Is ESO Worth Playing in 2023?
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The Elder Scrolls Online is a game I've played for 6 years and have a ton of time sunk into. But with that being said, do I think this game is worth diving into in 2023 with their new chapter of Necrom? This video discusses some information about the game, pros, cons and if it's worth your time to jump into!
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I haven't played in almost 2 years, but this video reflects my experience almost exactly. The game is awesome until you get to the challenging content and then the performance issues make it extremely frustrating.
It's insane it hasn't improved. They've said it's being worked on for Years!
Glad I watched this video and read the comments. Performance issues are why I quit years ago. Looks like I won't be starting fresh again. I'll have to look for another game after quitting WoW this week.... and no, I don't want to play Final Fantasy.
@@henrythegreatamerican8136 I'm ganna try guild wars 2. I gave black desert a shot but there's no endgame not even a point to pvp as far as I can tell. Evreything is annoying to figure out in that game
@@agentnukaz1715 i tried playing that for the first time today, and it just seems too much
@@yo_Eazy I Uninstaller when I couldn't find tools for lifestyle quests lol
The level scaling kills the game for me. I've tried so many times to enjoy it and no matter what level I am, what I'm fighting, or where I am in the world I feel like I'm having the exact same battle.
@vGrizzly aF He means its too easy
@MusicBoi93 this is the eso experience: PvE do your rotation. PVP survive long enough to setup your combo
This is what drove my brother and I from SWTOR and has stopped us from giving ESO our money despite loving the Elder Scrolls universe so much. Sadly we just don't play any MMO anymore. Story and challenge need to happen together. One w/o the other is boring.
@@DerakosZrux I want a bdo type pve game with PvP 2nd in mind. You describe why I think ff14 boring cause story okay but gameplay boring. Flashy skills though
Level scaling? Nvm I was about to buy it booo
To be honest, it would be easier to have trader like New World, where you can search and buy from anywhere. There is no need to run to a specific trader. ESO has the problem that many traders with good stuffs are in DLC zones and people who don't buy or have sub will not be able to get what they want.
yeah the trader system without TTC is miserable
That is a good point I forgot to mention in my reply... its dumb AF... I mean you can have both... an auction house but still browse stuff the old school way if you so choose... I used that database website and would travel across the world only to find out the item is gone... huge hassle.
I would come back if they brought back the Ambush and D leap to the top of the keep wall bug! Definitely was the height of the game 😂
could you imagine teleporting there in general these days? especially with the vamp tele... Could make for some very interesting/fun? cyro keep fests if they dont want to do much for pvp or cyro, i feel like this would be a small ask. You could even buff keep walls/doors/npcs to compensate..
I concur. As a new player - go questing and have fun. As a vet player - play some other game and wait until ESO is fixed; don't bother buying chapters - it's all milking.
Oh, and yes - housing is also endgame. If you want a game where the endgame is housing, ESO is for you.
Played since initial release and stopped for awhile but curious wdym fixed like how?
@@kingutterly9806 I think the main issues vets have with ESO is combat, poorly fleshed out endgame systems, and PvP. Much of the end game content is unapproachable and very sporatic. (There was an update a few months ago that made content across the board harder and nerfed most classes that made a lot of people quit) A lot of the tie ins feel forced and like they are only putting out updates to continue milking the people heavily invested. The way the monetization worked was fine when they did big content drops but now they do expansions as well as very expensive chapters with very little content. Combat is both very dated and very unintuitive. It's some of the worst mmo combat you'll come across with a large player base. Arcanist is the first class with a proper combo system lol
Personally I think everything in Necrom is a step in the right direction but the community was pretty doomer over the past few months. High Isle for many was the worst expansion the game has ever seen as well as the most wasted.
Personally I'm still really enjoying the game but I can understand why a lot of high end raiders and PvPers have quit. The game would be 1000x times better if they focused on combat updates for the next year.
@@TNTspaz how is Necrom a step in the right direction? Same exact content structure as always, no base improvements to the game, no new mechanics or weapons, no overhauls and a new class that is literally the biggest trashfire the game has ever seen, with it lacking a decent DoT and a decent instant damage cast. It's objectively useless in PvP and the weakest class in the game.
Also, one of the reasons I hated High Isle (and hate the writing/Dev team in general) is they literally stated they wanted a holiday and basically used their job to make one, and it really, really shows.
The Devs and writers are all insanely well off and out of touch people who write and develop shit for their own amusement and circle-jerk each other, without any consideration for quality, the lore, the fans or the needs of the game. With Necrom, they hyped everyone to no end about morrowind, but they actually just wanted to use that as an excuse to do Hermeus Mora stuff, so Apocrypha is 3x bigger than Necrom and that's where all the content is.
ESO is honestly like an abusive relationship, ever since I broke off from it all the problems seem so much more clear and I feel genuinely gross even thinking about it and how much they're exploiting us. I hope you have the same realization soon, the game deserves to die.
This is it 4 me tbh,its not just a pvp or pve mmo but a real roleplaying game...i only started a day ago but ik housing will be my endgame
Yes the storylines and questing is cool but my biggest complaint is is sometimes they don't tie in the connections to from story to story and I can get a little frustrating so I agree but the storyline also goes with the map and the map is horrible in this game it definitely needs to be updated with a better system but the storylines in the questing is worth it cool
Everytime I reinstall I remember the inventory management unless you pay for craft bag then uninstall.
