Hating the Haters

koboldfodder

I hate TESO.  Hate, hate, hate, hate, hate it.  Gargabe three faction idiot DAOC system and that game was not all that great either.  No freedom, themepark, crap ass WOW clone.  Take a great IP and rip all the stuff that was great about it and give you some crappark MMO and try to tell you it is ES.

 

Oh, I applied for Beta...heh, am looking forward to the game.

ShakyMo

Wait how can a game be both a wow clone and a daoc clone? Your not making sense daoc is nothing like wow AT ALL. they have nothing in common. Wow is a glorified lobby game where one you level you sit in cities queing to do instanced shit. Daoc is all open world and has no instances at all.

dinams

wait

if you hate the haters dont that make you a hater of haters?

Shadanwolf

OP...my thoughts

The haters...those negative people.....they have always been around...they always will be.I don't know if there are more of them or they have just gotten more vocal.I think they voice a s strong undercurrent of disatisfaction many of us are feeling about the mmog genre and perhaps the  sorry state of the RW in general. These nay sayers aren't going away.

 

My answer...i try to talk to people who want to talk, not just complain.I go to forums that have fewer negative posters. I never think I can change other peoples minds with my posts,nor do I try to.I just state my opinion and move on(so no extended  conversations  or discussion).Thats how I handle it(that may not be your way...but its mine).

I will also say..given all the horrendouslybad game design desions its VERY easy to slip into the negativity being expressed.So often I just read the latest news and move on.

As for ESO. I'm optomistic.Like many I've applied for beta and hope to be selected.I'm playing ES SKYRIM(until TESO comes out) and having a LOT of fun.

 

moguy2

Originally posted by Istavaan
The hate train has well and truly moved from gw2 to TESO, you guys are getting way too predictable. Some people like being miserable, i hope the mods crack down on it because it's making this place a depressing place to visit.

This place has always been a miserable depressing place to visit. You have seasoned posters who say the same thing over and over , just changing a couple words,  to up their count. I mean seriously I have never NOT bought a game cause of this website or its posters. I would rather lead my life than have it lead by people who make a habit of living on these forums.

And seriously OP if you are posting this you too are a follower of others and not a leader of yourself. Go figure.

Vesavius

Originally posted by moguy2

Originally posted by Istavaan
The hate train has well and truly moved from gw2 to TESO, you guys are getting way too predictable. Some people like being miserable, i hope the mods crack down on it because it's making this place a depressing place to visit.

This place has always been a miserable depressing place to visit. You have seasoned posters who say the same thing over and over , just changing a couple words,  to up their count. I mean seriously I have never NOT bought a game cause of this website or its posters. I would rather lead my life than have it lead by people who make a habit of living on these forums.

And seriously OP if you are posting this you too are a follower of others and not a leader of yourself. Go figure.

 

What made me chuckle about your post are the words under your avatar... 'I just wish I had something positive to say'...

Pot calling kettle maybe?

The most depressing posts on these forums, in my opinion, are those continously criticising the community here. You say this is a miserable place to visit? I ask you what are *you* doing to make it better? How does having 'nothing positive to say' create a better environment? At least the guys that complain about the games are here talking about *games* and not other posters.

Like I say, you are not *in* traffic, you *are* traffic. No one is better or made superior (except in their own head) by talking as if it the other guys fault all the time. Folks need to look at their own content and tone and their contribution to the forums before attacking others IMO.

As in most things in life I feel you will find here what *you* want to find here. Depressing people will find it depressing, fun people will find it fun, debaters will find a debate. You will get offended if you want to be offended.

Improve things by being a objectively critical constructive poster with a sense of humour and a resiliant skin, not whinging about others. Lead by example. That's my advice anyhow.

jtcgs

Originally posted by Ides385

I made this account because I was tired of all the generic negativity surrounding a game we know little about.

SNIP

I might end up hating this game, but I'm not going to bash it when its obviously something that is somewhat oiginal

 1. We know some details, those are the details we are HATING because all but just a few details smacks of NOT TES, but DaoC with the TES name.

2. Original? Your post is obvious, you tell people not to hate because we know little...but then you claim its original...based on what? we know little remember? OH yeah!

So far the only thing I see that is original is making a sequal to a game then changing the name of it and using another games skins to increase interest in it.

