Should you play The Elder Scrolls Online in 2021?
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- Опубліковано 5 гру 2020
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The Elder Scrolls is one of the most successful fantasy franchise of all time so, how good is the MMO, and is it worth playing?
Basically, yes, it's one of the greatest MMO's ever made and if you can ignore the somewhat floaty combat, it's one hell of a good adventure.
Play it, N'wah.
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One HUGE draw to ESO that I don't recall you mentioning is that any player can adventure with any player at any level. That is by far the biggest reason my friends and I still play. Everything scales to your level and you don't have to wait to level with friends or family that can't play as much. Or, as in my case, I'm the one that can't play nearly as much as my friends.
do you need ps plus?
Ha, wasn't always like this. In fact the change to scaling made the game much harder!
@@Orinslayer As a new player, i can't seem to find any mobs that can like, even put you in danger.
@@PervyAutomatonAs a new player you are scaled up in power. The world bosses are easier for new players, but overall, they were buffed by like... 20% a few years ago.
@@PervyAutomaton Outside of the World Bosses you won't find anything challenging in the Overworld. Most Normal difficulty dungeons are pretty easy too. The scaling actually ruined how much fun it used to be to roam into an area that was way too powerful for your level. The only thing really challenging in ESO are vet level dungeons (some) and Trials, plus the solo stuff like Maelstrom.
When you see a wizard in a plate armor and a big ass axe, you know the term battle-mage here is on next level.
Its so next level, its not even named battle mage :D
They call it a war mage :3
That is exactly the build I wanted to do when started playing and it did not disappoint me at all
A shame the build sucks incredibly though.
As a heavy metal wielding in your face necro orc, I can say it's the most fun I can have in an mmo. I love scaring the ever living ish out of other players.
@@rickroll9705 every build is good if it's your play style. Yes there can be a OP class and set every module but if you play your play style it won't really matter. Fun is fun, if winning is all ypure after then fun isn't fun and it feels like work.
Jeez, imagine if Stadia users had to be confined to their own server. Basically a single-player RPG at that point.
lol.
Lmao
Yes im sure all 13 of them would be very upset 🤣
@@C4NIVORE9273 I read your comment... All 13 and instantly knew you had to be talking about Stadia lol. Didn't even need to remember what comment.
That's probably why they bunched Stadia users together with PC users.
I've started playing this game almost a year ago. I've played tons of other MMOs but this one is definitely my favourite. I love how simple it is, yet it has lots of stuff. Also I love the community and I've never made so many friends in an online game.
U have to pay for crafting💀
This video did it. I will finally dive into ESO after having been on the edge for ages. Thank you very much for this well constructed and presented showcase.
More than welcome zack :)
Same here!
@@JoshStrifeHayes black desert video please sir 🙏
Comment stealing to just say, the PlayStation version is comparatively dead, and the xbox community is more toxic than PC. It can be fun on those platforms, but PC is a better choice if you can swing it. Especially because it has mods which are often essential.
So how was it? Still debating getting into it even though I started FF14 with friends recently but haven't bought that one yet
I legit thought bill nye the science guy voice acted in this because it was bill nighy
Bill nighy is the goat though
Very organic game, you level up what you do and it really adds up in time. Fun quests, amazing lore and the fact that the PvP in in an entire country constantly battling for conquest makes it really immersive and quite fun
Unfortunately the lore contradicts itself. Like, 100% of the time. If it’s supposed to replicate how convoluted real life history is, then it’s doing a good job, cuz there are so many retcons in this universe! It’s still really fun tho 😁😂
@@kassandraofodyssey6475 dumbest shit is having darkelves and argonians in same faction
@@CJ00014nah that’s actually crazy idk why i didn’t think abt that until now
This was extremely helpful as someone deciding whether to give this game a try. It’s clear you love it, but you did not seem biased and gave both strengths and weakness instead of just pretending it’s perfect. Thank you!
I had my reservations a year ago, but gave it a chance, found the correct linear path for the entire current story and solod the entire thing and fam, what a journey its been. Quit doubting and give it a go. I recommend playing solo until you know a good portion of the game, like mechanics and locations, then join a guild or whatever and make friends and explore mid to late game with em.
@@anthonyzullo im about to buy eso full pack, and im still worry if it is worth the money or not
@@silentium7357 Have been playing this game for 4 years now and I'm absolutely loving! If you're unsure about wether or not this game might be worth a monthly fee I recommend you first buy the base game and enjoy the hours and hours of content it will provide. It's a truly great game which takes the term "free world" to a whole new level and lets you customize your game experience exactly as you want. And it's both fun playing solo just as playing in a group.
@@trashpanda7010 i bought it the full dlc packs 2 weeks ago and now im 136cp sorcerer. Youre right. This game is really really fun to play solo or group. I didnt regret it at all !
@@silentium7357 Haha welcome to eso then :D PC or console?