Been doing that for years now...
I used to watch your videos back in 2018 when I started playing ESO. They helped me a lot to learn and get into the game!
Glad to see you're still doing well! Wish you luck!
Hope ESO thrives for years to come even though I don't play it anymore :D it's definitely one of my favorite mmos that I have played.
If you have played before NO if you haven't YES. Just realize the zones are the same activities over and over with different settings. Also the game is designed to keep you playing to purchase things from the crown store. Leveling in this game TAKES A WHILE! No im not talking about 1-50 im talking about CP, Crafting, Horse training, and other things that are necessary. PVP has lagged for years and not been updated for years. It is fun to create builds, housing and chase things. BUT this game will leave you feeling unaccomplished if you are looking for something rewarding in a short time.
Perfectly described!
I agree, but I have been playing on & off . I just t don't give into their crown store. In truth, it should be called ESO Crown Store.
TLDR: if you never played = its ok
If you want to come back = its trash dont waste your time
I am coming back and having fun. People just love to complain about stupid shit.
I just came back to this game and would have to say that I have become addicted.
First time player here and same. Never was into MMOs so it’s a stimulating experience although there were certain things I had to get used to and push through to enjoy the game to the fullest, having been an elder scrolls fan since 2011 I can say that wasn’t so hard though.
Came for the world exploration and lore, stayed for the actually funny and interesting / different quests. Was very pleasantly surprised to see the scale of the game as well as how unique and different all the quests feel.
Honestly, the balance patching has consistently been the most horrendous aspect that has burned me out every time I try to get back into the game. It is entirely unfun to have all of your work and effort potentially made obsolete within a few months and you gotta go back and start from scratch, get all the gear you need, all the food and buffs, or even if your entire class becomes unviable, starting up a new character with a more viable class and having to unlock all of your bag space, all of your mount upgrades, skyshards, quest progress, all over again.
Yep this 100%. The constant trashing of all the work I put in made me dump it a few years ago. Just checking here to see if it changed yet. I guess not.
Nerfing builds for a mostly PVE experience has always been stupid. It's like what Gearbox did with Borderlands 3. They wouldn't stop nerfing everything for no reason. We're fighting bots 99% of the time, there's no need to nerf anything.
If the overland content was even a little challenging I'd play it religiously and buy every pack
Overmonetized game.Should be free to play with how huge their store is.
It's surprising how many ppl actually buy all the dumb shit in the store and sell or buy crowns
There is no subscription tho, once you buy the game or a dlc you just have it. Saves 15$ every month compared to FFXIV that charges for both
@@DonutSwordsman ffxiv store is another retardation how many things you can buy there.
Now it's free on epic
@@ryuzen30 that’s why I’m here😂💯
Regardless of any negatives, ESO is the most immersive MMO on the market. Ive played WoW, BDO, GW2 all for very long periods of time, and always come back to ESO. Theres something about the style of the world, the combat, character progression, diverse build options, quests that arent just "fetch quests", the PVP is great, the graphics are stunning, and its an MMO where you can jump right back in after years, and all your progress is still 100% viable. For anyone to play other MMOs and dislike ESO, must have abused the game for a very long period of time. I hope they continue to build on ESO and make it better for many years to come!
I do remember enjoying the game a lot when I played a few years back. But Wednesday started adding crates and locking away of really cool cosmetics behind a pay wall of random chance.
Even when you own the game it nickle and dimes you for everything. You never feel like you are playing the "full" game.
I left D4 and gave ESO a try and I love it. This was a great time to start due to the game being established.
I got bored with D4 at lvl 25 and recently got back into eso.
after playing ESO for many years on and off, chasing achievents, focus on goldmaking for a while, minmaxing builds to see them destroyed... and after a long break and returning again, I now play completely different. I don't mind the content being so easy, actualy I appreate it. I realised what I missed most was simply soaking in the athmosphere, immersing myself in the world. So I had this idea for a more immersive playstyle, mae a character and give it a proper background and reason to do things. No I am not a roleplayer but I take a much more casual approach now, I don't care for minmaxing, I don't chase content, I don't chase gold or achievements, I simply enjoy the dialogues, the storylines, I take my time, II stop and smell the roses. And this is how I enjoy the game again. My new characrter is a female Dunmer Nghtblade, Dark Brotherhood inspired and themed, opportunistic, pragamatic, and whatever she does in the world she does it for a good reason.... I love playing like this, others need not approve. Needless to say I completely ignore lootboxes and cashshop nonsense (I still have more gold than I ever need and I stil enjoy having my old maxed out crafter). So, is it worth playing? For me it is, for now... 🙂
This is one of the more well-balanced takes on what's good (and bad) about ESO. Good job!