Vorthanion

Originally posted by Yamota

I think even one of the mmorpg staff, who had test-played the game, said it was a ThemePark so I think it is pretty much a sure thing that it is. And an Elder Scrolls game, which are traditionally open ended sandboxy RPGs, contrary to linear story based one's like Dragon Age, being created as a ThemePark deserves to be hated.

It is like taking a piss on your fanbase and creating something completely else.

EverQuest was an open ended themepark, so it could be possible for TESO.  Still, I'm much more interested in EQNext not only for its mix of both (sandpark) but also for its slower paced combat  : )

ktanner3

Originally posted by moguy2

Originally posted by Istavaan
The hate train has well and truly moved from gw2 to TESO, you guys are getting way too predictable. Some people like being miserable, i hope the mods crack down on it because it's making this place a depressing place to visit.

This place has always been a miserable depressing place to visit. You have seasoned posters who say the same thing over and over , just changing a couple words,  to up their count. I mean seriously I have never NOT bought a game cause of this website or its posters. I would rather lead my life than have it lead by people who make a habit of living on these forums.

 

I don't base my gameplay decisions from this site either. If I did that I would have missed out on some really good games and wasted money on some truly horrific ones. 

sapphen

Originally posted by Axxar

I'd survive, but I'd still prefer they locked them. I think it worked really well in DAoC to make the Realms feel unique.

I would rather have DAoC2 than see TES turned into some distored imitation.  Personally I don't think locking races into factions has anything to do with making the "realms" unique.  I would prefer they focus on making a game that was unique and true to the IP rather than a knock off.

 

Originally posted by Nikopol

After all, the thing that appeals to me about the TES games is the open world, free-roaming, variety and distraction based gameplay. If this game can deliver on that online, it's worth a go in my book.  Though I have to say they got strike one on the free-roaming thing; denying access to enemy territories is not a good idea in my book. I hope they haven't shut the door on that.

That strike one for you is worth about 2 for me and from everything I've heard they've slammed the door on world exploration.  It is promoted on the temporarly official ESO forums that if we don't like it, we should create an alt or get over it.  We are told this is not a TES game but a spin-off of the series and if we want to explore to go play Skyrim.

 

Originally posted by ShakyMo
I don't see how you can hate on a game without even playing it. I hate swtor, but that's because I payed a lot of money for it, it was crap, and I only got 2 weeks play out of it.

I disagree with the game because they have locked races into factions.  In addition we are unable to explore the whole world of Tamriel.  I don't need to play the game to see that they've already excluded freedom of choice and exploration from a franchise that embraces these elements.

 

Originally posted by azzamasin

Originally posted by sapphen

I respect that but how would you have felt if they didn't lock factions, or never even mentioned it?  I couldn't see people fighting for this option if it was never on the table.

Personally don't mind faction locks in some games but imo it doesn't fit in an Elder Scrolls game.  Even the era which they are depicting was barbaric and orderless, it would've been near impossible for everyone from a race to support one cause (with the High Elves being an exception).  I feel like there are other ways to make each side feel unique without taking away the freedom many have came to expect in an Elder Scrolls game.

Seeing as the Lore Master at Bethesda himself says you're wrong is plenty enough reason for me to believe in the company that created the lore and backstory over some internet personna with an agenda.

With that being said, yes the lore doesn't expressely say there were factions liek this but neither does it say they weren't.  Seeing as Matt Firor is the brains behind both DAoC and the low amount of MMO's who've used this 3 faction system it isn't out of the realm of the believable to go with this style of conflict as opposed to the open conflict or 2 faction conflict both of which has been done to death over the course of 15 years of MMO.

Call me crazy but I prefer to play and explore systems in which have hardly been done over something that is the industry norm.

Ohhh really, the Lore Master himself says I'm wrong... do you have a link for that?  All of the books and lore I've read support my claim (moreso than 3 different races aligning themselves so perfectly into 3 different factions).  There was many struggles between and within races at this time.

http://www.imperial-library.info/content/second-era
During the Second Era, the people of Tamriel often use the term "Common Era" when referring to the Second Era. This habit is uncommon in any other Era. This Era is also known as the Interregnum*.

* An interregnum is a period of discontinuity or "gap" in a government, organization, or social order.

Having 3 factions is perfectly fine imo.  I don't like the fact that they made the war racial when many races wasn't even that organized among themselves - I mean the Nords would've shit bricks if their high king aligned with Dunmers and Argonians.

