Enjoying it a lot so far. Only run into a few minor issues like the earlier mentioned dismounting issue, a bugged quest which i was able to fix by restarting it, and inventory space issues. Yes, Ive already done a few upgrades to both my bag and my bank space, and am still constantly struggling for enough room to hold crafting materials alone in the bank even while getting rid of all but 3 or 4 types of consumables which i keep on me and getting rid of all the spare equipment which i was saving for performing research on various types.
Considering the large variety of materials, especially for use in things like provisioning, alchemy, and enchanting, i think they went way too low on bank space. The limit on your own bags isnt too bad, plenty of room to go run several quests / clear a few areas before having to come back and bank / sell / extract, but banks really should have been made a bit larger. Maybe like 100 slots to start with, and then keep the 10 per upgrade.
Aside from the inventory space, my only big gripe with the game is archery... or lack of it. Yes, there are bows in the game, and bow based skills, but man I wish it was more like the SP TES games. When I play an archer in an Elder Scrolls game, I expect to be able to pick off targets from long distances using arcing shots. But unfortunately they decided to stick archers with a nearly close range archery style. I was really hoping to be able to play my archer similar to how I played in Darkfall, lurking in the shadows, making use of terrain, picking enemies off from huge distances before they even realize where theyre getting killed from. Instead I have to practically be up in their faces to shoot them with an arrow.
That combined with the lack of skill required to use a bow. There is no requirement to have very precise aim to hit targets with a bow due to the soft targeting system. Everyone can run around with a bow hitting stuff with no trouble no matter how terrible their aim is.
Yes , very much so , was a little scared clicking the buy button , but I'm so glad I took the plunge. I honestly haven't enjoyed a game as much as this since LOTRO and I was playing that for years ! The potential for this game to grow and expand is just mind boggling
Seems like a good game. That's the key though - its a game. Zenimax makes games and they don't have any illusions about it. Its not supposed to be Sword Art Online or the Matrix. It plays like a single player only you can bring your friends for most of it - and its a pretty darn nice and big single player game..
Will I be playing it years from now - or even months. I doubt it. But I do think I will get a couple hundred hours of good play out of it. The days when players would sell there soul to some grindy game with lousy graphics are over - for better or worse.
No, i dont enjoyed my 8 hours beta weekend gameplay.
If the question was "Do you think it is a good game" or something like that, you would be right. But the question was "Are you enjoying it so far". If someone hasnt even tried the game, then they have no valid input as to whether or not they are enjoying it, as they havent even tried it.
It's like asking someone if they enjoy eating ice cream and them responding "No. I havent ever actually tried it, but I saw pictures of it and that was enough to tell me I won't like the taste". As if seeing something is the same as actually tasting it and experiencing it yourself.
No, i dont enjoyed my 8 hours beta weekend gameplay.
If the question was "Do you think it is a good game" or something like that, you would be right. But the question was "Are you enjoying it so far". If someone hasnt even tried the game, then they have no valid input as to whether or not they are enjoying it, as they havent even tried it.
It's like asking someone if they enjoy eating ice cream and them responding "No. I havent ever actually tried it, but I saw pictures of it and that was enough to tell me I won't like the taste". As if seeing something is the same as actually tasting it and experiencing it yourself.
Hmm this might be the best selling / retaining MMORPG in a long time. All of the single player gamers who somehow got lost in the MMORPG universe are loving that they finally have a single player game that charges them $15/mo.
No, i dont enjoyed my 8 hours beta weekend gameplay.
If the question was "Do you think it is a good game" or something like that, you would be right. But the question was "Are you enjoying it so far". If someone hasnt even tried the game, then they have no valid input as to whether or not they are enjoying it, as they havent even tried it.
It's like asking someone if they enjoy eating ice cream and them responding "No. I havent ever actually tried it, but I saw pictures of it and that was enough to tell me I won't like the taste". As if seeing something is the same as actually tasting it and experiencing it yourself.
Haircutting mutch ?