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22:21 have you done a video comparing the in-game shop between ESO, BDO and SWTOR? That would be interesting to see
Only reason I quit playing ESO is because of lack of crossplay
never played a mmo before and im having a blast just going through it, although i dont know all the mechanics and stuff yet
ESO is the game on my PS5 that i play when im staring at my library and dont feel like anything. Late night before bed il just boot it up and do some quests and level something up. Its perfect for that since its got endless content. Ive scratched maybe 5% of the single player stuff. With HDR and the ps5 update its so pretty to look at
that's just sad, what a waste of potential for the game
if you're a nightblade, you never have to worry about whether zos is gonna completely invalidate your build with the next patch
that happens EVERY patch. :3
Ain't that the truth. I was a nightblade main for my first year on the game. I finally started playing the other classes after having to change my 5th or so NB build because it would get nerfed into the ground. Zos "balance" is nerf anything that gets complained about the most, and as you can imagine that, the assassin class literally designed to delete 1 person at a time.... people don't like when it's their turn 😅
@@itsecco2585meanwhiledraco fxcker , bear fxcker. Skeleton fxcker and light fxcker go in and cant die and do insane damage
Getting back into ESO casually. I probably won’t play much endgame but I’m trying to get used to MMORPGs again I need a good community
I put 800 hours in this game but quit last year because it was like a full-time job trying to do everything as a solo.
Then don’t solo🫨
@RageRain I decided to solo a CS degree instead, and I have lost interest in MMOs since then.
@@CacheMeOutside97 it's possible to do both things man
You choose to play solo then complain about it being hard solo...to the point you have quit...its a MMO bro. 😂😂😂
People please dont listen to this video. the game WITHOUT SUBSCRIPTION is UNPLAYABLE after cca a month of playing
It's basically like DAoCs system, but without being able to search for what trader has what items in game like DAoC allowed.
If on the NA server then yes for PVE and maybe for PVP if on any other server then wait till they update the server hardware some time in the future, but ZOS have been stating more server hardware updates for the last 4 years now.
I mostly just want to play this to learn more lore, explore places ive not yet seen in the elder scrolls. I dont care about raids or pvp i just wanna quest and read lore books and talk to npcs.
How much would this game cost me if i just got into and wanted to have access to all the Lands theyve added?
The sub is enough. It gives you everything but the latest expansion (which is necroom). It costs around $15/month so if you only want to buy it once, $15.
I would recommend this game to anyone who wants to try it out, mainly because the biggest issues in the game will not apply to new players. I’m well into the CP grind and I am still nowhere near done all of the content. It honestly can be a bit overwhelming how much there is to experience. I hear a lot of people complaining about the overland content being too easy but a lot of bosses still kick my ass every time I try to attempt them solo or even sometimes in groups 😂 The biggest issue in the game IMO is that PvP is almost unplayable if you have bad internet, but i’m not a huge PvP guy anyway. Really good game overall, has some problems of course but so does every good game
"but the bosses...." idk how that became some kind of standard. Every fight needs to be a minimal amount of challenging. My brother and I, we know from SWOTR, can not even stay awake to enjoy the story if the gameplay isn't traditionally challenging. Whereas before this whole 1-50 needs to be easy fad SWTOR class stories were some of the most engaging content we had ever enjoyed. Sadly we've given up on the MMO genre as a whole. If these games ever just give us the option to play how we want then we'll come back. But bosses and dungeons and end game loot are not the main reasons to play MMOs, at least for us. 1-50 content is the most important part.
@@DerakosZrux That is so fucking true. The MMO genre was infected by capital. Every game needs to keep you entertained for days rathen than give you some challenge. That is why endgame > leveling nowadays. Leveling is meant to be an excuse for the endgame to exist, which is in truth the real game. Sadly. I hate end game mindless disputes, be it PvP or PvE. I just wanted some modern MMORPG that could provide us with a decent leveling experience, in the good old way, without having it as an excuse for the endgame.
As someone who doesn't play ESO, the WHAT grind?!
@@extraterrestrialgoose8738 champion points which is unlocked after reaching lvl 50. Yes, cp is what we all call it lol
@@extraterrestrialgoose8738 the cheese pizza grind
I literally never play this game, I just like checking in every year to see if it's worth playing and how it's changed year to year
Every year comes a time when I want to come back and play this game again.
There is a LOT of really great things about it...
But every time if I actually spend enough time thinking it about, I remember all the TERRIBLE things about it and why I usually never stick around for more than a month whenever I come back.
For me though, the big things are Combat (I just don't think it's good) , the questing content is so braindead easy that it becomes boring really quickly, having to be in guild to sell items kind of sucks, not super alt friendly, the expansions are just soooooooooooooo safe and boring.
Every year a new one comes out and you know exactly what it it will be.
New zone, more quests, some new items, and like one new feature.
I know you could say this is what most MMOs do, but something about ESO expansions just feels so boring.
Nothing about them feels exciting.
Also just knowing that performance and combat will never be fixed/changed makes me feel like I should just not even bother.
I feel the same way. ESO is too casual friendly that it comes to the point that it's just not engaging.
Trading is so ancient that it makes me rather not bother with that at all.
I like pvp theme in the game, but the combat itself is not that great.
@@kacerz8555 I feel it too. However I consider myself a casual. But as a casual I still want to be required to think as I am fighting a boss or go out on an adventure. I honestly feel like taking a walk in the park would be a bigger adventure than questing in ESO, and I don't even live in the US so the enemies wouldn't even show up with guns.
Played the game for about 5 hours and just couldn't bring myself to start paying for the conveniences, Skyrim still has that old school just pick up and play for free vibe.
The Elder Scrolls online truly is a game for Elder Scrolls fans. The game shines with its questing and exploration. Which is exactly what Elder Scrolls single player fans love about the series.