I've been having a blast with ESO for a few years now. If anyone is on the fence on whether or not they should try it (especially in lieu of WoW due to all the shifty stuff happening studio side for them) then I can't recommend ESO enough. It's a very enjoyable game with a very welcoming and helpful community. ESO and FFXIV both have amazing communities.
Comment sniping again, to say that it's much better on PC. The consoles don't have modding. And the communities are smaller.
This game allows for some pretty funky builds. I fondly remember my magica nightblade tank, who was sustained by blood magic and the shadows and could solo most world bosses at a snail's pace but assured survivability. There were definitely some elitists who would take one look at the tank using a staff and initiate a kick. But the majority that stuck around enjoyed solid tanking, and even some off heals from the tank during chaotic moments.
Critical role is going to get me right back into this game, damn them. I wonder what I should level this time.
It is funny to hear, because for now on frost staves is the meta off-bar weapon for tanks
What's great about ESO is that the majority of the game is in the open-world, and things like pvp and group trials are optional, so you can do the content you feel comfortable with since the game doesn't force you to do everything, which is good because nobody has enough time on their hands to do everything this game has to offer. I'll definitely be playing this for years to come
So just like any other MMO?
That was one of the most uplifting and accurate reviews I've seen in quite a while! What a perfect speaking voice. Subscribed.
I picked this game up after I first watched this video a few weeks ago and I’ve been hooked since. I’m not an MMO guy but this game is an exception. Yes, play it!
its a pretty fantastic/bad first mmo. Its fantastic because its quite easy to get into and its bad because its better thn 90 percent of MMO's out there and going from this to another for a first timer wont feel good.
@@jamesesparza6893 well its good then that the game is so stuffed with content that you really dont need any other mmo :3 Eso is like this cozy digital bonfire I can alway return to and have relaxed fun with. Played it since the beta and while I might turn it off for some months now and then, it always draws me back in eventually.
@@allanredhill8682 Well, I would say it's a fantastic/bad first MMO for another reason that the guy above... it's fantastic because of the world, the story, the exploration, the voice acting, the quests are AMAZING, the lore is endless... and it's bad because it literally has THE WORST combat system out of any big MMO ever... WoW is better, GW2 is better, BDO is better, Tera is better, Neverwinter is better... just pick an MMO name, put it there and write it's better when it comes to combat... who the hell thought that swinging a big ass sword and feeling it has no impact whatsoever would be fun??? Who the hell thought that playing a stamina class and having to have almost no class skills would be fun??? Who thought that bows should be shot like toys??? Who thought that the best ults in the game should come from the Mages and Fighters guilds???
Whoever designed this combat system should never find work at any video game's development EVER!!! The guy managed to turn the best MMO world anyone could ever make up to this point and turn a game with that good of a world and lore into an average MMO... I mean ffs... how can you have worse combat than 90% of the free to play MMOs out there????
@@sportschool3537 Dunno man the only game on that list I actually prefer over ESO when it comes to combat is Guild Wars 2. And I guess BDO but that's literally 100% because of it's special effects and 0% because of actual gameplay. ESO has some floaty animations, yes, but the combat just rocks when it comes to what you can do with it - Especially in endgame, imo. The actual gameplay is better. And besides the floaty animations really aren't so bad, and they only really affect melee. Every decent ESO player plays with a ton of animation cancelling anyways so I don't even notice.
Edit, tho: I really really hate tab-targeting so that might be why I disagree. I prefer ESO's more fast paced, 'skill-based' combat, where I gotta think fast and manage my resources aswell as synergize properly with my friends. I just cannot ever return to a game like WoW after that, where I remember my gameplay pretty much just being setting a macro that autocasts my series of spells for me as I couldn't be arsed to do that number dance at some point.
I will indeed! I still enjoy the giant world with so much yet to discover :)
Amazingly detailed and very informative video, thank you a ton! Cheers!
re-downloading, remembered I played this years ago, they've still kept my account details from 2104, turns out I beta'd this and got the Imperial upgrade.
itll be like playing from scratch.
Its definitely worth a try, even if it's from the beginning. Did you try it out again?
@@ortiznikko yup, quite enjoying it. 😁 taking it easy, no rush.
Can’t believe eso still exists in 2104
Hey, since you come from the future I wondered if you could tell me if world war 3 has already happened?
@@stonedog9643 ESO is the type of game where you enjoy the journey but the cp grind will be rough but rewarding
I started with Daggerfall and it's insanely large patch. Really considering getting into this.
With you 100% on the whole 'Chosen one' thing. At least City of Villains 'Chosen Ones" was an entire program run by the villains to weed out competition.
the DLC is pretty fantastic in this game, at first I was sad to see John Cleeses'es Cadwell was only at the beginning segment of the game but in additional DLC they bring his character back for a much larger roll.
