know doing it is fun but since i really dont have anything spesific i want to do i just dont stick with it. I tend to log in once or twice every few months and do a few quests then stop playing it. I enjoy every time i play it but without an end goal its just..

[@Linklex7]

Sometimes you need a break from even things you enjoy.

[@CHACHO_25]

sorry for my bad english, I play ESO when i arrive at home and always do diferent thing in game sometime I do pvp, dugeons, farming inclusive achievements(give me a color skin etc) and that is the way i never get bored ilove ESO

[@Furbantofu909]

It's because they just keep repeating the same content for every new chapter. just giving it a new skin and new names for the same content with a difficulty increase. I played it for several years. Everything is recycled one way or another, and Zenimaxs tone deaf attitude for what the long time player base wants kinda kills the experience after a while.

[@akjoenewton7382]

@@darcraven01 sometimes life dosent allow some of us to get into it way too much. That sounds like a disaplined way or gaming. I prefer it that way plus do wanna still have interest to play forza and abit of wildlands

[@thehardcorecasual9444]

ESO remains a strong game with an amazing immersive world, but honestly, old base content and old expansions had more feel than this new High Isle one. Lady Arabelle as the new lead character for this new story was a mood killer for me. Me, I can not wait to start the old stories from Skyrim zone and some others that I had no time to experience yet. Love this game so much, playing WOW only for pvp right now, ESO is for everything else.

[@gregjross852]

I’m a newer player on Xbox Cp 481 but what storylines would you recommend I’ve finished High isle and Blackwood which I both enjoyed throughly tbh it’s a breathe of fresh air coming from WoW though. Although like I said what zones would you recommend?!(:

[@FabresFour]

I particularly like High Isle, for me, it's among the best questing content in the game, along with Orsinium and Summerset. I really like the theme, the characters and especially the return of the alliance leaders, and the side quests... there was none that I didn't like. I was kind of sad about the ESO quest for the last 2 years, this was the first time the game surprised me, betting on something more political. But I understand that this is purely personal.

[@FabresFour]

@@gregjross852 Morrowind, Clockwork City and Summerset is a great 3 part story known as the Daedric War, I think it's great! I also recommend Orsinium, it's a very political story focused on the orcs and their religious fanaticism. It's pretty cool.

[@thehardcorecasual9444]

@@gregjross852 To be honest, I enjoyed each and every zone more than High Isle. Some of the old stories are quite dramatic and a lot more darker. The lead character from High Isle is a disgrace for Elders Scrolls universe... My fav story from the entire game is actually a secondary story that you start in Balmora city in Wardenfel (the one with the missing girl, a guard will come to you there and the quest arc will start after you talk with him)

[@lt.danicecream]

Id say anything after Summerset they started scaling back on things. You go to a new dlc zone and its devoid of life. Npcs are spread way out and not as abundant. I think this is mainly due to the Zos hardware capabilities, or the lack of.

[@arrasonline]

If the main game had more challenge (basic mobs) and there was a unified auction house, I could really get into ESO.

[@kingblackthorn4195]

I like Eso a lot, however, I do struggle to enjoy the story at times with its messy feel. The main base story is just such a chaotic mess in terms of progression

[@kozmatheclown]

I agree. But I like it's one of those mindless rpgs where there's a ton of progression and shit to do leveling wise. It's a huge time killer. And the combat isn't that bad. But I agree the story an characters are mediocre.

[@Pharaoh_The_Great]

Oh no the combat is bad… it becomes a chore in delves and etc.

[@BeefLoverMan]

Love basically everything in this game. Can't stand the damn combat. Complete deal breaker.

[@Sw0nk0]

Same.. Cant stand the combat.. Even spells doesn't feel good. They feel to fast, not impactful enough and lack visual. I really want to enjoy eso and i have tried so many times..

[@JungKooksTwin]

SAME. luv everything else about the game, but the combat is so lacking in skills and animations it just kills it for me. Oh also the armor and transmog is just horrible as well :/

[@mishamikemallory3959]

Apparently there's a patch 35 coming in August where they are revamping the animations. I can't stand the combat and lack of animation too.. but maybe it's about to change?

[@BeefLoverMan]

The lack of responsiveness and feedback (sound, visuals) from pushing buttons is awful. I don't think it's ever changing because a subset of players got it into their head that the broken combat system is what makes the game difficult. That enlarges their internet penises, so they're fighting any change the devs try to make.

[@thehardcorecasual9444]

Funny thing is that in single player solo play, I have a blast killing waves of mobs with my sorcerer, it has a Diablo feel. I spend hours doing this, smth I won t ever do in wow. But in pvp or hard group competitive play, damn it s frustrating to play. They need to show at least the damn fkn global cd s for the fkn spells gcd and the white attacks gcd because fuck logic to have such a mechanic that turns you into a human metronome with a shitty UI that s showing you nothing, zero, crap, nada. Da fk is so hard to at least add a fkn visual on UI so you can track when to fkn click your abilities. Blizz done this 10000 better than any game, you feel like you are 100% in control of your character no matter if you play retail or classic.

[@DankMemes-xq2xm]

I always wished that SWTOR got the love and development that games like ESO and WoW get. Oh well :(

[@randomanun4278]

The only downfall of starwars was the sheer lack of endgame content when the game launched.

[@imtoogoodatpvp1252]

Story, music, and gameplay weren't enough? Always enjoy swtor but I did quit after finishing all the story, so shame.

[@DankMemes-xq2xm]

@@imtoogoodatpvp1252 I just wish it had world pvp and good raids like the ones in WoW

[@kolotoubas5689]

Love like keep nerfing your stats and nerfing gear after the release of dlc so people can buy it before it gets nerf?

[@Dr.Dirtyred]

@@randomanun4278 I like the star wars game but there's so much bs to the game its on of the biggest cash grab mmo I have played.. Having to craft crap to be albe to sell to make in game money having everything thing you pick up bound to you sucks big balls the game fun for about the fist 20 hours after that its just lame

[@MrNoXor]

How many time do you want to give games another chance? Nixxiom: "Yes"

[@SavithTV]

You always do a wonderful job at your storytelling with adventures you have in games. Please keep making more

[@zxg8615]

ESO is a great game, prob the most work of into a game. Almost all quest are fully voiced and the ones that aren't use creative way of delivering it like a note laying on the ground in the middle of nowhere.

[@user-jt6rh8xy6n]

Notes left of the ground as a form of exposition is creative now… some standards are far too low.