If for someone who loves doing hardcore raiding or PVP, this is not the game for you.
I tried it out recently because my friend wanted to play it with me, but I couldn't stand it. I'd literally rather play vanilla Daggerfall
The new Arcanist class is a lot of fun to play if only you didn't have to shell out $40 to play as the arcanist
I have break now - but I spent over 1000 hours in game. I will come back but for PvP I preffer Conquerors Blade. For overland quests (I did all) - this is the best game I ever seen...
I wish there was a group of highly influential content creators that would tackle the issue of ball groups in ESO PvP. I know…nobody gives a crap about PvP…but heal stacking and ball group exploits are a real issue. No player or group of players should have the ability to affect the abilities of other players to stay online and play the game. When these ball groups show up the performance tanks and many times my game crashes and I have to fight to get back into the game. If it is prime time…once you manage to log into the game after the crash you now have a queue to get back into your home campaign. In most cases it take queuing several times to get back in and by then the ball group has ravaged your keep and moved onto another. And even worse…these ball groups primarily exist to farm AP. They will often times move into a keep and leave the doors open so that they can mow down any players trying to defend the keep. These ball groups purposefully leave a few players alive so they may resurrect the others just in time for the ball group to mow them down again. This is abuse. Their intention is not completing objectives but to boost SP and score for their alliance…and even worst…they exploit because they can. These guys use existing game mechanics in ways they were never intended to be used. Unfortunately without continued and regular outrage and attention to the issue from content creators willing to dedicate time to fixing the problem…ZOS will continue ignoring the issue. No player or group of players should have the ability to affect another player’s ability to stay logged into and play the game.
Just do battleground during prime time its fun and not laggy + you dont have to wait in queue for hours to join and it doesnt crash like cyrodill.. problem fix
@flintcaliss I think OP likes the open world of cyrodiil and the mechanics. Your solution is what I do when frustrated, just hit some bg. But I do get melancholic when I crave that cyrodiil hit and know the aids fueled nightmare that comes with it. Solution- watch your map and stay away from the zergs, if your lucky enough you can have some fun without running into a god tier LoS kiter at every location you go to. If you don't wanna get terrain cheesed by basically everyone in cyrodiil, cyrodiil is not for you. We all know the best part of cyrodiil is sprinting for 20 minutes to get somewhere just to get ganked/cheesed/meta min/maxed only to back spawn because the zerg cut off your keeps. What's that, you want to get past those zergs? Run for another 20 minutes to get around the front line lock down so you can get 2 tapped by a nightblade just jacking off waiting to clip you for his gank videos. By the gods I love eso
Part of the problem is ESO uses one server, instead of multiple servers that balance the computational load and enhance game performance.
@@flintcaliss That's a partial problem. A good solution yes, but not complete, because if you actually want to be in Cyrodiil you can't and have to settle for something else you may not have wanted at the time. The main point is, ZOS needs to fix crap. The only real way to do that is not with a bajillion patches. The game needs to be redesigned and coded with a new API and better multiple servers. Microsoft has deep pockets if they wanted to pay for it.
20:50 I cant even remember anymore just how many freakin times I wrote this exact complaint on the forums lol. It is so ridiculous, a big almost demigod like villain is terrorizing the whole country for months/year and then you came and one shot him .... This was exactly why I stopped playing and cant get back to the game anymore.
It's sad because eso could literally be the best mmo around but sadly zenimax will never overhaul combat... or even add a new damn spell or two it's so stale. how do they not see that classes being physically the same they were 4 years ago is really not gonna keep people around.
I do love how games like ESO and FF14 started off in an absolutely dire way to the point that people wouldn't be shocked if it became abandonware yet some legit passionate Devs manage to bring it all back. Love it.
Just wanted to point something out but subbing does give you pay to win benefits. Being able to use real cash for an in-game advantage does constitute as pay to win although it's not egregious in containing direct power, more so XP buffs, crafting bonuses etc
I just started playing again from a 7 year pause and I got plenty to do. I understand many have been grinding for ever so new dlc is wanted but for now I’m so happy I forgot about the game cause I opened up the game and I still got lik 88 percent of the map to explore
You kept saying the quests are too easy I must be playing wrong lol cause I keep dying in some of them fun tho
I’ve played for 6 years on and off PvP isn’t great. But I enjoy it MOST the time. I’m still on old gen and I find it crazy that the game came out 10 years ago, and I need to buy a series x for it to even run properly. But I just stick to BG’s or Imp city when cyro is packed
It's currently free on Steam, I'm trying it as a casual MMORPG player, thanks Dottz!
How is it?
@@Prestiginii I quit after the tutorials haha
@@heymorky hahahahahaah
I dont mind overland content to be easy, otherwise it will take even longer to do daily quests or running map clear/skyshard runs. But the point about a smoother difficulty curve is valid.
I play since beta and i have to say this: If you want to start playing ESO for PVP , DONT. Performacne in cyrodiil is horrible. If you do not care about PVP, PLAY for sure, PVP is about 5% of the whole game, everything else is PVE related which isnt affected by PVP performance in anyway.