Hey just found your channel looking at MMOs... I'm amazed by the level of detail you get into and it's super refreshing! Thank you and keep up the good work! :)
Love the channel, been playing ESO on PS4 since day one and have loved it as I've grown with the game. What really keeps me coming back to the game every time I take a hiatus is that the gear I crafted and spent massive amounts of resources to make legendary at least 5 years ago now is still very much viable for most content. Everything I've made for top level is still used on alta and some cases even still some of my main characters
I started playing in March 2020 after watching the earlier edition of this video. The answer is yes! (As long as you don't mainly play PVP.) It's buggy AF but the social aspect is great. Best community of any MMO I've played. Smaller than WoW, so every zone feels buzzing with activity. You can join up to five guilds so it's easy to make friends, and most people are chill and helpful. I'm working on veteran trials with a raid group now and it still remains fun. Progression is relatively quick and you can't gimp your character, so you can feel free to try any build you want.
You saying this isn't Skyrim online...but it really is the closest you're going to get. If you are into story based content and soloing this game has so much and it's all voice acted. You really want to get immersed there are ingame books, endless sidequests and hidden collectables giving you reason to explore. It's going to be a long wait for the next Eldars Scrolls game so if you love the series I definitely recommend this game to tide you over. Also Star Wars TOR is a great singleplayer story experience too.
I never got to beat Skyrim, played it several times but a huge fallout fan. This game has been sitting on my dresser forever now, think im going to pick it up. Love TES lore
The issue with all the cool in game books is....... ALL of them come from oblivion, morrowind or skyrim. Literally none of them are unique. Lazy.
@@jonathansoko1085 Damn i never noticed that
@@elwiseguy69 yea, its unfortunate they didnt even try. dont get me wrong, its great lore but its a shame they just copy pasted all old stuff
@@jonathansoko1085 Why are you lying? You can literally just look through the Imperial Library and UESP and see that ESO has more unique lore books than any of the singleplayer games do.
If you're going to make a comment this confidently, atleast research it beforehand. ESO unique lore is 60% of what TES lore communities discuss nowadays.
Just a note - you can buy an all races, all factions upgrade which let's you be any race. If you have eso+ you can buy that after one month with the crowns you get
Also to the people who say eso combat is 'weightless' and 'bad' - you have a unique combat system that has no cool downs on abilities, no slow tab targeting system and the freedom to run pretty much any ability anywhere and you're talking about 'weight'? It sounds like someone who hasn't got to endgame or worked out the combat system to get the satisfying feeling you can get from it. It's quite literally the only reason I've stayed in the game so long for a PvPer, cos god knows everything else about PvP is shit
People might seem to dislike the combat but I've really enjoyed it. I always like fighting enemies when I adventure. I come from a traditional tab targetting mmo scene (mainly FFXIV), but I've been super enjoying myself lately.
The part about the classes really hits home.
My first character was a Breton sorceror and the first 200 hours or so were really enjoyable. Just running around adventuring and figuring stuff out, exploring the world.
Then I started to get into dungeons and harder PvE content, and I made my sorceror became a dedicated healer. Some people were questioning why I picked a sorceror instead of templar. When I looked at the difference in class abilities it became clear that templars were meant to be a healing class because they had all the healing options but sorcerors were not. In cases like this, your chosen class does make a pretty big difference.
I didn't let that stop me though, I'd just have to do my best with what I had.
In the end, I played with several guilds and progressed to clearing veteran trials, though vMoL was a struggle and our guild never got around to trying vHoF. At that point I had other commitments in life and stopped playing actively, but I was glad to have dragged my sad excuse of a sorc healer as far as I did.
Looking back now, if the classes were any less well-designed, that would not have been possible.
This game is super fun. Just started playing last year and the content is never ending.
I was a founder back in 2014, but never really played heavily until 2017. I've been out of the game for the last few years, but I like to pop back in now and then to see the new stuff. Honestly, as much as I griped with how different from traditional TES ESO is I have to say it is one of the most fulfilling solo player MMO experiences out there.
If im going to buy this game and play it solo, would it be too late for me to follow other people?
@@nattapongsanta3419 Try it out now. Its currently free. And max level is 3600 I saw nobody who has reach that yet. But you have to be into stories and lore. The game is all about immersion into the lore. And not like wow where you play 7 dungeons over and over here you have 46 :)
I have been in and out of this game since launch. Jumped back in again recently, and want to make a concerted effort to follow it through till the end this time
This is pretty much me too.
The good part, there isn’t an end lol. Endless
I played from Beta, up until about 2 months ago. The constant bugs/crashes/bad instances in trials just got too frustrating. That coupled with having to grind even more CP with the new system, despite having been past cap for a while was just too much. It was fun, and for a new player who isn't doing trials etc it can be very rewarding.
I've tried to get into ESO three separate times. The second time I ended up playing for around a month. I just started again last week but for whatever reason I'm really enjoying it much more than I did the other two times. I might stick around for good this time.