What if i dont like ice at all because its cold ?
OK i'll try to explain this differently, since the concept seems to be over your head. The question posted by the OP was clearly intended for those who have actually played it. Someone posting no theyre not enjoying it without having even played it is just about as ridiculous as someone coming on here proclaiming "OMG ESO is the best game evar!!!!!!" without having actually played it too. I think we could both agree that anyone claiming a game (or anything else for that matter) as the best ever without having actually tried it themselves would be considered an idiot. Yet for some strange reason you have difficulty accepting that someone saying something negative without having even tried it i just as much of an idiot.
No, i dont enjoyed my 8 hours beta weekend gameplay.
If the question was "Do you think it is a good game" or something like that, you would be right. But the question was "Are you enjoying it so far". If someone hasnt even tried the game, then they have no valid input as to whether or not they are enjoying it, as they havent even tried it.
It's like asking someone if they enjoy eating ice cream and them responding "No. I havent ever actually tried it, but I saw pictures of it and that was enough to tell me I won't like the taste". As if seeing something is the same as actually tasting it and experiencing it yourself.
Haircutting mutch ?
What if i dont like ice at all because its cold ?
No, he has a good point. You can't say you are not enjoying a game based off the question, unless you are playing it. No need to even cut hairs on that, it's simple. The OP wants to know of the people playing are they enjoying it so far!
Death is nothing to us, since when we are, Death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
No, i dont enjoyed my 8 hours beta weekend gameplay.
If the question was "Do you think it is a good game" or something like that, you would be right. But the question was "Are you enjoying it so far". If someone hasnt even tried the game, then they have no valid input as to whether or not they are enjoying it, as they havent even tried it.
It's like asking someone if they enjoy eating ice cream and them responding "No. I havent ever actually tried it, but I saw pictures of it and that was enough to tell me I won't like the taste". As if seeing something is the same as actually tasting it and experiencing it yourself.
Haircutting mutch ?
What if i dont like ice at all because its cold ?
No, he has a good point. You can't say you are not enjoying a game based off the question, unless you are playing it. No need to even cut hairs on that, it's simple. The OP wants to know of the people playing are they enjoying it so far!
k let cut hairs.
Ofcause i see your point and for sure the OP wanted to hear active players feedback.
But sometimes, you can say in advance, that you dont like for example instances and zoning.
Also, its not the first Hero game and i dont like Hero games.
The fact that i was playing the open beta was just curiosity, all i saw was SWTOR in a different theme.
Its the same like playing games published by Gala Ireland.
Often you can say in advance, what to expect.
So in that sense, i can say very well that i dont like "Eat my Pizza".
No, i dont enjoyed my 8 hours beta weekend gameplay.
If the question was "Do you think it is a good game" or something like that, you would be right. But the question was "Are you enjoying it so far". If someone hasnt even tried the game, then they have no valid input as to whether or not they are enjoying it, as they havent even tried it.
It's like asking someone if they enjoy eating ice cream and them responding "No. I havent ever actually tried it, but I saw pictures of it and that was enough to tell me I won't like the taste". As if seeing something is the same as actually tasting it and experiencing it yourself.
Haircutting mutch ?
What if i dont like ice at all because its cold ?
No, he has a good point. You can't say you are not enjoying a game based off the question, unless you are playing it. No need to even cut hairs on that, it's simple. The OP wants to know of the people playing are they enjoying it so far!
The question is 'Are you enjoying playing' with the implied 'now that the game is going'. If you aren't playing, there is no need to answer.
Otherwise its just a 'grump' statement. "I didn't and I won't! So there! Now I'm gonna pout and hold my breath. So there!"
Good god, reticle targeting has already spoiled me. Since servers are down, went into GW2 to play for a bit. Just feels so much different when you don't have to aim. Although I do still like the smooth fluid animation of GW2's combat. If only ESO's were that smooth it'd be perfect.
Lets see how this game is after the honeymoon though
All in all though I am enjoying the last few days, I been pacing myself and enjoying the adventure. I didn't play in the beta much, so everything is very new to me and I like that.