[@ThroneandLibertyEu]

there are no movies like in wow, the quests are bullshit

[@zxg8615]

@@ThroneandLibertyEu let's be honest, the Warcraft movies sucked. They weren't even so bad they turned out to be good

[@ThroneandLibertyEu]

@@zxg8615 in eso is everything so boring, the story is boring and with movies it would be so exciting, to see your heros in movies, its like you want to finish the quest just for the movie...believe me i did in eso everything even every quest they are so boring even if its with voice its just shit

[@zxg8615]

@@ThroneandLibertyEu are you talking about cinematics?

[@sanji572]

I've been playing ESO for a bit, and it's incredibly fun. Easily has the best questing in an MMO, it respects your time so you aren't trapped in an endless cycle of dailies, and it's just a full blown Elder Scrolls experience with more. I'd recommend anyone to give it a try. My largest complaint with the game is that combat is too simple and un-engaging. Most of the time you'll find yourself mashing auto-attack and spells with little heed to rotations. I think if they revamped the combat the game would be a lot more fun. Perhaps an increase in difficulty too, as world mobs just aren't problematic ever and companions making the game a literal cake walk.

[@jontaii152]

If you don’t have a rotation you aren’t maximizing your dps so I’m not sure you are considering the combat at endgame. So I can’t agree with that. However I agree with open world combat being atrocious because you get to a point where you melt everything . Even at low levels the combat in the open world is hardly ever threatening

[@sanji572]

@@jontaii152 (Gonna type a lot, sorry) I haven't gotten to end game yet, but from what i'm grasping so far rotations are incredibly loose. Like on my DK it'll essentially be jump to engage, apply DoT's, and upkeep those DoT's and do some form of damage ability while upkeeping resources. This is fine, but it's not as fun as it potentially could be. In games like World of Warcraft, they have more baked in rotations that kind of feel more like you are comboing. An example of this would be Rogue's stacking combo points on their target to inflict heavy burst damage and then having numerous options to play out the situation. Things like disengaging, damage nullification, damage amplification, or resource regeneration. ESO has this as well, just definitely not as in-depth in my opinion. I think it's a problem with the dual weapon system they've developed as you're pretty much only limited to 10 abilities. Due to the freeform nature of ESO, they can't just bake in specific rotations either. A potential solution is maybe adding specializations like in Guild Wars 2, which also utilizes a dual weapon system. Granting you perks for how you want to play the game. As an example, if i'm a Warden and I play a more support role, I could potentially have my pet have a healing aura, revive downed players, or grant utility buffs within the spec tree. This could compliment ESO's freeform nature a lot and would give players more ways hone their specific build to their liking.

[@jontaii152]

@@sanji572 I know. people have been saying that since the game came out, so I am not expecting any changes like that anytime soon.

[@blakewhitlow]

i noticed the combat being bland as well another thing i noticed while i played is the super limited inventory u have UGH that drived me insane. it LEGIT felt like i NEEDED to buy the subscription inorder to get more inventory space which i ended up doing. BY FAR the thing i HATED about this game that caused me to quit was the fact that ESO is NOT alt friendly at all. i got bored of my mage and went to make a paladin then i realized that i have to relevel my horse from level 1 YEAH NO THANKS. tbh i would HIGHLY recommend to try out Guild Wars 2 since it comes to Steam on the 23rd of August. it has wayyyy better combat then ESO, respects your time since it does not have a gear treadmill so your gear u had at release is still just as good as it is now. a unique Questing system where u don't ha ve to talk to NPCS which eliminates backtracking (open world ). a world that is FULL of exploration with well hidden jumping puzzles ( something i wish more mmos did tbh ) full of treasure at the end.

[@kicoDbz]

Quests are simply good in TESO bc most mmo's have awful boring quests but the best in that aspect it is runescape by far the most imaginative and well writen quests ever in a mmo.

[@Greg_Stache]

I also like the function/mechanic to switch from 3rd person to 1st person & vice versa. That’s awesome

[@ServerQu]

Dang son!! We are spoiled with this flood of content from you Nixxiom! Enjoying and liking every episode, couldnt be happier to see my favorite youtuber in full force. Hoping your mental health is staying strong since youve been off twitch, just dont want you to substitute it with to much youtube work.

[@ashwinnmyburgh9364]

I LOVE ESO, but man, I felt that part where you, as a templar, got nothing but wizard gear. It always happens to me, no matter what class I am playing, I will almost exclusively find the gear of the polar opposite class XD

[@MrTmac2023]

really? Ive never played this game. but as an mmo player, i figured he was getting mage gear b/c he was grouped with the argonian(?) mage who was probably doing more damage = get loot in most mmos

[@Cigybutt]

"Mage gear" is good for templar DPS though.

[@steffithemad8327]

I have 2500 hours in the game, PC EU server, done everything in the game ( quests, bosses, dungeons) excluding Trials also done tons of pvp ( I live in Cyrodiil), definitely been a fun game for the majority of the time BUT as a serious pvp player I will say that we get treated like trash by the devs and the server is still rubbish, old and slow.

[@markmcclenaghan]

How’s the view on the PS5 EU server? I can’t decide if it’s best to play on PC or PS5 for community and stability. :)

[@Asmodeius]

agree, devs need to spend more time on pvp development. only side of game that is lacking.

[@mattshaw4016]

@@markmcclenaghan PS5 has a larger community it will be a better experience

[@terminalvelocity4858]

Agreed OP. Now the latest patch U35 has really made this game garbage and 100% the devs don't listen or care about their community.

[@notsojuicyone]

@@markmcclenaghan if you have a capable pc, ofc pc.... pc is always masterrace if you have the option...

[@jordanc3951]

Bro not even going to lie, this is the first time I heard gameplay like this and I like it a lot better then others you got a follower today dope video and I for sure took notes for if I ever do something like this

[@connorshipman8950]

You get what you give. I have 1,950 hours logged on my steam version. (specifically for the time played log). i have max crafting other than nirnhoned. and i have a crap ton of just random ass time played and having fun. i have completed just a few story zones. and i have done a crap tone of everything else. live the game. dont try to complete it. take it slow and enjoy the immersion. ( i want to get a woojer vest if you havent seen it look it up.) Addons are great. Skyshards addon is a MUST. if you are playing to be a youtube player. the grand scope of the game will be lost. Take for example the fact all zones can be walked too at least on land map connections. the card game is cool but i wish they showed the players and the table. and honestly my only other gripe is the nerfs and constant changes to the game. every company caps the player instead of expanding the game. of course i cant solo trials yet but i can solo world bosses and public dungeons. for once i feel strong. i feel strength in my character in an mmo without a huge grind (wow tbh) and an extensive search for gear. best thing for gearing in this its either dungeon or crafted gear for pve with trial gear and pvp gear as well. i have a lot to say but playing it fast or playing for a video or a group of friends only THIS GAME WILL BE LOST ON YOU. TAKE IT SLOW. Its my top favorioute mmo and i have played WOW and SWTOR. (put on ellewyn forest music (goldshire) and just play through glenumbra (your welcome) good video but this game is bigger than that.