Glad to hear it dude. If you're on the EU server feel free to add me, drop me a message on the discord chat, links in the desc :)
My favorite part of ESO is horizontal progression similar to GW2. Once you hit gear cap at CP 160 that gear will always be relevant. New content is just more options for sets, but your old ones are still viable. Unlike vertical progression MMOs like WOW or FFXIV you don’t need to get back on the treadmill just because they released new content.
Same. And to mention it here, it wasn't always like that, but also shows why I enjoy and like ESO so much: With one of the first DLCs they raised the level/gear cap (but you didn't actually need the DLC for this). People still didn't like it, so developers said "screw it" and from then on only provided horizontal progression in new content releases. Also noteworthy, at launch people were disappointed about the lack of Dark Brotherhood and Thieves Guild, so they actually delayed their whole content plans by about a year to deliver these guilds first. And they didn't really rush them, they got their own unique stories and areas etc. as you'd expect. Of course some parts are a bit weaker here in there (in later DLCs, too), but overall I've always had the impression of devs listening and playing themselves (some of the leads also stream in their spare time).
@@Smaxx Definitely! The dailies for DB and TG are also fun. I think TG is such a unique gameplay for anything in MMOs. Those heists can be hard (at least for me). What's great is that stealing and assassinating carriers on in other parts of the game.
thats why I dropped Destiny 2, horizontal progression is definitely the way to go
There is definitely a degree of verticle progression once you get to end game due to power creep with new sets being released.
Soon as work is not busy, I cannot wait to jump back in for a few days. Nice video. Keep up the good work.
3:36 It should be noted that there is a pack in the in game store that allows for any race any faction. So they aren't fully locked. And the Warden is also a premium class.
I agree.. I feel like some people making videos don’t actually know the game 😂
A funny story I experienced back in 2014 when I played during the beta and at release:
I had no idea that each faction had only 3 different races playable. I could choose my race, my faction and then start my adventure.
Where in reality it was part of the preorder bonus. You also got a pretty cheap mount, back then your first horse was so expensive, rarely anyone had one.
And you also had raisins the monkey like I did on my OG account.
I preordered the deluxe edition and was in the beta back in the day. The horses were SO expensive!
Pretty accurate video. The questing and the freedom with your character build and progression are so much fun.
I don't know exactly how to put this, but ESO is the kind of game I have some of my most fond memories from, I still recall playing it during its beta and finding it an amazing world to be in even from back then. It's far from perfect, but it always makes me come back.
This is my all time favorite mmo even more than Wow. I’ve tried guild wars ragnarok ff14 and a few others and eso is by far my favorite
More then wow ????🤦🏽♂️
@Patridge yea the biggest reason wow is still a titan is only because most folks who spend money on the MMOs are people in the 30s or greater and when WoW first came out they had money and time to try out the first big MMO, which is now a 'nostalgia' factor for them.
Just like how doom and tetris have a 'nostalgia' feel so attract millions of players.
Not sure about game itself, it might be great, yeah, but unfortunately combat looks like shit :(
The combat is probably one of the best parts of the game
@Flare I tried FF 14 and quit because it was to boring, repetitive and overloaded with systems.... To each his own I guess.
Just started playing again with 4 friends. Loving it :)
can u hunt/level with friends? is there like a party option ingame?
@@Veeeno Yes
Thank you for this! Great video!
I started playing ESO back during the PC beta and have been playing since. Its such a fun game and though there's a lot of toxic players in it I've met some of the chillest most friendly players I've ever known in multiplayer video games in ESO.
Been playing since the beginning and I still love this game. Completely addicted because there's always something to do. Even if its just working on achievements, dungeon diving, fishing or filming characters in various beautiful sites around Tamriel. 😁
I'm here until they pull the plug.
😎👍
ESO has been my personal MMO of choice since 2017 and I still play on a regular basis. Highly recommend to anyone still on the fence
I was a D1 player and kept dropping it after a few weeks despite try and get several times. However after seeing this video I noticed that I was viewing it in the wrong way that you mentioned where I wanted to get leveling fast and join my friends. I’m going to give it another shot and treat it like a proper elder scrolls game. Thanks
Never really played an MMORPG before and was interested in New World but I think I might start with this one. It's on sale right now and of course is more polished. Plus I like the idea of going it alone. Thanks for the info.
Amazing game, 400 hours and I still feel like I'm scratching the surface.
@@jesquesan A lot of people get overwhelmed by the games sheer size. But I personally view that as a strength. The game is pretty much designed for you NOT to be able to do all of everything intentionally. They really went for making it feel like a true living world, as much as I love the other elder scrolls games once you do 70%+ of the important stuff the games get boring with very little content. This isn’t the case in ESO, it’s practically impossible to be a completionist in this game. Because it’s one of the games that are closer to being an actual living world. Once you do the same amount of stuff that makes up the other TES games, you aren’t a 70%, you’re *barely at 30% at best.* Thats what I love about this game, *I know for a fact* that I’ll never be able to truly finish and do everything that I possibly could. Just like in real life. There will always be a new series of adventures to come back to after I set the game down for a few months and take a long break.