Originally posted by Mardy Good god, reticle targeting has already spoiled me. Since servers are down, went into GW2 to play for a bit. Just feels so much different when you don't have to aim. Although I do still like the smooth fluid animation of GW2's combat. If only ESO's were that smooth it'd be perfect.
You do realize that you don't really have to aim in ESO either and that both games principally use the same aiming system right? You can get nearly the same game experience in GW2 by installing the action combat mod (see link)
Edit: The reason it uses the same principal is because many of GW2s skills do not require a target to be active when using the skill and the game also uses LOS and hit scans for many of the skills the game uses. Most of GW2 projectiles will hit multiple targets and can are shot out from the center of the character's body and will hit anything in its path.
Originally posted by Mardy Good god, reticle targeting has already spoiled me. Since servers are down, went into GW2 to play for a bit. Just feels so much different when you don't have to aim. Although I do still like the smooth fluid animation of GW2's combat. If only ESO's were that smooth it'd be perfect.
You do realize that you don't really have to aim in ESO either and that both games principally use the same aiming system right? You can get nearly the same game experience in GW2 by installing the action combat mod (see link)
Yeah but the mod isn't going to fix my other complaints I have with GW2, so my playtime will continue to get split 20/80 (20% GW2, 80% ESO). It's gonna be like this for quite some time, until things change otherwise. I'd go back to GW2 to check out the patch coming in a couple of weeks, but it's pretty dumb for them to release such balance changing patch in middle of a season 2 tournament.
Originally posted by Mardy Good god, reticle targeting has already spoiled me. Since servers are down, went into GW2 to play for a bit. Just feels so much different when you don't have to aim. Although I do still like the smooth fluid animation of GW2's combat. If only ESO's were that smooth it'd be perfect.
You do realize that you don't really have to aim in ESO either and that both games principally use the same aiming system right? You can get nearly the same game experience in GW2 by installing the action combat mod (see link)
Yep. That's part of my issue with the archery in the game. Its not actual aiming like in TES games, it's just soft targeting. I can be aiming 5 feet over someones head and if it still has them soft targeted I still hit them. Very little actual aiming involved. Sucks coming from MMOs like Darkfall where good fps skills come in handy and a very accurate archer can destroy the competition. Was hoping ESO would be more like that.
Originally posted by Mardy Good god, reticle targeting has already spoiled me. Since servers are down, went into GW2 to play for a bit. Just feels so much different when you don't have to aim. Although I do still like the smooth fluid animation of GW2's combat. If only ESO's were that smooth it'd be perfect.
You do realize that you don't really have to aim in ESO either and that both games principally use the same aiming system right? You can get nearly the same game experience in GW2 by installing the action combat mod (see link)
Yep. That's part of my issue with the archery in the game. Its not actual aiming like in TES games, it's just soft targeting. I can be aiming 5 feet over someones head and if it still has them soft targeted I still hit them. Very little actual aiming involved. Sucks coming from MMOs like Darkfall where good fps skills come in handy and a very accurate archer can destroy the competition. Was hoping ESO would be more like that.
I guess that the reason of this solution is because the game also comes for consoles, where it is harder to hit so they need some sort of auto aim.
Originally posted by Mardy Good god, reticle targeting has already spoiled me. Since servers are down, went into GW2 to play for a bit. Just feels so much different when you don't have to aim. Although I do still like the smooth fluid animation of GW2's combat. If only ESO's were that smooth it'd be perfect.
You do realize that you don't really have to aim in ESO either and that both games principally use the same aiming system right? You can get nearly the same game experience in GW2 by installing the action combat mod (see link)
Yep. That's part of my issue with the archery in the game. Its not actual aiming like in TES games, it's just soft targeting. I can be aiming 5 feet over someones head and if it still has them soft targeted I still hit them. Very little actual aiming involved. Sucks coming from MMOs like Darkfall where good fps skills come in handy and a very accurate archer can destroy the competition. Was hoping ESO would be more like that.