I played eso fanatically for the last 3 years.Recently i deleted all my characters,gave all my mats and gold to friends and decided that the circle was closed.I reached 2500 cp,done everything many times over,got my achievements but in the end i had no motivation to log in and do stuff.I met some really good people these years and of course due to anonimity some really crappy too.I would not suggest eso to a new player.The model of changing stuff/sets/game overall 3 or 4 times a year is really frustrating,especially to a newer player.The content has no real depth,the story is childish at best.The best comment i red somewhere concerning eso is that it's a decent game without soul and passion.While eso does the same stuff every year,other studios try at least to bring something different to the gaming community.
I agree!
Two things I want to know.
1. Is the grind fun or a bore. (Main and endgame)
2. Is eso+ "mandatory"
1. "fun" is in the eye of the beholder. Hard to answer this question. I enjoyed it while i was playing the game. ESO being a horizontal progression game means that once you have your characters setup the "grind" it pretty minimal, unless they nuke your gear with a nerf going into a patch.
2. Imo, yes. Inventory management without it is a massive headache.
Haven't played in the last year, but I got into ESO during early lockdown. so 2020. Grinded hardcore, saw a lot of content and then went back to WoW. I came back to ESO a couple of times but in the end I realized that I was done with it. I can definitely recommend it for questing, leveling and doing dungeons. You can grab the game cheap at one of their sales. You have to know that if you play longer than 2 weeks you will probably need a subscription. If you reach maxlevel you DEFINITELY need that subscription. The game is unplayable if you don't have it. ESO is not upfront with you about this, but the game is structured in many ways to inconvenience you. Because it wants you to buy things. And this is why I do not recommend doing any late game stuff in this game. The raiding, the grinding the gear, learning the solo content. Just not worth it. The game punishes you for time invested and forces you to invest even more time. Or money.
I found a lot of the quests really enjoyable. The first character was a great experience to level. But the endgame is just not that great. There are so many layers of things you have to learn and get into and at the end of the day it all takes endless amounts of time or you can pay for it. WoW at least was honest about the subscription.
Why don't I come back to this game? Because I played all of the story, and I would have to buy the addon to get like 8 quests. I would need the subscription to have inventory space or not loot anything at all while I play. So that's an investment that I have to do before even taking one step in this game. I have two fully equipped characters and getting them better gear would cost a lot of gold, which means swiping or doing writs (boring dailies that you do on all of your characters every day to get money) or doing some other grind. I never really learned the weaving thing which you need to do good dps for the real endcontent. Don't want to learn it as well for the little endcontent there really is. I don't want to play the same 20 dungeons that I already played 3 years ago (that is with subscription, without its just 10-ish). Every class is 50% the same spells. They all use that ball spell, they all have the backbar buff mechanic. If you dont know, like every 10 seconds you have to switch weapons to get access to another 5 spells and use all of them to buff you then you switch back to your other weapon and use 5 spells until your buffs run out. If you are questing you don't have to do that. But in endgame you have to. And that is super super boring and inconvenient. Especially since EVERY class has to do it. There are builds that use 1 bar, but you have to farm gear for that and it does not compete. The minmaxing in endgame is horrible. The overworld content gets boring, the dungeons get boring, the auction house is inconvenient and inaccessible for new players. The whole game is just a decent solo experience. And a couple of 5 mans are fun.
If you are rich irl and care about housing then that's fun too.
Thanks, man. Fairest guide out there in the midst of blind praising videos of how godlike the game is and without any problems to boot.
Thank you!
I don't play PvP, but I never had the problem in PvE, as far as perfomance.
As someone who spent hundreds of hours collecting mounts on WoW, it's one of the aspects that ESO lacks the most. Want that cool mount over there? Well, sign up for a gacha game... it's really disappointing because i love the questing and exploration in ESO but it's not very rewarding at all in terms of collectables and cosmetics unless you're swiping.
It's a stick without a carrot.
I genuinely don't get the gripes about performance. I've been playing ESO for years on PS5 and PC, and (aside from Cyro) it runs head and shoulders better than Black Desert, DCUO and STO on PS4/5 as well as New World, SWTOR, and Guild Wars 2 on PC. Can't say about other games, but of the other MMOs I play semi-regularly ESO is the most performant. Sure it's rough on a PS4 or a dogshit PC, but that's true of most games. It runs at a smooth 60 fps 95% of the time and there's little to no input lag (again outside Cyro) on PS5 and with a decent PC. I'm genuinely at a loss as to where people are getting this impression from in 2023.
I've been enjoying Cyrodiil lately, since i feel AD has become better over the years, now we are competitive again
Wow, well I'm glad I watched this. Another channel recommended this game hands down...after hearing about the end-game issues...I don't want to experience that over other games that don't have those issues.
Yeah eso's strengths are in it's housing and questing,not it's endgame
I've always enjoyed the leveling and questing progress in MMORPGs the most, much more so than endgame and way more so than pvp in particular. So, ESO seems to fit my interests pretty well but not yours. What's good is being able to know this ahead of time to make the right decision about playing.