No
My main character is coming up on 400 DAYS of gameplay (she's been going since the beta) and she is nowhere near running out of things to do.
I always keep coming back to this game somehow
I pay for it but haven't played in a few months. I will be back soon.
Thanks for the video, this was really helpful! Subscribed!
Great review I've just bought the base game gonna give it a go on ps5 thanks
The real issue with the crafting is the timegating though, if you want to get certain traits researched it can take 1 week plus each easily, which you can of course pay RM to shorten
Played it for a bit. Couldn't stick with it though because of the lack of immersion. Abandoned dungeons are like Waterloo station at rush hour and all the loot in said abandoned places seemed to consist mainly of lock picks. It is an amazing world with a deep lore but when you explore a newly discovered Dwemer ruin only to find a ton of other players there and the relics left by a long gone race are mainly picks and junk then the incentive to explore other places vanishes rapidly.
To be fair, this is a common issue with like ever MMORPG
Perhaps that's because this game is an MMO and not an offline RPG?
@@renanleandro5914 Guild Wars 2 and other games have instanced dungeons, housing etc. Online/offline does not affect random loot generation.
Who plays an online game and expects perfect immersion? 😂
@@samgoff5289 It's not the expectation of perfect immersion exactly, more with fleshing out a 3D world where everything fits and is consistent with that worlds law. Tera is a prime example of it being done really really badly. Swords and sorcery mixed with disco flamingos, cop cars and other outlandish junk that just don't fit.
Glad you pointed out the One Server feature. it is IMO the most important feature, because with other games my friends always end up split across a handful of servers and it kills the game for me.
Was a PC founding player but just recently returned to the PS4 format. I am having a ton of fun and there are a lot of people playing! July 2021
As someone who started playing eso in summer 2020: YES! PLAY IT! ITS AMAZING!
I’m getting it today on sale for solo fun. I hope graphics improvements come to ps5
@@michaelschneider1365 imo I think the graphics are amazing until you look at something in first person. There is a next gen update coming out soon though.
Yes for the tedious RuneScape combat!
@@damianthebeholder6775 🧢
@@sethrussell7771 there won't be a difference
You can pay to be able to play as any alliance. To be fair you can have a few characters so you can have some from each alliance anyway. You can buy the base game quite reasonably and do a lot of content straight away
tbf, unless you're looking to do Cyrodiil PvP (or the somewhat limited PvE stuff like Skyshards and delves), alliance won't really affect anything outside of your Fighter/Mage's Guild location and where the Harbourage (recurring main quest instance) is. You can go anywhere, party with anyone, and afaik, you can even do the small scale arena PvP with anyone.
@@T8-TR Yeah, Battlegrounds PVP has teams but they're randomized, not Alliance-based. Unless you want to go with a group of your friends, in which case they're not randomized but you still don't have to be the same Alliance.
Thank you for the video, love your take
Just downloaded yesterday and played a bit today and really enjoyed even just the intro. Gives me that Skyrim/morrowind feel but it also feels like it’s own game entirely which is a really good thing. Just wanted to check some reviews to know if it’s worth to keep playing and after watching this, I’m definitely going to ride it out a bit longer and hopefully get some of my friends on board
This answers a question I've been wondering about lol
play it on pc there are more players than on the consoles
@@wadewilson5712 It was on sale on steam at the time, I had bought it when I watched this video
@@wadewilson5712 It has a big population on consoles aswell....
I play it on ps4
With gamepass there're tons of players.
Best mmo I've played hands down! Has everything I wished for in a mmo and doesn't feel grindy as well.
You wish for a mediocre combat system? :o
Have you played ff14. Just asking out of curiosity
@@Exel3nce i like my mmos to feel like a rpg and not grindy & repetitive and the combat isnt to bad im not into flashy things so this mmo serves me good.
@@zeusdeimos6845 all mmos are grindy and repetetive. thats their nature, friend.
its a major thing that everything looks so poor and cheap. not for a reason it comes up as a critique. it doesnt ruin the game ofc but one can expect a little more about looks and all
ps. never said its to bad, just mediocre
Ff14 is dope af but scratches a different itch than ESO.
WOW anyone?
Minor note - there is something you can buy that lets you play any race with any alliance. Other than that, this was an incredibly accurate video, very informative, and your usual top quality :)
Thanks for this video. Teso is free rn for a few days and I hope this video will help me when the game is downloaded.
Ive been playing on ps4 since June 2016 and have over 5,700 hours across 10 characters, I have all chapters and dlc, the imperial race, necromancer class and all the chapter collector's bonuses
So I take it you like it and would say it's worth playing?
Game: You are the champion of our land!
Players: One of us....One of us..One of us, One of us
Great video! All my question about the game were answered
Started playing about a year ago, I mostly play solo and I absolutely love it! The game feels super relaxing to me, the beautiful landscapes and music is almost therapeutic!