[@okamichamploo]

You know I watched four other "Is ESO worth starting in current year" videos and htis is the first one that actually makes me want to play the game. So many videos go on and on about in shop items and grind currency points or whatever and just so much details that I am no where near to caring about as a person on the outside considering the game. Thanks for bringing down to the actual new character experience.

[@nikospaschalis8318]

Wish we could see you back playing ESO. Really loved your older videos too

[@Fyrewuffen]

I enjoyed eso when I played it a few years ago with the morrowind expansion but I got to max level and got rather confused on what I was supposed to do and simply left it. Part of me wonders if I should go back to it some day.

[@terminalvelocity4858]

Don't. It's just hype. If the game was as good as Nixxiom's story telling here, it would be amazing. This is coming from an 8 year player since beta. As you found, the game is fun for a few months, long enough to get you to spend time and money before you realize how shallow it is. The latest patch killed this game and the company has no direction. It's all about microtransactions and casual roleplay/housing now.

[@pr0fessorz0om68]

Started playing like 2 weeks ago. Having a blast playing again.

[@rasmuskristensen9094]

Always have enjoyed your ESO videos for many years now!

[@jonathanjimmyshearman2500]

Thats about all you can enjoy about Elder Scrolls Online, and they all end up being disses.

[@Benji-jj2bg]

@@jonathanjimmyshearman2500 eso is one of the best mmo's out there to play :)

[@swampsect]

It is by FAR the best mmorpg on the market currently, it somewhat lacks a proper reward structure and I hate the fact that most mounts etc. are locked behind loot crates and whatnot, combat feel and responsiveness isn't its strongest point either and Cyrodiil (world pvp zone) has been unplayable due to lag since launch, but other than that, it's great. FFXIV was decent but I hated the aesthetics and after I finished a few relics and maxing every job... it fell flat to me, tons of RP 'content' though. WoW was my first mmorpg and I WISH it did well, but there has been two highly problematic expansions in a row. I am actually testing Dragonflight as we speak and I have to say that it looks great, it has a certain 'classic air' to it, for a lack of a better description.. so we'll see. Your friendly mmorpg vet just giving his two cents. :p

[@satuerdandashnaw3700]

This turtle didn't make it to the water.

[@okeyhehe1728]

Pretty sure a few patches ago they fixed performance majorly in pvp

[@swampsect]

@@okeyhehe1728 Still lags like hell. I hear it got better with the server upgrades in the US, but they haven't done anything for EU yet, second-class citizens and all lol

[@okeyhehe1728]

@@swampsect Oh true, I thought it was universally done, my bad

[@swampsect]

@@AIex777 "some time" lmao, like a year of not missing a single endeavor for one radiant apex. Anyway, there should be more mounts/pets from dungeons etc.

[@smorior709]

If Eso had simular combat system as Guild Wars 2 that would be the best mmorpg ever made in my opinion. P.s: they also need to add flying in eso xD

[@marinhrabric6162]

I do love the combat in gw2

[@sealboy1211]

Idk how I slept on GW2 combat for ten years.

[@bringeroflight5853]

I think I stay sucked in because I only have one character. I do everything with that character and I play in 1st person as much as possible. So basically, that character is ME. I’m in this incredible world with all of these incredible views, I’m crafting all these things, I’m helping all of these people and saving Nirn in all of these various, powerful ways. I know my character through and through and I love experiencing Tamriel and all it has to offer through her. Sure, I progress more slowly than probably everyone else, but I’ve never come anywhere near burning out because leaving ESO would feel like leaving my life or my home. Obviously everyone should play in whatever way is most satisfying to them, but I would venture to guess that playing with a bunch of characters and starting new characters all of the time puts emphasis on PLAYING ESO rather than LIVING in ESO. The game can be very grindy, repetitive, and even mundane if you’re mostly concerned with leveling your character(s) as quickly as possible., or just constantly seeking out whatever is trending at the time. Again, it’s on everyone to find for themselves the best way to play, and the game allows for it, but I feel like there’s such a rich world there that a lot of people are really missing out on because they only quest to get skill points or exp and just skip through all the dialogue and could care less what the quest is about. A lot of players don’t even quest at all. I feel like the majority of ESO is in it’s stories, zones, and quests. Even the dungeons and trials are wrapped around significant lore and fascinating stories, but most players don’t even know what The Aetherial Archives are or why they’re even going in there, or what they’re even accomplishing. If a player is not engaged and immersed in the content for whatever reason, the game is thin. I couldn’t play like that, and I know if I did I would burn out too.

[@The_Gent]

Did u know once tou beat the chapter 3 months later they release th2nd part in a new zone and the other half of the story. Like Deadlands was the 2nd part to Blackwood. Markarth is the 2nd part to Greymoor. Murkmire is the 2nd part to Summerset. Dragonhold is the 2nd part to Elswyer

[@DRAGONPURPURACRICGCK]

I think you should try the vet content like Dungeons and Trials mate. The overland content is decent but it does not require much skill or thought. Try gearing up with purple sets and beat dungeons. Those are way better than delves...

[@NixxiomOnYouTube]

I've done plenty on my main, don't worry. Awesome content! I think I even talked about all that in my ESO End Game video. 🤔

[@stockcaptain1]

ESO feels like an adventure

[@Adzmataz]

Been playing the witcher 3 recently, and that jump you did down to the pool sent "oh crap hope you have a recent save" shivers down my spine 😂😅

[@coreymiller6717]

Love tripping down a step to my doom!

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

The latest changes seem to communicate that they want people to quit . The heavy blanket nerfs have already forced many too and don't blame them. Their out of touch with the playerbase and even after 98% objecting to such needless changes, they went ahead with it anyway which will be their detriment, and there will be no reverting these changes by them. That is one of the reasons I'll not return.

[@Lupinemancer87]

ESO is such a good game, I picked it up when it was first released and I havn't let it go since. WoW could learn a thing or two from it.

[@terminalvelocity4858]

No offense, but I disagree. If the game was as good as Nixxiom's story telling here, it would be amazing. This is coming from an 8 year player since beta. The game is fun for a few months, long enough to get you to spend time and money before you realize how shallow it is. The latest patch killed this game and the company has no direction. It's all about microtransactions and casual roleplay/housing.

[@Ar1AnX1x]

having Blue/Rare sets in classic WoW was really fun and encouraging specially since the items weren't just about better Stats they actually gave you Set Bonus and other types of improvements and buffs to improve and customize your character on top of better stats those items encouraged you way more than random Epic Items you get from doing world quests or something in retail which feels like randomly generated garbage with different stats

[@NixxiomOnYouTube]

This is something HUGE that I wish other MMOs would add into their level up experience. Relevant and engaging professions, sets of gear to find, treasures to get through things like puzzles and exploration - there's so much that could be added to the level up process of MMOs to make them more engaging and fun. The problem is, it seems like everyone has given up on even the idea of making leveling enjoyable.