Everyone told all the DFO players that combat wouldn't be anything close to either DFO or UW. Aiming isn't even really necessary in ESO considering how far off you can actually be
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Enjoying it a lot so far. Only run into a few minor issues like the earlier mentioned dismounting issue, a bugged quest which i was able to fix by restarting it, and inventory space issues. Yes, Ive already done a few upgrades to both my bag and my bank space, and am still constantly struggling for enough room to hold crafting materials alone in the bank even while getting rid of all but 3 or 4 types of consumables which i keep on me and getting rid of all the spare equipment which i was saving for performing research on various types.
Considering the large variety of materials, especially for use in things like provisioning, alchemy, and enchanting, i think they went way too low on bank space. The limit on your own bags isnt too bad, plenty of room to go run several quests / clear a few areas before having to come back and bank / sell / extract, but banks really should have been made a bit larger. Maybe like 100 slots to start with, and then keep the 10 per upgrade.
Aside from the inventory space, my only big gripe with the game is archery... or lack of it. Yes, there are bows in the game, and bow based skills, but man I wish it was more like the SP TES games. When I play an archer in an Elder Scrolls game, I expect to be able to pick off targets from long distances using arcing shots. But unfortunately they decided to stick archers with a nearly close range archery style. I was really hoping to be able to play my archer similar to how I played in Darkfall, lurking in the shadows, making use of terrain, picking enemies off from huge distances before they even realize where theyre getting killed from. Instead I have to practically be up in their faces to shoot them with an arrow.
That combined with the lack of skill required to use a bow. There is no requirement to have very precise aim to hit targets with a bow due to the soft targeting system. Everyone can run around with a bow hitting stuff with no trouble no matter how terrible their aim is.
YEA!!
Sometimes you can research a game in advance to have a ruff picture what is waiting in a certain game.
I would not overrate that statement.
@OP
No, i dont enjoyed my 8 hours beta weekend gameplay.
Seems like a good game. That's the key though - its a game. Zenimax makes games and they don't have any illusions about it. Its not supposed to be Sword Art Online or the Matrix. It plays like a single player only you can bring your friends for most of it - and its a pretty darn nice and big single player game..
Will I be playing it years from now - or even months. I doubt it. But I do think I will get a couple hundred hours of good play out of it. The days when players would sell there soul to some grindy game with lousy graphics are over - for better or worse.
If the question was "Do you think it is a good game" or something like that, you would be right. But the question was "Are you enjoying it so far". If someone hasnt even tried the game, then they have no valid input as to whether or not they are enjoying it, as they havent even tried it.
It's like asking someone if they enjoy eating ice cream and them responding "No. I havent ever actually tried it, but I saw pictures of it and that was enough to tell me I won't like the taste". As if seeing something is the same as actually tasting it and experiencing it yourself.
Haircutting mutch ?
What if i dont like ice at all because its cold ?
Hmm this might be the best selling / retaining MMORPG in a long time. All of the single player gamers who somehow got lost in the MMORPG universe are loving that they finally have a single player game that charges them $15/mo.
Happy for them.
OK i'll try to explain this differently, since the concept seems to be over your head. The question posted by the OP was clearly intended for those who have actually played it. Someone posting no theyre not enjoying it without having even played it is just about as ridiculous as someone coming on here proclaiming "OMG ESO is the best game evar!!!!!!" without having actually played it too. I think we could both agree that anyone claiming a game (or anything else for that matter) as the best ever without having actually tried it themselves would be considered an idiot. Yet for some strange reason you have difficulty accepting that someone saying something negative without having even tried it i just as much of an idiot.
No, he has a good point. You can't say you are not enjoying a game based off the question, unless you are playing it. No need to even cut hairs on that, it's simple. The OP wants to know of the people playing are they enjoying it so far!
Death is nothing to us, since when we are, Death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
Its been a pretty rough launch for many of us.