I don't know if it's just me, but it seems like they've been sneaking in graphic improvements every year. The environments have always looked great, but I remember player characters looking really aesthetically unpleasant, dated and given very stiff animation when I first looked into it. Every couple of years I get curious, watch a video like this about it, and the more recent the video the more improved the player characters look. One of these days I'll actually try the game out for the first time. XD
Thanks! This is a great video!
I've always loved TES and the lore. I've even read the novelisations! But I've shied away from ESO because of the online aspect. This video has finally convinced me to give it a go, so thanks for that!
You can do so much on your own solo if you want to, and the community is pretty welcoming. You can join at up to 6 guilds all at once, many people have a crafting guild, a raiding guild, maybe a roleplay guild e.t.e. And in the latest chapter or expansion: gates of oblivion, you get your own companions. NPC'S that you can get gear for, and they can help you solo harder content. You might not normally be able to do, plus all he other stuff housing, fishing and exploring....It often doesn't feel like it's an online game.
I remember playing the beta for this game but never actually picked up the full release, and this vid has convinced me to give it a try once more
LOVE IT. Also, you can get the Any Race, Any Alliance pack to play Any race you want in any Alliance
I first played this on release, then went back to Wow. A few years later I got fed up with the grind at top level in WoW and gave ESO another go.
Now going from playing WoW for so many years to ESO was so annoying to start with, In WoW at end game raids you have to have the correct spec, the correct gear. So to start with I looked for what I should be aiming for, as reguards spec and gear, and what did I find, noughting!! appart from well this is good or this if you want, or you could do it this way. Did I accept that, no!! as it must be some closely guarded secret, but slowly over time you realise that there is no correct build or gear. The next thing that got me was doing a dungen run and the healer going AFK 5 min's in, did the tank stop and cus' out the healer kick them and look for a new one, again no, he just carried on going saying the healer will be back at some point. This was all wrong to my WoW brain, but over time I found it so much better, more free flowing, and I haven't gone back to WoW since.
Should you play in 2021? Yes! I think Blackwood will be a really good jumping in point!
Thanks for this!! Really helpful :)
I started properly playing ESO in Jan 21, and it has hooked me completely. I Love each of the different environs including the flora and fauna and the quests and side quests are fantastic, different and it's been a pure pleasure to play and I'm still learning.
I played for a month and figured this damn game has got me by the short n curlies I got ESO Plus. Best decision ever. But as Josh suggested play the base game first see if captures you and intrigues you enough and if it does ESO Plus is worth looking getting. What happens if you buy 3mths of ESO Plus? You will lose the ability to go into the other areas that are included in the Plus package and you won't be able to add more consumables into the unlimited crafting backpack but you will be able to continue using what you've accumulated while having ESO Plus. Zenamax have truly done a great job on this MMO... so much fun.
Just bought the Greymoore Edition for $13.89 on Green Man Gaming today 2/10/21.
Dunno how long the sale is but I'm definitely starting today!
That was not smart the new exp is coming very soon and greymore goes inte eso plus
@@Thedrunkenswede1337 "very soon". Lol. The new xpac is 4 months away.
Yeah lemme just pay $7 for the base game instead and not be able to go the zone all my buddies are playing in right now. Solid plan lol. I've already gotten more than my money's worth out of it.
I'll be skipping the new xpac until it goes on sale. There is more than enough content in the game already.
@@raisingthebar2149 ye skip the next exp pack and get left behind solid plan lol wast of money buying graymore now
@@Thedrunkenswede1337 lmao. Imagine thinking this was a competitive title. You cant get left behind in game with level scaling like this. Base game owners can still do all content. Heck Mothers sorrow is one of the most sought after sets and its base game.
$7 would have got me a couple hundred hours of play.
$14 got me well over a thousand. + all crafting and new classes and I dint have to wait four months.
You just sound bitter I got everything up to date 72% off.
@@raisingthebar2149 i got everything for free ? Got a code before greymore lunched and dident pay 1 cent lol and yes ofc you can get left behind you are just sad you wasted ur money boy 😂😂😂
9,000 hours and counting. Started just before Morrowind launched, but right after One Tamriel. Favorite MMO, bar none. While other games and activities have commanded the majority of my focus in the past few months due to shifts in my social life, ESO's something I find myself still returning to because of how freeing it is. Whether I'm crafting at my forge at home or exploring the world outside or even just listening to a bard in a tavern, I rarely feel as though my time is wasted in ESO. Soon as I log on, the real world fades from the forefront of my consciousness, replaced by the sound of nature, of cities, or sometimes just my crackling fireplace and the purring of my cat. Few games make me feel so at home and at ease.
Late to add this but it’s also on sale on steam for the next day if anyone is thinking about getting it, I just purchased it and am real excited to try it out!