My only complaint is when someone (NPCs) comes along and needs your help because bloodfiends have ambushed their town and you have to find a cure and quell the outbreak, they are always holding their arm as if they just did a pound of heroine. (I don't do drugs so I assume heroine is purchased by the lb) I mean they could have blunt force trauma to their head and they still run up on you while holding their arm. I mean talk about immersion breaking...but that's it...everything else is perfect except when it's not. 😊
watching this because the base game is free on epic games right now, the performance issues and the 125gb of size to install really make it seem like its not even worth installing, but I got it for free so I ain't gonna complain
And if the PVP with all of its issues and whatever happened to the Mayhem PVP event exhaust keeps nerfing everything and where's the new servers for it I mean I just don't understand I'm starting to think that zoss is pretty much given up on the PVP as it's pretty much in maintenance mode without the maintenance
The enviroments were all so similar
When i used to play. I might come back.
I have over er 2000 hours on Xbox but haven't played since Elswyre dropped. Was thinking about starting g over on ps5. Just can't make a decision and looking for Input. The only bummer is the craft bag being a necessity
Everything about this game is perfect...except the combat and level scaling. But these two aspects are bad enough that a lot of people quit and it keeps the game from having the kind of population numbers that it could.
Well i will give it a try since it's free on epic right now.
How is the leveling from 1-50 though? Last time I played it was soooo slow and I ended up dropping it.
I don't get it I'm enjoying it but I feel like I'm having the same battles everytime like I have a higher damaged weapon but still doing the same damage to each enemie?
It’s because the enemies match your level which allows you to be able to travel anywhere unlike some other mmos where some other places, the enemies can be at higher levels so you have to grind more until you reach their level.
They should make the auction house more like BDO's central market, just without the price restrictions.
before you read this just now this isn't some kind of hate speech or anything like that I love Elder scrolls it's just a straight-up answer in an honest opinion: I'll Answer this question "Is it worth it to play ESO", quite frankly, No. It seemed kind of like a get-rich-quick scheme to me! The fact that you have to buy so much with real money instead of just enjoying the game for what it really is, it's just ridiculous. Not only that but also the fact that it's not written by the same people that created the original games on console and on PC, so anyone that's referencing Elder scrolls online when it comes to the lore, really can't be used as a basis for any kind of Canon or Truth. Not to mention it's time-stamped is this millions of years before anything so it's like saying " a long time ago in a galaxy far far away." There's just no real truth. Normally that, no offense.. I really don't like mass multiplayer online role-playing games because I don't know any of the people that are on these games and a lot of times and they won't even follow you on a quest or people just tend to ignore me like you're a static object and it's kind of rude to be treated that way. So Not only was Elder scrolls online seemingly Lore breaking but also it was game-breaking when there's just random people everywhere it's just chaos. I couldn't really immerse myself in Elder scrolls online. I couldn't play it for 15 minutes straight without just getting irritated by the amount of people just jumping around randomly and getting in my way. It kind of took away the exclusivity of the game and they merciless because so many different random people are on there it's kind of took a turn towards World of Warcraft which in my opinion is pretty lame. I don't like online gaming where people can have pretty defensive screen names or just their you know just to be there in the way it's kind of annoying, I just get to a point where I wish my player character could just drive an axe through their face, and get on with the quest at hand. I just feel like it's just too invasive. So again it is online worth playing is it worth it this year No. Not only that but I'm not going to pay to play continuously. You have to buy the base game destiny expansion then the other expansion and other expansions on top of paying all that money hundreds of dollars you have to buy crowns to buy things in the game and level up your character basically, it's just a money trap. It's a financial detriment and a disconnect from immersiveness. I don't mind playing a game with a friend but it should have been done a lot differently. They did the same exact thing with the mobile game Elder scrolls:Blades any sort of did that also with ES:Legends. My philosophy is that once you purchase a game no matter what platform it's on, you shouldn't have to continually be throwing money into something you've already paid for just to level throughout the game to it's conclusion. I mean I would understand if the content was made by another Creator and they've got to get some kind of royalty out of it or something, but if you're going to add that type of system Open marketplace, they're completely forgetting that not everybody is financially able to do that kind of stuff and it kind of excludes them from the damn pretty much and that's what really just shut me out of it and said forget it to all three of those games... That's why I just stick to Elder scrolls arena daggerfall Morrowind and Oblivion and Skyrim... Cuz I own the games I don't have to pay for anything in the games it's all done and I could just enjoy the game content and download free mods that extend the gameplay time the world space is the content that I can use and equip and weapons and just get back to just grinding my character leveling up and clean the way I want to play without having to go check my bank account" do I have enough to buy these crowns" there's none of that in the base game so there we have it.
17:28 "totally unviable" aka, a 2% damage decrease
Play the game, don't be a meta slave
Yes you should. Its got everything, great pve, great questing, good grinds but not over grindy, great pvp, loads to do, hours of fun. Yes it has its problems but most mmorpgs do. I've played on and off since launch and loving it right now. Completely disagree with your pvp view. Yeah you get lag sometimes but it really isn't as often as you are making out. I play pvp every day and enjoy it, sometimes the lag is bad and unplayable but it's not often compared to how much enjoyment it gives me.
Lol you do not PvP if you believe it doesn't lag terribly.
Go back to casually questing and buying crown crates.
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@no one you need to get off the tesco 2mb Internet then. I play cryodiil every day. You must not be great at reading as i said its sometimes unplayable but doesnt happen that often. Get back on your sorrel horse, you clearly don't have a clue
I just wish the armor sets were cooler
PvP is awful
Now for pvp do people who play on pc have a greater advantage towards console players?