They could've put in the factions as 3 different groups fighting for control of Cyrodiil; The Nord High King, The Breton Merchant Lord and the High Elf Queen.  Then other races could be mixed in such as;

• The Breton Merchant Lord hired an army of Redguards and captured Orcs as slaves to fight for him.
• The Queen made many friends in her exploration and they joined her when she took rule.
• The Nord High King has a Dark Elf adviser and the Argonians fight for him in hopes to gain their freedom.

This would've been a setting that would allowed different races to join other factions.  It would make sense because everyone has their own interest and it isn't tied into the whole nation.

Industry norm is to bring up DAoC in some way when talking about PvP.  Many of the systems they are describing is nothing more than modified versions of systems already in other MMOs.  I would've LOVED to have something that isn't normally done and TES would've been a great IP for it.

Sunscour

Well, I am going to play it.

Then I will pass judgement.

sapphen

Originally posted by Sunscour

Well, I am going to play it.

Then I will pass judgement.

Unfortantly by then it will be too late.  Usually I'm the same way but TES hits so close to home with me.  In most games I'm the one defending them from all the scrutiny.

You have a good outlook.

Distopia

Originally posted by Vesavius

 

 

What made me chuckle about your post are the words under your avatar... 'I just wish I had something positive to say'...

Pot calling kettle maybe?

The most depressing posts on these forums, in my opinion, are those continously criticising the community here. You say this is a miserable place to visit? I ask you what are *you* doing to make it better? How does having 'nothing positive to say' create a better environment? At least the guys that complain about the games are here talking about *games* and not other posters.

Like I say, you are not *in* traffic, you *are* traffic. No one is better or made superior (except in their own head) by talking as if it the other guys fault all the time. Folks need to look at their own content and tone and their contribution to the forums before attacking others IMO.

As in most things in life I feel you will find here what *you* want to find here. Depressing people will find it depressing, fun people will find it fun, debaters will find a debate. You will get offended if you want to be offended.

Improve things by being a objectively critical constructive poster with a sense of humour and a resiliant skin, not whinging about others. Lead by example. That's my advice anyhow.

 I can't see how your posts in this thread are any different. Just look at the sentence in yellow. Which looks nothing more than a reverse of the statements you're criticizing. Secondly I don't see anything wrong with members of a community looking inward at their community as well as it's habits, as that's how things get better in most situations.

ShakyMo

It's already too late they've been working on the game for 5 years

StoneRoses

Originally posted by Yamota

I think even one of the mmorpg staff, who had test-played the game, said it was a ThemePark so I think it is pretty much a sure thing that it is. And an Elder Scrolls game, which are traditionally open ended sandboxy RPGs, contrary to linear story based one's like Dragon Age, being created as a ThemePark deserves to be hated.

It is like taking a piss on your fanbase and creating something completely else.

*cough*

*cough*

It's never stopped you before.

You buy and play these games anyway.

Vesavius

Originally posted by Distopia

Originally posted by Vesavius

 

 

What made me chuckle about your post are the words under your avatar... 'I just wish I had something positive to say'...

Pot calling kettle maybe?

The most depressing posts on these forums, in my opinion, are those continously criticising the community here. You say this is a miserable place to visit? I ask you what are *you* doing to make it better? How does having 'nothing positive to say' create a better environment? At least the guys that complain about the games are here talking about *games* and not other posters.

Like I say, you are not *in* traffic, you *are* traffic. No one is better or made superior (except in their own head) by talking as if it the other guys fault all the time. Folks need to look at their own content and tone and their contribution to the forums before attacking others IMO.

As in most things in life I feel you will find here what *you* want to find here. Depressing people will find it depressing, fun people will find it fun, debaters will find a debate. You will get offended if you want to be offended.

Improve things by being a objectively critical constructive poster with a sense of humour and a resiliant skin, not whinging about others. Lead by example. That's my advice anyhow.

 I can't see how your posts in this thread are any different.

 

They are different because I am not calling the whole community depressing.

I also give positive constructive advice.

Fundamental differences.

 

Look, we can squabble about this for 4 more pages, or you can see the spirit what I said was offered in and take it as that. We can *all* be better. It is never just the other guys fault. Look to ourselves before criticising others. Lead by example.