Played this years ago when I was a kid just been watching my PS4 share play footage for nostalgia, was so fun used to love this game
I bought the gold edition to start with for about £9 then a few months later I got everything possible worth like £100+ for £30 something and then I got 3 months ESO plus and it's been will worth it in my opinion! Plus new gates of oblivion coming soon👀
I've played on ps4 for 2 years. And I just started on Stadia. It is very fun and less repetitive than most mmos
ESO is about freedom not like a lot of other mmos they are to strict on how you play. ESO is the best in my opinion.
Hows the gameplay without mods?
@@rofo666rlz on Stadia? With a controller and WiFi i see very little difference between it and the console version. It is still a great looking game as well. I actually play Stadia more now cause I'm at work alot and bored soo....
Why not just get a pc ?
Coming back to this video because I think it deserves being said, just got the blackwood version for 16 pounds on a steam sale, so far have been enjoying the game quite a lot, might even get down with the other dlc if I manage to finish all the ones that come with the version I got
I liked Skyrim but wasn't a fan of the combat, but you've certainly sold me on it. Can't wait to try it out!
My only problem with this is that premium is a crutch because crafting items will take your inventory space in a heartbeat.
Yeah ESO+ is hardly worth the craft bag mainly the dungeons, everyone always recommends just using it to buy the rest of the dlc cus you get the ingame currency and its just makes me wanna facepalm
@@ShieldThane coming from wow its not that bad and even gives you something compared to wow subs lol
@@ajaakola2your right though its not too bad like I've subbed to it it just feels like it could be a bit cheaper
@@ShieldThane it always feels friend haha
@@ajaakola2 getting access to all the dungeons and dlc additionally to the craftbag is indeed a very fair bargain imo
I bought the base ESO game a few months back but couldn’t really get on with it and have stuck to GW2 as my main since. Your vid has prompted me to give ESO another try...
Watch some videos on animation canceling/light attack weaving, it will make the combat way more enjoyable and fast paced
@@DHCPS That may well be the case, but whether that matters I think it depends on what you really want from a MMO. I’m a virtual newbie at them, but already I can see that GW2 is aimed at a particular type of gamer, and I am exactly that kind of gamer (I get an hour a day to game if I’m very lucky). Tbh I’ve barely scratched the surface of GW2 let alone ESO. I’ll stick with both, but I think it’ll be many months before I can really appreciate the differences between the two.
@@AdamF878 I'm assuming from your comments that you haven't gotten to end game in GW2, yet. So, a quick heads-up; end game (the expansions are considerd end game) is nothing like the base game. It's like a whole new game and it is much less friendly to players with limited time. In ESO, what you see is what you get, start to finish. Anyway, have fun, whichever game you settle on.
ESO and GW2 are both INCREDIBLE
I like the game cause you can make wild builds like dual wield/resto staff Magicka nightblades.
Hi *Josh,*
Thank you for a great, informative video about ESO in 2021.
I bought the base ESO last night and am looking forward to checking it all out.
You give very sound advice, which I intend to follow. - Take care, everybody, and have fun!... :)
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P.S. I know even now how much I'll be wanting that endless space for my crafting materials, etc. So I wonder how much doubt there really is about whether or not I'm going to opt in for that monthly fee... *_if_* I like the game, that is. But then, I've loved all of the Elder Scrolls franchise so far, including the bugs (and the addons that fixed them and also added new, often astonishingly beautiful content and amazingly deep, talented story telling), so, uh... hahah.
I dont agree with the lack of limitation comment Josh. End game content is actually very limited, if you want to tank you are DK, if you want to heal you do a Paladin, If you want to DPS you follow the DPS FOTM. Also the builds are very limited in BiS skills. And yeah you could argue you dont need to be a DK to tank, sure you dont need to, but be ready to be denied groups and guild raids if you try to tank with anything that is not a DK at endgame vet raids. This is very unfortunate as the Elder Scrolls universe is incredible as are this game quests, world, housing and characters. By the way, the combat is so bad because of weaving which is actually considered a game feature by the devs. And fans of it will defend that weaving is a skilled things that is good for the game. I currently play this as a tank, was high level CP before the latest update and I say this all from experience. Play this if you love ES universe and you can just go with its combat. It is better than FFXIV, which is the most likely alternative most people probably consider, this is an opinion, feel free to disagree if you like FFXIV more.
There is an Any Race Any Alliance Pack which you can get to get to play as any race to represent any alliance.