[@Ar1AnX1x]

@@NixxiomOnKZbin you're probably one of the few creators that still cares about leveling and what can improve it. Nixxiom do another one, like the video you did suggesting what changes can make WoW better, I think you have more to say about that.

[@Ar1AnX1x]

@@NixxiomOnKZbin it would be interesting if for exploration they added random chests, but with possibly really interesting and rare loot sometimes, specially now that their Zones are really big and vast. or add a more interesting version of Archaeology that would encourage you to explore, or also add Rare mobs that are hard to kill but could drop a decent amount of Gold, profession material or Recipe, and possibly a piece of a rare set you're talking about? also unique and expensive Mines and Herbs and other stuff from Professions that can make you wanna explore, random encounters like RDR2 or Skyrim, they could do other things too, maybe do a video on how you think they can make exploring much superior? btw Nixxiom, House of the Dragon comes out like 3 weeks later, it's gonna be an amazing high fantasy, trust me, watch it, you're not gonna regret it, I've read the book its based on.

[@pudgystump]

I just picked it back up... haven't purchased the new expansion yet and I made a class I've never made before... Dragon Knight. Decided to go Magicka. I've been having an absolute blast with the game so far.

[@ronsilk6212]

Well you have convinced me. I will try ESO for the first time. I love all the other games so why not right.

[@terminalvelocity4858]

Don't. It's just hype. If the game was as good as Nixxiom's story telling here, it would be amazing. This is coming from an 8 year player since beta. The game is fun for a few months, long enough to get you to spend time and money before you realize how shallow it is. The latest patch killed this game and the company has no direction. It's all about microtransactions and casual roleplay/housing.

[@myohokyo]

Yes give it a try. I've been playing ESO for over 8 years and absolutely love it and it's on sale until Aug. 30.

[@THEonlyAEON]

Man I haven't played ESO in so long, last time I played it it must have been 2015 or 2016. Definitely curious about revisiting it again at some point in the future.

[@terminalvelocity4858]

Don't. This is coming from an 8 year player since beta. The latest patch killed this game and the company has no direction. It's all about microtransactions and casual roleplay/housing.

[@kadyrwildstorm3139]

I just wish they had druids like wow does. There is no other game that has druids like that outside of Blizzard. Unless you count boulders gate 3, that game is awesome!

[@grumpyoldwizard]

Thanks. Its great to see one of your videos, as always!

[@tomfilmsthings]

Another banger of a video! Makes me want to give this a go as well as SWTOR!

[@terminalvelocity4858]

Stick with SWTOR. ESO is a mess of a game once you get into it.

[@Greg_Stache]

I just got into the game. I really like it. Vast open world, great lord, semi linear path, visually appealing compare to POE & action mechanics is great. Reminds me of Elden Ring so that’s good. S/O to the ESO community for the east to understand guides & builds. Other MMO community can take some tips from you guys.

[@umbrashadowmoon5685]

I have a 1 big question…where’s that vampire lady at?

[@Makszi]

I played hundreds of hours at launch and I dunno if I can ever go back... the combat is so over simplified and boring... wish combat was deeper and more interesting. At that time, endgame content was litterally 'press your best attack on repeat to win'

[@mcfarvo]

Nixxiom looks like what a high-school band kid would when they attend a formal-wear event of some kind

[@k.f.kobold7910]

I saw that Papadin reference, Nixxiom. I'm onto you.

[@Arsylvos]

Don't know if anyone agrees but what put me out of ESO is the Beginning of the game-changing with every new expansion i really wanted to do a new Necromancer class but the new intro put me off and a bit confused each time

[@AquiferousDandelion]

haha ok listen man, did you not play through murkmire?! they don't lay eggs in anuses XD it's from the hist! I'm glad to hear you hopped back in. I recently started playing and it's been pretty nice :)

[@scotaloo77g73]

For the love of god just remove animation cancelling (aka weaving) from the game. No one wants to awkwardly press buttons for hours. It's weird, uncomfortable and is crippIing the game's growth.

[@killertruth186]

Also, it makes most bosses OP.

[@OolongSnakeArt]

Been playing since Launch, and always go back. Love this game!

[@AREYdaABBOT]

I was listening to this at work and the argonian jokes killed me!!!!😂 especially the black marsh shit, oh man I died laughing. My co worker looked at me like u was crazy!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 great video and new sub here👍🏼

[@valojeda5335]

I truly wish i could get addicted with ESO, for some reason i like it, enjoy it, but after finhisng a campaing i feel like not playing it.... I think i have just not found a combat playstyle i find actually really fun

[@joshuacooper2636]

@nixxiom 8:55 It was Kresh, he has journeyed from afar in the Wailing Caverns to scope you out on your new adventures!

[@SSJ4Orokan]

ESO was my go to game for the longest time but the overworld content is way too easy, it takes all the fun out of questing, I hate going through a quest line to fight a epic boss that has been hyped up through the quest only to kill it in one shot..

[@paulmasters8666]

That will probably be changing a bit because damage is getting a large nerf this next patch...

[@SSJ4Orokan]

@@paulmasters8666 I don’t think it’s a damage issue, I’ve purposely equipped bad gear and skills to nerf my character while questing in the overworld and it didn’t make it any more challenging just slower. I think to fix the issue they need to buff enemies and their mechanics the way the game is now you can ignore the mechanics and be fine.

[@paulmasters8666]

@@SSJ4Orokan Sure on bosses in delves or major quest lines, but the world bosses I think are tough enough.

[@imtoogoodatpvp1252]

I had fun once, when I was stuck on console waiting for my pc to get fixed, and I did run off in a random direction to quest, ended up on the other side of Tamriel just a few quests later and truly it was a glorious experience, maybe the part where I gave up was when I tried to stick to questlines or stay in certain areas, last I played was in Morrowind, my favorite Elder Scrolls game, but somehow the ESO expansion wasn't anything near enjoyable? I don't know, maybe I need to keep moving to areas i've never seen, Nixxiom inspires me.

[@berilsevvalbekret772]

morrowind is only good with expanded characterisation for Sotha-Sil and Vivec. and continue to play my man. Summerset Graymoor-Markarth Elsweyr and Blackwood story lines are really good!...well the daedric plane part of the blackwood is amazing.

[@domdimensions9219]

My favourite part of eso was always the exploration. Don't feel like doing quests? Just go out into the world and fight baddies, and collect loot. Then go and sell said loot for a nice little profit, and keep what you can use. The pvp is pretty fun too. The crafting is interesting. The fact you can just encounter random people and make friends. The sheer variety is fun.