It just sucks to play solo. I mean that’s the case for most mmos but I like games that make it easier to do things solo if you don’t have friends who play. If you want the best gear in the game you need to grind vet trials. Finding a group who’s willing to let you grind vet trials with them even though you don’t have trials gear is hard.
The difficulty is a big problem in the game. I always choose a Nord to play in every single Elder Scrolls game. Therefore, I start with in the Ebenheart pact. The first main question has you do a string of quests in order to contain one of the brothers of Strife. For those who don't know, the brothers or strife are like nuclear bombs they're doomsday creatures.
After hours and hours of questing, you finally come to the big christiando to take down one of the brothers and strife, which is supposed to be this world ending entity. And you slap him a couple of times, and he dies. It is immersion breaking and unsatisfying.
I do not understand why Zenimax can not improve the damage that the enemies can do to your character or just have difficulty setting that each player can choose what difficulty they want to play at prior to playing the game. It has been done in many other online games.
It´s an MMO. How do you expect there to have a difficulty setting? Just how? It does not make sense at all and it would especially not work out with any other group content you´re playing such as Dungeons or PVP or literally just questing together. I´ve been playing MMO´s for 15 years now, from World of Warcraft to ESO and there hasn´t been one where there has been a difficulty setting to choose.
People like you try MMO´s and barely scratch the surface and then start complaning because they think that things work out as they do in the Witcher 3 or Skyrim.
@JohnnyWalker1077 ehh... Have you played lord of the rings online there's a difficulty setting. You also mentioned world of warcraft they have hard core servers. Why not have a hardcore server for ESO?
@@Joseph-wh5of Lord of the Rings online can´t really be compared to WoW and other top tier MMO´s. It´s more of a solo-story-walking through type of game that requires almost non player interaction.
In regards to WoW Hardcore servers: The only difference from "normal" servers to hardcore servers is - when you die - you die permanently. The character is gone forever. The difficulty "level" of the game itself is the same on normal servers and hardcore servers.
It´s just that MMO´s get more complex and tricky the more you progress in the game. Endgame Dungeons and Raids are where the real difficulty starts. You just have to grind your way through the MMO to get to this point wich you didn´t do.
@JohnnyWalker1077 Lord of the rings online proves you can have difficulty options, even if it is more story oriented just like the elder scrolls online. it can still be applied to any game.
However, if that's too complicated, the reason I mentioned world if warcraft hardcore server is because you could make a separate server where you could make the difficulty harder by bringing up the damage output on all enemies. It's doable and possible, companies just choose not to do it.
@@Joseph-wh5of Well, you´re right at this point I guess. They would really need to make separate difficulty servers.
If it was off line too. Sure. One thing i used to hated about the division was that it used to be an online only game. Then they changed that. Still a banger. I got an eso bundle around christmas but i stopped getting xbl. So now i cant play it.
Just buy xbl wtf
Is it worth playing in 2023? I just started in 2024 and I’m loving it. Big learning curve but it’s great.
They need to remove inventory as an ESO+ thing
so how much does it cost for the game and all dlcs and chapter content?
As an ESO veteran CP rank 1200 or so, i quit the game 2 years ago, why? Because the combat is braindead easy, i tried doing the story in chronological order but the quests were so easy and the climax of the zones felt underwhelming simply because the boss got one shotted by my skills. Its laughably bad.. also theres no new additions to the cosmetics / mounts in the game, all the good stuff go straight into the crown shop and the base game cosmetics or housing items just feels dull. Most of the new mansions are crown only and cannot be purchased with gold, and game is extremely inflated.
Expansions are predictable in content and knowing that no new game changing things coming out will make you ask why bother..
As a new player though its a very awesome game, i remember when i first started the game and played Morrowind chapter first time i was amazed by the game, thats why i kept playing it simply looking for that feel again, when the game was challenging, every quest game something meaningful and the end of chain quest gave something special like a cosmetic skin or tattoo. But be prepared that most likely you’ll quit the game once you got the game figured out and have a decent endgame build
What are those 3 armor sets you showed off in the beginning?!
For someone who has never played and all the content is new to them... sure... Level up a character or two... get some fun gear like thunderbugs... the really fun proc sets... solo world bosses, try a few dungeons on normal... work up to vet and get some monster sets.
And that is where it ends... Trials are a hassle and take too much commitment for casual players... you really want some of that trial stuff to pvp.
I played on and off for years... buy a DLC, and take a break...
What killed it for me is working to get a cool set piece or artifact that came with a DLC only for it to get nerfed to death once they have your money... I have not touched the last two expansions and never will. If they come up with flying mounts or something crazy I maight take a look.
On the upside, i paid for the game and there is no subscription fee... so.
Id rather save my money on Starfield instead of ESO DLCs.
I would say that FF14 has a much better housing system than ESO, but that ESO's most expensive houses are some of the best designs of player housing but those require a lot of premium currency to actually get them.
FF14 does housing better then ESO but I like GW2 better then ESO to. I played ESO for years but after trying GW2 its just so much better.