In essence they're racist lmao
BDO is just sooooooooo much better im makeing money right now as i play different games :):) only in BDO you can do that also we have cross play also we getting the E-league also we are getting duns in 2021 should i keep going on everything BDO is getting ohhhh just wait we dont have to buy any Dlc lmaoooooooooooooooo i can keep going on all the new stuff BDO is getting ohhh did i mention its alll free dlcs :):):)
Ohhhh also we have 16 racist and 16 classes lmaoooooooooooo Eso cant keep up :):) ohhh black desert also made there own SKYRIM single player game comes out this year :):):) BDO #1
@@plagues-haze-3987 bdo is dying and only for grindy weeb virgins bro but okay glad you are happy
@@joshuag1795 lmaooo Bruh its not dying it you have ps4 i can show you proof when you look at tbe community you can seee how many people are play bruh it stays at 100 all the time
I started playing a month ago. I switched from Fallout 76 and I literally haven't put the game down. I haven't played any other game in over a month. It might actually be my favorite game apart from Oblivion 😋
You must be kidding
@@Exel3nce 🤣 I really enjoy the questing in eso so haven't put it down lol
I wont deny that but a favorite? And playing f76?
@@Exel3nce Its not my favorite in the series that would be Oblivion 100%... its definietly one of my favorite games that I played in 2020
I couldn't agree more. It's a fantastic game. I've the singleplayer games of the series and I'm still pretty new to ESO, but with every bit that I learn about this game it gets even better. I'm seriously impressed by this amount of quality here especially compared to the rest of the industry nowadays - not even only in the mmo genre.
A Great review but I think u missed out on the CP system and the 12 man trials/raids and the 4 v 4 v 4 PVP arenas. There is also the Scrying and Excavation introduced in the Greymoor Expansion with a new Vampire skill line and we can be vampire and werewolves just like in skyrim. And I love your content, and its fun to watch your videos :)
Thanks Souvik.
There is indeed a lot more to this game but i had to cram in as much as i could into a 12 min video because people just don't watch longer ones.
In the future i hope to do a long form, detailed review, ill be able to go into much finer detail.
@@JoshStrifeHayes awesome would love to see that when its out.
Also expected Cadwell to shout "MANUEL!" 🤣🤣
At least he didn't mention the war.... well he mentioned it once but I think got away with it...
@@tiranis666 🤣🤣🤣
One of the funniest things I saw was John Cleese giving an interview as part of a promotion for the game and he kept talking about Cadwell as if he were the main character of the game, it was hilarious.
3:40 There is a thing you can buy in the crown store that allows you to make any race on any faction, just FYI :)
Day one adopter, but I didn’t get very far back then because I was super busy all the time. Coming back now to see what I’ve been missing and I’ve been having a blast just enjoying the world
You can also buy any faction any race from the crown store if playing as a say a Wood Elf in the Ebonheart pact is that important to you.
Owned the game for years, just started this week and i already bought eso+ really enjoy it
Word. Long time owner, first time I'm really diving in. Games been great so far. Have fun 🤙
@@ezmrcz nice! And thanks!
Smart!
I still felt the same feeling of Skyrim while playing TESO.
I just picked this up a couple days ago with a few of the expansions. Other than server maintenance yesterday it has been great. The people on mic have been hilarious when running through towns. I even had a guy offer to help me with finding a bank because I was lost talking to myself about finding one.
ESO is a top notch game, I’ve 3000 hours in it personally and I have loved every hour of it, late game success is a big reward of taking your time in the early game, you can rush and power level, but your skill lines won’t be max level, take your time levelling, find a class you love and sink your time into it, try to level all skill lines, do all the easy dungeons, try below 50 cyrodil, complete zones and get your wayshrines for teleporting later on, don’t fall into the whole power levelling if you’re just starting out, take your time, enjoy and just wait for the late game, much rewarding process if you ask me.
Really depends on how you want to play eso if you just want to be social and do some chill dungeons and the occasional battleground or whatever then it's ok.
Agreed
good point. i didnt think of it that way. if you just wanna farm matts and overland quest. sure. if you want to actually take on the challenging content. Don't even bother. I say that as someone who had near every achievement (didnt manage deathless AS or deathless Cloudrest). Tanked & DPS'd every piece of vet content up and through Suspire. So its not like i didnt give the game a shot. I played since launch up to last year. I can confidently say the game isnt worth it. I mean... they still havent fixed VMA....
As someone who wants to get this game and usually plays casually this is good to know. Just gotta wait till I move somewhere that isn't in the middle of nowhere with very limited internet access...
@@HapyyTheCat VMA?
@@lyndapietrzak785 My tip to you is to stay away from the PVP, it's boring and dominated by people who play with friends. Dungeons are fine if you stay away from Tempest island, that dungeon is too long. But the quests are good as with any Elder Scrolls game, and crafting and alchemy is good as well.
3:40 correction races aren't faction locked, you can buy a thing in the crown store (ofc cuz it's zenimax) that allows you to use any race for any faction.
Correction to your correction: Races are faction locked unless you pay them extra money to remove that limitation.
@@chrismanuel9768 there was also a version of the game released that came with the faction lock removed.
Just bought it after watching this. I played Skyrim before but I saw a new black wood dlc that’s gotta be pre ordered and it look bad ass
I'm currently trying out a crapton of mmos to pick a main and because of your recommendation, I ordered this for PS4 off Amazon a few minutes ago