[@shavala4348]

DONT YOU DARE DIZZ THE ARGONIANS XD

[@H4E2X0A]

I’m about to come back to online rn after years , I’m excited to see what’s changed fr the game play itself

[@asgeirkvitvik6685]

i gave up on ESO... dont like how ZOS handles the games... too many nerfs/buffs and huge sweeping changes

[@chukky1124]

i am thinking about it , people say its a great single player with some multiplayer stuff. im just looking to kill some times like i did with FF , loved the campaign did proffesions etc and stopped. i cba with raiding etc. being online for -----3 hours fighting bosses etc. i just want to experience the game single player mode and reddit told me its really good for that. so after i finished other single player games ill probably pick this one up on the side of wow

[@einheit02]

ESO is amazing if you want an exploration and lore driven MMO. I didn't care for the combat, but the world was great for a month.

[@TapTwoCounterspell]

I don't know what it is. Something with ESO doesn't click with me. I love high fantasy but ESO feels..hollow. It doesn't make me feel a part of anything

[@jacktheripper5112]

i still don't know how ESOs running animation looks wackier then skyrim

[@Dayz3O6]

If only the necro can summon army of cheap skeletons.

Why there was a scene from Conqueror's Blade? No one notice? nice vid btw.

[@adventuresofthedragonborn2096]

Check out episode 1 of Adventures of the Dragonborn out NOW ‼️ Episode 2 coming August 25th

[@painfullyaware5221]

First of all, I really enjoyed the video; very entertaining and well done! My opinion on ESO: Can you jump in with a new character, play with no thought or care for consequence, like a kid at an amusement park, and have fun? Sure. But the kid eventually becomes an adult, realizes all the rides cost money, the junk food makes you sick, the games are all cons, and the Ferris Wheel and the fun house are pretty tame. So, with ESO. You hit level 50 get some Champion Points and all of a sudden the overland content is trivial, you have to sub to access all the dungeons and trials (or buy them piecemeal), the meta rules your life and you run the same content over and over trying to get gear. Every new expansion brings new content that feels just like the old stuff and there you are, burnt out once more. I played since beta, but off and on just because of this cycle. I finally just got tired of it and quit. The game seems to be doing really well and I'm glad to see so many people having fun. It's just not for me.

[@anthonyzullo]

I agree. But the end game is a choice. If you just play all the content you can still rack in thousands of hours of storytelling, mostly for free. Me and my wow buddies have been playing eso zone by zone in the best chronological order we could find twice a week together and it's been like 7 months and we havnt gotten bored or halfway through. Games like wow are pvp and end game oriented now. But if you arnt into hard-core pvp and enjoy RP or Bethesdas elder scrolls deep deep lore, especially if you're older like myself and played everything from morrowind on original Xbox to today its nice seeing the lore. On a budget, love the lore. Eso is in no way a bad game. If end game content is your enjoyment every games end game content is repetitive, costly and boring. There isn't one like them unless it's a true sandbox like EVE, then there isn't any endgame lol

[@berilsevvalbekret772]

I am here for the stories honestly. ESO unlike WOW and most mmo's brought out great story content consistantly. Wow after mists of pendaria was a one letdown after another story wise.

[@notsojuicyone]

i get your point... and yes, its kind of the cycle depending on your actiivity in the game..... take a break... check sometimes what have changed and you can always hopp back in... a game should be fun.... if it is not for you anymore, leave it.... simple as that....

[@LetfalaBaljad]

This is the worst time to get back to this game, I’m a veteran player and the last 6 months they’re been Nerfing us all. I left 2 weeks ago.

[@Realswagoverlord]

I dont understand why Nixxiom doesn't try to play to level 50? If you are enjoying the game why not try as much as it has to offer?

[@NixxiomOnYouTube]

I have a level 50. I even talk about him in the video.

[@Realswagoverlord]

@@NixxiomOnKZbin My bad lol. When are you gonna play the game again? when next expansion comes?

[@NixxiomOnYouTube]

@@Realswagoverlord Been playing it off camera quite a bit. Went to High Isle on my main and have been enjoying it. :)

[@Realswagoverlord]

@@NixxiomOnKZbin How you liking the card game? Personally it made me soil my pants :/

[@Btechdom]

They did add levelling sets in Shadowlands, I literally got my Covenant's full set just completing the Covenant campaign quests lol.

[@Eaglebrace]

The thing that keept me away from ESO, was their crown store and lack of mount hunting in the game. But that was more of a me problem, I would like to get back to the game and give High Isle a go.

[@lefteron6804]

Honestly, with the exception of eso+ giving crafting inventory, all else is vanity items.

[@lunacantusmew]

The crown store has nothing cool enough for me to buy so it doesn't bother me.. I mean mounts yeah. But I'm not gonna save up/buy any of those purple gems to get a mount.. or buy bunch of crates. That's insanity

[@deepfried8215]

I'm pretty sure there are mounts that you can scry.

[@sirvicemanone]

Not a bad video however I recommend staying away from comedy until you get a better writer. Where did you get that groovy haircut? But really, was that it for you and eso? What do you think about the changes the Dev team is planning? The companions are cool and you could have done the quest for either one and had a built in healer , tank or dps and at lvl 10 you can do dungeons and pvp battlegrounds for more set items. thx for posting. Gl to you .

[@Alldayanyday1OnThePS4]

Idk who you are, but I like you. You give me Ryen Reynolds Gamer vibes

[@SuprScout]

Don’t go chasing hidden waterfalls…stick to the rivers and lakes that you’re used to. -TLC you scrubs

[@princerose233]

🤣😂

[@betacon2362]

no account wide quest achievement, no skill bar for passive abilities such such as buffs.

[@m0vart98]

Eso mutch better then wow... change my mind.

[@vladimirsivi7892]

Much* but thats true

[@Bloodnickel1]

no it isn’t, change my mind

[@scotaloo77g73]

Weaving is still a thing so no lol

[@brinkofnightgaming]

i wanna play again but i have been very hesitant to start 5 years all over again on the pc

[@marinhrabric6162]

I really wanted to play this game for a long time. I finally decided to do it. Bought it on steam, lucky me, exactly then it was on a lower price. So i bought it for a measly 6€. Installed it and everything, pressed play and then a disappointment. It doesn't open. It's stuck on the launcher loading. I get an error 201 and another message about application list or something like that. Restarted my laptop - nothing, reinstalled it - nothing, cleared the download cache on steam - nothing, checked if the anti-virus and firewall were blocking, they weren't - nothing. By this point there were other things I could try, but i don't understand those things, they're too complicated, don't know even where to start. I'm not a computer guy, I'm not good with these things. I'm just gonna contact customer support and see what happens.