Thanks for reminding me of all the shit i hated about eso. Ive been missing it but cant switch accounts to pc. Zos will never change 😂😢 thanks dotz for all the eso videos u provided over the yeara!
modern mmo are piss easy until Endgame Lotro fix this with Landscape difficulty setting, wish other mmos adopt it
For me to play an MMO the 1-50 content must have good story and challenging, traditional gameplay. Don't care about instanced dungeons and special bosses and all that other junk. Old SWTOR had the perfect balance. Then they made the 1-50 braindead easy to the point where we were falling asleep trying to finish the class stories. Not going to give ESO money until they give us the option to play the 1-50 at a level of difficulty we can enjoy.
Easy games are completely fun
How much can I solo trails and dungeons though? Is there a limit to what I can solo?
Dungeons you can, trials not really
as veteran for 7 years I would say it is not worth it, at least i can speak for veterans. Now the reason WHY is not worth it is because the game has very greed monetization problem, which means all the cool looking mounts skins and other cosmetics stuff are LOCKED into the CROWN STORE.
The worst thing is you can't buy them (and don't mention now ENVENDORS and shit because u are stupid if you think like that )
But you have to literaly GAMBLE the crates and maybe you will get something that you like. ( Did it many times )
The game itself has great combat, but for me personally and I think for the community lacks the REWARDING SYSTEM , that is very poor. It's like you compleate some hard mode , or hard content or you kill many players you literally get nothing in return or you do get small reward which is like ( conteiner for the same set u already have, stupid non combat pet that literaly do nothing but follow you around and thats it)
For new players i think the game is ok but for veterans i think there is nothing there to do. Even PvP it is nonsensical just running around killing without some good reward, et the end of the campain which is 30days u get 50 transmute crystals woW Lol.
I spent like 50 bucks on crown crates and didnt get anything good.
In my opinion they should add that you can change your class just like ff14
If you're in Australia without VPN then no. Latency in game makes it a shite experience.
For Hong Kong, 230-300+ ping
Next one is 5+ years away so I wish I got into this one way earlier
the next mmo from zen?
@@lestat305 elder scrolls 6
Tbh I've been playing PvP for a few days now and I don't notice a lot of bugs
To make it clear I play only BGs
I haven't played in over a year, was mostly solo but did the group dungeon finder here or there. Is it worth coming back to now? What are some goals to go for? (Everything researched in crafting and 700 champion point)
no its not worth coming back. Just more heavy monetization n lame sht. The new class cant save this game
Don't bother the performance is gutter water. Or worse. As a whole this game went from absolutely amazing 2-3 years ago to pure garbage.
Yeah this game always had problem I left back in 2021 I was playing from day one the pvp bugs let a bitter taste in my mouth and zennimax seem to not care about pvpers
I miss when content had levels in the overland.
If you want them to fix the game take a break from it for a few months. How many of you waste 30 to 40 min doing writs on 8 character just to make gold most games based around combat reward you gold for doing the fun stuff putting all the good cosmetics in loot boxes is another way ESO shows they don't respect you as a player they either see you as a good whale or someone not worth their efforts.
My biggest issue with ESO is how EASY the world content is. The game is usually praised by its open-world quality in general such as in questing, exploring, and even the graphics and immersion. But I cannot possibly bear how there is little to no challenge in everything we do. Then, what is supposed to be a game becomes something like a visual novel. And to play the "real game" i.e. the hard combat, you have to sacrifice everything you like about the game and add a toxic hardcore community on top of that. So sad.
Even though I like the exploration and housing systems A LOT, I just can't for gods sake bear its combat. Not for how it is, but simply, again, for how easy it is to do everything.
I find PVP impossible.. I’ve done everything possible completed all quest on PVE so I think I’m a god. I go into PVP and die constantly instantly not even dealing damage ugh 😑 so read up on what to do what to wear… still doesn’t work. It’s sad very sad maybe I’m just sad but it’s sad I can’t figure it out
If you are a new player who just enjoys questing yes. If you're interested in end game content or pvp, don't even waste your time. End game in eso is atrocious, pvp is a cringe fest. Not to mention the lack of rewards for veteran dungeons/trials and pvp accomplishments. Most of the "cool" mounts, personalities, skins and costumes are locked behind crown crates which are a waste of money and often give you useless items, or the crown store. About 80% of the in game rewards have had a better more enhanced version circulate the crown store or crown crates at some time. Cyrodil is basically a horse simulator where you spend what seems like 5-10 minutes riding your mount just to run into a ball group. Then you lag out and the game crashes, your spells won't register. Cyrodil even if working properly is the most boring pvp experience I've ever had in an MMO. Bgs is Okay, and Imperial city is okay but most of the time it seems vacant and you end up doing pve anyways. Maybe if you like housing and fashion you'll like eso end game. That's pretty much all it is, that and one shotting everything while questing and soloing world bosses without a challenge.
I havent played since 2014, but didnt have to buy no "Chapters?"
But i heard im going to have to by necrom "Chapter"....
I is confused.
Dlc
Chapters get included in your plus sub when a new one comes out, so you only have to purchase the most current one
Okok so quick question about alliances and the pvp in cyrodil. So if I’m an argonian I won’t be able to play with my friend who’s a khajitt Since we are from different alliances?
Sorry I haven’t played a lot of eso and I’m just now getting back into it with my friend
Is there anything comparable to cyrodiil though? To me it always stood out as so unique taking a character and being part of a huge army taking and defending castles… siege equipment, strategy, etc…
Like I’ve not seen anything like it, is there anything that does it better currently?
Guild Wars 2 World vs World
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