I prefer to not trade blows over this one tbh. I will just say what I have said and you guys can take or leave it. In the end it really makes no difference to me in the long run.

StoneRoses

Originally posted by Aerowyn

Originally posted by Istavaan

Originally posted by Yamota

I think even one of the mmorpg staff, who had test-played the game, said it was a ThemePark so I think it is pretty much a sure thing that it is. And an Elder Scrolls game, which are traditionally open ended sandboxy RPGs, contrary to linear story based one's like Dragon Age, being created as a ThemePark deserves to be hated.

It is like taking a piss on your fanbase and creating something completely else.

just like how warcraft was an rts and they made it a mmorpg, is that not pissing on your fanbase? You've no idea what this game will be like yet you are hating it already, see it for yourself before you start throwing tantrums.

very much agreed.. the blind hatred over themeparks on these forums is just sad... from all i have read sounds like they have some solid ideas so hopefully it will pan out

We all know he will pick up the game, then subject everyone to "I TOLD YOU SO!"

Distopia

Originally posted by Vesavius

They are different because I am not calling the community depressing.

I also give positive constructive advice.

Fundamental differences.

Isn't the purpose of a thread like this to attempt to get people to open their mind a little and give things a chance? Is that not positive advice?

Sideras

There will be housing OP, pretty sure I read or heard that in an interview but it won't be in by release. Something about other things needing priority, wich makes sense.

Vorch

It appears that it's TESO's turn to be hated on after GW2.

Both games have bright futures...despite what this community says.

PyrateLV

Originally posted by ShakyMo
It's already too late they've been working on the game for 5 years

You are right. Zenimax wont change a damn thing. This train is on the tracks and speeding towards its destiny

Its too late to stop it.

sapphen

Originally posted by ShakyMo
It's already too late they've been working on the game for 5 years

Well, you are right in some ways.

I'm hoping that maybe they can at least open factioned areas for exploration purposes only.  No PvP (althought I would've like some type of wpvp flag option - I'd settle for exploration), players would wear a disguise while traveling in other areas, can't talk to NPCs, use vendors or see chat.  They can go into towns and cities to look around but nothing else.

I also seen another poster suggesting that players pick a faction at character creation.  You would be given perks to choose ESO's planned factions (such as xp or coin boosts) but you could forfeit these and make your own choice.

I hate to be such a hater, I really do.  I don't mind that people like the game but I'm just really disappointed.  Usually I'm optimistic and defend titles from the haters.

Vesavius

Originally posted by Distopia

Originally posted by Vesavius

They are different because I am not calling the community depressing.

I also give positive constructive advice.

Fundamental differences.

Isn't the purpose of a thread like this to attempt to get people to open their mind a little and give things a chance? Is that not positive advice?

 

Like I say, people can take or leave what you choose to from what I posted. It's up to them. It's not a cleverness competition and I don't really do intentional 'forum PvP' like a few around here take pride in.

I also was editing the post above while you was responding, just for the record.

RefMinor

Originally posted by PyrateLV

Originally posted by ShakyMo
It's already too late they've been working on the game for 5 years

You are right. Zenimax wont change a damn thing. This train is on the tracks and speeding towards its destiny

Its too late to stop it.

Yes, they are advertising the beta now, the best you will get is tweaks, the fundamentals will be solidly in place. It is what it will be, for good or bad.

sapphen

Originally posted by Aerowyn

Originally posted by sapphen

Originally posted by Aerowyn

very much agreed.. the blind hatred over themeparks on these forums is just sad... from all i have read sounds like they have some solid ideas so hopefully it will pan out

Blind Hatred?  The hate it's getting is because they locked races to factions and then limit the area we can explore.  You are the one that sounds blind.  If you can't take a moment to read what people are saying then you shouldn't comment.

i have only see that mentioned by a couple people i have seen numerous times people posting they hate this game already because it's branded a themepark.. i highly doubt any of them have played beta tried the game in any fasion or have any experience in it at all so i'd call it pretty blind..

I'm sorry I jumped your case, I've seen that arguement also.  I understand that zenimax can't make a complete sandbox out this game.  I've always seen Elder Scrolls as a mixture between sandbox and themepark.  I think they should've used oppertunities to create sandbox elements into the game such as freedom to explore and to pick a faction.  That (so far) is my only disagreement.

I would have to say that someone not liking the game because they heard it was a themepark would be blind.