[@cristianc544]

Love your "manager at Target" cut, nix 🔥🔥🔥

[@Frostgnaw]

So this game looks amazing. The combat looks much smoother than in Skyrim, which I fairly enjoyed and the price isn't awful either. I see there's a cash shop, so I'm hoping it's not pay to win, but the Warden looks like just the class for me. Anything nature-related is right down my alley. Definitely might check it out.

[@cosmicmar3019]

Its not pay to win . Cash shop only has cosmetics and expansions. Sometimes the expansions lock certain dungeons behind them which have good gear but thats probably it . I got about 400 hours in . Im level 530ish im enjoying the crafting and alchemy.

[@jontaii152]

There are pay to win aspects. The craft bag. Essentially you can’t be a crafter without ESO+ because you won’t have infinite space for crafting materials. You can buy xp scrolls as well. But you get plenty of those just playing the game. There aren’t any mounts to collect unless you buy crates. There’s a few you can collect from end game content but there’s only like 3 and the store ones are cooler. There’s a ridiculous amount of content in the game though, that’s its best selling point in my opinion

[@cosmicmar3019]

Craft bag is more so endgame content tbh no one really complains about bag space unless ur mastering all crafting expertise which is really rare to find someone doing tbh

[@jontaii152]

@@cosmicmar3019 regardless, crafting is really good in ESO, and anyone who wants to get into it on a small level or to master it needs the craft bag to do so without struggling with bag space

[@Bdjwknxks]

Interesting timing. Terrible update on the way, massive community outrage, players quitting...ZoS paying you?

[@princerose233]

What players? Me and my friends are still playing.

[@Bdjwknxks]

Oh sorry! You and your friends are still playing. Silly of me to think that players are quitting, canceling subscriptions, raid groups disbanding, when that's all over the ESO forums and reddit. Also a lead developer, Rich Lambert, demanding trust from players on Twitter, nothing wrong over there because "you and your friends".

[@IsThatDrak]

awesome vid dude i wondered if i should grab this or not, i defiantly am now

[@ghosttitangaming8177]

I've been dying to go back to ESO but the installer just absolutely refuses to work for some reason and I have not been able to find any solutions

[@NostraDavid2]

Seeing Merlin Papadin is a surprise, but a welcome one! :p

[@TES_Bloodline]

I'm sorry but 200hrs is nothing I have been continuously playing Elder Scrolls Online since may 2015, I haven't stopped I really enjoy it. But I've only started streaming my content. I'm not PC I'm Playstation 4.

[@Nostromo2144]

This makes me want to re-install ESO just to friend Kerobos the Argonian and do some chaos runs with him! :D

[@4dealliance598]

Nixxiom, s far as MMO's go I've only done WoW, would you recommend ESO?

[@gregjross852]

As someone who only played WoW before I would recommend ESO I’m assuming you don’t mind the 15 sub so def get that because it opens up a lot of the game and gets rid of a lot of shit. PvP is pretty broken though but If you enjoy storytelling(it’s ALOT better then WoWs) and the vet dungeons(mythic+) and the trails(small raids) are both fun and the World PvP in cyrodil is pretty fun and epic although you’ll primarily be the bitch boy in the group until you hit a high CP and learn the core of PvP

[@gregjross852]

Housing. Housing is also epic and fun. It’s completely different then WoW so I’d like me you’re burnt the fuck out of shadowlands and have been ESO is a great Sub until Dragonflight comes(: cash store seems like aids but I mean what cash shop isn’t

[@SupachargedGaming]