I think the game could be fun, but there are some pretty major issues with the game that have kept me from having much fun.
k let cut hairs.
Ofcause i see your point and for sure the OP wanted to hear active players feedback.
But sometimes, you can say in advance, that you dont like for example instances and zoning.
Also, its not the first Hero game and i dont like Hero games.
The fact that i was playing the open beta was just curiosity, all i saw was SWTOR in a different theme.
Its the same like playing games published by Gala Ireland.
Often you can say in advance, what to expect.
So in that sense, i can say very well that i dont like "Eat my Pizza".
Can u understand me ? /wave
Oh deary deary me , can someone give this guy a glass of milk a cookie and maybe an intelligence pill to go with it ? ... sheesh
The question is 'Are you enjoying playing' with the implied 'now that the game is going'. If you aren't playing, there is no need to answer.
Otherwise its just a 'grump' statement. "I didn't and I won't! So there! Now I'm gonna pout and hold my breath. So there!"
Just go to sleep. The servers have been down for like ~4hrs now. Besides, if you are tired you won't play well anyways.
Games:
Currently playing:Nothing
Will play: Darkfall: Unholy Wars
Past games:
Guild Wars 2 - Xpiher Duminous
Xpiher's GW2
GW 1 - Xpiher Duminous
Darkfall - Xpiher Duminous (NA) retired
AoC - Xpiher (Tyranny) retired
Warhammer - Xpiher
EQ1-AC1-DAOC-FFXI-L2-EQ2-WoW-DDO-GW-LoTR-VG-WAR-GW2-ESO
Anything new is always fantastic!
Lets see how this game is after the honeymoon though
All in all though I am enjoying the last few days, I been pacing myself and enjoying the adventure. I didn't play in the beta much, so everything is very new to me and I like that.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
You do realize that you don't really have to aim in ESO either and that both games principally use the same aiming system right? You can get nearly the same game experience in GW2 by installing the action combat mod (see link)
Edit: The reason it uses the same principal is because many of GW2s skills do not require a target to be active when using the skill and the game also uses LOS and hit scans for many of the skills the game uses. Most of GW2 projectiles will hit multiple targets and can are shot out from the center of the character's body and will hit anything in its path.
Games:
Currently playing:Nothing
Will play: Darkfall: Unholy Wars
Past games:
Guild Wars 2 - Xpiher Duminous
Xpiher's GW2
GW 1 - Xpiher Duminous
Darkfall - Xpiher Duminous (NA) retired
AoC - Xpiher (Tyranny) retired
Warhammer - Xpiher
Yeah but the mod isn't going to fix my other complaints I have with GW2, so my playtime will continue to get split 20/80 (20% GW2, 80% ESO). It's gonna be like this for quite some time, until things change otherwise. I'd go back to GW2 to check out the patch coming in a couple of weeks, but it's pretty dumb for them to release such balance changing patch in middle of a season 2 tournament.
EQ1-AC1-DAOC-FFXI-L2-EQ2-WoW-DDO-GW-LoTR-VG-WAR-GW2-ESO
Yep. That's part of my issue with the archery in the game. Its not actual aiming like in TES games, it's just soft targeting. I can be aiming 5 feet over someones head and if it still has them soft targeted I still hit them. Very little actual aiming involved. Sucks coming from MMOs like Darkfall where good fps skills come in handy and a very accurate archer can destroy the competition. Was hoping ESO would be more like that.
I guess that the reason of this solution is because the game also comes for consoles, where it is harder to hit so they need some sort of auto aim.
Everyone told all the DFO players that combat wouldn't be anything close to either DFO or UW. Aiming isn't even really necessary in ESO considering how far off you can actually be
Games:
Currently playing:Nothing
Will play: Darkfall: Unholy Wars
Past games:
Guild Wars 2 - Xpiher Duminous
Xpiher's GW2
GW 1 - Xpiher Duminous
Darkfall - Xpiher Duminous (NA) retired
AoC - Xpiher (Tyranny) retired
Warhammer - Xpiher