TL:DR There is a LOT to love about ESO, the environments and questing is some of the best in the genre. The voice acting is superb, and everything that makes sense to be voiced is voiced. The ambience is INCREDIBLE - NPC bards playing and singing incredible songs in towns, I have actually just sat there listening and /clapped. The combat leaves much to be desired, but it's definitely unique for MMOs - If you like skyrim combat, you'll probably like this? The crafting is complex and involved. The cash shop is fairly disgusting and strongly pushes you towards purchases. 7/10 "Wanted to love it" I have 600 hours in ESO, so I'm by no means an 'experienced' player, and I've done most of that without looking up any guides (Only starting recently due to trying PvP - specifically random battlegrounds (Which is the only option?)) I haven't done any trials which are the raid content, so can't really comment on that. My opinion is that its pretty fantastic for environments, story telling (If you can stop yourself rushing) / questing experience, variety of casual (solo/easily accessible) content... Great for a multiplayer RPG, kinda lacking on the MMO side. A lot of this, imo, comes from the focus on environments/immersion. The guild traders ("Auction House") being bought by guilds, and scattered all throughout various parts of the world - and being limited in nature? - makes interacting with the economy in a modern sense significantly more difficult. The crafting is clearly quite involved, which personally I found overwhelming though crafting isn't really my thing, so it was never going to appeal to me. The stats on gear, coming from a WoW player's perspective, makes no sense and as far as I can tell there's nothing that really impacts how your character plays in the way that say haste does (lowering GCD / cooldowns for some classes, or the older (RIP) snapshotting increasing speed of dots) or for example crit on a fire mage, leading to instant pyroblasts). That's not to say the different stats don't affect your throughput etc. in different ways, just that that doesn't translate to much difference in a character's gameplay. There's so many things on the checklist of "things you need to do" from a wow players perspective. Skyshards / questing on top of lvling to unlock skills - eventually you'll have plenty, but even after 600 hours I'm nowhere near unlocking everything. Champion points, which are very confusing for a "new" player imo - Increasing seemingly infinitely. Archaeology or "antiquing" is, effectively, the same thing as wow but uhh, more difficult/complex. You go across the zone your in looking for a find, except its just an area on your map and you are hoping to actually see it -admittedly not too difficult - but in order to get to this you have to go through some kind of Bejeweled style minigame. Then when you get there, you have to click tiles to dig, using multiple mechanics. And there's skill bonuses, and bonus tools. And the reason all of this is important, is because there's (seemingly huge) player power tied to it with 1 piece set bonuses. There's the statues/altars that give permanent stat buffs, one at a time. Which brings up sets. There's a lot. Levelling this is cool, but end game it seemingly boils down to a handful (we're all familiar with meta, it exists everywhere no escaping it) of "viable" choices -- primarily magic based. This had little impact to most of my gameplay, I have an okay set that gives me crit rating when I'm attacking from in front and I've been solo questing for a lot, so thats most of the time. Group content, however, my build.. my character.. was basically useless. There's a few different battlegrounds, which you can randomly queue for (but seemingly not specifically) with slightly different game rules -- king of the hill, capture the flag, deathmatch, others?? -- but as with all PvP it usually boils down to which team kills which. PvP is quite different to WoW's because of the 3 teams but that isn't really that impactful... at least, not compared to the imbalance brought about by set gear and skill lines. Champion Point bonuses are disabled, but gear definitely isn't and the difference between some players and (for example) myself is insane. I have quite a few pieces that I have been given by doing PvP, and it has made no difference. My abilities deal maybe 1/20th of the damage they do in the open world, with no explanation given ingame... (Because no information is given in game by default. Not even the damage numbers), meanwhile other players are capable of 1 shotting reliably, consistently whilst being practically invincible. Constantly. Most games I've been in have basically been 8 or 9 out of 12 players with 1 or 2 assists or kills, whilst the remaining 2-3 have 30+. Again, I'm a WoW player - I know gear makes a solid difference in MMO PvP but I've experienced this level of disparity maybe 2 or 3 times (Classic AV scaled to 60 with bis timewalking gear comes to mind, practically soloing the entire enemy team... or Rextroy's exploits.) whereas this seems to just be commonplace. There's also Cyrodil, big ashran type PvP zone which I have no opinion on other than my opinion on battlegrounds in general. The dungeons are fine... There's some really cool boss fights. I don't know the name (I've tried to look but honestly I don't even know what dungeon it was in) but there was this one boss that would periodically fill the room with a whirlpool, spinning your character around the room, with little spouts you can use to leap up onto three platforms around the edge, killing adds to stop the whirlpool. Thematically I thought it was fantastic, genuinely the best combat experience I've had so far... But I didn't actually enjoy playing my character. I never really feel engaged with the abilities I'm using, mostly combat is just sort of... in the way of the story. There's also the gathering. If running around grabbing herbs etc. is your thing, ESO is great (or terrible idk really) because there's soooo much. There's plants like herbs, all kinds of them. There's ores for blacksmithing, and there's ores for jewelcrafting. You can chop some trees for wood for shields/staves/bows, and you can fish, cook, all that stuff. Each of them have skill lines, which cost the same skill points as combat based abilities, and stuff like thieving, or that (For me, at least***) painful archaeology system which means, especially early on, investing into crafting is gonna cost you power. There's alchemy which I have no clue, I have not interacted with it at all. And there's enchanting which I also haven't interacted with aside from salvaging materials from any the game gives me for a little bit of xp in the skill line and some stuff to sell to other players who care and know more about crafting systems. Point is gathering/crafting you have a lot to do and a lot to master. Even from someone that isn't interested in crafting, the idea of taking the stats on a weapon (Like critical hit chance) and research that to be able to make weapons of that type with that stat is pretty awesome. The cash shop is pretty horrendous though compared to WoW. Admittedly, you don't have to pay for subscription to access honestly an insane amount of content which is great for new players, but spend long enough and you'll soon realize the subscription is kinda forced on you by the crafting bag and limited bagspace. There's also all the "pay for convenience" / "pay to win" (depending on perspective) from xp scrolls - again, infinite post-max levelling so.. effectively you could always benefit from this to all the cosmetics you could imagine mounts, pets, dyes. to expansion packs and DLC to player owned housing often requiring "crowns", their shop currency. If you want to be competitive longterm, some of the DLC is basically mandatory whether it be the psychic(psijic?) skill line featuring some very stonk stuff, or the archaeology thing I mentioned with some very stronk set bonuses, or just various dungeons / sets in general. To be fair, you get most of this from getting the subscription - ESO plus - but even that doesn't stop the game popping up a shop advertisement every so often - often when entering delves/DLC areas. "Oh you have paid for ESO+ so you can access this zone, but you could still buy it for keeps!" the game reminds me. Oh and there's a mount upgrade system, you can upgrade your movement speed, stamina (horsey sprint duration) or bag space. I spent ages investing into movement speed, only to realize I'm faster sprinting than my horse... and inventory upgrade is just always useful. It takes a day between investing each point, costs a little ingame gold, and there's 180 points (60 for each) in total - but don't worry, you can buy those points on the cash shop. Potions, fast travel unlocks - admittedly, seemingly only once you have discovered them all already which is 'better than it could be' (For alt characters)

[@tjtj7161]

I liked ESO while I played it, it feels like a nice solo exploration MMO where you can bite into chunks of story at your own pace. I'm at a point where I want to play something more social and laid back, a lot of these modern MMOs feel lonely. While Everquest had a lot of problems, it really did well to give you a chill experience where you'd actually want to sit down and communicate with people. WoW was fun, but is a how fast can you press your buttons fest. Give me some downtime and a reason to want to group over solo.

[@Konuvis]

These kinds of videos make me want to get back into and MMO so much!

[@shirahoney9190]

Honestly. If there wouldnt be Wotlk Classic on the Horizon. And i had more Time as Mom Gamergirl i would love to return to Eso. I never mained it but i played always the Story with every New XPac

[@txmits507]

People don't need weird sets in wow retail for leveling. You blaze through them, and that's what most people in retail want. MMOs need to address the leveling process in general, it should be removed from the adventuring and story of the game. People are too goal oriented for leveling to be what it was 20 years ago. FFXIV practically ignores gear outside of just ilvl upgrades from quests and dungeons and raids. It's not one of the complaints you hear from critics about the game though. The nostalgia of what you played with in yesteryear isn't what is missing from games today. It's invocation in a stagnant market, the same tired leveling process, that the majority of consumers just don't give two shits about

[@madrox1989]

Leveling is a mechanical system that has always been a thorny design in most digital games. Poor design/pacing at the core aside, what you are really observing are people's penchant to approach every videogame as an Action game. Part of the MMO-*RPG* experience is supposed to be about roleplaying and adventure lines. Roleplaying and character-choices-matter is what's not really pursued or even offered in games. Designers have swung the pendulum heavily towards Action, leaving the RPG fans behind, and leaving in a mechanical system that was meant to help distinguish a seasoned heroic warrior vs a straight out of the barracks warrior. Now what I find fascinating is this surge of interest in Survival games... Which tend to heavily lack on the storyline and action side, but empower and promote roleplaying and character-choices-matter philosophy. No wonder New World had such difficulty identifying what it wants to be.

[@over9000optimally]

I actually went back to Skyrim. I like the freedom of an RPG in games and Elder Scrolls online just don't really have it after you reach a certain level. Even world bosses become trivial. The only engaging content is vet dungeons and trials, which in my opinion, should have a solo option. I hate waiting on everyone to join, and definitely hate NEVER being able to hear a single dungeon or trial quest line story. It's always rushed. And unless you have a specific friend circle you run with that are on the same page, you're at the mercy of the playstyle of randoms that don't usually communicate, throw fits when you do something they don't like, or someone else does,(4 or 12 person groups), then leave. Something as stupid as an ad accidently being agroed. Then you're waiting again. And if waiting happens, people are prone to leave, thus ending with you having to reque for a dungeon. And any specific dungeons take significantly longer. I feel the player base can be so damned awful at times that everything in the game just needs a difficult solo option. I'd rather grind a single trial by myself if possible, for four hours, and enjoy it, then spend half an hour waiting for everyone, then have people get mad at some people that are underlevelled, or don't know the mechanics, or don't have strong enough gear, etc, etc. The fact that the game becomes largely an MMO at higher levels at the cost of pretty much almost all of the rpg aspects turns it into a bad job with horrible CO workers and an unreasonable boss, rather than a fun game that you can unwind to and enjoy. For this reason, I went back to Skyrim. I don't mind socializing, however, I also don't like social gameplay thrown down my throat as the only viable form of gameplay after such mediocre levels. The level cap is cp3600. You outgrow the environment well before you even hit any cp at all. The game is largely boring because of that. So much to do, but it's all too easy.

[@sealboy1211]

Going back to Skyrim was the answer, mmos need to lean back into what made them great and that was all the struggles you listed as inconveniences. Mmo devs try to satisfy people who want an mmo, and people who want a Skyrim/Witcher/Zelda single player game with a shared world. It doesn’t work, trying to give you Skyrim with friends alongside an mmo, and most mmos will not cater to an mmo audience and they feel dry and lukewarm.

[@kristians1550]

I was a long time ESO player for more than 5 years but sadly I stopped playing it and so far I see no point in returning in a near future. The various content this game offers is really wide but they expand on it very rarely. For example one of the things I enjoyed the most were the end-game raids and dungeons. To some that would like to know more, let me emphasise on it a bit. Without mentioning the inconsisency of the servers, I found it harder later on to keep on attempting for the triple achievements because they got less and less rewarding. Sometimes all you got was a title with the exception of some trials/dungeons, as an example is a trial called kyne's aegis. This trial gives you only the title (which later were set to be account shared, so there was no reason for doing that again, thus killing that part of the progression). There is also a skin in game that's called "Kyne's fury" which instead of being added as a reward was added for purchase in crown store. The only excuse for that I've encountered was that they need money to survive. The source of their money should be from the dlc's filled with skins for such achievements not for dlc's and store as well. You won't get any furniture to display in your house that you've achieved the trifecta either. (I don't count mounts, imagine if you got those big statues to house for every trifecta you get, for example - Scalecaller Peak - Peryite, The Taskmaster, Sunspire - Kaalgrontiid’s Ascent, Rockgrove - Statue, Prince of Ambition.. the list goes on and on). This small change would already make it a bit more rewarding. But this just scratches the surface. This brings me to the my other content that I used to like in ESO - housing. You can buy a house with a pre-set number of furniture slots which is doubled once you purchase the eso plus trial. And since the time I started playing the game, until my end, they added 1 update to the housing - companion and pathing. 1 update in 5 years? They have a ton of nice feature requests from the community and yet they decide to bring nothing new. For me personally I would like, if they added some terraforming tool so that you can shape the ground to your liking, move pre-made structures etc. Increase the number of items (why is the limit so small and some of the houses so big that you can't even furnish half the thing). And this are only some mistakes, out of many and yet they keep it on running the game following the same overworn pattern. I just watched a video about new world making monumental changes to the games core and giving an expansion for free so that they get the player base which made a smile on my face. The way I see it is that NW is a new game that is trying really hard to stand out as a good MMO (not yet there, but as shown they are trying). And here we have ESO which's player base is dying (large margin of the end game community is long gone) and the devs just keep it the same. There seem to be a lack of creativity and thinking out of the box as they were when the game came out and thrived for a couple of year. I am silenty just checking on the state of the game every now and then if by some miracle drastic changes are made but so far I stay dissapointed. If you managed to get all the way here, don't hesitate and leave your thoughts down below in the comments, I will be happy to share my own opinion as well as see a different one.

[@ChrisF_1982]

The graphics in this game still look terrible. They should have been able to enhance them by now.

[@majesticpeasantgaming8964]

The production value of this video was amazing

[@Ar1AnX1x]

"and we finally did it" I literally thought you and the argonian finally had sex

[@adriennefyrestorme]

Could be a weird time to join back with these update 35 changes

[@SlowpokeOnCoke]

I just wish the combat and movements didn't feel so stiff

[@MyHellaKitty]

I understand the role plaything. I do the same thing with my characters. I want them all related or connected somehow. I like to pretend that they are avatars who are aware that they are avatars. They are Sims who are aware that they are Sims. They are not good or evil. They are simply there to fulfill their purpose. They can be assassins, thieves, kings or slaves. It doesn't matter. They are a secret order like the Blades. But no one knows about them. They are kind of like the Men in Black. They don't chase aliens or anything like that. But they kind of exist like that. You may have heard about them through legend or rumor. They maybe someone like the Hero of Kvatch. But they don't know exactly who that person is. They only know what has been reported. They only know the fraction of what they heard or saw. Even if someone saw you face to face, they don't know the whole story. Think of how many celebrities we don't really know. They are essentially an image that they want to portray. But we don't really know who they are. Many will be forgotten over time. Do you remember who was famous at the turn of the century or in the 1920s. How about kings? How many kings have been forgotten over time? In America, we have many famous sayings and quotes like, "It's a piece of cake.". Yet, the average person doesn't even know where that phrase came from. So, my characters use this to their advantage. They are among the many secrets in the Elder Scrolls world and that's just how I like to make it work. I like to use role play as a way to explain things and keep things immersive for me.

[@justinkirk5165]

This was interesting to think about

[@islefour5656]

So the thing about eso is where it shines is endgame. The early game is very opposite of endgame and a part I find super boring and unrewarding. Nothings evek a little difficult until you go for challenges in four man and 12 man content. I put this in another video, but the thing that people really make teams and push for it titles, and mounts. Those are the rewards from the hardest content, as well as scores on a leaderboard who can do it fastest. The way they market the game is far from the real good parts. Housing might be an interests for you too. It’s a massive part of the game with endless customization. You won’t really get a feel for the game unless you invest a little more time, it’s not as easy to jump into like wow is.

[@islefour5656]

The game is super hybridized now and you can combine stam/ mag builds together which ads some dynamic gameplay. The classes are also super bor ng till you’re champion and you actually have nice skills to use, which are typically towards the end of a skill tree. Also questions in this game is nothing compared to rewards of later content. This is something I wish all new players knew coming in.

[@islefour5656]

Look into light attack weaving and search some eso videos from people like skinny cheeks, or just a red sofa. It makes the combat more fleshed out

[@tweech2000000]

Every time I watch your vids, it makes me want to get my ass on a game a play it.